Chapter Summaries

Liu Changxu battled a weakened Earthshaking Bear King while Yu Hai and his companions killed the bear’s mate, provoking the King to unleash its full power. After the Bear King drove Liu Changxu from the sky and pursued the fleeing cultivators, Liu Changxu concealed his recovery and decided not to help the disloyal group.

• Liu Changxu fought the weakened Earthshaking Bear King to temper his strength while Yu Hai and four companions attacked the upper-grade Earthshaking Bear.
• Yu Hai killed the upper-grade Earthshaking Bear, which was the Bear King’s mate, and the enraged King used the Transformation Art to restore its strength.
• The Bear King trapped Liu Changxu with its Gravity Art, but Liu Changxu countered with his Red Lotus Heaven-Burning Palm before being blasted from the sky.
• Yu Hai and his companions fled instead of helping Liu Changxu, and the Bear King pursued them, crushing Zhao Wengang and Jiang Yu beneath its paws.
• Liu Changxu concealed his recovery from the Bear King and chose not to rescue Yu Hai, Feng Qingqing, and Ma Yongtao because their actions had disgusted him.

Liu Changxu collected treasures from Longevity Mountain and a nearby spirit mountain, then hid to recover from his injuries before setting out south toward home. He left the Azure Cloud Range on foot and continued searching for spirit materials along the way.

• Liu Changxu killed the badly wounded Earthshaking Bear beside the cave, harvested eighteen longevity spirit peaches, and stored the Longevity Peach Tree in his Wood Spirit Bottle.
• Liu Changxu found a nearby spirit mountain without a third-tier Earthshaking Bear and collected twelve Blood Bodhi fruits and their tree.
• Liu Changxu hid in a cave and used pills, a Blood Bodhi, and his cultivation method to heal his injuries over half a month.
• Liu Changxu left the cave and flew south at low altitude, avoiding his flying boat and Azure Cloud Eagle to stay less conspicuous.
• Liu Changxu searched the Azure Cloud Range for spirit wood and materials, killing only a few second-tier Demon Beasts for their meat as his storage ring nearly filled.

Liu Changxu returned safely to Hundred Blossoms Mountain after hunting in Azure Cloud Mountain, bringing relief to the Liu Lineage and his family. After reuniting with his mother, wives, and children, he shared gifts with them and settled back into family life.

• Liu Changxu returned to Hundred Blossoms Mountain with spiritual materials and a map marking resources guarded by Demon Beasts.
• The Liu clanspeople welcomed Liu Changxu home, and Lin Yulian checked him for injuries as his family greeted him.
• Liu Changxu briefly described his dangerous journey, and Lin Yulian made him promise to be more careful for the sake of his children.
• Lin Yulian prepared a family meal with help from Li Zhenxin and the others, and Liu Changxu shared it with his family.
• Liu Changxu gave Spirit Treasures to Lin Yulian, Liu Changxue, his wives, and his children, and gave Liu Yan spirit fruits to comfort him.

Liu Changxu settled on a safe valley for his son Liu Han and weighed how to secure a suitable cultivation site for himself. He chose to pursue Black Tiger Mountain, then prepared to return to Violet Glow Mountain to transplant spirit trees, forge magical treasures, and refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

• Liu Changxu searched the Liu Household's territory with Lian'er and Liu Han, and Lian'er chose a protected valley between Peach Blossom Mountain, Red Lotus Lake, and Hundred Blossoms Mountain as their son's home.
• Liu Changxu considered upgrading the Liu Household's spirit vein or taking a third-tier spirit mountain, then decided to seize Black Tiger Mountain from its solitary Blackflame Tiger.
• Liu Changxu planned to return to Violet Glow Mountain to transplant his spirit fruit trees, gather materials for twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, and resume alchemy to make Foundation Establishment Pills.
• Liu Changxu told his family he would return to Violet Glow Mountain; Lin Yulian accepted his decision, while Li Zhenxin and the other three women resolved to follow him whenever he was not on a sect operation.

Liu Changxu brought his family to Greenleaf Town to attend his eldest son Liu Han’s wedding to Yang Qing’er, then left with his wives and children for Jinhu City to visit Zhang Wenjun’s family. The chapter ended as they arrived outside the city, where Liu Changxu now had the strength to face its Golden Core city lord.

• Liu Changxu took his family to Greenleaf Town to visit Liu Han before his wedding and reunited him with Lian’er.
• Liu Changxu and Lian’er had provided Liu Han with a home, a position as mayor, and two concubines ahead of his marriage.
• Ten days later, Liu Han married Yang Qing’er in a lavish ceremony attended by members of both households and nearby cultivation lineages.
• Liu Changxu and his family stayed three more days, then departed after seeing Liu Han and Yang Qing’er settled together.
• Liu Changxu took his family to Jinhu City to visit Zhang Wenjun’s relatives, arriving outside the city early the next morning.

Liu Changxu brought Zhang Wenjun back to the Zhang Household, where she reunited with her family and learned that her father and several other relatives had been killed after Chen Yifan targeted the Lineage. Liu Changxu was overcome with fury as Zhang Yinghao recounted the Zhang Household’s suffering.

• Liu Changxu landed his flying boat at the Zhang Household estate, where Zhang Wenjun reunited with Zhang Yinghao and her Second Uncle.
• Zhang Wenjun embraced her mother and introduced Liu Changxu, Liu Fuyun, and the rest of the family.
• Zhang Wenjun learned that her father had gone on business after she fled and never returned.
• Zhang Yinghao explained that Chen Yifan had used lake bandits and other attacks to terrorize the Zhang Household, then forced them to send a younger cousin to his residence, where she was tortured to death.
• Liu Changxu unleashed the oppressive might of a Golden Core expert as anger overtook him.

After learning that Chen Yifan and his father were tied to the lake bandits and protected by powerful connections, Liu Changxu weighed the risks of seeking justice for his murdered father-in-law. He decided to wipe out the bandits in Brocade Lake first and search for evidence against the Chen father and son.

• Liu Changxu released his aura while questioning why Chen Yifan had escaped punishment, then withdrew it after realizing it had overwhelmed everyone in the room.
• Zhang Yinghao explained that Chen Yifan and the lake bandits were difficult to challenge because of their cunning, strength, and powerful backing.
• Liu Changxu's mother-in-law warned him that Chen Liyuan had Golden Core middle stage cultivation and might have a Nascent Soul elder supporting him.
• Liu Changxu considered his family's interests and Zhang Wenjun's grief, then decided to attack the Brocade Lake bandits and look for evidence.
• Zhang Yinghao sent a Thousand-Mile Voice Transmission Talisman to the absent Foundation Establishment Ancestor as the Zhang Household prepared for the operation.

Liu Changxu led his family and Third Grandfather Zhang Yinghao to the lake bandits’ hideout on Jinhu Lake and destroyed their island defenses before they could escape. His family and spirit beasts wiped out the bandits, and Zhang Wenjun killed the chief after Liu Changxu searched his soul.

• Liu Changxu learned the Zhang Household’s intelligence and set out for Jinhu Lake with Third Grandfather Zhang Yinghao, Shen, his wives, and his children.
• Third Grandfather Zhang Yinghao identified the bandits’ island, and Liu Changxu used his Seven-Colored Glazed Eyes to inspect its defenses and discover a teleportation formation.
• Liu Changxu revealed his Golden Core aura and destroyed the Island-Guarding Grand Formation and the hall containing the teleportation formation with one palm strike.
• Liu Changxu released four spirit beasts, and Wu Yunyue, Zhang Wenjun, Lian'er, and the beasts killed the fleeing lake bandits while Liu Changxu stopped anyone from escaping.
• Zhang Wenjun and Wu Yunyue fought the Foundation Establishment late-stage chief until the spirit beasts helped defeat him; Liu Changxu searched his soul, and Zhang Wenjun cut off his head.

Liu Changxu learned of Huang Kun’s past and his discreet ties to Chen Yifan, then helped Zhang Wenjun and her family celebrate their vengeance while the others collected the lake bandits’ spoils. He discovered the bandits’ hidden treasury and took its contents, including a cultivation method, a Water-Blue Pearl, and a Foundation Establishment Pill.

• Liu Changxu learned through soul-searching that Huang Kun had built the lake bandits’ power and secretly carried out Chen Yifan’s orders, but found no concrete evidence of their collusion.
• Zhang Wenjun and Madam Shen wept together after Zhang Wenjun killed her enemy, while Li Zhenxin and the others gathered the spoils and burned the bandits’ bodies.
• Li Zhenxin gave Zhang Yinghao fifty Storage Bags on Liu Changxu’s authorization to reward him for guiding them to the bandits’ lair.
• Liu Changxu left the island and found the secret treasury hidden beneath a reef, opening its stone door and breaking through its defensive formation.
• Liu Changxu collected the treasury’s spirit treasures and discovered a concealed pit containing the Heaven and Earth Thick Earth Method, a Water-Blue Pearl, and a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Liu Changxu and his family left the looted island and returned to the Zhang Household, while Chen Liyuan sought to settle the conflict caused by his son Chen Yifan. Chen Liyuan met Liu Changxu at the Zhang Household and realized the young man was a remarkably gifted Golden Core cultivator.

• Liu Changxu and his companions left the island after collecting its treasures, and an arriving Flying Boat turned away after seeing the stripped buildings.
• Chen Yifan warned his father, Chen Liyuan, that Zhang Junru had returned with a suspected Golden Core cultivator, and Chen Liyuan ordered him to remain inside the City Lord's Manor for ten years.
• Chen Liyuan went to the Zhang Household to meet the visiting cultivator, but Zhang Wenjie told him the guest had left the city.
• Chen Liyuan spoke with Zhang Wenjie and offered compensation to ease the Zhang Household's hostility.
• Liu Changxu returned to the Zhang Household as Chen Liyuan was preparing to leave, and Chen Liyuan was astonished by his youthful appearance and vitality.

After Liu Changxu wiped out the lake bandits, he exchanged guarded pleasantries with Jinhu City Lord Chen Liyuan, who secretly considered investigating or killing him. Fearing for his family, Liu Changxu left Jinhu City the next morning and planned to investigate the Chen family’s powerful connections.

• Chen Liyuan visited Liu Changxu, praised him for destroying the lake bandits, and offered him a reward while concealing his intentions.
• Liu Changxu suspected Chen Liyuan might investigate him and arrange an attack, especially because Chen Liyuan’s son had ties to the bandits.
• Chen Liyuan sent valuable gifts to Liu Changxu, and the Zhang Household hosted a celebratory banquet for him and his family.
• Liu Changxu privately asked Zhang Wenjie about the Chen father and son, but Zhang Wenjie knew little beyond the fact that a Nascent Soul cultivator backed them.
• Liu Changxu and his family left Jinhu City at dawn, switched to the Nine Heavens Chasing the Moon Boat after gaining distance, and headed toward Violet Glow Mountain.

Liu Changxu returned to Violet Glow Mountain, gave Su Hao Longevity Peaches, and learned that Chen Liyuan was protected by powerful sect connections. After taking over guard duty for Su Jinxiu, he settled his household and planted precious spirit trees on Jade Bamboo Peak, leaving to watch over his senior sister.

• Liu Changxu reached Violet Glow Mountain, gave Su Hao two Longevity Peaches, and heard that Chen Liyuan was connected to Nascent Soul elder Wang Ji.
• Liu Changxu agreed to guard Su Jinxiu while Su Hao was away on business.
• Liu Changxu found Jade Bamboo Peak's spirit plants poorly managed and returned to find his family sorting more than three hundred lake-bandit Storage Bags.
• Liu Changxu reflected on the household's allowance and contribution-point rules, then gave each of his four wives a Water-Blue Pearl.
• Liu Changxu planted the Longevity Peach Tree, Blood Bodhi Tree, and other spirit fruit trees on Jade Bamboo Peak, then went to relieve Su Hao and guard Su Jinxiu.

Su Jinxiu faced her Golden Core tribulation while Liu Changxu and their family watched anxiously. She survived the final lightning strike and heart demon tribulation, then formed her Golden Core and recovered through the Thunder Tribulation Rain Dew.

• Liu Changxu guarded the Ascension Pavilion and ordered spectators to stay a hundred li away when Su Jinxiu began her tribulation.
• Su Jinxiu endured the first five bolts with Golden Armor Talismans, while Liu Changxu, Su Hao, Jiang Yuqing, and the others gathered to watch.
• The sixth bolt struck Su Jinxiu after she activated her talisman too slowly, but her Bloodline Jade Talisman shielded her from harm.
• Su Jinxiu replenished her magic power, survived the eighth bolt with injuries, and used a golden shield against the final strike, which left her charred but alive.
• Su Jinxiu passed her heart demon tribulation, absorbed the Thunder Tribulation Rain Dew, healed, and received congratulations after attaining the Golden Core stage.

After Su Jinxiu formed her Core, Liu Changxu returned to Jade Bamboo Peak and saw how his wives and children had cared for the family’s spirit plants. He brought the family to Azure Cloud Mountain, while mortal son Liu Ping stayed behind, and they arrived at the Teleportation Hall.

• Liu Changxu praised Wu Yunyue, Li Zhenxin, and the other wives for tending the Longevity Peach Tree and developing its protective restriction and spirit fertilizer.
• Liu Changxu embraced his four wives, then praised Yun'er and the other children for helping the household.
• Liu Changxu proposed visiting White Cloud Peak, and Li Zhenxin agreed to take the family to pay respects to Grand Master.
• Liu Ping chose to remain at home because, as a mortal, he could not withstand teleportation; Liu Changxu accepted his decision.
• Three days later, Liu Changxu paid forty thousand low-grade spirit stones to teleport his family to Azure Cloud Mountain, where the Teleportation Hall cultivators were surprised to see him bring his children.

Liu Changxu brought his family to their new home on White Cloud Peak, where they explored the mountain and celebrated with a family dinner. After noticing Wu Yunyue's longing for another child, Liu Changxu continued dual cultivation with her in hopes of conceiving.

• Liu Changxu promised Yun'er that the family would someday live in a palace in the sky as he carried them toward White Cloud Peak.
• Liu Changxu opened the mountain formation, and his family explored White Cloud Peak and released their spirit beasts.
• Wu Yunyue inspected the mountain's spirit plants and brought rare ingredients to Liu Changxu's family dinner.
• Liu Changxu noticed Wu Yunyue's sadness over Ping'er being away and understood that she wanted another child.
• Liu Changxu continued dual cultivation with Wu Yunyue in the following days, hoping they would conceive.

Liu Changxu visited Jiang Shangyun with his family and gave him a Longevity Peach that could extend his life by eighty years. After Jiang Shangyun entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough, Liu Changxu returned to White Cloud Peak and chose to refine Foundation Establishment Pills before forging his Life-Bound Magical Treasure.

• Liu Changxu introduced his wives and children to Jiang Shangyun, who gave each of them a treasure and especially delighted in Yun'er's praise.
• Jiang Shangyun introduced Tian Heng as Liu Changxu's new junior martial brother, and the two exchanged greetings before Tian Heng left.
• Liu Changxu presented Jiang Shangyun with a Longevity Peach, prompting Jiang Shangyun to announce plans to consume it and attempt a breakthrough to the nascent soul late stage.
• Liu Changxu returned to White Cloud Peak and decided to refine Foundation Establishment Pills before pursuing his Life-Bound Magical Treasure, partly because he lacked the required spirit materials.

Liu Changxu focused on improving his alchemy and taught Lian'er and three of his children, while Feng'er chose to study Artifact Refining. After two months of practice, Liu Changxu advanced to a second-tier lower-grade Alchemist, and Wu Yunyue became pregnant.

• Liu Changxu bought herbs at the Azure Cloud Cultivator Market and began refining Purple Sun Pills while Lian'er asked to learn alchemy.
• Liu Changxu invited his four children to study a cultivation craft; Jiao'er, Yun'er, and Yue'er chose alchemy, while Feng'er chose Artifact Refining.
• Liu Changxu gave Feng'er a Jade Slip on Artifact Refining and taught Lian'er and the three children alchemy using Qi Refinement Pills.
• After five days, Yun'er quit alchemy and Liu Changxu scolded her; Yue'er then continued studying instead of giving up.
• Two months later, Lian'er, Jiao'er, and Yue'er became lower-grade first-tier Alchemists, and Liu Changxu refined a Purple Sun Pill as a second-tier lower-grade Alchemist.
• Wu Yunyue became pregnant, and Zhang Wenjun pestered Liu Changxu for dual cultivation because she wanted another child.

Liu Changxu welcomed a son, Liu Yi, and a daughter, Liu Qi, while continuing his cultivation and alchemy. After advancing to a second-tier top-grade alchemist, he repeatedly failed to refine third-tier Purple Sun Pills and paused to spend time with his family.

• Liu Changxu raised his Purple Sun Pill success rate to eighty percent and improved the pills’ quality.
• Wu Yunyue gave birth to Liu Changxu’s son, Liu Yi, and Zhang Wenjun later gave birth to his daughter, Liu Qi.
• Liu Changxu comforted Zhang Wenjun over having a daughter, and she agreed to keep trying for a son.
• Three years later, Liu Changxu became a second-tier top-grade alchemist and attempted to refine third-tier Purple Sun Pills, but all ten batches failed.
• Liu Changxu paused his alchemy efforts, spent time with Liu Yi and Liu Qi, and indulged Zhang Wenjun’s nightly requests for dual cultivation.

Liu Changxu took his wives and children to the Azure Cloud Cultivator Market to buy alchemy herbs and enjoy a family outing, where they learned a major auction was underway. Li Zhenxin and some of the children went to the auction while Liu Changxu toured the market with the rest of his family.

• After using up his herbs while trying to refine a lower-grade third-tier Purple Sun Pill, Liu Changxu decided to buy more at the market.
• Liu Changxu agreed to take his wives and children shopping after Yun'er and her siblings eagerly asked to come along.
• Liu Changxu brought his family to the Azure Cloud Cultivator Market aboard the Nine Heavens Chasing the Moon Boat and found it crowded with cultivators and stalls.
• Liu Changxu learned that the Azure Cloud Pavilion was holding its once-in-ten-years auction, but he declined to attend because he did not want to draw attention as a Golden Core cultivator.
• Li Zhenxin and Lian'er took Yue'er and Feng'er to the auction, while Liu Changxu, Wu Yunyue, and Zhang Wenjun stayed in the market with Yun'er, Yi'er, and Qi'er.
• Yun'er bought spirit food for herself and each of her younger siblings using spirit stones she had saved.

Liu Changxu shopped at the Cultivator Market with Wu Yunyue, Zhang Wenjun, and their children, buying Blood Jade Spirit Rice and seeds before seeking herbs for Purple Sun Pills. He left after purchasing the remaining ingredients, including three purple sun ginseng plants from Zhang Jin.

• Wu Yunyue and Zhang Wenjun bought spirit treasures while Liu Changxu searched the market stalls.
• Liu Changxu bought fifty jin of Blood Jade Spirit Rice and two jin of its seeds from a Golden Core stallholder.
• Wu Yunyue questioned the price of the seeds, and Liu Changxu paid for them before continuing through the market.
• Liu Changxu found three aged purple sun ginseng plants at Zhang Jin's stall and prepared to leave when Zhang Jin refused to bargain.
• Zhang Jin relented and sold Liu Changxu all three plants for seventy thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
• Liu Changxu bought the remaining herbs needed to refine Purple Sun Pills from other stalls.