Chapter Summaries

Liu Changxu led the Liu Household in conquering Snake King Ridge, where his forces fought the Black Mystic Snakes and discovered valuable poisonous spirit plants. After resting and preparing the ridge, the battle team resumed its northern march and reached Skylark Mountain, with Black Tiger Mountain still ahead.

• Liu Changxu burned Snake King Ridge to drive out the Black Mystic Snakes while the Liu Household Battle Team and his Foundation Establishment elders fought them.
• Xiao Qing and Little Blue ambushed the fleeing snakes at the northern foot of the ridge, while Liu Changxu slew twenty-three second-tier Black Mystic Snakes with his flying sword.
• The Liu Lineage spent seven days inventorying Snake King Ridge and found a Poison Spirit Fruit Tree and seventy-two Snake Saliva Flowers among its spirit treasures.
• Liu Changxu ordered his clansmen to rest and help clear and reshape Snake King Ridge, and he approved of Liu Fuyue and Liu Fufeng's performance in battle.
• After more than ten days of marching and fighting, the Liu Household Battle Team reached Skylark Mountain, three thousand miles from its ultimate objective, Black Tiger Mountain.

Liu Changxu led the Liu Household Battle Team against the Firecloud Sparrows of Skylark Mountain, where he discovered their large numbers and formidable fire attacks. With Liu Changxu and his third-tier spirit beasts leading the assault, the Liu Household defeated the flock, though some cultivators were killed or injured.

• Liu Changxu surveyed Skylark Mountain and found at least twenty-six second-tier Firecloud Sparrows and more than two thousand first-tier ones.
• Liu Changxu warned Liu Shihao and the Liu Household Battle Team to be cautious, then rode Little Blue toward the mountain.
• The Firecloud Sparrows charged Liu Changxu, who killed hundreds with the Rain Arrow Technique before Little Blue and Xiao Qing killed hundreds more.
• Liu Shihao ordered the Liu Household cultivators to attack the scattered flock, whose powerful demonic flames damaged artifacts and killed or wounded several cultivators.
• Liu Changxu, Little Blue, and Xiao Qing hunted the fleeing birds while the Liu Household cultivators fought them, and the flock was defeated with only a few first-tier sparrows escaping.

After the Liu Household searched Fire God Peak, Liu Changxu descended into its magma to seek rare spirit treasures and discovered that his Red Lotus Karma Fire could suppress the earthfire. He retrieved several valuable ores and a mysterious purple-lit piece of spirit gold, then returned nearly depleted but safe.

• The Liu Household’s cultivators harvested Fire-Rock Pines, medicinal herbs, and sixty-two Firecloud Sparrow eggs from Fire God Peak, while Liu Shijie postponed deciding who could exchange for the eggs.
• Liu Changxu entered the volcano’s magma, where his Red Lotus Karma Fire calmed the earthfire and helped him collect first-, second-, and third-tier spirit gold.
• After spotting a pale purple light beyond his safe depth, Liu Changxu pushed farther into the magma, retrieved the unknown spirit gold with the Object-Controlling Art, and hurried back up.
• Liu Changxu emerged with his magic power nearly exhausted, and Lin Yulian, Liu Shihao, Li Zhenxin, and Liu Fujiao gathered around him before learning he was safe.

Liu Changxu traveled to Black Tiger Mountain and fought two third-tier Blackflame Tigers with help from Little Blue and Xiao Qing. He killed both tigers and stored the first one’s remains, clearing the way for the Liu Household’s next move.

• Liu Changxu set out for Black Tiger Mountain after recovering, leaving the Liu Household’s combat teams to rest before following him.
• Xiao Qing sensed two third-tier Blackflame Tigers inside a cave on Tiger King Peak, and Liu Changxu prepared to fight them.
• Liu Changxu battled the lower-grade third-tier Blackflame Tiger while Little Blue and Xiao Qing held off the middle-grade tiger.
• Liu Changxu suppressed the lower-grade tiger’s Blackflame Demonfire, wounded it with his flying swords, and killed it.
• Liu Changxu joined Little Blue and Xiao Qing against the middle-grade tiger, and Xiao Qing’s Eye of Samsara helped Liu Changxu land a decisive attack.
• Liu Changxu’s flying swords pierced the fallen middle-grade tiger again, killing it.

Liu Changxu explored the Blackflame Tiger’s cave after killing it and discovered newborn cubs, a precious spirit-gathering stone, and a Flame Jujube tree. He collected the cave’s treasures but remained concerned about ripening the jujubes before he might be summoned to face the beast tide.

• Liu Changxu replenished some of his magic power with Five-Element Ascension Soup, then entered the Blackflame Tiger’s cave with Little Blue and Xiao Qing.
• Liu Changxu found two newborn Blackflame Tiger cubs and put them into a Spirit Beast Bag as gifts for his children.
• Liu Changxu discovered and stored a Third-Tier Middle Grade spirit-gathering stone.
• Liu Changxu found a Flame Jujube tree with eighteen unripe fruits and black spirit soil, and planned to guard them until the fruits ripened.
• Liu Changxu searched three Storage Bags left in the cave and collected spirit stones, Jade Slips, and other treasures before turning to a Storage Ring.

Liu Changxu claimed the Golden Core cultivator’s treasure and searched Black Tiger Mountain for more spirit plants and treasures. After preparing a camp at Tiger King Peak, he reunited with his family, and Lin Yulian began preparing a celebratory meal.

• Liu Changxu erased the previous owner's imprint on the Storage Ring and took its Spirit Stones, treasures, and Jade Slips.
• Liu Changxu rejected the idea of continuing his northern expedition, then searched the Blackflame Tiger's cave abode and Black Tiger Mountain for more treasures.
• Liu Changxu found jade dendrobium and a cloud azure spirit tea tree, then gathered additional treasures from Tiger King Peak.
• Liu Changxu set up camp near the Blackflame Tiger's cave abode and welcomed Li Zhenxin, Lin Yulian, and the rest of his family.
• Lin Yulian checked that Liu Changxu was unharmed and went to prepare a celebratory meal.

Liu Changxu’s northern expedition ended with the Liu Household returning to Black Tiger Mountain, while he and Li Zhenxin stayed behind to tend the Flame Jujubes. As the fruit neared ripeness, Liu Changxu fortified their cave abode, but a lower-grade third-tier Iron-Horned Ox appeared nearby.

• Liu Changxu prepared a feast with his sons, shared Blackflame Tiger meat with his spirit beasts, and gave Li Zhenxin a Storage Bag of low-tier spirit treasures.
• Half a month later, the Liu Household’s northern expedition reached Black Tiger Mountain, having replenished its treasury but lost thirty-two cultivators, including eight Liu Household members.
• Liu Changxu persuaded Liu Fujiao, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fufeng to return home with his parents, while he and Li Zhenxin stayed on Tiger King Peak.
• Liu Changxu experimented with making spiritual fertilizer from manure and applied it to the Flame Jujube tree, helping it grow faster.
• Six months later, the Flame Jujubes began to ripen, so Liu Changxu and Li Zhenxin reinforced their cave abode’s formations and restrictions.
• A lower-grade third-tier Iron-Horned Ox appeared near Black Tiger Mountain before the Flame Jujubes had fully ripened.

Liu Changxu retrieved the ripe Flame Jujubes and faced three third-tier greater demon beasts, killing the Iron-Horned Ox before fleeing from the Cloud-Swallowing Python. The Diamond Ape abandoned its chase of Xiao Qing, while the Python continued pursuing Liu Changxu for the spirit fruit.

• Liu Changxu collected the Flame Jujubes and their tree, then recognized that the approaching Cloud-Swallowing Python and Diamond Ape made the fight far more dangerous.
• Liu Changxu used his Golden Flood Dragon Sunset Bow to kill the Iron-Horned Ox while Xiao Qing stunned it with her Eye of Samsara, and he captured its demon soul.
• Liu Changxu sent Li Zhenxin away with Little Blue, then fought the Cloud-Swallowing Python with his Red Lotus Flying Swords as it unleashed hurricanes and spreading mist.
• Liu Changxu repeatedly retreated to avoid the Python's mist while Xiao Qing fought and withdrew from the Diamond Ape in a different direction.
• The Diamond Ape gave up pursuing Xiao Qing, who flew toward Liu Changxu, while Little Blue returned after taking Li Zhenxin to safety and the Python kept chasing Liu Changxu.

Liu Changxu, Little Blue the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon, and Xiao Qing the Green Fox joined forces to defeat and kill the Cloud-Swallowing Python after overcoming its mist technique. Exhausted, Liu Changxu began processing the python's corpse.

• Liu Changxu lured the Cloud-Swallowing Python around the region while holding back, buying time for Little Blue the Blue-Scaled Flood Dragon and Xiao Qing the Green Fox to arrive.
• The Cloud-Swallowing Python engulfed the battlefield in mist, but Little Blue and Xiao Qing escaped, and Liu Changxu used Red Lotus Karma Fire to clear the mist.
• Xiao Qing dazed the Cloud-Swallowing Python with Eye of Samsara while Liu Changxu's Red Lotus Flying Swords badly wounded it.
• Little Blue grappled with the Cloud-Swallowing Python and held it in place as Liu Changxu and Xiao Qing attacked it repeatedly.
• Liu Changxu's Red Lotus Flying Sword pierced the Cloud-Swallowing Python's skull, killing it, and a purple jade bottle collected the wisp of blue smoke from its remains.
• Liu Changxu drank Five-Element Ascension Soup and began processing the Cloud-Swallowing Python's corpse.

Liu Changxu returned safely to Skylark Mountain and reassured Li Zhenxin, who had feared for his safety and wanted to leave the dangerous territory. They traveled home together, where Liu Changxu learned that his younger sister Liu Changxue was discussing marriage with Li Jinchen.

• Liu Changxu arrived at Skylark Mountain late at night and reunited with Li Zhenxin, who urged him to return to the sect for safety.
• Liu Changxu told Li Zhenxin that strength, not seeking refuge, was the only way to protect their family, and she agreed to face danger and pursue core formation.
• Liu Changxu and Li Zhenxin spent the night together, then flew home side by side and played around during their three-day journey.
• Li Zhenxin slew three demon beasts, including a Thunderlight Leopard, while Liu Changxu mapped sixteen spirit material veins for the Liu Household.
• Liu Changxu returned to Hundred Blossoms Manor and learned that Liu Changxue was discussing marriage with Li Jinchen, a Foundation Establishment cultivator and alchemist from the Li Household.

Liu Changxu investigated Li Jinchen’s suitability as Liu Changxue’s prospective husband and planned to expand the Liu Household’s businesses into Violet Glow Market. The lineage elders approved the expansion and proposed sending younger members there to gain experience.

• Liu Changxu questioned Lin Yulian about Li Jinchen and urged her to delay approving the marriage until his background was investigated.
• Liu Changxu gave Lin Yulian Spirit Treasures and rewarded Liu Zeyuan for reaching the first layer of Qi Refinement.
• Liu Changxu proposed opening a Peach Blossom Pavilion branch in Violet Glow Market to expand the lineage’s business and give his sisters and daughter more chances to find suitable husbands.
• Liu Changxu won Li Zhenxin and Lian'er’s support for his plan, then gained his parents’ approval the next day.
• Liu Changxu presented the proposal to the lineage elders, who approved it and suggested opening other businesses there and rotating younger members through the market.

Liu Changxu returned to Violet Glow Mountain with members of his Lineage and helped establish their new businesses before reconnecting with his senior sister Su Jinxiu. Their time together was interrupted by signs that Liang Yuanzheng was about to undergo tribulation lightning.

• The Liu Household chose forty-six members to travel to Violet Glow Market, and Liu Changxu gave Liu Shijie two Foundation Establishment Pills he had refined.
• Liu Changxu left his sons Liu Fuyue and Liu Fufeng on Red Lotus Island, then took his wife, grandson, and the other travelers to Violet Glow Mountain aboard the Nine Heavens Chasing the Moon Boat.
• After seven days of travel, Liu Changxu arrived at Violet Glow Mountain and left the new market ventures in the hands of Li Zhenxin, Lian'er, Liu Changxue, Liu Changling, and Liu Fujiao.
• Liu Changxu visited his master Su Hao and his master's wife Jiang Yuqing, then joined Su Jinxiu to stand guard while Zhang Yuxin attempted to break through to golden core.
• Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu prepared spirit cuisine together, but signs of tribulation lightning appeared, and they realized Liang Yuanzheng was about to undergo his tribulation.

Liu Changxu mourned Liang Yuanzheng’s death, reunited with his family, and witnessed Zhang Yuxin and Qin Yulian form their Golden Cores. As the Southern Sea beast tide escalated, he prepared to join the coming war and planned to forge nine more Red Lotus Skyburning Swords.

• Liang Yuanzheng failed to survive his Golden Core tribulation, and Su Hao carried his remains away in an Ice Coffin.
• Liu Changxu returned to White Cloud Manor, reunited with Wu Yunyue, Zhang Wenjun, and their children, and discovered that Liu Yi could inherit his cultivation art.
• Liu Changxu guided Liu Yi and Liu Qi into Qi Refinement before bringing his family back to Violet Glow Mountain.
• Zhang Yuxin survived her tribulation and formed her Golden Core, then broke down when Su Hao told her Liang Yuanzheng had died.
• Qin Yulian easily passed her Golden Core tribulation, while Su Hao continued grieving Liang Yuanzheng.
• Liu Changxu prepared for the Southern Sea Human-Demon War and decided to forge his remaining nine Red Lotus Skyburning Swords.

After completing his twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, Liu Changxu prepared to leave for the Southern Sea, where the Human-Demon War had intensified. Su Hao told him he and his senior sisters would depart later for transport and escort duties, and Liu Changxu promised to protect them.

• Liu Changxu finished forging nine more Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, completing his twelve-sword life-bound treasure set.
• Liu Changxu reunited with his family, praised and corrected Yi'er and Qi'er, and learned the Lineage and family businesses were doing well.
• Liu Changxu visited Su Hao and said he was ready to travel to the Southern Sea.
• Su Hao explained that he and his wife would leave in ten days, while Liu Changxu and his three senior sisters would depart with other Golden Core disciples a month later for transport and escort duties.
• Liu Changxu objected to being kept from the front lines, then agreed to protect his senior sisters after Su Hao warned him about the war's danger.

Liu Changxu received a Golden Armor Talisman from Su Hao and traveled with his group to the Southern Sea for the Human-Demon War. After reaching the sea aboard a supply fleet, he stayed alert as they approached dangerous deep waters while enjoying the marine ingredients available for spirit cuisine.

• Su Hao gave Liu Changxu a third-tier supreme-grade Golden Armor Talisman before Liu Changxu prepared for the journey.
• Liu Changxu and his three senior sisters joined Shen Jian's group of Golden Core cultivators and traveled through five teleportation arrays to Zhan Prefecture City.
• Liu Changxu's group registered at their sect's hall and received a private courtyard before being assigned escort duty for a supply fleet.
• Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu boarded a large seagoing ship with the fleet bound for the Pearl Islands, where they were responsible for its safety.
• As the fleet neared the deep sea, Liu Changxu stayed alert to dangerous weather and powerful sea demons while preparing spirit cuisine from marine ingredients.

Liu Changxu and his crew prepared for a great storm, but the tempest battered the fleet with towering waves and lightning. As their ship caught fire and cultivators were killed or injured, Liu Changxu sensed a huge creature approaching underwater.

• Captain Lü warned Liu Changxu that a great storm was approaching, and Liu confirmed it with the Spirit Ear Technique.
• Liu Changxu sent a message to Zhang Yuxin and Qin Yulian, then told Su Jinxiu to prepare for battle.
• Lü Yang ordered the sails lowered while Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu took their positions as the sea grew rough and the storm gathered.
• Liu Changxu used his magic power to steady the ship as Su Jinxiu guarded it from above, while lightning struck a nearby vessel and set it ablaze.
• Lightning pierced Liu Changxu's ship's Spiritual Power Shield, starting a fire and killing or injuring several Qi Refinement cultivators.
• Liu Changxu sensed an enormous creature moving through the nearby sea.

Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu endured a violent storm before confronting a massive sea demon swarm attacking the Azure Cloud Sect fleet. As Ma Yong and Wu Shiju engaged three Demon Kings, the fleet’s battle against the demons began in earnest.

• Liu Changxu released Little Blue, who killed a lower-grade third-tier Silver Star Grouper while Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu worked to keep their ship afloat during the storm.
• Lightning struck the ship, killing or injuring more than a dozen Qi Refinement cultivators, and Liu Changxu and Su Jinxiu took turns stabilizing the hull until the storm subsided.
• After resting and replenishing their magic power with Five-Element Ascension Soup, Liu Changxu sensed an approaching sea demon swarm and warned Su Jinxiu.
• Liu Changxu ordered the fleet to prepare for battle, and Ma Yong warned him that three fourth-tier Demon Kings and at least fifty third-tier greater demons were among the attackers.
• The sea demons surrounded the fleet and damaged several ships before Ma Yong and Wu Shiju struck back, killing thousands of demons and drawing out the three Demon Kings.
• Ma Yong and Wu Shiju advanced to intercept the Demon Kings, and the two cultivators became locked in battle with the three demons.

Liu Changxu and the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators fought the sea demon horde while Ma Yong and Wu Shiju battled three fourth-tier demon kings above. The sect remained in danger as ships sank and casualties mounted, and Su Jinxiu went to help Zhang Yuxin and Qin Yulian after Little Blue defeated the Overlord Cuttlefish.

• Liu Changxu used the Red Lotus World-Destroying Seal to wound the Golden Rock Turtle and drive back hordes of sea demons.
• Little Blue fought and killed the Overlord Cuttlefish, while Liu Changxu rescued Su Jinxiu from the Blue-Star Octopus and forced it back into the sea.
• Liu Changxu observed that Ma Yong had the upper hand against the Swordfish King and Azure Lobster King, but Wu Shiju was struggling against the Overlord Octopus King.
• Sea demons sank three Azure Cloud Sect ships, and the ship guarded by Zhang Yuxin and Qin Yulian came close to being overwhelmed.
• Su Jinxiu went to aid Zhang Yuxin and Qin Yulian as Little Blue finished off the Overlord Cuttlefish.

Liu Changxu defended the Ocean Ship and helped his three senior sisters fight off third-tier sea monsters while Little Blue battled the Blue-Star Octopus. After Ma Yong used a Golden Blade Talisman to kill the Swordfish King, the remaining Sea Monster Kings fled and the sea monsters retreated.

• The Golden Rock Turtle and Blue-Star Octopus joined forces against Little Blue, forcing Liu Changxu to stay near the Ocean Ship as sea monsters attacked the fleet and sank three more ships.
• Liu Changxu sent his Red Lotus Flying Swords to help Su Jinxiu kill a Yellow Dragon Shrimp and wound a Golden-Patterned Seal, prompting the Golden Armor Crab and Giant-Toothed Shark to retreat.
• Liu Changxu fought a Golden-Tusked Walrus while low on magic power, and Little Blue engaged the returning Blue-Star Octopus.
• Ma Yong used an upper-grade fourth-tier Golden Blade Talisman to kill the Swordfish King.
• The two remaining Sea Monster Kings fled into the depths, and the other sea monsters retreated.

After surviving battles, storms, and sea monster attacks, Liu Changxu and the Azure Cloud Sect fleet reached Thunder Clam Island. The journey strengthened Liu Changxu and his companions, while Xiao Yun and Xiao Jin fell asleep ahead of their likely tribulations.

• Liu Changxu and Little Blue killed the Blue-Star Octopus after the Golden-Tusked Walrus escaped, and Liu Changxu collected the octopus's beast soul.
• Liu Changxu and the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators processed the sea monster carcasses, then rested before Liu Changxu led a seafood feast that lifted morale aboard the ship.
• Over the next three months, the fleet endured storms and repeated sea monster attacks, while Liu Changxu and Little Blue killed numerous third-tier sea monsters.
• Liu Changxu's physical strength reached nine hundred thousand jin and his magic power advanced to the peak of the golden core early stage; his three senior sisters also grew stronger.
• Little Blue reached the peak of the lower-grade third tier, while Xiao Yun and Xiao Jin fell into deep sleep after consuming sea monster flesh and Beast Cores.
• After more than three months at sea, Liu Changxu and the fleet arrived at Thunder Clam Island.