Chapter Summaries

The Azure Cloud Sect completed its campaign against the Azure Cloud Mountain Demon Race, which retreated to the Western Wilds, and then divided the conquered territory among the sect and its affiliated lineages. Liu Changxu secured an adjoining 280,000 li for the Liu Lineage, leaving the lineage with substantial lands to develop but no fourth-tier spirit veins.

• The Liu Household's Peach Garden Guard advanced north rapidly while the Azure Cloud Sect's cultivators endured repeated demon attacks at Ten Thousand Demons Ridge.
• The sect completed and activated the Five Peaks Azure Sky Grand Formation, and after failed assaults, the four Fifth-Tier Demon Emperors led their forces west to the Western Wilds.
• The Azure Cloud Sect's Grand Supreme Elders argued over the spoils until Cao Hui pressured them into an agreement dividing the gains among the sect, the Spirit Transformation elders and their lineages, and affiliated lineages.
• Liu Changxu returned to the sect headquarters and attended the Nascent Soul elders' meeting to secure territory for the Liu Lineage.
• The Liu Lineage gained 280,000 li adjoining its existing lands, though the territory had no fourth-tier spirit veins and would take the lineage centuries to develop.

Liu Changxu returned to Hundred Blossoms Mountain and joined his family at the Liu Household’s new territory, where he helped complete the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation at Newmoon Ridge. After naming its tallest summit Snowmoon Peak and gathering his family for dinner, he asked Liu Shihao how development of the territory was progressing.

• Liu Changxu returned to Hundred Blossoms Mountain and learned from Lin Yulian that most of the Liu Household had moved to develop its newly occupied territory.
• Lin Yulian explained that the Liu Household had surveyed the territory and chosen to develop its most valuable spirit veins, ore deposits, and spirit stone mines first.
• Liu Changxu brought Lin Yulian and Lian'er to Newmoon Ridge, where Li Zhenxin, Su Jinxiu, and Wu Yunyue were overseeing construction of the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation.
• Liu Changxu helped complete the Evergreen Yi-Wood Formation before nightfall and named the tallest peak Snowmoon Peak as his family’s home.
• Liu Changxu prepared dinner in the Ruyi Lotus Palace and welcomed Liu Shihao, Liu Changyan, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fuyi.
• Liu Changxu asked Liu Shihao how work was progressing on the spirit mountains the Liu Household was developing.

Liu Changxu and Li Zhenxin completed teleportation arrays and helped develop formation talent in the Liu Household’s New Territory. After Liu Zejun formed an upper-grade Golden Core and the territory’s formations were largely finished, Liu Changxu departed for the Southern Sea, intent on pursuing Spirit Transformation.

• Liu Changxu urged the lineage to train more practitioners of the cultivation arts and learned that his grandson Liu Zejun excelled at formations.
• Liu Changxu and Li Zhenxin crafted Long-Distance Teleportation Arrays while Liu Zejun assisted with the work and received personal instruction.
• Liu Zejun reached early third-tier formation skill, consolidated his Foundation Establishment cultivation, and entered seclusion to form his core.
• A year later, Liu Zejun survived his tribulation and formed an upper-grade Golden Core.
• After the formations on the nine spirit mountains were largely completed, Liu Changxu left Newmoon Ridge with his family and younger clansmen for the Southern Sea.
• Liu Changxu reflected on his gains during the journey and planned to pursue Spirit Transformation after returning.

Liu Changxu returned home, reunited with his family, and visited Chen Yufei before arranging for Wu Yunyue and Dongxue to advance to Nascent Soul. Dongxue survived her tribulation and became a Nascent Soul True Lord, while Wu Yunyue’s breakthrough remained ahead.

• Liu Changxu returned to Peach Blossom Island, reunited with Yang Qingxue and his children, and celebrated with a family banquet.
• After spending over a month on Peach Blossom Island, Liu Changxu traveled with his wives to Perching Phoenix Island and visited Chen Yufei at Rainflower Palace.
• Liu Changxu told Chen Yufei that he would wait to pursue Spirit Transformation until his cultivation and state of mind were fully prepared.
• Liu Changxu returned to Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak and arranged for Wu Yunyue and Dongxue to enter seclusion for their Nascent Soul breakthroughs.
• In the ninth month of 3353, Dongxue endured her tribulation lightning and became a Nascent Soul True Lord, though her demeanor grew cooler and more aloof.

Wu Yunyue survived her nascent soul tribulation, and Liu Changxu returned with his family to Newmoon Ridge to help his parents pursue breakthroughs. He left his wives to guard his mother and traveled to Jade Mountain City disguised as a low-level rogue cultivator to experience mortal life.

• Wu Yunyue endured a dangerous lightning tribulation and became a Nascent Soul True Lord with Liu Changxu’s treasures and support.
• Liu Changxu and the women congratulated Wu Yunyue, and news of her and Dongxue’s breakthroughs spread through the Southern Sea.
• A year later, Liu Changxu brought Dongxue, Wu Yunyue, Liu Changxue, and clan members to Newmoon Ridge, where Liu Changxue reunited tearfully with her parents.
• Liu Changxu arranged for Lin Yulian to enter seclusion to form her nascent soul and encouraged Liu Shihao to pursue golden core great perfection.
• Liu Changxu entrusted Lin Yulian’s protection to Wu Yunyue and Dongxue, sealed his cultivation, and traveled to Jade Mountain City as a rogue cultivator.
• Liu Changxu rented a courtyard and met his neighbors: Chen Changqing, Zhang Yushan, and the young widow Liu Qing'er.

Liu Changxu settled into life in Jade Mountain City, where his exceptional artifact-refining skills drew the attention of Liu Qing'er and Chen Wan'er’s grandfather, Chen Changqing, before he rebuffed their matchmaking hopes. At the city square, a gang of privileged youths caused havoc and surrounded Liu Changxu and Chen Wan'er, while Liu Qing'er stepped forward to help them.

• Liu Changxu sold exceptional first-tier magical artifacts at the square, impressing his neighbors and attracting Liu Qing'er and Chen Changqing’s interest as a potential match for Chen Wan'er.
• Liu Changxu claimed he was already engaged to make Liu Qing'er and Chen Wan'er give up their romantic intentions and restore his peace.
• A group of richly dressed youths rode spirit beasts recklessly through the square, wrecking stalls and scattering rogue cultivators.
• The youths surrounded Liu Changxu and Chen Wan'er, while Chen Changqing pleaded for them to release his granddaughter and Zhang Yushan fled.
• Liu Qing'er stayed and stepped forward to help Liu Changxu, Chen Wan'er, and Chen Changqing.

Liu Changxu protected Chen Wan'er from Chen Xuantong, a spoiled young cultivator whose family ties led back to Liu Changxu himself. After learning Chen Xuantong’s background, Liu Changxu revealed that he had secretly placed a Soul Restriction on him to deter future wrongdoing.

• Chen Xuantong’s companions offered Liu Changxu three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones to surrender Chen Wan'er, but Liu Changxu stayed calm.
• Chen Xuantong met Liu Changxu’s gaze, felt an overwhelming urge to flee, and rode away with his companions.
• Chen Wan'er left Liu Changxu’s embrace reluctantly, and the group later gathered at Chen Changqing’s home to talk.
• Chen Changqing explained that Chen Xuantong was the Chen Clan Head’s grandson and had powerful relatives in the Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Lineage.
• Liu Changxu disclosed that he had placed a Soul Restriction on Chen Xuantong, causing pain when he considered evil and nightmares that continued until he repented and earned his victims’ forgiveness.
• Chen Xuantong later abandoned his wicked ways, performed good deeds, cultivated to Foundation Establishment, and eventually died beneath Core Formation Tribulation Lightning.

After returning from a year away, Liu Changxu reunited with his family and watched his mother Lin Yulian undergo her Nascent Soul Tribulation. Lin Yulian survived and formed her Nascent Soul, while the family encouraged Liu Shihao to keep pursuing his own breakthrough.

• Liu Changxu avoided Chen Wan'er and her family’s attempts to draw him closer, then left Jade Mountain City after a year; Chen Wan'er remained in love with him and later left the city after Chen Changqing died.
• Liu Changxu returned to Newmoon Ridge and reunited with Wu Yunyue and Dongxue, then spent the night with his two wives.
• Lin Yulian summoned her Nascent Soul Tribulation, and Liu Changxu watched as her formations and treasures helped her survive the lightning strikes.
• Thunder Tribulation Rain Dew healed Lin Yulian, restoring her youth after she successfully formed her Nascent Soul.
• Lin Yulian and Liu Changxu encouraged Liu Shihao after he failed to reach Golden Core Great Perfection, and the Liu Household celebrated Lin Yulian’s breakthrough.

After twenty years of worldly journeys, Liu Changxu began his secluded cultivation to advance to Spirit Transformation. His flesh sandalwood transformation triggered a massive beast tide, and after surviving it, he prepared to face the fifty-fourfold heavenly tribulation.

• Liu Changxu traveled through the mortal world with his wives for twenty years, deepening their affection and completing his tempering.
• In March 3380, Liu Changxu entered secluded cultivation at Feather Transformation Peak, with Chen Yufei guarding him.
• In August 3390, Liu Changxu's flesh sandalwood transformation began, drawing demon beasts and spirit beasts into a frenzy across Divine Phoenix Ridge.
• The Azure Cloud Sect's Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul cultivators fought off wave after wave of sea monsters while Liu Changxu refined the Seven-Colored Glazed Glass Fruit inside a cocoon of spiritual energy.
• After three days and nights, Liu Changxu completed the flesh sandalwood transformation, the beast tide receded, and he prepared to undergo the fifty-fourfold heavenly tribulation.

Liu Changxu faced the Fifty-Fourfold Heavenly Tribulation at Feather Transformation Peak and used his many magical treasures to withstand its lightning. After overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation, he advanced to Spirit Transformation, leaving the Azure Cloud Sect with another powerful cultivator.

• Liu Changxu arrived at Feather Transformation Peak as dark clouds gathered across a hundred thousand miles for his tribulation.
• Liu Changxu used his life-bound magical treasures and Ruyi Golden Armor to weaken and survive the Fifty-Fourfold Heavenly Tribulation.
• Liu Changxu endured the Heart Demon Tribulation, while Chen Yufei, Jiang Xuefeng, Sima Jinsong, and Chen Hu stood ready to intervene.
• Thunder Tribulation Rain Dew healed Liu Changxu's injuries as his spiritual pressure rose to the peak of the Spirit Transformation early stage.
• Azure Cloud Sect cultivators congratulated Liu Changxu on advancing to Spirit Transformation and celebrated the sect's increased security.

After advancing to Spirit Transformation, Liu Changxu examined his new powers and discovered that three of his life-bound treasures had become innate spirit treasures. Their newly formed artifact spirits demanded rare materials, leaving him with fourteen powerful but hungry treasures.

• Liu Changxu returned to Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak and entered seclusion to examine the changes from his advancement.
• Liu Changxu found that his divine sense reached five thousand li, his magic power had increased nearly tenfold, and his body had grown strong enough to withstand some fifth-tier attacks.
• The Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation had transformed the Twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, Red Lotus World-Destroying Seal, and Ruyi Lotus Palace into fifth-tier low-grade innate spirit treasures.
• The artifact spirits appeared as twelve baby girls named Sword One through Sword Twelve, a boy named Little Seal, and a girl named Xiao Gong, and they demanded high-grade spirit materials.
• Liu Changxu fed the fourteen artifact spirits fifth-tier materials, stopped them from fighting over the food, and watched the treasures grow stronger as they returned to their true forms.

After consolidating his spirit transformation cultivation, Liu Changxu emerged from seclusion and learned that the sect was facing rising tensions with the Vajra Sect over a large spirit stone mine. He showed his wives the vastly expanded Ruyi Lotus Palace and began considering how to cultivate its newly spacious interior.

• Liu Changxu emerged from seclusion and found that his wives had advanced in cultivation, while Lian'er, Chunlan, and Qiuyue were ready to break through to nascent soul.
• Yang Qingxue told Liu Changxu that the sect was mobilizing against the Vajra Sect over a newly discovered spirit stone mine, with other northern sects backing the Vajra Sect.
• Liu Changxu brought his wives into the Ruyi Lotus Palace, whose interior had expanded into a miniature world with fifth-tier low-grade spiritual energy.
• Liu Changxu introduced the artifact spirit Xiao Gong to his wives, who gathered around her and asked her questions.
• Liu Changxu decided to have Yue'er send spirit planters into the Ruyi Lotus Palace to manage its vast, mostly bare land.

After settling on puppets to tend the Ruyi Lotus Palace’s spirit plants, Liu Changxu explored outer space for the first time as a spirit transformation cultivator. He returned to Perching Phoenix Island and greeted Chen Yufei, his daughter Liu Fuhong’s master.

• Su Jinxiu objected to letting outsiders into the Ruyi Lotus Palace, but she and Liu Changxu agreed with Qiuyue’s suggestion to buy more puppets for tending the spirit plants.
• Liu Changxu bathed in the Spirit Pool in Jade Pool Hall with Yang Qingxue and the other women.
• Liu Changxu flew beyond Mysterious Yellow Star’s gravity and explored outer space, learning about Moon Star and finding only two pieces of third-tier supreme-grade meteoric iron.
• Liu Changxu returned to Mysterious Yellow Star, used his Elder Token to locate himself near Perching Phoenix Island, and flew back to Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak.
• Liu Changxu saw Yang Qingxue and Liu Fuhong strolling with Chen Yufei and respectfully greeted his daughter’s master.

Liu Changxu hosted Chen Yufei and his family for a spirit-cuisine feast, then helped his wives and spirit beasts improve their cultivation. After returning to Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak, he arranged for Lian'er, Chunlan, and Qiuyue to enter seclusion and left with Yang Qingxue for the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters.

• Chen Yufei accepted Liu Changxu's invitation to dinner, and Liu Fuhong asked him to take her beyond the world to see the starry sky someday.
• Liu Changxu prepared an evening feast with his family, and Chen Yufei envied their warm, harmonious household.
• Liu Changxu helped Li Zhenxin, Dongxue, and Wu Yunyue advance to the Nascent Soul middle stage through Yin Fruits and dual cultivation.
• Liu Changxu summoned Liu Changlan, Liu Changyun, Liu Changqing, Liu Changjin, and Xiao Yin to Spirit Crane Peak and gave each a Storage Ring with useful supplies.
• After spending half a month on Peach Blossom Island, Liu Changxu returned to Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak and arranged for Lian'er, Chunlan, and Qiuyue to enter seclusion.
• Liu Changxu left for the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters aboard the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle with Yang Qingxue.

Liu Changxu arrived at the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters and received the status and privileges of a Grand Supreme Elder. After inspecting his new residence, Serene Heart Garden, he left the Azure Cloud Palace after avoiding Liu Qingying, who resolved to make him submit to her.

• Liu Changxu met Sect Master Wang Fen, who congratulated him on reaching Spirit Transformation and presented him with a Grand Supreme Elder Token and numerous treasures.
• Liu Changxu realized that the token gave him full recognition and unrestricted access to the sect's Scripture Repository.
• Liu Changxu visited Serene Heart Garden, admired its valuable spirit plants, and judged it less important than his own Ruyi Lotus Palace.
• Liu Changxu courteously greeted sect cultivators as he crossed the Azure Cloud Palace and left through its East Gate.
• Liu Changxu avoided Liu Qingying, and she realized he was deliberately keeping his distance and vowed to make him bow beneath her pomegranate skirts.

Liu Changxu received the Grand Supreme Elder position, helped his family settle at the Azure Cloud Palace, and brought his parents to visit the Liu Household. Later, Chunlan faced her Nascent Soul Tribulation and survived the final lightning bolt, becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord.

• Liu Changxu told Yang Qingxue and Liu Fuyi about his new position and gave Liu Fuyi and Zhao Xue'er three spirit fruits to aid their Nascent Soul breakthroughs.
• Liu Changxu and Yang Qingxue moved into Serene Heart Garden, then visited Newmoon Ridge before taking Liu Shihao and Lin Yulian to Peach Blossom Mountain.
• Liu Changxu accompanied his parents around Peach Blossom Island and Perching Phoenix Island before escorting them back to Newmoon Ridge.
• Chunlan began her Nascent Soul Tribulation, but failed to activate her Golden Armor Talisman against the eighteenth and nineteenth bolts, shattering her Treasure Armor.
• Chunlan used talismans and Liu Changxu's defensive formation to endure the later bolts, then activated a Golden Armor Talisman in time to survive the twenty-seventh bolt and become a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Chunlan, Qiuyue, and Lian'er each survived their Nascent Soul Tribulations, bringing all nine of Liu Changxu's wives to the Nascent Soul realm. To gather treasures for his children’s advancement, Liu Changxu led a large Liu Household expedition to the Coral Sea Region, where they conquered an island held by the Lightning Dove Tribe.

• Chunlan healed after her tribulation and formed her nascent soul, thanking Liu Changxu for protecting her.
• Qiuyue and Lian'er each weathered their Nascent Soul Tribulations and advanced, completing the advancement of Liu Changxu's nine wives.
• News of the nine wives' success spread, and Xiao Qiang and Xiao Wei became even more determined to marry Liu Changxu.
• Liu Changxu decided to seek fourth-tier spirit treasures in Demon Territory for his children and set out for the Coral Sea Region with four wives, several children, and more than three hundred Liu Household Cultivators.
• Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, Qin Yulian, and Li Zhenxin led the Liu Household Cultivators in attacking the Lightning Dove Tribe's island while Liu Changxu watched.
• The four women killed the two fourth-tier Lightning Doves, and the Liu Household Cultivators conquered the island.

After stripping a deserted island of its spirit plants and mineral wealth, Liu Changxu led the Liu Household to a volcanic island and defeated its powerful Firecloud Sparrow clan. The household began plundering the newly conquered island.

• Liu Changxu and his wives transplanted rare spirit plants from the first island into the Ruyi Lotus Palace, while the Liu Household mined its spirit stone mine and spirit gold vein for three months.
• Liu Changxu piloted the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle eight million li to a smaller island dominated by a volcano and discovered that a formidable Firecloud Sparrow clan lived there.
• Yang Qingxue urged Liu Changxu to handle the approaching flock himself, and he killed tens of thousands of Firecloud Sparrows with his Ice-Spike Divine Ability.
• The Fourth-Tier High-Grade Firecloud Sparrow fled, but Liu Changxu killed it; Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, Qin Yulian, and Li Zhenxin slew the other five fourth-tier Firecloud Sparrows, though one demon nascent soul escaped.
• Liu Fuyue led the Liu Household cultivators in battle, and after the survivors scattered, the household took control of the island and began plundering it.

Liu Changxu and his four wives searched the volcano at the center of the deserted island, gathering spirit treasures and ore before descending into the magma lake. Deep below, Liu Changxu discovered a powerful, nearly hatched egg and was delighted by its potential.

• Liu Changxu and his four wives collected fire-attribute spirit treasures and more than two hundred chunks of fourth-tier ore around the volcano.
• The artifact spirits of the Twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords devoured two chunks of fifth-tier Geng Metal, strengthening their sword bodies.
• Liu Changxu and his wives reached the volcanic summit, where an eruption hurled spirit gold ore into the air for them to collect.
• Liu Changxu entered the magma lake to search for high-grade ore, and Su Jinxiu, Yang Qingxue, Qin Yulian, and Li Zhenxin followed him.
• Liu Changxu descended deep into the volcano and collected dozens of chunks of fifth-tier spirit gold and spirit materials.
• At a depth of six hundred thousand meters, Liu Changxu found a human-head-sized milky-white egg with a powerful life force.

Liu Changxu and his family finished gathering treasures from one volcanic island, then claimed a larger island guarded by the Seven-Colored Deer Tribe. They found the nearly ripe Blood Spirit Fruit tree they had sought and uncovered another fourth-tier fruit tree, leaving the Liu Household with a new island and a haul beyond their goal.

• Liu Changxu returned from the volcano with an enormous egg, and he and his wives later shared a feast with their children and grandchildren after the family spent more than a month gathering treasures.
• Liu Changxu piloted the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle to a third island and sent Li Zhenxin to lead the Liu Household cultivators in an attack while he headed inland with Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, and Qin Yulian.
• Liu Changxu slew six of the nine fourth-tier Seven-Colored Deer, and Yang Qingxue, Su Jinxiu, and Qin Yulian defeated the three remaining deer after a fierce battle.
• Liu Changxu agreed with his wives that the beautiful island should belong to the Liu Household, then found a Blood Spirit Fruit tree bearing thirty-six fruits due to ripen within two months.
• Liu Changxu set up formations and restrictions around the Blood Spirit Fruit tree, then found a Crystal Pear tree bearing thirty-six ripe fruits on a nearby mountain.