Chapter Summaries

Liu Changxu and his wives harvested rare spirit treasures on an uninhabited island, named it Spirit Deer Island, and established defenses and a teleportation array. With the island secured and the Blood Spirit Fruits ripened, Liu Changxu completed the expedition’s main objective and prepared a route linking the island to their other territories.

• Liu Changxu and his wives found and transplanted a Green Snow Tea tree, then gathered spirit plants, spirit wood, and spirit gold across the island’s core region.
• Li Zhenxin reported that two junior Liu Household cultivators had died and more than twenty were wounded, then asked whether Liu Changxu had found treasures to help her children form Nascent Souls.
• Liu Changxu told Li Zhenxin about the Crystal Pears and soon-ripening Blood Spirit Fruits, and the family named the island Spirit Deer Island, its ridge Deer King Ridge, and its main peak Deer Cry Peak.
• Liu Changxu and his wives began building the Clan-Defense Grand Formation, and Liu Fuyue and the Liu Household cultivators later joined them after sweeping the island.
• The Blood Spirit Fruits ripened, fulfilling Liu Changxu’s expedition goal, and the family completed the fourth-tier supreme-grade Heavenly Cycle Starry Dipper Formation.
• Liu Changxu and his wives spent nearly a year constructing an Ultra-Long-Distance Teleportation Array linking Spirit Deer Island with their other islands.

Liu Fufeng, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fujiao successfully formed their Nascent Souls, easing Liu Changxu’s worries about the Liu Lineage’s future. He arranged a grand celebration to announce that his children would take over the lineage’s responsibilities.

• Liu Changxu brought Liu Fufeng, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fujiao to Peach Blossom Island and sent them into seclusion to form their Nascent Souls.
• Liu Fufeng faced the first tribulation and survived with help from Liu Changxu’s defensive formation, becoming a Nascent Soul True Lord.
• Liu Fuyue took a cautious approach to his tribulation and safely reached the Nascent Soul stage.
• Liu Fujiao used a formation and a Golden Armor Talisman to survive her tribulation, then thanked Liu Changxu and reunited with her husband, Chu Ming.
• Liu Changxu announced a grand Nascent Soul celebration to mark his children’s breakthroughs and their taking over the Liu Lineage’s responsibilities.

The Liu Lineage held a grand celebration for Liu Fufeng, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fujiao’s advances to Nascent Soul, drawing cultivators from across the Southern Sea. As Liu Changxu hosted the banquet and unveiled the Peach Blossom Tower, Azure Cloud Sect master Wang Fen and Lineage Patriarch Wu Pingnan arrived unexpectedly, suggesting they had a special purpose.

• Cultivators from across the Southern Sea arrived in Sunrise Prefecture City to attend the Liu Lineage’s Nascent Soul celebration and the coming auction.
• Liu Fufeng, Liu Fuyue, and Liu Fujiao each expounded on the Dao, sharing insights from their Nascent Soul breakthroughs.
• Liu Changxu welcomed the guests into the newly refined Peach Blossom Tower, where they sampled the Liu Lineage’s renowned spirit cuisine.
• Liu Changxu entertained Chen Yufei, Jiang Xuefeng, Chen Hu, Wu Pingnan, and Wang Fen in the tower’s VIP Hall.
• Wang Fen and Wu Pingnan arrived without warning, and Liu Changxu realized they had come for a special purpose.

Sect Master Wang Fen asked Liu Changxu to lead the Azure Cloud Sect's delegation to the Ice Snow Sword Sect's Spirit Transformation Ceremony, where the newly advanced Murong Yuyao might challenge him. After hearing of Murong Yuyao's exceptional talent and combat strength, Liu Changxu agreed, leaving with a chance to meet the higher ranks of other human sects ahead of him.

• Wang Fen explained that the Ice Snow Sword Sect had invited the Azure Cloud Sect to Murong Yuyao's Spirit Transformation Ceremony and asked Liu Changxu to lead the delegation.
• Wang Fen warned Liu Changxu that Murong Yuyao would likely challenge him and described her ice soul spirit body, sword skills, and remarkable cultivation history.
• Liu Changxu considered Murong Yuyao a worthy adversary but felt confident that his Innate Spirit Treasures could defeat her.
• Wu Pingnan advised Liu Changxu that the ceremony would be a valuable opportunity to learn about the higher ranks of other human sects, and Liu Changxu agreed to attend.
• Wang Fen and Wu Pingnan departed after leaving Storage Bracelets of gifts for Liu Fujiao and the other two.

After the Liu Household’s successful seven-day auction, Liu Changxu visited Spirit Deer Island with his parents and prepared to travel to the Ice Snow Sword Sect. He assigned guards to the lineage’s holdings, then departed aboard the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle with his parents and four wives.

• Liu Changxu agreed to take his wives to the Ice Snow Sword Sect, and Lin Yulian cautioned him to be careful there.
• Liu Changxu promised to help Liu Shihao attempt a Nascent Soul breakthrough after he consolidated his Golden Core cultivation.
• The Liu Household held a seven-day auction that earned the Peach Blossom Island Liu Lineage a strong reputation and a large amount of spirit stones.
• Liu Changxu took his parents and four wives to Spirit Deer Island, where they saw the progress of the lineage’s development.
• Liu Changxu assigned his family and allies to guard Peach Blossom Island, Spirit Deer Island, and Ten Thousand Rosy Clouds Peak while he was away.
• Liu Changxu departed for the mainland aboard the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle with his parents, Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, and Dongxue.

Liu Changxu returned to Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters and heard from Liu Fuyi about sect affairs, including a marriage alliance that made him wary. He agreed to help Zhao Xue obtain Nascent Soul formation treasures with household contribution points and planned to prepare Liu Fuyi to form his Nascent Soul.

• Liu Changxu arrived at Serene Heart Garden with his four wives and asked Liu Fuyi about recent developments in the sect.
• Liu Fuyi said interest in the Ice Snow Sword Sect ceremony mission had surged after the sect announced Liu Changxu would lead the delegation.
• Liu Fuyi told Liu Changxu that Li Huang'er was preparing to marry Sima Wenping, and Liu Changxu ordered him to investigate the alliance.
• Liu Changxu told Liu Fuyi to cultivate diligently and promised to arrange his Nascent Soul formation after returning from the ceremony.
• Liu Fuyi asked Liu Changxu to provide Zhao Xue with Nascent Soul formation treasures in exchange for household contribution points, and Liu Changxu agreed.
• Liu Fuyi told Zhao Xue the news, and she thanked Liu Changxu and his wives.

Liu Changxu gathered thirty Azure Cloud Sect cultivators and his four wives to travel to the Ice Snow Sword Sect’s Spirit Transformation Ceremony. He took the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle through outer space to avoid the hostile Vajra Sect, leaving the party on its journey to the ceremony.

• Liu Changxu met the thirty cultivators accompanying him and assessed their strength, noting the Nascent Soul elders included Liu Qingying, Bai Jing, Su Qin, Liang Ji, and Li Jinsheng.
• Liu Qingying openly showed interest in Liu Changxu, making Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, and Dongxue jealous and uneasy.
• Liu Changxu considered why the Nascent Soul cultivators had joined the mission and hoped the stronger members would help the party at the Ice Snow Sword Sect.
• Liu Changxu summoned the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle and brought the cultivators aboard.
• Liu Changxu steered the shuttle through outer space to avoid crossing the Vajra Sect’s territory, reaching the starry expanse after six hours and setting course for the Ice Snow Sword Sect.

Liu Changxu and the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators traveled aboard the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle to the Ice Snow Sword Sect for its Spirit Transformation Ceremony. After seven days, they arrived at the sect and were welcomed by Sect Master Zhang Yu, who arranged lodging for them.

• Liu Qingying explored her luxurious quarters aboard the shuttle and watched the starry sky as it left the world.
• Liu Changxu reassured Su Jinxiu and his other wives, then shared a meal and a playful bath with them.
• The Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle arrived above Wild Desolate Ridge after seven days of travel.
• Zhang Yu, the Ice Snow Sword Sect's sect master, welcomed Liu Changxu and the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators in person.
• Zhang Yu escorted the guests to a manor on Guest Welcoming Peak and assigned two Nascent Soul female cultivators to assist them.

Liu Changxu attended a gathering of Spirit Transformation cultivators hosted by Zhang Yu, where he learned that a powerful Werewolf Race force had invaded the Far Northern Snowfield. Zhang Yu urged the assembled sects to unite against them, and asked Liu Changxu to alert the Azure Cloud Sect as the threat grew urgent.

• Su Jinxiu went to browse the stalls at Azure Stone Plaza with Li Zhenxin and the other women after Liu Changxu declined to join them.
• Liu Changxu accepted Zhang Yu's invitation to a gathering of Spirit Transformation cultivators and traveled to the hall with Wen Yu.
• Liu Changxu met Spirit Transformation representatives from the major sects of the Divine Splendor Continent as they assembled in the hall.
• Zhang Yu revealed that more than a dozen Werewolf Race Skyships had entered the Far Northern Snowfield and that investigators had found thirty-five Spirit Transformation werewolves there.
• Zhang Yu called on the sects to coordinate their response and asked Liu Changxu to inform the Azure Cloud Sect immediately.

Zhang Yu warned Liu Changxu and the assembled Spirit Transformation cultivators that more than thirty Spirit Transformation werewolves threatened the northern races, while the Far Northern Snowfield demons were already losing ground. Liu Changxu agreed the Azure Cloud Sect needed to consider intervening, and the gathering continued with cultivation discussions before two striking Spirit Transformation women arrived.

• Zhang Yu told Liu Changxu that more than thirty Spirit Transformation werewolves had arrived and warned that the Far Northern Snowfield demons were too divided to resist them effectively.
• Wang Yang proposed waiting for the demons to weaken the werewolves, but Liang Lianhong explained that six Fifth-Tier Demon Emperors had already been slain and the demons were likely to lose.
• Liu Changxu said the sects should report the threat and consult before deciding how to respond, while recognizing that the Azure Cloud Sect would need to consider intervening.
• Zhang Yu and Liang Lianhong shared cultivation insights as the gathering resumed, and Liu Changxu found Zhang Yu's discussion of divine abilities beneficial.
• Two beautiful early-stage Spirit Transformation women arrived, and Wang Yang introduced them to Liu Changxu and the other cultivators.

Liu Changxu attended the Ice Snow Sword Sect’s Spirit Transformation Ceremony, shared insights on swordsmanship, and traded for a Blue Crystal Fruit. The ceremony ended with Murong Yuyao teaching the essence of sword Dao through her Ice-Cold Sword Intent.

• Zhantai Mingyue and Murong Yuyao arrived, and Liu Changxu discussed the Sword-Controlling Art with the gathered cultivators.
• Wu Jinliang, Zhantai Mingyue, and Murong Yuyao gave discourses on the Dao, with Murong Yuyao demonstrating her mastery of ice-attribute abilities.
• Zhang Yu opened the spirit treasure exchange, where Qi Wentai won the nine-curve coiling dragon ginseng and Huang Chaofan obtained the ice marrow jade.
• Liu Changxu traded two pieces of lower-grade first-tier geng metal for a fifth-tier low-grade Blue Crystal Fruit.
• Five days later, Liu Changxu represented the Azure Cloud Sect at the Spirit Transformation Ceremony and presented valuable gifts.
• Murong Yuyao demonstrated Ice-Cold Sword Intent and explained how sword cultivators should consider intent and momentum as well as speed.

At the Spirit Transformation Ceremony’s arena tournament, Liu Qingying defeated a Nascent Soul cultivator while Liu Changxu joined the Spirit Transformation powerhouses for a sparring match. Murong Yuyao challenged him, and Liu Changxu gained the upper hand by combining his Red Lotus Skyburning Swords with the Red Lotus Heaven-Burning Palm.

• Zhang Yu summoned two floating arenas and announced the tournament rules, rewards, and limits on sect participants.
• Liu Qingying defeated her Mountain Sea Sect opponent with her Instantaneous Teleportation divine ability, then found Liu Changxu had left the viewing platform.
• In the starry sky beyond the world, Murong Yuyao challenged Liu Changxu and attacked with thirty-six Snow Lotus Ice Soul Swords.
• Liu Changxu countered with twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords, whose innate spirit treasure quality kept them evenly matched against Murong Yuyao’s swords.
• Liu Changxu unleashed the Red Lotus Heaven-Burning Palm while his swords engaged Murong Yuyao’s, putting her at a disadvantage and surprising the watching Spirit Transformation powerhouses.

Liu Changxu and Murong Yuyao ended their day-long duel in a draw, then shared an awkward banquet where she learned about his large family. Murong Yuyao’s painful childhood and distrust of men strained their conversation, and she felt a faint sense of loss as Liu Changxu left.

• Liu Changxu and Murong Yuyao fought until he proposed ending their duel in a draw, and she accepted.
• Zhang Yu praised Liu Changxu, then hosted a feast where Liu Changxu sat beside Murong Yuyao and discussed his family.
• Murong Yuyao felt troubled when she learned Liu Changxu had nine wives and many descendants, and Liu Changxu changed the subject after noticing her reaction.
• Murong Yuyao recalled her abusive childhood and estrangement from the Murong lineage, which had left her wary of men with many wives.
• Liu Changxu left the banquet after chatting with Lü Ning, while Murong Yuyao watched him go and felt a faint sense of loss.

Liu Changxu and Murong Yuyao restored their relationship after showcasing their strength at the Ice Snow Sword Sect’s arena matches. On the journey home, a Werewolf Race flying boat pursued Liu Changxu, who destroyed it but left three Spirit Transformation cultivators alive.

• Liu Changxu told Su Jinxiu that his day-long duel with Murong Yuyao had ended in a draw, then changed the subject to the Azure Cloud Sect’s arena results.
• Over the following month, Liu Changxu defeated more than a dozen Spirit Transformation early-stage experts and drew with Jiang Feng, while Murong Yuyao defeated every early-stage expert except Liu Changxu.
• The Azure Cloud Sect’s cultivators achieved strong arena results, and Liu Changxu departed with his wives and disciples as Murong Yuyao watched him leave.
• On the fourth day of the return journey, Liu Changxu spotted a Werewolf Race flying boat pursuing the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle and swallowed the shrunken shuttle before fighting back.
• Liu Changxu’s Twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords destroyed the Werewolf Race flying boat, killing most of its cultivators while three Spirit Transformation cultivators escaped.

Liu Changxu defeated and killed two of the three Werewolf Race Spirit Transformation cultivators who attacked his group, then hurried toward the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters. He feared the attack might signal a large-scale invasion of Mysterious Yellow Star and urged everyone to contact their allies.

• Liu Changxu and the Twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords overwhelmed three early-stage Werewolf Race Spirit Transformation cultivators, killing two while the third escaped.
• Liu Changxu collected the Werewolf Race corpses and Flying Boat wreckage, then continued toward the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters aboard the Ruyi Void-Escaping Shuttle.
• Two human Spirit Transformation cultivators arrived at the battlefield and warned their sect to activate its Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation and prepare for enemies.
• Liu Changxu told Su Jinxiu, the other women, and the Azure Cloud Sect cultivators that he had destroyed the Werewolf Race Flying Boat and defeated its attackers.
• Liu Changxu warned Su Jinxiu and the other women that the Werewolf Race might be invading in force, then hurried toward the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters to contact their home in the Southern Sea.

Liu Changxu returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and reported on the Werewolf Race attack and the threat to Moon Star. The sect leaders organized a counterattack in the Far Northern Snowfield before sending their main force to reinforce Moon Star, and Liu Changxu was assigned to join the expedition.

• Liu Changxu returned to the Azure Cloud Sect and attended a meeting of its Spirit Transformation Grand Supreme Elders.
• Liu Changxu recounted the attack on his journey and shared intelligence from the Ice Snow Sword Sect, while concealing that he had killed two Werewolf Race cultivators.
• Wang Fen reported that more than a hundred Werewolf Race Spirit Transformation cultivators were attacking the Moon Star base, and Wu Pingnan warned that the invaders might intend to seize territory.
• Cao Hui ordered the sect to join the northern sects in attacking the Werewolf Race in the Far Northern Snowfield before concentrating forces to reinforce Moon Star.
• The Azure Cloud Sect committed ten Spirit Transformation cultivators and one hundred and sixty Nascent Soul cultivators to the northern campaign, while five Spirit Transformation cultivators would harass the enemy near Moon Star.
• Liu Changxu was assigned to travel to the Ice Snow Sword Sect and join the counterattack, then returned home to Serene Heart Garden.

Liu Changxu prepared to join the war against the Werewolf Race, leaving his wives and son with protection and treasures. He then inventoried the spoils from the Werewolf cultivators he had killed, gaining great wealth and many books about the Werewolf Race and nearby star regions.

• Liu Changxu told Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, and Dongxue that he would leave for the counterattack in ten days and gave them Earth-Escaping Talismans to protect themselves.
• Liu Changxu gave Liu Fuyi and Zhao Xue Nascent Soul formation treasures and Tribulation-Tangling Treasures before his son and daughter-in-law returned to their home.
• Liu Changxu spent the night with his four wives before entering seclusion the next day to inventory his spoils.
• Liu Changxu sorted the treasures from two Werewolf Race Spirit Transformation cultivators, valuing their books and jade slips for the information they could provide about the Werewolf Race and surrounding star regions.
• Liu Changxu finished inventorying the possessions of forty-three Werewolf Race Nascent Soul cultivators, bringing his spirit-stone haul to hundreds of millions of Low-Grade Spirit Stones and making him richer than most early-stage Spirit Transformation cultivators.

Liu Changxu inventoried his enormous haul, learned the Werewolf Race’s language, and uncovered why the werewolves had invaded Mysterious Yellow Star. He left relieved that their tribe had no surviving Void Refinement venerable, while preparing for the dangerous expedition to the Far Northern Snowfield.

• Liu Changxu finished cataloguing his spoils, then spent the night with Su Jinxiu, Li Zhenxin, Wu Yunyue, and Dongxue.
• Liu Changxu visited the Azure Cloud Sect’s Scripture Cave and obtained three jade slips about the Werewolf Race’s language and writing.
• Liu Yi asked Liu Changxu to look after his descendant Liu Qingying during the expedition, and Liu Changxu agreed to help if he could.
• Liu Changxu mastered the Werewolf Race’s language and studied the jade slips he had seized from them.
• Liu Changxu learned that the werewolves had fled Wolf Star after losing a war and that their tribe’s sole Void Refinement venerable had died.

Liu Changxu traveled with the Azure Cloud Sect to the Ice Snow Sword Sect aboard the Black Ape Sky-Questioning Ship, where the sect’s leaders welcomed them. He reunited with Murong Yuyao, while Liu Qingying watched their tender exchange and was heartbroken.

• Liu Changxu boarded the Black Ape Sky-Questioning Ship with the Azure Cloud Sect’s cultivators and settled into his suite, then entered the Ruyi Lotus Palace to cultivate.
• The Black Ape Sky-Questioning Ship left the Azure Cloud Sect Headquarters and reached the Ice Snow Sword Sect’s mountain gates six days later.
• Cao Hui led Liu Changxu and the other Spirit Transformation cultivators out to meet Xiao Mingyuan and the Ice Snow Sword Sect’s welcoming party.
• Liu Changxu reunited with Murong Yuyao and shared their experiences since parting, while Liu Qingying saw them together and felt her heart shatter.

The Human-Demon alliance met the Werewolf Race in a massive battle in the Far Northern Snowfield, where Liu Changxu killed an early-stage Spirit Transformation werewolf. He searched for Liu Qingying afterward but found Murong Yuyao fighting another werewolf, who escaped before Liu Changxu could reach them.

• The Northern Expedition fleet reached Snow Wolf Valley, where the human cultivators met the assembled Snowfield Demon Race.
• Ten days later, the Human-Demon alliance fought the invading Werewolf Race, but poor coordination turned their numerical advantage into a stalemate.
• Liu Changxu fought an early-stage Spirit Transformation werewolf, used the Red Lotus Soul-Extinguishing Needle to disrupt his teleportation, and killed him with his twelve Red Lotus Skyburning Swords.
• Liu Changxu searched the battlefield for Liu Qingying but found Murong Yuyao battling a werewolf Spirit Transformation cultivator.
• The werewolf fled by Instantaneous Teleportation before Liu Changxu could reach Murong Yuyao, leaving her frustrated.