Chapter Summaries

Ye Fei rejected Feng An’s offer of a divine-grade Cultivation Technique because accepting it required becoming a Snake Demon. After Feng An teased the Phoenix Tree and vanished, the tree took out its anger on Ye Fei, while Qingxue went to discipline Eclipse Moon.

• Ye Fei learned that his Gold Grade Cultivation Technique was the highest grade available and wondered whether Senior Lingyan had given him too much.
• Feng An offered to teach Ye Fei a divine-grade Cultivation Technique if he became a wind-type Snake Demon, but Ye Fei refused because he wanted to remain human.
• Feng An teased the Phoenix Tree, then vanished when it attacked him with Fireballs.
• The Phoenix Tree sent Fireballs at Ye Fei, who blocked them with his Golden Light Shield and continued collecting the ants’ loot.
• Little White Tiger guessed that the Phoenix Tree was taking its anger out on Ye Fei because it could not hit Feng An, while Qingxue returned to the house to discipline Eclipse Moon.

Ye Fei prepared for another ant attack while discussing the Ant King's tactics with Feng An. He learned that the Ant King was a player who had likely never seen the Snow Mountain Area Channel, and the next wave of enemies approached his home.

• Ye Fei sorted the materials from the dead ants and discussed staying home until the Ant King attacked again.
• Ye Fei and Little Fox kept Eclipse Moon indoors by feeding it Beast Essence Stones until it fell asleep.
• Lin Xian warned Ye Fei that a large group of black creatures was approaching, and Ye Fei told him the ants were searching for players to turn into Ant Half-Demons.
• Feng An told Ye Fei that the Ant King was a player, not a wilderness creature.
• Ye Fei realized the Ant King likely missed the Area Channel discussions because he had been in the World Channel from the start, and suspected his Half-Demon subordinates feared him.

Ye Fei defended his courtyard from flying ants while Feng An watched, snacked, and urged him to improve faster. Ye Fei explained that his cultivation progress depended on luck, leaving Feng An curious about how Ye Fei measured and controlled it.

• Feng An refused to kill enemies for Ye Fei, encouraged him to hunt for rewards, and ate much of Ye Fei's sea serpent jerky.
• Ye Fei used his Longbow and Spiritual Energy Arrows to kill approaching red-winged flying ant half-demons.
• Feng An questioned the Phoenix Tree about Ye Fei's powerful eyes, then urged the tree to help clear ants while Ye Fei targeted the half-demons.
• Feng An asked why Ye Fei had stopped cultivating, and Ye Fei said he lacked the luck needed for breakthroughs and body tempering.
• Feng An used wind to knock flying ants against the formation and asked Ye Fei how he judged and recovered his luck.

Ye Fei continued defending his Homestead from the Ant King's half-demon players while Feng An helped eliminate a particularly ugly attacker. When the Ant King finally left its nest, Feng An told Ye Fei that he would have to kill it himself to obtain its Nascent Soul-level drops, and cleared the area so Ye Fei could prepare.

• Ye Fei earned the Threat from Players achievement after personally killing 100 players besieging his Homestead.
• Ye Fei asked Feng An to kill a red-armored half-demon with 367 Combat Power, and Feng An erased it with a Tornado.
• Feng An brought out Little Fox and Little White Tiger to cleanse his eyes after seeing the ugly ant half-demon.
• Feng An warned Ye Fei that the Ant King had left its cave and said Ye Fei would need to kill it himself to get its Nascent Soul-level materials.
• Ye Fei agreed to face the Ant King, and Feng An cleared the surrounding ants so Ye Fei could collect their materials before the Ant King appeared.

Ye Fei baited the Ant King into chasing him into his courtyard and trapped it in his Supreme Grade Alchemy Furnace. He planned to refine it for materials, while Feng An questioned his lack of compassion for its humanlike beauty.

• Ye Fei ignored the Ant King’s advances and retreated toward his courtyard while Feng An watched.
• The Ant King restrained Ye Fei with black mist, but Ye Fei struck back with his Dragon-Phoenix Flame Spirit Bow and wounded it.
• Ye Fei fled into his courtyard, and Feng An removed the formation protection so the Ant King would follow him inside.
• The Ant King corroded the courtyard wall and charged through the opening, only to be swallowed by Ye Fei’s Supreme Grade Alchemy Furnace.
• Ye Fei repaired the wall and explained that he had seen only an ugly giant ant and had lured it inside to refine it for materials.

After the ant crisis ended, Ye Fei and Feng An shared dinner, and Feng An removed the Protective Array before going home. Ye Fei then let the little ones go outside and bought each of his four pets a Pet Storage Space.

• Ye Fei and Feng An discussed the Ant King's human form while Ye Fei continued feeding Spiritual Energy to the Alchemy Furnace as it refined the ant.
• Feng An and Ye Fei ate dinner, after which Feng An removed the Protective Array around Ye Fei's home and left.
• Eclipse Moon, Little Fox, and Little White Tiger asked to go outside, and Ye Fei told Qingxue to take Eclipse Moon out to play nearby.
• Ye Fei spent 300,000 Survival Points on four Pet Storage Spaces, giving one to Little Deer as well as the other little ones.

Ye Fei spent nearly a million Survival Points preparing his pets before attempting another cultivation breakthrough. He reached Qi Refining Eighth Stage and raised his combat power to 106, but discovered that his magical artifact’s boost did not count toward the Chat Channel requirement.

• Ye Fei bought Pet Heart Pills and packed food for Little Fox, Little White Tiger, and Big Dog before sending them out.
• Little Deer stayed beside Ye Fei until he directed it to the backyard and asked the Phoenix Tree to guard the house.
• Ye Fei began the breakthrough to Qi Refining Eighth Stage beneath the Phoenix Tree, enduring body tempering through the night.
• Ye Fei successfully reached Qi Refining Eighth Stage after sixteen rounds of body tempering, including four failures.
• Ye Fei checked his attributes, saw that his combat power had reached 106, and found no new Chat Channel notifications because the magical artifact’s boost did not count.

After breaking through to qi refining sixth tier, Ye Fei told Lu Heng how he had endured twelve rounds of body tempering overnight, and Lu Heng urged him to take future cultivation more carefully. Ye Fei returned home with his companions and found they had hunted more than two hundred snow wolves while training Eclipse Moon.

• Lu Heng greeted Ye Fei after reaching qi refining sixth tier, but discovered Ye Fei had advanced even further and felt outclassed.
• Ye Fei explained that he had used his remaining spiritual energy to complete twelve rounds of body tempering, and Lu Heng warned him not to risk harming himself by rushing cultivation.
• Ye Fei promised to temper his body more gradually as he worked toward the ninth tier, while advising Lu Heng to adjust to his new strength before hunting.
• Ye Fei welcomed the three little ones home after their night out and learned they had killed over two hundred snow wolves.
• Little Fox explained that they had used the hunt to train Eclipse Moon's combat awareness, and Ye Fei praised all three companions for their efforts.

Ye Fei used the Alchemy Furnace to begin evolving his Unhatched Pet Egg into a Fire-Type Phoenix Pet Egg, but a second evolution halted when he ran short of materials. He asked Feng An for help, and Feng An arrived with ten kinds of three-colored materials for him to choose from.

• The Phoenix Tree guided Ye Fei to combine the Unhatched Pet Egg, Essence-Nourishing Liquid, and Fire Phoenix Golden Core in the Alchemy Furnace.
• Ye Fei absorbed his saved energy orbs and supplied 5,000 spiritual energy to begin the Pet Egg's evolution, which received a 99-hour countdown.
• The Alchemy Furnace flared up and paused the evolution, revealing that Ye Fei could add materials for a second evolution in an uncertain direction.
• Ye Fei added Wind Snake Essence, but the material progress bar remained only half full, so he asked Feng An to lend him three-colored materials.
• Feng An appeared at Ye Fei's home and offered ten attribute-bearing materials for Ye Fei to choose from.

Ye Fei chose a Thunder Beast Heart to refine alongside the Phoenix Egg, beginning a five-day wait for the result. After Feng An left, Ye Fei discovered the Serpent Scale that let him visit the Homestead and teased the Phoenix Tree about growing leaves.

• The Phoenix Tree chose a Thunder Beast Heart, and Ye Fei put it in the Alchemy Furnace, spending nearly all his Spiritual Energy to start the refinement.
• Feng An accepted that the Phoenix Egg was being refined and said he would return in five days to see the result.
• Ye Fei found a Serpent Scale hanging from the Phoenix Tree, which Feng An had left as a locator that also let the tree summon him.
• Ye Fei asked the Phoenix Tree about growing leaves, and it formed a large flaming leaf for him before bursting it into sparks.
• The Phoenix Tree made another flame leaf to communicate with Ye Fei, then vanished shyly when he touched and praised it.

Ye Fei learned that Jun Mo had foreseen himself visiting Ye Fei’s home and chopping at the Phoenix Tree, then arranged to refine a temperature-regulating defensive artifact for Lingyan. He grew concerned after Long Heng’s combat power suddenly surged and fell, and sent him recovery food to check on him.

• Jun Mo told Ye Fei that he had repeatedly seen a vision of himself visiting Ye Fei’s home and chopping the Phoenix Tree with an axe.
• Ye Fei realized Jun Mo had glimpsed a future in which the regions could merge and speculated that Jun Mo’s visions were connected to his strength.
• Ye Fei reviewed Jun Mo’s and Lingyan’s cultivation information and noted their progress.
• Lingyan asked Ye Fei to refine a top-grade magical artifact that would increase defense and adjust temperature, and Ye Fei agreed to do so after his Alchemy Furnace rested.
• Ye Fei noticed Long Heng’s combat power had suddenly risen above a thousand and then dropped to just over ten, so he sent Long Heng recovery food and asked how he was doing.

After Long Heng survived the first thunder tribulation of dragon soul cultivation, Ye Fei wondered whether the Phoenix Tree might face one too. The next day, thunder clouds gathered over Ye Fei’s home because his still-unhatched Little Phoenix was undergoing a tribulation inside the Alchemy Furnace.

• Long Heng told Ye Fei that dragon soul cultivation had brought a painful thunder tribulation, and Ye Fei advised him to temper himself with lightning.
• Long Heng warned Ye Fei that Feng An might be tricking him into ruining a pet egg, and Ye Fei explained that the Phoenix Tree had suggested upgrading it in the Alchemy Furnace.
• Long Heng went to sleep to recover after completing the first stage of dragon soul cultivation and gaining a true dragon soul.
• Ye Fei asked the Phoenix Tree whether it would face a thunder tribulation in its complete form, and it responded by throwing a fiery tantrum.
• The next day, heavy clouds gathered over Ye Fei’s home as his Little Phoenix faced a thunder tribulation inside the Alchemy Furnace, startling Feng An.

Ye Fei's Alchemy Furnace advanced an unhatched Pet Egg into a Phoenix Egg that drew a Thunder Tribulation, which gathered overhead but would not descend. As Ye Fei held the egg atop the Phoenix Tree and waited, he realized the tree deserved a name too.

• Ye Fei messaged Long Heng that his Pet Egg had advanced twice in bloodline and drawn a Thunder Tribulation, then told him he had refined a Phoenix rather than a dragon.
• Feng An used wind to keep Ye Fei's four little ones inside and offered to help if Ye Fei could not withstand the danger.
• Ye Fei took the fiery Phoenix Egg from the Alchemy Furnace and carried it to the top of the Phoenix Tree while the Thunder Tribulation gathered overhead.
• As the tribulation continued to wait without striking, Ye Fei asked the unhatched Phoenix what to name it.
• A flaming leaf drifted toward Ye Fei, prompting him to realize that the Phoenix Tree needed a name as well.

Ye Fei named the phoenix tree Phoenix Perch and the Phoenix Egg Fire Dance, then removed his courtyard wall’s protective barrier to trigger the Thunder Tribulation. As the storm neared its end, Ye Fei was still undergoing Body Tempering and his Lightning Spiritual Root had only partly awakened, while Jun Mo warned that his home was about to be destroyed.

• Ye Fei named the phoenix tree Phoenix Perch and the Phoenix Egg Fire Dance as flames engulfed them.
• Ye Fei removed sections of his courtyard wall, and the Thunder Tribulation began striking the Phoenix Egg, Ye Fei, and the phoenix tree.
• After nine strikes, Ye Fei received a notification that Thunder Tribulation Body Tempering was awakening his Lightning Spiritual Root.
• Jun Mo sent urgent messages warning Ye Fei to run because his home was about to be gone, but Ye Fei could not reply.
• As the Thunder Tribulation neared its end, Ye Fei realized his Body Tempering was incomplete and his Lightning Spiritual Root had only partly awakened.

Ye Fei tried to awaken his thunder spiritual root by taking the Thunder Tribulation directly, but Little Phoenix hatched and became a God-level pet as the Phoenix Tree also advanced to God-level. The Tribulation grew more powerful, leaving Little Phoenix to shield Ye Fei while he continued tempering his body and awakening his spiritual root.

• Ye Fei stepped into the Thunder Tribulation because his spiritual root activation had stalled, and he endured more than a dozen lightning strikes.
• Little Phoenix hatched from the Phoenix Egg, and Ye Fei’s status panel showed Little Phoenix and the Phoenix Tree as God-level beings.
• Feng An left with the four little ones and warned Ye Fei that the birth of two God-level beings had made the Tribulation more dangerous.
• Ye Fei stepped back from the strongest strikes while Little Phoenix prepared to protect him and the Phoenix Tree watched over him.
• Little Phoenix transformed into a huge flame-shaped Fire Phoenix and took the Tribulation’s full strike, while Ye Fei continued awakening his spiritual root on the Phoenix Tree.

Ye Fei and Little Phoenix survived the Thunder Tribulation, but their landing destroyed most of Ye Fei’s home as the Phoenix Tree absorbed the released flames. Ye Fei explained that he had sacrificed the furnishings to feed the tree, then learned his awakened Thunder Spiritual Root would remain restricted until Foundation Establishment; Little Phoenix chased Feng An after information from the Phoenix Tree surfaced.

• Feng An watched Little Phoenix swallow nine bolts of the Thunder Tribulation and warned the household animals that it would become their new boss.
• Ye Fei called Little Phoenix down when it began to wobble, and the Phoenix Tree wrapped him in flames and threw him toward the ground.
• Little Phoenix caught Ye Fei, but their landing unleashed lightning and fire that wrecked the house, courtyard wall, and most Homestead furnishings.
• Ye Fei told Feng An he had let the flames consume his home so the Phoenix Tree could absorb them, and said his Thunder Spiritual Root would unlock at Foundation Establishment.
• Ye Fei covered himself with a Bearskin Coat after his clothes were destroyed, and Little Phoenix transformed and chased Feng An after hearing him laugh.

Ye Fei rebuilt his burned Homestead while Fire Dance sparred with Feng An, who also taught the Little Phoenix that its Phoenix genes had not awakened. Afterward, Ye Fei comforted the Little Phoenix and learned Feng An had tossed Eclipse Moon around and ruffled its fur for laughing at him.

• Feng An repeatedly tossed Fire Dance aside as the Little Phoenix charged him, while Ye Fei let them play outside the courtyard.
• Ye Fei restored the courtyard wall and gate, repaired the Spirit Herb Field, planted upgraded herbs and spirit fruit seeds, and planned further Homestead renovations.
• The Little Phoenix returned to the Phoenix Tree looking listless after Feng An said its Phoenix genes had not awakened, and Ye Fei comforted it.
• Ye Fei saw that Eclipse Moon had been roughed up, and the Little Fox explained that Feng An had tossed the dog around and ruffled its fur after it laughed at him.

After surviving the Thunder Tribulation, Ye Fei rebuilt his home, added a spirit spring, and considered how to help his pets break through their Bloodline Restrictions. He asked Long Heng to look for pills that could advance King-level pets, and Long Heng went to investigate.

• Ye Fei reassured Jun Mo that he, Little Phoenix, and the Phoenix Tree had survived the Thunder Tribulation, while Jun Mo warned that lightning would strike Ye Fei's home in the future.
• Ye Fei enlarged and refurnished his home, then spent two million Survival Points on a Beginner Spirit Spring Source.
• Ye Fei explained to the little ones that they could use the spirit spring and Spirit Fruits but could not absorb them for cultivation until they broke through their Bloodline Restrictions.
• Ye Fei messaged Long Heng to ask him to find pills that could advance King-level pets, since Ye Fei could not access the world channel.
• Ye Fei finished furnishing his home and bought two aquatic Spirit Plants, while Long Heng agreed to look into advancing the pets.

Ye Fei checked his cultivation and pets while relaxing at home, then decided to cook some mutated beast meat for himself and the little ones to try. The Phoenix Tree explained cooking to the newly hatched Fire Dance and complained about the Snake Demon stealing their food.

• Ye Fei checked his improved cultivation, See Through skill, and pets, whose king-level bloodlines had reached their limits.
• Ye Fei saw the Phoenix Tree condensing flames into a nest for Fire Dance and concluded his pets had no interest in competing for dominance.
• Ye Fei checked his spiritual roots and saw that his thunder spiritual root remained inactive, while his survival points stood at 5,110.
• Ye Fei asked Qingxue about mutated beast meat, and after she and Feng Bai showed interest, he decided to cook some dishes with it.
• The Phoenix Tree explained to Fire Dance that Ye Fei was cooking and recalled how the Snake Demon had stolen half a table of dried meat.

Ye Fei identified the effects of his mutated braised Bear Paw and learned from Long Heng how certain foods and pills could advance pets’ bloodlines. He turned to the Mortal-Tempering Pill recipe and wondered whether Feng An had arranged these opportunities in advance.

• Ye Fei used his talent to discover that the mutated braised Bear Paw boosted demonic qi cultivation for the Demon Race, then sent it to Long Heng.
• Ye Fei asked Long Heng about demonic qi, and Long Heng explained its early similarities to spiritual energy while warning that Feng An mixed truth with falsehood.
• Ye Fei told Long Heng that Feng An had helped his household, though Long Heng suspected the snake demon had also enjoyed himself at Ye Fei’s expense.
• Long Heng shared that Mortal-Tempering Pills could possibly advance a Beast King-level pet’s bloodline to spirit-level, with repeated use potentially improving the odds.
• Ye Fei realized he already had the Mortal-Tempering Pill recipe and wondered whether Feng An had prepared everything for him to refine.