Arc 2The Lu Household’s Counterstrike

Lu Chenxing helped the Lu Household survive a devastating assault, then led it in destroying the three allied forces responsible. As Great Xia’s cultivation program flourished and Lu Chenxing neared Golden Core, he set out for Spirit Spring Market while the Wang Household prepared to attack the Earth Spirit Sect.

  • Lu Chenxing reunited with his parents, trained alongside Lu Changfeng in the mountains, and returned to Heavenly Traversal Peak after killing a second-tier Black Cloud Leopard.
  • Lu Chenxing refined Law Artifacts using Great Xia’s research while the Lu Household prepared for threats from the Wang Household and other forces.
  • Twelve black-robed cultivators attacked the Lu Household, but Lu Chenxing used a nuclear missile to kill them, and a surviving mirror fragment revealed their alliance of the Blazing Yang Sect, the Divine Fire Gate, and the Zhao Household.
  • Lu Changfeng led the Lu Household in destroying the Divine Fire Gate, the Zhao Household, and the Blazing Yang Sect, while Zhou Cang escaped with part of the Blazing Yang Sect’s treasury.
  • Lu Chenxing transported the three factions’ spirit mountains to Great Xia, where Zhang Weiguo reached Foundation Establishment and Great Xia founded the Star Palace and began testing for cultivators.
  • Lu Changfeng and Lu Chenxing both advanced to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, while the Crimson Firmament Sect investigated the Lu Household’s destruction of its subordinate powers.
  • Great Xia sent Lu Chenxing weapons, artifacts, pills, and other supplies as he reached Foundation Establishment Peak and the Lu Household prepared for his Golden Core breakthrough.
  • Lu Chenxing departed with Lu Changfeng for Spirit Spring Market’s major auction, while Wang Haochang decided to destroy the Earth Spirit Sect.
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Ch. 26Lying Low and the Dao of Staying Safe: Hope of Renewing the Dao Path

Lu Chenxing and the Lu Household chose to delay their conflict with the Wang Household until Lu Chenxing and Lu Changfeng grew stronger. After Lu Xuanqing woke with his cultivation foundation destroyed, Lu Chenxing promised to restore his path someday and went with Lu Changfeng to visit his family, where Zhong Hui was still longing for him.

  • Lu Chenxing persuaded Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming to wait until he and Lu Changfeng advanced before confronting the Wang Household.
  • Lu Xuanqing woke and learned that Lu Chenxing had reached Foundation Establishment in less than a year.
  • Lu Chenxing told Lu Xuanqing that only a fifth-tier Nirvana Pill or Heavenly Spirit Liquid could restore his cultivation, and silently resolved to obtain one for him.
  • Lu Xuanqing planned to leave Heavenly Traversal Peak and live with Lu Yunzhao, while Lu Chenxing agreed to visit his parents.
  • Lu Changfeng took Lu Chenxing to the Lu residence, where Zhong Hui continued to mourn their separation and longed to see Xing'er.

Ch. 27A family visit: a beautiful scene rekindled his resolve to grow stronger

Lu Chenxing returned to the Lu Household to visit his parents, Zhong Hui and Lu Yunzhao, who were astonished by how much he had grown and by his cultivation. Seeing his happy family rekindled his resolve to grow strong enough to protect them.

  • Zhong Hui recognized Lu Chenxing as he arrived with Lu Changfeng and embraced him in tears.
  • Lu Changfeng thanked Zhong Hui for giving the Lu Household a heaven's chosen and said he would return in three days to take Lu Chenxing back to Heavenly Traversal Peak.
  • Lu Yunzhao arrived and greeted Lu Changfeng as the patriarch before the patriarch left to look around nearby.
  • Lu Chenxing told his parents that he was already a powerful cultivator, and they celebrated his achievement.
  • Lu Chenxing reflected on his loving family and resolved to become strong enough to protect them and everything he valued.

Ch. 28A glimpse of the cultivation world, a first taste of demon hunting in the Cloud-Soaring Mountain Range

Lu Chenxing visited Cloud-Soaring Town with Lu Changfeng before entering the Cloud-Soaring Mountain Range to see Demon Beasts and gain experience. After killing more than a dozen low-tier beasts, he asked to face a second-tier Black Cloud Leopard, and Lu Changfeng prepared to protect him.

  • Lu Changfeng took Lu Chenxing to Cloud-Soaring Town, where they concealed their cultivation and looked around the cultivation market.
  • Lu Changfeng and Lu Chenxing entered the outer reaches of the Cloud-Soaring Mountain Range, where Lu Chenxing killed a first-tier giant python with his flying sword.
  • Lu Changfeng warned Lu Chenxing not to grow arrogant after defeating a weaker opponent, and Lu Chenxing collected the python's corpse.
  • Over the next three days, Lu Chenxing killed more than a dozen Demon Beasts while exploring the mountain range with Lu Changfeng.
  • As they headed out, they encountered a second-tier Black Cloud Leopard, and Lu Chenxing asked to fight it while Lu Changfeng prepared to intervene.

Ch. 29A second-tier Black Cloud Leopard, a clean and crushing kill

Lu Chenxing killed a second-tier Black Cloud Leopard with a combination of techniques and his flying sword, impressing Lu Changfeng. They left the Cloud-Soaring Mountain Range and headed back to the Lu Household, while Lu Chenxing decided to focus on cultivating safely until the Golden Core Stage.

  • Lu Chenxing attacked the Black Cloud Leopard, evaded its charge, and used Quicksand Technique, Vine Technique, and Rain Needle Technique to set up a killing blow.
  • Lu Chenxing pierced the weakened Black Cloud Leopard's head with his flying sword, and Lu Changfeng praised his clean victory.
  • Lu Changfeng noticed that Lu Chenxing used techniques from several elements despite claiming to have a wood Heavenly Spirit Root, but chose not to ask him about it.
  • Lu Chenxing collected the Black Cloud Leopard's corpse, and Lu Changfeng hurried him out of the Cloud-Soaring Mountain Range to avoid stronger beasts.
  • Lu Chenxing decided to keep cultivating safely until the Golden Core Stage and asked Lu Changfeng how many people had died by his sword.
  • Lu Changfeng estimated that fewer than a hundred people had died by his sword.

Ch. 30Something Was Off About These Law Artifacts-They Were the Finest of the Fine!

Lu Chenxing returned to the Lu Household and learned that Great Xia had cultivated a new batch of recruits, including his younger brother Lu Chenyu. Great Xia improved its law artifacts, and the Lu elders planned to sell them at a different market to avoid attracting dangerous attention.

  • Lu Changfeng told Lu Chenxing that Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming had helped build the Lu Household’s prosperity, and said its future depended on him.
  • Lu Chenxing returned to Heavenly Traversal Peak, where Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming welcomed him and listened to his account of killing beasts in the Sky-Surpassing Mountain Range.
  • Great Xia selected sixteen relatives to begin cultivation, gave Lu Chenyu extra resources, and watched him advance faster than his peers as he resolved to find his older brother.
  • After another month, Great Xia’s artifact refiners produced law artifacts that could hold about a third more spiritual power than the previous samples.
  • Lu Changgeng, Lu Changfeng, and Lu Xuanming examined the improved artifacts, while Lu Chenxing wondered whether Great Xia’s artifact-refining research could benefit him through his system.
  • Lu Changfeng proposed selling the artifacts for higher prices, and Lu Changgeng warned that repeated sales at one market could draw bandit cultivators, so they chose Spirit Spring Market instead.

Ch. 31Pill distribution-artifact refining really was no easy feat!

Lu Chenxing began refining artifacts after Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming returned from Spirit Spring Market with supplies and a second-tier artifact cauldron. He successfully made mid-grade Law Artifacts and kept improving until the passage between worlds was ready to open.

  • Lu Changfeng sent Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming to Spirit Spring Market to buy resources, while Lu Chenxing stayed behind to guard the Lu Household.
  • Half a month later, Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming returned with artifact-refining materials, a second-tier artifact cauldron, Spirit Stones, and cultivation pills.
  • Lu Chenxing persuaded Lu Changfeng to accept his share of the Spirit Establishment Pills, then set up the cauldron in the Lu Household's abandoned Alchemy Chamber.
  • Lu Chenxing drew on artifact-refining insights from Great Xia and successfully refined a mid-grade Law Artifact on his first attempt.
  • Lu Chenxing refined more artifacts over nearly twenty days, growing faster and using less stamina with each attempt, until the passage between worlds' cooldown ended.

Ch. 32Plans Before Turning One, the Wang Household Lurking Like a Tiger

Lu Chenxing advanced to Foundation Establishment middle stage while Great Xia reported success in refining Spirit Gathering Pills and requested more alchemy materials and Foundation Establishment Pills. As the Wang Household debated how to stop the Lu Household’s growth, someone approved Wang Haofeng’s proposal to unleash the bloodthirsty dagger and attack Clear Breeze Temple.

  • Lu Chenxing broke through to Foundation Establishment middle stage and practiced his Law Techniques to adjust to his increased strength.
  • Great Xia reported that it had refined a Spirit Gathering Pill and asked Lu Chenxing for more alchemy materials and Foundation Establishment Pills for Zhang Weiguo.
  • Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming left to sell Law Artifacts, unaware that figures from the Wang Household were following them.
  • Wang Haofeng proposed attacking the Lu Household, but Wang Haochang rejected his plans as too risky.
  • An unidentified voice endorsed Wang Haofeng’s proposal to unleash the bloodthirsty dagger and ordered preparations to destroy Clear Breeze Temple in three days.

Ch. 33The Unlucky Clear Breeze Temple-Were Devil Cultivators Behind the Attack?

The Wang Household secretly destroyed Clear Breeze Temple to feed a bloodthirsty dagger and seize its wealth, then escaped without leaving a trail. As suspicion fell on devil cultivators, the nearby Lu Household grew alarmed and began considering how to prepare for an attack.

  • Chen Ling was killed by black-robed Wang Household cultivators while traveling away from Clear Breeze Temple.
  • Wang Haochang and Wang Haofeng led the assault, killing Li Yunzhou and the temple’s disciples before the dagger drained their blood.
  • Wang Haofeng and Wang Zhaoran searched the temple for valuables while Wang Haochang confirmed that the dagger grew stronger by drinking blood.
  • The Spirit Creek Sect investigated Clear Breeze Temple’s destruction but found no traces of the attackers, and nearby forces feared they might be targeted next.
  • Lu Changfeng monitored the Lu Household’s surroundings until Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming returned, after which he urged preparations against a possible attack.

Ch. 34Preparing for danger in times of peace, the Lu Household upgrades its equipment

Lu Chenxing persuaded the Lu Household to sell its treasury reserves and improve its defenses, while the Wang Household prepared to target the Yang Household before eventually taking revenge on the Lus. The two families’ representatives headed to Spirit Spring Market as another watcher began to move.

  • Lu Chenxing urged Lu Changfeng and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators to acquire stronger artifacts, talismans, pills, and a better lineage-protecting formation, and they agreed to sell the treasury reserves and upgrade their equipment within their means.
  • Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming left for Spirit Spring Market to sell the Lu Household’s reserves and strengthen its cultivators.
  • Wang Haofeng asked Wang Haochang to choose the Earth Spirit Sect as their next target, but Wang Haochang rejected it because its young sect master had a connection to the Spirit Creek Sect.
  • Wang Haochang chose the Yang Household as the next target and said they would strike after he advanced to the Foundation Establishment late stage, then ordered Wang Haofeng to buy pills and investigate the Lu Household’s frequent market visits.
  • Wang Haofeng set out for Spirit Spring Market, while another pair of eyes secretly watching the Lu Household began to stir.

Ch. 35Murderous intent from another pair of eyes: crisis descends!

Qin Wuxiang convinced Zhao Donglai and Li Taichu to attack the Lu Household in seven days, while the Lu Household strengthened its defenses and prepared new weapons without knowing of the coming assault. Seven days later, twelve figures appeared outside the Lu Household's mountain gate.

  • Qin Wuxiang, Zhao Donglai, and Li Taichu discussed the Lu Household's valuable market transactions and agreed to plunder it before its resources were spent.
  • Qin Wuxiang persuaded Zhao Donglai and Li Taichu that their secret treasure fragments would hide their attack, and they scheduled the assault for seven days later.
  • Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming returned from Spirit Spring Market with supreme-grade Spirit Artifacts and powerful spirit talismans for the Lu Household's cultivators.
  • Lu Changfeng hired Quan Yong'an, a Foundation Establishment Peak formation master, to upgrade the lineage-protecting formation, while he cultivated toward Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
  • Seven days later, twelve figures appeared in the night sky outside the Lu Household's mountain gate.

Ch. 36Twelve Foundation Establishment Foes-He Could Only Waste a Shell!

Twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators from three allied factions attacked the Lu Household and shattered its unfinished protective formation. As Lu Changfeng prepared to sacrifice himself so the others could flee, Lu Chenxing claimed he could destroy the attackers with a weapon he had asked the household to make space for, and led everyone toward it.

  • Twelve black-robed Foundation Establishment cultivators struck the Lu Household's unfinished formation until it broke.
  • Lu Changfeng judged the Lu Household outmatched and ordered Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming to lead the others away while he held off the attackers.
  • Lu Changfeng apologized to Quan Yong'an and gave him fifty thousand Spirit Stones to carry a report to the Spirit Creek Sect; Quan Yong'an left, and the attackers allowed him to go after learning he was a formation master of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
  • Lu Chenxing told Lu Changfeng, Lu Changgeng, and Lu Xuanming that he had a way to annihilate the attackers using the big thing he had asked them to provide space for.
  • Lu Changfeng trusted Lu Chenxing and led the Lu Household members toward the weapon.

Ch. 37Nuclear weapon, launch! Target locked, mushroom cloud rising!

Lu Chenxing launched a nuclear missile at Qin Wuxiang’s group, destroying Qin and leaving a vast mushroom cloud behind. The Lu Household survived the distant blast waves, while Lu Chenxing considered the weapon’s limitations and the possibility of asking Great Xia for a replacement.

  • Lu Chenxing locked the nuclear missile onto Qin Wuxiang, ordered Lu Changfeng, Lu Changgeng, and Lu Xuanming to follow his directions, then launched it and led the Lu Household away.
  • The missile pursued Qin Wuxiang as the twelve Foundation Establishment cultivators scattered, and Qin’s defensive treasures and flying sword failed to save him from the explosion.
  • Zhao Donglai, Li Taichu, and the other nine cultivators followed toward the explosion while the Lu Household fled farther away.
  • Lu Chenxing raised a barrier with the three elders to protect the household from the shock waves, and they watched the mushroom cloud rise.
  • Lu Chenxing considered the missile’s slow pursuit, its indiscriminate blast, and asking Great Xia for an improved weapon and a replacement.

Ch. 38The Danger Within Radiation Particles, a Secret Treasure Fragment That Survived Truth

After Lu Chenxing’s nuclear attack devastated the area, he discovered that its radiation particles could invade souls but could be safely collected with Spiritual Power. He and Lu Changfeng searched the blast center for clues and found a mirror fragment that revealed an ancient bronze mirror when Lu Chenxing examined it with his Divine Sense.

  • Lu Chenxing explained that the explosion came from a Law Artifact and found that a radiation particle attacked his Divine Sense, forcing him to sever part of it.
  • A Lu Household disciple collapsed after exposing his Spiritual Sense to a particle, and Lu Changfeng warned everyone that the particles could severely injure souls.
  • Lu Chenxing learned that Spiritual Power could safely capture the particles, then had the Lu Household collect them to clear the air.
  • Lu Chenxing and Lu Changfeng searched the scorched blast center and found a mirror fragment that had survived the explosion.
  • Lu Chenxing sent his Divine Sense into the fragment and saw an ancient bronze mirror appear in primordial chaos as scenes flashed across it.

Ch. 39Images of the Past, the Invaders' Identities-They Were a Pack of Beasts!

Lu Chenxing used the secret treasure’s memories to discover that the Blazing Yang Sect, the Divine Fire Gate, and the Zhao Household had joined forces as demonic bandit cultivators and attacked the Lu Household. After their leaders were killed, he and Lu Changfeng identified the three forces and began searching for the other treasure fragments.

  • Lu Chenxing witnessed how Qin Wuxiang, Li Taichu, and Zhao Donglai formed an alliance and used secret treasure fragments to conceal their raids on other forces.
  • The three leaders planned to destroy the Lu Household and the Wang Household to steal their resources and the Lu Household’s sword immortal inheritance.
  • Lu Chenxing learned that the attackers were members of the Blazing Yang Sect, the Divine Fire Gate, and the Zhao Household, not the Wang Household.
  • Qin Wuxiang and the other attackers gathered near him and were killed by the nuclear bomb, while Lu Chenxing sensed where Li Taichu’s and Zhao Donglai’s treasure fragments had fallen.
  • Lu Chenxing told Lu Changfeng that the three allied forces had destroyed seven or eight other sects and households, and he resolved to grow strong enough to protect his family.

Ch. 40Coming to demand justice, wiping out the Divine Fire Gate!

After the Lu Household’s encampment was destroyed, Lu Chenxing urged the family to seek justice from the factions that had attacked them. The Lu Household broke the Divine Fire Gate’s defenses and wiped it out, while Lu Chenxing confronted the reality of killing people for the first time.

  • Lu Chenxing suggested that the Lu Household attack the Blazing Yang Sect, the Divine Fire Gate, and the Zhao Household in retaliation for their assault.
  • Lu Changfeng led Lu Changgeng, Lu Xuanming, and Lu Chenxing to the Divine Fire Gate before its allies could react.
  • The Lu Household struck the Divine Fire Gate’s formation with a Water Dragon Talisman and coordinated attacks until Lu Changfeng shattered it with a sword strike.
  • Lu Chenxing killed a Divine Fire Gate disciple, struggled with his first human killing, then continued fighting after Lu Changfeng reassured him.
  • Lu Changfeng killed the fleeing Divine Fire Gate elders, and the Lu Household showed no mercy to the remaining disciples who begged to live.

Ch. 41Wiping out Three Foundation Establishment Forces in Succession, a Plan to Transport Spirit Veins to Great Xia

The Lu Household wiped out the Divine Fire Gate and Zhao Household, then found that Zhou Cang had fled the Blazing Yang Sect with most of its treasury. After claiming the Blazing Yang Sect, Lu Chenxing sought a storage ring so he could transport the three territories’ spirit veins to Great Xia.

  • Lu Chenxing sat out the Divine Fire Gate battlefield cleanup while Lu Changfeng gave the others a quarter of an hour to search for resources.
  • The Lu Household attacked the unaware Zhao Household and killed its remaining defenders.
  • After learning the Divine Fire Gate had fallen, Zhou Cang took most of the Blazing Yang Sect’s treasury and fled, leaving its disciples behind.
  • The Lu Household arrived at the Blazing Yang Sect and learned Zhou Cang had escaped, so Lu Changfeng ordered an investigation and a bounty for him.
  • Lu Chenxing examined the Blazing Yang Sect’s spirit vein and asked Lu Changfeng for a storage ring to transport the spirit veins from all three territories to Great Xia.

Ch. 42The Lu Household Was Wiped Out? A Scheme for an Entire Commandery

After destroying three factions, the Lu Household settled at the Blazing Yang Sect, while the Wang Household mistook the Lu Household’s ruined home for evidence that it had been wiped out. The Crimson Firmament Sect investigated the destruction, and its sect master revealed a sinister plan to use the entire commandery as fuel.

  • Lu Changfeng sent Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming to sell resources and buy a storage ring, Mountain-Moving Talismans, and pills.
  • The Wang Household learned that the Lu Household’s territory had been devastated and assumed a powerful Golden Core cultivator had exterminated it.
  • Wang Haochang postponed the Wang Household’s planned attack on the Yang Household to avoid drawing the upper sect’s attention.
  • Lu Changfeng and the other Lu Household cultivators settled at the Blazing Yang Sect after taking valuable resources from the three defeated factions.
  • The Crimson Firmament Sect suspected that the Lu Household had acted on the Spirit Creek Sect’s orders and sent envoys to investigate and question the factions involved.
  • After the envoys left, Mo Wuji revealed a mirror fragment containing a red-haired monster and said that an entire commandery should provide enough firewood.

Ch. 43Storing mountains in a ring, wishing Great Xia a flourishing immortal path!

Lu Chenxing’s household secured three spirit mountains and prepared a vast shipment of cultivation resources for Great Xia. As the Lu Household rebuilt, the Wang Household planned further attacks, while Lu Chenxing’s letter explained the nuclear weapons’ effects and requested more.

  • Lu Chenxing used Mountain-moving Talismans and a storage ring to collect the Blazing Yang Sect’s spirit mountain, then set out to retrieve the mountains of the Divine Fire Gate and Zhao Household.
  • Lu Changfeng organized the Lu Household’s rebuilding and cleanup as spies reported that it had survived and destroyed three stronger factions.
  • Wang Haochang decided to worsen the commandery’s turmoil by targeting the Yang Household and then the Earth Spirit Sect.
  • Lu Chenxing prepared three spirit mountains, pills, Spirit Stones, materials, and cultivation inheritances for Great Xia.
  • Lu Chenxing wrote to Great Xia about the Lu Household’s battle, nuclear radiation, and the need for improved and replenished nuclear weapons.

Ch. 44Three Immortal Mountains Forge Great Xia's Opportunity for the Immortal Dao, Zhang Weiguo Reaches Foundation Establishment

Great Xia placed the three spiritual mountains Lu Chenxing sent back in the Kunwu Mountain Range to establish a cultivation ground. Zhang Weiguo began cultivating at the Blazing Yang Sect’s summit and attempted to break through to Foundation Establishment without a pill.

  • Great Xia’s leaders reviewed Lu Chenxing’s letter, discussed the attack on the Lu Household, and ordered more nuclear bombs while prioritizing research into cultivation materials and nuclear weapons.
  • Great Xia decided to place the three spiritual mountains in the Kunwu Mountain Range as a secluded cultivation base for its cultivators.
  • Zhang Weiguo activated the spatial ring and placed the three mountains among the range, where their spirit veins began releasing spiritual Qi.
  • Zhang Weiguo explored the Blazing Yang Sect’s preserved grounds, then sat at the summit and drew spiritual power into his Dantian as he attempted to break through.
  • Great Xia’s leaders realized Zhang Weiguo had no Foundation Establishment Pill, while Jiang Daocheng said he might succeed through sudden enlightenment and his heavenly spirit root.

Ch. 45Three Saints Mountain, Star Palace, Great Xia launches nationwide Spirit Root testing

After Zhang Weiguo broke through to Foundation Establishment, Great Xia’s leaders launched nationwide Spirit Root testing and established the Star Palace to train gifted citizens. Testing began across the country, and Chen Feng showed signs of having the aptitude to become a cultivator.

  • Zhang Weiguo used his Heavenly Spirit Root, deep Spiritual Power, and emerging artistic conception to break through to Foundation Establishment.
  • Zhang Weiguo summoned a flying sword and demonstrated that he could ride and steer it through the air.
  • Ji Chang'an ordered Spirit Root testing for Great Xia citizens aged over ten and under thirty-five, with those who had Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude sent to Three Saints Mountain.
  • Great Xia’s senior officials named the country’s cultivation faction the Star Palace and began nationwide testing using Spirit-Sensing Stones.
  • At a temporary testing site in Jingnan City, No. 11 Middle School, crimson light filled the room as officials told student Chen Feng he was about to become a cultivator.

Ch. 46Great Xia's flourishing immortal path, cultivation feedback from nearly a hundred people

Chen Feng discovered that cultivation was real when Great Xia officials recruited him for the Great Xia Star Palace, while officials celebrated the country’s growing ranks of heavenly spirit root cultivators and prepared resources for Lu Chenxing. The chapter left Great Xia expanding its cultivation efforts and anticipating the feedback Lu Chenxing would receive as the number of cultivators increased.

  • Chen Feng was told by a Ministry of State Security official that his heavenly spirit root qualified him to join the Great Xia Star Palace, and he was taken to Three Saints Mountain by helicopter.
  • Chen Feng saw the Great Xia Star Palace’s sacred immortal grounds and realized that cultivation was real.
  • Great Xia officials celebrated having brought more than sixty heavenly spirit root cultivators to Three Saints Mountain, with nationwide testing still underway.
  • Ji Chang'an and Li Tao discussed supplying Lu Chenxing with nuclear bombs, law artifacts, pills, and materials, while Li Tao reported that radiation-particle research had damaged a volunteer’s spiritual sense.
  • Great Xia officials discussed how Lu Chenxing’s cultivation feedback system could accelerate his progress as the Star Palace grew toward an estimated five hundred cultivators.

Ch. 47So good he could fly! Grandfather and grandson broke through one after another to Foundation Establishment Late Stage!

Lu Changfeng and Lu Chenxing both broke through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and Lu Chenxing planned to repay the Lu Household by securing more cultivation resources. The household’s brief peace ended when Zhu Chuanxiong of the Crimson Firmament Sect arrived at its mountain gate.

  • Lu Changfeng broke through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage after being stuck at the middle stage for more than a decade.
  • Lu Chenxing immediately used Lu Changfeng’s meditation cushion to break through to Foundation Establishment Late Stage as well.
  • Lu Chenxing resolved to repay the Lu Household with resources and realized that Great Xia’s growing cultivation efforts were accelerating his progress.
  • Lu Chenxing began compressing his Spiritual Power to prepare for Core Formation, while the nearly penniless Lu Household waited for supplies from Great Xia.
  • Zhu Chuanxiong of the Crimson Firmament Sect arrived at the Lu Household’s mountain gate.

Ch. 48An envoy from the Crimson Firmament Sect: on the matter of self-defense and retaliation

Lu Changfeng told Zhu Chuanxiong that the Lu Household destroyed the Blazing Yang Sect, Divine Fire Gate, and Zhao Household in retaliation for their attack, and urged the Crimson Firmament Sect to investigate. Zhu Chuanxiong left promising an inquiry, but afterward a hidden scheme against the Lu Household began within the sect.

  • Lu Changfeng welcomed Zhu Chuanxiong, the Crimson Firmament Sect’s second elder, who questioned him about the destruction of three subordinate powers.
  • Lu Changfeng claimed twelve black-robed Foundation Establishment cultivators had attacked the Lu Household first and said the household’s ancestral protection had killed them.
  • Lu Chenxing could no longer produce the images from the secret treasure fragments, so Lu Changfeng told Zhu Chuanxiong that the evidence had vanished and pointed him toward Quan Yong'an and the surviving attackers’ trail.
  • Zhu Chuanxiong said he would report the matter and arrange an investigation, then accepted Lu Changfeng’s gift and learned that a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Blazing Yang Sect had escaped with its resources.
  • After Zhu Chuanxiong reported back, someone in the Crimson Firmament Sect began plotting against the Lu Household and considered using Quan Yong'an and the Blazing Yang Sect survivor.

Ch. 49He Had Reached Foundation Establishment Peak and Could Begin Preparing for Core Formation!

After the Lu Household settled its conflict with the Blazing Yang Sect, Divine Fire Gate, and Zhao Household, it used the peace and resources from three transfers with Great Xia to rebuild and grow stronger. Lu Chenxing reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and the chapter ended with Lu Changgeng proposing preparations for his attempt at Golden Core.

  • Li Kaiyang assured Lu Changfeng that the Spirit Creek Sect would protect the Lu Household, and Lu Changfeng thanked him with a generous gift.
  • The Lu Household restored Heavenly Traversal Peak, cleared the nuclear fallout, and distributed resources while its cultivators focused on raising their cultivation.
  • Over two and a half months, Lu Chenxing reached Foundation Establishment Peak, and three transfers with Great Xia brought pills, artifacts, nuclear bombs, and resources worth millions of Spirit Stones.
  • Lu Changfeng and the others changed clan missions to gather pill- and artifact-refining materials, while Great Xia's cultivation population and growing numbers of talented children impressed Lu Chenxing.
  • Lu Changgeng said the Lu Household should begin preparing for Lu Chenxing's attempt to reach Golden Core.

Ch. 50The Earth Spirit Sect had to be destroyed, it absolutely had to be destroyed!

Lu Chenxing prepared to travel with Lu Changfeng to Spirit Spring Market for an auction and buy pills for his Golden Core breakthrough. As they left, Wang Haochang decided to attack the Earth Spirit Sect to gather resources and strengthen the Wang Household.

  • Lu Chenxing learned that Spirit Spring Market would hold a major auction in just over half a month and asked to attend.
  • Lu Changfeng agreed to accompany Lu Chenxing, while Lu Changgeng and Lu Xuanming stayed behind to guard the Lu Household.
  • Lu Chenxing showed the elders his nuclear bomb launcher and explained how to use it and shelter from its blast.
  • Lu Changfeng carried Lu Chenxing to Spirit Spring Market as scouts reported their departure to other forces.
  • Wang Haofeng urged Wang Haochang to destroy the Earth Spirit Sect and pursue the Golden Core Realm.
  • Wang Haochang decided that the Wang Household would destroy the Earth Spirit Sect.
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