Chapter Summaries

Wang Shouzhe tested Wang Zongchang’s combat skills, then equipped and recruited him for the clan’s covert work. The chapter left Wang Zongchang reluctantly agreeing to train as a scout while taking on the cost of his gear and instructors.

• Wang Zongchang sparred with Wang Shouzhe but could not break through his defense, even with his Gentle Wind Slash.
• Wang Shouzhe invited Wang Zongchang to drink Ice Crystal Spirit Wine and received the Spirit Treasure Wine Gourd from Wang Shouwei.
• Wang Shouzhe gave Wang Zongchang the Night Shadow Armor and urged him to use his Xun Wind Bloodline for scouting and assassination.
• Wang Zongchang agreed to become a scout for the clan after Wang Shouzhe explained the need for covert skills.
• Wang Shouzhe arranged Rogue Cultivator instructors for Wang Zongchang and charged him contribution points for the armor and training.

Wang Shouzhe’s children visited him while Liu Ruolan was in seclusion, and he reflected on their bloodlines and the Wang Clan’s growing wealth. Liu Ruolan broke through to the middle Spirit Platform Realm and became a Primordial Water Spirit Body, then reunited with Wang Shouzhe while their children returned home without them.

• Wang Shouzhe spoke with Wang Zongchang, then welcomed Wang Liyao and Wang Zongan home from school and listened as they discussed their studies and cultivation.
• Wang Shouzhe considered how to improve his children’s bloodlines and reviewed the Wang Clan’s expanding industries and income.
• Wang Zongan said he missed Liu Ruolan, so Wang Shouzhe took him and Wang Liyao to Shuiyue Pavilion to check on her seclusion.
• Liu Ruolan’s breakthrough released a powerful Dharma Image Phantom, and she emerged safely with her cultivation advanced to the middle Spirit Platform Realm.
• Liu Ruolan told Wang Shouzhe she had absorbed the Primordial Water Spirit Bead’s origin power and transformed into a Primordial Water Spirit Body.
• Wang Shouzhe sent Wang Liyao and Wang Zongan home on the Primordial Water Spirit Turtle, then stayed with Liu Ruolan while the children waited for dinner.

A Yin Sha Sect personal disciple pressured Huangfu Jinhuan into preparing ships and help for a sea expedition, promising to heal Ancestor Huaye and destroy the Ping'an Wang Clan. As Changning Guard's balance of power shifted, Huangfu Jinhuan sought a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead from Madam Ji to defend against the Yin Sha Sect, unaware that his request was part of a long-term plan to lure him in.

• A white-robed Yin Sha Sect disciple reminded Huangfu Jinhuan that he owed three lives and demanded ships, a crew, and Huaye's participation in an upcoming operation.
• The young master offered to suppress Huaye's Purple Mansion Sword Qi and promised to remove the Ping'an Wang Clan once Huangfu Jinhuan fulfilled his orders.
• Xiahou Hongde left his post, Wei Wenxun became Changning Guard's new City Governor, and Wang Shouzhe restrained his inspections by revealing his Purple Mansion Academy connections.
• Ancestor Beichen successfully advanced to the Celestial Realm, shifting Changning Guard's balance of power and further weakening the Huangfu Clan's standing.
• Huangfu Jinhuan visited Madam Ji and offered three hundred thousand Qian Gold for her help acquiring a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead to protect his clan from a Yin Sha Sect expert.
• After Huangfu Jinhuan left, Madam Ji reflected that the Clan Head's long-term plan to hook him was finally producing results.

Wang Shouzhe and his guests discussed the Yin Sha Sect’s search for a Divine Martial Dynasty Blood Nest and learned that it could produce powerful warriors. When Master Binglan refused to help, Wang Shouzhe pointed out that the Ping'an Wang Clan had plenty of Heavenly Prodigies of its own.

• Wang Shouzhe hosted Fang You'an and Junior Sister Luwei in his courtyard and thanked Fang You'an for their profitable Spirit Wine partnership.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Fang You'an about the Yin Sha Sect, and Fang You'an identified its target as a Blood Nest connected to the Blood Venerable.
• Fang You'an explained that Blood Nests used cruel bloodline experiments and could produce Spirit Platform Realm warriors, with rare advanced examples capable of producing Celestial Realm warriors.
• Wang Shouzhe learned that Master Binglan had sent him the message “Scram!” instead of agreeing to help confront the Yin Sha Sect.
• Fang You'an offered to help with Junior Sister Luwei, but Wang Shouzhe reminded him that the Ping'an Wang Clan had several Heavenly Prodigies, including Liu Ruolan.

Wang Shouzhe gathered several protective talismans and a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead while waiting for the Huangfu Clan to make its move. Huangfu Jinhuan mortgaged four valuable farms to Madam Ji to obtain a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead, believing it would help the clan turn the tables.

• Wang Shouzhe learned that his Master had sent Senior Sister Luwei as support, then asked Fang You'an about replies from the High Persons he had contacted.
• Fang You'an gave Wang Shouzhe a Celestial Realm Sword Talisman from Master Xuanyao, a Yuanshui Spirit Shield Talisman from the master of Yuanshui Heavenly Lake, and an Illusion Jade Talisman from Lady Huandie.
• Fang You'an handed Wang Shouzhe a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead that he had obtained through the Academy, and Wang Shouzhe paid him 250,000 Qian Gold.
• Madam Ji offered Huangfu Jinhuan a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead for 450,000 Qian Gold and required collateral for the sale on credit.
• Huangfu Jinhuan mortgaged four central farms worth about 500,000 Qian Gold to Madam Ji, agreeing to repay the money within three years or lose the farms.
• Huangfu Jinhuan obtained the Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead and prepared to use it as one of the Huangfu Clan's trump cards against the Wang Clan.

Wang Shouzhe and his companions sailed toward Baidao Guard aboard a luxurious merchant ship, with Wang Shouzhe making plans to enlist local clans and keep their mission safe. As their ship approached Zhongshan Island, fishermen learned that a Fourth-Order sea beast had entered nearby waters and watched the Ping'an Wang Clan vessel head toward the Zhong Clan’s island.

• Wang Shouzhe, Liu Ruolan, Ancestor Longyan, Ancestor Beichen, Fang You'an, and Senior Sister Luwei departed Donghai Guard aboard a new ocean-going ship, carrying the Primordial Water Spirit Turtle and a Fourth-Order Vermilion-Crowned Immortal Crane Flying Carriage.
• Wang Shouzhe teased Fang You'an about being unmarried, and the group speculated that Fang You'an might have feelings for their Master.
• Wang Shouzhe said they would visit the Zhong Clan of Baidao Guard and explained that he wanted local forces to support their dangerous mission in the Outer Sea.
• Near Zhongshan Island, Liu An and his relatives learned from Han Ying that a Fourth-Order sea beast had entered nearby waters and that they should stop fishing.
• Liu An and his relatives saw the Ping'an Wang Clan’s enormous merchant ship pass their fishing boat and head toward Zhongshan Island.

Wang Shouzhe recruited the Zhong Clan and Ancestor Xiangyang to help deal with a Yin Sha Sect spy and a hidden Blood Nest. Meanwhile, the Young Master and the Huangfu Clan found Ice Sha Island, unaware that Wang Shouzhe and Fang You'an were watching and waiting for the right moment to strike.

• Zhong Wannian and Ancestor Xiangyang welcomed Wang Shouzhe, Fang You'an, Xu Beichen, and their companions at Deepwater Pier.
• Wang Shouzhe explained that the hidden Yin Sha Sect spy was connected to a Blood Nest, and Ancestor Xiangyang agreed to join the operation.
• Yin Jiu led the Young Master and the Huangfu Clan through the Ice Sha Mist to Ice Sha Island, where they entered a Blood Nest Sentry Post.
• The Young Master described how Wedding Dress Blood Gu could improve bloodlines and promised the Huangfu Clan a Gu King in exchange for their allegiance.
• Fang You'an reported that the Young Master's group had found the Blood Nest, but Wang Shouzhe chose to wait while they explored it.

The young master’s party captured Wedding Dress Blood Gu and discovered that the Blood Nest Base was still guarded by a living Artifact Spirit. When the young master demanded its surrender, it activated its defenses, and two powerful Blood Nest Warriors emerged to fight him and Ancestor Huaye.

• Ancestor Huaye killed two Blood Nest Warriors, and Yin Jiu used Gu-Attracting Pills to capture the Wedding Dress Blood Gu that emerged from them.
• The young master explained how the pills worked, while Huangfu Jinhuan coveted the captured gu as a way to improve his clan’s bloodlines.
• The party entered the Blood Nest Base and found fresh sacrifices, a Blood-Colored Altar, a suspended sphere, and two enormous blood cocoons.
• The Artifact Spirit revealed that the Blood Nest Base had gone dormant after sending its warriors to fight the Extraterritorial Heavenly Demons, but the young master demanded that it submit.
• The Artifact Spirit triggered its intruder extermination protocol, releasing two Celestial Realm Blood Nest Warriors; Ancestor Huaye fought one while the young master summoned his Yin Sha Profound Corpse and Demon Blade.
• Ancestor Huaye struggled against his opponent and blamed Wang Shouzhe for the loss of his inherited Dharma Treasure, while Huangfu Jinhuan secretly planned to turn the young master’s gains to his clan’s advantage.

The young master captured the Ice Sha Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, but Huangfu Jinhuan and Ancestor Huaye revealed their plan to kill him with help from Ancestor Yuanwu. Just as they prepared to finish off the defeated young master, Wang Shouzhe appeared and shocked them.

• The young master killed a Blood Nest Warrior, captured its Wedding Dress Blood Gu King, and promised Yin Jiu an Ascension Pill as a reward.
• The young master broke through the altar’s formation and took the Ice Sha Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, hoping to advance his bloodline.
• Ancestor Huaye revealed that he had been pretending to cooperate, destroyed the Yin Sha Profound Corpse, and summoned Ancestor Yuanwu from among Huangfu Jinhuan’s attendants.
• Ancestor Huaye and Ancestor Yuanwu fought the young master while Huangfu Jinhuan’s cultivators killed Yin Jiu; the young master swallowed an Extreme Yin Sha Poison Pill and gained the upper hand.
• Ancestor Huaye used a Six-Pole Sun Flame Bead to suppress the young master’s Yin Killing Intent, allowing him and Ancestor Yuanwu to defeat him.
• As Ancestor Huaye raised his halberd to kill the wounded young master, Wang Shouzhe appeared and startled Huangfu Jinhuan and Ancestor Huaye.

Wang Shouzhe arrived with powerful allies to confront Huangfu Jinhuan and the Yin Sha Sect’s Yin Yuze. Yin Yuze unleashed the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, forcing Fang You'an and Luwei to hold him back while Wang Shouzhe prepared to deal with the remaining enemies.

• Huangfu Jinhuan was stunned when Wang Shouzhe appeared at the Blood Nest Base and declared he would take Yin Yuze’s head.
• Wang Shouzhe’s allies arrived, including Ancestor Longyan, Liu Ruolan, Xu Beichen, Zhong Xiangyang, Fang You'an, and Luwei.
• Fang You'an recognized Yin Yuze as an enemy from the Outer Realm Battlefield and vowed to kill him.
• Yin Yuze shattered a blood-colored sphere and let the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor enter his body, unleashing its dangerous power.
• Fang You'an and Luwei moved to restrain Yin Yuze, while Fang urged Wang Shouzhe to defeat Huangfu Jinhuan’s side and come help.
• Wang Shouzhe faced Huangfu Jinhuan, confident that his preparations had left him with trump cards.

Wang Shouzhe faced Huangfu Jinhuan after Yin Yuze’s transformation shifted the battle, while Ancestor Xiangyang persuaded Ancestor Yuanwu to withdraw from the conflict. The Wang Clan prepared to fight Huangfu Huaye, and Ancestor Longyan revealed powerful spirit artifacts as the chapter ended with Wang Shouzhe reflecting on how far her strength had come.

• Huangfu Jinhuan celebrated Yin Yuze’s transformation and prepared to defeat Wang Shouzhe’s side with the Huangfu Clan’s remaining forces.
• Wang Shouzhe asked Ancestor Xiangyang to hold back Ancestor Yuanwu, and Ancestor Xiangyang convinced him to withdraw and discuss the Dao instead.
• Wang Shouzhe arranged for Ancestor Beichen, Ancestor Longyan, and Liu Ruolan to fight Huangfu Huaye while he handled the remaining opponents.
• Ancestor Beichen took the air with the Dragon Suppressing Stele and faced Huangfu Huaye despite having only recently advanced to the Celestial Realm.
• Ancestor Longyan appeared in ice-colored battle armor with jade-like wings and a high-grade spirit sword, astonishing Ancestor Yuanwu and Ancestor Xiangyang.
• Wang Shouzhe recalled how he had supported Ancestor Longyan after she protected the clan for decades, and judged that her combat strength had finally taken shape.

Wang Shouzhe’s allies revealed their formidable strength, but Huangfu Jinhuan then led an attack on Wang Shouzhe himself. Wang Shouwei blocked the attackers while Wang Shouzhe unleashed his new Blood Witch No. 3 vines, leaving the battle poised to intensify.

• Wang Shouzhe’s investments helped Ancestor Longyan reach third-tier Bloodline Awakening and equipped her and Liu Ruolan with powerful artifacts.
• Liu Ruolan revealed her Primordial Water Spirit Body and battle armor, helping her and Ancestor Longyan rival Celestial Realm cultivators and shaking Ancestor Beichen’s confidence.
• Huangfu Jinhuan ordered his clan’s fighters to attack Wang Shouzhe, while Xiao Yuanwu and Zhong Xiangyang expected him to be overwhelmed.
• Wang Shouzhe sent Wang Shouwei to block Huangfu Jinhuan and two other Spirit Platform Realm fighters, revealing him as a powerful guard-type puppet.
• Wang Shouzhe retreated while scattering seeds, then grew Blood Witch No. 3 vines that combined the Witch Series’ rapid growth with the Bloodthirsty Vine’s paralysis and bloodthirst traits.

Wang Shouzhe used his Vine Array to defeat the Huangfu Clan forces and avenge the Ping'an Wang Clan’s ancestors, while Ancestor Longyan killed Huangfu Huaye. The group then hurried to help Fang You'an and Junior Sister Luwei, who were struggling against their opponent.

• Wang Shouzhe strengthened the Blood Witch vines and used them to trap and kill two Huangfu Clan elders.
• Wang Shouzhe defeated the remaining Huangfu Clan retainers, spared Huangfu Jinhuan a painful death at Xiao Yuanwu’s request, and had Wang Shouwei kill him swiftly.
• Ancestor Longyan and her allies overcame Huangfu Huaye, and Ancestor Longyan wept after cutting off his head.
• Wang Shouzhe comforted Ancestor Longyan as they recognized that their vengeance had been repaid and the Huangfu Clan was finished.
• Fang You'an called out that he and Junior Sister Luwei were close to being overwhelmed, so Wang Shouzhe and the others rushed to assist them.

Wang Shouzhe and his companions defeated Yin Yuze and captured the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor, but it escaped and parasitized Ancestor Longyan. With Wang Shouzhe and Luwei’s help, Longyan survived the transformation and awakened the Ice Baleful Spirit Body; the group then prepared to divide their abundant spoils.

• Wang Shouzhe treated Fang You'an while Ancestor Beichen, Ancestor Longyan, Liu Ruolan, and Luwei fought Yin Yuze, whose movements Luwei restricted with her Longevity Tree and cultivated rose vines.
• Fang You'an captured the Wedding Dress Blood Gu Emperor in a jade box after Yin Yuze was killed, but the Gu broke free and parasitized Ancestor Longyan instead of Ancestor Beichen.
• Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan brought Longyan into an empty Blood Nest, where Luwei supplied a Dao Heart Pill and helped Wang Shouzhe support Longyan through the painful transformation.
• After three days, Ancestor Longyan emerged with the Ice Baleful Spirit Body, and Luwei explained that her Sacred Wood Bloodline let her advance without an Ascension Pill.
• Fang You'an presented the group with a list of their abundant spoils, while Xiao Yuanwu realized he would receive no share because he had not joined their team.

Wang Shouzhe and the others tallied the spoils from Yin Yuze and the Blood Nest Base, including a fortune in treasures and a valuable Floating Island. As the academy claimed the Blood Nest technology and discussed dividing the island, Wang Shouzhe asked for the base’s intelligent Artifact Spirit.

• Fang You'an listed Yin Yuze's storage ring, Yin Sha Demon Blade, cultivation manuals, and other treasures, and Wang Shouzhe asked about using the Extreme Yin Profound Baleful Art as a reference.
• Fang You'an explained the risks of cultivating the art and agreed that Wang Shouzhe could privately study it for reference, while Xu Beichen and Zhong Xiangyang abandoned their interest in cultivating it.
• Fang You'an valued the other spoils, including Spirit Artifacts, Wedding Dress Blood Gu, and the Floating Island, whose two high-grade spirit veins could support a lucrative operation.
• Fang You'an said the academy would claim the blood nests and technical materials, and offered the others a larger share of the Floating Island in return.
• Wang Shouzhe asked for the Blood Nest Base's talking Artifact Spirit, and proposed that its technical materials be transferred while he kept a blank, intelligent Artifact Spirit.

After the spoils from the Huangfu Clan operation were divided, Wang Shouzhe secured valuable relics and Floating Island shares for the Wang Clan and offered cooperation to Xiao Yuanwu. Meanwhile, Master Yunyang took Wang Lici from Xuanlu Mountain toward the Qian Capital, intending to visit an old rival as he continued raising her cultivation.

• Fang You'an valued the spoils and allocated shares according to the participants’ contributions, with Wang Shouzhe, Wang Longyan, and Liu Ruolan receiving the Wang Clan’s points.
• Xu Beichen and Zhong Xiangyang each chose a Floating Island share and other rewards, while Wang Shouzhe claimed the remaining spoils and subscribed the Wang Clan to three shares.
• Wang Shouzhe offered to cooperate with Xiao Yuanwu, who accepted and promised to visit him in Ping'an with his Clan Leader.
• Master Yunyang and Wang Lici were turned away from Xuanlu Mountain after it closed for five years, ending their stay there.
• Master Yunyang decided to take Wang Lici to the Qian Capital and selected an old rival from his notebook as their next visit.

Wang Luotong sought Wang Shouzhe’s help to improve her bloodline and, with his assistance, advanced to middle-grade A and awakened the Lihuo Bloodline. After allocating the Wedding Dress Blood Gu among his clan, Wang Shouzhe received word that Gu Hanyu had come to visit and went to meet her.

• Wang Shouzhe hosted Wang Luotong and Lei Bowu, while Liu Ruolan learned that the Lei Clan had proposed marriage and Wang Luotong insisted she did not want to marry.
• Lei Bowu offered to marry into the Wang Clan, but Wang Shouzhe noted that Lei Bowu’s father would likely oppose it and decided to probe Lei Yangyu’s attitude later.
• After Lei Bowu left, Wang Luotong asked Wang Shouzhe about treasures that could improve bloodline aptitude, and he warned her of the risks of using the Wedding Dress Blood Gu.
• Wang Luotong used the Wedding Dress Blood Gu with Wang Shouzhe’s assistance, advanced to middle-grade A, and awakened her first-layer Lihuo Bloodline.
• Wang Shouzhe planned how to distribute the remaining Wedding Dress Blood Gu and their Kings among clan members, including Ancestor Xiaohan, Wang Liyao, and himself.
• A clan guard reported that Gu Hanyu had arrived to see Wang Shouzhe, who went to meet the renowned alchemist-physician.

Wang Shouzhe negotiated compensation from the defeated Huangfu Clan, acquired its cultivation manuals and assets, and strengthened the Ping'an Wang Clan. Years later, Ancestor Longyan broke through to the Celestial Realm, and the clan began preparing a Celestial Banquet to celebrate.

• Gu Hanyu asked Wang Shouzhe to let the uninvolved Huangfu clansmen leave safely, and he demanded one million Qian Gold in compensation or valuable cultivation manuals.
• Wang Shouzhe borrowed funds from Qian Xue'an and Luwei to buy up the Huangfu Clan's assets as Changning Guard's clans redeemed its mortgaged industries.
• The surviving Huangfu clansmen gave the Ping'an Wang Clan the original copies of the Red Dragon True Art and numerous other cultivation manuals and martial techniques in exchange for Wang Shouzhe's approval of their exile.
• Over several years, the Ping'an Wang Clan absorbed the Huangfu Clan's assets and rose in prestige to stand alongside the Changning Lei Clan.
• Ancestor Longyan endured her lightning tribulations and broke through to the Celestial Realm, prompting the Wang Clan to prepare a Celestial Banquet and send invitations to aristocratic clans.

Liang Haofeng brought Liang Hongxuan and Liang Muqing to Ping'an Town for Wang Longyan’s promotion feast, hoping to strengthen the Liang Clan’s ties with the Wang Clan. At Changning Official Ferry, they met Sun Yunfei’s party and the arriving Gongsun Clan, where Wang relatives recalled their family ties before Ancestor Xiaohan appeared across the river.

• Liang Haofeng traveled east with Liang Hongxuan and Liang Muqing, carrying gifts to attend Wang Longyan’s promotion feast and improve the Liang Clan’s relationship with the Wang Clan.
• At Changning Official Ferry, Liang Haofeng met Sun Yunfei, who explained how the Wang Clan’s Affinal Clan Alliance had helped Xing’an’s clans profit from a new reed strain.
• Liang Haofeng and Sun Yunfei exchanged pleasantries while their juniors met, and Sun Yunfei praised Liang Hongxuan for passing the Purple Mansion Academy preliminary test.
• Gongsun Qiang arrived with the Shanyang Gongsun Clan, and Wang Zhenrong and Wang Liuyu spoke fondly of Wang Shouzhe as they returned to their maiden home.
• Gongsun Qiang identified the man crossing the river as Ancestor Xiaohan, whose arrival moved Wang Zhenrong.

The Ping'an Wang Clan prepared to host a grand Celestial Banquet, impressing visiting clans with its wealth, organization, and promising younger generation. As guests arrived, Wang Shouzhe also faced Lei Yangyu’s demand for an explanation after Wang Shouye’s involvement with Lei Yan Yun, and pushed his reluctant brother toward marriage.

• Wang Xiaohan welcomed Wang Zhenrong and the Gongsun Clan at the ferry, then greeted Liang Haofeng and Sun Yunfei.
• Wang Shounuo assigned Wang Zongyao and Wang Zongcai to receive the Yingxiu Wu Clan and Yingxiu Hang Clan, whose guests were astonished by the Wang Clan’s lavish inn and facilities.
• Wang Zongcai warned the guests that the Academy was dangerous for anyone who could not become a direct disciple, frightening Wu Lingyun and prompting Chen Yushan to consider marrying into the Wang Clan.
• Wang Shouzhe received Lei Yangyu, who demanded explanations over two matters, and Wang Shouzhe told Wang Shouye to marry Lei Yan Yun after the two had become involved.
• Wang Shouye reluctantly agreed to do his best, and Lei Yangyu accepted the match and declared the Lei and Wang Clans in-laws.