Chapter Summaries

Wang Shouzhe and Wang Luojing opened Blood Venerable’s Secret Treasury and inventoried its treasures, including Divine Ability Spirit Treasures, a troop-transporting tower, and the Dao Artifact bow Prudence. The chapter ended with Emperor Longchang eagerly asking to see the nearly perfect Immortal Spirit Stone they had found.

• Wang Shouzhe rebuffed Emperor Longchang’s request for a share of Luojing’s inheritance, then paid off the Emperor’s gambling debt from his private treasury.
• Wang Shouzhe and Wang Luojing inspected thirteen Divine Ability Spirit Treasures, and Wang Shouzhe claimed the Hidden Sea Treasure Ring for himself while assigning the rest to the Wang Clan treasury.
• Wang Shouzhe examined the Rivers and Mountains Map and Troop Storage Tower, refusing Emperor Longchang’s request to borrow the tower for the national war.
• The Saint-Slaying Bow introduced itself, and Wang Shouzhe renamed it Prudence; it then mocked Emperor Longchang over his gambling debt.
• Wang Shouzhe and the others verified Blood Venerable’s stockpile of Spirit Stones, and Emperor Longchang eagerly asked to inspect the Immortal Spirit Stone.

Wang Shouzhe secured the Blood Venerable’s inheritance, warned Wang Luojing against copying his extreme methods, and helped her and Wang Lilong improve their bloodlines. Meanwhile, Qing Ji and Zi Ji unknowingly relayed news of the Blood Venerable Ruins to their demon sect, while the Old Dragon Ancestor declared Wang Lilong heir to the Primordial Water Azure Dragon Clan.

• Wang Shouzhe kept the Immortal Spirit Stone, discussed the Blood Venerable’s inheritance with Wang Luojing, and assured Emperor Longchang that the Wang Clan would not repeat the Blood Venerable’s human experiments.
• Emperor Longchang helped the Wang Clan dismantle the Crimson Dawn Temple, and the clan removed nearly everything except the Crimson Sanctuary and its Blood Nest Warriors.
• At the Xinping Branch of the Wang Clan Hotel, Qing Ji and Zi Ji heard rumors that Wang Anye had discovered a True Immortal ruin and sent the intelligence to their grandmaster using their jade talismans.
• Wang Luojing inherited the Holy Gu Codex and used Wedding Dress Blood Gus to raise her bloodline aptitude, opening a path toward the Void Ascension Realm.
• With Wang Shouzhe and Wang Lixian assisting, Wang Lilong absorbed the Azure Dragon Ancestor’s bloodline and greatly strengthened her Primordial Water Azure Dragon bloodline.
• The Old Dragon Ancestor proclaimed Wang Lilong the little princess and future leader of the Primordial Water Azure Dragon Clan, leaving Ao Longtian disgruntled.

Wang Ningxi attempted to fuse his clashing Yuanshui and Lihuo Bloodlines instead of giving one up, enduring repeated failures until the ninth attempt succeeded. He gained a powerful cold-colored flame technique and named it Buddha's Wrath Lotus.

• Old Dragon Ancestor praised Wang Lilong's bloodline and asked Wang Shouzhe to let her learn the Primordial Water Azure Dragon Clan's traditions in the Southern Wilderness Ancient Marsh.
• Wang Shouzhe and the others proposed extracting Wang Ningxi's Yuanshui and Lihuo Bloodlines, repairing his body, and using the Heavenly Silkworm to help him fuse them.
• Wang Ningxi agreed to the dangerous treatment, and Wang Luojing successfully extracted both bloodlines before Wang Shouzhe and Wang Lixian repaired his meridians and sea of qi.
• Wang Ningxi's first eight fusion attempts failed, repeatedly damaging his meridians and sea of qi, but the healers and Wang Luojing rescued him each time.
• On his ninth attempt, Wang Ningxi fused the two bloodlines and formed a cold-colored flame lotus, which he unleashed as a powerful explosion.
• Wang Ningxi named his new technique Buddha's Wrath Lotus, prompting Wang Shouzhe to suspect that the inspirational booklet had influenced him.

Wang Ningxi recovered from his failed breakthrough with an Innate Spirit Body, while Wang Shouzhe organized the Wang Clan’s preparations for trade, defense, and war. In South Qin, the Yin Serpent Demoness reported a lead on the Blood Venerable Ruins, prompting the Blood Child Devil Master to order an immediate war against Great Qian and travel there with an avatar.

• Wang Shouzhe tested Wang Ningxi, whose bloodline had awakened into an Innate Spirit Body and made him a Peerless Prodigy.
• Wang Anye reported that his master could repair the teleportation array from the Crimson Dawn Temple, and Xiao Xue listed the Wang Clan’s extensive land holdings.
• Wang Shouzhe assigned plans to introduce new grain varieties, form a clan army, and keep the Great Qian army from acting rashly around the Blood Venerable Ruins.
• The Yin Serpent Demoness received word that Chi Mei’s group had found possible traces of the Blood Venerable Ruins and sent Yu Lian to investigate.
• The Yin Serpent Demoness told the Blood Child Devil Master about the ruins, and he ordered Emperor Yuan You to begin the national war immediately.
• The Blood Child Devil Master split off an avatar and left with the Yin Serpent Demoness for Great Qian to seize the ruins.

Blood Child Devil Lord and Yin Serpent Demoness waited for a border war to distract Great Qian’s rulers so they could raid the Blood Venerable Ruins. At Lingyun Sacred Land, the War of the Holy Sons neared its conclusion, and Wang Lici’s Taotie Bloodline stunned the gathered observers as she attacked Frostsky City.

• Blood Child Devil Lord and Yin Serpent Demoness planned to exploit the coming war between South Qin, West Jin, and Great Qian to steal the Blood Venerable Ruins’ treasures.
• Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang joked with Wang Shouzhe before Master Jinji presented the candidates’ performances in the War of the Holy Sons.
• The gathered elders learned that Zhen Sicong had infiltrated Frostsky City and killed several of its successors, while Gongyang Ce and other candidates had built formidable forces.
• Master Jinji showed Wang Lici leading her army against Frostsky City, where her Taotie phantom smashed the city walls and devoured soldiers.
• Jiang Zhencang, Emperor Longchang, and the other spectators recognized Wang Lici’s legendary Taotie Bloodline and reacted with astonishment.

The War of the Holy Sons ended with Wang Liyao winning the Lingyun Codex inheritance after the candidates’ battles and scores were revealed. Artifact Spirit Lingyun named Liyao the inheriting Saint Daughter, while the chapter left the other Wang candidates’ achievements and ambitions in view.

• True Person Yunyang celebrated Wang Lici’s strength, while the crystal screen showed Wang Luoqiu leading a powerful army and Luwei commanding a treant force built through forbidden research.
• The screen revealed Wang Yingxuan and Wang Liyao had both taken Frostsky City, with Yingxuan winning through aggressive tactics and Liyao through careful development and low casualties.
• After the trial participants emerged, Artifact Spirit Lingyun announced their scores, placing Wang Liyao first among the candidates before the Heart Inquiry deductions.
• Wang Liyao, Wang Yingxuan, Wang Lici, and Luwei each chose personal loved ones over—or instead of—saving humanity, losing points in the Heart Inquiry.
• Lingyun declared Wang Liyao the winner and named her the inheriting Saint Daughter of Lingyun Sacred Land, then urged Jiang Zhencang to begin the inheritance.

Wang Lici chose to return to the Wang Clan instead of seeking another codex, and Wang Shouzhe arranged for her to spend time with her family and resume her studies. As Divine Ability Realm figures learned how much they could earn working for the Wang Clan, they began lining up for tasks, leaving Jiang Zhencang and Emperor Longchang to consider the growing competition.

• Wang Lici declined to leave for the Immortal Dynasty and agreed to return to the Wang Clan to visit her parents and relatives.
• Wang Shouzhe told Wang Lici she would attend the Clan School, and she used her Dharma Image Phantom to drag Lan Wan'er and others into joining her.
• True Person Yunyang accepted Wang Shouzhe's invitation to stay with the Wang Clan, while True Person Tianhe persuaded him to take paid tasks there.
• True Person Mingcheng, Master Xuanyao, and Master Heavenly Fire showed interest in working for the Wang Clan after hearing about the potential earnings.
• Emperor Longchang worried that the newly interested Divine Ability Realm cultivators would compete with him for Wang Clan work, while Jiang Zhencang protested that Wang Shouzhe was poaching Lingyun Sacred Land's people.

Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang argued over their legacies before secretly observing ordinary life in Xinping Town, while a South Qin army advanced toward Great Qian under orders shaped by the Demon Dynasty. The chapter ended with Longchang spotting a chance to investigate the Wang Clan’s influence through a patrol captain.

• Emperor Longchang tried to persuade Jiang Zhencang to retire, and the two Void Ascension experts traded insults until everyone around them dispersed.
• Murong Kaifeng and Prince Beimin discussed South Qin’s invasion plan, including a surprise attack on Sword Ridge Pass and the Demon Dynasty’s role in forcing the war.
• Zhuge Liangcai struggled to placate his distant relatives when he could not get them a window table at New Prosperity Tower.
• Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang, disguised as commoners, discussed Longchang’s attempts to monitor Wang Shouzhe while dining in Xinping Town.
• When Zhuge Liangcai asked for their table, Longchang refused, then became excited after learning Liangcai was a Wang Clan patrol captain.

Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang witnessed the Wang Clan’s orderly governance in Xinping Town before a troubled branch of the Zhao Clan arrived seeking help. Longchang rushed to intervene, but Wang Ansong entered and recognized him as a possible repeat offender.

• Zhuge Liangcai rebuked Sixth Sister-in-Law Guihua for insulting two elders, made her apologize, and paid for the elders’ meal.
• Jiang Zhencang praised the Wang Clan’s rules and education, while Longchang grumbled that Shouzhe had ordered him to stay with the clan.
• A group from the Heavenly Prefecture Zhao Clan discussed its seized iron-pot shipment, its financial troubles, and the possibility of sending Jun'er to seek a marriage alliance with the Wang Clan.
• Longchang concluded that Shouzhe had trapped the Zhao Clan and burst into their private room, offering to uphold justice.
• Wang Ansong arrived to stop the disturbance and asked Longchang why he was hiding, wondering whether he had arrested him before.

Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang went undercover to investigate a complaint against the Wang Clan, only for the real culprit to be exposed as the Heavenly Prefecture Jiang Clan. Wang Shouzhe settled the Zhao Clan’s debt dispute and gave Longchang an official role supervising the Wang Clan.

• Emperor Longchang accused Wang Ansong and the Wang Clan of bullying the Zhao Clan, but Wang Ansong agreed to hear the complaint publicly.
• Zhao Mingzhi explained that the Tianfu Prefecture Governor's Office had detained the Zhao Clan’s iron pots, and revealed that the Heavenly Prefecture Jiang Clan had blacklisted Wang Clan collaborators after losing the business.
• Jiang Zhencang learned that his clan had been abusing its influence, while Emperor Longchang abandoned his attempt to implicate Wang Shouzhe and tried to leave.
• Wang Ansong addressed Wang Shouzhe as Fourth Grand-Uncle, exposing Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang as the disguised Emperor and Holy Lord; both departed after Wang Shouzhe took charge.
• Wang Shouzhe allowed the Zhao Clan to repay its debt in installments and rejected the idea of using family members as collateral.
• Wang Shouzhe rewarded Zhuge Liangcai and gave Emperor Longchang a Wang Clan Supervisor armband, which Longchang eagerly accepted.

Wang Anxin tried to recruit the imprisoned Crimson Charm Demon Envoy, while Yin Serpent Demoness’s agents infiltrated Wang Clan territory and reported that Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang had arrived. After the Blood Child Devil Master decided to hasten the assault on the Blood Venerable Ruins, Wang Shouzhe learned that the Crimson Charm Demon Envoy would surrender only if he took her as a concubine, prompting Liu Ruolan to confront him.

• Wang Anxin offered the Crimson Charm Demon Envoy a position as a Wang Clan retainer, but she demanded that Wang Shouzhe take her as a concubine before she would betray the True Demon Hall.
• Qing Ji and Zi Ji met with Demon Envoy Yu Lian, shared news of Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang’s visit, and discussed Wang Clan gossip and their work at the hotel.
• Yin Serpent Demoness told the Blood Child Devil Master that Yu Lian had infiltrated Wang Clan territory and that Longchang and Jiang Zhencang were there; he ordered her to contact Chi Mei and decided to urge Qin and Jin to attack.
• Emperor Longchang teased Wang Shouzhe about taking a concubine, and Liu Ruolan suggested Zhao Yujun as a possible second wife.
• Wang Ningxi told Wang Shouzhe that Chi Mei demanded to become his concubine, and Emperor Longchang fled the courtyard with the others as Liu Ruolan confronted her husband.

Wang Shizhao briefed Great Qian’s commanders on a secret plan to use Nethergate Ridge as a weapon against South Qin’s invasion, revealing that Wang Shouzhe had prepared countermeasures against both South Qin and West Jin. The chapter ended with Wang Shouzhe returning home after a rough time with Liu Ruoling, where Wang Ningxi asked him to deal with Master Heavenly Fire.

• Prince Yongheng, Wang Shizhao, Prince Ning, and the other commanders discussed South Qin’s approaching army under Murong Kaifeng and the forces it had committed to the invasion.
• Wang Shizhao revealed that the Azure Dragon Third Regiment, White Tiger Regiment, and Xiqu Regiment would act as bait while the Wang Clan’s preparations allowed Nethergate Ridge to be detonated into a sea of fire.
• Wang Shizhao explained that Wang Zongan’s canal, reservoirs, and West Sea Bay water-storage dam had also been designed as a one-time defense against West Jin.
• Prince Ning doubted that Murong Kaifeng would abandon his cautious tactics, while Wang Shizhao insisted that Wang Shouzhe would find a way to draw him into the trap.
• Several days later, Wang Shouzhe returned to his courtyard after dealing with Liu Ruoling, and Wang Ningxi begged him to help with Master Heavenly Fire’s persistent attention.

Wang Shouzhe advised Wang Ningxi to accept Master Heavenly Fire as his master while continuing to develop the Cold Flame Art, and Wang Anxin persuaded the Crimson Charm Demon Envoy to become the Wang Clan’s first Divine Ability Realm Attendant. Meanwhile, the Wang Clan began establishing an exceptionally elite militia corps, leaving Emperor Longchang stunned by its ambitious standards.

• Wang Ningxi explained that he was developing the Cold Flame Art, and Wang Shouzhe advised him to study the Heavenly Fire True Art and accept Master Heavenly Fire as his master.
• Wang Anxin offered the Crimson Charm Demon Envoy the Wang Clan’s attendant terms, and she agreed to join and share information about the True Demon Hall.
• Wang Anxin asked the Crimson Charm Demon Envoy for the Yin Serpent Demoness’s contact method and code phrases, and she began providing them.
• The Longzuo Prefecture Governor’s Office approved the Changning Wang Clan Militia Corps, and Wang Anye began recruiting its five thousand two hundred members.
• Wang Anye announced demanding education, cultivation, and bloodline standards for the militia, while Emperor Longchang was shocked by plans for officers as powerful as Peerless Prodigies.

Wang Anye launched the Changning Wang Clan Militia Corps recruitment, while Wang Shouzhe experimented with accelerated spirit-rice cultivation and received a visit from Wang Gui seeking a place for his great-great-grandson. The chapter ended as Wang Shouzhe’s relatives and allied clan elders arrived to request command positions for their descendants.

• Wang Anye announced the militia recruitment, and Zhou Qingning organized the young applicants into groups and began the preliminary selection.
• Wang Zhong reunited with Wang Yong and other veteran retainers, who had brought their descendants to compete for places in the corps.
• Wang Shouzhe used the Rivers and Mountains Map and his Azure Emperor True Formula to accelerate Yao Crystal Rice growth, but his efforts to develop a useful seed variety remained unsuccessful.
• Wang Gui introduced his great-great-grandson Wang Xiaofu and asked Wang Shouzhe to secure him a battalion commander position, but Wang Shouzhe told the boy to apply and prove his potential himself.
• Chen Fangjie, Ancestor Mang, Lu Xiaoxiao, and Liu Yuanhui arrived one after another to ask Wang Shouzhe for militia command positions for their clans.

Wang Shouzhe organized Changning Guard’s militia recruitment and persuaded the local clans to share its enormous costs, while Wang Ningxi advanced his cultivation method under Master Heavenly Fire’s guidance. The chapter left the militia assessments underway and Master Yuanshui unexpectedly appointed acting Dean of the Longzuo Purple Mansion Academy.

• Wang Shouzhe reserved six battalion commander and six deputy battalion commander positions for the Wang Clan, opened the remaining posts to allied and other clans, and offered Lu Xiaoxiao a deputy regiment commander position if she passed the assessment.
• Wang Shouzhe presented the militia corps’ budget and required the other clans to share its costs, prompting Liu Yuanhui to complain before committing the Liu Clan’s support.
• Wang Gui abandoned his request for Wang Shouzhe to pull strings and took his great-grandson to the militia assessment, which began screening candidates.
• Wang Ningxi discussed his Cold Flame Art with Master Heavenly Fire and other experts, and Liu Ruolan identified the solution to the method’s final obstacle over afternoon pastries.
• Emperor Longchang arrived with Jiang Zhencang and announced that Master Yuanshui would become acting Dean of the Longzuo Purple Mansion Academy at Liyao’s request.

Murong Kaifeng’s South Qin army entered Nethergate Ridge under pressure from Gou Changan, while Wang Shouzhe’s concealed underground formations unleashed a volcanic disaster that devastated South Qin and West Jin’s forces. Wang Shouzhe then persuaded Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang to avoid counterattacking and instead weaken their enemies through a prolonged defensive war.

• Prince Beimin discovered East Qian’s concealed regiments in Nethergate Ridge, but Gou Changan delivered an imperial decree ordering Murong Kaifeng to attack Sword Ridge Pass immediately.
• Wang Shizhao and Prince Ning arranged for the three East Qian regiments to withdraw secretly after Murong Kaifeng advanced with the Corpse Puppet Regiment.
• Wang Zhouhui, Wang Dingxin, and Wang Zhoubo activated underground Delayed Explosion Formations, triggering a volcanic disaster that devastated South Qin’s army; a flood simultaneously battered West Jin’s forces.
• Emperor Longchang urged an immediate counteroffensive after hearing of the victories, but Wang Shouzhe warned that intervention by the Demon Dynasty and Immortal Dynasty could ruin Great Qian.
• Wang Shouzhe proposed a prolonged defensive war that would weaken South Qin and West Jin while Great Qian grew stronger, and planned to manipulate the Blood Child Devil Lord with staged intelligence about the Blood Venerable Ruins.

Emperor Yuan You learned that South Qin’s army had suffered a catastrophic defeat, while the Blood Child Devil Master tried for decades to keep the war going and stop the Wang Clan from claiming the Blood Venerable Ruins. Thirty years later, the chapter shifted to prosperous Xinping Town, where Yuling and her young companion encountered Wang Fugui at the Special Professions Guild.

• Zhou Renxu broke into Emperor Yuan You’s study and reported that East Qian had ambushed South Qin’s army, destroying the Corpse Puppet Battle Corps and costing the other corps nearly thirty percent of their forces.
• Emperor Yuan You ordered the Blood Child Devil Master to take responsibility, and the Devil Master learned that both South Qin and West Jin had been defeated while the Wang Clan had found the entrance to the Blood Venerable Ruins.
• The Blood Child Devil Master and Yin Serpent Demoness spent decades urging the two nations to attack East Qian, but their armies repeatedly failed to breach the passes as the Wang Clan advanced into the ruins.
• Thirty years later, Yuling and a little girl visited Xinping Town’s Special Professions Guild, where Murong Xijuan explained its career system and the Spirit Awakening Plan.
• Wang Fugui arrived at the guild with Old Yao, servants, and guards, drawing the attention of Murong Xijuan and the other guides.

Nine-year-old Wang Fugui visited the Special Professions Guild to take professional qualification exams, impressing the crowd with his skill and composure. After passing as a junior Spirit Plant Master, he announced he would also attempt four more exams, provoking Yun Mengyu into preparing to challenge his showmanship.

• Wang Fugui arrived at the guild with attendants, handed out gifts to the staff, and said he had come to take a qualification examination rather than visit his father.
• Wang Fugui completed the written, practical, and interview portions of the junior Spirit Plant Master examination and received a perfect score on every written paper.
• Wang Fugui passed the practical and interview portions, became the youngest registered junior Spirit Plant Master, and accepted his qualification certificate.
• Wang Fugui announced that he would also take junior Alchemist, Artifact Refiner, Puppet Master, and Formation Master examinations.
• Yun Mengyu grew furious at Wang Fugui's accomplishments and told Yuling she would show him how formidable she was.

Yun Mengyu and Wang Fugui competed in auxiliary profession exams, became friends, and exchanged gifts before Yuling joined Wang Shouzhe and the others to discuss their plan against the Blood Child Devil Lord. Meanwhile, Wang Zongkun led a Deep-Sea Dragon Whale pod into Qingluo Guard’s coastal waters, alarming the region while waiting for his father’s signal.

• Yun Mengyu challenged Wang Fugui to five auxiliary profession exams, and both earned five certificates while impressing each other with their talents.
• Wang Fugui and Yun Mengyu exchanged a puppet spider and a purple token, then discovered they were both nine-year-old Peerless Prodigies and nearly mistook becoming sworn siblings for a romantic proposal.
• Old Yao brought Yuling and the children to meet Wang Shouzhe, Emperor Longchang, and Jiang Zhencang, who discussed preparing to close the net on the Blood Child Devil Lord.
• Wang Zongkun arrived near Qingluo Guard with a pod led by an eleventh-order Deep-Sea Dragon Whale King and instructed the whales to circle without harming anyone while they awaited Wang Shouzhe’s signal.
• The Dragon Whale King proposed mating with Wang Zongkun and struck at Prince Deshun, who fled after recognizing the threat of a Dragon Whale King.

After thirty years undercover, the Jade Lotus Demon Envoy learned that Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang had gone to Qingluo Guard, giving the Blood Child Devil Master a chance to raid the Blood Venerable Ruins. The chapter ended with the Devil Master preparing to seize the Holy Gu Codex and escape south with the Yin Serpent Demoness and Chi Mei.

• The Jade Lotus Demon Envoy received intelligence from Qing Ji, Zi Ji, and Yu Ji that an eleventh-tier Dragon Whale King had attacked Qingluo Guard and Emperor Longchang and Jiang Zhencang had gone to confront it, so she ordered her agents to prepare to withdraw.
• The Yin Serpent Demoness told the Blood Child Devil Master that the Wang Clan was looting the Crimson Dawn Temple and that the Dragon Whale King had drawn away the Wang Clan's strongest forces; he decided to act on the opportunity.
• The Blood Child Devil Master and the Yin Serpent Demoness reached the Blood Venerable Ruins, where she learned that Chi Mei was trapped in the treasury with the Holy Gu Codex and other treasures.
• The Blood Child Devil Master ordered the Yin Serpent Demoness and Chi Mei to collect the treasury's valuables while he used a Dao Artifact to distract the Blood Nest Warriors, then directed them to flee south to South Qin.