Recaps

Wang Shouzhe watched Wang Shihai and Huangfu Feifei fight in the street, then stepped in when their clash reached him and easily captured Huangfu Feifei and her Spirit Blood Buzzard. The chapter ended with Wang Shouzhu blocking Huangfu Feifei’s hidden guard, who was shocked to discover that Wang Shouzhe had a Celestial Realm puppet.

• Huangfu Feifei attacked Wang Shihai for bullying Wanchiu, and the two fought in the street as Wang Shouzhe watched from a safe distance.
• Huangfu Feifei summoned her Spirit Blood Buzzard, forcing Wang Shihai to retreat and call for help from Wang Jie and Wang Shouzhe.
• Wang Shihai drew Huangfu Feifei’s attacks toward Wang Shouzhe, who blocked her fire dragons and introduced himself.
• Huangfu Feifei attacked Wang Shouzhe, but he captured her with Witch’s Long Hair vines and then bound the Spirit Blood Buzzard.
• Huangfu Feifei’s hidden guard attacked Wang Shouzhe, but Wang Shouzhu intercepted him and revealed himself as a Celestial Realm puppet.

Wang Shouzhe subdued Huangfu Feifei and went with Wang Shihai to Dongchacha Lake to see the Tianyan Boat. Fairy Tianyan invited Shouzhe aboard, while the Huangfu and Wang clan patriarchs both tried to secure her favor.

• Wang Shouzhe ordered Wang Shouzhu to stand down, freed Huangfu Feifei, and apologized for acting hastily.
• Wang Shihai suggested visiting the Tianyan Boat, and Wang Shouzhe agreed; Huangfu Feifei decided to accompany them.
• At Dongchacha Lake, Wang Shihai explained that the Tianyan Boat chose one group of guests each night, while Huangfu Feifei criticized Fairy Tianyan and her admirers.
• Huangfu Chengping arrived and invited Fairy Tianyan to the Huangfu Manor, then Wang Zonghao arrived and offered to take her as a concubine.
• Fairy Tianyan declined both patriarchs and invited Lord Shouzhe of the Wang Clan aboard for a conversation.

Wang Shouzhe boarded Fairy Tianyan’s pleasure boat with Wang Shihai and Huangfu Feifei, then questioned why she had sought him out. Tianyan revealed she wanted to meet the Changning Wang Clan head after hearing of his achievements in Longzuo, leaving his companions astonished by the scale of his reputation.

• Wang Shouzhe initially declined Fairy Tianyan’s invitation, but Wang Shihai provoked Huangfu Feifei into boarding the pleasure boat with him.
• Huangfu Feifei’s father, Huangfu Chengping, confronted her from his carriage, while Wang Zonghao chose to leave rather than interfere with Tianyan’s meeting.
• Wang Shouzhe joined Huangfu Feifei and Wang Shihai aboard the pleasure boat, where the three met the veiled Fairy Tianyan.
• Wang Shouzhe tasted Tianyan’s Milk Crisp Cake and bluntly criticized its sweetness, milk flavor, and baking.
• Tianyan explained that she had heard about Wang Shouzhe’s actions in Longzuo, including his dealings with the Qian Clan and his stand against the Flood Dragon Gang, shocking Huangfu Feifei and Wang Shihai.

Wang Shouzhe attended a gathering on Fairy Tianyan’s painted boat, where his composure and wit drew the attention of both Tianyan and Huangfu Feifei. The evening ended with Tianyan directly asking to become his concubine, leaving Wang Shouzhe wishing his exceptional qualities brought him less trouble.

• Wang Shouzhe reassured Wang Shihai about the Monan Wang Clan’s reception and discussed the ambitions of their Heavenly Prodigy bloodlines with Huangfu Feifei.
• Wang Shouzhe deflected Fairy Tianyan’s attempt to share her tragic past and repeatedly rejected her suggested zither pieces until she played “Phoenix Seeking Phoenix.”
• Fairy Tianyan’s performance moved Huangfu Feifei and unsettled Wang Shihai, while Wang Shouzhe decided to leave before either woman’s attention led to complications.
• Wang Shouzhe used Wang Shihai’s supposed appointment with his father as an excuse to depart and asked Tianyan to calculate the bill.
• Fairy Tianyan confessed that she wanted to become Wang Shouzhe’s concubine, but he declined, citing his wife’s fiery temperament.

Wang Shouzhe rejected Fairy Tianyan’s attempt to become his concubine, while she and her aunt resolved to investigate and win him over. As the auction approached, the Monan Wang Clan recognized the Changning Wang Clan’s hidden strength and offered to subsidize Wang Liyao’s cultivation.

• Fairy Tianyan offered to become Wang Shouzhe’s concubine, but he paid her generously and left with Wang Shihai and Huangfu Feifei.
• Fairy Tianyan and her aunt discussed Wang Shouzhe’s composure and possible suspicions, then decided that he and the Changning Wang Clan were worth further probing and winning over.
• Wang Shouzhe told Wang Shihai that Tianyan’s offer likely concealed another purpose and that his clan did not need another Heavenly Prodigy.
• Wang Shihai showed Wang Shouzhe around Monan Prefecture City, and Huangfu Feifei hosted him at a Spirit Meat banquet while the Monan Wang Clan grew more attentive toward him and Ancestor Longyan.
• Wang Zonghao and Wang Dingxin visited Wang Shouzhe before the auction and revealed that they had investigated the Changning Wang Clan’s Heavenly Prodigies, including Wang Liyao.
• Wang Zonghao offered Monan Wang Clan resources to support Wang Liyao’s cultivation until she reached the Purple Mansion Realm, easing the Changning Wang Clan’s financial burden.

Wang Shouzhe accepted the Monan Wang Clan’s offer to help fund Wang Liyao’s cultivation and told Wang Zonghao that the Changning Wang Clan had no stake in the Monan Mo Clan’s dispute. As Hundred Treasures Pavilion’s auction began, Wang Shouzhe’s group saw powerful clans arrive, including the fourth-rank Qing’an Zuoqiu Clan.

• Wang Zonghao explained the immense cost of supporting Wang Liyao toward the Purple Mansion Realm, and Wang Shouzhe accepted the Monan Wang Clan’s financial assistance.
• Wang Zonghao asked about the Changning Wang Clan’s relationship with the Monan Mo Clan, and Wang Shouzhe said the clans had no ties of interest.
• Huangfu Feifei learned that Mo Wanchiu hoped to become Wang Liyao’s follower and planned to accompany her to Longzuo Academy after the auction.
• Mo Wanchiu said her clan intended to bid for a Wuji Treasure Pill to improve her bloodline and help her become a prodigy.
• Wang Shouzhe and his companions arrived at Hundred Treasures Pavilion’s auction, where Wang Shihai identified several powerful attending clans.
• Wang Shihai pointed out the Qing’an Zuoqiu Clan, whose young noble leader and two formidable elders had also arrived.

Wang Shouzhe attended a high-level auction and competed with the Zuoqiu Clan and the Monan Mo Clan for a Wuji Treasure Pill. He won it for 3.7 million Qian Gold, then encountered a distressed Mo Wanchiu as the auction party departed.

• Wang Shouzhe decided to prioritize the Wuji Treasure Pill, passed on the Soul Nourishing Pills, and bought the High-Grade Spirit Artifact String Setter for 400,000 Qian Gold.
• The auctioneer explained the Wuji Treasure Pill’s effects, and the Zuoqiu Clan’s young master threatened the Monan Mo Clan before the auctioneer warned him to obey the rules.
• The Monan Mo Clan bid up to 3.5 million Qian Gold for Mo Wanchiu, but Young Master Zuoqiu raised the bid to 3.6 million and expected to win.
• Wang Shouzhe outbid Young Master Zuoqiu at 3.7 million Qian Gold and secured the Wuji Treasure Pill.
• The Longzuo Qian Clan won the Spirit-Connecting Treasure Pill, and the Tianfu Gongye Clan won the Firmiana Immortal Wood as the auction ended.
• Mo Wanchiu spotted Wang Shouzhe and hurried over to greet him respectfully.

After swallowing the Wuji Treasure Pill, Wang Shouzhe advanced to a spirit body and became a Great Heavenly Prodigy, though his breakthrough caused the guest room to erupt with plant life. Ancestor Longyan helped conceal the transformation, then announced she intended to punish Young Master Zuoqiu for staring at her.

• Mo Wanchiu introduced herself to Wang Shouzhe as a core disciple of Master Xuanyao's line and revealed she hoped to become Wang Liyao's follower.
• Wang Shouzhe left Hundred Treasures Pavilion and returned to the Immortal Guest Residence, where he swallowed the Wuji Treasure Pill under Ancestor Longyan and Wang Shouzhu's protection.
• After a day and a night of transformation, Wang Shouzhe awoke with his bloodline advanced into a spirit body, and plants had overgrown the guest room.
• Wang Shouzhe absorbed the room's plant life and gathered its unusual fruits while Ancestor Longyan cleared the remains and ordered Wang Shouzhu to restore the room.
• Ancestor Longyan told Wang Shouzhe she planned to make Young Master Zuoqiu pay for staring at her.

Wang Shouzhe planned to challenge Zuoqiu Qingyun on Ancestor Longyan’s behalf, while Fairy Tianyan unexpectedly came to the Wang Clan with a warning. The chapter ended with her revealing that Zuoqiu Qingyun was plotting to make Wang Shouzhe suffer a loss.

• Wang Shouzhe agreed to provoke Zuoqiu Qingyun into a public spar to vent Ancestor Longyan’s anger without escalating the conflict into a feud.
• Wang Shihai tracked Zuoqiu Qingyun’s movements and learned that Fairy Tianyan had repeatedly sought an audience with him.
• Fairy Tianyan arrived at the Wang Clan, and Wang Shihai volunteered to marry her before she threw him out of the Immortal Guest Residence.
• Fairy Tianyan reproached Wang Shouzhe for not visiting her, then warned him that Zuoqiu Qingyun was secretly plotting against him.

Fairy Tianyan explained how aristocratic clans cultivated bloodline prodigies and revealed the paths to becoming a Quasi-Imperial Son or Quasi-Saint Son. Wang Shouzhe refused to involve the Changning Wang Clan in the War of the Imperial Sons, though Tianyan warned him that few powerful clans would escape it.

• Fairy Tianyan explained how Zuoqiu Qingyun’s bloodline improved and why he wanted a Wuji Treasure Pill to advance further.
• Fairy Tianyan described innate Heavenly Prodigies, supreme-grade aptitude, and the rare Innate Spirit Body.
• Fairy Tianyan told Wang Shouzhe about the Quasi-Imperial Son and Quasi-Saint Son inheritances and urged him to choose a side early.
• Wang Shouzhe realized Fairy Tianyan was trying to recruit the Changning Wang Clan because of Wang Liyao’s talent and refused to join the imperial struggle.
• Fairy Tianyan warned Wang Shouzhe that the War of the Imperial Sons would draw in many aristocratic clans, and he thanked her for the advice.

Fairy Tianyan revealed that Heavenly Palace had approached Zuoqiu Qingyun and tried to draw Wang Shouzhe into a scheme against him. Wang Shouzhe decided to muddy the waters by framing Cao Youqing’s faction, then enlisted Wang Shihai to help.

• Fairy Tianyan told Wang Shouzhe that Heavenly Palace had secretly declined Zuoqiu Qingyun’s request and admitted she had arranged for him to be invited there.
• After Fairy Tianyan left, Wang Shouzhe told Ancestor Longyan that Heavenly Palace wanted to bind the Wang Clan through shared leverage, but that ignoring Zuoqiu Qingyun would also be dangerous.
• Wang Shouzhe reasoned that the faction supporting Long Wuji might suspect Zuoqiu Qingyun of joining Heavenly Palace, and planned to shift blame for an attack onto Cao Youqing.
• Ancestor Longyan worried she could not convincingly imitate Cao Youqing’s sword intent, but Wang Shouzhe said a disguised attacker would conceal most traces of her identity.
• Wang Shihai arrived and, after Wang Shouzhe gave him instructions, angrily reacted to the claim that Zuoqiu Qingyun had pressured Fairy Tianyan into a private meeting.

Zuoqiu Qingyun plotted to capture Fairy Tianyan with Elder Jiang’s Golden Toad Soul-Melting Powder, while Wu Jinghao and Wang Shihai secretly watched Tianyan at Cloud-Leaning Pavilion and prepared to record her. The chapter ended with Tianyan playing the zither as the young men set up their scheme nearby.

• Zuoqiu Qingyun cultivated with two sleeping women and decided he wanted Fairy Tianyan as a cultivation cauldron.
• Elder Jiang warned Zuoqiu Qingyun that Tianyan’s origins might be complicated, then agreed to prepare Golden Toad Soul-Melting Powder for him.
• Fairy Tianyan played the zither at her Cloud-Leaning Pavilion residence beside Dongchacha Lake, where she was due to meet Zuoqiu Qingyun.
• Wu Jinghao and Wang Shihai watched Tianyan from a purple bamboo grove with a Long-Distance Mirror.
• Wu Jinghao gave Wang Shihai his father’s Heavenly Secret Image-Recording Disk and told him to record Tianyan’s performance.

Wang Shihai and Wu Jinghao used a stolen Star-Concealment Array to spy on Fairy Tianyan, only to discover that she and Zuoqiu Qingyun had poisoned each other. As Zuoqiu Qingyun tried to take advantage of the poisoned Tianyan, Wu Jinghao and his companions emerged to intervene.

• Wang Shihai activated the Star-Concealment Array and concealed himself, Wu Jinghao, and their three companions as they approached the pavilion.
• Zuoqiu Qingyun arrived, and Fairy Tianyan revealed that she had poisoned him with Drunken Red Dust because she wanted to kill him for Wang Shouzhe’s sake.
• Zuoqiu Qingyun revealed that he had poisoned Tianyan with Golden Cicada Soul-Numbing Powder, which weakened her and stirred uncontrollable emotions.
• Zuoqiu Qingyun claimed Tianyan could be cured only by submitting to him, while Tianyan considered using a supreme treasure to escape.
• Wu Jinghao and his companions burst from hiding and surrounded Zuoqiu Qingyun, with Wu Jinghao declaring that he had come to save Tianyan.

Zuoqiu Qingyun overpowered Wu Jinghao, Wang Shihai, and the others, then tried to assault Fairy Tianyan and frame Wang Shouzhe for their deaths. A veiled Celestial Realm swordswoman rescued them and pursued Zuoqiu Qingyun, while Tianyan recognized her as Cao Youqing from the handkerchief she left behind.

• Wu Jinghao led Wang Shihai and three others in an attack on Zuoqiu Qingyun, but Elder Jiang took control of Qingyun and beat and bound them.
• Zuoqiu Qingyun approached Fairy Tianyan, threatened to make her his cultivation vessel, and planned to frame Wang Shouzhe for killing the others.
• A veiled swordswoman appeared, split the pavilion with a sword strike, and wounded Zuoqiu Qingyun when Elder Jiang took control of his body.
• The swordswoman dispelled Qingyun's concealing mist and pursued him after Elder Jiang used soul power to escape with him.
• The swordswoman freed Tianyan and the others, then vanished into the night, leaving behind a handkerchief embroidered with the character Qing.
• Fairy Tianyan identified the swordswoman as Cao Youqing, a Heavenly Prodigy of Lingyun Sacred Land, while Wu Jinghao joked that she should be his future principal consort.

Wang Shouzhe ambushed Zuoqiu Qingyun in a peach grove, revealing his Celestial Realm puppet and overwhelming him with vines, archery, and close coordination. Zuoqiu Qingyun fled, but Ancestor Longyan intercepted him with her Dharma Image Phantom and a devastating sword strike.

• Zuoqiu Qingyun fled through the peach grove while Elder Jiang warned him that someone was watching them.
• Wang Shouzhe confronted Zuoqiu Qingyun, confirmed his connection to Heavenly Palace, and declared that he would kill him.
• Zuoqiu Qingyun attacked with the Soul-Swaying Sword Technique, but Wang Shouzhu blocked his strike and Wang Shouzhe trapped him with vines and pressured him with arrows.
• Elder Jiang burned divine soul power to carry Zuoqiu Qingyun toward the night sky, and Wang Shouzhe stopped Wang Shouzhu from pursuing.
• Ancestor Longyan revealed her Dharma Image Phantom and used the Purple Lightning Treasure Sword to unleash a powerful attack as Zuoqiu Qingyun fled.

Ancestor Longyan killed Zuoqiu Qingyun, and Wang Shouzhe captured the remnant soul of Jiang Yuchen, who revealed his past and the evil Golden Toad Canon. Wang Shouzhe then helped Fairy Tianyan detoxify her poison without taking advantage of her, leaving her furious at the proper treatment.

• Ancestor Longyan killed Zuoqiu Qingyun with one sword, while Jiang Yuchen escaped into a jade pendant.
• Wang Shouzhe caught Jiang Yuchen and repelled his attempt to possess him with his Dharma Image Phantom.
• Jiang Yuchen told Wang Shouzhe that he had founded the Golden Toad Cult and used the Golden Toad Canon, a method that stole others' vital blood.
• Wang Shouzhe rejected cultivating the evil canon and stored Jiang Yuchen in his Storage Ring for possible exchange at the Academy.
• Fairy Tianyan's Golden Cicada Soul-Numbing Powder worsened, and Wang Shouzhe returned to Cloud-Leaning Pavilion to detoxify her properly.
• Fairy Tianyan cursed Wang Shouzhe after he left, angry that he had cured her without taking advantage of her.

After resolving the Monan crisis, Wang Shouzhe returned to Ping'an Town with Wang Shihai and reunited with his clan. Wang Shihai met the Changning Wang Clan’s relatives and was startled by their high seniority.

• Wu Jinghao bragged to the young nobles about defeating Zuoqiu Qingyun and explained how the Heavenly Secret Image-Recording Disk exposed the scandal at Qian Garden.
• Wang Shouzhe left Monan with Wang Shihai after strengthening ties with the Monan Wang Clan and advancing to Great Heavenly Prodigy.
• Madam Chen and Liu Feifei waited beneath the Wang Clan’s paifang for their family members to return from the Outer Domain.
• Wang Zongchang arrived and reunited with Liu Feifei and their son, Wang Shicheng.
• Wang Shouming and Wang Luoqing teased each other while waiting at the clan entrance.
• Wang Shouzhe arrived with Ancestor Longyan and Wang Shihai, introduced Wang Shihai to his Changning relatives, and left him stunned by their seniority.

Wang Shouzhe welcomed Wang Shihai to the Wang Clan and showed him the clan’s modern lakeside hotel, while Cao Youqing returned to the Zixiao Lineage to find her fellow disciples praising her over an incident with the Zuoqiu Clan. The chapter left Wang Shouzhe enduring Liu Ruolan’s furious attacks at Moon-Water Pavilion after she confronted him about concubines and fairies.

• Wang Shouzhe greeted Madam Chen and tested Wang Shoucheng on his studies before introducing Wang Shihai to the family elders.
• Wang Shouzhe arranged for Wang Shihai to stay in the top-floor suite of the Wang Clan’s lakeside hotel, then told him to rest while he handled other matters.
• Wang Liyue and Wang Zongrui wondered why Liu Ruolan had taken Wang Shouzhe to Moon-Water Pavilion to discuss concubines and fairies.
• Zixiao Lineage disciples discussed Master Zixiao’s long seclusion and praised Cao Youqing for standing up to the Zuoqiu Clan when she returned on a Thunder Eagle.
• Cao Youqing was confused by the disciples’ support and the extra sacred land points she had received.
• At Moon-Water Pavilion, Liu Ruolan attacked Wang Shouzhe with surging water after accusing him of pursuing demonesses and fairies, while he tried to explain himself.

Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruoling forced Jiang Yuchen to surrender the Golden Toad Canon after he tried to possess Liu Ruolan, and Wang Shouzhe endured the consequences of Ruoling’s jealousy. The next morning, Wang Zongchang returned from exploring the Outer Domain to report his findings, while Shouzhe remained exhausted and reassured Ruolan that he wanted no concubine.

• Liu Ruolan examined Jiang Yuchen’s jade pendant, and Jiang Yuchen burst out to try to possess her.
• Liu Ruoling suppressed Jiang Yuchen and slowly crushed his remnant soul until he swore to submit and revealed the Golden Toad Canon.
• Liu Ruoling summoned Wang Shouzhe to test the canon, then demanded that he treat her as well as he treated Ruolan.
• Wang Zongchang came to report the Outer Domain exploration, including maps, supplies, and living creatures gathered for the Clan.
• Liu Ruolan offered to cook breakfast, but Wang Zongchang and the children escaped the meal when he said breakfast was already prepared.
• Wang Shouzhe woke exhausted, and he reassured Liu Ruolan that she was the only wife he wanted.

Cao Youqing was punished by the master of Xuanmiao Palace for mishandling the Monan affair, while the master planned to let the Zuoqiu and Cao clans contend for now. In Wang Shouzhe’s courtyard, the Wang family discussed expanding beyond their domain and clearing a Blood Bat colony, then Liu Ruolan proposed marriage gatherings to encourage the younger generation to have children.

• Cao Youqing visited the master of Xuanmiao Palace, who ordered her to enter Thunder Punishment Land and reflect on her mistakes.
• The master told Xiaoyue he wanted Cao Youqing to reconsider her conduct and said he would let the Zuoqiu and Cao clans struggle for several years.
• Wang Zongchang showed Wang Shouzhe a proposed expansion area, but Wang Shouzhe urged him to prioritize the clan’s safety and gave him the Forty-Two Forms to help him have more children.
• Wang Zongchang reported a Blood Bat colony in a gorge, and Wang Shouzhe planned to clear it during the Autumn-Winter Hunt with Ancestor Longyan and Luojing.
• Wang Zongcai asked Wang Shouzhe for resources to raise his Spirit Falcon, but Liu Ruolan instead proposed marriage gatherings and rewards to encourage the clan’s young people to have children.

Cao Bangning sought help from Liu Tianming to ease the Zuoqiu Clan’s anger at the Cao Clan, while Wang Shouzhe launched an immense effort to open the Outer Domain. As Shouzhe Road advanced, Wang Shihai encountered a mysterious woman in green who left him transfixed.

• Cao Bangning entertained Liu Tianming and asked him to have his daughter seek a meeting between the Zuoqiu and Cao Clan ancestors; Liu Tianming accepted a Purple Gold Note and promised to try.
• Cao Bangning worried that the Zuoqiu Clan would retaliate against the Cao Clan and decided to prepare more than one countermeasure.
• Wang Shouzhe began the Wang Clan’s Outer Domain expansion, planning Shouzhe Road and the massive Shouzhe Pass with support from the Marriage Alliance clans.
• Wang Shouye procured and refined pills, while Wang Zongyao, Wang Luotong, and other clan members prepared tools, mounts, livestock, and supplies for the undertaking.
• By early October, Shouzhe Road had advanced fifty li, and Wang Shihai returned from a clearing patrol with his team.
• A veiled woman in a pale green dress appeared on Shouzhe Road, and Wang Shihai was instantly captivated by her.

Wang Shihai mistook Wang Luojing for a stranger and fought her, only to discover she was his clan elder and his Fifth Grandaunt. After she confirmed his identity and treated his injuries, Wang Luojing wrongly suspected he was an illegitimate grandson of Wang Shouxin and offered to protect him from future grievances.

• Wang Shihai stopped Wang Luojing on patrol and challenged her after she accused him of impersonating a Wang Clan descendant.
• Wang Luojing used her Phantom Butterfly Divine Art to get behind Wang Shihai, then tortured him with Sawtooth Poison Ants and spiders.
• Wang Shihai named Wang Shouzhe as his Fourth Grandpa, but Wang Luojing accused him of lying until a household general presented a Wang Clan identity token.
• Wang Luojing verified the patrol squad, recalled her insects, treated Wang Shihai, and ordered him to call her Fifth Grandaunt.
• Wang Luojing wondered whether Wang Shihai was Wang Shouxin's illegitimate grandson and promised to support him if he suffered grievances.

Wang Luojing cleared Xin'an Town's Blood Bat infestation, allowing the Wang Clan's frontier development to flourish. Ten years later, Wang Shouzhe advanced to the Celestial Realm in secret and met the newly appointed Xin'an Town Guardian, Wang Shoulian.

• Wang Luojing used her bells to draw the Blood Bats into crashing against cave walls, clearing the colony in ten days and letting the Wang Clan finish Shouzhe Road ahead of schedule.
• Over the next ten years, Wang Shouzhe rose from the seventh level of the Spirit Platform Realm to its peak while Xin'an Town's reclamation and settlement progressed.
• Wang Shouzhe secluded himself at a wood-type spirit vein and completed marrow replacement, blood cleansing, and Celestial Body transformation, advancing to the Celestial Realm and awakening a Dao Body.
• Wang Shouzhe concealed his new cultivation with a Heaven-Deceiving Jade Talisman and kept his advancement secret as the Wang Clan continued developing Xin'an Town.
• Wei Wenxun escorted the new Town Guardian to Xin'an Town, where Wang Shouzhe met Wang Shoulian and realized the appointment effectively gave the Wang Clan control over the town's local administration.

Wang Shouzhe discussed Xin'an Town’s development and the Wang Clan’s military preparations with Wang Shoulian, then met Shoulian’s children and began testing their progress. The visit ended with Wang Zongtai revealing that Wang Zongping liked a Rogue Cultivator, provoking Shoulian’s anger.

• Wei Wenxun attended Wang Shoulian’s inauguration as Town Guardian and left, while the chapter described how the Wang Clan’s prosperity had strengthened its allied clans and diminished the City Governor’s influence.
• Wang Shoulian told Wang Shouzhe he planned to bring about a hundred trusted soldiers to Xin'an Town, and Wang Shouzhe approved extra annual funds for military connections and resources.
• Wang Shouzhe advised Wang Shoulian to preserve his ties with Wei Wenxun and seek pill resources, especially Marrow Cleansing Pills and Wuji Treasure Pills.
• Wang Lixuan, Wang Zongping, and Wang Zongtai arrived, and Wang Shouzhe praised Zongping’s cultivation before preparing to test Zongtai.
• Wang Zongtai blurted out that Wang Zongping liked a pretty Rogue Cultivator, and Wang Shoulian angrily scolded his son.

Wang Liyao received a fragment of seventy-thousand-year purple ganoderma from True Person Tianhe and raised her bloodline aptitude to top-grade Yi. She learned that the War of the Holy Sons would decide who could use Lingyun Sacred Land’s secret art to pursue the Void Ascension Realm, and resolved to compete for it.

• Wang Shoulian beat Wang Zongping for flirting with a rogue cultivator girl, then beat Wang Zongtai after Wang Shouzhe tested his studies.
• Fu Haobo told Master Yuanshui and Wang Liyao that True Person Tianhe had returned to the Academy.
• True Person Tianhe gave Wang Liyao a fragment of seventy-thousand-year purple ganoderma, and Wang Liyao recognized the rare medicine and asked where he had obtained it.
• True Person Tianhe helped Wang Liyao refine the purple ganoderma’s medicinal power over a month, raising her bloodline from the middle stage of the fourth level to the high stage.
• Master Yuanshui explained that the War of the Holy Sons offered the winner a chance to use Lingyun Sacred Land’s secret art to improve their prospects of reaching the Void Ascension Realm.
• Wang Liyao decided she had to compete for the chance, for the sake of both the Changning Wang Clan and Longzuo Academy.