Recaps

Wang Lici and her companions captured a Demon Realm Burrowing Rat and forced it to guide them into the Gluttonous Demon King Fortress, where they discovered hundreds of imprisoned humans. As Wang Yingxuan, Wang Lici, and Lan Wan'er planned a rescue and a raid on the fortress, Wu Mingyan prepared a scheme targeting Suiyun Princess.

• Wang Lici roasted a juvenile Ghost-Eyed Scaled Pheasant, recorded her thoughts on its flavor, and then caught a Demon Realm Burrowing Rat in the cave.
• Wang Lici forced the rat to surrender its stolen valuables and learned that it had dug tunnels into the Gluttonous Demon King Fortress, then fed it a poisonous Gu to control it.
• Wu Mingyan ordered the Gluttonous Demon King to prepare a plan to lure and kill Suiyun Princess, and had herself taken to the prison as part of the scheme.
• Wang Lici and her companions followed the rat’s tunnels into the fortress and found hundreds of human captives being tortured in the dungeon.
• Wang Lici, Wang Yingxuan, and Lan Wan'er stopped Zhang Huaibing from rushing to save the prisoners and began planning to gather intelligence, free the captives, and raid the fortress.

Wang Yingxuan’s group arranged for Zhang Huaibing to be captured so they could send a signal to Suiyun Princess, who mobilized forces to prepare a rescue. Zhang Huaibing then faced interrogation by Yinsha Demon God, who brought in several Yinsha devilesses to break his resistance.

• Wang Yingxuan persuaded Zhang Huaibing to stage a prison break and get captured, and he was thrown into the dungeon after his noisy attempt failed.
• Wu Mingyan secretly questioned the devil general about Zhang Huaibing’s sudden arrival and ordered that he be interrogated without being killed.
• Wang Dingfeng sent Suiyun Princess an urgent message about Zhang Huaibing’s capture and suspicious behavior using a one-use paired message talisman.
• Suiyun Princess decided to trust Wang Lici and her companions, ordered elite forces to approach Gluttonous Demon King Fortress, and began preparing a larger operation.
• Yinsha Demon God appeared in the interrogation chamber and brought in several Yinsha devilesses to try to make Zhang Huaibing talk.

Wang Yingxuan’s group used an Optical Spy Mirror to watch Zhang Huaibing feed the Yinsha Demon God false intelligence about Suiyun’s plans, while secretly advancing their own strategy. Zhang Huaibing was imprisoned with Wu Mingyan, who angrily confronted him, and he realized something was wrong.

• Wang Yingxuan, Wang Lici, Lan Wan'er, and the Demon Realm Burrowing Rat watched Zhang Huaibing’s interrogation through the hidden Optical Spy Mirror and chose not to rescue him.
• Zhang Huaibing claimed he had come to save Wu Mingyan because he secretly admired her, then pretended to betray Suiyun and described a plan to attack several demon fortresses.
• The Yinsha Demon God believed much of Zhang Huaibing’s account, ordered him imprisoned with Wu Mingyan, and went to investigate the human Eastern Defense Zone.
• Wang Yingxuan explained that her fabricated intelligence would be strengthened by the real movements of Zhao Tingjian and Suiyun, while Wang Lici prepared to raid the fortress treasury.
• After Zhang Huaibing was cleaned up and placed in a comfortable cell with Wu Mingyan, she condemned him for endangering Suiyun and human soldiers, and he realized something was wrong.

Zhang Huaibing’s deception convinced Yinsha Demon God to reinforce the threatened fortresses while Wang Lici and the Demon Realm Burrowing Rat robbed Gluttonous Demon King’s treasury and set off a devastating explosion. Wang Yingxuan led the prisoners’ escape from the dungeon, and the chapter ended with an Immortal Venerable projection charging the pursuing Devil Race army to cover their retreat.

• Zhang Huaibing acted devoted to Wu Mingyan, while Yinsha Demon God verified his warning about Zhao Tingjian’s planned attack and recalled forces to reinforce the threatened fortresses.
• Wang Lici and the Demon Realm Burrowing Rat tunneled into Gluttonous Demon King’s treasury, stole its treasures and Netherworld Demon Fungus, and moved nearly all its unstable demon crystals beneath the barracks.
• Wu Yinghao assembled a rescue force near Gluttonous Demon King Fortress while Wang Yingxuan, Lan Wan'er, and Wang Lici prepared their escape plan.
• Wang Lici triggered the treasury alarms and detonated the unstable demon crystals, destroying Gluttonous Demon King’s treasury and devastating its personal guards.
• Wang Yingxuan summoned an Immortal Venerable projection to defeat the dungeon guards, free the prisoners, and help Zhang Huaibing remove his Soul Lock.
• Wang Yingxuan led the prisoners into an underground escape route, and the Immortal Venerable projection turned to confront Gluttonous Demon King and its pursuing army.

Wang Yingxuan led the rescue force to save the captives, defeat Gluttonous Demon King, and raid the weakly defended Blackwing Demon King Fortress. The Yinsha Demon God arrived in its true body and attacked Wang Yingxuan, leaving her facing a Demon God’s deadly strike.

• Wang Yingxuan and the captives met the human reinforcements led by Wu Yinghao and the three Void Ascension Realm great figures.
• Wang Yingxuan persuaded the reinforcements to turn back, and together they annihilated Gluttonous Demon King and its forces while saving the Immortal Venerable’s projection.
• Wang Yingxuan used a sand table to plan raids on Blackwing Demon King Fortress and Giant Force Demon King Fortress as their armies moved to encircle the human force.
• Wang Yingxuan’s force captured Blackwing Demon King Fortress and destroyed its supplies while Suiyun Princess’s army harassed the retreating Demon King forces.
• The Yinsha Demon God arrived in its true body, blamed Wang Yingxuan for its losses, and struck at her with a giant black energy claw.

Wang Yingxuan and the human forces defeated the Yinsha Demon God's armies after Immortal Venerable Lingxuan arrived and fought the Demon God. After the victory, Suiyun ordered Wang Yingxuan off the Outer Realm Battlefield, but Zhao Tingjian tried to recruit her and was stunned by her 315,621 military merit points.

• Wang Yingxuan's Immortal Venerable projection blocked the Yinsha Demon God's attacks until it dispersed, and Immortal Venerable Lingxuan's true body arrived and wounded the Demon God.
• Immortal Venerable Lingxuan and the Yinsha Demon God fought above the battlefield while Wang Yingxuan rallied the human troops to gather spoils and continue the attack.
• Blackwing Demon King abandoned its army during a breakout, and Starshine True Lord killed Giant Force Demon King as the human forces seized the three fortresses and won the battle.
• Zhao Tingjian arrived at the deputy command headquarters planning to confront Suiyun, but overheard her expelling Wang Yingxuan from the battlefield after their argument.
• Zhao Tingjian offered Wang Yingxuan a place in his marshal's office, then nearly fainted when she revealed she had 315,621 military merit points.

Wang Yingxuan argued with Marshal Zhao Tingjian over her battle merits and exposed the failures of the Devil Race’s commanders, while Yinsha Demon God ordered her forces to regroup and pursue the Devil Master’s return. At Changning, Imperial Prince An negotiated a stake in Wang Shouzhe’s Green Immortal Island project, and the Immortal Emperor contacted Wang Fugui, then praised Wang Shouzhe in a way that made him suspect another attempt to fleece the Wang Clan.

• Wang Yingxuan demanded a regiment command from Zhao Tingjian, then boasted about her battle merits and revealed she had lured the three fortress reinforcements away from the Eastern Defense Zone.
• Zhao Tingjian chased Wang Yingxuan through the deputy command headquarters, and the two argued before Suiyun Princess as he demanded a share of her merits and she accused him of fleeing with spoils.
• Yinsha Demon God berated her Demon Kings for their failures, confiscated some of their wealth, and ordered her forces to contract their defenses while preparing to welcome back the Devil Master.
• Imperial Prince An asked Wang Shouzhe for a ten-percent stake in Green Immortal Island for the Great Qian court, and Wang Shouzhe agreed on the condition that the arrangement be funded, contracted, and notarized.
• Wang Shouzhe and Imperial Prince An went to Idler's Abode, where Wang Fugui was speaking with the Immortal Emperor through Wang Lixian's avatar.
• The Immortal Emperor praised Wang Shouzhe, who recognized the familiar flattery and wondered whether the emperor had come to fleece the Wang Clan.

Wang Shouzhe agreed to shelter the rescued prisoners of war at Green Immortal Island and help uncover Devil Race spies, while the Immortal Emperor offered him one favor in return. As Suiyun Princess’s victory stirred resentment among the Demon Dynasty’s leaders, the Demon Emperor learned that a newborn girl had triggered a powerful bloodline omen and decided she might become a princess.

• The Immortal Emperor told Wang Shouzhe about Wang Yingxuan and Wang Lici’s achievements and arranged for Suiyun Princess to receive public credit to protect the girls from unwanted attention.
• Wang Shouzhe agreed to host the rescued prisoners of war at Green Immortal Island so they could recover while Luwei helped identify possible spies, and the Immortal Emperor promised him one request.
• Imperial Prince An complained that the Immortal Emperor favored Wang Shouzhe, then accepted more than ten million Immortal Crystals from Wang Fugui to support Great Qian.
• After Suiyun Princess’s victory made her the leading young talent, Little Demon Lord Chao Qianjue ordered his forces to rush preparations for a risky plan so he could win a great achievement.
• The Demon Emperor berated his three princes for being overshadowed by Suiyun Princess, then learned that a newborn girl of the Blazing Radiance King’s Estate had triggered a Peerless Crimson Lotus Bloodline omen.
• The Demon Emperor ordered preparations to visit the newborn and said he would confer the title of Princess if her bloodline qualified, thinking she might help draw Wang Fugui to the Demon Dynasty.

Wang Shihao discovered the Longxing Memorial Stele, giving the Wang Clan a lead to the Divine Martial Army Officer Training Academy. The chapter also followed Dongfang Cangqiong’s final days and funeral, then brought Dongfang Yuxi and his young relatives to Profound Elixir Island, where Yuxi resolved to secure the Jingang Dongfang Clan’s future by drawing closer to the Wang Clan.

• Wang Shihao learned that a newly discovered ruin contained the Longxing Memorial Stele and rushed to verify its location, ordering someone to inform his grandfather.
• Dongfang Cangqiong recalled how he had joined the Wang Clan’s trade runs and instructed Dongfang Wentian and Dongfang Zhaixing to support the Wang Clan and Changning Academy.
• Dongfang Cangqiong died at Dingpu Ferry, and Wang Fugui attended his grand funeral on behalf of Clan Head Shouzhe.
• Dongfang Yuxi arrived at Profound Elixir Island with Dongfang Mingxu and Dongfang Lingrou, intending to teach Lingrou and arrange her admission to Changning Academy.
• Dongfang Yuxi encountered Yuwen Nianjing and the Seven-Tailed Fire Fox arguing over Profound Elixir Island’s spirit herbs, then resolved to keep the Jingang Dongfang Clan close to the Wang Clan.

Wang Shouye prepared to leave Northern Zhou, while Profound Elixir Island negotiated a valuable jade lotus deal with the Immortal Dynasty. After Wang Shouzhe welcomed rescued captives to Green Immortal Island, Wu Mingyan tried to bewitch him, but his Dharma Image Phantom overwhelmed her curse.

• Yuwen Nianjing welcomed Dongfang Yuxi and his children to Profound Elixir Island, where Wang Zongwen managed the island's operations.
• King Lanxin and the Wang Clan agreed to exchange jade lotus plants and cultivation techniques for immortal pills and future purchase rights.
• Imperial Daughter Luojia bid farewell to Wang Shouye, who left Northern Zhou for Profound Elixir Island three days later.
• Wang Shouzhe received the rescued captives on Green Immortal Island and accepted a fragment of Netherworld Demon Fungus from True Lord Yunhe.
• Wu Mingyan feigned illness to draw Wang Shouzhe close, then unleashed her Grand Bewitchment Curse, but his sacred Dharma Image Phantom dispelled it.

Wang Shouzhe learned that Wu Mingyan’s infiltration was part of a plan to revive the Devil Master trapped in the Divine Martial Sky Ruins, then discussed using her as bait to target the Yinsha Demon God. Meanwhile, Wang Shizhao secured money for Great Qian, and Wang Fugui’s overly studious video chat with Yun Mengyu was interrupted by urgent news.

• The Grand Bewitchment Curse backfired on Wu Mingyan, and Wang Shouzhe questioned her after she awoke under its influence.
• Wu Mingyan revealed that the Devil Master’s soul was trapped in the Divine Martial Sky Ruins and that the Yinsha Demon God had sent her to retrieve it; Wang Shouzhe ordered her to kill herself, then restored her with life Profound Qi.
• Wang Shizhao received five million Immortal Crystals from Wang Zongan, then took another ten million from Imperial Prince An to cover Great Qian’s expenses.
• Wang Fugui tried to turn his video chat with Yun Mengyu into a physics lesson and a discussion of printing technology before Wang Shouzhe interrupted them.
• Wang Shouzhe told the Immortal Emperor about Wu Mingyan and the Devil Master, and proposed using the situation to lure the Yinsha Demon God into a trap.

Yun Xiayang’s Blood Dragon Demon God persona stirred up the Demon Realm and escaped the Nether Baleful Demon God, while Wang Yingxuan outmaneuvered Zhao Tingjian in a military simulation. The chapter ended with Wang Shouzhe and a group of Wang Clan juniors arriving at the Divine Martial Army Officer Training Academy.

• Yun Xiayang plundered Demon King Fortresses, spread the legend of the Blood Dragon Demon God’s return, and drew the Nether Baleful Demon God into pursuing him.
• Yun Xiayang escaped the Nether Baleful Demon God after a ten-day chase, then flew deeper into the Demon Realm to seek higher-quality demon crystals.
• Wang Lici developed Outer Realm livestock breeding and demon-plant cultivation for the Tenth Battle Regiment, while Wang Yingxuan’s influence over the Seventh Battle Regiment continued to grow.
• Zhao Tingjian challenged Wang Yingxuan to a corps-level combat simulation, but she ambushed and defeated his main forces, prompting him to order her back to her regiment.
• Wang Shouzhe, Wang Anye, Wang Ningxi, Wang Fugui, and Wang Lixian arrived with Azure Dragon Ancestor at the Divine Martial Army Officer Training Academy.

Wang Shouzhe and the Wang Clan found the entrance to the Divine Martial No. 3 Mid- to Senior-Level Officer Training Academy and learned about its graduation requirements, immense rewards, and the higher academy beyond it. After gathering two to three hundred recruits and preparing their plan, they returned to enroll, where Artifact Spirit Aipan recognized a little girl as Panpan.

• Wang Shihao reported that the island held traces of ancient structures, and Wang Anye used Wang Baofu and an eight-sided die to locate the academy's spatial entrance.
• Wang Shouzhe questioned Artifact Spirit Aipan about enrollment, graduation, and rewards, while Wang Anye won her over and learned about the Hero List prizes and the Advanced Generals and Marshals Training School.
• Wang Shouzhe left the entrance to wait for more recruits, and Wang Ningxi and Wang Fugui devised a plan to maximize the academy's rewards.
• Wang Shouzhe summoned the recruits, and Wang Clan members and their allies gathered on the island over the next few years as Wang Zongan's crew built a sprawling resort-like camp.
• Wang Shouzhe led the assembled group of two to three hundred people back to the entrance, where Artifact Spirit Aipan spotted a little girl and exclaimed that she was Panpan.

Wang Anye brought the Wang Clan and their allies to the Divine Martial Mid- to Senior-Level Officer Training Academy, where he negotiated provisional admission and access to the academy’s learning and assessment equipment. The chapter ended with the group discovering that two names on the academy’s Heroes List had been obscured because those former graduates had later gone astray.

• Artifact Spirit Aipan recognized Princess Huairui as the reincarnation of Wu Panpan, but Huairui accidentally revealed that she had skipped her homework and was spanked by her parents.
• Wang Anye persuaded Aipan to let people without recommendation letters take aptitude tests for provisional auditor student status, using humanity’s desperate war against the Outer Realm fiends and demons as justification.
• Nearly three hundred family members entered the academy, completed enrollment or qualification tests, and cleaned its neglected buildings to earn merit.
• Wang Anye pressured Aipan to open the learning and assessment simulators early, and she agreed even though she refused to delay the students’ graduation assessments.
• Aipan showed the group the academy’s Heroes List and revealed that Wu Panpan ranked third, while the names of the fourth- and seventh-ranked graduates had been blurred because they later went astray.

Wang Shouzhe’s clan tested the Officer Training Academy’s combat assessments, with Wang Anrui and Wang Yingxuan demonstrating the system’s escalating challenges. Wang Ningxi learned the requirements behind the Academy Heroes Ranking and began planning how the clan could surpass Gui Wushuang, the Little Holy Emperor.

• Princess Huarui sought special treatment by claiming she was a reincarnated True Immortal, but Wang Shouzhe comforted her and reminded her to study.
• Wang Anrui completed ten standard missions with a score of 71.5, while Wang Yingxuan scored 99 in both standard and elite modes.
• Wang Yingxuan completed Hero Mode with 83 points, placing ninth in the Academy Heroes Ranking and earning access to three advanced rewards.
• Wang Ningxi learned that Gui Wushuang had claimed first place with a lower cultivation level and weaker bloodline aptitude, then told Wang Shouzhe their plan to take turns surpassing him had a strong chance of success.

The Wang Clan spent nearly a year training for the academy assessments before Wang Longyan swept through the trials and broke the Hero Ranking record. She claimed an Immortal Artifact and other prizes for the clan, leaving her at the top of the rankings.

• Wang Ningxi, Wang Fugui, and Wang Liyue directed the clan’s elites through simulated trials and specialized training while studying the advanced simulation pods.
• Liu Ruolan urged the Wang Clan women, including Lei Yanyun, to improve their cultivation and bloodline aptitude, and Wang Shouzhe encouraged the rest of the family.
• Wang Ningxi and Wang Fugui organized the official assessments, and Wang Longyan earned 98 points in the ordinary test before claiming rewards from the basic prize pool.
• Wang Longyan scored 96 in elite mode, received the rank of Brigadier General, and selected an Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid and a Void Ascension Scripture inheritance slot for the clan.
• Wang Longyan dominated hero mode and scored 90.25, breaking Gui Wushuang’s Hero Ranking record of 90 points.
• Wang Longyan selected a mid-grade Void Ascension Scripture, Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid, and Holy Emperor’s Protection from the advanced prize pool, then chose an Immortal Artifact from the super prize pool.

Wang Ningxi coordinated the Wang Clan’s use of the Officer Training Academy’s prizes, improving clan members’ bloodlines and scriptures while repeatedly placing them on the Hero Ranking. Wang Shouye then became a Purple Mansion Realm Son of Heaven, claimed the ranking record, and selected further treasures, while Immortal Sword Ni Yue began to favor him as a future master.

• Artifact Spirit Aipan gave Wang Longyan an immortal sword, which emerged as Ni Yue; Wang Ningxi persuaded Ni Yue to help the clan by threatening to melt and remake her if she refused.
• Wang Ningxi arranged for Wang Zong'an to inherit the Azure Wood Void Ascension Codex and improve his bloodline, after which Wang Zong'an took tenth place on the Hero Ranking.
• Wang Zongchang, Wang Shoulian, Wang Shouyong, Wang Luotong, and Ancestor Xiaohan took turns claiming ranking positions, leaving three Wang Clan members on the Hero Ranking.
• Wang Shouye used the Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid with help from Wang Shouzhe and Wang Lixian, awakening an eighth-grade bloodline and becoming a Purple Mansion Realm Son of Heaven.
• Ni Yue chose Wang Shouye as her prospective master, and Wang Shouye surpassed Wang Longyan’s Hero Ranking record before selecting the Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid, a mid-tier Void Ascension Scripture, Panpan's Travel Boots, and Holy Emperor's Wrath.

Wang Mei excelled in the Hero Ranking assessment and chose the dangerous Immortal-Modified Essence Edition, which Wang Shouzhe used instead to raise his bloodline to the Son of Heaven level. After further transformation, he reached the middle stage of Son of Heaven Grade B and ended the chapter alone with Liu Ruolan while Wang Lixian worried about what her parents might do.

• Wang Shouye handed his rewards to Wang Ningxi and received comfort from Wang Shouzhe after ranking last in command ability and combat strength.
• Wang Mei appeared disguised as Artifact Spirit Xiao Xue, earned a score of 90.75 on the Hero Ranking, and chose the Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid Essence Edition.
• Wang Shouzhe declined to use the Immortal-Modified Essence Edition for Ancestor Longyan, then used it himself with Liu Ruolan and Wang Lixian assisting.
• Wang Shouzhe's bloodline rose to the eighth layer, making him a Son of Heaven, and the second dose brought him to the middle stage of Son of Heaven Grade B.
• Wang Shouzhe saved the Ultimate-Modified Essence Edition for the children, while Liu Ruolan sent Wang Lixian away and stayed alone with him.

Wang Shouzhe stopped Wang Luojing and Wang Luoqiu from fighting, then entered the assessment and helped Wang Luoqiu become a Daughter of Heaven. After Wang Luoqiu claimed the Azure Emperor Codex as a gift for him, Wang Shouzhe began inheriting it with Wang Luojing standing guard.

• Wang Lixian told her siblings about their parents’ private time, and the younger children who went to intervene were sent flying by their mother and punished with extra coursework.
• Wang Luojing and Wang Luoqiu clashed over their place in the family sequence until Wang Shouzhe separated them and learned that Wang Luoqiu had inherited the Glazed Bright King Codex.
• Wang Shouzhe completed his assessment without Ni Yue’s help, claimed several rewards, and learned that Chaos Essence could greatly increase the potential of spirit beasts and spirit plants.
• Wang Shouzhe used an Immortal-Modified Essence Edition to raise Wang Luoqiu’s bloodline to Daughter of Heaven, Grade C, and she took first place with 92.25 points.
• Wang Luoqiu chose the Azure Emperor Codex as a gift for Wang Shouzhe, and Wang Luojing agreed that he should inherit it before she received her bloodline improvement.
• The Azure Emperor Codex’s artifact spirit, Qing Huang, eagerly accepted Wang Shouzhe as its inheritor and entered his Spirit Platform, filling him with wood-element laws and energy.

Wang Shouzhe and Wang Luojing advanced to Son of Heaven and Daughter of Heaven rank, then excelled in their assessments and claimed the remaining rewards they could use. After Luwei also reached Daughter of Heaven rank, her Azure Emperor Codex revealed that she was the reincarnation of Vivi, a figure connected to Qing Huang’s past and a censored former Hero Ranking contestant.

• Wang Shouzhe absorbed heaven-and-earth essence for several days, reached Son of Heaven rank, and gained a stronger ability to influence the growth and life evolution of plants.
• Wang Shouzhe helped Wang Luojing become a Daughter of Heaven, and she scored 92.5 in her assessment using her Gu insects and Heavenly Emperor Butterfly.
• Wang Luojing claimed first place in the Hero Ranking’s historical records, chose the Little Holy Emperor’s Treasure Box after learning the intermediate codex rewards were gone, and received the final Immortal-Grade Bloodline Aptitude Improvement Fluid.
• Wang Shouzhe helped Luwei reach Daughter of Heaven Grade C, and she earned 92.75 in her assessment, pushing Ancestor Longyan and other former leaders down the Hero Ranking.
• Qing Huang recognized Luwei as Qing Ying and accused her of betraying the Holy Emperor, while Qing Ying called Luwei Vivi and defended her past choices.
• Artifact Spirit Aipan recognized Luwei as the censored former fourth-place Hero Ranking contestant and denounced her as a traitor and witch.

Wang Shouzhe distributed the clan’s reward-pool treasures, including a half-Immortal Azure Dragon egg and two half-Immortal Plants, then cultivated the Immortal World Tree seed as his second Life-Bound Spirit Plant. The World Tree sprouted and bonded with him, leaving him wondering whether to raise it as a son or daughter.

• Wang Shouzhe stopped Qing Ying and Artifact Spirit Aipan from arguing over Qin Weiwei and insisted that Luwei receive her rewards under the usual rules.
• Luwei chose rewards from the advanced pool, and Wang Ningxi took charge of them; Wang Shouzhe then gave Great Qian a half-Immortal Azure Dragon egg.
• Imperial Prince An used his Azure Dragon Profound Qi to hatch the egg, and the newborn snake bonded with him and was named Wu Shenglong.
• Wang Zongrui awakened the Silver Moon Laurel seed and named its sprout Wang Yinggui, while Wang Shizhao revived the Five-Colored Gourd Vine and named it Wang Anhu.
• Wang Ningxi confirmed that Wang Shouzhe could contract another Life-Bound Spirit Plant, so Wang Shouzhe awakened the World Tree seed with his life-source Profound Qi.
• The World Tree seed sprouted into a flying sapling that showed affection for Wang Shouzhe, who wondered whether to raise it as a son or daughter.

Wang Lici, Wang Yingxuan, Wang Anye, and Wang Liyao dominated the assessment, filling the Hero Ranking’s top ten with Wang Clan members while the clan claimed the remaining prizes and made Artifact Spirit Aipan sign IOUs for rewards the academy could not supply. When Liu Ruolan’s aptitude surged and primordial water energy erupted from her, an ancient Sacred Diagram appeared, leaving Wang Shouzhe fearing her origins were far beyond what he had imagined.

• Wang Shouzhe named the newborn World Tree Wang Zongshi and stayed with him while Wang Ningxi organized the prizes.
• Wang Lici scored 93.25 points, selected rewards including a peak Void Ascension Realm puppet, and received Wang Xiaojia as the puppet’s name.
• Wang Yingxuan took first place with 93.5 points, and Wang Anye later raised the record to 93.75, pushing Gui Wushuang off the leaderboard.
• Wang Ningxi made Artifact Spirit Aipan sign IOUs for missing prizes as Wang Liyao took first place and raised the top score to 94 points.
• Liu Ruolan’s bloodline aptitude rose to Daughter of Heaven Grade C, and a burst of primordial water energy knocked Wang Shouzhe back when he tried to help her.
• An ancient azure scroll appeared above Liu Ruolan, and Wang Shouzhe recognized it as a primordial water Sacred Diagram.

After Liu Ruolan awakened a mysterious Yuanshui Codex and recalled a possible clash with the Divine Martial Saint Emperor, Wang Ningxi expanded the Wang Clan’s campaign to exploit the Officer Training Academy and conceal their rankings. Wang Liyao received and hatched an immortal-beast Xuanwu egg, welcoming a powerful Yuanshui creature into the family.

• Liu Ruolan recovered from her strange manifestation, recalled glimpsing Luwei and fighting the Divine Martial Saint Emperor, and revealed that she could summon a Yuanshui Codex.
• Liu Ruolan cleared the academy assessment and took first place, while Wang Ningxi obtained another promissory note from Aipan and arranged to hide the Wang Clan names on the Hero Ranking.
• Wang Ningxi organized successive ranking campaigns for Wang Clan members and allied families, using aptitude improvements and academy rewards to raise their cultivation prospects.
• Wang Liyao was chosen to receive the immortal-beast Xuanwu egg after Liu Ruolan declined to raise it, and she supplied it with Profound Qi until it hatched.
• A newborn black Xuanwu emerged from the egg, displaying a powerful Yuanshui aura and golden patterns across its shell.

Wang Shouzhe’s family welcomed the newly hatched Wang Lixuan and returned from the Officer Training Academy with valuable spoils, including Chaos Essence. Wang Lixian used eight small bottles to reach fourteenth-rank potential, expanding Immortal Abiding Valley and allowing the Wang Clan to add more nursing lodges, while four bottles remained to be allocated.

• Wang Shouzhe named the newly hatched female Xuanwu Wang Lixuan, and Wang Liyao welcomed her as a little sister who would one day fight Outer Realm demons alongside her.
• Wang Ningxi finished stripping the Officer Training Academy of its assets, and Artifact Spirit Aipan became the Wang Clan’s family Artifact Spirit until the academy repaid its debt.
• Wang Shouzhe’s family used Chaos Essence to raise the potential of the Primordial Water Old Turtle, Huahua, Mr. Bear, the Five Little Wolves, the Vermilion Fire Sparrow, and the Yuanwater Sky Sparrow.
• Wang Lixian absorbed eight small bottles of Chaos Essence and advanced to fourteenth-rank potential, increasing Immortal Abiding Valley’s life-element immortal spiritual energy and coverage.
• Wang Liyue reported that the expanded valley could accommodate eight more lodges and around fifty or sixty Divine Ability Realm residents, and Wang Shouzhe sent applicants to Wang Fugui to register.
• Wang Liyue noted that four small bottles of Chaos Essence remained, and Wang Shouzhe’s family planned to discuss how to allocate them.

Wang Shouzhe decided to use the four bottles of Chaos Essence to help humanity gain more True Immortal-grade defenders, sending two bottles each to Di Xiu and Senior Wudao. Both spirit plants broke through the shackles of their potential and vowed to protect the Wang Clan, leaving the Immortal Venerable alarmed that Wudao might leave the Immortal Palace’s side.

• Wang Shouzhe’s family chose to give two bottles of Chaos Essence each to Di Xiu and Senior Wudao, prioritizing humanity’s defense over raising Wang Clan members’ potential.
• Wang Shouzhe sent Wang Lixian to deliver Di Xiu’s bottles and Wang Fugui to the Immortal Palace with Wudao’s bottles.
• Wang Lixian gave Di Xiu the Chaos Essence, and he broke through to thirteenth-rank potential before entering seclusion to pursue immortal planthood.
• Wang Fugui presented the two bottles to the Immortal Venerable as a gift for Wudao, and Wudao rushed in to claim them.
• Wudao vowed that the Wang Clan’s affairs would be his own if he became an immortal plant, prompting the Immortal Venerable to fear the Wang Clan was trying to draw him away from the Immortal Palace.