Chapter Summaries

Wang Lici fought a Spirit Platform Realm Demon Puppet, revealing a devouring Dharma Image Phantom before she surrendered, while Wang Shouzhe achieved his second bloodline awakening. The next day, Liu Ruolan began her trial against a Demon Puppet.

• Wang Shouzhe coaxed Wang Lici into testing the Spirit Platform Realm Demon Puppet by promising her food, and she fought it despite being badly wounded.
• Wang Lici's anger awakened a devouring Dharma Image Phantom, letting her injure the Demon Puppet before her bloodline energy ran low and she surrendered.
• Wang Shouzhe healed Wang Lici and promised to take her to the prefectural city, then camped in the gorge with the others.
• Wang Shouzhe used Wang Luojing's Primary Bloodline Improvement Fluid and achieved his second bloodline awakening, reaching high-grade fourth-class aptitude.
• The next morning, Liu Ruolan insisted on taking her trial before Wang Shouzhe and faced a ferocious Demon Puppet.

Liu Ruolan passed the first three trials and received the High-Grade Spirit Artifact Autumn Water, then challenged a Spirit Platform Realm Demon Puppet. After Liu Ruolei provoked her with the prospect of Wang Shouzhe marrying again, Liu Ruolan’s icy, overwhelming power surfaced and turned the battle in her favor, leaving Wang Shouzhe alarmed.

• Liu Ruolan defeated the first Demon Puppet with the Profound Water Sword Art and slowly wore down two Demon Ghost Spirits in the second trial.
• Liu Ruolan conservatively defeated three enemies in the third trial and received a High-Grade Spirit Artifact, which Wang Shouzhe named Autumn Water.
• Liu Ruolan rested, then challenged the fourth stage despite Wang Shouzhe’s concern and struggled against the Spirit Platform Realm Demon Puppet.
• Liu Ruolei warned Liu Ruolan that Wang Shouzhe might marry another bride, triggering Liu Ruolan’s icy killing intent.
• Liu Ruolan unleashed formidable power through Autumn Water and drove the Demon Puppet back, while Wang Shouzhe feared her anger might turn on him.

Liu Ruolan defeated the Demon Puppet, then Wang Shouzhe tested the fierce personality that had taken over her and redirected her anger toward Liu Ruolei. After Liu Ruolan returned to herself, she learned she had won and began choosing her reward, leaving Wang Shouzhe reflecting on his wife’s two distinct personalities.

• Liu Ruolan hacked the Demon Puppet apart and earned elite soldier status, then summoned Wang Shouzhe.
• Wang Shouzhe tested Liu Ruolan’s hidden personality by tending to her and learned that it knew about her identity, family, and marriage.
• Wang Shouzhe blamed Liu Ruolei for spreading rumors, and Liu Ruolan dragged her aside and beat her while Wang Shouzhe called for her to go easy.
• Liu Ruolan returned to her usual self, forgot the battle, and believed Wang Shouzhe’s explanation that the Demon Puppet had fallen by accident.
• Liu Ruolan asked to see her rewards and considered a Spirit Wine Gourd, while Wang Shouzhe marveled at the contrast between her two personalities.

Liu Ruolan chose a Bloodthirsty Vine Spirit Seed as her trial reward, and Wang Shouzhe began his own trial by defeating Demon Puppets with rapidly growing vines. He trapped two more puppets in the next stage and paused to replenish himself, learning that Liu Ruolan could join him to eat but not fight.

• The Artifact Spirit presented Liu Ruolan with five rewards, and she chose the Bloodthirsty Vine Spirit Seed over the Primordial Water Spirit Bead despite Wang Shouzhe's advice.
• Liu Ruolan handed the seed and its planting jade slip to Wang Shouzhe, then returned to watch as he began his trial.
• Wang Shouzhe used fast-growing vines to bind and strangle a peak Qi Refining Realm Demon Puppet, clearing the stage without drawing his sword.
• In the next stage, Wang Shouzhe planted more vines while evading two Demon Puppets, then trapped them and asked whether he could replenish himself with food and pills.
• Wang Shouzhe ate hot pot and drank Cloud Mist Spirit Tea while the puppets remained bound, and the Artifact Spirit allowed Liu Ruolan to join him as long as she did not assist in battle.

Wang Shouzhe used his Vine Poison Formation to defeat the second, third, and fourth trials, earning an Elite Militia title, a defensive Spirit Artifact, and final victory. He claimed the Primordial Water Spirit Bead for Liu Ruolan, and the family celebrated his abundant rewards.

• Wang Shouzhe spent three days planting vines and poisonous grass, then strangled the two Demon Puppets to pass the second trial and earn Primary Bloodline Improvement Fluid.
• Wang Shouzhe's Vine Array trapped three Demon Puppets, letting him quickly pass the third trial and choose a half-energy, half-physical defensive shield, which he named the Heart-Guarding Spirit Shield.
• Wang Shouzhe rested until his Profound Qi recovered, then faced a Spirit Platform Realm Demon Puppet in the fourth trial.
• Wang Shouzhe evaded the Demon Puppet and replenished his Vine Array as the vines and poison gradually exhausted and killed it after three and a half hours.
• Wang Shouzhe claimed the Primordial Water Spirit Bead for Liu Ruolan, while Liu Ruolei watched the couple's affectionate celebration with resentment.

After the Trial Grounds expedition, Wang Shouzhe secluded himself to absorb a Heaven Spirit Pill and break through to the Spirit Platform Realm. He succeeded, tested his new strength and Spiritual Sense, and looked ahead to reaching the Celestial Realm.

• The clans fortified the canyon and agreed to take turns guarding the hidden Trial Grounds.
• Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luojing improved their bloodline aptitudes, while Wang Lici and Liu Yuanhui both advanced into the Spirit Platform Realm.
• Ancestor Longyan guarded Wang Shouzhe as he swallowed a Heaven Spirit Pill and began his breakthrough.
• Wang Shouzhe opened his Heaven-Earth Bridges, completed nine great circulations, and opened his Spirit Platform.
• Wang Shouzhe awakened his Spiritual Sense, experienced his enhanced senses and strength, and briefly hovered and flew through the air.
• Wang Shouzhe reflected on his nine years of effort and resolved to witness the splendor of the Celestial Realm.

After advancing to the Spirit Platform Realm, Wang Shouzhe discovered that his third bloodline awakening strengthened his ability to cultivate vines and began exploring how to improve Spirit Seeds. Back in Ping'an Town, he strengthened the Wang Clan’s resources and learned that Ancestor Xuanfu and Ancestor Longyan wanted him to visit Purple Mansion Academy and Master Binglan after the New Year.

• Wang Shouzhe tested his newly awakened bloodline by growing an ordinary vine seed into a powerful, rapidly growing vine, then asked Liu Ruolan to help him bathe and ended up in a chaotic fight with her.
• More than ten days later, Wang Shouzhe left Wang Shounuo to guard the Trial Grounds for a year, harvested the surrounding area, cultivated the Bloodthirsty Vine, and returned to Ping'an Town with the Autumn-Winter Hunt team.
• Ancestor Xuanfu and Liu Ruolei stayed with the Wang Clan, while Wang Shouzhe researched his bloodline, the Heart-Guarding Spirit Shield, and the Zhouxuan Sword.
• Zhong Xingwang delivered Ancestor Longyan’s Turtle Scale Treasure Shield and three High-Grade Breath-Concealing Pendants, and Wang Shouzhe paid him for the items and his efforts.
• Ancestor Xuanfu told Wang Shouzhe that he and Liu Ruolan should accompany her to the Academy after the New Year to obtain his next cultivation technique and visit Master Binglan.

Wang Shouzhe discussed the Purple Mansion Academy with Ancestor Xuanfu and Ancestor Longyan, then asked Wang Luoqiu, Wang Luojing, and Wang Lici whether they wanted to attend. The conversation also uncovered new details about the Wang Clan’s old disaster and the Longzuo Wang Clan’s aid, leaving Wang Shouzhe suspicious about why the hidden masterminds had spared the clan.

• Wang Shouzhe reasoned that Master Binglan still regretted losing Ancestor Longyan but that Longyan would need to demonstrate greater potential to regain her attention.
• Ancestor Xuanfu urged Wang Shouzhe to become a personal disciple and said the Wang Clan should send someone to the Academy, so Wang Shouzhe summoned Wang Luoqiu, Wang Luojing, and Wang Lici to ask what they wanted.
• Wang Shouzhe returned the Turtle Scale Treasure Shield to Ancestor Longyan, who recalled the hardship that had forced her to sell it.
• Wang Lici agreed to attend the Academy after Wang Shouzhe promised it had plenty of delicious food, while Wang Luojing worried the Academy would prevent her from returning if the clan faced danger.
• Ancestor Xuanfu explained that the Academy discouraged disciples from joining clan conflicts but allowed them to support their clans and seek mediation from teachers.
• Ancestor Longyan revealed that Ancestor Zhoubo had helped protect the Wang Clan after its disaster, and Wang Shouzhe questioned why the suspected masterminds had not wiped the clan out.

Wang Shouzhe arranged for Ancestor Longyan to face her past at the Purple Mansion Academy and let Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luojing decide whether to attend. While living with Liu Ruolan beside the Fire Spirit Vein, he used his strengthened bloodline talent to develop improved Red Crystal Spirit Rice seeds, adding a lucrative new foundation to the Wang Clan.

• Ancestor Longyan agreed to visit Master Binglan at the Academy with Wang Shouzhe next spring, while Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luojing chose to inspect the Academy before deciding whether to attend.
• Wang Shouzhe planned to seek an updated map of the Divine Martial Dynasty's Divine Martial Army headquarters at the Purple Mansion Academy.
• Wang Shouzhe and Liu Ruolan moved into a cottage beside the Fire Spirit Vein during the Red Crystal Spirit Rice harvest, where he selected the strongest grains for experiments.
• Wang Shouzhe used his bloodline talent to accelerate generations of Red Crystal Spirit Rice and developed improved seeds that could not be bred a second time.
• Liu Ruolan congratulated Wang Shouzhe on creating a new source of wealth, and he hinted that her Yuanshui Bloodline talent had greater potential than she realized.

Wang Shouzhe expanded the Wang Clan’s spirit-rice seed production, then received word that its mirror project had advanced. Meanwhile, Longzuo Wang Clan visitors arrived to aid their Ping'an relatives and met Wang Shouye aboard a ferry, leaving them to reconsider the young man’s standing.

• Wang Shouzhe established mass production of higher-yield Red Crystal and White Jade Spirit Rice seeds, turning the clan’s fields into a major source of seed income.
• A researcher reported progress on the mirror project, and Wang Shouzhe hurried to the R&D Center.
• Wang Shouyue and his Third Granduncle arrived at Changning Official Ferry, carrying resources and a Creation Pill for the Ping'an Wang Clan on Ancestor Zhoubo’s instructions.
• Wang Shouyue and his Third Granduncle discussed their family ties to the Ping'an Wang Clan and their plans to meet Young Master Tantai and Young Master Chen in Donghai Guard.
• Wang Shouye leapt onto the departing ferry using the Willow Catkin Movement Technique, and the Longzuo visitors recognized his exceptional skill and cultivation.

Wang Shouye returned to Ping'an Town with Wang Xiaozheng and Wang Shouyue, who were astonished by the town's prosperity and the strength of its young clan members. After they were mistaken for impostors, Wang Shouye escorted them toward the main residence, where they learned that the clan's leader was his Fourth Brother; their journey left them even more stunned when they encountered his formidable Fourth Sister.

• Wang Shouye greeted travelers and spoke with Wang Goudan, who said Wang Dinghai was pursuing a third-grade aquatic Fierce Beast to feed his son.
• Wang Shouye arrived at bustling Dingpu Ferry, where Wang Zongsheng greeted him and revealed his impressive cultivation to the astonished Wang Xiaozheng and Wang Shouyue.
• Ping'an Town's registration worker mistook Wang Xiaozheng and Wang Shouyue for impostors, and soldiers confronted them until Wang Shouye recognized the misunderstanding and escorted them to the Wang Clan Main Residence.
• Wang Shouye and Wang Zongsheng told their guests that neither was the direct-line heir and that their Fourth Brother was both the heir and Clan Leader, leaving Wang Shouyue deeply unsettled.
• A heroic young woman arrived with a second-grade Fierce Bird slain by a single arrow and teased Wang Shouye, who identified her as his Fourth Sister.

Wang Shouyue and Wang Xiaozheng visited Ping'an Town and discovered that the Ping'an Wang Clan had developed valuable crops, built Cement roads, and prospered far beyond their expectations. Wang Shouyue's confidence collapsed after he realized Wang Shouzhe's cultivation was beyond Wang Xiaozheng's ability to discern, and Wang Lici joined the welcoming banquet.

• Wang Luotong welcomed Wang Shouye and Wang Zongsheng, then introduced herself to Wang Shouyue and Wang Xiaozheng from the Longzuo Wang Clan.
• Wang Shouyue praised Wang No. 7 Wheat Seed and offered to share some with Ping'an Wang Clan before learning that the surrounding fields were already planted with it.
• Wang Shouye pointed out that Ping'an Wang Clan had developed Wang No. 7 Wheat Seed, and Wang Shouyue discovered that the roads were paved with Cement.
• Wang Xiaozheng and Wang Shouyue saw Ping'an Town's developments and arrived at the main residence, where Wang Shouzhe greeted them.
• Wang Xiaozheng told Wang Shouyue that he could not see through Wang Shouzhe's cultivation, leaving Wang Shouyue stunned.
• Wang Lici appeared at the welcoming banquet, and Wang Shouyue encouraged Wang Shouzhe to let her join them.

Wang Shouzhe hosted Wang Shouyue and Wang Xiaozheng, whose visit to the Ping'an Wang Clan transformed their initial arrogance into admiration and gratitude. After their departure, Wang Shouzhe traveled with Ancestor Xuanfu to Longzuo Prefecture City, where the Longzuo Wang Clan’s Clan Leader welcomed him personally.

• Wang Shouzhe accepted the Longzuo Wang Clan’s revised gift of five thousand Qian Gold, while Wang Lici and the others embarrassed Wang Shouyue and Wang Xiaozheng with blunt remarks.
• Wang Shouzhe treated the guests to five lavish rounds of Spirit Food, and Wang Shouyue and Wang Xiaozheng left impressed by the Ping'an Wang Clan’s wealth and hospitality.
• Wang Shouyue resolved to learn from Wang Shouzhe and hold tightly to his Fourth Brother’s thigh as the two traveled back toward the East Sea.
• Wang Shouzhe set out with Ancestor Xuanfu and a large convoy, taking a month to reach Longzuo Prefecture City while stopping along the way to enjoy local customs and food.
• Wang Xiaorui, Clan Leader of the Longzuo Wang Clan, personally welcomed Wang Shouzhe and his group at the city gates.

Wang Shouzhe and his party arrived at Longzuo Prefecture City, where the Longzuo Wang Clan welcomed them and hosted a feast. After arranging the Wang No. 9 rice seed and discussing the clan’s finances, Wang Shouzhe asked why Wang Xiaorui had not made better use of a golden doll, and Xiaorui asked him for advice.

• Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Longyan greeted Wang Xiaorui and the Longzuo Wang Clan elders before entering Longzuo Prefecture City.
• Wang Xiaorui led the Ping'an Wang Clan party through the city to the Longzuo Wang Clan’s main residence and arranged their lodging and a welcoming feast.
• Wang Lici ate half a Spirit-Horn Yak and a barrel of Purple Jade Crystal Rice at the feast, while the Longzuo Wang Clan presented a generous gift.
• Wang Xiaorui thanked Wang Shouzhe for helping secure foreign goods, and Wang Shouzhe confirmed that ten thousand dan of Wang No. 9 rice seed would be delivered.
• Wang Shouzhe asked why the Longzuo Wang Clan had not made good use of a golden doll, and Wang Xiaorui asked him to explain.

Wang Shouzhe advised Wang Xiaorui on turning the Longzuo Wang Clan's vast residence into a profitable luxury inn and restaurant, then learned that Master Binglan had helped protect Ancestor Longyan during the clan's Celestial transition. He strengthened ties with the Longzuo Wang Clan and took Wang Lici to the Gambling Stone market before her promised feast.

• Wang Shouzhe persuaded Wang Xiaorui and the Longzuo Wang Clan elders to consider opening parts of their main residence as a high-end inn and restaurant, which Wang Xiaorui named Purple Mansion Palace.
• Wang Shouzhe and his companions visited Ancestor Zhoubo, who warned that a Celestial Aristocratic Clan likely stood behind the attack on the Ping'an Wang Clan and cautioned against confronting powerful clans recklessly.
• Ancestor Zhoubo revealed that Master Binglan had provided a written order that helped him and Yuchen settle the Longzuo Wang Clan's Celestial transition crisis, moving Ancestor Longyan deeply.
• Wang Shouzhe and the others discussed closer cooperation and future development between the two Wang Clans.
• Wang Shouzhe took Wang Lici to the Gambling Stone market to gather money before honoring his promise to let her eat whatever she wanted in Longzuo Prefecture City.

Wang Shouzhe and his group toured Longzuo Prefecture City, where Wang Lici enjoyed gambling stones and prepared to feast at Baiwei Pavilion. Lady Bilian heard Wang Shouzhe speaking nearby, mistook him for the man she knew as Wang Ziteng, and resolved to confront him.

• Wang Shouxin guided Wang Shouzhe’s group around Longzuo Prefecture City, and Wang Shouzhe took Wang Lici to buy gambling stones.
• Liu Ruolan bought fine clothing for the group and Ancestor Longyan before Wang Shouxin led them to Baiwei Pavilion for a meal.
• Wang Shouxin explained Baiwei Pavilion’s history as Wang Lici eagerly ordered food at the restaurant’s headquarters.
• Lady Bilian arrived with Chi Junjie and Yuwen Jianye, lamenting that Wang Ziteng had previously won the Marrow Cleansing Pill she wanted.
• Lady Bilian recognized Wang Shouzhe’s voice from a nearby private room and believed she had finally found Wang Ziteng.

Lady Bilian confronted Wang Shouzhe at Baiwei Pavilion and challenged his family to a wagered spar over the Marrow Cleansing Pill. Wang Zongsheng and Yuwen Jianye entered the arena, where Jianye revealed his Profound Ice Bloodline as their contest began.

• Lady Bilian mistook Wang Shouzhe for Wang Ziteng and accused him of taking the Marrow Cleansing Pill from her in Donghai Guard.
• Wang Shouzhe declined Lady Bilian's offer to host the meal, and she challenged someone of similar age to Yuwen Jianye to a spar for a waived bill and 3,000 Qian Gold in vouchers.
• Wang Luoqiu volunteered to fight, but Wang Zongsheng asked to test himself first, and Wang Shouzhe agreed after consulting Liu Ruolan.
• Wang Zongsheng took his Octagonal Sledgehammers onto Baiwei Pavilion's arena and impressed the diners with his strength and Seventh Layer Qi Refining Realm aura.
• Yuwen Jianye accepted Lady Bilian's challenge and revealed his Profound Ice Bloodline as he approached the arena.

Wang Zongsheng fought Yuwen Jianye in a fierce arena match but lost after his strength ran low. Wang Luoqiu then challenged Jianye, declaring she would win within three moves or concede.

• Wang Zongsheng and Yuwen Jianye battled with hammers and a frost-powered sword, damaging the arena as Wang Shouzhe promised to pay for repairs.
• Yuwen Jianye outlasted Wang Zongsheng and defeated him, then Lady Bilian tended to her brother-in-law.
• Wang Shouzhe reassured Wang Zongsheng, while Wang Luoqiu and Wang Luojing offered to train him in movement and combat.
• Wang Luoqiu stepped onto the arena and challenged Yuwen Jianye, saying she would defeat him in three moves or admit defeat.

Wang Luoqiu challenged Lady Bilian’s son Yuwen Jianye and defeated him and Liu Yunlang together in a swift three-move fight. The group then returned to the private room to eat, while Luoqiu offered to spar with the two boys at the Academy.

• Wang Luoqiu proposed fighting Lady Bilian’s son Yuwen Jianye in three moves, but Liu Kangping arrived with his son Liu Yunlang and revealed that Yunlang had awakened the Yi Wood Bloodline.
• Liu Kangping and Lady Bilian agreed that Liu Yunlang and Yuwen Jianye would team up against Wang Luoqiu.
• Wang Luoqiu struck Liu Yunlang twice and sent him flying, then seized Yuwen Jianye and threw him out of the arena.
• Wang Luoqiu left the stunned onlookers and Lady Bilian behind and asked Wang Shouzhe if they could finally eat.
• Wang Luoqiu reassured Yuwen Jianye and Liu Yunlang about their aptitudes and invited them to spar with her after entering the Academy.

Wang Luoqiu befriended Yuwen Jianye and Liu Yunlang before the Wang family’s party traveled to the Purple Mansion Academy and settled in as guests. At the Mystic Ice Hall, its master learned that Wang Longyan was returning and ordered Fang You'an to bring her to her, dismissing objections to Longyan’s cultivation of Yin Sha energy.

• Wang Luoqiu accepted Yuwen Jianye and Liu Yunlang as her juniors and told them to stop acting like pampered children, while Lady Bilian worried over the enormous meal bill.
• Ancestor Xuanfu led the Wang family’s convoy north to the Purple Mansion Academy, where Wang Shouzhe and the others entered with help from her and Wang Shouxin.
• Wang Longyan’s master watched the family arrive from the Mystic Ice Pavilion and asked Fang You'an to bring Longyan to her.
• Fang You'an warned that some High Persons opposed Longyan’s return because she cultivated Yin Sha Poison, but the woman in white said she would handle anyone who objected.