Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming strengthened himself and his spirit beasts with Dragonblood Divine Fruits while learning that the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape had retreated and the Spirit Rest Archipelago remained unsettled. The Mystic Water Crocodile gained a Heaven-Grade bloodline, while the Silver-Winged Frost Bees advanced to high-grade.

• Qin Ming visualized the Mountain Giant Ape's second transformation and felt his physical strength surge.
• Qin Ming found that the Dragonblood Divine Fruit had improved the Mystic Water Crocodile's bloodline and the Silver-Winged Frost Bees' bloodline, then grew and enhanced another batch of fruit for them.
• Wu Jiang told Qin Ming that Azure Sea Adept had driven the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape back to the Beast Cry Mountain Range and described the unresolved struggle over Thousand Leaf Spirit Island and the Zhao Family's decline.
• Half a month later, Qin Ming discovered that the Mystic Water Crocodile had gained a Heaven-Grade bloodline and that the Silver-Winged Frost Bees had risen to high-grade bloodline.

Qin Ming left Moon Gazing Island to register for promotion to a Tier 2 High-Grade Spirit Planter and travel to Azure Sea Immortal City for the Flora Mirage Realm trial. He chose the unprecedented Grade A difficulty, and the trial opened onto a volcanic landscape.

• Qin Ming’s Jade Bloom Spirit Lotus and Mistveil Illusion Shrooms matured, and he entrusted Wu Jiang with island matters before leaving for Tianhe Market District.
• Qin Ming guided the Spirit Planter Guild recordkeeper through Moon Gazing Island, where the man recorded its rare Spirit Plants and praised Qin Ming’s cultivation skill.
• Qin Ming traveled to Azure Sea Immortal City with the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and Mystic Water Crocodile, then met Guild president Liu Guchang and the two other trial participants.
• The three Spirit Planters entered the Flora Mirage Realm, and Liu Guchang was astonished when Qin Ming selected the Grade A trial difficulty.
• Qin Ming’s Grade A trial began with a volcanic mountain range, erupting lava, smoke, and ash.

Qin Ming cultivated Fiery Golden Lotuses in the Grade A Flora Mirage Realm and passed the trial to become a Tier 2 High-Grade Spirit Planter. As he prepared to receive the Essence of Myriad Woods, an abnormal change began in the realm, while a vision appeared above the Spirit Planter Guild in Azure Sea Immortal City.

• Qin Ming learned that the trial required him to grow a Tier 3 Fiery Golden Lotus within ten years using only eight Spirit Seeds.
• Qin Ming found a molten cave and lost his first Spirit Seed when he placed it in the magma before adapting it to the fire essence.
• Qin Ming used Enhanced Adaptation and fire essence to prepare the remaining seeds, then cultivated five Fiery Golden Lotuses over six years.
• The five lotuses burned to ash and were reborn through fire, after which Qin Ming used an Accelerated Growth Affix to make them bloom.
• Qin Ming passed the trial, but an abnormal change began in the Flora Mirage Realm as a lotus-shaped brilliance rose from his entry marker in Azure Sea Immortal City.

Qin Ming passed the Grade A trial in the Flora Mirage Realm, advanced to a Tier 2 High-Grade Spirit Planter, and received Fiery Golden Lotus seeds and Essence of Myriad Woods. His achievement drew the attention of Azure Sea Adept, who summoned him to Azure Sea Peak for a meeting.

• A heavenly phenomenon revealed Qin Ming's successful Grade A trial, astonishing the Spirit Planters and attracting notice across Azure Sea Immortal City.
• Qin Ming collected the Fiery Golden Lotus seeds and Essence of Myriad Woods awarded inside the Flora Mirage Realm, then emerged to find his trial records displayed.
• Qin Ming’s identity plaque marked his advancement to Tier 2 High-Grade Spirit Planter, and he declined Liu Guchang’s invitation to join the Spirit Planter Guild.
• Three stewards summoned Qin Ming to meet Azure Sea Adept, and he agreed and was transported to Azure Sea Peak.
• Qin Ming entered the magnificent palace to meet the Golden Core Adept, feeling nervous about his first encounter with one.

Azure Sea Adept Nalan Xi invited Qin Ming to become an honorary elder, but he declined to preserve his independent life on Moon Gazing Island. She gave him an Azure Sea Token and asked him to revive a damaged Spirit Transformation Herb so it could produce a fruit to heal her injured Spirit Pet.

• Qin Ming met Azure Sea Adept Nalan Xi, who praised his cultivation and his skill in growing the Tier 3 Fiery Golden Lotus.
• Nalan Xi offered Qin Ming an honorary elder position, a Tier 3 Spirit Vein cave abode, and Spirit Fields, but Qin Ming politely refused.
• Nalan Xi gave Qin Ming an Azure Sea Token granting access to Azure Sea Main Peak's core areas, and Qin Ming asked what she wanted in return.
• Nalan Xi showed Qin Ming a damaged Spirit Transformation Herb, and he correctly identified it as a lower-grade Tier 3 Spirit Plant.
• Nalan Xi explained that her Spirit Pet had suffered a severe injury and asked Qin Ming to revive the herb and cultivate its fruits to help it recover.

Qin Ming accepted Nalan Xi’s request to cultivate the Spirit Transformation Herb and returned to Mirror Snow Pavilion, where friends congratulated him on his advancement. He learned that conflict between the Spirit Feather Sect and Thunder Origin Sect was nearing its decisive stage, while the Spirit Rest Archipelago was temporarily safe, and warned his companions about unusual demon beast activity.

• Nalan Xi gave Qin Ming the Spirit Transformation Herb to cultivate and ordered scouts to monitor unusual demon beast activity near Azure Sea Immortal City.
• Qin Ming left Azure Sea Peak and returned to Mirror Snow Pavilion, where Gu Qingzhao, Huangfu Qi, Chen Qiaoling, and others welcomed and congratulated him.
• Huangfu Qi asked Qin Ming to sell him Spirit Rest Rice, and Qin Ming agreed.
• Qin Ming told Gu Qingzhao that he had declined Nalan Xi’s offer to join the Immortal City because he valued his freedom.
• Huangfu Qi and Gu Qingzhao explained that the Spirit Feather Sect and Thunder Origin Sect were nearing a decisive conflict, while the Spirit Rest Archipelago and Qin Ming’s Moon Gazing Island were temporarily safe.
• Qin Ming warned Gu Qingzhao and Huangfu Qi to stay alert because demon beasts near the Immortal City were behaving unusually.

After trading with Huangfu Qi and arranging sales through Gu Qingzhao, Qin Ming returned to Moon Gazing Island and used Essence of Myriad Woods to strengthen the Longevity Vine. He broke through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and ended the chapter considering the enemies recorded in his notebook.

• Qin Ming gave Spirit Lotuses, Spirit Rest Rice, and Spirit Gathering Tea to Su Yuqing, then sold rice and fish to Huangfu Qi.
• Huangfu Qi traded Qin Ming the Fleeting Light Shadowing Technique, and Qin Ming entrusted Gu Qingzhao with selling pills and seeking Tier 3 Spirit Plants.
• Qin Ming returned to Moon Gazing Island, fed the Longevity Vine nearly half a bottle of Essence of Myriad Woods, and cultivated with its surging power.
• Qin Ming used five Potent Purity affix leaves to purify his spiritual power and broke through to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
• Qin Ming discovered his divine sense reached roughly fifteen li and reflected on his increased strength, lifespan, and the people in his notebook.

Qin Ming discovered new Longevity Vine affixes, learned that Wu Jiang’s children had joined the Thunder Origin Sect, and successfully brewed Spirit Fire Wine. He received news from Auntie Long about high-rank Beast Essence Blood and third-rank spirit plant seeds he had been seeking.

• Qin Ming found that the Longevity Vine had bloomed again and gained lifespan, spacetime, and sentience affixes.
• Wu Jiang told Qin Ming that Wu Wangfeng and Wu Wangyue had become disciples of Thunder Origin Sect elders, and Qin Ming worried about the impending conflict with Spirit Feather Sect.
• Qin Ming unearthed and tasted his successfully brewed Spirit Fire Wine, then considered making Jade Scale Wine and finding suitable Beast Essence Blood.
• Auntie Long sent Qin Ming a message saying there was news about the high-rank Beast Essence Blood and third-rank spirit plant seeds he had requested.

Qin Ming met Aunt Long at Mirror Snow Pavilion and learned that a major trade fair on Thousand Leaf Spirit Island would offer the rare items he sought. As he left Tianhe Market District, he unknowingly alarmed a disguised woman, who later reported meeting an acquaintance to a hidden contact.

• Qin Ming traveled to Tianhe Market District, where cultivators congratulated him on becoming a Tier 2 High-Grade Spirit Planter.
• Aunt Long told Qin Ming that the Seventy-Two Island Alliance and the Nie Family would hold a trade fair on Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, offering high-grade ape-type Beast Essence Blood and Tier 3 Spirit Plant Seeds.
• Aunt Long gave Qin Ming an invitation and said he could attend with Mirror Snow Pavilion.
• Qin Ming used his divine sense to see beneath a passing woman's black bamboo hat, startling her, then left the market district.
• The woman evaded anyone following her, entered a hidden shop, and told a hoarse-voiced contact that she had obtained the item.

Qin Ming learned that demon beasts from the Beast Cry Mountain Range were entering the Spirit Rest Archipelago, apparently at the behest of the injured Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, and warned Wu Jiang to keep his clansmen safe. After half a month of cultivation, he left Moon Gazing Island with Aunt Long for Thousand Leaf Spirit Island's trade fair.

• Qin Ming encountered a fleeing Foundation Establishment tiger demon and learned from Lu Liang that the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape was sending its subordinates into the archipelago to seek revenge.
• Qin Ming returned to Moon Gazing Island and advised Wu Jiang and his clansmen to avoid unnecessary travel, offering them shelter if danger arose.
• Qin Ming considered how to grow the Fiery Golden Lotus and Spirit Transformation Herb, noting that he still needed suitable wood-element spiritual soil.
• After half a month of secluded cultivation, Qin Ming summoned the Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee and left the island with Aunt Long for the trade fair.

Qin Ming traveled with Mirror Snow Pavilion to Thousand Leaf Spirit Island and arrived as its grand trade fair was beginning. He took his seat among the gathered factions and recognized Huo Qianqiu, who had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

• Qin Ming met Mirror Snow Pavilion’s Protector Li Mu aboard the Dharma Boat as its senior cultivators prepared to escort their goods.
• Aunt Long brought Qin Ming to Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, where the Nie Family’s guards recognized him as Island Lord Qin and admitted them through a guarded entrance.
• A Nie Family elder led Qin Ming and Aunt Long to Mirror Snow Pavilion’s temporary residence and explained the island’s rules and forbidden areas.
• Qin Ming explored the busy valley as merchants opened their shops and visitors gathered from across the spirit islands.
• Aunt Long summoned Qin Ming to the first day of the trade fair, where he saw Huo Qianqiu had reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Qin Ming attended the opening day of the Spirit Island Trade Fair on Thousand Leaf Spirit Island and acquired seeds for a rare Tier 3 spirit plant. After nightfall, a familiar woman warned him that the island was about to become extremely dangerous and urged him to leave.

• Aunt Long introduced Qin Ming to the other Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators, and Nie Aoshan opened the trade fair.
• Qin Ming recognized the Threefold Crimson Soulgrass Spirit Seeds and had Aunt Long buy them for seventy-five thousand Spirit Stones.
• Qin Ming learned that the high-grade Beast Essence Blood he wanted would be auctioned on the third day and gave Aunt Long a Youth Preservation Pill toward the purchase.
• Qin Ming explored the night market and spotted the woman he had encountered at Tianhe Market District.
• The woman slipped Qin Ming a note warning that Thousand Leaf Spirit Island was about to undergo a change and that he should leave quickly, then disappeared.

Qin Ming uncovered a plot involving Mo Lingwei, the Zhao Family, and a sealed Third-Order Demonic Plant beneath Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, then tried to flee as a massive Beast Tide attacked. The island’s protective defenses came under threat, and a cataclysmic blast shook the island as its spiritual energy turned chaotic.

• Qin Ming recognized Mo Lingwei and suspected the Zhao Family remnants were plotting against Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, so he warned Aunt Long and fled toward the port.
• Aunt Long and Li Mu received Qin Ming’s warning and secretly began withdrawing Mirror Snow Pavilion’s people and goods.
• Mo Lingwei met Zhao Wuji underground and confirmed that the outside arrangements were complete; Zhao Wuji then told Zhao Wuyang it was time to begin.
• Zhao Wuyang revealed that a Third-Order Demonic Plant was sealed beneath the island and chose to feed himself to it so it could take revenge on the sects.
• Qin Ming saw an enormous Beast Tide approaching the port, including a giant black ape, and the Nie Family raised the alarm and activated its Protective Grand Array.
• A powerful explosion shook Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, disrupting the earth and throwing its spiritual energy into chaos.

A parasitized Zhao Wuyang and Zhao Wuji turned Thousand Leaf Spirit Island into a slaughterhouse as demonic beasts breached its defenses. Qin Ming escaped after killing Zhao Wuji with True Astral Transformation, but someone pursued him as he fled.

• Zhao Wuji damaged Thousand Leaf Spirit Island's Spirit Vein with a High-Grade Earth-Shaking Formation and awakened the parasitized Zhao Wuyang, who prepared to feed on the island's cultivators.
• The Double-Pupiled Demon Ape shattered the Third-Grade Grand Array, while Zhao Wuyang killed Nie Sheng and a Nie Family elder by draining their blood.
• Zhao Wuji and his black-robed followers attacked the island's cultivators as demonic beasts swarmed inside, forcing Qin Ming to hide until he found a chance to escape.
• Qin Ming encountered Zhao Wuji pursuing the wounded Aunt Long, Li Mu, and the Mirror Snow Pavilion group, but Zhao Wuji blocked Qin Ming's path and attacked him.
• Qin Ming used True Astral Transformation to blast Zhao Wuji's upper body apart, collected his storage Sumeru ring, and fled on the Silver-Winged Frost Bee as someone chased him.

Qin Ming, disguised as the Bearded Man, escaped the Beast Tide after killing Zhao Wuji, while Mo Lingwei followed him to flee the island. Three Second Order Great Demons blocked their route, and Qin Ming struck the Wind Ripper Beast, severing one of its wings.

• The Bearded Man killed Zhao Wuji with one punch, freeing Mo Lingwei from the restriction Zhao Wuji had placed on her.
• Mirror Snow Pavilion's survivors fled toward the island's outskirts as the Beast Tide ravaged Thousand Leaf Spirit Island.
• Nie Aoshan ordered his clansmen to abandon everything and seek aid from the Thunder Origin Sect, then was gravely wounded fighting a Black Bear Demon.
• Qin Ming allowed Mo Lingwei to follow him as they fled, but three Second Order Great Demons blocked their way near the island's edge.
• Qin Ming sent the Silver-Winged Frost Bee and Mystic Water Crocodile to fight two demons while he attacked the Wind Ripper Beast.
• Qin Ming used the Fleeting Light Shadowing Technique and the Azure Nether Sword Art to sever one of the Wind Ripper Beast's wings.

Qin Ming killed three Second Order Great Demons with help from his spirit pets and escaped Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, but the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape pursued him and Mirror Snow Pavilion. Huangfu Qi arrived to rescue Aunt Long and the others as two powerful newcomers descended over the island.

• Qin Ming killed the wounded Wind Ripper Beast, took its Demon Core and wings, and harvested a Blood Orb from its corpse.
• The Mystic Water Crocodile killed the Demon Wolf, while the Silver-Winged Frost Bee killed a bat-like demon; Qin Ming collected their Demon Cores and Blood Orbs as Mo Lingwei watched.
• Qin Ming and the Mirror Snow Pavilion cultivators fled as the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape chased them, then used its Law-Breaking Eyes to dispel Aunt Long's supreme Second Order talisman.
• The demon ape attacked Aunt Long and the Mirror Snow Pavilion group, but Huangfu Qi struck it with a golden lightning sword and helped them retreat aboard a Dharma Boat.
• 'Zhao Wuyang' decided to leave because only twenty percent of his strength had recovered, as blue and purple streaks of escape light descended over Thousand Leaf Spirit Island.

Qin Ming escaped Thousand Leaf Spirit Island as Azure Sea Immortal City's reinforcements arrived and reassured Gu Qingzhao that he was safe. While flying away in disguise, he encountered Thunder Origin Sect's fleet and was questioned by Wei Wuyai about the island's upheaval.

• Nalan Xi and a middle-aged Pseudo-Core Ancestor arrived and fought the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape and Zhao Wuyang as Azure Sea Immortal City's reinforcements reached Thousand Leaf Spirit Island.
• Gu Qingzhao learned that Qin Ming was missing, then sent him a Message Talisman to check on his safety.
• Qin Ming replied that he had safely evacuated and would meet Gu Qingzhao later at Azure Sea Immortal City.
• Qin Ming encountered a Thunder Origin Sect fleet, whose cultivators asked him about the events on Thousand Leaf Spirit Island.
• Wei Wuyai appeared and demanded Qin Ming explain what had happened; Qin Ming gave him a rough account before preparing to leave.

Qin Ming returned safely to Moon Gazing Island after escaping the upheaval on Thousand Leaf Spirit Island, where he warned Wu Jiang about Zhao Wuyang. He claimed Zhao Wuji’s Storage Ring and used its Blood Orbs to strengthen his Longevity Vine, then learned that Zhao Wuyang and the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape had both escaped.

• Qin Ming returned to Moon Gazing Island and warned Wu Jiang that Zhao Wuyang might be more dangerous than an ordinary demon.
• Qin Ming released the Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee, rewarded them with Dragonblood Divine Fruits, and inspected Zhao Wuji’s Storage Ring.
• Qin Ming discovered the Azure Dragon Seal, valuable spirit artifacts, cultivation supplies, and Blood Orbs in the ring.
• Qin Ming fed the Blood Orbs to his Longevity Vine and cultivated the Ancient Wood Evergreen Body as the vine grew taller.
• Wu Jiang reported that Azure Sea True Person and Thunder Origin Sect had quelled the Beast Tide, but Thousand Leaf Spirit Island’s Spirit Vein was destroyed.
• Wu Jiang reported that Zhao Wuyang and the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape escaped, and that Wei Wuyai issued a Bounty Order for the wounded demon ape.

Qin Ming prepared for trouble on Moon Gazing Island as the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, badly injured but still dangerous, broke through the Mist Illusion Realm and attacked. He met the demon ape head-on with his two Spirit Pets ready for battle.

• Qin Ming brewed more Jade Scale Wine and watched the Mystic Water Crocodile break through to Second-Order Mid Stage, while the Silver-Winged Frost Bee remained asleep.
• Wu Jiang told Qin Ming that tensions across the Spirit Rest Archipelago were rising after Thunder Origin Sect's losses and unusual movements among demon beasts.
• Qin Ming sensed the wounded Double-Pupiled Demon Ape approaching Moon Gazing Island and warned Wu Jiang to hide his clansmen.
• The Double-Pupiled Demon Ape used its Law-Breaking Double Pupils to pass through the Mist Illusion Realm, and Qin Ming prepared to fight alongside his two Spirit Pets.
• The demon ape charged at Qin Ming, who met its attack with a blood-colored giant-ape phantom behind him.

Qin Ming and his Spirit Pets fought the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape through several desperate transformations and attacks. Qin Ming finally activated the Azure Dragon Seal and killed the demon ape, though his two Spirit Pets were left gravely wounded.

• Qin Ming fought the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape head-on while the Mystic Water Crocodile bit its leg and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee attempted to strike it with a poison stinger.
• The demon ape unleashed a bloodline Secret Method, doubled its strength, and battered Qin Ming and the Mystic Water Crocodile as the battle continued.
• Qin Ming replenished his Vital Energy True Force and shattered the demon ape's left arm with a powerful punch, while the Mystic Water Crocodile struck it with dark golden lightning.
• The demon ape regenerated its arm and entered a life-burning final form, then knocked the Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee out of the fight.
• Qin Ming poured two-thirds of his magic power into the Azure Dragon Seal and sent its azure flood dragon phantom through the demon ape, killing it.