Recaps

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.

After defeating the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, Qin Ming healed his Spirit Pets and refined the ape’s essence blood to complete the second transformation of the True Astral Transformation. He gained the Law-Breaking Double Pupils and began considering how to use the demon’s valuable remains and core.

• Qin Ming treated the badly injured Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee, then placed them beneath the Longevity Vine to recover.
• Qin Ming extracted the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape’s essence blood and refined it to cultivate the second transformation of the Hundred Treasures Glazed Scripture.
• Qin Ming completed the Demonic Ape Transformation, greatly strengthening his body and awakening the Law-Breaking Double Pupils, which he found could be used three times before cooldown.
• Qin Ming dismembered and stored the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, intending to use its flesh and blood to prepare for the third transformation.
• Qin Ming found a Second-Order Perfection Demon Core in the ape’s skull and considered asking Su Yuqing what spirit pill it could be refined into.

After recovering from his battle with the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, Qin Ming warned Wu Jiang to keep the incident secret. When Wei Wuyai arrived to investigate the demon ape’s disappearance, Qin Ming concealed the truth and hosted him with Spirit Fire Wine, leaving Wei interested in buying a jar.

• Qin Ming finished healing most of his injuries, cleaned up the battle’s traces, and warned Wu Jiang and his clansmen not to speak of what happened.
• Three days later, Wei Wuyai arrived above Moon Gazing Lake with the Thunder Origin Sect’s Dharma Boat, following the demon ape’s trail.
• Qin Ming opened a passage through the Mist Illusion Realm, welcomed Wei Wuyai onto Moon Gazing Island, and served him Spirit Fire Wine.
• Wei Wuyai questioned Qin Ming about the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape, and Qin Ming claimed it had come near the lake before fleeing elsewhere.
• Wei Wuyai believed Qin Ming’s account and asked to buy a jar of Spirit Fire Wine before leaving.

Qin Ming traded two jars of Spirit Fire Wine with Wei Wuyai for Xun Wood Spirit Soil, then began cultivating the third-rank Spirit Transformation Herb to help his injured Spirit Pets recover. He planted the herb beneath the Longevity Vine and sent Wu Jiang to obtain the eggshells needed to complete its growing conditions.

• Qin Ming exchanged two jars of Spirit Fire Wine with Wei Wuyai for a cubic foot of second-rank high-grade Xun Wood Spirit Soil, and Wei Wuyai invited him to visit Thunder Origin Sect.
• Qin Ming learned from his third-rank Spirit Planter inheritance that the Spirit Transformation Herb needed eggshells from second-rank mid-grade Flame-tailed Orioles.
• Qin Ming asked Wu Jiang to buy the eggshells and gave him an Azure Sea Token to approach Gu Qingzhao or Steward Lu Liang if needed.
• Qin Ming placed the injured Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee beneath the Longevity Vine and showed them the Spirit Transformation Herb.
• Qin Ming healed the herb’s damaged roots with a Rebirth Spirit Seed Affix, planted it in the Xun Wood Spirit Soil, watered it with the Grand Five Elements Technique, and applied an Enhanced Adaptation Affix.

Wu Jiang returned with Flame-tailed Oriole eggshells, which Qin Ming used to save the Spirit Transformation Herb and accelerate its growth. The herb produced three ripe Spirit Fruits, though no new Affix appeared.

• Wu Jiang showed his clansmen the Azure Sea Token Qin Ming had lent him and bragged about being received in Azure Sea Immortal City before reporting back to Qin Ming with the eggshells.
• Qin Ming praised Wu Jiang, paid him with the remaining Spirit Stones, and spread the crushed eggshells over the Spirit Transformation Herb's Xun Wood Spirit Soil.
• Qin Ming planted low-grade Spirit Herbs and later used three Accelerated Growth Affixes on the Spirit Transformation Herb, which grew leaves and bloomed with dozens of flowers.
• Qin Ming summoned the Four-Winged Frost Bees to pollinate the flowers, and the bees gained enough from the pollen that they seemed close to advancing again.
• The Spirit Transformation Herb formed three azure Spirit Fruits, which Qin Ming ripened with his remaining two Accelerated Growth Affixes into egg-sized earth-yellow fruits.

Qin Ming fed two Spirit Transformation Fruits to his injured spirit pets, helping Silver-Winged Frost Bee break through and Mystic Water Crocodile recover and strengthen. He used the last fruit to grow another Spirit Transformation Herb, whose new affix could enhance Moon Gazing Island’s Spirit Vein, and began planning to turn the island into a Tier 3 spirit island.

• Qin Ming gave one ripe Spirit Transformation Fruit each to Mystic Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee, healing their severe wounds and improving their origins.
• Silver-Winged Frost Bee broke through to Second-Order Mid-Stage after the Longevity Vine sent it a Silver Rune, gaining the Soul Detonation spell and stronger resistance to spells.
• After ten days, Mystic Water Crocodile recovered, strengthened its Earthen Divine Lightning, and returned to guarding Moon Gazing Island while Silver-Winged Frost Bee and its swarm stabilized their realms.
• Qin Ming buried the final Spirit Transformation Fruit in Xun Wood Spirit Soil and used three Leaf of Spacetime Affixes to grow a new Tier 3 Spirit Transformation Herb.
• The new herb gained the Spirit Vein Enhancement affix, prompting Qin Ming to plan to improve Moon Gazing Island’s Spirit Vein and eventually raise it to Tier 3.

Qin Ming traveled to Azure Sea Immortal City to seek pill formulas and materials for his cultivation plans, drawing respectful attention from the cultivators there. At Mirror Snow Pavilion, he met Gu Qingzhao’s powerful second uncle, Gu Tongshan, and suspected that the Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator had come specifically to see him.

• Qin Ming decided to visit Azure Sea Immortal City to find vitality-enhancing pill formulas and materials for Threefold Crimson Soulgrass.
• Qin Ming left Moon Gazing Island on Silver Wing and reached Azure Sea Immortal City in just over an hour.
• Cultivators recognized Qin Ming at the city gates, made way for him, and asked when he would refine Foundation Establishment Pills again.
• Qin Ming spent half a day learning about recent events in the Immortal Cultivation World before heading to Mirror Snow Pavilion.
• Gu Qingzhao introduced Qin Ming to her second uncle, Gu Tongshan, a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator and chief overseer of Mirror Snow Pavilion’s headquarters.
• Gu Tongshan praised Qin Ming and joined him in a private room, while Qin Ming wondered whether Gu Tongshan had come to meet him on purpose.

At a banquet in Mirror Snow Pavilion, Gu Tongshan asked Qin Ming to cultivate the pavilion’s precious Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach trees. Qin Ming negotiated to have the trees moved to Moon Gazing Island in exchange for the first harvest and future purchase priority, and Gu Tongshan agreed.

• Qin Ming shared his Spirit Fire Wine with Gu Tongshan, Huangfu Qi, and Gu Qingzhao, and Gu Qingzhao claimed the jars as gifts.
• Gu Tongshan explained that Mirror Snow Pavilion’s Five Elements Primordial Spirit Peach trees had failed to produce fruit under another Spirit Planter’s care, and one tree had died.
• Gu Tongshan invited Qin Ming to travel to the capital and cultivate the trees, but Qin Ming declined because he could not leave Moon Gazing Island.
• Qin Ming offered to have the trees transplanted to Moon Gazing Island and give Mirror Snow Pavilion the first harvest while keeping the trees for himself.
• Qin Ming offered Mirror Snow Pavilion priority to buy five peaches from each future harvest, and Gu Tongshan accepted the deal.

Qin Ming arranged sales and deliveries through Gu Qingzhao, then visited Azure Sea Immortal City’s Core Zone with Lu Liang to buy rare pill formulas. He left Pill Cauldron Pavilion with the Fiend Blood Pill and Blood Bone Pill formulas after paying 4,500 Spirit Stones.

• Qin Ming entrusted Gu Qingzhao with selling premium Spirit Rest Rice and delivering gifts and a restricted jade slip to Su Yuqing, while asking her to seek several cultivation materials and Tier 2 pill formulas.
• Qin Ming went to the Core Zone and met Lu Liang, who escorted him through the district and recommended Pill Cauldron Pavilion.
• Qin Ming congratulated Lu Liang on his promotion with Spirit Gathering Tea, but declined Lu Liang’s invitation to join Azure Sea Immortal City.
• Qin Ming asked the Pill Cauldron Pavilion shopkeeper for Tier 2 qi-and-blood pill formulas and chose the Fiend Blood Pill and Blood Bone Pill formulas.
• Qin Ming paid 4,500 Spirit Stones after receiving a ten percent discount, and the shopkeeper escorted him downstairs.

Qin Ming agreed to refine Demon Core-based Foundation Establishment Pills for Lu Liang, then learned that demon beasts were migrating out of Beast Cry Mountain Range and that a massive Beast Tide might be approaching. He prepared to begin the refinement before returning to Moon Gazing Island to help prepare for the threat.

• Lu Liang invited Qin Ming to his residence and asked him to refine Foundation Establishment Pills for his disciple, offering him the formula and half of any pills produced; Qin Ming agreed despite having no experience with the recipe.
• Lu Wan-jun returned from a demon-hunting expedition with a second-grade Demon Core she had taken after her team killed a dying Scale Fire Lizard, and Lu Liang agreed to use it alongside his own core as backup materials.
• Lu Wan-jun reported that demon beasts were migrating outward from Beast Cry Mountain Range, and Lu Liang warned that a new Beast Tide might threaten Azure Sea Immortal City and the Spirit Rest Archipelago.
• Qin Ming decided to refine the pills immediately and return to Moon Gazing Island, while Lu Liang grew anxious that Qin Ming had barely studied the formula.

Qin Ming quickly refined four Foundation Establishment Pills for Lu Liang and Lu Wan-jun, then learned that a greater Beast Tide might be approaching. He refused to abandon Moon Gazing Island and traveled in disguise to Fangcun Mountain Market District to seek a Tier 3 formation.

• Qin Ming used Lu Liang's Demon Core and the other materials to refine four Foundation Establishment Pills, including a premium pill, and gave Lu Liang a jade bottle containing two.
• Qin Ming visited Mirror Snow Pavilion, where Gu Qingzhao and Huangfu Qi warned him that a larger Beast Tide might strike and urged him to stay in Azure Sea Immortal City.
• Qin Ming chose to return to Moon Gazing Island because it was protected by the Mist Illusion Realm and held his valuable Spirit Plants, and he asked Gu Qingzhao about buying a Tier 3 formation.
• Gu Qingzhao told Qin Ming that Fangcun Mountain Market District might sell Tier 3 formations and explained that it was backed by the Thunder Origin Sect.
• Qin Ming traveled in disguise to Fangcun Mountain Market District on a Silver-Winged Frost Bee and arrived much sooner than expected.

Qin Ming entered Fangcun Mountain Market District under the false identity of Long Taoist and bought the Mystic Tortoise Overturning Sea Formation from Han Lin at Cloudfire Pavilion. After leaving the market, he began circling the surrounding mountain peaks.

• Qin Ming used the name Long Taoist to enter Fangcun Mountain Market District and headed straight to Cloudfire Pavilion.
• Han Lin, the pavilion’s chief manager, confirmed that Qin Ming could afford a Tier 3 formation after inspecting his Spirit Stones.
• Han Lin described three Tier 3 formations, and Qin Ming chose the Mystic Tortoise Overturning Sea Formation.
• Qin Ming paid 1,200 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and received the formation core, flags, and setup instructions.
• Han Lin offered Qin Ming a place as a Thunder Origin Sect guest elder and gave him a distinguished guest token with a twenty percent discount.
• Qin Ming left the market district and began circling the surrounding mountain peaks.

Qin Ming visited the Feng Family in Jialing City to fulfill his promise to the deceased Feng Yuan, telling them the Feng brothers had died and helping them prepare for the coming beast disaster. He arranged their admission to Azure Sea Immortal City and acquired a rare mass of Primordial Breath Soil from them before leaving.

• Qin Ming disguised himself as a Late Qi Refining cultivator and told Feng Sihai and the Feng Family that Feng Yuan and Feng Fan had died, delivering Feng Yuan’s letter.
• Qin Ming offered to repay Feng Yuan’s favor, and Feng Sihai asked for help relocating the family to a large Immortal City.
• Qin Ming warned the Feng Family that a beast disaster would soon sweep across the Wei Kingdom and gave Feng Sihai a letter of introduction to Azure Sea Immortal City, along with two bottles of Spirit Accumulation Pills.
• Feng Sihai showed Qin Ming a strange treasure found in an abandoned cave dwelling, and Qin Ming recognized it as Primordial Breath Soil.
• Qin Ming traded cultivation methods, pills, and Superior-Grade Magic Items for the Primordial Breath Soil, then left Jialing City.

Qin Ming traveled to Forbidden Purple Ridge to watch Linghu Yang duel Wei Wuyai, but Linghu Yang’s overwhelming strike threatened the spectators after Wei Wuyai escaped it. Qin Ming revealed a colossal four-armed phantom, shattered the attack, and blasted Linghu Yang into a mountainside, leaving Wei Wuyai stunned.

• Qin Ming learned that Linghu Yang and Wei Wuyai were about to duel at Forbidden Purple Ridge and flew there to watch.
• Linghu Yang and Wei Wuyai exchanged dozens of powerful blows, wrecking nearby mountains as spectators fled the battle’s shockwaves.
• Linghu Yang burned his blood essence to unleash a massive blade strike, and Wei Wuyai used a talisman to teleport away from it.
• Linghu Yang’s attack threatened Qin Ming and the nearby spectators, so Qin Ming summoned a colossal blood-red four-armed phantom.
• Qin Ming’s phantom smashed apart Linghu Yang’s blade attack and punched Linghu Yang into a mountainside, astonishing Wei Wuyai and the spectators.

Qin Ming defeated Linghu Yang while disguised as the Bearded Man, then returned to Moon Gazing Island and prepared for the approaching Beast Tide. As Wu Jiang reported the calamity and praised the newly famous Long Taoist, Qin Ming realized that the rumors were about him.

• Disguised as the Bearded Man, Qin Ming defeated Linghu Yang with one punch, then left Forbidden Purple Ridge as cultivators—including Han Lin—recognized his strength.
• Qin Ming returned to Moon Gazing Island and warned Wu Jiang that an unprecedented Beast Tide was coming, urging him to move the Wu Family there and reassuring him that a Third-Grade Grand Array would protect the island.
• Qin Ming buried Primordial Breath Soil beneath the Longevity Vine, nourishing the island’s spirit soil, then planted low-grade Spirit Plants and refined Blood Bone Pills and Fiend Blood Pills from the Double-Pupiled Demon Ape’s flesh.
• Qin Ming took one Fiend Blood Pill and one Blood Bone Pill, greatly increasing his Vital Energy True Force and nearing the third transformation of True Gang Transformation.
• Wu Jiang reported that the Beast Tide had erupted in the Beast Cry Mountain Range, devastated nearby forces, and prompted the Seventy-Two Scattered Alliance to organize defensive lines beyond the Spirit Rest Archipelago.
• Wu Jiang told Qin Ming that Long Taoist had defeated Linghu Yang at Forbidden Purple Ridge and become famous, causing Qin Ming’s smile to freeze.

Qin Ming used a Spirit Transformation Herb affix and the Spirit Marrow Sumeru Flesh Fungus to raise Moon Gazing Island’s Spirit Vein to Tier 3 Mid-Rank, then completed the Mystic Tortoise Overturning Sea Formation around the island. The chapter ended with the grand array’s golden barrier covering Moon Gazing Island.

• Feng Sihai discovered that Long Taoist ranked third on the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Ranking and realized how powerful his benefactor was.
• Qin Ming harvested affixes from the Longevity Vine, extending his lifespan and purifying his mana, then used a Spirit Vein Enhancement affix on Moon Gazing Island.
• Qin Ming fed spiritual materials and Spirit Stones to the Spirit Marrow Sumeru Flesh Fungus, raising the island’s Spirit Vein to Tier 3 Mid-Rank.
• Qin Ming told Wu Jiang to keep the Spirit Vein’s advancement secret, then sold him Five-Color Spirit Rice seeds and shared cultivation advice.
• Qin Ming deployed the Mystic Tortoise Overturning Sea Formation around Moon Gazing Island, and a golden barrier descended over the island.