Chapter Summaries

Chen Shuangbai learned that his soul-clearing Mystic Light Illuminating Life Pills were exceptionally valuable on the Spirit Gauze Sea, where storm-season Hei Sha eroded cultivators' souls. Gao Hao bought most of Chen Shuangbai’s pills and invited him to a welcome feast the next morning.

• Steward Liu reported Chen Shuangbai’s pills to Gao Hao, who consulted the clan elder Gao Mu about Chen Shuangbai’s Jade Spring Sect background.
• Gao Hao praised Chen Shuangbai’s alchemy and explained that Spirit-Eroding Hei Sha swept across the sea during storm season, polluting souls even inside protective formations.
• Chen Shuangbai understood why soul-clearing goods were prized by seafaring cultivators, especially those who braved the storms to collect rare treasures.
• Chen Shuangbai sold Gao Hao eighty percent of the pills he had brought and received shell pearls stored in a gifted Storage Bag.
• Gao Hao invited Chen Shuangbai to a welcome feast the following morning, and Chen Shuangbai accepted.

Chen Shuangbai browsed the Jade Wave Immortal Market’s wares and attended a welcoming banquet hosted by Gao Hao. There, Gao Hao introduced him to his followers and to two cultivators from the No Return Sect.

• Chen Shuangbai used an Object Appraisal Mirror to browse the market and noticed that pills resisting soul erosion or steadying the spirit were unusually expensive and scarce.
• Chen Shuangbai learned that the annual storm season would begin in three months.
• Gao Hao invited Chen Shuangbai to a welcoming banquet at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, where Chen found more than a dozen cultivators gathered.
• Gao Hao introduced Chen Shuangbai as a Jade Spring Sect cultivator skilled in swordsmanship and alchemy, drawing the guests’ interest.
• A man and a woman from the No Return Sect praised Chen Shuangbai’s alchemy, and Gao Hao introduced their sect as a major maritime power with ties to inland righteous sects.

At Gao Hao’s banquet, Chen Shuangbai met the Liu siblings and other cultivators, and learned that Gao Hao’s retainers helped search for treasures cast out of the inner wind ring during storm season. After exploring the Jade Wave Immortal Market, Chen Shuangbai accepted an invitation to a treasure gathering and entered a pavilion where dozens of cultivators awaited the proceedings.

• Liu Suifeng introduced himself and Liu Qingmei, then asked Chen Shuangbai to spar with him when they had the chance.
• Several Foundation Establishment cultivators approached Chen Shuangbai after learning of his swordsmanship and possible connection to the Mystic Light Illuminating Life Pills.
• Gao Hao explained that he had gathered his retainers to build relationships and prepare for dangerous searches for storm-season treasures.
• Chen Shuangbai left the Immortal-Retaining Courtyard to explore the market with a young attendant as his guide.
• The attendant brought Chen Shuangbai to a treasure gathering in a pavilion, where cultivators had gathered around a raised jade platform.

Chen Shuangbai attended a treasure appraisal gathering in the immortal market and bought an ancient bronze flask that resembled the patterns on his little golden furnace. He also spent forty thousand mid-grade Shell Pearls to secure Star Sea Jade Coral, hoping to study its stellar essence.

• Chen Shuangbai arrived at the treasure gathering and learned from the attendant boy how its bidding and private transactions worked.
• The gathering auctioned a Seven-Colored Python hatchling and a Foundation Establishment Realm Blazing Flame Golden Eagle heart, but Chen Shuangbai did not bid on either.
• Chen Shuangbai noticed that an ancient bronze flask bore patterns resembling those on his little golden furnace, then bought it and put it away for later study.
• Chen Shuangbai bid forty thousand mid-grade Shell Pearls for Star Sea Jade Coral, aiming to absorb its stellar essence or use it to hone Foot-Long Silk.
• Chen Shuangbai left the pavilion with the coral and flask, while the attendant boy celebrated the generous pay he had earned from Chen Shuangbai's spending.

Chen Shuangbai investigated two antiques bearing similar patterns and set out for Turbulent Current Reef to search for Spirit-Nurturing Clams. On the way, he rescued a ship flying the Changlin Xu Clan emblem and wondered how the clan had reached the sea from Qing Province.

• Chen Shuangbai left Lingering Immortal Market with a detailed sea chart from Gao Hao and examined the golden incense burner and bronze pot, whose matching patterns glowed when brought together.
• Chen Shuangbai collected Gray Ball's Pill Condensation Liquid and chose to head to Turbulent Current Reef after spotting a report of Spirit-Nurturing Clams on the chart.
• Chen Shuangbai detected a ship under attack by Silver Arrow Porpoises and recognized its flag as bearing the Changlin Xu Clan emblem.
• Chen Shuangbai recalled the clan from the Listening to the Waves Rogue Person's journal and sent Feiguang to kill several porpoises, then questioned how the clan had reached the sea from Qing Province in the Jing Kingdom.

Chen Shuangbai rescued Xu Zhanlu and the surviving members of the Xu Clan, recognizing them as descendants of Listening to the Waves Rogue Person and escorting them to their island. On arrival, an island cultivator confronted Xu Zhanlu over unpaid rent, then knelt in fear after Chen Shuangbai glanced at him.

• Chen Shuangbai killed the Silver Arrow Porpoises attacking Xu Zhanlu’s boat and descended to meet the survivors.
• Chen Shuangbai learned that Xu Zhanlu was Xu Chuanxi’s grandson and explained that he owed a debt to Xu Zhanlu’s great-uncle, Listening to the Waves Rogue Person.
• Xu Zhanlu told Chen Shuangbai how the Changlin Xu Clan had been attacked by bandit cultivators and how the survivors had settled temporarily on an island.
• Chen Shuangbai brought Xu Zhanlu and the survivors aboard his flying boat and escorted them to the island.
• An island cultivator berated Xu Zhanlu over overdue rent, but Chen Shuangbai’s glance made the man fall to his knees and beg forgiveness.

Chen Shuangbai settled the Xu Household in Jade Wave Immortal Market, then returned to Turbulent Current Reef to push Feiguang toward advancement through battle. When a Mystic Bone Ink Scale Python appeared, he urged Feiguang to fight it to the death and awaken its bloodline.

• Chen Shuangbai warned Wu Shan not to harm the Xu Clan and promised Xu Zhanlu he would find them a suitable spirit island.
• Chen Shuangbai realized storm season threatened the Xu Household and brought them to Jade Wave Immortal Market, where Gao Hao agreed to shelter them.
• Chen Shuangbai returned to Turbulent Current Reef and had Feiguang fight sea beasts, healing its injuries with Life-Accepting Spirit Liquid and the Sweet Dew Incantation.
• Chen Shuangbai spotted a Qi Refining Perfection Mystic Bone Ink Scale Python and urged Feiguang to fight it to awaken the noble bloodline within it.
• Feiguang charged at the Python, dodged its venomous water jet, and attacked with frost blades as the two beasts began fighting.

Chen Shuangbai guarded Feiguang through his transformation, killed a band of Bandit Cultivators, and acquired a Barrier-Breaking Pearl. Feiguang emerged with a larger, more powerful form and flew faster than before.

• After Feiguang killed the Mystic Bone Ink Scale Python, Chen Shuangbai collected its corpse and protected Feiguang as he began transforming.
• Chen Shuangbai wrapped Feiguang in spiritual mist and supplied him with Spirit Stones while cultivating nearby.
• Four Bandit Cultivators came to investigate the Spiritual Qi fluctuations, but [Foot-Long Silk] killed them and brought their Storage Bags to Chen Shuangbai.
• Chen Shuangbai found a Barrier-Breaking Pearl among the bandits' belongings, refined it, and put it away.
• Several days later, Feiguang broke out of the glowing egg with larger wings, golden markings, and greater speed.

Chen Shuangbai confirmed that Feiguang had awakened the powerful [Shattering Frost Wind] talent and left Turbulent Current Reef with him. At Hexing Island, Chen Shuangbai intervened when Wu Jiu attacked over Flame Jade Essence, then confronted the Crimson Fire Crow after Feiguang arrived.

• Chen Shuangbai sensed Feiguang's new bloodline talent, [Shattering Frost Wind], and concluded that the pair could face most Foundation Establishment cultivators or escape from them.
• Chen Shuangbai and Feiguang left Turbulent Current Reef and traveled to a small sea marketplace to search for Spirit-Nurturing Clams or Shell Pearls.
• Wu Jiu attacked Hexing Island because its household refused to surrender Flame Jade Essence, and he breached the island's protective formation and set buildings ablaze.
• Chen Shuangbai used torrential rain to extinguish the fires as the white-haired elder prepared to fight Wu Jiu to the death.
• Wu Jiu threatened Chen Shuangbai, but Feiguang descended beside his master, who mocked the Crimson Fire Cave's demon cultivators as rabid barkers.

Chen Shuangbai used a Golden Core sword talisman to subdue Wu Jiu and force Crimson Fire Cave’s Wu Ge to offer compensation and seek peace. He accepted the Scarlet Flame Grass but ended by taunting Wu Ge about Crimson Fire Cave’s standing among the Sixteen Demon Caves.

• Wu Jiu and Feiguang fought in the sky, trading flame and ice attacks as Hexing Island’s cultivators watched.
• The island’s white-haired elder begged Chen Shuangbai to save the people, and Wu Ge appeared to defend Wu Jiu on Crimson Fire Cave’s behalf.
• Chen Shuangbai revealed a Golden Core sword talisman, driving Wu Ge away and knocking Wu Jiu helpless into the sea.
• Wu Jiu threatened Chen Shuangbai, but Wu Ge silenced it, offered three stalks of Scarlet Flame Grass, and asked to settle the dispute.
• Chen Shuangbai accepted the apology and mocked Crimson Fire Cave’s status, prompting Wu Ge to warn him not to speak that way.

Chen Shuangbai forced Wu Ge to compensate him and promise that the Crimson Fire Cave would leave Hexing Island alone, then traveled to Swan Immortal Market in search of Spirit-Nurturing Clams. He learned that the market had two Shell Pearls from Spirit-Nurturing Clams available for sale.

• Wu Ge gave Chen Shuangbai a scarlet flame crystal and agreed that the Crimson Fire Cave would not trouble Hexing Island again, then rescued Wu Jiu and left.
• The white-haired elder offered Chen Shuangbai flame jade essence, and afterward the Wu Clan decided to gather its valuables and move to the nearest immortal market.
• Chen Shuangbai examined the spiritual materials and his sea chart, realized he was near Swan Immortal Market, and chose to visit it.
• Two attendants guided Chen Shuangbai into Swan Immortal Market, where he asked an attendant for information about Spirit-Nurturing Clams.
• The attendant told Chen Shuangbai that the market had two unsold Shell Pearls from Spirit-Nurturing Clams, and Chen Shuangbai said they would do.

Chen Shuangbai visited the Swan Immortal Market to buy Spirit-Nurturing Clam Shell Pearls and consider improving the Green Wood Transforming Rain Pill formula. Bai Nianyuan approached him with an ancient pill formula and proposed a transaction, while Sui Ying set out to search the market for the creature that had stolen her pearl.

• Chen Shuangbai admired the Swan Immortal Market and learned that many of its Demon Cultivators had avian traits.
• Sui Ying asked Bai Nianyuan for advice about her stolen pearl, but he suggested she claim she had lost it and offered no help.
• After a steward told Bai Nianyuan that Chen Shuangbai had bought a Spirit-Nurturing Pearl, Bai Nianyuan hurried to meet him.
• Angry that Bai Nianyuan had left her, Sui Ying ordered A Zhu to accompany her on a walk around the market.
• Bai Nianyuan introduced himself to Chen Shuangbai, showed him an ancient pill formula, and began discussing a transaction.

Chen Shuangbai agreed to refine an aging-delaying pill for Bai Nianyuan in exchange for a mysterious silver-foil page. Bai Nianyuan led him to a secluded island protected by a grand formation.

• Bai Nianyuan revealed that he was White Feather Cave’s young master and asked Chen Shuangbai to refine a pill from a rare formula.
• Chen Shuangbai judged that he could refine the pill, but asked why he should help Bai Nianyuan.
• Bai Nianyuan offered spiritual materials, a favor, and a silver-foil page as payment, promising to give the page to Chen Shuangbai even if the refinement failed.
• Chen Shuangbai accepted the offer and asked for a place where no one would disturb him.
• Bai Nianyuan led Chen Shuangbai to a spiritual island concealed behind a grand formation, astonishing him.

Chen Shuangbai visited Bai Nianyuan’s hidden island and agreed to return later to attempt refining an Aging-Delay Pill. After departing, he heard that Fu Qianlan had killed a Black Spirit Python and learned she had already left the area.

• Bai Nianyuan showed Chen Shuangbai a concealed volcanic alchemy chamber and provided five sets of ingredients for an Aging-Delay Pill.
• Chen Shuangbai postponed refining the pill because he had important business over the next two months, and Bai Nianyuan agreed to await him at Swan Immortal Market.
• After Chen Shuangbai left, Bai Nianyuan told a White Feather Cave Demon Cultivator that Chen was their most suitable candidate because of his Jade Spring Sect background and alchemy skills.
• Chen Shuangbai collected a Spirit-Nurturing Clam’s Shell Pearl at Swan Market, bought local specialties, and continued toward Jade Wave Immortal Market.
• At an island inn, Chen Shuangbai heard that Fu Qianlan had slain a Black Wall Cave descendant, the Black Spirit Python, with three strikes of Sword Qi.
• Chen Shuangbai learned Fu Qianlan had already left the waters and took comfort that True Person Mei’s Golden Core sword talismans should help protect her.

Chen Shuangbai traveled leisurely to the Jade Wave Immortal Market, where he agreed to help Gao Hao in the Gao Clan’s Pearl-Seeking Contest. The contest began on a pearl-shaped island, and Gao Hao asked Chen Shuangbai to help him find the best Shell Pearl.

• Chen Shuangbai journeyed across the sea, gathering experiences that deepened his understanding of cultivation, while hearing that Fu Qianlan had escaped Black Wall Cave’s pursuers.
• About two months after leaving Swan Immortal Market, Chen Shuangbai arrived at Jade Wave Immortal Market and reunited with Gao Hao, who said the Pearl-Seeking Contest would begin in two days.
• At the contest gathering, two Gao Clan juniors mocked Gao Hao for recruiting a Foundation Establishment early stage cultivator, but Gao Hao ignored them.
• Gao Yuan welcomed the contestants, gave them pearls, and used a talisman to transport them to an island.
• Gao Hao explained that contestants had to find and submit the highest-grade, best-quality Shell Pearl, then asked Chen Shuangbai to rely on his combat skills.

Chen Shuangbai accompanied Gao Hao to search for Shell Pearls on the Azure Wave Gao Clan’s spirit island, where he easily defeated Gao Qi’s devil-path helper. The two continued searching underwater and discovered an enormous clam that Gao Hao believed had become a demon.

• Chen Shuangbai and Gao Hao entered the island’s woods to search for Shell Pearls, then headed toward the nearby reefs in the shallows.
• Gao Qi and a hooded black-robed cultivator intercepted them, and Chen Shuangbai struck down the devil-path cultivator with a single sword attack.
• Gao Qi trembled under the force of Chen Shuangbai’s attack, while Gao Yuan and the Gao Clan elders watched from a concealed flying boat and recognized the strength of his swordsmanship.
• Chen Shuangbai and Gao Hao searched the reefs, and Chen Shuangbai quickly found several fine Shell Pearls using his Divine Sense.
• The two found a cartwheel-sized spirit clam buried near the edge of the formation, and Gao Hao declared that it must have become a demon.

Chen Shuangbai and Gao Hao pursued a giant clam demon that had escaped underground, while the Gao Clan disciples attacked Chen Shuangbai. Chen Shuangbai froze the sea and restrained everyone, allowing Gao Hao to immobilize the clam and retrieve its four precious pearls.

• Gao Hao tried to open the giant clam with a Pearl-Opening Ruler, but it escaped through the earth using an evasion technique.
• Chen Shuangbai and Gao Hao tracked the giant clam as the Gao Clan disciples and their helpers searched the spirit island for it.
• Chen Shuangbai began gathering Yin Lightning, and Gao Qi accused him of trying to monopolize the giant clam's pearls, prompting the others to attack.
• Chen Shuangbai unleashed Yin Lightning that froze the sea and restrained the attackers without killing them.
• Chen Shuangbai pointed out the frozen giant clam, and Gao Hao immobilized it, pried open its shell, and retrieved four precious pearls.

Chen Shuangbai impressed the Gao Clan with his power and gained a little insight into his cultivation during battle. After accepting Gao Hao’s gifts and returning to his courtyard, he reflected on his progress and the wind incantation he had recently mastered to a minor degree.

• Chen Shuangbai returned with Gao Hao after his powerful attack left the Gao Clan elders astonished, and Gao Hao congratulated him on gaining insight in battle.
• Gao Hao gave Chen Shuangbai two portions of [Mystic Origin Heavy Water] and two [Water Origin Spirit Pearls], then hosted a banquet in his honor.
• Chen Shuangbai examined the gifts and asked Gao Hao to find him a Spirit-Nurturing Clam, while considering how the prosperous immortal market might benefit his sect.
• Chen Shuangbai judged that his cultivation had advanced but was not yet ready for a breakthrough, and resolved to keep his foundation steady.
• Chen Shuangbai recalled using the [Three Warmings and Six Chills Wind Incantation] alongside [Midnight Month Cold Light Yin Thunder] and recognized that he had achieved a minor measure of mastery in the wind method.

Chen Shuangbai returned to the Swan Immortal Market with the Spirit-Nurturing Clams and prepared to fulfill his agreement to refine an Aging-Delay Pill for White Feather Cave’s young master. As storm season began, he secured himself inside the island’s artifact chamber and prepared to start refining.

• Chen Shuangbai practiced the wind incantation and reflected on how combining wind with thunder had strengthened his [Midnight Month Cold Light Yin Thunder].
• Gao Hao delivered three Spirit-Nurturing Clams in a Water-Holding Pearl with Saltwater Clams to keep them alive, and Chen Shuangbai left [Mystic Light Illuminating Life Pills] with him to sell.
• Chen Shuangbai sent word to Great Arrival Island that he would remain at sea for another six months or a year to refine an Aging-Delay Pill for White Feather Cave’s young master.
• Chen Shuangbai returned to the Swan Immortal Market, and Bai Nianyuan congratulated him on his cultivation progress before taking him back to the hidden island.
• Bai Nianyuan activated the island’s protective formations as storm season’s first winds arrived and warned Chen Shuangbai not to go outside when the storm disrupted spiritual energy and space.
• Chen Shuangbai entered the volcanic artifact chamber, set up his [Six Directions Primordial Light Formation] for privacy, and turned his attention to the Pill Furnace and materials.

Chen Shuangbai refined Aging-Delay Pills in a volcanic chamber while Bai Nianyuan and his clansmen endured a fierce storm season on the island. After several failed attempts, Chen Shuangbai succeeded, and the chapter ended with him asking two attendants to tell Bai Nianyuan that the pills were ready.

• Chen Shuangbai studied the ancient Pill Formula and began refining the pills as Bai Nianyuan watched the worsening storm outside.
• After two failed attempts, Chen Shuangbai used the remaining materials for a third refinement, which also failed, and carefully analyzed his mistakes.
• As the storm peaked, Bai Nianyuan transformed into his White Feather Stork form and poured Demon Power into the island's protective formation.
• Chen Shuangbai continued studying the failed pills and refining as the storm gradually weakened.
• Chen Shuangbai entered a focused state and successfully produced three Aging-Delay Pills: one standard-grade pill and two premium-grade pills.
• Chen Shuangbai put away the formation and asked two White Feather Cave Demon Cultivators to inform Bai Nianyuan that the pills were ready.