Recaps

After learning that Greater Yin cultivators destroyed Eight Seals Mountain and the Southern Xiang Mountain Range three days after Wentesi left, Wentesi suspected they had been hunting him for mastering the Hairy Head Sun Method. He decided against fleeing the cultivation world and considered using a Field of Merit to gather information and test Greater Yin instead.

• Wentesi confirmed the Hook Snake was dead, found the golden eagle barely alive, and decided to keep it as a meal.
• Crow Lord praised Wentesi's strength and explained that a Wind Travel Pearl had helped him reach the Embryonic Breathing Fourth Layer before the golden eagle and firebird chased him west.
• Crow Lord told Wentesi that Greater Yin cultivators had destroyed Eight Seals Mountain and the Southern Xiang Mountain Range seven months earlier, three days after Wentesi had left.
• Wentesi realized the Greater Yin cultivators might have been searching for him because he had mastered the Hairy Head Sun Method, and he feared they would kill him if they found him.
• Wentesi calmed himself by reasoning that Greater Yin could not locate him immediately, then decided he could use a Field of Merit to gather resources and test Greater Yin's response.

Wentesi converted the dying golden eagle into a merit field and saved it with part of the Jade Life Leaf before sending it with Crow Lord to a marketplace in the Chuan Region. Meanwhile, a True Person and his son discussed their failed search for [Hairy Head Sun] and decided to continue at their leisure.

• Crow Lord refused Wentesi’s offer to become his merit field, insisting that he would rather die than lose his freedom.
• Wentesi converted the nearly dead golden eagle into a merit field and fed it part of the Jade Life Leaf to heal its worst injuries.
• Wentesi asked Crow Lord to take the golden eagle to a large marketplace in the Chuan Region, and Crow Lord promised to repay him for saving his life.
• Wentesi flew away to find a safe place to return to his territory, while Crow Lord set off west with the golden eagle.
• At Dongting Lake, a plain-robed True Person told his son Jun'er that their divination had failed to locate [Hairy Head Sun] and could not be repeated for thirty-six years.
• The True Person proposed enjoying the mortal world while continuing their search, and speculated that [Hairy Head Sun] might have escaped into the Sun Grotto-Heaven.

After seven months in the cultivation world, Wentesi returned to Emerald Valley, where he found that his Golden Land had spread across most of the territory and supported thriving Spirit Plants. Kru reported that ordinary soil could not sustain the plants, but the Golden Land could, leaving Wentesi surprised by its potential for farming.

• Wentesi broke out of his cramped cave, rose through the lake, and absorbed Greater Yang Qi from the sun before flying toward Emerald Valley.
• Wentesi found that most of Emerald Valley had become Golden Land and that a field of bluish-gold Spirit Plants was flourishing there.
• Walker and Kru recognized Wentesi when he landed, welcomed him back, and settled the Devil Creatures who had prepared for a possible fight.
• Kru reported population growth and the sale of stored three-flower honey, then explained that the spirit seeds failed in ordinary soil but thrived in the Golden Land.
• Wentesi realized that his Golden Land could support farming and was surprised by the discovery.

After waking from a seven-month slumber, Wentesi discovered that crops grown in the Golden Land had matured rapidly and were rich in Greater Yang Qi. He went to meet the Great Tree Sage, but was attacked by Luola and, despite being told Luola was an ally, fired his strongest dragon breath at them.

• Kru showed Wentesi the Golden Land’s spirit crops, and Wentesi ate White Jade Grain and other plants that had mutated and matured unusually quickly.
• Kru reported that twenty bearfolk and thirty minotaurs had sought refuge in the territory after the wilderness divine envoy drove them out.
• Kru told Wentesi that the Great Tree Sage wanted to speak with him, so Wentesi ate from the expanded food warehouse and flew to the Great Tree Sage.
• An unseen attacker ambushed Wentesi with blue-flamed strikes, knocking him into the ground before he could locate them.
• An old man called the attacker Luola and told them Wentesi was an ally, but Wentesi unleashed his strongest dragon breath at Luola anyway.

Wentesi blasted Aila with his dragon breath, overwhelming her with Hairy Head Sun Law Power. After Kan'erde failed to stop the power and revealed himself as a Sanctuary expert, he apologized to Wentesi for his disciple’s attack, and Wentesi began planning to extort him.

• Wentesi saw that his opponent was Aila, a level-twelve warrior, and she charged at his dragon breath with a kick.
• The dragon breath exploded against Aila’s foot, sending her flying as Hairy Head Sun Law Power pierced her Battle Qi and caused her unbearable pain.
• Kan'erde caught Aila and tried to remove the invading power with white light, but it failed and the power resisted even his domain.
• Wentesi tried to flee, but Kan'erde’s domain trapped him; Wentesi recognized that Kan'erde was a Sanctuary expert and stayed alert.
• Kan'erde withdrew his domain, identified himself as an ascetic of the Church of Light, and apologized to Wentesi for Aila’s attack.
• Wentesi noticed Kan'erde’s sincerity and decided to extort the Sanctuary expert.

Wentesi used Aila’s pain to bargain with Aierde for compensation, then removed most of the Hairy Head Sun Law Power from her body. The Great Tree Sage appeared and said he had invited Wentesi to share the spoils from the Abyssal Rift.

• Wentesi refused to help Aila until Aierde offered compensation, while keeping the Hairy Head Sun Law Power from endangering her life.
• Aierde explained that the Great Tree Sage was gathering Wilderness experts and said the Abyssal Rift would arrive in two and a half normal years.
• Aierde offered to act on Wentesi’s behalf once, and Wentesi bargained him up to three times.
• Wentesi sucked most of the Hairy Head Sun Law Power out of Aila, stopping her screams and easing her condition.
• The Great Tree Sage appeared in the central tree and told Wentesi he had called him to share the spoils from the Abyssal Rift.

Wentesi learned that the three churches planned to manage the Abyssal Rift as a controlled source of demons, then negotiated for a share of the demons to fight. After accepting one-tenth of the allocation, he asked to keep the demon remains for possible use in the immortal cultivation world.

• The Great Tree Sage explained that the churches planned to open the Abyssal Rift gradually, using demon incursions to drain its energy while rewarding those who killed the invaders.
• Wentesi asked why he had only one-tenth of the demon allocation, but Aila and the Great Tree Sage explained that the three churches were contributing the work and resources.
• Wentesi laughed off his demand and accepted his share after learning the churches had already settled the allocation.
• Wentesi asked the Great Tree Sage and Aierde if he could have the demon remains, which they regarded as useless and contaminated waste.

After barely defeating Aila, Wentesi resolved to cultivate harder and used the Golden Land to contact his Field of Merit golden eagle. He found the eagle and the Crow Lord trapped by a human cultivator, and tried to take control of the eagle.

• The Great Tree Sage and Aierde agreed that Wentesi could dispose of the small Abyssal Rift's demon corpses, and the Great Tree Sage told him the rift would open in three months.
• Wentesi left after sensing Aierde wanted to tell him something, while the Great Tree Sage hoped to recruit him for the Goddess of the Wild.
• Wentesi recalled how Aila had nearly beaten him and decided to cultivate the Hairy Head Sun Method, the Great Sun Earth Buddha Sutra, and other techniques to strengthen himself.
• Wentesi used the Golden Land to sense his Field of Merit golden eagle in the cultivation world.
• Wentesi saw that a long-bearded cultivator had trapped the golden eagle and the Crow Lord in a formation and net, intending to sell them to the Maple Household.
• Wentesi sent his consciousness through the Golden Land and tried to take control of the Field of Merit golden eagle.

Wentesi took control of a golden eagle and rescued the Crow Lord from a cultivator who planned to sell them. As the old man pursued them, Wentesi prepared to use his true red dragon body for a single counterattack before fleeing.

• The Crow Lord tried to bluff the old man with claims of a powerful Heavenly Feather Crow Tribe, but the cultivator saw through the lie.
• The old man explained that the current [Floating Light Leaping Gold] Mystic Phenomenon favored Metal Virtue and dismissed the [Wind Qi] lineage as weak and useless.
• Wentesi examined the golden eagle's sparse spiritual power and learned that its [Wind Qi] abilities focused almost entirely on travel and escape.
• The old man began drawing the captives toward him, so Wentesi used [Hairy Head Sun] Law Power to break the golden threads and burn a hole through the net trapping the Crow Lord.
• Wentesi grabbed the Crow Lord and fled west, but the old man pursued without attacking, apparently waiting for Wentesi to tire.
• Wentesi decided to use his true red dragon body for one strike to disrupt the pursuer and escape.

Wentesi rescued the Crow Lord and a golden eagle from an old human cultivator, then left to consider how he might learn to foresee danger. In Emerald Valley, newly arrived minotaurs worked to expand the fields as a young minotaur hoped life under the red dragon lord would be safer.

• Wentesi controlled the golden eagle to evade the old man's golden threads while carrying the Crow Lord away.
• When Wentesi's consciousness returned to his dragon body, the old man pursued the exhausted eagle until Wentesi attacked him with pillars of fire, allowing the captives to escape.
• The Crow Lord thanked Wentesi, who warned him to be more careful and told him to contact Wentesi if trouble arose at the market.
• Wentesi flew home and considered divination methods that might warn him of danger before deciding to eat.
• In Emerald Valley, Kru ordered the minotaurs to clear more farmland as the territory's population grew.
• A young minotaur hoped that Steward Kru's promised share of the harvest would mean enough food, while his father remained doubtful; the son took comfort in the red dragon lord's arrival.

Wentesi grew frustrated with Walker’s slow cultivation and ordered him to try a different technique, then studied a hearing technique that sharpened his senses. The chapter ended with Kru reporting that a powerful old human ally had arrived to visit.

• Wentesi judged Walker’s progress too slow and instructed him to stop cultivating the Hairy Head Sun Method and practice the Formless Muscle-Changing Sutra instead.
• Wentesi considered finding more talented Fields of Merit and estimated that he would reach the Fifth Level of Embryonic Breathing in about two weeks.
• Wentesi studied the Brahma Sound Six Consciousnesses Many Ears Penetration Technique and mastered its first part, which let him hear sounds for several miles and focus on specific noises.
• Kru told Wentesi that a powerful old human claiming to be his ally had arrived outside the dragon’s nest.

Wentesi caught Aierde eating crops from his field and confronted him, but learned that Aierde mistook the Hairy Head Sun Law Power in him for the power of the God of Light. Wentesi chose to let the misunderstanding stand for now, hoping his supposed status as a believer might bring benefits.

• Wentesi heard Aierde in his planting area and found him eating White Jade Grain and Mountain Ginseng while the guards watched.
• Wentesi accused Aierde of stealing his crops, and Aierde apologized while explaining that the plants' light energy had confirmed his suspicion about Wentesi.
• Aierde recalled sensing the Power of the Rule of Light in Wentesi and concluded that the red dragon was a chosen believer of the God of Light.
• Aierde addressed Wentesi as a fellow believer, and Wentesi realized he had mistaken Hairy Head Sun Law Power for divine light power.
• Wentesi decided to play along without confirming or denying the belief, and Aierde took his silence as acceptance.

Aierde believed the God of Light had chosen Wentesi for a secret purpose and kept quiet about the red dragon's divine favor. When Wentesi learned that the Church of Light traded goods for contribution points and saw its offerings, he became eager to acquire them.

• Aierde admired Wentesi and decided not to report his divine favor to the Church of Light, fearing spies would expose the God of Light's plans.
• Aierde praised Wentesi's Hairy Head Sun crops and explained that the Church of Light valued them as treasures.
• Wentesi asked whether he could sell the crops for gold, and Aierde explained that the church used contribution points instead.
• Aierde showed Wentesi his clergy badge and the church's shopping interface, including Light holy water and Magic Guardians.
• Wentesi grew excited over the listed goods and nearly drooled on Aierde, who told him to calm down.

Wentesi tried to gain access to the Church of Light’s exchange goods by seeking friendly-force certification, then chose class books and seeds over gold. After Aierde left, Wentesi received news that Field of Merit and Crow Lord had reached the market and set a goal to advance his cultivation within a year.

• Wentesi admired the Church of Light’s exchange goods and persuaded Aierde to submit his territory for friendly-force certification.
• Wentesi asked whether his crops could be exchanged for contribution points and learned that physical goods required delivery by the church’s griffin transport team.
• Wentesi selected the Battle Dragon and Elemental Breath Dragon class advancement books, along with various magic plant seeds, instead of gold coins.
• Aierde promised to send clergy to discuss the exchange and then left to attend to the abyssal rift.
• Wentesi sensed Field of Merit’s report that Field of Merit and Crow Lord had reached the market, then planned his activities across both worlds and aimed to reach the Qi Ingestion Realm within a year.

Wentesi possessed the Field of Merit golden eagle while flying with Crow Lord to Green Snake Market, where Crow Lord planned to seek protection from a local demon. Wentesi persuaded Crow Lord to follow him instead, and they landed outside the market after hearing it was founded by a green snake demon and a cultivator surnamed Xu.

• Wentesi possessed the Field of Merit golden eagle and observed Green Snake Market as he and Crow Lord flew toward it.
• Crow Lord explained that he planned to visit his friend Yan Shijiu and pay respects to Great King Bearded Vulture, a Middle Stage of Qi Ingestion demon.
• Crow Lord described the grades of Spiritual Qi and said Great King Bearded Vulture cultivated second-grade [Earth Virtue] Spiritual Qi.
• Wentesi refused to pay respects to Great King Bearded Vulture and invited Crow Lord to follow him, and Crow Lord agreed.
• Crow Lord told Wentesi that Green Snake Market was founded by a Foundation Establishment Realm green snake demon and her human dao companion, whose surname was Xu.
• Crow Lord and Wentesi landed outside Green Snake Market.

Wentesi and Crow Lord entered Green Snake Market, where they hired a rat demon named Shu San to guide them through the trading district. Wentesi became interested in a tortoise demon’s divination technique after hearing that it could use scales as a tool.

• Crow Lord explained Green Snake Market’s rules, and he and Wentesi paid the entrance fee to enter.
• Shu San introduced himself as a local guide, and Wentesi hired him to show them the market’s buying and selling district.
• Shu San led Wentesi and Crow Lord to a trading area filled with shops and stalls.
• Wentesi heard a tortoise demon advertise a fifth-grade divination technique that used a tortoise shell or body scales, and he realized his dragon scales might make it especially effective.

Wentesi bought a fifth-grade divination technique after confirming it suited his dragon scales, then explored a demon market and joined a lecture on cultivation lineages. The lecture ended with the teacher falling silent when a fox demon asked why no Greater Yang demons could be found.

• Wentesi examined the Yarrow-Stalk and Shell Divination and Six-Line Verification, confirmed its requirements suited his dragon scales, and bought it from the turtle demon for half a Spirit Stone.
• Wentesi transmitted the technique to his red dragon main body and continued through the market with Shu San, learning about resource prices and the low value of Cold Qi spiritual objects.
• Wentesi noticed a classroom where an elderly human taught demons and paid the lecture fees for himself, Crow Lord, and Shu San.
• The teacher explained the lineages under heaven, and a fox demon asked why no Greater Yang demons had appeared; the teacher fell silent.

Wentesi learned about cultivation Dao lineages, then tested a new divination technique that could predict events and conceal him from being tracked. After divining good fortune around Shu San’s job, Wentesi and Crow Lord met the employer, an aloof and beautiful half-snake demon.

• An old man lectured Wentesi, Crow Lord, and other demons on the Nine Qis and basic cultivation knowledge.
• Shu San offered Wentesi and Crow Lord a well-paying, supposedly safe job, and Wentesi planned to earn spiritual objects through trade and cultivation.
• Wentesi returned his Divine Sense to his main body and used Yarrow-Stalk and Shell Divination and Six-Line Verification to predict events and shield himself from divination.
• Wentesi repeatedly divined that the Greater Yin cultivators would not find his trail soon, then returned to Green Snake Market the next morning.
• Shu San led Wentesi and Crow Lord to a secluded cave, where they met a beautiful half-snake demon who asked if they were the Feather Race cultivators with clean backgrounds.

Wentesi accepted Bai Ling’s offer to scout a human cultivator from the air, then returned to his dragon body and spent the afternoon cultivating. The chapter left him asking Kru why he thought Wentesi was feeding the Devil Creatures too generously.

• Bai Ling offered Wentesi and Crow Lord twelve Spirit Stones each to track a late-stage Qi Ingestion cultivator from the [Fire Virtue] lineage and report his position.
• Wentesi divined moderate fortune for the mission’s safety, minor fortune for its success, and great fortune for his gains, then accepted the job with Crow Lord.
• Wentesi asked Bai Ling what would stop them from fleeing with the Law Artifacts, and she revealed that her scent would let her track them anywhere.
• Wentesi returned to his dragon body, cultivated with his Hairy Head Sun Law Power until dusk, and listened to Kru’s report on the territory.
• Wentesi learned that Kru thought he was paying the Devil Creatures too much and asked whether Kru believed the bare minimum of food would suffice.

Wentesi refined his plans for exploiting the Devil Creatures, checked on Kru and Walker, and continued cultivating while experimenting with Wind Qi spirit plants. He then crossed into the cultivation world and joined Bai Ling and the others as they prepared to confront a late-stage Fire Virtue cultivator.

• Wentesi explained to Kru that paying the Devil Creatures would make them work harder and ultimately bring him more wealth, and Kru agreed to obey.
• Wentesi found Kru's cultivation steady and Walker progressing rapidly, so he decided not to remove Walker from the Field of Merit.
• Wentesi failed to convert existing spirit seeds into proper Wind Qi plants, then spent the next two days cultivating his Hairy Head Sun Law Power, divination patterns, and Brahma Sound Six Consciousnesses Many Ears Penetration.
• Wentesi crossed into the cultivation world with honey and a defective White Jade Grain spirit seed, and Crow Lord retrieved the items for him.
• Bai Ling summoned Wentesi, Crow Lord, and the others to the dead woods west of the market town, where they gathered to set out against a late-stage Fire Virtue cultivator.

Wentesi and Crow Lord followed Bai Ling’s group to attack Lin Hen, while Shu San explained why Bai Ling sought revenge on him. At the mountainside, Bai Ling prepared a damaged Foundation Establishment formation and planned to lure Lin Hen into it, as Wentesi’s divination foretold great fortune.

• Shu San asked Crow Lord to carry him and explained that Bai Ling was the Green Snake Market Master’s 308th daughter.
• Shu San said Lin Hen had deceived and eaten Bai Ling’s fire serpent friend to advance his cultivation, and that Bai Ling acted after Lin Hen was expelled from his sect.
• Wentesi and Crow Lord joined Bai Ling, the sword cultivator, the ape demon, and the old woman at the mountainside where Lin Hen was hiding.
• Bai Ling assigned formation flags and explained that she would lure Lin Hen into the damaged Two Forms Formation, which she said could still trap him.
• Wentesi’s divination returned great fortune, though he hoped nothing would go wrong.

Bai Ling and her allies trapped and killed the deranged Lin Hen, but Wentesi detected a faint flame escaping from the corpse and captured it. The flame revealed itself as an ancient black ring containing High Person Huncang, who panicked when he recognized Wentesi as a Buddhist mount.

• Bai Ling gave the helpers Fire-Quelling Spirit-Calming Pills and set them in position to form a trap around Lin Hen’s cave.
• Bai Ling drew Lin Hen out with Wood Virtue techniques, and he attacked her before fleeing through the formation.
• Crow Lord warned the defenders as Lin Hen feinted north, charged west, and then tried to break through the ape demon’s position.
• The formation trapped Lin Hen, and the cultivators wore him down before Bai Ling’s green python killed him; they continued attacking his corpse after he fell.
• Wentesi heard a faint flame escape Lin Hen’s remains, divined that he should not tell Bai Ling, and pursued it in his red dragon true body.
• Wentesi captured the exhausted flame in golden light, revealing an ancient black ring whose occupant, High Person Huncang, asked for help and then recognized Wentesi as a Buddhist mount.