Recaps

Chu Xinghe angrily described a Holy Son of Evil Spirits descending from Evil Shadow Continent, kneeling, and joining the Vast Heaven Holy Land, only for Wu Man to do exactly that moments later. The Three Continents watched through Chu Xinghe’s livestream and took the coincidence as proof that his Star Divination Art could make his words law, while Chu Xinghe himself remained bewildered.

• Zhou Wencang challenged Chu Xinghe to use his Star Divination Art to reveal what was happening on Evil Shadow Continent.
• Chu Xinghe began describing a Holy Son of Evil Spirits arriving, kneeling before him, and joining the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Wu Man emerged from a passage through space with the Skull of the Evil God, knelt before Chu Xinghe, and asked to join the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Wu Man revealed through his thoughts that he had heard Chu Xinghe’s words while waiting behind the spatial barrier and believed Chu Xinghe had foreseen his arrival and intentions.
• The gathered figures and viewers across the Three Continents concluded that Chu Xinghe’s Star Divination Art was unrivaled, while Chu Xinghe privately admitted he was just as confused as everyone else.

Chu Xinghe’s livestreamed Star Divination predicted that Wu Man would descend and immediately surrender, and the prediction came true when the Holy Son of Evil Spirits bowed to the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Zhou Wencang repeatedly divined great misfortune afterward, but the onlookers trusted Chu Xinghe’s prediction instead.

• Chu Xinghe declared that a Holy Son of Evil Spirits would descend and submit to the Vast Heaven Holy Land, prompting disbelief across the Three Continents.
• Wu Man arrived above the Zhou Clan with the Skull of the Evil God and immediately bowed his head in submission.
• Zang Ling watched Wu Man surrender and, after his confidence in the Evil Spirit Clan collapsed, wondered whether Wu Man was pretending in order to rescue him.
• Wu Man surrendered because Chu Xinghe, powerful figures from the Spirit Beast Continent, and the Vermilion Bird were waiting below, leaving him afraid that resistance would get him killed.
• Zhou Wencang cast the Fortune and Misfortune Divination Tablet more than a dozen times and received great misfortune each time, but the crowd regarded him as a clown beside Chu Xinghe’s apparent success.

Chu Xinghe brought Wu Man, the Witch Curse Holy Son of Evil Spirits, back to the Vast Heaven Holy Land after his Star Divination Art stunned the Three Continents. As the elders debated killing Wu Man, Chu Xinghe resolved to protect him, and Elder He unexpectedly argued that they must not kill him.

• Chu Xinghe’s divination and Wu Man’s appearance convinced people across the Three Continents that the Zhou Clan’s Fortune and Misfortune Divination Art was unreliable.
• Sacred Venerable Vermilion Bird bound Wu Man with flaming chains and teleported him and Chu Xinghe to the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Holy Lord Gu Mingchao and the gathered elders discussed Wu Man, with Elder Yu urging them to kill him as a threat.
• Chu Xinghe decided to defend Wu Man because he believed the Holy Son’s destructive plans would benefit the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Elder He declared that Wu Man must not be killed, warning that doing so would play into the Evil Spirit Clan’s scheme.

Chu Xinghe persuaded Vast Heaven Holy Land to spare Wu Man and let him stay, arguing that they had no secrets to hide and could use their strength to deter the Evil Spirit Clan. The elders accepted his reasoning, leaving Wu Man under watch rather than sending him to Ouyang Ling.

• Elder He warned that killing Wu Man could trigger the Skull of the Evil God's Holy Relic Curse and disable the relics Vast Heaven Holy Land needed to protect the Evil Shadow Continent.
• Wuj iang Holy Mother produced an ancient book confirming Elder He's account, and the elders agreed Wu Man must not be killed.
• Elder He suggested handing Wu Man over to Ouyang Ling, but Chu Xinghe objected and argued that they should not judge Wu Man by suspicion alone.
• Chu Xinghe pointed out that Vast Heaven Holy Land had nothing to hide and that Elder She Kui could place a Nether Snake Mark on Wu Man to prevent him from harming disciples.
• Chu Xinghe urged the leaders to avoid war and use Vast Heaven Holy Land's strength to make the Evil Spirit Clan follow its rules, and they approved his proposal to accept Wu Man.

Chu Xinghe persuaded the Vast Heaven Holy Land to let Wu Man stay, believing the Evil Spirits Holy Son would cause trouble and help turn his luck around. Wu Man was given a room and a temporary disciple token without being questioned, leaving him baffled while Chu Xinghe celebrated his apparent success on three fronts.

• Chu Xinghe argued that the Vast Heaven Holy Land should keep Wu Man and show no fear of the Evil Shadow Continent, and Holy Lord Gu Mingchao and the elders agreed.
• Wu Man feared he would be killed or tortured, but the divine fire chains disappeared and Ma Liang told him he could stay in the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Ma Liang assigned Wu Man to the Nether Snake Palace, gave him a temporary disciple token, and refused to hear his explanation about the Skull of the Evil God.
• Elder She Kui secretly placed a low-grade Nether Snake Mark on Wu Man, who settled into his room confused by the Holy Land's treatment of him.
• Chu Xinghe returned in high spirits, convinced that the Haotian Mirror, his betrothal ceremony, and Wu Man's arrival meant he was winning on all three fronts.

Wu Man contacted the Evil Lords after arriving at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and the White Spirit Evil Lord told him to earn trust by helping the sect and revealing everything he knew. Taking that permission to heart, Wu Man began sharing gossip about the Evil Lords and An Ying with Nether Snake Palace disciples.

• Wu Man activated the Skull of the Evil God and contacted the Evil Lords on the Evil Shadow Continent, who questioned him about his arrival and the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Wu Man recounted how Chu Xinghe had anticipated his arrival and purpose, and the Evil Lords concluded that the Vast Heaven Holy Land knew about the Holy Relic Curse.
• The White Spirit Evil Lord told Wu Man to gain the sect's trust by helping it and honestly disclosing the Evil Spirits' secrets and weaknesses.
• Wu Man felt relieved after receiving the Evil Lords' permission to talk and decided to use his reputation as the King of Gossip to share everything he knew.
• Wu Man approached Nether Snake Palace disciples and spread scandalous stories about the White Spirit Evil Lord, the Heavenly Secrets Evil Lord, the Heart-Devouring Evil Lord, and An Ying, angering An Lan and others.

Wu Man tried to earn Chu Xinghe’s trust by offering a Witch Curse Evil Spirits secret art that could help the Haotian Mirror’s struggling Southern Branch. The plan left Ma Liang and Lu Chengqing intrigued, while Wu Man believed he had finally found a way to help Chu Xinghe.

• Wu Man spread fabricated gossip throughout the Vast Heaven Holy Land, while Chu Xinghe secretly had disciples compile his stories into hundreds of thousands of booklets for research.
• Chu Xinghe spent most of his time reading Wu Man’s gossip and used only one-fifth of his time to prepare the Holy Lord’s betrothal gifts, despite the Spirit Beast Continent clan chiefs repeatedly insisting there was no rush.
• Lu Chengqing worried that Chu Xinghe’s round-the-clock Haotian Mirror livestreams were bringing in no revenue and hurting the Southern Branch’s performance business.
• Lu Chengqing went to Ma Liang for advice, and Wu Man overheard their discussion about the Haotian Mirror’s problems.
• Wu Man claimed Chu Xinghe had meant for him to help and offered the Witch Curse Evil Spirits Clan’s Child-Mother Spirit Communication secret art, which could link Child Spirit Tablets to the Haotian Mirror and grant them some of its abilities.

Wu Man convinced Ma Liang and Lu Chengqing that Chu Xinghe had hinted they should use the Parent-Child Spirit Communication Art to expand the Haotian Mirror’s livestreaming reach. The three planned to turn its unlimited child mirrors into a vast entertainment and tribute business, while Wu Man believed the scheme would earn Chu Xinghe’s trust.

• Wu Man invented a story that Chu Xinghe had hinted he should use the Parent-Child Spirit Communication Art to improve the Haotian Mirror.
• Lu Chengqing said Chu Xinghe had spoken of going on an absolute killing spree with livestreaming, and Ma Liang concluded Wu Man’s art was part of the plan.
• Wu Man explained that his art could produce unlimited child mirrors that shared the Haotian Mirror’s functions and drew resources to sustain the parent mirror.
• Ma Liang and Lu Chengqing realized the child mirrors could spread livestreaming across the Three Continents and bring resources to the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Wu Man proposed that Lu Chengqing promote streamers while the Vast Heaven Holy Land acted as the house without directly taking tribute, and the three agreed to pursue the scheme.

Wu Man, Ma Liang, and Lu Chengqing planned to spread Haotian Mirror child mirrors and launch livestreaming, but the established singers at Haotian Tower refused to take the risk. Jiang Yao chose to trust Lu Chengqing and began a livestream, becoming the first person after Chu Xinghe to do so.

• Wu Man learned that Chu Xinghe prized building up the Vast Heaven Holy Land and proposed helping him by producing Haotian Mirror child mirrors and promoting them.
• Wu Man worked day and night to make the child mirrors while Lu Chengqing distributed them free to major factions, commerce branches, and Haotian Tower performers.
• The established singers and musicians rejected livestreaming because they would have to spend their own resources and might earn nothing.
• Lu Chengqing sought newcomers, and Jiang Yao volunteered to livestream despite the risks and her lack of standing at Haotian Tower.
• Lu Chengqing arranged Jiang Yao's makeup and styling, and she began the Three Continents' first official livestream after Chu Xinghe's.

Jiang Yao gave her first Haotian Mirror livestream, and viewers across the Three Continents flocked to hear her sing and sent her tips. The livestream earned tribute worth nearly a million low-grade spirit stones, astonishing Jiang Yao and Lu Chengqing.

• Lu Chengqing arranged Jiang Yao’s makeup and styling, and Jiang Yao began her first livestream despite her nerves.
• Jiang Yao gained confidence after Lu Chengqing reassured her, then sang Flower Moon Night and chatted casually with viewers.
• Old Liu discovered Jiang Yao’s livestream, was captivated by her beauty and singing, and spread the news to his fellow workers.
• Viewers across Yu City and the Three Continents gathered to watch Jiang Yao and sent tips, beginning with one from Gu Mingchao Was Defeated by Me. Do You Dare Fight Me?
• Jiang Yao ended her livestream late at night, and Lu Chengqing’s staff counted tips worth nearly a million low-grade spirit stones.

Jiang Yao’s first livestream earned a fortune and made her famous across the Three Continents, prompting Haotian Tower performers and other factions to begin streaming. Lu Chengqing gave away Haotian Mirror Sub-Mirrors, and sects quickly used livestreams to attract viewers and potential disciples.

• Jiang Yao received one million low-grade spirit stones from her first livestream, and Lu Chengqing declared that the Vast Heaven Holy Land would take no cut of Tribute.
• Lu Chengqing distributed Sub-Mirrors to Haotian Tower’s songstresses and musicians, whose livestreams drew growing audiences and helped Jiang Yao’s earnings rise to two million four hundred and fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones on her second day.
• As livestreaming spread across the Three Continents, Lu Chengqing refused to sell Sub-Mirrors and announced that he would give them away.
• Zheng Yu used the Sub-Mirrors to showcase Martial Emperor City, and his livestream drove a tenfold increase in disciples heading there for open selection.
• Ji Moran, Guo Qizhen, and Fan Sheng began livestreaming for their sects, with Guo Qizhen offering viewers a chance to win inner-disciple spots at the Star Moon Sect.

Chu Xinghe spent days watching gossip while livestreamers across the factions promoted their sects and products, helping the Heavenly Medicine Palace boost its pill sales. When the Misfortune Compass suddenly stopped spinning, Chu Xinghe summoned Ma Liang and learned that events had made Chu Xinghe himself the subject of gossip.

• The major factions used livestreams to introduce their techniques and attract disciples suited to them.
• Luo Ying'er promoted the Heavenly Medicine Palace's obscure pills on her livestream, and the palace's sales quickly surpassed their former peak.
• Livestream sellers and entertainers appeared across the Haotian Mirror, offering everything from tomb exploration to questionable performances.
• Chu Xinghe spent several days watching gossip booklets while his Haotian Mirror continued livestreaming him.
• Chu Xinghe noticed that the Misfortune Compass had stopped spinning, rushed out, and summoned Ma Liang to explain what had happened.

Chu Xinghe learned that Lu Chengqing and Ma Liang had distributed Haotian Mirror sub-mirrors for free, and their livestreams were generating resources and profits. Meanwhile, Tantai Jing turned the trend into a lucrative network of Demon Demon Express and other Momo businesses, leaving the Demonic Sect prosperous and with no desire to fight the Vast Heaven Holy Land.

• Ma Liang and Lu Chengqing told Chu Xinghe that Haotian Mirror sub-mirrors had been given away for free and were generating resources through livestreams.
• Lu Chengqing explained that the Heavenly Medicine Palace and other partners were earning too much from livestream sales to give their sub-mirrors back.
• Tantai Jing persuaded the Heavenly Medicine Palace to use Demon Demon Express to deliver its pills across the Three Continents.
• Tantai Jing expanded the Momo businesses through partnerships for deliveries and services, including queueing and delay insurance.
• Qiu Tian tried to launch competing Momo businesses but suffered heavy losses, while Tantai Jing defended the Demonic Sect's monopoly.
• Tantai Jing said the Demonic Sect had no reason to attack the Vast Heaven Holy Land now that it had secured its interests.

The Haotian Mirror’s livestream commerce made the Demonic Sect enormously wealthy, while Wu Man falsely credited Chu Xinghe with the scheme and strengthened his standing in the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Wu Man then approached Zang Ling, who greeted him as another apparent defector.

• Tantai Jing’s Demonic Sect profited from livestream sales and used its Demon Demon Express network to dominate business and intelligence across the Three Continents.
• Lu Chengqing explained how the Haotian Mirror let him make anyone famous, and Chu Xinghe realized Wu Man’s Parent-Child Spirit Communication Art had enabled the success.
• Wu Man told the Grand Elder and elders that Chu Xinghe had guided him, prompting them to credit Chu Xinghe with planning the livestream expansion and laying the Vast Heaven Array.
• The elders and disciples became less wary of Wu Man, who viewed their changed attitudes as his first step toward earning their trust.
• Wu Man visited Zang Ling, who asked whether he had surrendered too; Wu Man replied, “Too?”

Wu Man and Zang Ling each became convinced the other had surrendered, while learning that An Ying had also devoted himself to helping the Vast Heaven Holy Land. Chu Xinghe put away his gossip booklets and focused on preparing the enormous betrothal gifts, which he believed would secure his plan despite Wu Man’s actions.

• Wu Man met Zang Ling, and both claimed to have surrendered while privately deciding the other had betrayed the Evil Shadow Continent.
• Wu Man learned that An Ying had repeatedly worked for the Vast Heaven Holy Land and performed good deeds across the Three Continents, shattering his assumptions about him.
• Zang Ling heard that Wu Man had helped the Vast Heaven Holy Land profit and credited Chu Xinghe, then resolved to wait for a chance to bring Wu Man down.
• Chu Xinghe put away his gossip booklets, though he kept new ones in his storage ring under the excuse that he would criticize them.
• Chu Xinghe turned to the betrothal gifts for Holy Lord Gu Mingchao and Empress Ji Ya, gathered his people, and began checking the delivery list.

Chu Xinghe persuaded the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders that giving half its resources to Empress Ji Ya could secure a future Main God, then promised the Civil Engineering Department six months of leave if they prepared the betrothal gifts. After publicly announcing the gifts, he delivered the completed inventory to the Spirit Beast Continent while the exhausted department began moving the gifts for transport.

• Chu Xinghe convinced the elders that Empress Ji Ya could become a Main God after the continents merged, making the vast betrothal gifts a worthwhile investment.
• The four clan lords decided to marry Ji Ya to Gu Mingchao for the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources, despite realizing she genuinely wanted to be with him.
• Chu Xinghe promised the Civil Engineering Department six months of leave if they prepared the betrothal gifts, and the disciples began checking the inventory tirelessly.
• Chu Xinghe publicly announced the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s unprecedented betrothal gifts, creating a sensation across the Three Continents.
• After the Civil Engineering Department completed the inventory, Chu Xinghe ordered the disciples to move the gifts for transport and personally took the inventory to the Spirit Beast Continent.

Chu Xinghe prepared the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s enormous betrothal gifts for Empress Ji Ya and feared she might cancel the marriage when she arrived with the Four Great Clans. Ji Ya instead demanded that the Holy Land take back the gifts, leaving Chu Xinghe and the elders stunned.

• Chu Xinghe sent an inventory of more than eight thousand storage rings of betrothal gifts to the Spirit Beast Continent, then returned to the Vast Heaven Holy Land to oversee the preparations.
• Chu Xinghe learned that Empress Ji Ya and the four clan heads had arrived at the Haotian Grand Hall with grim expressions, and feared she intended to call off the marriage.
• Elder He told Chu Xinghe that Ji Ya was dissatisfied with the betrothal gifts, and Chu Xinghe eagerly prepared to offer her even more.
• Ji Ya confirmed that she disliked the betrothal gifts and declared that she would rather never marry than accept them, demanding that the Vast Heaven Holy Land take them back.

Empress Ji Ya rejected the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s enormous betrothal gifts, arguing that they should be handled by her elder, the Beast God, rather than the Four Great Clans. The clans fell silent when she said they would have to provide a greater dowry if they insisted on taking the gifts, while Chu Xinghe wondered why she seemed to be supporting the Blazing Sun Continent instead of the Spirit Beast Continent.

• The grand elder and the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s elders learned that Ji Ya objected because the betrothal gifts were too generous, not too meager.
• Ji Ya told Gu Mingchao and the elders that she wanted to become his Dao companion but feared the gifts would make people think she coveted the Holy Land’s resources.
• Ji Ya proposed that the Holy Land send only a few cartloads of fodder, but the Four Great Clans argued that proper betrothal gifts were necessary.
• Ji Ya challenged the clan heads’ claim to handle her gifts and named the Beast God as her teacher and elder, saying he should decide their final disposition when he awoke.
• Ji Ya warned that the Four Great Clans would have to provide a dowry greater than the betrothal gifts if they took responsibility for them, silencing the clan heads.
• Gu Mingchao proudly admired Ji Ya, while Chu Xinghe stayed out of the dispute and wondered why she was helping the Blazing Sun Continent.

Ji Ya explained that she would use the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources to help the Spirit Beast Continent grow rather than let it depend on her betrothal gift, winning the grand elder’s approval. Chu Xinghe tried to have the gift sent to the Four Great Clans while the Beast God slept, but Wuj iang Holy Mother produced a book that might explain how to awaken the Beast God.

• Ji Ya criticized the Spirit Beast Continent’s clans for clinging to their own power and said she would help them find paths to grow through the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Ji Ya apologized for breaking custom by attending and openly explained her intentions to the grand elder, Gu Mingchao, and the elders.
• Chu Xinghe argued that the betrothal gift should be entrusted temporarily to the Four Great Clans because the Beast God might remain asleep for a long time.
• Elder He suggested briefly awakening the Beast God with a secret art, but Ji Ya said her incomplete inheritance had not taught her the technique.
• Wuj iang Holy Mother retrieved an ancient book titled “The Complete Collection of Spirit Beast Continent Secret Arts, Volume Seven Hundred and Sixty-Eight: A Practical Guide to the Beast God Awakening Technique.”

Wuj iang Holy Mother produced a detailed guide that let Ji Ya awaken the Beast God, who approved her marriage to Gu Mingchao, promised her an enormous dowry, and set the wedding for one month later. Chu Xinghe and the Four Great Clan Chiefs were left reeling as the Beast God turned the betrothal gifts into part of a dowry meant to outstrip the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources.

• Wuj iang Holy Mother revealed an ancient operational guide to the Beast God Awakening Technique, and Ji Ya quickly mastered it.
• Ji Ya used the technique to awaken the Beast God, who recognized her as his inheritor and promised to complete her inheritance.
• Ji Ya told the Beast God about her marriage to Gu Mingchao, and he approved while declaring that he would accept the betrothal gifts and add his treasure trove as her dowry.
• The Beast God sent Ji Ya the location of his treasure trove, promised to protect her, and set her wedding with Gu Mingchao for one month later.
• Chu Xinghe and the Four Great Clan Chiefs realized the Beast God had thwarted their plans, while Chu Xinghe lamented that the dowry would surpass the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s resources.

After the Beast God returned Vast Heaven Holy Land’s betrothal gift with an even larger dowry for Empress Ji Ya, Chu Xinghe tried to turn the wedding into an opportunity for the Holy Land to lose money. He invited everyone in the Three Continents and promised to cover all their expenses, leaving the world stunned by the offer.

• Empress Ji Ya left with the four Lineage heads, and the Beast God’s wedding date and lavish dowry were announced to the world.
• Huang Ritian, Azure Dragon, and the Civil Engineering Department disciples collapsed when they learned they had to return the betrothal treasures and handle the even larger dowry instead of taking their six-month vacation.
• Azure Dragon vented his frustration by recounting embarrassing stories about the Beast God, while Chu Xinghe avoided the Vast Heaven Divine Domain and asked him to choose a different recipe for lunch.
• Chu Xinghe devised a plan to spend heavily on the wedding by inviting guests early and covering their food, lodging, cultivation resources, and other expenses.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land announced that anyone, cultivator or ordinary person, could attend the wedding and receive lavish hospitality, prompting people to joke that it was inviting them to fleece the Holy Land.

Chu Xinghe turned the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s wedding hospitality into an invitation for the Three Continents to consume its resources, hoping the Misfortune Compass would finally make him lose. As millions of guests arrived and the Holy Land’s spending surged, the compass began turning, while Chu Xinghe watched for anyone who might sabotage his plan.

• Chu Xinghe ordered the Vast Heaven Holy Land to build guest rooms, provide guests with generous supplies and pills, and treat all visitors equally.
• Zhao Xing accepted the offer, received abundant cultivation resources, and told his companions that the Holy Land was truly supplying whatever guests requested.
• Millions of cultivators poured into the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and Zheng Yu questioned Chu Xinghe about the immense daily expense.
• Chu Xinghe saw the Holy Land’s resource consumption approach and then threaten to exceed its income, and the Misfortune Compass began turning.
• Chu Xinghe watched Wu Man and the others for signs of betrayal, but Wu Man focused on gossip, Mu Bai refined medicine, and Ma Liang stayed busy serving guests.

Vast Heaven Holy Land drew crowds from across the Three Continents by offering guests free cultivation resources ahead of its celebration, and livestreamers showed the generosity to viewers. While the grand elder trusted Xinghe’s plan despite its costs, Wu Man struggled to find a way to help Chu Xinghe and decided to consult the evil lords.

• Brother Sword-Bearer livestreamed his visit to Vast Heaven Holy Land and showed viewers the respectful welcome, luxurious lodging, and abundant cultivation resources he received.
• Brother Sword-Bearer ended his stream and began cultivating, while many other visitors and streamers spread news of Vast Heaven Holy Land’s hospitality across the Three Continents.
• Vast Heaven Holy Land’s spending grew immense, but the grand elder told the sect to follow Xinghe’s arrangements and wait for his plan to pay off.
• Wu Man worried that he could not get close to important places or find an opportunity to assist Chu Xinghe and earn his trust.
• Wu Man decided to contact the Evil Shadow Continent and report the situation to the evil lords, hoping they could help him find a way forward.

Wu Man contacted the eight Evil Lords for help figuring out how to assist Chu Xinghe and earn his trust. White Spirit Evil Lord misread Chu Xinghe’s wedding plans as a scheme to pressure major powers into giving lavish gifts, and urged Wu Man to tell the streamers first.

• Wu Man decided to seek outside help and used the Skull of the Evil God to contact the eight Evil Lords.
• Phantom Evil Lord demanded news of An Ying, and Wu Man reported that An Ying had become known as an Evil Spirit Hero for helping people across the Three Continents.
• The Evil Lords argued over which of their agents had defected until White Spirit Evil Lord quieted them and heard Wu Man’s report about Chu Xinghe.
• Wu Man explained Chu Xinghe’s wedding arrangements and asked how he could help him gain more trust.
• White Spirit Evil Lord concluded that Chu Xinghe planned to use streamers’ lavish gifts to pressure major powers into giving more, creating an invisible Tribute Ranking.
• White Spirit Evil Lord told Wu Man to warn the streamers before Chu Xinghe acted, and Wu Man resolved to follow the advice and earn Chu Xinghe’s trust.

Wu Man followed the White Spirit Evil Lord’s advice to quietly hint that Jiang Yao had prospered by knowing how to conduct herself, while Chu Xinghe watched the arriving guests and prepared for Gu Mingchao’s wedding. Wu Man’s plan appeared to pay off when Jiang Yao arrived with ten million worth of wedding gifts, leaving the streamers impressed.

• The White Spirit Evil Lord stopped Wu Man from openly recruiting streamers to send gifts and advised him to spread subtle rumors instead.
• Wu Man ended his call and waited until the major powers and streamers had arrived before acting.
• Chu Xinghe watched his associates and Wu Man, then relaxed as the Misfortune Compass continued turning steadily.
• As Gu Mingchao’s wedding procession approached, Wu Man told a group of streamers that Jiang Yao had succeeded partly because she knew how to conduct herself.
• Jiang Yao arrived with congratulatory gifts worth ten million for Gu Mingchao and Ji Ya’s wedding, astonishing the streamers.