Recaps

Chu Xinghe learned that Gui Li, an amnesiac Earth Sha Holy Son of Evil Spirits, had arrived at the Vast Heaven Holy Land and claimed he wanted to join it. After Sima Bian showed Gui Li restoring the earth veins with the Evil God Mask, Chu Xinghe believed he had finally thwarted the danger posed by Gui Li’s knife.

• Shen Chun interrupted Chu Xinghe as he was about to approve the Civil Engineering Department disciples’ leave slips and warned him that another Holy Son of Evil Spirits had arrived.
• Wu Man and Zang Ling recognized Gui Li despite his altered presence because he had the Evil God Mask hanging at his waist, then realized he genuinely seemed to have lost his memory.
• Gui Li told Wu Man and Zang Ling that he remembered nothing about the Three Continents and only wanted to join the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe and the Holy Land’s leaders met the amnesiac Gui Li at Spirit Crane Palace, where Wu Man and Zang Ling confirmed his identity and condition.
• Sima Bian played footage of Gui Li using the Evil God Mask and Earth Sha Technique to restore the earth veins, and Chu Xinghe concluded that Gui Li’s knife could no longer threaten him.

The Spirit Crane Palace learned that Gui Li and the Evil God Mask could restore the spirit mines, while Chu Xinghe kept his plans secret despite the Heavenly Dao Contract. Elder He used his fate divinity to discover that Gui Li had harbored evil intentions before losing his memory, then revealed that he had called the Holy Mother of Wujiang over just to keep looking at her.

• Elder He explained that Gui Li’s Earth Sha Technique and the Evil God Mask could restore the spirit mines by repairing the earth veins.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land’s leaders worried that the Heavenly Dao Contract would force them to sell the restored mines back at their original price, and Chu Xinghe again said the secrets of heaven could not be revealed.
• Elder He asked the Holy Mother of Wujiang to stand with him and used his fate divinity to examine Gui Li’s mind.
• Elder He declared that Gui Li had harbored evil intentions, and Wu Man and Zang Ling agreed that Gui Li had come with a plot before losing his memory.
• The Holy Mother of Wujiang asked why Elder He had called her over, and he said he had wanted to keep looking at her.

Chu Xinghe persuaded the Vast Heaven Holy Land to let the amnesiac Gui Li help restore the Three Continents’ spirit mines, despite the risk that he might sabotage the costly array. After Gui Li was released, he secretly regained his memories and returned to his mission of destruction.

• The White Tiger Holy Venerable supported using Gui Li to restore the spirit mines, while Elder Yu warned that Gui Li could recover his memories and cause the expensive grand array to fail.
• Chu Xinghe learned that the array would cost resources equivalent to two Spirit Crane Palaces and still had a substantial chance of failure, then decided to support letting Gui Li act.
• Chu Xinghe argued that Gui Li deserved a chance, citing Zang Ling and Wu Man’s change of heart and Gui Li’s past contributions; the White Tiger Holy Venerable and the other leaders agreed.
• The Grand Elder ordered Elder He to release Gui Li, and Gui Li secretly recovered his memories and resumed his mission of destruction.

Gui Li arrived at the Vast Heaven Holy Land with his memories restored but hid his true intentions, while news spread that he could use the Evil God Mask and Earth Sha Technique to restore the Three Continents' spirit mines. Chu Xinghe warned that the restoration had a high failure risk, prompting other forces to offer resources and spirit mines, which he accepted.

• Elder He's Fate Divinity sealed Gui Li and revealed his malicious intentions, while Gui Li concealed that his memories had returned and kept up his harmless act.
• Zang Ling and Wu Man urged Gui Li to embrace a fresh start at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, and the Grand Elder left his acceptance as a disciple dependent on his future conduct.
• Xue Zifeng publicized how Gui Li restored the Purple Peak Sect's spirit mine, drawing experts from across the Three Continents to see it for themselves.
• The Vast Heaven Holy Land announced that Gui Li's Evil God Mask and Earth Sha Technique could restore the Three Continents' earth veins, bringing leaders from many forces to seek confirmation.
• Chu Xinghe warned that the restoration could fail repeatedly and consume vast resources, so the Grand Elder's visitors offered support and promised spirit mines if the work succeeded.
• Chu Xinghe accepted the offers while privately hoping Gui Li would fail and the other forces would never get the chance to give him their mines.

Chu Xinghe discovered that Gui Li was secretly working for the Evil Shadow Continent and decided they were allies in a scheme to prevent the earth veins from recovering. After Gui Li lost his memory again, he returned to acting like an eager admirer of Chu Xinghe, who remained convinced his teammate was performing brilliantly.

• Chu Xinghe watched Gui Li secretly contact the Evil Lords and heard Gui Li boast that his infiltration of the Vast Heaven Holy Land was going smoothly.
• Gui Li dismissed the Evil Lords’ warnings about Chu Xinghe and assured them he would prevent anything from going wrong.
• Using the Evil Repeller, Chu Xinghe saw through Gui Li’s illusion, confirmed his false memory loss, and decided to cover for him as a fellow werewolf.
• Chu Xinghe left Gui Li and returned to the Spirit Crane Palace, unaware that Gui Li soon lost his memory again.
• Gui Li woke believing he was trying to save the earth veins and hurried to meet Chu Xinghe when Shen Chun summoned him.
• Gui Li greeted Chu Xinghe with genuine excitement, and Chu Xinghe mistook his behavior for masterful acting by his teammate.

Chu Xinghe rushed the Earth Vein Grand Formation into action because he was certain Gui Li was secretly his ally and wanted the plan to fail. Gui Li and White Tiger completed the enormous formation across the Three Continents, and leaders from many powers gathered at the Vast Heaven Holy Land to witness its awakening.

• Gui Li greeted Chu Xinghe, who praised his convincing act and persuaded White Tiger to begin the formation rather than wait and observe him.
• Elder He warned Chu Xinghe that his Fate Divinity detected something wrong with Gui Li, but he chose to stop arguing and leave to study ancient texts with the Holy Mother of Wujiang.
• White Tiger and Gui Li gathered materials and enlisted the Formation Spirit Clan to lay out the Earth Vein Grand Formation across the Three Continents.
• Chu Xinghe celebrated the alliance with Gui Li while the formation neared completion, confident that he could protect his teammate and secure a failure.
• Gui Li and White Tiger completed the formation, and leaders from across the Three Continents assembled at the Vast Heaven Holy Land to watch it awaken the spirit mines.

Gui Li activated the earth vein formation at the Vast Heaven Holy Land, restoring the Demon Star Continent’s spirit mines and winning the crowd’s confidence. Chu Xinghe remained pleased because he expected Gui Fujiàng to make a major move later.

• White Tiger Holy Venerable and the Formation Spirit Clan completed the earth vein formation with support from across the Three Continents, and leaders gathered at the Vast Heaven Holy Land for its activation.
• Gui Li climbed onto the platform as the Civil Engineering Department disciples looked forward to their promised annual leave, while Elder He worried about Gui Li’s intentions.
• Gui Li put on the Evil God Mask and chose the Ten Thousand Demons Flag first; Elder He explained that beginning with the resource-poor Demon Star Continent made the formation easier to activate.
• Wolf King Ming Han lent Gui Li his power, and Gui Li activated the Demon Star Continent’s formation, redirecting its earth veins and restoring its spirit mines.
• The Demon Race celebrated the successful first step, while Chu Xinghe smiled and expected Gui Fujiàng to cause trouble later.

Gui Li restored the earth veins and spirit mines of Demon Star Continent and Blazing Sun Continent, while Chu Xinghe mistakenly believed Gui Li was deliberately setting up a catastrophic failure. The process reached its final stage, and Chu Xinghe expected Holy Empress Ji Ya to lack the power to restore Spirit Beast Continent’s earth veins.

• Gui Li activated Demon Star Continent’s formation flag, restoring its earth veins and spirit mines while the Wolf King lent him power.
• Gu Mingchao lent Gui Li the Flame Divinity’s power, allowing Gui Li to restore Blazing Sun Continent’s earth veins and spirit mines as well.
• Chu Xinghe decided Gui Li was maximizing losses by activating the flags before an inevitable failure on Spirit Beast Continent.
• Chu Xinghe reasoned that Holy Empress Ji Ya lacked enough power to activate Spirit Beast Continent’s earth veins and that the formation could not be stopped without losing the previous activations.
• Chu Xinghe resolved to defend Gui Li and believed he had finally predicted how the plan would fail.

After the first two continents’ earth veins were activated, the leaders feared Holy Empress Ji Ya could not withstand the Spirit Beast Continent’s power and considered stopping. Ma Liang pointed out Xinghe’s confidence, persuading them to press on as Ji Ya prepared to take her turn.

• The leaders realized Ji Ya might fail to withstand the Spirit Beast Continent’s earth-vein power and worried that Gui Li had set them up to lose.
• Gu Mingchao lent Ji Ya the Flame Divinity, though she knew it could not fully make up for the power she lacked.
• The grand elder considered halting the process to preserve the Spirit Beast Continent’s formation resources.
• Ma Liang drew everyone’s attention to Xinghe’s confident expression and urged them to trust his judgment.
• Reassured by Xinghe, the grand elder and Ji Ya resolved to continue with Ji Ya stepping in.

Gui Li’s Earth Vein Grand Formation drained Holy Empress Ji Ya until Spirit Beast Continent seemed on the verge of failure, while Chu Xinghe mistakenly believed Gui Li was deliberately arranging a defensible failure. The Beast God then awakened through Chu Xinghe, poured his power into the formation flag, and revived Spirit Beast Continent’s spirit mines.

• Gui Li activated Spirit Beast Continent’s formation flag, and its enormous spiritual-power consumption began exhausting Ji Ya.
• Clan Head Hua, Ming Clan Head, Clan Head Cui, and Clan Head Ning lent Ji Ya their power, but they soon ran out, too.
• Gui Li released a vortex that briefly replenished Ji Ya, but it was quickly exhausted and the formation began to fail.
• The Beast God’s phantom emerged from Chu Xinghe and declared that Spirit Beast Continent would not be defeated.
• The Beast God infused the formation flag with his power, restoring its divine light and causing Spirit Beast Continent’s spirit mines to shine again.

Chu Xinghe was stunned when the Beast God awakened and powered the Spirit Beast Continent’s Earth Vein Grand Formation, while everyone else believed Xinghe had planned for the rescue. Gui Li then used the formation to upgrade spirit mines across all Three Continents, leaving Chu Xinghe baffled by what he saw as another backstab.

• The Beast God awakened and supplied enough power for the Spirit Beast Continent’s Earth Vein Grand Formation to activate.
• The three formation flags merged, restoring spiritual power to spirit mines across the Three Continents.
• Gui Li used the Evil God Mask and formation flags to redirect earth-vein power, causing spirit mines across all Three Continents to upgrade and their resources to double.
• Chu Xinghe was stunned by Gui Li’s actions, while Elder He concluded that the Fate Divinity’s reading of Gui Li was unreliable.

Gui Li restored and upgraded the spirit mines across the Three Continents, which accelerated the Evil Shadow Continent’s return and brought the age of the Four Continents close. The Grand Elder accepted Gui Li as an outer disciple, while Chu Xinghe believed he had still dodged the damage and could profit by selling the upgraded mines.

• Elder He explained that Gui Li used the Evil God Mask and the Earth Vein Grand Formation to restore and improve the spirit mines.
• The Beast God received the Three Continents’ respect, praised Gu Mingchao and Elder He, then returned to slumber.
• The Evil Shadow Continent suddenly accelerated toward the Three Continents, and the Beast God announced that the age of the Four Continents was near.
• The Grand Elder welcomed the weakened Gui Li as an outer disciple of the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe grumbled that Gui Li had attacked his own supposed teammate, but concluded that he had dodged the blow and could sell the upgraded spirit mines at their original price.

As the Three Continents celebrated the recovery of their spirit mines and the approach of the Four Continents era, Chu Xinghe arranged for the Vast Heaven Holy Land to return mines under Heavenly Dao Contracts. When the first contract failed to dissolve despite the Empty Mountain Sect paying the exact agreed price, Chu Xinghe blamed the Misfortune Compass for openly interfering.

• Chu Xinghe reasoned that the Vast Heaven Holy Land had still lost resources and money, so he had beaten the Misfortune Compass by half a move.
• The Three Continents celebrated the recovery of their spirit mines and earth veins, while the approaching Evil Shadow Continent stirred curiosity and confidence.
• Chu Xinghe ordered Ma Liang and the Civil Engineering Department disciples to return contracted spirit mines at their original prices, and Ma Liang explained that the life-and-death contracts allowed no short payments or credit.
• Ma Liang announced a fair, first-come, first-served schedule for returning the mines, and factions warned that failing to meet a contract's exact terms could be fatal.
• Chu Xinghe watched as Zhao Kui of the Empty Mountain Sect paid the exact agreed amount, but the Heavenly Dao Contract did not dissolve when Ma Liang tried to cancel it.

Chu Xinghe's attempt to return the spirit mines failed because the Heavenly Dao Contract interpreted “exactly as they were” to exclude the upgraded mines. As the factions waited for a solution, news arrived that Zheng Yu had made his move in Martial Emperor City.

• Ma Liang repeatedly tried to dissolve the contracts after returning the resources, but the resources went back to their original owners and the contracts remained in force.
• The Grand Elder also failed to dissolve the contracts, and Elder He explained that the upgraded spirit mines were no longer “exactly as they were.”
• The factions begged Elder He for a solution, but he said he could not think of one, so the Grand Elder arranged for them to stay at the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe decided he was still taking a loss because the Vast Heaven Holy Land had surrendered its resources and could not touch the mines.
• News arrived from Martial Emperor City that Zheng Yu had made his move.

The Heavenly Dao Contracts prevented the Vast Heaven Holy Land and Martial Emperor City from freely returning the recovered spirit mines, but Zheng Yu devised a way to satisfy their terms while keeping the mines’ increased output for Martial Emperor City. The small and midsize factions accepted his solution, and Zheng Yu credited Senior Brother Xinghe with foreseeing the outcome.

• Elder He explained that the contracts restricted buyers and required the spirit mines to be returned at their original price, leaving the Vast Heaven Holy Land and Martial Emperor City unable to give them back freely.
• Zheng Yu realized that returning the original quantity of spirit stones would count as returning the mines completely unchanged, even if their total output had increased.
• Zheng Yu tested his plan with a small faction, and the Heavenly Dao Contract accepted the return of the original quantity while Martial Emperor City kept the surplus and shared mining costs and profits with the faction.
• When some sellers protested that Martial Emperor City kept part of the increased output, Zheng Yu threatened to hold on to their mines unless they accepted his terms or found another solution.
• The small and midsize factions accepted Zheng Yu’s method, and Cheng Xiaotian praised how comfortably Martial Emperor City had recovered its resources.
• Zheng Yu said Senior Brother Xinghe, not he, had foreseen the outcome when he signed the contracts.

Chu Xinghe reluctantly ordered the Vast Heaven Holy Land to return the upgraded spirit mines to their original owners under Zheng Yu's method, while the Civil Engineering Department raged over losing its chance at vacation. Although the Misfortune Compass kept turning because Zheng Yu had taken mines Chu Xinghe would otherwise have gained, its reckoning sent spiritual light into Chu Xinghe, who was finally about to break through.

• Chu Xinghe searched for another way to return the spirit mines, but the Vast Heaven Holy Land's Concept Gods said Zheng Yu's method was already the only viable loophole in the Heavenly Dao Contract.
• Tantai Jing defended Zheng Yu's method by comparing it to borrowers claiming profits made with a lender's resources, and the factions criticizing Zheng Yu fell silent.
• Small and medium-sized factions gathered outside the Vast Heaven Holy Land and agreed to reclaim their mines under Zheng Yu's rules, so Chu Xinghe instructed Ma Liang to return them.
• The Civil Engineering Department disciples learned that the mine returns would delay their vacation, cursed Zheng Yu, and barred him from their grounds while welcoming dogs.
• Chu Xinghe realized the Misfortune Compass still counted mines Zheng Yu had bought as resources lost to the Vast Heaven Holy Land, then received its reckoning and began to break through from the peak of the ninth rank.

The Misfortune Compass triggered Chu Xinghe’s breakthrough, drawing Spiritual Qi from the Vast Heaven Holy Land, the Haotian Mountain Range, the Blazing Sun Continent, and ultimately all Three Continents into his body. The Great Sage and Elder He identified the phenomenon as Self-Formed Divinity, while Chu Xinghe remained trapped in the breakthrough and unaware of what was happening.

• The Misfortune Compass sent power into Chu Xinghe, tearing apart and reforging his meridians and Qi Sea as he began to break through.
• Gu Mingchao and the major figures of the Vast Heaven Holy Land gathered around Chu Xinghe and watched Spiritual Qi flood toward him, unable to identify his breakthrough.
• The Spiritual Qi storm spread across the Haotian Mountain Range and the Blazing Sun Continent, drawing shocked cultivators and powerful figures to the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• The storm expanded across all Three Continents, and a tiny river of stars inside Chu Xinghe’s Qi Sea absorbed the immense flow of Spiritual Qi.
• The Great Sage recognized the breakthrough as Self-Formed Divinity, and Elder He explained that Chu Xinghe was condensing a Divinity through his own power rather than the Heavenly Dao’s recognition.

Chu Xinghe drew the spiritual power of the Three Continents into himself and formed a Divinity, revealing that the realm above Ninth Rank Great Perfection was the Divinity Realm. As his Divinity fused with a heavenly light and the lightning clouds, they formed a second Chu Xinghe in the sky.

• The experts learned that the Beast God's Violent Beast Divinity had existed before he entered the Main God realm, and that a Ninth Rank cultivator could form a Divinity before becoming a Main God.
• Elder He realized Chu Xinghe had reached the Divinity Realm, a level beyond Ninth Rank Great Perfection.
• Chu Xinghe reflected that the Misfortune Compass had strengthened him until he exceeded the power of an ordinary Ninth Rank cultivator and could form a Divinity.
• A vast lightning storm gathered over Chu Xinghe, but a divine light descended instead of a tribulation striking him.
• A river of stars emerged from Chu Xinghe's brow and merged with the divine light, drawing the lightning into a second, starlit Chu Xinghe above the nine heavens.

Chu Xinghe faced the final test of his Xinghe Divinity, which took the form of a stronger, Martial God-level copy of himself and attacked him. Unable to defeat it head-on, Chu Xinghe fled across the Spirit Beast Continent, where he crashed into the Cui Clan and injured Cui Wuming.

• Elder He explained that Chu Xinghe's Divinity had gathered the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to create a copy that Chu Xinghe alone had to defeat to earn its recognition.
• After Chu Xinghe recovered with Phoenix Fire, the Divinity resisted his Thunder Shadow attack and punched him through buildings in the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Chu Xinghe summoned the Vast Heaven Nine Swords, but the Divinity used copied abilities and formations to trap him, then followed him through Flying Locust's teleportation formation to the Spirit Beast Continent.
• Gu Mingchao used the Haotian Mirror to locate Chu Xinghe as the Divinity continued pursuing him, leaving Chu Xinghe unable to fight back against its greater strength and Phoenix Fire.
• Cui Wuming emerged from seclusion at Ninth Rank Great Perfection, but Chu Xinghe fell from the sky into the Cui Clan's ancestral grounds and accidentally injured him while fleeing the Divinity.

Chu Xinghe lured the Divinity across the continents and into the Demon Star Continent’s Land of Bewildered Spirits, where its spiritual power was sealed. He trapped it inside with Flying Locust’s great array, revealing that he had planned the fight’s outcome from their first exchange.

• Chu Xinghe’s fall into the Cui Clan’s ancestral land nearly injured Cui Wuming, and a second Divinity attack sent Cui Wuming flying until he passed out.
• Chu Xinghe fled with the Divinity pursuing him, crossing the Spirit Beast Continent and entering the Demon Star Continent’s Land of Bewildered Spirits.
• Chu Xinghe stopped at the mist’s edge, knowing it would seal the Divinity’s spiritual power while leaving his own Power of Qi and Blood intact.
• The Divinity tried to escape, but Chu Xinghe revealed that Flying Locust had sealed the Land of Bewildered Spirits’ perimeter with the Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Great Array.
• Gu Mingchao used the Haotian Mirror to show that Chu Xinghe had sent Flying Locust to the Land of Bewildered Spirits while teleporting away from the Vast Heaven Holy Land, allowing it to prepare the trap unnoticed.

Chu Xinghe outsmarted the Divinity by luring it into the Spirit-Forbidden Land of Bewildered Spirits, where a hidden array trapped it and drained its power. After passing the trial and attaining a Ninth-Rank Divinity, he entered the Martial God realm, then heard a mysterious voice pleading for help from within the land.

• Chu Xinghe’s teleportation and apparent flight were revealed to be a plan to draw the Divinity toward the Land of Bewildered Spirits.
• The Flying Locust’s Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Great Array trapped the Divinity inside the Spirit-Forbidden Land, where the mist devoured its spiritual power.
• Chu Xinghe let the weakened Divinity recognize his victory, and it transformed into divine power that entered the space between his brows.
• Chu Xinghe gained a Ninth-Rank Divinity and stepped into the Martial God realm.
• A voice from the depths of the Land of Bewildered Spirits called for someone to save it, startling Chu Xinghe.

Chu Xinghe entered the Martial God realm and gained the Xinghe Divinity, which could become a powerful, seemingly indestructible clone. After fleeing the Land of Bewildered Spirits, he returned to the Vast Heaven Holy Land and showed off his Divinity, while privately worrying that the Misfortune Compass remained his greatest obstacle.

• Chu Xinghe formed the Xinghe Divinity into a star-powered clone that had inherited the Misfortune Compass’s powers of fortune and misfortune.
• Chu Xinghe shattered the clone, but it transformed into a galaxy, returned to him, and reformed as a new Chu Xinghe.
• A voice calling for help came from deep inside the Land of Bewildered Spirits, so Chu Xinghe recalled Flying Locust and fled while An Ying wandered through the mist, desperate to escape.
• Chu Xinghe teleported back to the Vast Heaven Holy Land, where Wan Lin and Ouyang Ling eagerly approached his Divinity and Ouyang Ling asked to borrow it.
• The older experts praised the Xinghe Divinity and said Chu Xinghe could reach the Main God realm without further shackles, but Chu Xinghe thought the Misfortune Compass was still the greatest shackle in his life.

After Chu Xinghe revealed the Ninth Rank Divinity Realm, the Three Continents debated the new path to godhood while the Evil Lords questioned Gui Li about his disastrous mission. Gui Li regained his memories, explained his memory loss, and then discovered that his memories remained intact after another bout of head pain, leaving him confident he could succeed.

• Chu Xinghe's rise to the Martial God realm revealed the Ninth Rank Divinity Realm, inspiring young cultivators and alarming Cui Wuming, who doubted they could survive their own Divinities.
• The White Spirit Evil Lord confronted Earth Sha Evil Lord about Gui Li's actions as the Evil Shadow Continent drew closer to the Three Continents instead of moving away.
• Gui Li regained his memories and met with the seven Evil Lords, and the White Spirit Evil Lord believed his account of selectively losing his memory and forgetting to sabotage the earth veins.
• The White Spirit Evil Lord told Gui Li that the Blazing Sun Continent's or Demon Star Continent's main earth vein could still be sabotaged, giving them two more chances.
• After ending the connection, Gui Li suffered head pain but did not lose his memories, and he became certain he could now carry out his mission.

Gui Li pretended to have amnesia while secretly trying to earn the Vast Heaven Holy Land’s trust so he could stop the Three Continents from merging with the Evil Shadow Continent. When the Civil Engineering Department recruited him to help with its overwhelming workload, he confidently went along, unaware of the disciples’ dread.

• Gui Li’s memories returned, but he continued acting as though he had amnesia while Wu Man and Zang Ling watched him closely.
• Elder He repeatedly used his Fate Divinity to inspect Gui Li, but its warnings conflicted with Gui Li’s efforts to benefit the Vast Heaven Holy Land.
• Gui Li helped disciples throughout the sect to build their trust and prepare for the next shift of the earth veins.
• The Civil Engineering Department struggled to handle the resource boom while Chu Xinghe secluded himself to stabilize his Martial God cultivation.
• The Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable sent Zhao Zhihui to recruit Gui Li, and Gui Li eagerly agreed to help with civil engineering.
• Fathead Fish Liu Bo warned Gui Li that the department’s work would leave him without holidays, but Gui Li dismissed the warning and followed Zhao Zhihui.

Gui Li joined the Civil Engineering Department to use his Evil God Mask’s earth-vein powers, prove his usefulness, and escape Wu Man and Zang Ling’s surveillance. After he sorted and stored a mountain of resources in one afternoon, he learned that the work he had finished was only leftover odd jobs and was taken to see the department’s even more demanding daily workload.

• Gui Li went with Zhao Zhihui to the Civil Engineering Department, where the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable tested his ability to control earth veins and watched him raise a vault.
• Gui Li demonstrated his skill, and the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable offered to seek his admission to the inner sect if he worked hard.
• Gui Li complained that Wu Man and Zang Ling’s watching distracted him, so the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable ordered Huang Ritian to post a sign barring them from the department.
• Gui Li used the Evil God Mask to sort and store all the department’s resources in vaults in a single afternoon, impressing the Azure Dragon Sacred Venerable and the disciples.
• Gui Li announced that the work was finished, but Huang Ritian explained that it was only leftover work from the previous month and led him to see the department’s daily tasks.