Recaps

Shen Jingchuan gave Qinghe and Ju'er Life-Extending Pills, then joined Lin Weiyuan's family for a celebratory feast. Afterward, he flew to Yuxi Prefecture and delivered a large stockpile of equipment to Hu Tieniu, leaving the government office courtyard packed with supplies.

• Lin Qingyao told Qinghe and Ju'er to accept Shen Jingchuan's gift, and he explained that he had also given pills to the Lin family.
• Shen Jingchuan urged Qinghe and Ju'er to swallow their pills for safety, and they thanked him after the pills took effect.
• Shen Jingchuan joined Lin Weiyuan and the Lin family for a feast celebrating the Life-Extending Pills.
• Shen Jingchuan left for Yuxi Prefecture and met Hu Tieniu at the government office.
• Shen Jingchuan used his Storage Ring to unload steel materials, spring steel, stab-resistant clothing, and helmets into the courtyard.

Shen Jingchuan discussed Hu Tieniu’s plan to overthrow the imperial court and explained how land concentration caused repeated cycles of poverty and rebellion. He proposed abolishing private land ownership, but Hu Tieniu asked what would happen when population growth left too little farmland.

• Shen Jingchuan delivered goods and promised more grain, while Hu Tieniu arranged for his men to store the supplies.
• Hu Tieniu told Shen Jingchuan he planned to overthrow the imperial court and give the poor a way to live.
• Shen Jingchuan challenged Hu Tieniu to explain how he would govern after victory, then warned that simply replacing officials would not solve the people’s poverty.
• Shen Jingchuan explained how disasters drove commoners to lose their land and how land concentration caused rebellions and repeated imperial cycles.
• Shen Jingchuan proposed making all land belong to the imperial court and banning its sale, but Hu Tieniu asked how they would handle population growth and a shortage of farmland.

Shen Jingchuan advised Hu Tieniu on land redistribution and population policies, then returned to Azure Cloud Stronghold and accidentally entered Ju'er's bed before spending the night with Bai Ruoli. Bai Ruoli urged him to give Ju'er and Qinghe proper status, leaving Shen Jingchuan considering his responsibilities toward them.

• Shen Jingchuan told Hu Tieniu to distribute ownerless land near Yuxi Prefecture and the Four Great Lineages' land, while postponing action against other powerful clans until his foundations were secure.
• After speaking with Hu Tieniu for two hours, Shen Jingchuan flew back to Azure Cloud Stronghold.
• Shen Jingchuan mistook Ju'er for Lin Qingyao in the dark, and Ju'er said Lin Qingyao had sent her to attend to him.
• Shen Jingchuan later checked Bai Ruoli's room with his Divine Sense, joined her, and told her what had happened with Ju'er.
• Bai Ruoli urged Shen Jingchuan to give Ju'er and Qinghe proper status instead of expecting them to marry elsewhere, and Shen Jingchuan reconsidered his plans for them.

Shen Jingchuan wrestled with his growing ties to the women in his life, while Bai Ruoli urged him not to ignore Qinghe. After Ju'er appeared as his newly acknowledged partner, Yue'er was overcome with jealousy and left in tears.

• Shen Jingchuan resolved not to become involved with more women, but Bai Ruoli reminded him that he could not ignore Qinghe.
• The next morning, Ju'er appeared with a newly changed hairstyle, and Qinghe realized she might have a chance with Shen Jingchuan too.
• Yue'er reacted to Ju'er’s appearance with grief and jealousy, then hurried away while Qinghe followed her.
• Shen Jingchuan promised Ju'er he would take responsibility for her and treat her well, making her happy and relieved.
• In the kitchen, Qinghe and Xiaocui recognized why Yue'er was crying, and Madam Liu let her have some quiet time.
• Yue'er wiped her tears, took the breakfast tray from Xiaocui, and headed toward the central courtyard.

Yue'er confronted Shen Jingchuan over believing he did not want her, and he promised to make her his woman when she turned eighteen. After reconciling with him, she told Ju'er she would be like her next year.

• Shen Jingchuan followed the tearful Yue'er and asked why she was upset.
• Yue'er told Shen Jingchuan she was angry because he had called her too young while Ju'er was only a year older.
• Shen Jingchuan promised to make Yue'er his woman when she turned eighteen and kissed her.
• Yue'er declared she would stay by Shen Jingchuan for life, then returned with him to eat.
• Ju'er asked Yue'er why she had cried, and Yue'er explained that Shen Jingchuan had promised to take her as his woman next year.

Shen Jingchuan visited Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua in the Heaven and Earth Ring and discovered that both had reached the Qi Refining Second Layer. After rewarding them with pills, he was summoned urgently by Little Black and Treading Snow.

• Shen Jingchuan spent the day with Lin Qingyao, Bai Ruoli, and the girls, then returned to his room to cultivate.
• Shen Jingchuan checked on Big Black, who remained inside a crimson cocoon, and reassured Little Black and Treading Snow that Big Black would emerge after advancing.
• Xian'er teased Shen Jingchuan about his intimacy with Ju'er and avoided answering whether he could block the ring's view of the outside.
• Shen Jingchuan found Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua had both reached the Qi Refining Second Layer and gave each sister five bottles of high-grade Qi Nourishing Pills.
• Su Qinghua led Shen Jingchuan toward the spiritual fields, but Little Black and Treading Snow urgently called him from the stables.

Big Black emerged from his cocoon with wings and a powerful fire ability, and Shen Jingchuan took him, Little Black, Treading Snow, Qingshu, and Qinghua flying through the night. After testing Big Black’s fire and having Treading Snow extinguish the blaze, Shen Jingchuan returned to Azure Cloud Stronghold and told Yue'er he might enter seclusion for a long time.

• Big Black broke free of his fiery cocoon, grew broad wings, and told Shen Jingchuan that he felt stronger than ever.
• Shen Jingchuan took Big Black, Little Black, Treading Snow, Qingshu, and Qinghua out for a night flight after retrieving his ring from his bedroom.
• At a mountain peak, Big Black unleashed a powerful sheet of fire across the mountainside, and Treading Snow used snow to put out the flames.
• After flying for nearly half a shichen, Shen Jingchuan returned to Azure Cloud Stronghold and put the horses and girls back into the space.
• Shen Jingchuan told Yue'er not to come to his room unless something important happened because he might enter seclusion for a long time, and she promised to stand guard.

Shen Jingchuan returned to the modern world, reassured Meng Ke about his safety, and showed her how much stronger he had become. After teasing her about the gap between their cultivation levels, he invited her to breakfast and called Elder Yang to arrange a meal.

• Shen Jingchuan returned to West Mountain Separate Garden, cultivated through the night, and called Meng Ke in the morning.
• Meng Ke drove to see Shen Jingchuan and clung to him, worried he might disappear again.
• Shen Jingchuan carried Meng Ke upstairs and showed her his five Five Elements Heaven and Earth Rings.
• Shen Jingchuan told Meng Ke he had reached Qi Refining Seventh Layer while she remained at Qi Refining First Layer, and she punched him in protest.
• Shen Jingchuan invited Meng Ke to breakfast and called Elder Yang, who agreed to have food brought to the table.

Shen Jingchuan set out to strengthen his ties with Elder Yang and brought Meng Ke to visit him for breakfast on Little Black. When armed guards mistook the flying beast for a threat and opened fire, Little Black blocked the bullets, and Shen Jingchuan called out to Elder Yang to explain.

• Elder Yang welcomed Shen Jingchuan’s casual manner and ordered his guard to have extra breakfast prepared.
• Shen Jingchuan explained that he wanted to make Earth a secure base by demonstrating his strength while avoiding needless trouble.
• Shen Jingchuan introduced Meng Ke to Little Black, and she overcame her fear and chose to ride him instead of the flying sword.
• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke flew to Elder Yang’s house on Little Black, who reached the courtyard in moments.
• The guards formed a combat line and fired at Little Black, but his Spiritual Power shield blocked every bullet.
• Shen Jingchuan stopped Little Black from retaliating and called out to Elder Yang over the gunfire.

Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke arrived at Elder Yang’s courtyard on Little Black, startling the guards into opening fire before Elder Yang stopped them. After the misunderstanding was settled, Shen Jingchuan offered Elder Yang spirit tea and the promised Life-Extending Pills, while Elder Yang learned more about the Lightning Radiance Beast; as breakfast was served, Elder Yang stepped away to make a phone call.

• Elder Yang recognized Shen Jingchuan’s voice and stopped the guards from firing at him and Meng Ke as they landed on Little Black.
• Shen Jingchuan apologized for the surprise arrival and gave Elder Yang a bottle of spirit tea to make up for the dust stirred up in the courtyard.
• Elder Yang admired Little Black, learned he was a Lightning Radiance Beast from a special place, and invited Shen Jingchuan to breakfast.
• Shen Jingchuan reassured the guard squad leader and agreed to notify the guards before visiting again.
• Shen Jingchuan gave Elder Yang five bottles of the promised Life-Extending Pills, and Elder Yang stepped aside to make a phone call.

Shen Jingchuan introduced Elder Yang to spirit tea, carefully brewing it in small amounts because he did not know how a mortal would react. After Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke felt its effects, Elder Yang tried a diluted bowl and experienced warmth and renewed vigor.

• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke ate most of Elder Yang's breakfast, so Elder Yang had the orderly bring more food.
• Elder Yang took out the spirit tea, but Shen Jingchuan stopped him and brewed only a small piece of one leaf.
• Shen Jingchuan drank a bowl first and felt mellow Spiritual Qi circulate through his meridians.
• Meng Ke drank her bowl, felt the Qi Refining First Layer bottleneck loosen, and refined the Spiritual Qi in her Dantian.
• Shen Jingchuan diluted Elder Yang's tea and told him to sip it slowly.
• Elder Yang tasted the tea and felt warmth spread through his body as sweat beaded on his forehead and back.

Shen Jingchuan returned home with Meng Ke and visited her mother to formally ask for her hand in marriage. Mother Meng accepted his betrothal gifts and agreed to the marriage, then asked how they would arrange the wedding.

• Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke left Elder Yang, and the guards were ordered to keep what they saw secret.
• Shen Jingchuan returned to the West Mountain Separate Courtyard, sent Little Black back into his space, and told Meng Ke they would visit her mother.
• Shen Jingchuan drove Meng Ke to her family home and formally asked Mother Meng for her hand in marriage.
• Shen Jingchuan gave Mother Meng a jade pendant and Spirit Stones in a brocade pouch, explaining that they could protect her from harm.
• Mother Meng accepted the betrothal gifts and agreed to the marriage, then asked Shen Jingchuan how he planned to arrange the wedding.
• Meng Ke blushed and protested when Mother Meng teased her about wanting to move in with Shen Jingchuan.

Shen Jingchuan and Meng Ke discussed a small lawn wedding at his West Mountain villa, and Meng Ke’s mother warmly welcomed him into the family. They chose February 18, but Meng Ke objected when she realized it would mean an outdoor wedding in winter.

• Shen Jingchuan proposed holding a small buffet wedding at his West Mountain villa, and Meng Ke’s mother offered to arrange and pay for it.
• Meng Ke’s mother told Shen Jingchuan she cared more about his treating Meng Ke well than about his wealth, and he called her Mom.
• Meng Ke asked whether her father should be invited, and Shen Jingchuan said they should invite him; he interpreted her mother’s reaction as leaving the choice to Meng Ke.
• Meng Ke agreed to let her mother handle the preparations and asked Shen Jingchuan not to miss the wedding.
• Shen Jingchuan suggested holding the wedding on February 18, and Meng Ke agreed before realizing it would be a lawn wedding in the middle of winter.

Shen Jingchuan gave Meng Ke cultivation resources and arranged for her to meet his family elders before their wedding. At dinner, he introduced her to his relatives, who welcomed her warmly and focused their attention on her.

• Shen Jingchuan gave Meng Ke a Second-Tier Spirit Gathering Formation, Spirit Stones, and High-Grade Qi Nourishing Pills, encouraging her to reach the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.
• Shen Jingchuan told Meng Ke he wanted her to meet his uncle and aunt, and she happily agreed.
• Shen Jingchuan called his uncle and aunt, announced that he was getting married, and invited them to dinner at the Hua Family Courtyard.
• Shen Jingchuan brought Meng Ke to the Hua Family Courtyard, where his uncle, aunt, younger aunt and her husband, and cousins arrived.
• Shen Jingchuan introduced Meng Ke as his girlfriend and said they planned to marry next Spring Festival, then introduced her to his relatives.
• Meng Ke greeted the family, and the relatives liked her manners and beauty as the conversation turned to her.

Shen Jingchuan reunited Meng Ke with his maternal relatives, who welcomed her and gave her jewelry. He gave the four elders Life-Extending Pills, and after his maternal uncle visibly rejuvenated, his younger maternal aunt took one and stared at her reflection in shock.

• Meng Ke warmed to Shen Jingchuan's family, and his maternal aunts gave her gold earrings and jade bangles.
• Shen Jingchuan's relatives shared a lively meal and urged him to treat Meng Ke well.
• Shen Jingchuan gave his maternal uncle, his uncle's wife, his younger maternal aunt, and her husband a Life-Extending Pill, explaining its effects and warning them to keep it secret.
• Shen Jingchuan's maternal uncle took the pill and emerged looking more than ten years younger.
• Shen Jingchuan's younger maternal aunt took her pill and covered her mouth after seeing her changed reflection on her phone.

Shen Jingchuan gave his four elders rejuvenating pills and warned them to keep their transformation secret. He revealed that cultivation was real and tested them for Spirit Roots, but none had any.

• Shen Jingchuan's aunt saw that the pill had made her look young again, and she teased her husband into swallowing his pill; the other aunt took hers too.
• Shen Jingchuan told the elders to conceal their changed appearances and contact Meng Ke if they were threatened.
• Shen Jingchuan revealed the cultivation world, demonstrated a flame at his fingertips, and offered to test the elders for Spirit Roots.
• All four elders tried the Spirit Testing Stone, but it stayed dull, and Shen Jingchuan comforted them about having no Spirit Roots.
• After the family chatted and his elders left, Shen Jingchuan took Meng Ke home and kissed her downstairs.

Shen Jingchuan moved rice from the modern world to Yuxi Prefecture and learned from Hu Tieniu that the imperial court was mobilizing troops for an attack. After filling ten official granaries with grain, he left Hu Tieniu better supplied as the coming conflict drew closer.

• Shen Jingchuan ordered Meng Ke to buy another thousand tons of rice, then transported the five hundred tons already in the warehouse to the other world.
• Back in his other-world residence, Shen Jingchuan reunited with Xiaoyue, learned that the others were cultivating or resting, and cultivated through the night.
• Shen Jingchuan traveled to Yuxi Prefecture and met Hu Tieniu, who reported that the troops were training well and their morale was high.
• Hu Tieniu told Shen Jingchuan that imperial forces were gathering in the capital and might attack soon, while the northern border remained quiet.
• Shen Jingchuan released his stored rice into ten of Yuxi Prefecture's official granaries, leaving Hu Tieniu relieved by the new supplies.

Shen Jingchuan approved Hu Tieniu’s plan to defend Yuxi Prefecture, wear down the government troops, and then march on the Capital. He collected gold and jade from Hu Tieniu’s treasury as payment for his supplies before flying back to Azure Cloud Stronghold, while Hu Tieniu wished he had a Spirit Root so he could cultivate too.

• Hu Tieniu described his plan to defend the city, weaken the government troops, and counterattack toward the Capital, and Shen Jingchuan agreed.
• Shen Jingchuan told Hu Tieniu to claim he had sold the supplies to him so their exchange would appear legitimate, then asked for a modest payment.
• Hu Tieniu revealed that Yuxi Prefecture’s tax silver and the Four Great Lineages’ seized property had filled the treasury, and insisted Shen Jingchuan take half the wealth.
• At the treasury, Shen Jingchuan took all the gold, along with jade ornaments and several crafted gold and silver items, but left the paintings, calligraphy, and other silver.
• Shen Jingchuan flew toward Azure Cloud Stronghold, and Hu Tieniu watched him go while wishing he had a Spirit Root.

As the imperial army threatened Azure Cloud Stronghold, Shen Jingchuan decided to reveal his ring’s space to his family while keeping his time-travel ability secret. He told them that Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua were inside and prepared to take everyone there.

• Shen Jingchuan returned to Azure Cloud Stronghold, where Ju'er and Qinghe greeted him and attended to him.
• Worried that cultivators might join the coming battle, Shen Jingchuan considered moving his family into the ring’s space for safety.
• Shen Jingchuan decided to reveal the space to his family but conceal his ability to travel through time and space.
• The family gathered for lunch, and Shen Jingchuan asked everyone to keep his revelation secret from outsiders.
• Shen Jingchuan told the family that Su Qingshu and Su Qinghua were in a space belonging to the Shen Household, then offered to take them inside.

Shen Jingchuan brought his family into the ring's space, where they met Xian'er and learned she had taught him his cultivation. He arranged temporary shelter for everyone and ordered houses to make the growing settlement more comfortable.

• Shen Jingchuan brought Lin Qingyao, Bai Ruoli, Ju'er, Yue'er, and Qinghe into the ring's space, where Qingshu and Qinghua greeted them and they found Big Black, Little Black, and Treading Snow.
• Shen Jingchuan introduced Xian'er, who welcomed everyone and offered to answer their cultivation questions.
• Shen Jingchuan told the group that Xian'er had taught him his cultivation and Cultivation Methods, shocking them.
• Shen Jingchuan collected fifty or sixty four-wheeled carriages from Factory Director Zhou and delivered a thousand tons of rice and flour to Hu Tieniu.
• Shen Jingchuan assigned each person a carriage to sleep in and ordered ten furnished houses from Factory Director Zhou, planning for everyone to move in when they arrived.

Shen Jingchuan explained to Meng Ke how the value of Spirit Stones and cultivation supplies dwarfed the gold and jade he had brought back. He reassured her that she should keep cultivating and sell the treasures to help him, leaving her willing to manage the sales.

• Shen Jingchuan gave Meng Ke the gold and jade he had acquired from Hu Tieniu and told her to sell them gradually.
• Meng Ke estimated the treasures were worth billions, but Shen Jingchuan told her one Spirit Stone was worth five million yuan.
• Meng Ke realized her daily cultivation consumed at least forty Spirit Stones, and Shen Jingchuan explained that his high-grade pills cost even more.
• Shen Jingchuan reassured Meng Ke that he had plenty of supplies and urged her to advance her cultivation.
• Shen Jingchuan explained that Spirit Stones had little cash value in their world and that selling the treasures would help him, so Meng Ke agreed to do it.

Shen Jingchuan sold valuables through Meng Ke and asked her to buy more rice, then flew toward the Capital and scattered grain among famine victims, directing them north to Yuxi Prefecture. He reached the Capital at evening and found a large imperial army encamped outside.

• Meng Ke agreed to sell Shen Jingchuan's valuables and buy another thousand tons of rice despite not knowing why he needed it.
• Shen Jingchuan spent half a month traveling between worlds, cultivating, and upgrading pills, talismans, and a Spirit Gathering Formation.
• Shen Jingchuan rode Little Black toward the Capital and dropped rice for refugees and villagers, ordering them to divide it fairly and directing them to Yuxi Prefecture.
• Thousands of famine victims turned north after hearing Shen Jingchuan's instructions from the sky.
• Shen Jingchuan arrived near the Capital at evening, saw three imperial army camps with more than two hundred thousand troops, and walked toward the city gate.

Shen Jingchuan visited Great Confucian Yan and Yan Shuyao in the Capital, where he revealed the suffering he had witnessed in the famine-stricken regions. He learned Yan Chongli had been dismissed and confined at home after trying to secure disaster relief and expose corrupt officials.

• Shen Jingchuan entered the Capital without a travel permit by revealing that he was an immortal master, then went to visit Great Confucian Yan.
• Great Confucian Yan welcomed Shen Jingchuan, and Yan Shuyao teased her junior brother for delaying his visit.
• Shen Jingchuan told Yan Chongli that he knew Hu Tieniu, the rebellion's leader, and explained that corrupt officials had driven him to rebel.
• Yan Shuyao discovered Shen Jingchuan had reached the Qi Refining Seventh Layer and warned him about the imperial clan's powerful ancestor.
• Shen Jingchuan described the famine, the people dying and selling their children, and how he had scattered rice to help them.
• Yan Shuyao revealed that Yan Chongli had been dismissed and confined at home after memorializing the court to open granaries and investigate officials who stole relief grain.

Shen Jingchuan gave Yan Chongli a rare pill that extended his life by fifty years, restoring his health and youthful appearance. Yan Shuyao thanked Shen Jingchuan and, after asking whether he would look down on her, asked him to help her cultivate.

• Shen Jingchuan presented Yan Chongli with a Life-Extending Pill that could add fifty years to his life.
• Yan Shuyao explained that she had asked the Third Princess to find a pill that added ten years, and Shen Jingchuan warned that taking it would prevent Yan Chongli from benefiting from his stronger pill.
• Yan Chongli accepted the pill and swallowed it, regaining his health and youthful appearance as grime seeped from his skin.
• Yan Shuyao thanked Shen Jingchuan for saving her father and asked if he would look down on her as his cultivation advanced.
• Yan Shuyao told Shen Jingchuan she feared falling behind him and asked him to help her cultivate.

Shen Jingchuan gave Yan Shuyao pills, Spirit Stones, and a Storage Ring to help her cultivation, while keeping the source of his wealth secret. Yan Chongli, troubled by his inability to repay Shen Jingchuan’s generosity, proposed betrothing his daughter to him.

• Shen Jingchuan decided against sharing the Five Phases Spirit Guiding Instruction with Yan Shuyao but gave her ten High-Grade Qi Gathering Pills, over a hundred Spirit Stones, and a Storage Ring.
• Yan Shuyao refined the ring, stored her gifts inside, and accepted Shen Jingchuan’s refusal to reveal how he had obtained them.
• Shen Jingchuan asked Yan Shuyao to thank him by preparing a meal, and Yan Chongli entered the hall looking healthy after recovering.
• Yan Shuyao told Yan Chongli about the gifts, and Shen Jingchuan defended her by explaining that he had insisted she take them.
• Yan Chongli, unable to think of a way to repay Shen Jingchuan, declared that he would betroth his daughter to him.