Recaps

Lu Ping infiltrated the Thousand Mechanisms Sect and confronted Gongshu Ke to demand access to the sect’s two supreme arts. Gongshu Ke offered to trade them for a Creation Life-Restoring Pill, leaving Lu Ping to decide how to respond.

• Lu Ping used the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak to enter the Thousand Mechanisms Sect unseen and found Gongshu Ke carving a Mechanism Bird in the main hall.
• Lu Ping revealed himself and demanded to study the Heavenly Art True Scroll and Taiwei Puppet Profound Scripture.
• Gongshu Ke refused, but his Primordial Spirit shook with conflicting Qi signatures when Lu Ping pressed him to name his price.
• Gongshu Ke offered to trade the two supreme arts for a Creation Life-Restoring Pill, and Lu Ping remembered he had three of the pills in his Storage Ring.

Lu Ping traded a Creation Life-Restoring Pill for the Heavenly Art True Scroll and Taiwei Puppet Profound Scripture, then trapped Gongshu Ke and destroyed the mysterious divine thought controlling his puppet body. The real Gongshu Ke’s weak Primordial Spirit emerged from the spirit crystal and begged Lu Ping not to destroy the body, leaving Lu Ping to choose how to respond.

• Lu Ping exchanged a Creation Life-Restoring Pill for the two complete scriptures and immobilized Gongshu Ke with I'll Make Three Points.
• Lu Ping sealed the Thousand Mechanisms Hall with the Great Five Elements Heaven-Trapping Formation and erased its Karmic Threads.
• A mysterious divine thought took control of Gongshu Ke’s puppet body and threatened Lu Ping, who activated his Traits and stacked his combat power thirty-threefold.
• Lu Ping used Thousand Mechanisms Killing Intent to destroy the divine thought and break the puppet’s core Restriction.
• Lu Ping prepared to shatter the spirit crystal, but Gongshu Ke’s Primordial Spirit emerged and pleaded with him to spare the body.

Lu Ping learned why Gongshu Ke chose to remain a Spirit Transformation puppet despite years of suffering and agreed not to force him back into a mortal body. He removed the puppet’s remaining Restrictions, freeing Gongshu Ke from his torment while preserving his cultivation, and Gongshu Ke thanked him for the new life.

• Gongshu Ke explained that a mysterious expert had trapped his Nascent Soul in the Heaven-Reaching Puppet, where it transformed into a Primordial Spirit and granted him Spirit Transformation at the cost of his freedom.
• Gongshu Ke revealed that, after Lu Ping destroyed the lingering divine sense, he realized leaving the puppet would make him lose his Spirit Transformation cultivation, so he chose to remain in it.
• Lu Ping respected Gongshu Ke’s decision and warned that the puppet’s backup Restrictions could still let its master detonate it.
• Gongshu Ke offered Lu Ping anything from the Thousand Mechanisms Sect’s treasury in exchange for help, and Lu Ping instead asked him to explain obscure points in two cultivation scriptures.
• Lu Ping used his abilities to erase the puppet’s Restrictions, ending Gongshu Ke’s soul-forging torment and restoring his control over the body.
• Gongshu Ke returned to his middle-aged scholar appearance, thanked Lu Ping for giving him new life, and faced the next choice.

Lu Ping questioned Gongshu Ke about the Dark Hall, then stayed in the Thousand Mechanisms Sect to study mechanisms and puppetry. After gaining the Mental Involution Trait, he realized his Salty Fish Trait could protect him from its mental strain and praised the system as he considered which Trait to replace.

• Lu Ping asked Gongshu Ke who had turned him into a puppet, and Gongshu Ke identified the Dark Hall's ruler, Shenjizi, as the likely culprit.
• Lu Ping suspected Shenjizi was connected to the schemer targeting Jiang Mutian and reasoned that recent setbacks would make Shenjizi lie low.
• Lu Ping told Gongshu Ke to keep following any future Dark Hall orders and began studying mechanisms and puppetry with materials from the sect's storerooms.
• Lu Ping spent two years learning from Gongshu Ke and gained the Mental Involution Trait, which slowly increased Divine Sense but risked a mental breakdown.
• Lu Ping concluded that his Salty Fish Trait would protect his state of mind, praised the system, and considered which Trait to switch out.

Lu Ping left the Thousand Mechanisms Sect after spending three months mastering its inheritances and building a Nascent Soul Realm mechanism puppet. As he traveled onward, he assessed the threat from Shenjizi, put the puppet to work, and discovered that his Mental Involution Trait was rapidly strengthening his Primordial Spirit.

• Lu Ping completed a Nascent Soul Realm mechanism puppet and thanked Gongshu Ke before leaving the Thousand Mechanisms Sect.
• Lu Ping sensed no sign of the hidden enemy during his stay and suspected Shenjizi had withdrawn to bide his time.
• Lu Ping released a Flying Boat and had Little Puppet pilot it, teasing Crow-Crow about losing its job.
• Lu Ping considered buying a more spacious Cloud Boat, then rejected the thought as a distraction from his cultivation.
• Lu Ping examined his Mental Involution Trait and found that its anxious thoughts were automatically strengthening his Primordial Spirit.

Lu Ping traveled to Demon-Severing Cliff to meet Song Fuan, choosing to approach openly as the Azure Cloud Sect’s newly promoted Spirit Transformation Grand Supreme Elder. After his arrival drew attention from cultivators at the Demon-Suppressing Tower’s camp, he faced a guard and considered how to request an audience.

• Lu Ping counted the Spirit Stones accumulated through Passive Income and calculated that another forty years could bring him close to ten million.
• He traveled through Cangxuan City toward Demon-Severing Cliff, arriving on the day Zhu Wanshan was due to lead the Demon-Catching Squad into the Myriad Demon Domain.
• Lu Ping rejected disguising himself and chose to reveal his identity and Early Spirit Transformation cultivation to request an audience with Song Fuan.
• At the Demon-Suppressing Tower camp, Li Jingshi greeted Lu Ping while nearby cultivators recognized him as the Azure Cloud Sect’s Grand Supreme Elder.
• Lu Ping reflected that Shen Yaoxin had used his reputation to raise the Azure Cloud Sect’s standing, then considered how to respond to Li Jingshi.

Lu Ping gained an audience with Song Fuan at Demon-Severing Cliff by invoking his position in the Azure Cloud Sect. He reported Zhu Wanshan’s collaboration with a Great Demon and presented the formation diagram for “Crow’s Arrival,” leaving Song Fuan asking whether he had a plan.

• Lu Ping introduced himself to General Li Jingshi as a Grand Supreme Elder of the Azure Cloud Sect and requested an audience with Song Fuan.
• After Song Fuan summoned him, Lu Ping performed the Disciple’s Rite and explained that Zhu Wanshan had colluded with a Great Demon from the Myriad Demon Domain.
• Lu Ping described the Blood-Congealing Five-Elements Pill, the Bloodline Reversal Great Art, and the scheme to summon a Great Demon’s Avatar using transformed Demon Cultivators as anchors.
• Lu Ping gave Song Fuan a Jade Slip containing the “Crow’s Arrival” formation diagram, which Song Fuan examined and praised.
• Song Fuan asked Lu Ping whether he already had a plan, and the chapter ended as new choices appeared.

Lu Ping arranged for Chen Zhao to help him carry out a plan to trap the Great Demons, then claimed a bond from a previous life to explain his reverence for Song Fuan. He reached the Third Medicine Camp to meet Chen Zhao, whose stiff manner prompted Lu Ping to consider how to handle him.

• Lu Ping chose to lure the enemy into a trap and asked Song Fuan to assign Chen Zhao rather than a Garrison Guardian, citing the need for secrecy.
• Song Fuan agreed to issue a decree ordering Chen Zhao to assist Lu Ping.
• Lu Ping told Song Fuan that memories from a previous life had made him feel indebted and reverent, and Song Fuan accepted the explanation without pressing further.
• Lu Ping called Song Fuan “Teacher Song” before taking his leave, and Song Fuan briefly paused before dismissing him.
• Lu Ping went with Li Jingshi to the Third Medicine Camp, where Chen Zhao greeted him and led him into a restricted quiet room.
• Chen Zhao questioned why Lu Ping had summoned him, and Lu Ping faced options for responding to the cold, formal Camp General.

Lu Ping arranged to support Chen Zhao with a valuable pill formula, then ambushed and killed Zhu Wanshan to obtain the Great Wind Raptor’s true blood. After absorbing the blood, he faced the Golden Crow Demon Emperor’s dormant wisp of Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness and had to choose how to deal with it.

• Lu Ping gave Chen Zhao the Small Taiyi Origin-Returning Pill Formula and settled in the Third Medicine Camp while waiting for Zhu Wanshan.
• Five days later, Lu Ping ambushed Zhu Wanshan aboard the Cloud Boat and destroyed him, his Nascent Soul, and his bonded Vermilion-Red Vulture.
• Lu Ping took the Great Wind Raptor’s bonded true blood from Zhu Wanshan’s Storage Ring and absorbed it, advancing his Early Spirit Transformation Stage cultivation slightly.
• The Golden Crow Demon Emperor’s wisp of Divine Sense appeared in Lu Ping’s Sea of Consciousness, and he considered three ways to deal with it.

Lu Ping consumed Chunwu’s wisp of Divine Sense, returned to the Profound Beast Taming Sect, and took charge as Acting Sect Master while protecting Qinghe. He declined to formally take Qinghe as his disciple but guided her cultivation, then faced a choice about how broadly to train her skills.

• Lu Ping chewed up Chunwu’s Three-Legged Crow spirit, severed its karmic connection, and returned to the Profound Beast Taming Sect disguised as Zhu Wanshan.
• Lu Ping balanced the Human Venerable Sect and Beast Venerable Sect at an assembly, silencing dissent with his presence.
• Qi Huailin asked Lu Ping to take Qinghe as his disciple, but Lu Ping declined the formal ceremony and promised to protect and guide her.
• Qi Huailin entrusted Lu Ping with the authority of Acting Sect Master, while Qinghe handled the sect’s affairs beside him.
• Lu Ping taught Qinghe and adjusted his approach to strengthen her foundation, then considered whether to teach her one or two disciplines or every art he knew.

Lu Ping forced Qinghe into an exhausting regimen of cultivation crafts and sect duties to slow her rapid progress, then tried to ease her workload with powerful pills. After gaining a trait that made private complaints likely to reach a superior, he declined to replace it and advanced his own pill production, setting his sights on reaching the Middle Spirit Transformation Stage.

• Lu Ping assigned ten-year-old Qinghe several crafts to study in addition to her sect duties, and her cultivation slowed as a result.
• Lu Ping supplied Qinghe with supreme-grade Grain Avoidance, Soul-Replenishing, and Meridian-Clearing Pills, while she struggled to hold back her distress.
• Lu Ping gained the D-rank trait Private Message Sent to the Public Group and chose not to replace any of his equipped traits.
• Lu Ping harvested Thousand-Whisker Spirit-Luring Grass and brewed Lesser Creation Spirit-Stimulating Dew, which accelerated the recovery of the Nine-Yang Essence-Restoring Zhi.
• Lu Ping refined twenty supreme-grade Qi-Returning Pills and calculated that his increased pill intake could let him reach the Middle Spirit Transformation Stage within twelve or thirteen years.

Lu Ping chose to develop a method for adding Heavenly Gang Restrictions to Law Treasures and devoted himself to deducing it in seclusion. When Crow-Crow impersonated him to test Qinghe’s coursework, she asked whether her Martial Uncle no longer wanted to look after her, leaving Lu Ping to choose how to respond.

• Qinghe reached Foundation Establishment, received the Azure Nether Rings and Spirit Refining Technique from Lu Ping, and continued her demanding studies.
• Lu Ping left Zhao Kangquan and Wang Tongyou to manage the Chunwu Bloodline Mark while he visited Falling Crow Valley periodically to activate the Bloodline Reversal Grand Formation.
• Lu Ping chose to deduce a method for upgrading Law Treasures by adding Heavenly Gang Restrictions and began a prolonged period of seclusion.
• Lu Ping sent Crow-Crow, disguised as him, to oversee the sect’s demon-catching expedition and later to test Qinghe’s coursework.
• Qinghe recognized that the person testing her was not Lu Ping and quietly asked whether he no longer wanted to look after her.
• Lu Ping considered appearing in person to comfort Qinghe or burdening her with more coursework, but the chapter ended before he chose.

Lu Ping comforted Qinghe by bringing Little Toad out to keep her company, then completed and named the Small Heavens Cloud Restriction True Method. After realizing the method could greatly increase Law Treasures' power but might spark conflict if spread, he faced a choice about what to do with it.

• Lu Ping gave Qinghe a copywork punishment, then summoned Little Toad to keep her company while he went into seclusion.
• Qinghe called Little Toad "Auntie Little Toad," and the two settled into a quiet routine as five years passed.
• Lu Ping obtained the Grade D Trait Trash Can Expert and chose not to replace an existing Trait.
• Lu Ping successfully refined a Green Jade cup into a supreme-grade Law Artifact using the method he had spent five years deducing.
• Lu Ping named the method the Small Heavens Cloud Restriction True Method and considered how layered Restrictions could advance Law Treasures, despite the risks of weak materials and neglected cultivation.
• After inscribing the method into a Jade Slip, Lu Ping received three options: keep it private, scatter copies across the four great domains, or sell access through a ranked organization.

Lu Ping chose to focus on his cultivation rather than refining his treasures, then broke through to the Middle Spirit Transformation Stage and considered using powerful demons’ innate true blood to advance further. He concluded that only one place could provide demons strong enough, but the chapter did not reveal where.

• Lu Ping put aside his completed Cloud Restriction True Method’s practical use and returned to his routine of refining pills and cultivating.
• Lu Ping deduced the Sixth Layer of the Hundred-Forged Medicine Body Formula, gained the Old Sarcastic Person Trait, and chose not to switch it.
• After twelve years of cultivation, Lu Ping broke through to the Middle Spirit Transformation Stage, aided by the Great Wind Raptor’s innate true blood.
• Lu Ping studied the Profound Beast Taming Sect’s records and learned that obtaining a Great Demon’s innate true blood required killing it or persuading it to give the blood willingly.
• Lu Ping decided that only the innate true blood of a Transformation Perfection demon or a Heavenly Demon could significantly improve his cultivation, and realized he would have to seek them in one place.

Lu Ping reviewed his years of progress in the Profound Beast Taming Sect and decided to take Qinghe to Myriad Spirits Valley to form her Core. He chose to break through the valley’s protective formation, leaving his next move unresolved.

• Lu Ping assessed his Spirit Transformation cultivation, improved techniques, accumulated supplies, and the limited progress of Crow-Crow.
• Lu Ping emerged from seclusion and found Qinghe nearing Foundation Establishment Perfection, with her Azure Nether Rings refined into low-grade Law Treasures.
• Lu Ping rejected the option of suppressing Qinghe’s cultivation and took her toward Myriad Spirits Valley to undergo her tribulation.
• The Valley-Guarding Formation blocked their way, and Lu Ping chose to break it with a wave of his hand.

Lu Ping helped Qinghe form her Golden Core outside the Ancestral Spirit Cave, then the Fate Contract planted by Qingyu activated and threatened to let the Azure Feather Luan invade Qinghe’s Sea of Consciousness. Lu Ping used “I’ll Make Three Points” to interrupt the possession, and the chapter ended as he faced choices for his next move.

• Lu Ping revealed his youthful appearance, broke through Myriad Spirits Valley’s formations, and led Qinghe to the Ancestral Spirit Cave.
• Lu Ping reassured Qinghe and told her to summon her Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation while he watched from a distant cliff.
• Qinghe endured the tribulation with her Azure Nether Rings, Formation Flags, and Golden Core puppet, then successfully formed a flawless Golden Core.
• Lu Ping asked Qinghe whether she trusted him, and the Fate Contract planted by the Azure Feather Luan lit up between her brows.
• Qingyu’s presence reached toward Qinghe through the cave doors, but Lu Ping activated “I’ll Make Three Points,” leaving Qinghe vacant-eyed as he considered what to do next.

Lu Ping entered Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness and used his traits to overpower Qingyu, whose spirit had been devouring Qinghe. Qinghe chose to remain herself, and Qingyu offered to sever their connection and become Qinghe's Fatebound Spirit Beast as Lu Ping faced a new set of choices.

• Lu Ping chose to enter Qinghe's Sea of Consciousness and confronted Qingyu in her Azure Feather Luan form.
• Lu Ping's Work from Home and Bully at Home traits let him pin Qingyu down and bind her spirit.
• Lu Ping asked Qinghe whether she wanted to merge with Qingyu or remain herself, and Qinghe chose her own path.
• Lu Ping raised his foot to destroy Qingyu, who begged for mercy and offered to separate from Qinghe and become her Fatebound Spirit Beast.
• The system presented Lu Ping with choices to accept Qingyu's offer, kill her, or make her his personal maid.

Lu Ping secured Qingyu’s oath and life-bound pact with Qinghe, then watched Qinghe rise to Nascent Soul Middle Stage and take over the Profound Beast Taming Sect. After Qinghe learned his name and gave him a token of authority, Lu Ping left to keep an old appointment, while Qingyu comforted Qinghe and claimed the sisters would rule the sect together.

• Lu Ping released Qingyu after she swore a Dao oath and gave Qinghe part of her soul origin in an equal life-bound pact.
• Qinghe cultivated to Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and Lu Ping supplied her with treasures and resources before she succeeded the Sect Master.
• Azure Feather Ancestor silenced the elders’ objections, and Qinghe accepted the Profound Spirit Seal at her succession ceremony.
• Qinghe asked Lu Ping his name and gave him a Grand Supreme Elder Token; he told her his name and advised her to cultivate diligently.
• Lu Ping promised to return safely and left the Profound Beast Taming Sect, while Qingyu comforted Qinghe and declared that the sisters would run the sect.

Lu Ping used his Formation to lure Chunwu’s clone into a trap, where Song Fuan destroyed it and left behind Sun True Fire. Elder Zhen helped Lu Ping secure the fire for Crow-Crow and recommended Song Fuan give him Yi Wood Green Spirit Essence for Little Toad, leaving Lu Ping to choose his reward.

• Lu Ping completed the grand Formations at Demon-Severing Cliff and activated them to extract the Bloodline Marks from the captured Demon-Transformed Cultivators.
• Song Fuan destroyed Chunwu’s Three-Legged Crow clone, and Lu Ping received its Sun True Fire for Crow-Crow.
• Elder Zhen met Little Toad and advised Lu Ping to ask Song Fuan for Yi Wood Green Spirit Essence to nourish her Grotto-Heaven.
• Song Fuan returned and offered Lu Ping a reward for helping destroy Chunwu’s clone, and Lu Ping faced options for what to request.

Lu Ping obtained a spiritual treasure from Song Fuan and won his help deducing the Void Refining Chapter while planning to enter the Myriad Demon Domain. Song Fuan warned him that the Fire Crow Seed might turn against him if it reached the Heavenly Demon Realm, and Lu Ping faced a choice about what to do with it.

• Lu Ping asked Song Fuan for Five Elements Essence, and Song Fuan gave him Yi Wood Green Spirit Essence to nourish his furnace’s Grotto-Heaven.
• Lu Ping said he planned to infiltrate the Myriad Demon Domain and hunt Transformation Great Demons, and Song Fuan praised him for seeking a century of peace for humanity.
• Lu Ping asked Song Fuan to teach him about Void Refining, and after half a month of instruction he completed the Azure Origin Dao Canon’s Void Refining Chapter.
• Lu Ping asked where Chunwu’s lair was and showed Song Fuan the Golden Crow Transformation; Song Fuan identified a possible hidden danger and warned him not to let the Fire Crow Seed reach the Heavenly Demon Realm before he could suppress it.
• Lu Ping received three options: disperse the Fire Crow Seed, tell Song Fuan he had a way to handle it, or reassure him with a joke about antivirus software.

Lu Ping left Song Fuan and traveled into the Myriad Demon Domain to confront a Transformation Great Demon and test his strength. The demon immediately knelt and begged for mercy, leaving Lu Ping unsure how to respond as new options appeared.

• Lu Ping assured Song Fuan that he could control the Fire Crow Seed, then left the valley and crossed Demon-Severing Cliff.
• Lu Ping flew south through the Myriad Demon Domain and absorbed both Spiritual Qi and Sha Qi as he traveled.
• Lu Ping reached the mountain range where he remembered a Transformation Great Demon lived and chose to challenge him head-on.
• Lu Ping entered the cave’s vicinity and released his Spiritual Pressure, drawing out a red-haired demon dressed in a blue robe.
• The Transformation Great Demon dropped to his knees, claimed he was only a border gatekeeper, and begged Lu Ping to spare him.
• Lu Ping hesitated to attack the kowtowing demon, and the System presented him with options for what to do next.

Lu Ping questioned Chi Shan, a Red-Horned Mountain Fiend sent to guard Demon-Severing Cliff, and learned why the demon had chosen to surrender rather than fight. Lu Ping spared him after hearing about his lowly post and dependence on the Lu Wu Royal Court, then finished questioning him about the Myriad Demon Domain.

• Lu Ping lowered his pressure and asked Chi Shan why he had failed to fight back or send a warning.
• Chi Shan explained that he served as a sentry under the Lu Wu Demon Emperor and had surrendered because he feared for his life.
• Lu Ping asked why Chi Shan had not fled, and Chi Shan said he needed to serve two hundred years to earn a marrow-cleansing quota at the Geng Metal Abyss.
• Lu Ping reflected on how demons and human cultivators alike struggled for scarce cultivation resources, while warning that he would show no mercy to anyone who threatened him.
• Lu Ping spared Chi Shan and continued questioning him about the Myriad Demon Domain, though Chi Shan knew little of the Lu Wu Royal Court's secrets.

Lu Ping spared Chi Shan, rejected his plea to become a Spirit Beast, and learned about Feng Li, a powerful Great Wind Clan demon whose kind resembled the Eagle-Headed Great Demon that had killed him in a past simulation. Half a month later, Lu Ping reached Windbreath Ravine and prepared to infiltrate the clan’s territory.

• Lu Ping spared Chi Shan, who begged to become his Spirit Beast, but refused and fled when Chi Shan tried to take off his robe.
• Chi Shan told Lu Ping about the Great Wind Clan and its patriarch, Feng Li, a Transformation Perfection Great Wind Raptor who ruled Windbreath Ravine.
• Lu Ping recalled an Eagle-Headed Great Demon that had killed him in a past simulation and resolved to take revenge on Feng Li.
• Half a month later, Lu Ping used the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak to survey Windbreath Ravine, where the Great Wind Clan and its vassals occupied a vast Gale Sha Vein.

Lu Ping secretly prepared a trap in Feng Li’s cave abode so he could extract Feng Li’s Fatebound True Blood, then attacked when Feng Li returned. Feng Li’s Heavenly Demon Remnant broke through Lu Ping’s restraints and forced Feng Li to burn six drops of his true blood, leaving Lu Ping to choose how to respond.

• Lu Ping chose to sneak into the Rift Valley and waited until Feng Li left his cave abode with four Great Demons.
• Lu Ping entered Feng Li’s empty hall, set the Great Five Elements Heaven-Trapping Formation and Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation, then hid and waited for Feng Li’s return.
• When Feng Li entered the trap, Lu Ping used I'll Make Three Points and his combat techniques to restrain Feng Li’s demon soul and prepare to extract his Fatebound True Blood.
• A Heavenly Demon Remnant emerged from Feng Li’s chest, repelled Lu Ping’s blades, and awakened Feng Li from his restraints.
• Feng Li recognized Lu Ping’s plan and burned six of the nine drops of Fatebound True Blood around his heart as options appeared for Lu Ping.

Lu Ping chose to face Feng Li head-on, survived Feng Li’s spatial attack that split him in two, and killed him, but recovered only one drop of genuine Fatebound True Blood. Realizing that his overconfidence had nearly cost him his life, Lu Ping considered whether to leave and recover or stay in the stone hall.

• Lu Ping chose to attack Feng Li rather than retreat, and his flying blades shattered the Heavenly Demon remnant.
• Feng Li used Wind Opens Formlessly to slice through Lu Ping’s waist, but Lu Ping held himself together with Primordial Spirit Power and healed with a Small Taiyi Origin-Returning Pill.
• Lu Ping killed Feng Li with Star River Myriad Blades and used the Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation to extract two drops of blood, only one of which was genuine Fatebound True Blood.
• After five days, Lu Ping recognized that the battle had damaged his Qi and Blood and that his overconfidence had brought him closer to death than any earlier encounter.
• Lu Ping weighed the two bottles of blood and faced a choice between fleeing to recover or staying to role-play.