Chapter Summaries

Zhong Shuai killed Wei Ding before he could self-destruct, and the group returned to Wannan City with Wei Ding’s corpse, having failed to capture him alive. After Elder Tian learned that Wei Ding had died, he sent Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun to investigate and deal with the unknown force in the city, while Zhong Shuai and the others waited for Chen Ze to wake.

• Zhong Shuai’s sword strike interrupted Wei Ding’s self-destruction and killed him, destroying his Nascent Soul.
• Zhong Shuai, Ye Qinggang, and the others stored Wei Ding’s corpse in the Myriad Things Space and returned to Wannan City under the Invisibility Spell.
• Elder Tian saw Wei Ding’s soul lamp go out and concluded that a powerful force was hidden in Wannan City.
• Elder Tian summoned Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun and ordered them to investigate the city and eliminate or control its unknown force.
• As Wannan City’s residents cautiously resumed their day, Zhong Shuai and the others waited inside the Myriad Things Space for Chen Ze to wake.

Chen Ze learned that Zhong Shuai and the others had killed Wei Ding after he tried to destroy Wannan City, and he ordered them to investigate the dead man’s connection to the Ye Family. Suspecting a larger threat, Chen Ze decided to install defensive formations throughout Wannan City.

• Zhong Shuai and the other three apologized to Chen Ze and reported that Wei Ding had died after attempting to self-destruct and destroy Wannan City.
• Chen Ze examined Wei Ding’s corpse and Storage Ring, found no clues to his identity, and ordered the others to investigate his reason for targeting the Ye Family.
• Chen Ze ordered Wei Ding’s corpse cremated and sent Zhong Shuai and the others back to their posts.
• Chen Ze considered whether Wei Ding had been searching for someone connected to the Ye Family and worried that stronger enemies might follow.
• Chen Ze decided to protect the Ye Family and Wannan City by setting up defensive formations throughout the city.

Chen Ze cultivated Kun Yuan Wan Jun and discussed the successful opening of sixty-four Myriad Things General Store branches with Shen Wansan. In Wannan City, cultivators flocked to the store for cultivation resources after the previous night’s battle, then hurried out of the city.

• Chen Ze completed his cultivation task, checked his Attribute Panel, and considered how Kun Yuan Wan Jun could strengthen the Doppelgangers’ defense and counterattacks.
• Chen Ze contacted Shen Wansan, who reported that sixty-four Branch Stores had opened smoothly and that another batch would be ready within two days.
• Chen Ze celebrated the progress by asking Ling'er to sing him a song.
• After the previous night’s battle, pleasure quarters in Wannan City were mostly closed and few cultivators lingered in the city.
• Cultivators crowded the Myriad Things General Store to buy Cultivation Resources, then left Wannan City without delay.

Chen Ze strengthened Wannan City by covering it with three formations after its cultivators began fleeing following the previous night's disaster. The city was now heavily protected, though Chen Ze still considered taking ownership of it and wanted to recover the Spirit Stones he had spent.

• Zhong Shuai, the Ye Family, other major families, and the City Lord's Mansion sent consolation gifts to cultivators injured in the previous night's disaster as many cultivators fled Wannan City.
• Chen Ze recalled more than forty Doppelgangers from the Longqing City secret realm to help Xiao Ping and the others manage the busy Myriad Things Space, where ninety branch stores were operating.
• Chen Ze used Ye Qinggang's body to survey Wannan City and decided to protect it with formations, setting his thoughts of replacing the city lord aside for the moment.
• Chen Ze deployed the Fifth-grade Concealment Formation, the Sixth-grade Defense Formation, and the Fifth-grade Attack Formation across Wannan City.
• After spending ten thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones on the formations, Chen Ze sent Ye Qinggang back and went to Myriad Things Space to check on the profit tally.

Chen Ze profited from Myriad Things General Stores, recycled their accumulated goods, and advanced to the third layer of the Nascent Soul Realm. Meanwhile, Dagan Dynasty and Anyuan Dynasty prepared to deploy the Heaven Breaking Formation against the secret realm Light Screen.

• Chen Ze reviewed the stores’ earnings, recycled all items in the recycling area for 3.37 million Points, and counted 25.33 million Points on the shopping interface.
• Chen Ze reached the third layer of the Nascent Soul Realm and estimated that three Doppelgangers could suppress Wei Ding before he self-destructed.
• Lu Zhiwen observed Dagan Dynasty’s formation masters preparing powerful formations along the border and sensed that the dynasty was gathering strength.
• Prince Kang waited for a message from the Sixth Prince of Anyuan Dynasty as both dynasties assembled cultivators and Spirit Severing Realm powerhouses.
• After receiving confirmation that Anyuan Dynasty was ready, Prince Kang ordered the forces to set up the Heaven Breaking Formation and pierce the secret realm Light Screen.

The Dagan Dynasty and Anyuan Dynasty completed the Heaven Breaking Formation and unleashed it against the secret realm’s Light Screen. Chen Ze arrived through Lu Zhiwen just as the formation began cracking the barrier, while Hall Master Sun gained control of five transformed subordinates inside the secret realm.

• Lu Zhiwen reported the Dagan Dynasty’s plan to Chen Ze, who told him to keep watch and alert him when the formation activated.
• Hall Master Sun entered the secret realm, used a Bagua mirror to control his transformed subordinates, and realized he commanded six Spirit Severing Realm combatants including himself.
• The Dagan Dynasty and Anyuan Dynasty completed their formations, and Lu Zhiwen sensed the Heaven Breaking Formation activate.
• Chen Ze projected his consciousness into Lu Zhiwen and was shocked by the formation’s immense power.
• The Heaven Breaking Formation bombarded the secret realm’s Light Screen, opening fine cracks as Chen Ze prepared to take advantage of the assault.

The Heaven Breaking Formation shattered the secret realm Light Screen, revealing Hall Master Sun and five powerful Killing Intent monsters. As the Dagan and Anyuan cultivators retreated from the looming Spirit Severing Realm battle, Chen Ze stayed behind invisibly to watch.

• Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince ordered their cultivators to prepare for whatever emerged when the Light Screen broke.
• Chen Ze studied the Heaven Breaking Formation and realized its immense power could make him invincible within the Dagan Dynasty, despite its enormous cost.
• The Heaven Breaking Formation exhausted its energy and shattered the secret realm Light Screen, restoring the border between the two dynasties.
• Hall Master Sun emerged from the secret realm with five Killing Intent monsters, and Prince Kang sensed that all six matched his own level of strength.
• Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince ordered their cultivators to retreat a thousand li, while Chen Ze activated his invisibility and Invincible Golden Body and remained to watch.

Hall Master Sun revealed five powerful Killing Intent monsters, leaving the two dynasties’ eight Spirit Severing Realm cultivators facing six formidable foes. Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince blocked Hall Master Sun’s attack, but the monsters charged straight at them, ignoring the other cultivators’ strikes.

• Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince joined forces against Hall Master Sun after he mocked their cooperation.
• Hall Master Sun’s five Black Robes revealed strength at least equal to Spirit Severing Realm Mid Stage, erasing the dynasties’ numerical advantage.
• Hall Master Sun unleashed a black sphere, but Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince combined their attacks to neutralize it.
• Hall Master Sun resolved to target the two princes, while Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince vowed to hold their enemies accountable for the fallen prodigies.
• The five Killing Intent monsters charged Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince, shrugging off the other Spirit Severing Realm cultivators’ attacks as Chen Ze watched.

Hall Master Sun summoned the border’s accumulated Killing Intent to empower his monsters, but a golden light from Lin Bingchun destroyed his vortex and defeated him. Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince helped defeat the remaining monsters, and Lin Bingchun was revealed as the Dagan Dynasty’s War God and Lord of Longqing City.

• Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince fought off five Killing Intent monsters while Hall Master Sun chanted and drew on the border’s accumulated Killing Intent to heal them.
• The princes attacked Hall Master Sun, but the monsters intercepted them as a massive black vortex formed behind him.
• A golden light shattered the vortex, struck Hall Master Sun, and ended his control over the Killing Intent.
• Prince Kang, the Sixth Prince, and six other Spirit Severing Realm experts defeated the weakened monsters despite suffering injuries.
• Prince Kang respectfully greeted Lin Bingchun, the Dagan Dynasty’s War God and Lord of Longqing City, while the Sixth Prince remained silent.

Lin Bingchun captured Hall Master Sun and left the two dynasties to interrogate him, while Chen Ze tried and failed to eavesdrop on the questioning. Hall Master Sun refused to reveal anything, leaving Prince Kang and the others to find another way to extract information.

• Prince Kang greeted Lin Bingchun, who acknowledged him and identified Hall Master Sun as a survivor who had escaped Xuantian Hall’s notice.
• Lin Bingchun left after handing Hall Master Sun over to Prince Kang, and the two dynasties set up a temporary border camp to interrogate him.
• Chen Ze followed the group but could not eavesdrop because Spirit Severing Realm cultivators had placed a restriction around the interrogation tent.
• Chen Ze left Lu Zhiwen at the border to look for information, then returned home after deciding it was too dangerous to act near the powerful cultivators.
• Hall Master Sun refused to answer the two dynasties’ questions, and Prince Kang resolved to find another way to make him talk.

Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince weakened Hall Master Sun while investigating Xuantian Hall, as Chen Ze counted his growing profits and considered replacing the city lord. Zhao Ling'er worried about Zhang Lejian, and Chen Ze recognized that his doppelgangers could form personal bonds while still placing him first.

• Prince Kang and the Sixth Prince decided against using the Soul Searching Technique on Hall Master Sun and instead imprisoned him while weakening his will through restrictions and interrogation.
• Chen Ze checked the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation's progress and recovered the day's supplies and earnings in Myriad Things Space.
• Chen Ze earned 300,000 Points from Earth Jade Stone, 500,000 Points from Dark Azure Jade, and 2.78 million Points plus 3.8 million Low-grade Spirit Stones from his ninety Myriad Things General Stores.
• Zhao Ling'er asked Chen Ze whether her performance had improved, then revealed her worry about Old Zhang and her gratitude toward Zhang Lejian.
• Chen Ze understood that his doppelgangers could form bonds with others but believed they would choose him if forced to choose between him and those bonds.

Chen Ze comforted Zhao Ling'er and promised to arrange for her to visit Old Zhang once Doppelgangers returned to Longqing City. As the secret realm closed, the Doppelgangers returned to Myriad Things Space, where Chen Ze and his subordinates tallied the competition results before he prepared to announce who would receive names.

• Chen Ze reassured Zhao Ling'er that she could visit Old Zhang after he sent Doppelgangers back to Longqing City, then asked her to play the zither for him.
• A Doppelganger told Chen Ze that the secret realm was about to close, and he ordered all the Doppelgangers to return to Myriad Things Space.
• The Doppelgangers left the secret realm after collecting its remaining treasures, while the factions from Longqing City prepared to return home.
• Chen Ze welcomed the returning Doppelgangers and assigned Xiao Ping and Xiao An to tally their competition results.
• Xiao Ping and Xiao An reported the rankings to Chen Ze, who praised the Doppelgangers and prepared to announce who would receive a name.

Chen Ze named three Doppelgangers Qingfeng, Mingyue, and Poxiao, then detected powerful intruders in Wannan City and went to meet them. The newcomers were Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun, sent by Elder Tian, while Chen Ze activated Heavenly Eye to assess them.

• Chen Ze named Doppelgangers 512, 536, and 601 Qingfeng, Mingyue, and Poxiao, and gave them the surname Chen.
• Chen Ze dismissed the Doppelgangers to rest and reflected on treating them as companions rather than machines.
• The Golden Bell Spirit Gathering Formation warned Chen Ze that cultivators stronger than him had entered Wannan City.
• Chen Ze took control of Zhong Shuai's body and headed toward the city gate to investigate the intruders.
• Chen Ze found Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun, whom Elder Tian had sent, and activated Heavenly Eye.

Chen Ze realized Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun had tracked Zhong Shuai’s aura to Wannan City, so he used Zhong Shuai’s body to lure them outside before they could fight within the city. Their sudden departure sparked panic, and the chapter left Wannan City’s cultivators unsure whether to flee as no danger appeared.

• Chen Ze identified Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun as mid-stage Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators who had tracked the aura of Zhong Shuai, the killer of Wei Ding.
• Chen Ze decided to draw the two cultivators outside Wannan City, and Zhong Shuai agreed to risk being sacrificed for the plan.
• Chen Ze used the system’s Instant Movement to leave the city in Zhong Shuai’s body, briefly making his aura vanish before it reappeared outside.
• Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun followed Chen Ze out of the city, while witnesses mistook their Instant Movement for proof that Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had appeared.
• News of the supposed cultivators spread through Wannan City, causing panic and sending some people toward the gates, though the expected danger never came.

Chen Ze lured Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun outside Wannan City and used a sixth-grade Attack Talisman to defeat the two middle Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators. He watched them cautiously as they lay severely injured, keeping another talisman ready.

• Chen Ze sealed Wannan City's formations, stopped outside the city, and faced Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun.
• Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun approached Chen Ze and prepared to attack without answering his question.
• Chen Ze vanished, then unleashed a sixth-grade Attack Talisman that sent a devastating lightning strike at the two cultivators.
• Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun's defensive shields shattered, and the lightning left them badly injured in a deep pit.
• Chen Ze kept his distance with another sixth-grade Attack Talisman ready, while Feng Wuhen demanded to know who he was.

Chen Ze captured Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun after they refused to reveal their identities, then turned his attention to taking control of Wannan City. As the city panicked over another Nascent Soul Realm expert and the gates remained closed, Chen Ze appeared above the crowd and prepared to address them.

• Chen Ze surrounded Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun with one hundred Doppelgangers, then struck them with a Fifth-grade Attack Talisman when they refused to answer his questions.
• Chen Ze ordered the Doppelgangers to seal Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun's cultivation and take them into the Myriad Things Space for a soul search.
• Chen Ze returned to the Myriad Things General Store and learned from Liang Yongchun that another Nascent Soul Realm expert had appeared and that the city gates were controlled.
• Chen Ze teleported to the city wall and saw the frightened crowds and patrolling soldiers in Wannan City.
• The crowd recognized Chen Ze and asked what was happening, so he called for quiet while Xie Yuanwei watched nervously.

Chen Ze calmed the people of Wannan City by claiming a defensive formation had trapped them for their protection and proving his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation. He then summoned Xie Yuanwei to the City Lord's Mansion and forced him to choose between life and death in exchange for giving up his position.

• Chen Ze told the crowd that a defensive formation protected Wannan City and that the Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was outside the city, while Xie Yuanwei confirmed his claims after receiving Chen Ze's voice transmission.
• Chen Ze ordered the people to return home, warned against fleeing or causing trouble, and revealed his Nascent Soul Realm aura before vanishing from the city wall.
• The crowd accepted Chen Ze's explanation and withdrew from the gates in an orderly manner, while Xie Yuanwei received another voice transmission summoning him back.
• At the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Ze sat in Xie Yuanwei's seat and declared that he wanted to replace him as city lord.
• Chen Ze produced a figure identical to Xie Yuanwei and offered him a choice between life and death; Xie Yuanwei chose to live.

Chen Ze replaced Xie Yuanwei with a Doppelganger and brought the real Xie Yuanwei to the Myriad Things Space, where he assigned him to organize the Scripture Repositories. After searching Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun’s souls, Chen Ze ordered them sent to Li Hengwen and reinforced the Dark Azure Jade Mine with formations in case they recovered their cultivation.

• Chen Ze left the City Lord’s Mansion, and the Doppelganger knocked Xie Yuanwei unconscious, extracted his memories, and took his place as Wannan City’s City Lord.
• Chen Ze woke the real Xie Yuanwei in the Myriad Things Space and gave him cultivation resources and responsibility for organizing the Scripture Repositories.
• Chen Ze called Xiao Ping to guide Xie Yuanwei to the Scripture Repositories and explain his duties.
• Chen Ze learned that the Doppelgangers had finished searching Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun’s souls, then ordered them sent to Li Hengwen.
• Chen Ze set up formations at the Dark Azure Jade Mine and taught Li Hengwen how to control them so the two Spirit Severing Realm prisoners could not escape if they recovered their cultivation.

Chen Ze learned that Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun belonged to Xuantian Hall, an ancient and powerful force, and decided to infiltrate it with Doppelgangers to gather intelligence. He then urged Shen Wansan to accelerate the expansion of the Branch Stores, warning that time was running out.

• Chen Ze learned from a Doppelganger that Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun were Xuantian Hall members sent to Wannan City by an elder surnamed Tian.
• Chen Ze discovered that Xuantian Hall had investigated Ye Kai’s death, and he suspected the maps on Ye Kai had drawn its attention.
• The Doppelganger explained that Xuantian Hall was an ancient force that had once supported the Dagan Dynasty and Anyuan Dynasty, and that its current Venerable Lord was stronger than the Spirit Severing Realm.
• Chen Ze decided to send Doppelgangers disguised as Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun to infiltrate Xuantian Hall, then exchanged for two Doppelgangers and sent them to Li Hengwen.
• Chen Ze contacted Shen Wansan and ordered him to speed up the establishment of Branch Stores and prepare the next teams.

Chen Ze ordered his Doppelgangers to investigate Xuantian Hall and search for resources, then reclaimed a massive haul that brought him closer to his one-hundred-million goal. Realizing wealth and talismans could not replace strength against Xuantian Hall’s Venerable Lord, he cultivated for two more hours before going to sleep.

• Chen Ze ordered his Doppelgangers to secretly investigate Xuantian Hall and diligently search for secret realms, mines, and other resources.
• Chen Ze reopened the formations around Wannan City and planned to overhaul the City Lord's Mansion, replace key gate guards with Doppelgangers, and expand Earth Jade Stone excavation.
• Chen Ze reclaimed the Doppelgangers' Longqing City secret-realm haul, earning 10 million Points, and collected 1.5 million Low-grade Spirit Stones and 3.8 million Points from the store and ores.
• Chen Ze counted the riches taken from Feng Wuhen and Feng Qingyun, including 50,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones and 1,000 High-grade Spirit Stones, bringing his total to 37.66 million Points and 13.39 million Low-grade Spirit Stones.
• Chen Ze worried that even a Seventh-grade Talisman might not stop Xuantian Hall's Venerable Lord, so he entered the Automated Training Room and cultivated for two hours.
• Chen Ze felt his cultivation improve, returned to the real world, and went to sleep.