Recaps

Chi Yu deepened his childhood bond with Su Daji, then arranged for Extreme Dao to pose as an Immortal Elder and take him away from the Ji Residence. He settled on an immortal mountain to cultivate until he reached Entering Immortal, leaving Su Daji promising to wait for him.

• Chi Yu spent several days playing with Su Daji, and she reluctantly returned to her family after the feudal lords left Chaoge.
• Back in Xiqi, Chi Yu cultivated in seclusion, reached the Nascent Soul stage, and decided to find a way to leave the Ji Residence.
• Chi Yu ordered Extreme Dao to create an incarnation, which arrived at the Ji Residence and persuaded Ji Chang to let Ji Bo become its disciple.
• Extreme Dao carried Chi Yu to an immortal mountain, where they established a secluded residence and Extreme Dao took the title Extreme Dao Heavenly Venerable.
• Chi Yu visited Su Daji and bade her farewell, and Extreme Dao separated them before Chi Yu began cultivating in seclusion.

Primordial Beginning sent Jiang Shang down from Kunlun to await his fate in the Investiture of the Gods, while Shen Gongbao grew resentful of the favoritism. Three years later, Chi Yu emerged from seclusion as a Daluo Golden Immortal, returned to Xiqi, and revealed himself to the startled Ji Residence guards.

• Primordial Beginning told Jiang Shang that Yin Shang’s fate was nearing its end, gave him treasures, and sent him down the mountain to await his destined opportunity.
• Shen Gongbao resented Jiang Shang’s departure with treasures, while Jiang Shang settled near Chaoge, married, and opened a divination stall that struggled because of his arrogance.
• After three years of seclusion, Chi Yu advanced from Nascent Soul cultivation to Daluo Golden Immortal and returned to Xiqi with Extreme Dao.
• A maid saw Chi Yu and Extreme Dao appear in Ji Bo’s room and called for guards, who surrounded them.
• Chi Yu identified himself to Mi Shuzi and proved his identity with his Bronze Natal Lock, just as a middle-aged man rushed in and called him his son.

After Ji Bo returned to Xiqi as Chi Yu, Ji Chang learned that his son had completed his studies and began involving him in official and military affairs. Chi Yu then left for Jizhou to reunite with Su Daji, and the chapter ended with him taking her away to begin teaching her cultivation.

• Ji Chang welcomed Chi Yu home, and Ji explained that his master-disciple bond with Ji Bo had ended after he repaid a prior cause.
• Ji Chang brought Chi Yu into Xiqi's official affairs and took him to a military camp, where Chi Yu met the commanders.
• Chi Yu left a letter for Ji Chang and traveled to Jizhou to find Su Daji.
• Su Daji mistook Chi Yu for a villain until he proved he was Ji Bo and explained his changed appearance and immortal arts.
• Su Daji asked Chi Yu to teach her cultivation, and he agreed on the condition that she accept three conditions he had yet to decide.
• Chi Yu waved his hand and vanished with Su Daji, prompting the guard captain to raise the alarm that an evil spirit had abducted her.

Chi Yu took Da Ji to a misty mountain forest and tried to teach her cultivation, but she soon grew bored and refused to continue. Meanwhile, Yang Jian answered Su Hu’s call to rescue Da Ji, tracked them to the forest, and secretly watched them before Chi Yu called him out.

• Chi Yu brought Da Ji to the mountain forest, where they met Qing Ze, an Azure Python disciple-descendant of Mount Mei, who invited them into his cave abode.
• Chi Yu taught Da Ji a Dao Entry method, but after several days of tedious meditation, she threw a tantrum and refused to cultivate.
• After learning Da Ji had been abducted, Su Hu imprisoned the guard chief and offered great treasures to anyone who could rescue her.
• Yang Jian arrived at the Su Residence, identified himself as a disciple of the Expounding Sect, defeated the other challengers, and set out to find Da Ji.
• Yang Jian found Chi Yu and Da Ji sightseeing in the forest, transformed into a mountain eagle to observe them, and wondered if Su Hu had misunderstood.
• Chi Yu noticed Yang Jian’s disguise and asked why he was hiding in the form of a mountain eagle.

Chi Yu left Jizhou after a heartfelt farewell to Da Ji, completing his mission and using its reward to advance to Hunyuan Golden Immortal Late Stage. Ten years later, as unrest spread among the feudal lords, Yin Zi Shou led a procession to worship Lady Nüwa.

• Yang Jian escorted Da Ji back to Jizhou, where Su Hu welcomed her and learned Chi Yu had attained Daluo.
• Yang Jian departed for Chaoge on a sect mission, while Chi Yu stayed with Da Ji for several months and grew closer to her.
• Chi Yu left Da Ji a letter before returning toward Xiqi, and her tears triggered the completion of his mission.
• Chi Yu opened his Advancement Gift Pack, used the Origin Enhancement Material, and advanced to Hunyuan Golden Immortal Late Stage.
• Over the next ten years, the Quan Rong invaded and the feudal lords grew restless, while Chi Yu suppressed troublemakers in Xiqi.
• Yin Zi Shou led his officials and offerings from Chaoge to worship Lady Nüwa on her birthday.

Yin Zi Shou’s blasphemous poem angered Nüwa, who sent the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to the Lower Realm as Yin Shang’s fate began to unravel. Chi Yu warned Ji Chang against the Expounding Sect’s plans, while Jiang Shang exposed the demons in Chaoge and entered Shang service; the chapter ended as Da Ji met the envoy bearing the decree to select a concubine.

• Yin Zi Shou inscribed a lewd poem in Nüwa Temple, prompting Nüwa to send the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to the Lower Realm.
• A Daoist urged Ji Chang to take the realm from Yin Shang, but Ji Chang rejected the proposal after Chi Yu explained the Investiture of the Gods’ cause and warned him about the Expounding Sect.
• Chi Yu left Ji Residence for Jizhou to save Da Ji from being possessed by the Nine-tailed Demon Fox.
• Jiang Shang exposed the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb in Chaoge, then accepted Huang Feihu’s invitation to serve the Shang court.
• Huang Feihu brought Jiang Shang before Yin Zi Shou, who appointed him to office, while the demons fled as souls to Jizhou.
• Ba Guan delivered the concubine-selection decree to Su Hu, and Da Ji entered the hall asking when they would leave for Xiqi.

Chi Yu arranged for the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb to impersonate Su Daji and enter Di Xin’s palace, keeping the real Daji safe in Xiqi. Meanwhile, Shen Gongbao received permission from Primal Celestial Venerable to descend the mountain, eager to pursue his promised opportunity.

• The Etiquette Officer reported Su Daji’s beauty to Di Xin, who issued a decree ordering her to enter the palace.
• Su Hu feared for Daji, and Chi Yu arrived to reassure her and reveal that he had captured the Three Demons of Xuanyuan Tomb.
• Chi Yu restored the demons’ physical bodies and arranged for the Nine-tailed Demon Fox to impersonate Daji and obtain Di Xin’s heart’s blood.
• Su Hu trained the fake Daji in palace manners while the real Daji returned to Xiqi with Chi Yu; the fake Daji then departed for Chaoge.
• Primal Celestial Venerable told Shen Gongbao that his destined opportunity had arrived, and Shen Gongbao descended the mountain.

Fake Daji entered Di Xin’s palace and helped drive Jiang Shang from Chaoge, while Shen Gongbao rose to power and Yin Shang descended into tyranny. In Xiqi, Chi Yu concealed Da Ji as Jiang Shang waited for Ji Chang, and the chapter ended with Fake Daji fearing Wen Zhong’s imminent return and rushing to complete Chi Yu’s mission.

• Fake Daji arrived in Chaoge, won Di Xin’s favor, and feigned injury when Jiang Shang tried to expose her as a demon, prompting Di Xin to expel him from court.
• Jiang Shang left Chaoge with his wife and traveled toward Xiqi, while Shen Gongbao entered the palace and began advancing through the ranks.
• Chi Yu concealed Da Ji’s appearance and fate, then recognized Jiang Shang fishing by the river as he waited for Ji Chang.
• Over the next three years, Shen Gongbao joined the Intercept Sect and became Yin Shang’s State Preceptor, while Fake Daji gained Di Xin’s favor and helped plunge the realm into chaos.
• Fake Daji learned that Wen Zhong was returning to court and urged the demons to finish Chi Yu’s mission before he arrived.

Chi Yu completed the task to obtain Di Xin’s heart blood, then protected Fake Daji and the other demons from their destined deaths. As Chi Yu departed, the Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning sent Guang Chengzi to guide Ji Chang to Jiang Shang.

• Fake Daji took Di Xin’s heart blood and flew to Xiqi to report to Chi Yu, unaware that the task was already complete.
• Chi Yu used his Advancement Gift Pack, raising Ji Boyi Kao’s foundation to that of a Chaos Godfiend and his cultivation to Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Peak.
• Wen Zhong returned to Chaoge, scolded Di Xin for neglecting the state, and attacked the Pipa Spirit before Di Xin explained her presence.
• Fake Daji gave Chi Yu Di Xin’s heart blood and asked him to save the demons; Chi Yu agreed and brought her back to Chaoge.
• Chi Yu changed the demons’ destinies, removed their demonic and Evil aura, and shielded Fake Daji’s soul from death and dissipation.
• The Celestial Worthy of Primordial Beginning sent Guang Chengzi to guide Ji Chang to the river where he would find Zi Ya.

Chi Yu thwarted the Expounding Sect’s efforts to make Ji Chang rebel, completing his tasks in the Investiture World. Before returning to Earth, he moved Ji Residence and Su Daji to a Special Space, freed the condemned demons, and left a clone to stay with Su Daji.

• Chi Yu caught Guang Chengzi trying to influence Ji Chang through dreams, imprisoned him, and later erased his memories before sending him away.
• Primordial Beginning sent Randeng to investigate Guang Chengzi’s disappearance, but Randeng found nothing; the Expounding Sect then tried and failed to persuade Ji Chang and Ji Fa to attack Shang.
• Primordial Beginning consulted Hongjun, who said minor trends could change but the greater trend could not be reversed, and the Expounding Sect eventually chose a new candidate to attack Shang.
• The Data Center announced that Chi Yu had completed all tasks, and Extreme Dao transferred Ji Residence and Su Daji into a Special Space.
• Chi Yu sent Golden Light to rescue Su Daji and the other demons after their execution, left a clone in Ji Bo’s body to remain with Su Daji, and returned to Earth.

Chi Yu entered the A Chinese Odyssey world as a frog and used Ji Dao’s enhanced gifts to rapidly raise his cultivation. After taking the Moonlight Treasure Box from Supreme Treasure, he reached Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Peak and transformed into a handsome young man, while Supreme Treasure searched for the box.

• Chi Yu fused the Data Center’s gift packs into Ji Dao, strengthening it without unlocking new permissions.
• Months later, the Data Center sent Chi Yu to the A Chinese Odyssey world, where he possessed a frog five hundred years before the film’s events.
• Chi Yu used Ji Dao’s enhanced Support Gift Pack to reach Golden Immortal early-stage, but learned he could not become human until reaching Daluo Golden Immortal.
• Supreme Treasure crashed near Water Curtain Cave with the Moonlight Treasure Box, and Chi Yu touched the box, completing the mission to destroy it.
• Chi Yu opened the Promotion Gift Pack and reached Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal Peak, then transformed into human form as Supreme Treasure asked him about a giant toad.

Chi Yu changed Supreme Treasure’s fate by preventing him from becoming Sun Wukong, then pursued relationships with Zixia and Qingxia while Mission ② remained incomplete. Months later, Guanyin arrived at Water Curtain Cave seeking Sun Wukong, and Chi Yu told her he would likely never travel to Western Paradise for the scriptures.

• Chi Yu told Supreme Treasure that he was Sun Wukong’s reincarnation and offered him a choice between remaining mortal or reclaiming his powers and following fate.
• Supreme Treasure chose to remain Supreme Treasure for Bai Jingjing, and Chi Yu erased him from Water Curtain Cave while taking the Golden Hoop and Golden Cudgel.
• Chi Yu drew the Purple Azure Sword and met Zixia and Qingxia, eventually winning both of their hearts over several months.
• Chi Yu left Mission ② incomplete and dismissed provocations from the Bull Demon King, the Black Mountain Old Demon, and others.
• Guanyin came to Water Curtain Cave looking for Sun Wukong, and Chi Yu said the journey to obtain the scriptures would likely never happen.

Chi Yu completed the mission in A Chinese Odyssey after Zixia and Qingxia merged into lamp wicks and renewed the world, then returned to reality and received four missions in Love in the Courtyard. He entered the new world in 1956 as a soul inhabiting a starving young man in Beijing.

• Chi Yu intimidated Tathagata and the Buddhas, then waited through the world's long decline alongside Zixia and Qingxia.
• As the world ended, Zixia and Qingxia merged into lamp wicks, bringing light and renewal; the Data Center then declared Zixia's Love complete.
• Chi Yu returned to reality, spent time with Lin Tong, and absorbed two Data Center reward packs.
• The Data Center assigned Chi Yu four missions in Love in the Courtyard, and he prepared to enter the world.
• In winter 1956, Chi Yu's soul entered the body of a filthy, starving young man who had collapsed at 129 Tongluo Alley.

Chi Yu arrived in Wang Cheng’s body in the courtyard, where Yi Zhonghai took him in and offered him a place to stay. After using an upgraded Support Gift Pack, Chi Yu planned to secure a job at the Steel Rolling Factory and work toward Qin Huairu’s mission.

• Jia Zhang Shi tripped over Wang Cheng at the courtyard entrance, and Yi Zhonghai had the residents carry him into his home.
• Chi Yu awoke in Wang Cheng’s body, used the upgraded Support Gift Pack, and went back to sleep.
• Yi Zhonghai offered Chi Yu a place in his home after hearing he had nowhere to stay, and Chi Yu accepted.
• At the Steel Rolling Factory, Yi Zhonghai’s good mood drew Liu Haizhong’s curiosity, and Jia Dongxu greeted Yi Zhonghai at work.
• Chi Yu considered how to complete Qin Huairu’s mission and decided to ask Yi Zhonghai to help him get a job at the Steel Rolling Factory.

Yi Zhonghai and First Aunt considered Wang Cheng as a possible person to support them in old age after tasting his cooking. Wang Cheng asked Yi Zhonghai to help him get a job at the Red Star Steel Rolling Factory, and the chapter ended with Deaf Old Granny arriving for dinner.

• First Aunt told Yi Zhonghai that Wang Cheng had cooked the delicious greens, and they discussed asking him to care for them in their old age.
• Chi Yu returned to the compound and found Sha Zhu had beaten Xu Da Mao; Xu Da Mao collided with Chi Yu, who slapped him before he fled.
• Yi Zhonghai asked Wang Cheng about his plans, and Wang Cheng requested help getting work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Factory.
• Yi Zhonghai offered to help arrange Wang Cheng's household registration and factory job, while Wang Cheng concealed that Extreme Dao had already changed his identity.
• Deaf Old Granny arrived at Yi Zhonghai's home while he, First Aunt, and Wang Cheng were eating dinner.

Yi Zhonghai helped Chi Yu get a job in the Steel Rolling Factory’s Security Section, where Chi Yu met Lou XiaoE and began cultivating her connection to help him become factory director. He reviewed his remaining tasks and wondered whether keeping Qin Huairu from marrying into the Jia Family would stop Sha Zhu from being foolish.

• Deaf Old Granny warned Yi Zhonghai to be wary of Chi Yu and praised Sha Zhu as Yi Zhonghai escorted her home.
• Yi Zhonghai introduced Chi Yu to Director Yang, and Chi Yu later joined the Steel Rolling Factory’s Security Section using his new identification documents and letter of introduction.
• Chi Yu stopped Lou XiaoE at the factory gate and made her register, then met Director Lou and introduced himself as a Security Section employee.
• After work, Chi Yu and Lou XiaoE joked together and rode to the Courtyard Compound, where she declined his invitation to come inside.
• Chi Yu reviewed his tasks and considered whether preventing Qin Huairu from marrying into the Jia Family would keep Sha Zhu from being foolish.
• Yi Zhonghai returned home, asked how Chi Yu’s work was going, and showed concern for him.

Chi Yu traveled to Qin Huairu’s village and deliberately engineered a meeting that led to the two beginning a relationship. After he left, Qin Huairu’s family rejected the Jia Family’s matchmaker, while Chi Yu resolved to marry Qin Huairu before the New Year to complete his mission.

• Chi Yu rode into Qin Huairu’s village, staged a collision, and gave her money as compensation.
• Chi Yu met Qin Huairu’s family, agreed to date her, and quickly grew close to her over several days.
• Chi Yu returned to Beijing and gave Qin Huairu the rest of his money as they parted.
• The Jia Family’s matchmaker arrived, but Qin Huairu’s parents told her their daughter had already found someone.
• Chi Yu realized his mission remained incomplete and decided to settle his marriage to Qin Huairu before the New Year.

Chi Yu returned to the city and told Yi Zhonghai that he planned to marry Qin Huairu before the New Year, then went with Lou Half-City to cook for an important guest. The chapter ended as the guests arrived at the Lou Family home and smelled Chi Yu’s cooking.

• Deaf Old Granny warned Sha Zhu that Wang Cheng was no good, and Sha Zhu later tested Chi Yu’s strength with a handshake at Yi Zhonghai’s house.
• Chi Yu told Yi Zhonghai and First Aunt that he would marry Qin Huairu before the New Year and asked to use their empty side room as a bridal chamber.
• Chi Yu met Lou XiaoE at the factory and returned her bicycle key, but she told him to keep using the bicycle.
• Lou Half-City took Chi Yu to the Lou Family home to cook for an important guest, while Lou XiaoE tried to help him in the kitchen.
• An elderly man and a tall military officer arrived at the Lou Family home, and the fragrance from Chi Yu’s cooking drew their attention.

Chi Yu impressed the Lou family’s guests with his cooking and martial arts, then revealed that Wang Zheng was his biological second uncle and gained a powerful military backer. The Lou family considered arranging his marriage to Lou XiaoE, while Chi Yu returned to the Courtyard Compound to plan his side room.

• Chi Yu finished cooking for the two leaders and agreed to spar with Wang Zheng, whose punch could not move him and who was sent crashing into a wall by Chi Yu’s light punch.
• Wang Zheng recognized Chi Yu as his nephew after hearing that his father was Wang Yan and his hometown was Yan Gou, Lian County, Red City.
• Chi Yu accepted Wang Zheng as his second uncle but refused to move to the Military Family Compound because his mission at the Courtyard Compound was unfinished.
• After the leaders left, Lou Half-City and Mother Lou discussed matching Lou XiaoE with Chi Yu, and Lou XiaoE said she would tell Chi Yu how she felt when the time was right.
• Chi Yu returned to the Courtyard Compound and found the side room dusty, musty, and full of cobwebs.

Chi Yu renovated a room in the Courtyard Compound, brought Qin Huairu home, and began preparing for their wedding. After they spent the night together, his system announced that he had completed Task ② and granted him a promotion gift pack.

• Chi Yu renovated and furnished the side room, then visited Qin Huairu’s family and settled the bride price before bringing her to the Courtyard Compound.
• Chi Yu announced a lavish wedding feast for the courtyard residents, while Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu and quietly accepted that she was marrying someone else.
• Chi Yu took Qin Huairu shopping for clothes and appliances, then spent the night with her at a guesthouse before they had obtained a marriage certificate.
• Chi Yu learned that Qin Huairu’s commitment to him had completed Task ②, then opened a promotion gift pack containing a science and technology compendium, gold bars, and cash.
• Chi Yu absorbed the compendium’s knowledge and fell asleep with Qin Huairu in his arms.

Chi Yu celebrated his wedding to Qin Huairu and their first New Year together, but Jia Zhang Shi’s demands and harassment sparked a fight in the courtyard. The chapter ended as Chi Yu slapped Jia Zhang Shi and Wang Zheng arrived with senior leaders.

• Chi Yu welcomed Wang Zheng and several senior leaders to his wedding banquet, then promised Lou Half-City he would visit and explain his plans.
• After the feast, Jia Zhang Shi and other courtyard residents collected leftovers, and Yi Zhonghai questioned Chi Yu about his Second Uncle before deciding Chi Yu was unsuitable as a retirement prospect.
• On New Year’s Eve, Chi Yu cooked a lavish meal, provoking Jia Zhang Shi to complain that he had not helped the Jia Family.
• Jia Zhang Shi cursed outside Chi Yu’s home and rolled on the ground, and Jia Dongxu charged at Chi Yu before Chi Yu kicked him away.
• At a courtyard meeting, Jia Zhang Shi demanded compensation, but Chi Yu rejected the gathering’s proposed resolutions and returned home.
• When Jia Zhang Shi resumed her complaints, Chi Yu came back out and slapped her; Wang Zheng and senior leaders arrived carrying gifts.

Chi Yu had Wang Zheng intervene when Jia Zhang Shi demanded compensation, forcing her to apologize after she backed down at the mention of the Military Family Compound. The dispute ended, and Chi Yu celebrated New Year with Wang Zheng and the senior leader.

• Jia Zhang Shi demanded compensation from Chi Yu, and Wang Zheng arrived and offered to handle the dispute.
• Wang Zheng told Jia Zhang Shi to collect the money at the Military Family Compound, frightening her into withdrawing her demands.
• Wang Zheng criticized both Jia Zhang Shi’s insults and Chi Yu’s attack, while Yi Zhonghai proposed ending the dispute after a hospital examination.
• Chi Yu demanded a public apology, and Jia Zhang Shi apologized in exchange for three Big Unity notes.
• Yi Zhonghai called the crowd to disperse and decided not to invite Chi Yu and his wife to celebrate New Year.
• Chi Yu, Wang Zheng, and the senior leader shared a festive New Year’s meal and traded toasts.

During the New Year, Chi Yu visited Qin Huairu’s family and then went to the Lou Family, where he proposed marrying Lou XiaoE and taking her family to Hong Kong before a coming political storm. Lou Half-City agreed to support their plans, while Chi Yu kept the relationship private for now and arranged for Lou Half-City to help him become director of the Steel Rolling Factory.

• Chi Yu and Qin Huairu visited the Qin Family, where Chi Yu cooked a lavish New Year’s meal and stayed for several days.
• Chi Yu visited the Lou Family and found Lou XiaoE despondent over his marriage to Qin Huairu.
• Chi Yu told Lou XiaoE he wanted to marry her and proposed that she and her family leave for Hong Kong before a political storm hit the mainland.
• Lou XiaoE agreed to be with Chi Yu, and Lou Half-City approved after hearing the plan and gave her a box as dowry.
• Chi Yu left Lou XiaoE with her parents for the time being and asked Lou Half-City to help him become director of the Steel Rolling Factory.

Chi Yu became director of the Red Star Steel Rolling Factory and received a mission-completion reward. Three years later, soldiers arrested Deaf Old Granny as an enemy spy, shocking the Courtyard Compound.

• Zhang Quanshang ordered Director Yang to hand the factory over to Chi Yu, explaining that Lou Half-City and Wang Zheng had arranged the appointment.
• Chi Yu took over as factory director, completed his mission, and received a Promotion Gift Pack.
• Liu Haizhong tried to secure a promotion with gifts, but the deputy director dismissed his attempt.
• Chi Yu kept the factory running with little change, while the deputy director's efforts to obstruct him failed.
• In 1960, soldiers surrounded Deaf Old Granny's home and escorted her away in handcuffs.
• Yi Zhonghai learned that Deaf Old Granny had been an enemy agent after the arrest was reported in the newspaper.

Chi Yu settled into family life with Qin Huairu and Lou XiaoE, welcomed twins, and later prepared to leave for Hong Kong as political turmoil approached. Before resigning from his Economic Department post, he gave his technical materials and patents to the country and warned Wang Zheng to be careful.

• Chi Yu secured Deaf Old Granny's vacant house, renovated it, and moved in with Qin Huairu and Lou XiaoE.
• Qin Huairu gave birth to twins, Wang Song and Wang Zi, and Chi Yu resolved to spend his life with her and Lou XiaoE.
• In 1961, Chi Yu transferred to the Economic Department and later decided to leave for Hong Kong before the coming turmoil.
• Chi Yu donated his patents and technical materials to the country and declined Wang Zheng's offer to transfer him to the Academy of Sciences.
• Chi Yu told Wang Zheng he planned to resign and leave for Hong Kong in a month, then warned him to be cautious and departed.