Chapter Summaries

Ji Qinglin defeated Sima Zhao in a challenge, prompting Nanhua District to withdraw rather than start a fight. When Pei Ruotao challenged Nanhua District, Ji Qinglin revealed that the Dark Police had evidence linking Pei to an assassination attempt and the theft of North New District’s New Life Storage Box.

• Ji Qinglin killed Sima Zhao with a mysterious attack, and the host declared him the winner of the challenge.
• Sima Shi withdrew Nanhua District’s elders after Lei Qiong warned that a fight would leave them at a disadvantage.
• NanGong Qian Feng congratulated Ji Qinglin and arranged to discuss their history after the competition.
• Pei Ruotao challenged Nanhua District, offering them a chance to win points despite their president’s death.
• Ji Qinglin interrupted and the Dark Police presented evidence linking Pei Ruotao to the attempt on Ji Qinglin’s life and the missing New Life Storage Box.
• Dan LuLing recognized the New Life Storage Box and demanded to know whether Pei Ruotao knew where it was.

Ji Qinglin finished the Cultivation Grand Competition by outmaneuvering the factions, securing Xin Dong Street’s first-place ranking and leaving without claiming credit. Back in the lounge, he treated Yu Ye’s injury and agreed to tell her about his past, but exhaustion overtook him before he could answer.

• Dan LuLing urged the covert officers to investigate Pei Ruotao, and Pei Ruotao left the arena with them after Pei Ruohai persuaded him to cooperate.
• He Wei announced Xin Dong Street, Nanhua District, West Chang District, and North New District in that final ranking order and ended the competition.
• Ji Qinglin reassured NanGong Qian Feng, coordinated his group’s return, and departed without celebrating or claiming credit.
• Yu Ye tended to Ji Qinglin in the lounge, and he teased her before asking to inspect the injury on her back.
• Ji Qinglin used lightning force to clear the corpse poison from Yu Ye’s back and agreed to tell her about his past.
• Yu Ye asked what had happened before Ji Qinglin joined the General Store, but he fell asleep before answering, and she kissed his forehead.

Ji Qinglin and Yu Ye attended the Merchant Association’s victory celebration, where NanGong Qian Feng confronted Ji Qinglin about his false identities. Yu Ye overheard their teasing exchange in the infirmary and mistakenly concluded that her Master had been intimate with Qian Feng.

• Ji Qinglin and Yu Ye went to Emerald Peak Pavilion for the Merchant Association’s celebration.
• Lei Qiuyun directed Yu Ye to look for hangover medicine while elders ushered Ji Qinglin into the banquet hall.
• NanGong Qian Feng confronted Ji Qinglin about pretending to be Huang Silang, and he apologized while explaining his reasons for hiding his identity.
• Ji Qinglin and NanGong Qian Feng hid in the infirmary when they heard people approaching, where their joking remarks sounded incriminating.
• Yu Ye overheard them, concluded that her Master and Qian Feng had been intimate, and dropped the packet of hangover medicine.

Yu Ye struggled with her feelings after discovering Ji Qinglin and NanGong Qian Feng had been intimate, then drank heavily and performed a dance at the banquet. Ji Qinglin brought her to a guest room, where her drunken words made him realize she had found evidence in the third-floor medical room and misunderstood what had happened.

• Yu Ye admitted to herself that she felt hurt by Ji Qinglin and NanGong Qian Feng’s intimacy, though she believed she had no right to blame either of them.
• At the celebration banquet, Yu Ye intercepted the elders’ toasts meant for Ji Qinglin and drank cup after cup, including with NanGong Qian Feng.
• Ji Qinglin stopped Yu Ye from drinking more, but she performed a graceful dance before collapsing into his arms.
• Lei Qiuyun helped Ji Qinglin carry Yu Ye to a guest room, where Yu Ye drunkenly called him a liar and said she was not the one he was looking for.
• Ji Qinglin learned that Yu Ye had taken sobering medicine from the medical room on the third floor and realized what she had seen there.

After waking from a drunken night, Yu Ye wondered what she had said and asked Ji Qinglin about his past with Qian Feng. He took her to a secluded second home, where his sudden undressing and cryptic question left her stunned and confused.

• Yu Ye woke with a hangover, and Ji Qinglin teased her about what she had said while drunk before offering to tell her how he met Qian Feng.
• Ji Qinglin brought Yu Ye to a quiet courtyard in Xin Dong Street that he used as a second home, explaining that it was a discreet place to talk.
• Yu Ye reflected on how Ji Qinglin had changed his habits after beginning to train her and felt less inclined to sulk about Qian Feng.
• Ji Qinglin led Yu Ye into the bedroom, undressed, and pulled her onto the bed as she panicked and tried to understand his intentions.
• Ji Qinglin asked Yu Ye, "Is your husband impressive?" and she stared at him in shock before demanding to know what he was doing.

Ji Qinglin explained that his past with Qian Feng was a staged act to help her evade pursuit, then revealed that he had known about the two consciousnesses within Yu Ye since her first medical examination. Yu Ye and Crazy Night embraced him together, ending their long concealment.

• Ji Qinglin showed Yu Ye recordings proving that his encounter with Qian Feng had been staged to conceal her from pursuers, and he exposed a video of Yu Ye drunkenly calling him a liar.
• When Ji Qinglin asked why she had been so concerned about Qian Feng, Yu Ye kissed him and admitted that his response was acceptable.
• Ji Qinglin teased Yu Ye with lightning force until she begged for mercy, then told her they had someone to meet without leaving the bedroom.
• Ji Qinglin revealed that he knew about Crazy Night and Yu Ye's divided consciousness, and Yu Ye realized he had known since her first medical examination.
• Ji Qinglin explained that he had respected their choice to keep the truth private while preparing support for them, and Yu Ye and Crazy Night embraced him together.

Ji Qinglin revealed that he had known about Crazy Night and invited her to become his disciple, giving her the name Red Night. The chapter ended with him using the glasses’ shock simulator to correct Red Night for calling him by name.

• Ji Qinglin gave Yu Ye Personality Imaging Glasses so she and Crazy Night could communicate with him together.
• Crazy Night appeared as a projection, and Ji Qinglin revealed he had recognized her during their earlier encounters.
• Ji Qinglin offered to make Crazy Night his disciple, and she accepted, choosing the name Red Night.
• Ji Qinglin explained that modified glasses could transmit simulated touch and sensory signals to Red Night.
• Ji Qinglin shocked Red Night through the glasses after she called him by name.

Yu Ye and Red Night told Ji Qinglin that Wild God Technology had captured them for illegal soul-consciousness experiments, and he promised to protect them. Over a meal, Ji Qinglin explained that he had no memories from before waking near the General Store two years ago, but that resting beside Yu Ye eased the pain and disorder caused by his missing memories.

• Ji Qinglin shocked Red Night during her training, then used simulated shocks to punish both her and Yu Ye for arguing.
• Yu Ye and Red Night revealed that Wild God Technology had experimented on them and that they had escaped, and Ji Qinglin promised to deal with anyone who came after them.
• Coal Boss came to the bedroom door after hearing the girls scream, and Ji Qinglin invited everyone to eat roasted meat and ask him questions.
• Yu Ye asked about Ji Qinglin's past, and he said his memories began when Old Hu saved him near the General Store two years earlier.
• Ji Qinglin said that trying to recall his earlier memories caused severe pain and soul-consciousness disorder, but lying beside Yu Ye made the symptoms disappear.

Ji Qinglin told Yu Ye and Red Night how Old Hu was killed during a betrayal, explaining why he later struggled to trust others and asked his disciples to trust him first. The three shared a peaceful night together, but Ji Qinglin refused to rush into dual cultivation because all three had troubled soul consciousnesses.

• Yu Ye and Red Night learned that the Immortal Remains had helped Ji Qinglin recover a few unclear memories, and he hoped to find more.
• Ji Qinglin recounted how Old Hu was betrayed by a friend, seized as a hostage, and killed when Ji Qinglin fought to escape.
• Ji Qinglin explained that Old Hu's death made him wary of trust and of owing favors, and that he later asked Yu Ye and Red Night to trust him unconditionally.
• Yu Ye and Red Night shared Ji Qinglin's bed, and Red Night teased him about practicing dual cultivation with Yu Ye.
• Ji Qinglin joked about three-person cultivation but said they should wait until their hearts and intentions were united, especially since Red Night had only recently become his disciple.

Ji Qinglin prepared with Lei Qiong and Bai Qiucheng to confront the masked old man who had once nearly killed Lei Qiong with heavenly lightning. The old man charged straight at Ji Qinglin, and Yu Ye waited in hiding with a gun as lightning gathered in the clouds.

• Ji Qinglin learned from Bai Qiucheng that the masked old man had appeared at his shop and was pursuing Lei Qiong, so he arranged to meet them in the Old District.
• Ji Qinglin took Yu Ye on Night Owl and gave her a pistol, instructing her to stay hidden and shoot if he said, "Please wait a moment."
• Ji Qinglin and Bai Qiucheng prepared an ambush with guns and Liquid Nitrogen Mines, while Lei Qiong led the old man to their location.
• Lei Qiong braked abruptly, causing the old man's SUV to crash into his pickup, but the old man dodged Lei Qiong and charged toward Ji Qinglin as lightning flickered in the clouds.
• Ji Qinglin raised his hand and called out, "Hey! Please wait a moment!"

Ji Qinglin, Lei Qiong, and Bai Qiucheng fought a corpse-qi-wielding old man who summoned Azure Lightning. They killed him after Ji Qinglin disrupted his lightning attack, and Ji Qinglin wondered whether he had learned the Azure Sky Treasure Mirror.

• Red Night shot the old man in black clothes twice, but the bullets only staggered him and left a scar.
• The old man summoned heavenly lightning that blasted away Ji Qinglin's defense and forced the three fighters to retreat.
• Ji Qinglin, Lei Qiong, and Bai Qiucheng coordinated their attacks while the old man pursued Ji Qinglin and prepared another lightning strike.
• Lei Qiong helped Ji Qinglin use Lightning Prison to reduce the damage from the old man's next strike, while Bai Qiucheng froze the old man's legs with Liquid Nitrogen Mines.
• Ji Qinglin disrupted the old man's lightning, allowing Bai Qiucheng to restrain him and Lei Qiong to sever his head.
• Ji Qinglin survived and said he had learned the lightning-summoning move by observing the old man, though he had not fully mastered the Azure Sky Treasure Mirror.

Ji Qinglin and his allies defeated the lightning-wielding corpse of Sima Changhen, then learned that Sima Zhao had sent it to kill Ji Qinglin. Sima Zhao survived as a brain in a vat and had sought revenge, while Ji Qinglin returned toward the old city courtyard with Yu Ye and Red Night.

• Ji Qinglin used what he had grasped of the Azure Sky Treasure Mirror to deflect Sima Changhen's lightning, allowing Lei Qiong and Bai Qiucheng to kill him.
• Lei Qiong identified the corpse as Sima Changhen, the former Old President of Nanhua District, and he and Bai Qiucheng took it away for safekeeping.
• Ji Qinglin stabbed Sima Changhen's head to ensure he could not rise again, then stayed behind with Yu Ye and Red Night after Lei Qiong and Bai Qiucheng left.
• Ji Qinglin told Yu Ye that the old city courtyard was safer than the watched General Store, and the three set off for home.
• In Nanhua District, Sima Shi kept Sima Zhao's brain alive in a tank, while Sima Zhao accepted a forced retirement deal after his attempt to kill Ji Qinglin failed.
• The chapter revealed that Sima Zhao had sent his father, Sima Changhen, to attack Ji Qinglin, and that Sima Changhen had died after misusing the Lightning Guiding Art he found with the Immortal Remains.

Corpse Ancestor Jiang Chen revived beneath the Nanhua District headquarters and headed to the Chamber of Commerce to claim its chairmanship. She killed Sima Zhao and asked Vice Chairman Sima Shi what he thought.

• Two Nanhua District disciples stored Jiang Chen’s arms and heart in the sealed underground chamber, and a drop of blood seeped into the floor.
• Jiang Chen revived, wounded the disciples with Blood Silk, and questioned them about the Corpse Cultivation Sect and its leader.
• Sima Zhao and Sima Shi waited through the night for news of Sima Changhen’s mission, but none arrived.
• Jiang Chen entered the chairman’s office, revealed herself to Sima Zhao and Sima Shi, and declared that she would take the chairman’s position.
• Jiang Chen pierced Sima Zhao’s brain with a blood needle, killed him, and asked Sima Shi for his opinion.

Ji Qinglin renovated the courtyard and spoke with NanGong Qian Feng about Yu Ye’s feelings and the danger he had recently faced. After learning that Nanhua District had appointed a new president from outside the Sima Family, he arranged to accompany Qian Feng there and investigate.

• Ji Qinglin hired workers to install living facilities and replace the courtyard’s old bed, while Red Night’s explanation of its unusual features embarrassed Yu Ye.
• NanGong Qian Feng called Ji Qinglin, checked whether Yu Ye was jealous, and learned that Ji Qinglin had already cleared up her misunderstanding.
• Ji Qinglin told Qian Feng that an assassin had attacked him in the wilderness and that he had taken Yu Ye into hiding.
• Qian Feng revealed that Nanhua District had chosen a new president who was a woman from outside the Sima Family.
• Ji Qinglin asked to accompany Qian Feng to Nanhua District and investigate the new president, and she agreed to make arrangements.

Ji Qinglin recovered the New Life Storage Box, learned that Pei Ruotao had been released, and joined NanGong Qian Feng on a disguised visit to Nanhua District’s new president. The visit ended when Jiang Chen recognized Ji Qinglin and called him “Master.”

• Ji Qinglin asked Cui SanMei about Pei Ruotao, then arranged for the recovered New Life Storage Box to be returned to North New District under the undercover police’s name.
• Cui SanMei revealed that she had cast the deciding vote to reduce Sima Duan’s punishment, and Ji Qinglin thanked her for helping his disciple.
• After Jiang Chen was announced as Nanhua District’s new president, NanGong Qian Feng brought Ji Qinglin and Yu Ye to visit the association in disguise.
• Jiang Chen recognized Ji Qinglin among the disguised visitors, removed the room’s pretense of secrecy, and called him “Master.”

President Jiang Chen recognized Ji Qinglin as her long-lost master, though he had no memory of their past. She began recounting how he had saved her a hundred years earlier, leaving Ji Qinglin poised to learn what happened during his missing years.

• Jiang Chen called Ji Qinglin her master, and he took her to a private office to ask about their connection.
• Jiang Chen said she had studied under Ji Qinglin a hundred years earlier and showed him her corpse-like body, but he did not remember her.
• Jiang Chen explained that four fellow disciples had mutilated her and thrown her into a sealed cave after she was poisoned on a mission.
• A glowing Ji Qinglin appeared in the cave, treated Jiang Chen's wounds, and assured her that he would not let her die.
• Jiang Chen woke on a stone slab with her bleeding stopped and heard Ji Qinglin's voice as he came to help her.

Jiang Chen survived after her limbs were severed, and A Qing offered to restore her body if she became his disciple. After taking him as her Master, she began learning Blood Control Technique and managed to shape her blood into a small hand.

• Jiang Chen told A Qing that her fellow disciples had betrayed her, then broke down after realizing she was trapped and crippled.
• A Qing revealed that Corpse Cultivation Technique could restore her body and agreed to teach her after she offered to become his disciple.
• Jiang Chen performed a makeshift kowtow by striking her head against the stone slab, and A Qing accepted her as his disciple.
• A Qing restored some of Jiang Chen's strength and taught her to control the blood from her wounds.
• Jiang Chen raised the blood into a tiny hand and shook A Qing's finger with it.

A Qing helped Jiang Chen recover from her severed limbs and taught her to control her blood, then moved her into his hidden underground home. After removing the Vein Sealing Needles, he shared her pain as she practiced controlling her blood and encouraged her to seek revenge on those who had harmed her.

• Jiang Chen formed crude blood limbs after two days of training, but A Qing refused to let her draw more blood before she had recovered.
• A Qing brought fish and cooked a meal, then explained that he had kept Jiang Chen outside because the mountain’s yin energy protected her and he had been watching over her condition.
• A Qing led Jiang Chen to his underground living space, gave her a bed and clothes, and told her to recuperate before beginning harder training.
• Jiang Chen asked A Qing to remove her Vein Sealing Needles early so she could adapt to the pain, and he agreed after she bathed and changed.
• A Qing removed the needles, and Jiang Chen endured the pain while regaining control of the blood flowing from her wounds.
• Jiang Chen realized A Qing was sharing her pain through her Nerve Interface, and he urged her to take revenge and promised to teach her how to torment people.

Jiang Chen mastered the Blood Control Technique with A Qing’s help, regained her severed hands and feet, and thanked her Master by making fish soup. A Qing revealed that she knew Jiang Chen had decided to leave, leaving their reunion overshadowed by an impending separation.

• A Qing helped Jiang Chen endure her pain, taught her the Turtle Breath Dream Technique, and stayed connected to her through the night as Jiang Chen recovered.
• Over the following days, Jiang Chen mastered the Blood Control Technique, and A Qing taught her additional techniques while caring for her.
• A Qing revealed she had secretly preserved Jiang Chen’s severed limbs and helped her reattach them, restoring her body and sensation.
• Jiang Chen embraced A Qing in gratitude, then made fish soup and watched her Master eat.
• A Qing said she had eaten more because she knew Jiang Chen had decided to leave, and Jiang Chen dropped her bowl.

Jiang Chen prepared to leave A Qing after recovering, but A Qing insisted she never return so they would both stay safe. After she departed, A Qing faced a mechanical voice demanding the cultivation methods and vowed to confront the traitor someday.

• A Qing told Jiang Chen he had known from the start that she would leave, and she tearfully promised to care for him before accepting that he would not go outside with her.
• A Qing asked Jiang Chen never to return or contact him, warning that doing so could put them both in mortal danger, but reassured her they might meet again someday.
• Jiang Chen tried to repay A Qing before leaving, used the Turtle Breath Dream Technique to put him to sleep, and departed after leaving a blood-written message promising to wait for him.
• A Qing woke alone and read Jiang Chen's message, then heard a mechanical voice demand the cultivation methods stored within him.
• A Qing refused the mechanical voice's demand, called it a traitor, and promised to come find it and ram it with a sailboat.