Chapter Summaries

Li Chu drew nearly thirty Snow Maidens together and destroyed them with the Chunyang Sword’s Red Dragon technique. As he hurried to help Du Lanke, he found him confronted by a powerful silver-haired man who had asked where the Snow Maidens were.

• Dozens of Snow Maidens gathered around Li Chu, while Du Lanke mistook their gathering for a threat and offered to bring reinforcements.
• Du Lanke warned Li Chu that Snow Maidens feared fire, then crashed into an ice wall while flying toward Divine Luo City.
• Li Chu drew the Chunyang Sword and used the Red Dragon technique to eliminate the gathered Snow Maidens.
• Du Lanke met a tall silver-haired man who froze and shattered his flying sword, then demanded to know where the Snow Maidens were.
• Li Chu arrived, and Du Lanke pointed him out as the person he had been going to save before realizing something seemed wrong.

Yu Huasheng negotiated with Uncle Yin over the Mysterious Yin Array and the search for Emperor Yin, then learned that Snow God Order had died. On the snowy mountain, Li Chu escaped a deadly attack and killed the white-robed man with one sword strike.

• Yu Huasheng told Uncle Yin that eight Mysterious Yin Bodies had been found and that the Wind God Order would seek the Extreme Yang Boy that night.
• Uncle Yin demanded proof that Yu Huasheng knew the truth about Emperor Yin, and Yu Huasheng revealed that Emperor Yin was not dead but was entangled with immortal fate.
• Uncle Yin asked Yu Huasheng to send help in finding the remaining four Mysterious Yin Bodies, and Yu Huasheng agreed to send Snow God Order before announcing that Snow God Order had died.
• Li Chu returned to Du Lanke and said he had killed thirty-one snow women, prompting the white-robed man to attack them with Snow Waterfall.
• Li Chu carried Du Lanke out of the snow attack, then killed the white-robed man with a strike of the Chunyang Sword.

Li Chu defeated the White-Robed Man, gathered the remaining Snow Maidens, and returned to Virtuous Cloud Branch Temple with Du Lanke. After hearing about the temple’s prospects and its female pilgrims, Du Lanke asked to join Virtuous Cloud Temple.

• Li Chu picked up an ancient plaque after the Red Dragon devoured the White-Robed Man.
• Li Chu and Du Lanke returned to the mountain, where Li Chu hunted down the remaining Snow Maidens.
• Du Lanke reflected on his stalled cultivation and considered joining Virtuous Cloud Temple.
• Li Chu invited Du Lanke into the temple, where he met Wang Longqi and Fox Girl.
• After hearing Wang Longqi describe the temple’s beautiful female pilgrims, Du Lanke asked Li Chu to let him join Virtuous Cloud Temple.

Du Lanke joined Virtuous Cloud Temple as Li Chu’s nominal disciple after Yu Qi’an approved the arrangement, then moved into the branch temple. The chapter ended with Li Chu asking what his new disciple could teach him, leaving Du Lanke stunned by the reversal.

• Du Lanke asked Li Chu to accept him as a disciple, and Li Chu agreed to consider it after consulting Yu Qi’an.
• Wang Longqi joked that Du Lanke would rank below him and Xiao Bai, while Li Chu warned that his unusual inheritance might be impossible to teach.
• Yu Qi’an approved Du Lanke as a nominal disciple for three months and warned Li Chu to keep the mysterious ice-like nameplate safe.
• Du Lanke returned to South City Temple, told Daoist Wei he had joined Virtuous Cloud Temple, and handed over his position as temple master.
• Du Lanke moved into Virtuous Cloud Branch Temple, where Li Chu welcomed him with a feast and asked him what he could teach.

Li Chu learned the Sword Control Technique from Du Lanke and quickly sent the Chunyang Sword flying an immense distance. After controlling it through the night, he finally saw it return to the courtyard.

• Du Lanke explained the Sword Control Technique and demonstrated how to command his flying sword.
• Li Chu memorized the hand seals and incantation, then successfully summoned the Chunyang Sword on his second attempt.
• Li Chu sent the Chunyang Sword flying west, and it vanished beyond Du Lanke's sight.
• Li Chu spent the night controlling the sword while Du Lanke waited in the courtyard and Wang Longqi found them in the morning.
• The Chunyang Sword returned from the east as Du Lanke sighed with relief.

The author reflected on the challenges of writing the novel, its comedic style, and the difficulties of balancing an invincible protagonist with plot and side characters. The author announced a leave day and said they planned to resume exercising and work toward higher-quality, more frequent updates.

• The author explained that they had struggled to find ideas and chose not to publish a dry chapter, while reflecting on the different approach used in the second volume.
• The author described prioritizing comedy, discussed reader reactions to the standalone chapter "Chen Huaji's Simp Diary," and said future character extras might be posted for free on leave days.
• The author explained how invincible protagonists and absurdist humor made it difficult to develop side characters, maintain the setting, and build suspense.
• The author thanked readers for their support, said they planned to resume fitness training, and promised to work toward more frequent updates without sacrificing quality.

Li Chu met Madam Yang, who revealed that her son Guo Xiaobao had been kidnapped by people she believed belonged to the Demon Sect. After learning that Xiaobao’s father was the wanted rebel Guo Longque, Li Chu focused on the search, and Madam Yang identified Luo Goddess Pavilion as the last place she sensed her son’s aura.

• Madam Yang arrived at the Virtuous Cloud Branch Temple looking for Yu Qi'an, and Li Chu returned from an uncontrolled first attempt at sword flight.
• A scholar from a painting learned that Snow God Order was dead and the Mystic Ice Slip was missing, then ordered his subordinate to track it through the Black Tortoise Prison Guard Bureau and complete a transaction with the Northern Abyss Sect.
• Madam Yang told Li Chu that Demon Sect agents had abducted Guo Xiaobao after repeatedly finding their hiding places and overpowering her.
• Madam Yang explained that she had avoided seeking help from Facing Heaven Pavilion because Xiaobao's father, Guo Longque, was its number one Heaven-ranked wanted criminal.
• Li Chu asked where Madam Yang had last sensed Xiaobao's aura, and she answered that it was at Luo Goddess Pavilion.

Li Chu and Madam Yang infiltrated Luo Goddess Pavilion to search for Xiao Bao, but their attempt at a quiet entry quickly turned into a fight. Meanwhile, Lord Canghai’s pavilion hosted a trade for the Kun-sucking power in exchange for a dragon, and the commotion outside threatened the deal.

• Li Chu, Madam Yang, and Du Lanke approached Luo Goddess Pavilion, and Li Chu told Du Lanke to wait outside and run if trouble arose.
• Li Chu and Madam Yang slipped through the flower sea and courtyard wall, but Li Chu encountered a guard and froze him before he could shout.
• The pair searched an outer pavilion, where Hanging Ghost recognized Madam Yang; Li Chu struck him with the Chunyang Sword, sending a Red Dragon through the roof.
• Du Lanke saw the Red Dragon rise and reasoned that eliminating witnesses might still count as a perfect infiltration.
• At the central pavilion, Lord Canghai’s representative discussed a trade with northern visitors, who offered a Blood Crystal containing the Kun-sucking power in exchange for a dragon.
• The shadow behind the screens announced that the Wind God Order’s subordinate had died, but the old man assured the visitors that he would send someone else to deal with the intruders.

Li Chu and Madam Yang fought their way to Luo Goddess Pavilion, where the Demon Sect and Northern Abyss Sect were plotting to capture a Baby Thunder Dragon for a tribute to Kunpeng. Li Chu killed the Northern Abyss Sect attackers with a powerful sword strike, leaving the leaders inside to decide who would confront him.

• Li Chu killed Yin Wuwu with a Red Dragon sword strike, despite Madam Yang warning that his Substitution Technique could reflect attacks.
• Wind God Order and the Northern Abyss Sect leader discussed their plan to summon and capture a Baby Thunder Dragon using the Dragon-Rearing Map and present it as tribute.
• After learning that Li Chu and Madam Yang were approaching, the Northern Abyss Sect leader sent three subordinates to confront them.
• The three Northern Abyss Sect members used the Giant Kun's power to launch a coordinated attack on Li Chu.
• Li Chu unleashed a three-wisp Red Dragon sword strike that engulfed the pavilion in crimson flame, prompting the leaders inside to hesitate over who should face him.

Li Chu and Madam Yang confronted Wind God Order and the Northern Abyss Sect leader at Luo Goddess Pavilion, rescuing the wooden box and killing the fleeing leader while Wind God Order escaped. Li Chu reached level seventy-eight, then found a mysterious young girl behind a screen who called herself “Bloom.”

• Daoist Du watched the strange glow above Luo Goddess Pavilion and felt reassured by his powerful ally.
• Li Chu and Madam Yang entered the pavilion, where Wind God Order recognized Madam Yang and the Northern Abyss Sect leader tried to flee.
• Wind God Order revealed that the Northern Abyss Sect leader had taken Madam Yang’s son, drawing their attention to the fleeing man.
• Li Chu used Sword Control Technique to kill the Northern Abyss Sect leader, and Madam Yang caught the falling wooden box.
• Wind God Order escaped through a window as Li Chu gained a level and reached level seventy-eight.
• Li Chu found a young girl behind the screen, asked what she was, and heard her answer, “Bloom.”

Madam Yang rescued the chest containing her son while Li Chu confronted the young girl in Luo Goddess Pavilion. The girl revealed that she was Ye Lenger, a princess who had made a deal with Lord Canghai, and ended by asking Li Chu if he was married.

• Madam Yang handed the sealed chest to Du Lanke and returned to Luo Goddess Pavilion, while Du Lanke carried it to Virtuous Cloud Branch Temple.
• Wang Longqi and Fox Girl urged Du Lanke to open the chest, and he was knocked unconscious by an electric shock when he removed its talismans.
• Li Chu questioned the young girl, who denied working with Lord Canghai’s people and admitted that she had allowed them to operate inside Luo Goddess Pavilion as part of a deal.
• The young girl identified herself as Ye Lenger, princess of Western Regions Ageless City, and said Lord Canghai had promised to retrieve the city’s sacred object in exchange for her cooperation.
• Ye Lenger told Li Chu that she wanted to become city lord, then asked him whether he was married.

Daoist Du woke to find that a Little Fatty Dragon had emerged from the box and accidentally shocked him, while Madam Yang discovered that her son was still missing. At Luo Goddess Pavilion, Ye Lenger offered to identify who had taken Guo Xiaobao in exchange for help dealing with her brother.

• Wang Longqi and Fox Girl introduced Daoist Du to the Little Fatty Dragon, which apologized by letting him pet its forehead in exchange for roast chicken.
• Li Chu and Madam Yang returned to the temple and learned that Guo Xiaobao had not been inside the box.
• Li Chu and Madam Yang searched Luo Goddess Pavilion and found Ye Lenger bathing in its rear hall.
• Ye Lenger said someone had taken Guo Xiaobao away and promised to reveal who in exchange for help with her brother's hidden purpose at White Dragon Temple.

A little monk revealed himself as a powerful master who destroyed a mountain full of monsters, then returned with his old disciple to White Dragon Temple for the Buddha Affinity Assembly. The assembly began registration with Li Chu, a Daoist priest, prompting a novice to wonder if he had come to challenge the temple.

• The old monk and his young master entered a mountain inn, where the guests and proprietors were disguised monsters.
• The young monk captured the kind-hearted snake demon and sent it to the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda Forest, while the old monk recited sutras for the twenty-four dead.
• The two monks flew to Hongdu Mountain and watched as the Buddha Affinity Assembly began at White Dragon Temple.
• White Dragon Temple introduced a first-round contest to attract Human Qi, and a novice registered participants.
• Li Chu identified himself as a Daoist priest, and the novice asked if he had come to kick down their dojo.

Li Chu joined the Buddha Affinity Assembly to keep Ye Lenger’s brother from winning, though he doubted his ability to preach Buddhist scriptures. His platform unexpectedly drew a crowd of girls, leaving Bai Lingchen’s carefully arranged audience watching Li Chu instead.

• Bai Lingchen prepared gifts and flyers to draw women to his sermon platform and secured a blank Sermon Registry for recording attendees.
• Bai Lingchen spotted Li Chu on a nearby platform and urgently tried to get his position changed, but it was too late.
• Li Chu explained that he had joined the assembly to stop Ye Lenger’s brother from obtaining Buddhist affinity, despite being a Daoist priest unfamiliar with Buddhist teachings.
• A young girl asked Li Chu what he would preach, and he began collecting listeners’ names in the Sermon Registry.
• A crowd of girls gathered around Li Chu, while Bai Lingchen grew furious that his paid promotion had drawn them to the wrong handsome man.

Li Chu drew a huge audience by reciting Buddhist scripture at the Buddha Affinity Assembly, then admitted that he was a Daoist priest who had come for part-time work. At White Dragon Temple, Zen Master Fashan and an elderly monk discussed the assembly and watched a large procession led by Li Chu approach Hongdu Mountain.

• Li Chu’s fluent scripture recitation captivated the crowd, while Bai Lingchen failed to draw listeners and resolved to hide whenever he saw Li Chu again.
• Li Chu told the crowd that he usually cultivated at Virtuous Cloud Temple and had joined the Buddha Affinity Assembly for a part-time job.
• Zen Master Fashan discussed the declining appeal of White Dragon Temple’s assembly with the old monk, who rebuked him for relying on a grandmaster.
• The monks observed Ye Shuo, the second prince of Western Regions Ageless City, climbing Hongdu Mountain with more than a hundred followers.
• The old monk pointed out a much larger procession led by Li Chu, and Zen Master Fashan remarked that Li Chu was a Daoist.

Li Chu entered the Buddha Affinity Assembly and advanced to the second round, where contestants had to endure the ancestral sutras in White Dragon Temple’s Stele Forest. As the others struggled under the chanting, Li Chu could not hear anything at all.

• Li Chu met Shen Mu, who told him he had been disqualified from the assembly after fighting birdmen who disrupted his preaching.
• Li Chu spotted Ye Shuo, the second prince of Ageless City, and learned that Ye Shuo sought the Tenghe Sutra to control a sacred object and rule the Undying City.
• Li Chu and Ye Shuo were among the fifty contestants selected for the second round, with Li Chu ranked ahead of Ye Shuo.
• Chan Master Faqing explained that the contestants had to endure the ancestral sutras’ lingering thoughts in White Dragon Temple’s Stele Forest.
• The contestants began hearing the sutras and suffering mental pressure, but Li Chu could not hear even a single sound.

During the Ancestral Stele Forest trial, Li Chu slept through the Supreme Thunder Sound and entered the Heavenly Kingdom Vision, where he faced a colossal bird and struck it down with the Chunyang Sword. Ye Shuo witnessed the vision and returned to the forest in awe of Li Chu, while the Second Prince of Undying City remained alongside him.

• Chan Master Yishen and Chan Master Sankong explained the scripture layers in the Ancestral Stele Forest as contestants gradually withdrew.
• Li Chu could not hear the scriptures, so he settled into meditation and fell asleep as the Supreme Thunder Sound began.
• The little monk strengthened the scripture remnants around Li Chu, causing him to enter a vision of three ancient monks and a giant bird threatening their world.
• Li Chu drew the Chunyang Sword and unleashed a full-force strike that pierced the giant bird with a sun-bright thread of light.
• Ye Shuo saw Li Chu's sword strike in the Heavenly Kingdom Vision, then awoke in the Ancestral Stele Forest and regarded him with shock.

After Li Chu won the second round of the Buddha Affinity Assembly, he entered the Heart Demon Forest for the final trial and encountered a wounded monk whose heart demon tested his compassion. Li Chu tried to heal him, but each healing spell was followed by the Dharma Bell striking the monk down again.

• Li Chu returned to Virtuous Cloud Branch Temple and learned that Little Fatty Dragon had wrecked the courtyard while everyone was away.
• Daoist Du asked Li Chu to investigate a wealthy shopkeeper's unborn child, whose birth coincided with a Witcher's thirty-year-old bargain.
• Li Chu went to White Dragon Temple for the third round, where Chan Master Faqing announced that the contestants would face their heart demons in the Heart Demon Forest.
• Li Chu found a young monk with mangled legs who begged him for help; the monks watching from the mountain identified compassion as the monk's heart demon.
• Li Chu healed the monk with the Little Bodhi Mantra, but the Dharma Bell rang and made the monk vomit blood; Li Chu healed him again, and the bell rang once more.

Li Chu repeatedly healed a heart-demon monk, triggering the Dharma Bell until the monk killed himself, while the bell wiped out the other contestants’ heart demons. After placing tenth in the Buddha Affinity Assembly, Li Chu learned from Ye Lenger that the Yin Clan had taken Guo Xiaobao and that Youlan Pavilion might lead him to the child.

• Ye Shuo encountered a vision of his siblings killing his younger self, but the Dharma Bell’s tolls killed the heart demons before he could respond.
• Li Chu repeatedly healed the young monk with the Little Bodhi Mantra, discovered the Dharma Bell injured him each time, and watched him take his own life; Ye Shuo witnessed the scene.
• Atop Hongdu Mountain, the monks discussed Li Chu’s Buddhist power and origins, and the young monk decided he needed to speak with him.
• The Buddha Affinity Assembly ranked Li Chu tenth and Ye Shuo sixth after the Dharma Bell killed the contestants’ heart demons.
• Ye Lenger told Li Chu that the Yin Clan had taken Guo Xiaobao, was assisting Lord Canghai, and might have clues at Youlan Pavilion.

Li Chu rejected Ye Shuo’s request to become his disciple, then went with Du Lanke to investigate a strange dream troubling the pregnant Madam Liu. Yu Qi'an identified a possible Soul Gu Master behind it and hinted at a way to help by having Madam Liu’s primordial spirit leave her body.

• Ye Shuo knelt before Li Chu and begged him to take him as a disciple, but Li Chu refused; Ye Shuo left determined to prove his sincerity.
• Ye Lenger emerged after Ye Shuo left and discussed his unexpected request with Li Chu and Du Lanke.
• Du Lanke told Li Chu that Madam Liu had developed a strange dream in which insects attacked a red-glowing baby, so Li Chu went to the Liu Residence.
• Li Chu lit incense to consult Yu Qi'an, who explained that a Soul Gu Master might be targeting Madam Liu with Gu-insect Living Souls.
• Yu Qi'an suggested that Madam Liu’s primordial spirit might need to leave her body to overcome the threat.