Chapter Summaries

Wang Haoran learned that Ling Nanxu had undergone successful sex reassignment surgery, gained enough Villain Points to raise his Combat Power above Qin Fan’s, and prepared to use Jiang Gaoxuan to deal with Qin Fan. He left Qin Fan waiting outside the Seven Sisters' villa while he went inside for dinner.

• Wang Haoran told Xu Muyan he would arrange a meeting with someone later, then played games with her.
• Zhao TieZhu persuaded Ling Nanxu to undergo sex reassignment surgery in Siam, and the operation succeeded.
• Wang Haoran received 4,000 Villain Points and spent 200,000 to exchange for Two Hundred Years True Qi, raising his Combat Power to 18,236.
• Wang Haoran saw Qin Fan waiting near the Seven Sisters' villa to apologize to Tantai Yaoyue and learned Qin Fan's Combat Power was 17,345.
• Wang Haoran promised Qin Fan he would call his elder sister out after dark, then entered the villa and contacted Jiang Gaoxuan for help dealing with Qin Fan.

Over dinner, Wang Haoran’s relationships with the sisters were revealed, and Qiu Qianwei accepted Tantai Yaoyue and Ji Shuiyao as well. Later, Qin Fan waited near the villa and tried a pickup line on Feng Xuansu, while Wang Haoran prepared to put his plan into action.

• Wang Haoran learned that Bu Feiyan had left Qingling on a mission, while the sisters took turns adding food to his bowl.
• Bian Suwen, Luo Qingqian, and Liu Yue confessed that Wang Haoran was their boyfriend, and Qiu Qianwei said Tantai Yaoyue already knew and would not blame them.
• Tantai Yaoyue admitted she had made the same mistake, and Ji Shuiyao revealed that Wang Haoran was the man she had mentioned earlier.
• Qiu Qianwei welcomed Ji Shuiyao and said only Bu Feiyan remained before all seven sisters could be together with Wang Haoran.
• After dinner, Wang Haoran checked messages from Qin Fan and Jiang Gaoxuan and decided it was time to act.
• Qin Fan spotted Feng Xuansu on a nearby path, followed her, and used a pickup line when he asked her for directions.

Wang Haoran ambushed Qin Fan, destroyed his Dantian, and arranged for him to lose his ability as a man. After spending the night with Tantai Yaoyue, Wang Haoran earned a new reward: a card that copied a protagonist’s memories.

• Feng Xuansu told Qin Fan she had a husband, but Qin Fan followed her anyway to find out where she lived.
• Wang Haoran struck Qin Fan from behind, knocked him unconscious, and shattered his Dantian in a deserted corner.
• Jiang Gaoxuan arrived, received instructions from Wang Haoran, and Wang Haoran returned to Liu Yue's villa.
• Wang Haoran received a system notification that Qin Fan had lost his ability as a man.
• Wang Haoran spent the night with Tantai Yaoyue, and his Villain Halo surpassed 20000.
• The system rewarded Wang Haoran with a Protagonist Memory Copy Card, which could copy all of a protagonist's memories.

Wang Haoran visited the injured Qin Fan in the hospital and used the aftermath of the attack to deepen Qin Fan’s despair. He left with Tantai Yaoyue, while Qin Fan faced the loss of his cultivation and the revelation that she was close to Wang Haoran.

• Wang Haoran found Qin Fan injured in a crowd and accompanied him to the hospital.
• Qin Fan woke, realized something was missing, and suffered a loss of Protagonist Halo as Wang Haoran gained Villain Points.
• Wang Haoran told Qin Fan that Tantai Yaoyue had forgiven him, then brought her to the hospital despite Qin Fan asking him not to.
• Wang Haoran privately told Tantai Yaoyue about Qin Fan’s injury, and Qin Fan admitted his Dantian was shattered and his cultivation was gone.
• Tantai Yaoyue backed away from investigating Qin Fan’s attacker, while Wang Haoran paid Qin Fan’s hospital expenses.
• Wang Haoran put an arm around Tantai Yaoyue and left with her, shocking Qin Fan.

Wang Haoran openly revealed his relationship with Tantai Yaoyue, then arranged to further upset Qin Fan and learned that a mysterious Master Ye had disrupted Cang Province’s martial arts world. He decided to travel there with Ning Aoxue and began preparing to deal with Lu Beige before leaving Qingling.

• Wang Haoran and Tantai Yaoyue told Qin Fan they were a couple, leaving him devastated.
• Wang Haoran sent Song Zhihui and Mu Nanzhi to visit Qin Fan and further distress him.
• After hearing about Master Ye’s exploits in Cang Province, Ning Aoxue said she had to return there, and Wang Haoran decided to go with her.
• Wang Haoran declined Feng Xuansu’s request to join them, and she agreed to wait for his return.
• Wang Haoran sought out Cui Yutong to address Lu Beige’s continued trouble for Gu Yurou.

Wang Haoran returned to Cang Province with Ning Aoxue and learned that Master Ye had challenged five of the province’s martial arts families. Suspecting Master Ye was a cultivation protagonist, Wang Haoran tried to stop the Ten Great Martial Arts Families from gathering, but Father Ning said only the Zuoqiu Family might be able to cancel the meeting.

• Wang Haoran persuaded Cui Yutong to testify against Lu Beige, then traveled with Ning Aoxue to Cang Province.
• At the Ning Family, Father Ning explained that Master Ye had challenged five of Cang Province’s ten martial arts families, prompting the families to plan a joint meeting.
• Wang Haoran learned the martial arts cultivation ranks and suspected Master Ye was a cultivator whose memories could reveal how to achieve longevity.
• Wang Haoran asked Father Ning to find a way to cancel the families’ meeting, explaining that doing so would benefit the Ning Family.
• Father Ning said the Ning Family could not stop the meeting on its own, but the Zuoqiu Family might if its youngest granddaughter persuaded Old Man Zuoqiu.

Wang Haoran learned where to find Zuoqiu Luoyan so he could try to persuade the Zuoqiu Family against holding the Ten Great Families Martial Arts Conference. At Cang Province Park, he discovered that the much younger-looking Luoyan was around Zuoqiu Chenyu’s age and resembled her, suggesting the two were connected.

• Wang Haoran asked Ning Aoxue about the Zuoqiu Family, and she told him that Zuoqiu Luoyan and Old Man Zuoqiu practiced at Cang Province Park on clear mornings.
• Ning Aoxue accompanied Wang Haoran to the park, where their arrival attracted attention from the martial artists around them.
• Wang Haoran and Ning Aoxue waited in a quiet area until Old Man Zuoqiu and his granddaughter arrived.
• Ning Aoxue told Wang Haoran that Zuoqiu Luoyan was four or five years older than she was, despite looking thirteen or fourteen.
• Wang Haoran realized Luoyan was about Zuoqiu Chenyu’s age and thought the two women might be twins.

Wang Haoran learned why Zuoqiu Luoyan looked so young and discovered that she was an important female supporting character whose affection he could manipulate. After using his Charm Halo to make her fall for him, he left Ning Aoxue sensing a rival.

• Ning Aoxue explained that Zuoqiu Luoyan's family cultivation method preserved her appearance from age thirteen until she mastered it.
• Zuoqiu Luoyan noticed Wang Haoran and became attracted to him, and the system identified her as an important female supporting character.
• Wang Haoran used his Charm Halo to raise Zuoqiu Luoyan's affection to 100, gaining Villain Points and weakening Ye Fan's Protagonist Halo.
• Zuoqiu Luoyan asked Ning Aoxue whether Wang Haoran was her lover, and Ning Aoxue called him her friend.
• Zuoqiu Luoyan brightened at Ning Aoxue's answer, while Ning Aoxue sensed her interest in Wang Haoran and grew hostile.

Wang Haoran accepted Old Man Zuoqiu’s invitation to visit the Zuoqiu Family, while Ning Aoxue and Zuoqiu Luoyan’s rivalry over him cooled. Watching the Zuoqius practice, Wang Haoran recognized a familiar setup and suspected Master Ye would soon appear.

• Ning Aoxue and Zuoqiu Luoyan argued over their figures and nearly fought until Old Man Zuoqiu reminded Luoyan that the Ten Great Families Martial Arts Conference was near.
• Old Man Zuoqiu questioned Wang Haoran about his background and, impressed by his hidden strength, invited him to visit the Zuoqiu Family.
• Wang Haoran accepted the invitation, and he reassured Ning Aoxue that he was going for serious business.
• Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan practiced a gentle martial arts routine while Wang Haoran and Ning Aoxue watched.
• Wang Haoran noticed flaws and missing moves in the routine, recognized a familiar protagonist setup, and searched the park for Master Ye.

Wang Haoran recognized the approaching Ye Fan as a reborn Immortal Venerable and used the Protagonist Memory Copy Card to begin copying his memories. He diverted Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan before Ye Fan could meet them, then revealed at the Zuoqiu Family that he wanted the Ten Great Martial Arts Families meeting canceled.

• Wang Haoran identified the approaching boy as Ye Fan, learned he was a reborn Immortal Venerable, and used the Protagonist Memory Copy Card on him.
• Wang Haoran urged Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan to take him to the Zuoqiu Family before Ye Fan could approach them.
• Wang Haoran sent Ning Aoxue away and left with Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan, causing Ye Fan to miss his planned encounter and earning Wang Haoran 4,000 Villain Points.
• At the Zuoqiu Family residence, Old Man Zuoqiu praised Wang Haoran's strength and asked him to attend the Ten Great Martial Arts Families meeting.
• Wang Haoran told Old Man Zuoqiu that he had come to have the meeting canceled.

Wang Haoran persuaded Old Man Zuoqiu to cancel the Ten Great Martial Arts Families’ meeting by claiming he could handle Ye Fan, though he knew he was bluffing. Old Man Zuoqiu agreed and encouraged Wang Haoran to stay overnight at the Zuoqiu Family residence with Zuoqiu Luoyan.

• Wang Haoran revealed enough of his cultivation to shock Old Man Zuoqiu and warned that the Ten Great Martial Arts Families could not defeat Ye Fan.
• Wang Haoran urged Old Man Zuoqiu to cancel the meeting, claiming he would handle Ye Fan and that a united gathering would disrupt his plans.
• Old Man Zuoqiu accepted Wang Haoran’s proposal and cautioned him to be careful around Ye Fan.
• Old Man Zuoqiu called Zuoqiu Luoyan in after noticing she had been eavesdropping.
• Old Man Zuoqiu explained that Zuoqiu Luoyan was in her twenties despite her petite appearance, then invited Wang Haoran to stay at the Zuoqiu Family residence and let her show him around.

Wang Haoran discovered that Zuoqiu Luoyan had a twin sister named Zuoqiu Chenyu, who had been separated from the Zuoqiu Family. The chapter ended with Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan excitedly asking where Chenyu was.

• Old Man Zuoqiu encouraged Wang Haoran to stay with Zuoqiu Luoyan, but Wang Haoran declined because he had plans that night.
• Zuoqiu Luoyan asked whether Wang Haoran preferred Ning Aoxue, and she and Old Man Zuoqiu tried to convince him she was just as desirable.
• Wang Haoran asked Zuoqiu Luoyan whether she had a twin sister after remembering how much she resembled Zuoqiu Chenyu.
• Old Man Zuoqiu asked whether Zuoqiu Chenyu had a tattoo of her name on her left shoulder, and Wang Haoran confirmed it after pretending to call her.
• Old Man Zuoqiu revealed that Zuoqiu Chenyu was Zuoqiu Luoyan's twin sister, and he urgently asked Wang Haoran where she was.

After resolving the urgent matter in Cang Province, Wang Haoran absorbed Ye Fan’s memories and learned that Fang Youruo was the woman whose death had caused Ye Fan’s Heart Demon. He planned to win her over before Ye Fan could meet her, then searched for a cultivation method that could counter Ye Fan’s Immortal Martial Arts.

• Wang Haoran told Old Man Zuoqiu that Zuoqiu Chenyu was in Qingling, but reminded him to cancel the Cang Province martial arts families’ meeting first.
• Old Man Zuoqiu hurried away to notify the families, while Wang Haoran stayed at the Zuoqiu estate before returning to the Ning Family.
• Wang Haoran reviewed Ye Fan’s memories and learned that Fang Youruo’s death had caused Ye Fan’s Dao Integration to fail.
• Wang Haoran decided to pursue Fang Youruo before Ye Fan could meet her, hoping to disrupt Ye Fan’s plans and cultivation.
• Wang Haoran examined Ye Fan’s Azure Emperor Longevity Art, but found that its required cultivation resources did not exist on Blue Star.

Wang Haoran searched Ye Fan’s memories for a cultivation method suited to his ordinary aptitude and found the Devil Emperor Inner Canon. He decided it was ideal for him and planned to cultivate it, believing he could grow stronger without attracting the fate that had destroyed its creator.

• Wang Haoran realized he lacked the aptitude to cultivate the Azure Emperor Longevity Art and looked for another method.
• He learned how the Extremity Heaven Devil Emperor’s dual cultivation method had led to a battle against five Tribulation Realm Immortal Venerables, including Ye Fan, and the Emperor’s eventual death.
• Ye Fan had exterminated the Emperor’s disciples and thirty million cultivation Dao Companions to erase the method, but he had memorized it himself.
• Through Ye Fan’s memories, Wang Haoran obtained the Devil Emperor Inner Canon and found that it required no cultivation aptitude or plentiful Spiritual Qi.
• Wang Haoran concluded that his ability to make girls fall for him made him well suited to the method, and he resolved to cultivate it quietly.

Wang Haoran sought Ning Aoxue as a partner for his cultivation method and revealed that it could rapidly improve her strength, though it required an intimate price. The chapter ended with Ning Aoxue stunned after he explained what she would have to give up.

• Wang Haoran decided to approach Ning Aoxue about helping him cultivate, and she visited his room to check whether he was comfortable at the Ning Family.
• Wang Haoran flattered Ning Aoxue, stirring her heart, then asked about her progress toward the Transformation Realm Greater Grandmaster stage.
• Wang Haoran showed Ning Aoxue that his true qi cultivation was around four hundred years and offered a method that could quickly advance her cultivation toward the Martial Dao Pinnacle.
• Ning Aoxue agreed to hear about the method despite its side effects, and Wang Haoran whispered its intimate cost to her.
• Ning Aoxue was dumbfounded, and Wang Haoran asked her to make her decision.

Wang Haoran persuaded Ning Aoxue to cultivate with him using the Devil Emperor Inner Canon, and their first session greatly increased both their power. He revealed that he was a cultivator and promised Ning Aoxue she could become one too, leaving her eager to continue cultivating with him.

• Ning Aoxue agreed to cultivate with Wang Haoran after he promised to treat her well, and he taught her the female cultivation method from the Devil Emperor Inner Canon.
• Wang Haoran and Ning Aoxue cultivated together, earning him Villain Points and raising him to the Qi Refining Stage Fifth Layer.
• Ning Aoxue gained more than thirty years of True Qi cultivation and reached the Transformation Realm Greater Grandmaster realm, prompting her affection for Wang Haoran to rise.
• Wang Haoran demonstrated his Spiritual Qi by producing a flame and told Ning Aoxue that he was a cultivator.
• Ning Aoxue discovered that her True Qi had become purer and eagerly asked how soon she could become a cultivator, while Wang Haoran encouraged her to cultivate diligently.

Father Ning discovered Ning Aoxue with Wang Haoran and initially demanded that Wang Haoran marry her within the year. After Ning Aoxue revealed her extraordinary cultivation progress, Father Ning accepted Wang Haoran and left them alone together.

• Old Man Zuoqiu told Father Ning that the Ten Great Martial Arts Conference had been canceled, and Father Ning agreed on Ning Aoxue's behalf.
• Father Ning found Ning Aoxue leaving Wang Haoran's room in the morning and assumed they had spent the night together.
• Ning Aoxue defended Wang Haoran, and Father Ning demanded that he marry her within the year.
• Father Ning attacked Wang Haoran, but Ning Aoxue blocked him and revealed that she had become a Transformation Realm Greater Grandmaster.
• Ning Aoxue credited Wang Haoran for her rapid cultivation progress, and Father Ning's anger turned to approval as he left them alone.
• Wang Haoran offered to continue guiding Ning Aoxue's cultivation, and she stayed despite wanting to flee.

Wang Haoran thwarted the Ten Great Martial Arts Families’ meeting and anticipated that Ye Fan would seek Fang Youruo, so he returned to Qingling with Ning Aoxue and the Zuoqiu family. He brought Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan to meet Zuoqiu Chenyu, whose affectionate greeting left her surprised to find them watching.

• Ye Fan learned that the Ten Great Martial Arts Families had canceled their meeting and decided to travel to Qiong Province to see the girl from his past life.
• Wang Haoran received 6,000 Villain Points for manipulating events behind the scenes, then guessed Ye Fan would go looking for Fang Youruo.
• Wang Haoran arranged to return to Qingling with Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan, while Ning Aoxue joined them after saying farewell to Father Ning.
• After reaching Qingling, Wang Haoran sent Ning Aoxue home and took the Zuoqiu grandfather and granddaughter to Black Peony Bar to see Zuoqiu Chenyu.
• Zuoqiu Chenyu greeted Wang Haoran with a wine kiss, then noticed Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan standing behind him.

Wang Haoran brought Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan to Zuoqiu Chenyu, and a DNA test confirmed that Chenyu and Luoyan were twin sisters. After leaving their family reunion, Wang Haoran hurried to Qiong Province to reach Fang Youruo before Ye Fan.

• Wang Haoran introduced Old Man Zuoqiu and Zuoqiu Luoyan to Zuoqiu Chenyu, who doubted Old Man Zuoqiu's claim that he was her grandfather.
• Wang Haoran pointed out that Zuoqiu Chenyu and Zuoqiu Luoyan had matching name tattoos and looked like sisters, and Old Man Zuoqiu explained they were twins separated as infants.
• Wang Haoran took Zuoqiu Chenyu and Zuoqiu Luoyan to Tianhui Clinic, where a DNA test confirmed a 99.99% chance that they were sisters.
• Wang Haoran left the family reunion and flew to Qiong Province to get ahead of Ye Fan and reach Fang Youruo.
• Wang Haoran arrived at the middle school Fang Youruo attended.

Wang Haoran entered Fang Youruo’s school to find her and tried to attract her attention, but his Super Peach Blossom Halo did not activate. He decided not to pursue her for now, wary of provoking Ye Fan before he could protect himself and those close to him.

• Wang Haoran slipped past the school’s entrance and asked a student which class Fang Youruo was in.
• Wang Haoran waited outside Fang Youruo’s classroom, and she noticed him briefly before entering with a classmate.
• Wang Haoran concluded that he could not win Fang Youruo over before Ye Fan reached Qiong Province and chose to change his plan.
• Wang Haoran recalled Ye Fan’s extreme attachment to Fang Youruo and resolved not to alert him while his loved ones remained vulnerable.
• Wang Haoran reflected on the ruthless Cultivation World and the hidden calculations behind Ye Fan’s reputation as the Profound Heaven Immortal Venerable.