Recaps

After Jia Shuiqing stabilized her Nascent Soul, the group discussed the threat of a jelly-like Heaven and Earth Treasure and gave her the title Exalted One. Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution then prepared to study the Other-dimensional Creature's corpse at the New Base, where Jia Shuiqing recognized its Exotic Energy and Paranoid noticed he barely felt any rejection from it.

• Nutrient Solution suspected the Heaven and Earth Treasure was behind the repeated Soul Searching, and the group wondered why it had appeared in their territory and targeted them.
• Jia Shuiqing emerged from seclusion a month later, having gained control over her aura, and said she had narrowly escaped death during her breakthrough.
• Qu Jianlei named Jia Shuiqing Exalted One, and she accepted the title while asking about the terminology used by the Divine Script System.
• The group agreed to stay at the New Base so Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution could study the Other-dimensional Creature's corpse.
• The group examined the giant octopus corpse; Tian Yin and Claire retreated into the Defense Array, Jia Shuiqing identified its aura as Exotic Energy, and Paranoid said he felt little rejection from it.

The group safely decontaminated the Other-dimensional Creature’s corpse over half a year, then returned it for dissection. Ordinary weapons barely scratched its hide, but Qu Jianlei’s Broken Sword cut through it, revealing how differently the group’s cultivation techniques handled spiritual energy.

• Nutrient Solution offered the corpse to Paranoid, who denied wanting to perform Body Seizure, and the group agreed to test and decontaminate it.
• Qu Jianlei and Nutrient Solution sent the corpse into orbit for half a year while the group monitored its chaotic energy and hid it from passing starships.
• After inspections found no major dangers, Qu Jianlei, Nutrient Solution, and Paranoid tried cutting the corpse with weapons and abilities, but could only leave shallow scratches.
• Qu Jianlei used the Broken Sword to cut a deep gash in the corpse, and Paranoid, Mu Guang, Bentley, Qinghu, and others took turns testing their spiritual energy against its hide.
• Old Lady Jia emerged from seclusion, cut through seven or eight meters of the corpse, and handed the Broken Sword to Qu Jianlei to try.

Qu Jianlei and his team dissected a giant octopus from Other Space and discovered that cutting it with the Broken Sword refined their spiritual energy. Their search through its stomach uncovered a human skull with traces of spiritual energy, which Old Lady Jia identified as belonging to an Above Supreme cultivator.

• The Paranoid discovered that using the Broken Sword to dissect the octopus refined his spiritual energy, prompting the team to try the sword and other artifacts for cultivation.
• Qu Jianlei lent Old Lady Jia a battered umbrella and found a worn short dagger for the team to use in refining their spiritual energy.
• The team cut open the octopus’s stomach sac, waited for its strange energy to dissipate, and searched its corrosive contents for remains and research samples.
• Mu Guang found a human skull inside the octopus, and Old Lady Jia sensed that its owner had cultivated at the Above Supreme level.

Qu Jianlei's group recovered the remains of a Divine Script Cultivator from the giant octopus and discovered that the Cultivator's genes differed slightly from Imperial humans. After safely removing the restriction from a Space Ring, Qu Jianlei found it had vast storage capacity and was packed with supplies, but he decided to inventory everything before distributing it.

• Paranoid's divine sense was corroded while he searched the octopus, so Qu Jianlei established that the team would distribute future finds according to need and let him settle disputes.
• Bentley found a Space Ring, and Nutrient Solution stored the octopus's energy-bearing bones for later study.
• Jia Shuiqing analyzed the skull and found its genes differed from those of Imperial humans by about one-thousandth.
• After the ring's aura dispersed, Qu Jianlei cautiously erased its weak restriction with a thread of divine sense.
• Qu Jianlei discovered that the Space Ring held at least twenty thousand cubic meters and contained supplies filling about one-fifth of its space, then decided to inventory them before taking anything out.

Qu Jianlei examined the supplies in the Item-Storing Ring, finding Spirit Rice, powerful Qi Recovery Pills, Obsidian, and three weapons before sharing the harvest with his team. As they ate, they learned that an Armed Merchant Ship had changed course toward their planet and deployed satellites, suggesting a possible prolonged confrontation.

• Qu Jianlei identified the stored Spirit Rice, tested an Out of Dust Stage Qi Recovery Pill, and found a large supply of Obsidian and three weapons.
• Qu Jianlei gave the weapons to Qinghu and cooked Spirit Rice for the team while the others prepared octopus meat for testing.
• Big Head Butterfly reported that a starship had changed course and was heading toward the planet, so Qu Jianlei had Hua Xiezhi put away the corpse and alerted the team.
• The Armed Merchant Ship descended toward the planet and released a Small Ship that deployed thirty or forty satellites, prompting Xiao Moshan to warn that they seemed prepared for a prolonged fight.

Qu Jianlei's team watched an Armed Merchant Ship establish a semi-permanent settlement and discovered how ruthlessly its crew searched for hidden threats. After a second starship arrived, Qu Jianlei decided the team should prepare to relocate, but agreed to wait two days before acting against the newcomers.

• The Armed Merchant Ship landed near Qu Jianlei's hidden shelter, and its crew began building semi-permanent quarters with Box Trucks and Awakened Ones.
• Qu Jianlei refused Mu Yu's suggestion to infiltrate the ship's system and chose to keep monitoring the newcomers.
• Jia Shuiqing volunteered to investigate four possible Supremes, but Qu Jianlei told the team to wait until nightfall.
• The ship's Attack Ship found the abandoned Other-dimensional Creature corpse, collected samples, and fired on a suspicious location without warning.
• Xiao Hu detected a second starship approaching, and Qu Jianlei concluded that more ships might follow and ordered the team to prepare to relocate.
• Paranoid objected to abandoning supplies after the attack, so Qu Jianlei agreed to wait two days and then make a move if no third starship arrived.

Qu Jianlei’s group discovered that the newcomers were the Rebel Organization, whose two starships carried at least six Supremes and whose forces accidentally exposed one of the group’s decoy shelters. As Qu Jianlei prepared to evacuate, Xiao Hu infiltrated the rebels’ systems, and he ordered continued surveillance after learning they might be planning something larger.

• The second starship arrived with two Small Ships, more than sixty people, and additional Supremes, prompting Mu Guang to warn that the force posed a serious problem.
• An Attack Ship accidentally destroyed a decoy shelter, revealing supplies and causing the Rebel Organization to launch a coordinated search of the planet.
• Qu Jianlei decided to summon their starships and evacuate openly rather than risk using the Teleportation Array.
• Old Lady Jia and Paranoid identified the newcomers as the Rebel Organization, and Qu Jianlei told Xiao Hu to infiltrate their systems.
• Xiao Hu learned that the two starships were considering the planet as a transit base, while Qu Jianlei ordered it to keep watching the rebels and their Supremes.

Qu Jianlei’s group learned that a Federation Supreme had entered the Empire and decided they could not remain on the planet. When a military-style warship attacked the hidden base, Qu Jianlei used Xiao Hu to seize control of the attackers’ systems, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Xiao Hu reported that a Federation Supreme had been smuggled into the Empire, prompting Qu Jianlei and his companions to plan to leave while Paranoid wanted to capture Federation Supremes for study.
• The hidden ships retrieved most of their satellites, disguised themselves as boulders, and concealed the second cave as they prepared for the approaching threat.
• 3344 Ship arrived and fired warning shots around the concealed cargo ships, then demanded that the occupants surrender.
• The cargo ships revealed concealed Ion Cannons and fired at 3344 Ship before trying to escape, but Xiao Hu forcibly took over their control systems and made them fall back toward the planet.
• Xiao Hu also disrupted the Ion Cannons’ fire-control systems, though they managed to fire a second, badly aimed volley.

Qu Jianlei forced the enemy base to surrender after destroying its gun emplacement, but the Resistors faked their surrender and attacked the 3344 Ship as it landed. The chapter ended with six Supremes launching spells, including a meteor swarm that blocked the warship’s escape into the sky.

• Xiao Hu’s warning shots forced the enemy starships down, and Qu Jianlei ordered the 3344 Ship to destroy the cannon position after the crew kept firing.
• One starship’s occupants surrendered, but the enemy delayed coming out while internal strife killed several people.
• More than one hundred and eighty people eventually emerged, and Qu Jianlei kept the 3344 Ship fully armed while it approached to accept their surrender.
• Over a hundred people donned Elemental Armors and fled as six Supremes prepared to attack, so Qu Jianlei ordered the ship to take off and stopped Old Lady Jia’s teleportation.
• The six Supremes struck the 3344 Ship with spells, while one Supreme summoned a meteor swarm that blocked its path into the sky.

Xiao Hu fought to launch the 3344 Ship while evading tracking spells, as Qu Jianlei’s group escaped the base and Old Lady Jia attacked the forces from the second starship. Jia Shuiqing’s Ice Seal revealed the power of her new Nascent Soul Realm, but a peak Supreme’s Golden Spears threatened her.

• Xiao Hu used the 3344 Ship’s modified weapons for evasive maneuvers while tracking spells battered its shield and the ship fired back at approaching enemies.
• Qu Jianlei Instant Flashed his group out of the base as Old Lady Jia and Paranoid rushed toward the enemy forces.
• Paranoid gave Jia Shuiqing Gold Armor and asked her to leave two opponents alive, but she warned their survival would depend on luck.
• Jia Shuiqing cast Ice Seal, freezing nearly everyone in the second starship’s group and chilling two distant groups with a spell that altered the local laws of heaven and earth.
• A Metal Attribute Supreme countered with powerful Golden Spears, and two Gold Shields appeared before Jia Shuiqing.

Jia Shuiqing used her battered umbrella and Mental Strength to defeat the Federation’s Metal Attribute Supreme, while Paranoid tried to keep her from killing him. She then discovered and wounded a hidden Mental Attribute Supreme, leaving the remaining Federation Supremes to continue attacking the Imperial starship and target her with Azure Dragon Bind.

• Paranoid shielded Jia Shuiqing from a volley of Golden Spears, giving her time to raise her aura and use her battered umbrella.
• Jia Shuiqing struck down the Metal Attribute Supreme with a Mental Attack and dodged the uncontrolled spears, ignoring Paranoid’s plea to leave him alive.
• Jia Shuiqing detected a Mental Attribute Supreme disguised as a Modified Warrior and pierced his chest with an Ice Arrow before he could finish pleading for mercy.
• The remaining four Federation Supremes continued attacking the Imperial starship, and the Fire Attribute Supreme launched Azure Dragon Bind at Jia Shuiqing.

Qu Jianlei’s team defeated the Federation infiltrators after the Five Elements Battle Array unleashed a massive Ice Seal attack, though several captives self-destructed. The team secured two surviving Supremes and turned to interrogation, wary of their self-destruct mechanisms.

• The Fire Attribute Supreme pursued Jia Shuiqing with Azure Dragon Bind while Paranoid attacked the Earth Attribute Supreme using Instant Flash.
• Qu Jianlei had the Five Elements Battle Array build up power, then unleashed a vast Ice Seal attack that overwhelmed the Federation team.
• The Fire Attribute Supreme ordered a suicide squad to injure Jia Shuiqing and called for Plan Nine, but lightning disrupted his spell before a close-range attacker struck him down.
• Jia Shuiqing, Paranoid, and Bentley subdued the remaining Supremes as the White Mist froze the battlefield.
• Several captured Supremes self-destructed, but Paranoid found the surviving Mental Attribute Supreme and Wood Attribute Supreme.
• Qu Jianlei chose to prioritize interrogating the two survivors and warned the team to watch for self-destruct mechanisms.

Paranoid questioned the captured Mental Attribute Supreme, who revealed the Federation's self-destruct mechanism before detonating himself. Qu Jianlei learned that the 3344 Ship was too badly damaged to repair economically and decided to retire it.

• Paranoid offered the injured Mental Attribute Supreme a chance to live in exchange for truthful answers, and the prisoner agreed after discovering that several members of the group were Above Supreme.
• The Mental Attribute Supreme disclosed that he carried a Self-Destruct Device suppressed by his aura, while Paranoid revealed that the group had a friend-or-foe identification mechanism.
• The Mental Attribute Supreme asked why Paranoid's group had been unaffected by Qi Han's technique, but Paranoid demanded answers to his own questions first.
• After deciding he had little chance of survival, the Mental Attribute Supreme self-destructed, and Xiao Moshan reported that only Supremes seemed to carry delayed self-destruct devices.
• Qu Jianlei inspected the wrecked 3344 Ship, heard that it might not be worth repairing, and decided to let the Heroic Ship retire.

Qu Jianlei and his team decided to spare the captured Wood Attribute Supreme because he knew little of their secrets and considered what to do with their damaged ship. Qu Jianlei then inspected two captured construction-base starships and discovered that their crew had found the talisman inheritance.

• Big Head Butterfly argued that 3344 Ship should be kept as a warship, but Qu Jianlei suggested selling it for parts.
• Big Head Butterfly reported that the Wood Attribute Supreme belonged to the Rebel Organization, and the team learned that he had survived his injuries and opposed the Empire's ruling class.
• Nutrient Solution declined to shelter the Wood Attribute Supreme, and Paranoid told him the team could not promise what would happen to him.
• Qu Jianlei joined the discussion, and the team decided not to kill the Wood Attribute Supreme because he knew little that could harm them.
• Qu Jianlei inspected the two captured construction-base starships and realized they were professional vessels with ample storage space.
• Qu Jianlei frowned when he learned that the enemy had found the talisman inheritance.

Qu Jianlei questioned Tangpulin, a Federation defector, about the Federation’s talisman research after examining the fragmented talisman-making knowledge she brought. Her account revealed how the Federation sourced talisman materials, and Qu Jianlei pressed her for more details about its secrets.

• Tangpulin gave Qu Jianlei talisman-making notes hidden inside an Energy Box and said she had brought them as a token of sincerity.
• Qu Jianlei found the notes fragmented and asked how the Federation made talisman mediums.
• Tangpulin explained that the Federation used True Talisman Paper and Substitute Talisman Paper, the latter reportedly made from processed Supreme-level mutant beast hides.
• Xiao Moshan questioned Tangpulin about the scarcity of talismans and whether the Federation had mutant beasts Above Supreme or from Other Space, but she said she did not know.
• Qu Jianlei asked how the Federation obtained Talisman Ink for drawing talismans.

Qu Jianlei’s group secured the prisoners and studied the Federation’s talismans while waiting on the isolated planet. After two months without visitors, the Big Head Butterfly detected an approaching starship.

• Tangpulin explained what she knew about talismans, and Qu Jianlei decided to experiment with the giant octopus’s skin while using three recovered armor talismans as samples.
• The cooperative Wood Attribute Supreme shared information about Federation talismans, received a Limb Regeneration device, and arranged for a confidant to liaise with Xiao Qin.
• Qu Jianlei’s group detained the prisoners in the caves, provided basic supplies and care, and refused to recruit Tangpulin before deciding to hand the three Federation members to the military.
• After a riot among the prisoners was suppressed, another two months passed without anyone arriving, and Qu Jianlei continued planning talisman experiments.
• The Big Head Butterfly detected a starship approaching from two million kilometers away.

Qu Jianlei’s group escaped the planet before an unknown starship arrived, then honored their promise to Tangpulin by releasing the three Federation people near Planet Three. After spending three months touring Tianbing Star, they considered recruiting Korona and investigating the stolen longsword before deciding whether to travel to Celestial Hook Star.

• Qu Jianlei asked Xiao Hu whether it had deciphered the Smart Lock data, and Xiao Hu said it had finished long ago.
• Qu Jianlei’s group departed in two Cargo Starships, released the three Federation people in Escape Pods near Planet Three, and fled toward the Skyhook Star Region.
• Qu Jianlei’s group landed on Tianbing Star under prepared identities and spent more than a month touring while exotic beasts were delivered at a cost exceeding three hundred million.
• Qu Jianlei considered going to Tianrui Star to seek information about the stolen longsword, but Nutrient Solution noted that the Luo Family’s main branch was on Tianbing Star and suggested watching Korona as a possible recruit.
• Nutrient Solution said she was investigating who had arranged the longsword’s theft, and Qu Jianlei agreed to let her handle it.
• Nutrient Solution proposed traveling to Celestial Hook Star, and Qu Jianlei reacted uneasily before she argued that the place was no longer sensitive.

Nearly twenty years after his previous visit, Qu Jianlei returned to Celestial Hook Star with his team and settled into a purchased estate, where they began pursuing their own cultivation research. After a string of early successes among his teammates left him unsettled, Qu Jianlei discovered spirit stones in the Item-Storing Ring and distributed them to the team.

• Qu Jianlei's team moved into an estate on declining Celestial Hook Star, sealed a hidden Secret Passage, and established a Gathering Spirit Array.
• Qu Jianlei assigned team members research projects, including Bentley's weapon experiments, Qinghu's Spirit Rice cultivation, Paranoid's octopus meat tests, and Mu Yu's study of pills.
• Qinghu's Spirit Rice showed signs of vitality, Bentley found ore with high electromagnetic affinity, and Paranoid developed a way to dilute the energy in octopus meat.
• Qu Jianlei grew impatient after his own talisman experiments failed, then searched the Item-Storing Ring and found boxes of talismans and a hundred spirit stones.
• Qu Jianlei gave ten spirit stones to each teammate, and Bentley asked whether the Space Ring contained any magic artifacts.

Qu Jianlei examined the talismans in the Item-Storing Ring and continued his research while his teammates advanced their own projects. After making a major discovery in private, he began planning computational power and found a cultivation technique that revealed the realm system of the ring’s owner’s world.

• Claire and the other teammates collected spirit stones from Qu Jianlei, who then sorted the talismans and decided to save them for emergencies.
• Qu Jianlei limited his talisman-making research to calm his agitation, while Qinghu’s second batch of spirit rice produced eighteen sprouts.
• Qu Jianlei entered his room, activated the Defense Array, and emerged half an hour later smiling after gaining something from the Item-Storing Ring.
• Nutrient Solution asked Qu Jianlei to secretly appraise a pair of scissors rumored to be a magical artifact, and he agreed to plan for an appraisal.
• Qu Jianlei told Nutrient Solution he needed to plan computational power, then discovered the Evergreen Skill, a cultivation technique covering realms up to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Qu Jianlei studied the Evergreen Skill and two cultivation journals, uncovering flaws in cultivation methods and finding a clearer path toward forming a Nascent Soul. He told Nutrient Solution he could help improve her method, then discovered that his doppelganger Silver Fir had disappeared and planned to make a replacement.

• Qu Jianlei deduced that the Item-Storing Ring's owner had been preparing to form a Nascent Soul and used the Evergreen Skill and journals to refine his understanding of cultivation.
• Qu Jianlei found serious flaws in his own cultivation method and a clearer reference for developing his path toward forming a Nascent Soul.
• Qu Jianlei told Nutrient Solution that his work had made progress on a method that might help her, and she agreed to wait while he perfected it.
• Qu Jianlei sensed that Silver Fir had disappeared, but believed the doppelganger had self-destructed without exposing information.
• Qu Jianlei revealed that the Space Ring contained some obsidian and planned to make another doppelganger; Nutrient Solution and Paranoid asked for one too.
• Qu Jianlei said he could help Nutrient Solution but warned that Paranoid's hidden bodily problems made refining a doppelganger too risky.

Qu Jianlei oversaw the creation of clone bodies for Qinghu and the Nutrient Solution, while Paranoid perfected a way to prepare the Other-dimensional Creature’s meat. The chapter leaves Qu Jianlei wondering why the meat improved Paranoid’s body when it had shown no clear benefit for anyone else.

• Paranoid asked Qu Jianlei about his condition, and Qu Jianlei said he had leads on a solution but that it would take time.
• Qinghu requested a clone body and agreed to postpone any breakthrough attempt until Qu Jianlei had further perfected the technique.
• The Nutrient Solution and Qinghu spent nineteen and twenty-two days making realistic clone bodies named Xiaoyue and Xiaoxing.
• Paranoid perfected a method for preparing the octopus meat, and the team ate some despite the difficulty of converting its energy.
• The next day, Paranoid told Qu Jianlei that the meat had improved his body, and Qu Jianlei examined him and wondered whether his physique was unusual.

Paranoid asked Qu Jianlei to help him make an avatar from a living body so he could feed it octopus meat and investigate his hidden danger. After Nutrient Solution revealed that Duo Gan was behind the theft of Luo Hanshuang's treasured sword, the group prepared to confront her and learned that her whereabouts had been found.

• Paranoid asked Qu Jianlei to guide him in making an avatar from a living body, explaining that he wanted it to eat octopus meat and help resolve his hidden danger.
• Qu Jianlei warned Paranoid about the risks of experimenting on a living person, and Paranoid said he would try only once and use the body as an avatar.
• Nutrient Solution reported that Duo Gan was the mastermind behind the theft of Luo Hanshuang's treasured sword, which had been stolen to curry favor with her.
• Paranoid and Old Lady Jia urged the group to confront Duo Gan, an Above Supreme.
• Nutrient Solution said he had found where Duo Gan was staying.

Qu Jianlei and his companions traveled to Strathford Star to confront Duo Gan Above Supreme over the stolen longsword. They decided to approach openly and claim they were standing up for the Luo Family, then began accelerating toward her base.

• Nutrient Solution found Duo Gan in the Sirius Star Region, and Qu Jianlei chose Paranoid, Old Lady Jia, and Nutrient Solution to accompany him while the others stayed behind.
• The four arrived in the Smile Star System and identified Strathford Star as Duo Gan’s base, where she owned most of the shares and maintained an Empire-authorized Super Qi Gathering Array.
• Paranoid asked whether anyone had died when the longsword was stolen, and Nutrient Solution said Luo Hanshuang was safe but that the theft had involved a show of force.
• Paranoid suggested sneaking in, but Nutrient Solution proposed openly confronting Duo Gan and invoking the Luo Family so Qu Jianlei could act without owing Luo Hanshuang a private favor.
• Qu Jianlei agreed to act openly, and the Unlucky Starship began accelerating toward Strathford Star.

The Unlucky Starship approached Strathford Star to confront Duo Gan, and Qu Jianlei’s group forced patrol and military ships to clear their path. After they challenged Duo Gan over her own territory, someone on Strathford Star ordered the defenses to open fire.

• Qu Jianlei’s group modified the Unlucky Starship with camouflage panels and headed for Strathford Star to settle accounts with Duo Gan.
• A patrol Small Ship intercepted them, but Jia Shuiqing warned its crew not to provoke them, and the patrol ship ultimately cleared the Shipping Lane.
• A Company-level Warship and two Small Attack Ships tried to stop the Unlucky Starship, but it crippled one Attack Ship and forced the formation to withdraw.
• The Unlucky Starship reached Strathford Star and passed over its artificial bases, whose shields and weapons were activated but did not fire.
• A woman on the Unlucky Starship called Duo Gan out, and someone on Strathford Star ordered the defenses to open fire.

The Unlucky Starship dodged Strathford Star’s defenses while the bases opened fire to protect Lord Duogan’s reputation. After it destroyed several fortresses with precise shots, the defense system began failing, leaving the military commander and base leaders facing an escalating crisis.

• The person in charge ordered six bases to fire on the Unlucky Starship after its pilot insulted Lord Duogan, while his superior refused to summon her.
• The Unlucky Starship evaded the coordinated barrage, and the bases increased their firepower until some shots began hitting it.
• A woman aboard the Unlucky Starship warned Duogan that she had given her a chance to save face, then destroyed a fortress with one shot.
• The Unlucky Starship destroyed another fortress, and liaison personnel from Duogan’s faction borrowed the military base’s weapons to join the attack.
• The starship continued dodging as more fortresses were destroyed, and alarms revealed that the control system had failed and the defense system was beginning to collapse.