Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang discovers a mysterious Golden Avenue in the desert, leading to a series of golden statues.
• The avenue and statues appear and disappear daily, triggered by a golden wind.
• Qin Yang observes and documents the statues' positions for 20 days, noticing a pattern with an 18-day cycle.
• He realizes the statues' positions form strange, unfamiliar Dao Patterns.
• By deciphering these patterns, Qin Yang transforms his perception, revealing the true nature of the statues and the avenue: a grim, bone-paved path leading to a giant beast's skull.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang demonstrates patience, observation skills, and analytical thinking as he unravels the mystery.
• He shows determination and persistence in pursuing understanding, standing before the avenue for 20 days.
• Qin Yang's understanding of Dao Patterns expands, encountering a completely new style.

Significant Themes

• Perception and Reality: Qin Yang's understanding of the scene changes based on his perception and interpretation of the clues.
• Patience and Persistence: Qin Yang's dedication to observing and documenting the statues pays off in the end.
• New Knowledge: Qin Yang encounters unfamiliar Dao Patterns, expanding his understanding of the Dao.

Character Interactions

• None in this chapter; Qin Yang interacts solely with his environment and his own thoughts.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang discovers a hidden entrance, different from the previous Golden Avenue, with a White Bone Road and a Giant Beast Skull entrance.
• The golden statues, once thought to be Weng Zhong Armored Soldiers, come to life and beg Qin Yang to leave, trying to scare him away.
• Qin Yang realizes their fear and enters the Giant Beast Skull entrance, leaving the golden statues behind.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang shows growth in his ability to stay calm and analyze situations, even in the face of extreme fear.
• Qin Yang's self-awareness and understanding of his own strength increase, allowing him to see through the golden statues' act.

Significant Themes

• Fear and its manipulation: Qin Yang experiences intense fear but learns to overcome it through understanding and self-awareness.
• The power of perception: Qin Yang's ability to perceive and understand his surroundings, even in high-pressure situations, is highlighted.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang interacts with the golden statues, initially frightened but eventually understanding their true nature and intentions.
• Yang Fan and Lian Yu have a brief interaction, with Lian Yu encouraging Yang Fan to visit his elders and taking on the task of finding someone for him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Fan and his group travel to the new residence of the Boundless Dao Academy.
• They are greeted by Tian Jinfeng, the only surviving elder of the academy, who initially shows disrespect.
• Yang Fan, unfazed, attempts to leave, but Tian Jinfeng, realizing Yang Fan's identity and intentions, begs for forgiveness and submits.

Character Developments

• Yang Fan: Shows calm and composure, hinting at a well-thought-out plan. He is unfazed by Tian Jinfeng's initial disrespect, demonstrating his patience and strategic thinking.
• Tian Jinfeng: Initially arrogant and disrespectful, he quickly realizes Yang Fan's identity and importance, switching to a submissive attitude to preserve his position and life.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The interaction between Yang Fan and Tian Jinfeng highlights the power dynamics between them, with Yang Fan holding the upper hand due to his family's influence and Tian Jinfeng's fear of retribution.
• Loyalty and Betrayal: Tian Jinfeng's initial disrespect and later submission raise questions about his loyalty, while Yang Fan's calm demeanor suggests he expects such behavior.

Character Interactions

• Yang Fan and Tian Jinfeng: Their interaction is tense and power-driven, with Yang Fan maintaining control and Tian Jinfeng switching from arrogance to submission.
• Yang Fan and his group: They follow Yang Fan's lead, with the Old Fool showing concern for Yang Fan's safety and Lei Hou showing anger at Tian Jinfeng's disrespect.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Fan, son of the Honored Lord, arrives at the Boundless Dao Academy seeking help to find someone and retrieve an item left by his father.
• He orders Tian Jinfeng, the academy's old ancestor, to eliminate newly Foundation Establishment cultivators within a 3,000-mile radius of the Purple Firmament Dao Lord's Mausoleum and capture any with extraordinary talent.
• Yang Fan entrusts Tian Jinfeng with the Celestial Inspection Treasure Mirror to aid in his search.
• Qin Yang wakes up in an unknown place, remembering his past, and explores his surroundings.

Character Developments

• Yang Fan: Shows strategic thinking and manipulation, using Tian Jinfeng's desire for longevity to control him.
• Tian Jinfeng: Submits to Yang Fan, revealing his desperation to extend his lifespan and break through his cultivation shackles.
• Qin Yang: Regains his memories and begins to explore his new environment, displaying curiosity and analytical skills.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation and control: Yang Fan uses Tian Jinfeng's desires to manipulate him into doing his bidding.
• Cultivation shackles: The theme of being trapped by one's cultivation level and the desire to break through these limitations is highlighted through Tian Jinfeng's character.
• Memory loss and recovery: Qin Yang's memory loss and subsequent recovery serve as a narrative device to introduce the reader to his character and the world he inhabits.

Character Interactions

• Yang Fan and Tian Jinfeng: Yang Fan manipulates Tian Jinfeng by offering him rewards that cater to his desire for longevity and power, establishing a power dynamic between them.
• Qin Yang and his environment: Qin Yang interacts with his surroundings, using his analytical skills to observe and understand his new environment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang discovers a peculiar village within the Demon Stone Ancestral Tomb, filled with coffin-like houses and graves of Demon Stone Saint Sect ancestors.
• He finds that the back of each tombstone bears inscriptions of the deceased's name, position, and years of death and burial.
• Qin Yang realizes that the consciousness of these deceased cultivators might not have perished, and they could have transformed into Ominous Souls.
• An old Ominous Soul approaches Qin Yang, revealing that they retain their consciousness within the village and can communicate rationally.
• The old Ominous Soul invites Qin Yang into the village to meet others and pass on information before he leaves the next day.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Shows curiosity and caution upon encountering the strange village and the old Ominous Soul. He demonstrates respect and understanding towards the Ominous Souls' plight.
• The Old Ominous Soul: Reveals his rational thinking and understanding of the human experience, expressing his desire to preserve memories and experiences even after death.

Significant Themes

• Death and Afterlife: The chapter explores the concept of death and what happens to cultivators' consciousness after their bodies perish.
• Memory and Experience: The Ominous Souls value their memories and experiences, highlighting the human desire to preserve personal history.
• Rationality vs. Madness: The old Ominous Soul contrasts with the maddened Ominous Souls outside the village, emphasizing the importance of retaining consciousness and rationality.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Old Ominous Soul: They engage in a rational conversation, with Qin Yang showing respect and the old Ominous Soul sharing information and inviting him into the village.
• Qin Yang and the other Ominous Souls: They greet Qin Yang without malice, indicating a sense of community and acceptance among the Ominous Souls within the village.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang meets the Senile Old Man, who reveals he's an ancestor of the Demon Stone Saint Sect and has lived for 8000 years.
• The Senile Old Man teaches Qin Yang the 'Eye of Illusory Breaking' secret method to see through illusions and find Secret Realms.
• Qin Yang comprehends the method quickly, impressing the Senile Old Man.
• The Senile Old Man sends Qin Yang away with a bone fragment containing the sect's past records.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Shows exceptional comprehension, quickly learning the 'Eye of Illusory Breaking' method, hinting at his potential genius status.
• Senile Old Man: Demonstrates his vast knowledge and experience, revealing his long lifespan and powerful lineage.

Significant Themes

• Genius vs. Average Talent: Qin Yang's quick comprehension raises questions about his true talent level.
• Knowledge and Experience: The Senile Old Man's vast knowledge and experience highlight the value of time and wisdom.
• Lineage and Heritage: The Demon Stone Saint Sect's ancestors and their legacies are emphasized.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man: The old man teaches Qin Yang and shares his knowledge, treating him like a junior.
• Qin Yang and the Ominous Souls: Qin Yang interacts with the Ominous Souls, showing respect and understanding towards their grievances.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang awakens in a desolate place after passing through a Giant Beast Skull portal.
• He discovers he's in a place called Coffin Village, filled with graves and death aura.
• He meets a Senile Old Man who teaches him a secret technique, Eye of Illusory Breaking.
• Qin Yang realizes he's been in this place before and that he's been tricked.
• He confronts the Senile Old Man, revealing he knows he's been here for ten days, not just one night.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Becomes more suspicious and determined, discovering he's been deceived.
• Senile Old Man: Revealed to be deceitful, using illusions to trick Qin Yang.

Significant Themes

• Deception and truth: Qin Yang's journey to uncover the truth about his surroundings.
• Trust in oneself: Qin Yang's reliance on his own judgment and self-awareness.
• Illusions and reality: The distinction between what Qin Yang perceives and what is real.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man: Their interaction reveals the Senile Old Man's true nature, leading to Qin Yang's confrontation.
• Qin Yang and his surroundings: Qin Yang's interactions with his environment help him piece together the truth about his situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang learns that the Senile Old Man is aware of the time loop but doesn't fear him.
• Qin Yang experiences the Black Wind, which resets the loop.
• He discovers that the village and its inhabitants are real, not illusions.
• Qin Yang digs up a grave and finds a real corpse with a Skill Book and a memory.
• The memory reveals that the Ancestral Tomb's strangeness is not simple and involves Ominous Souls and a Giant Beast Skull.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang becomes more determined and defiant, refusing to accept his situation passively.
• The Senile Old Man shows a new side, acknowledging the truth but not interfering with Qin Yang's actions.

Significant Themes

• The struggle against fate and the unknown.
• The blurred line between reality and illusion.
• The consequences of defying the rules of a mysterious force.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang's interaction with the Senile Old Man becomes more confrontational.
• Qin Yang shows respect for the dead (Lan Hai) despite his situation.
• The Senile Old Man watches Qin Yang's actions without intervening, suggesting a complex relationship.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang spends a day renovating graves in Coffin Village, Corpse Touching Skill Books from the deceased.
• He finds mostly low-grade and duplicate Body Refiner methods, with no Wood element method.
• He discovers a painting and a bone club among the Corpse Touched items.
• He encounters a snippet of memory from several graves, showing the deceased coming to the Giant Beast Skull.
• The Senile Old Man appears, stating Qin Yang can't leave and will forget everything by the next day.
• Qin Yang records their conversation and starts over the next day, forgetting key details.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang becomes more determined to uncover the truth about Coffin Village and his situation.
• The Senile Old Man is revealed not to be an Ominous Soul, but something else wearing its appearance.

Significant Themes

• The cycle of life and death, and the inability to escape it.
• The search for truth and knowledge in the face of amnesia and deception.
• The power of memory and record-keeping to preserve knowledge.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man share a drink, with Qin Yang trying to extract information.
• Qin Yang interacts with the Corpse in the graves, Corpse Touching their Skill Books.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang guesses that the Senile Old Man and the world around him are real.
• Qin Yang shares his thoughts about the nature of reality and his experiences in this world.
• Qin Yang concludes that he is in a dream created by a Dream Eater, and decides to kill himself to escape.
• Qin Yang successfully leaves the dream, disappearing from the Senile Old Man's presence.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang becomes more determined and willing to take risks to escape the dream.
• The Senile Old Man shows regret when Qin Yang decides to kill himself.

Significant Themes

• Reality vs. Illusion: Qin Yang explores the nature of reality and his experiences in this world.
• Determination: Qin Yang's resolve to escape the dream, even at the cost of his life.
• Fear and Courage: Qin Yang faces his fears and acts despite the consequences.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man engage in a philosophical discussion about reality and illusion.
• The Senile Old Man expresses regret when Qin Yang chooses to die to escape the dream.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang wakes up in a dark, eerie space hearing metallic clashing sounds.
• A red, hairless, and ugly dried chicken, claiming to be the Broken-Handled Great Hammer, is sitting on Qin Yang's shoulder.
• The dried chicken admits to eating Qin Yang's Spirit Stones and being thrown into the Death Forbidden Land.
• Qin Yang attempts to kill the dried chicken, but it escapes using red flashes of light.
• The dried chicken confesses to bumping into Qin Yang initially and stealing his Spirit Stones.
• Qin Yang tries to strangle the dried chicken again, who then offers to help him escape the Ancestral Tomb.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Shows intense anger and ruthlessness towards the dried chicken, revealing his determination to kill it. He also demonstrates his intelligence by realizing the dried chicken's true identity.
• The Dried Chicken (Broken-Handled Great Hammer): Initially deceitful and manipulative, it becomes desperate and submissive when faced with Qin Yang's wrath. It reveals its true identity and offers to help Qin Yang escape the Ancestral Tomb.

Significant Themes

• Deception and Truth: The dried chicken initially deceives Qin Yang, but eventually reveals the truth to save itself.
• Power Dynamics: Qin Yang's anger and strength overpower the dried chicken, reversing their initial power dynamics.
• Escape and Freedom: The dried chicken offers to help Qin Yang escape the Ancestral Tomb, highlighting their shared desire for freedom.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Dried Chicken: Their interaction is marked by hostility and deception initially, but evolves into a tense negotiation as Qin Yang tries to kill the dried chicken, who desperately tries to appease him.

Key Plot Points & Events

• The protagonist's high fever worsens, making home remedies ineffective.
• They are hospitalized and receiving an IV drip, which is expected to finish around noon.
• Due to their condition, the protagonist can only post one update for the day.

Character Developments

• The protagonist's health deteriorates, leading them to seek professional medical help.
• They become more aware of their limitations, deciding to reduce their online activity due to their illness.

Significant Themes

• Health and illness: The protagonist's struggle with a high fever highlights the theme of health and the importance of seeking medical attention when necessary.
• Responsibility and prioritization: The protagonist feels the need to inform their audience about their reduced online activity, showing a sense of responsibility. However, they also prioritize their health, demonstrating self-care.

Character Interactions

• While not explicitly stated, the protagonist's decision to update their audience about their health situation suggests a level of interaction with their online community, showing care and consideration for their followers.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang captures a Dried Chicken, which is a Magical Artifact Primordial Spirit, and tries various methods to kill it but fails.
• The Dried Chicken reveals that the weirdness in the Demon Stone Ancestral Tomb is due to peculiar spirits that feed on corpses and are afraid of Qin Yang's strong vitality.
• Qin Yang learns that he can leave the tomb by riding a wind gale on the Bathing Orchid Day, three days later.
• Meanwhile, two unknown figures arrive at the former location of Qin Yang's grocery store, using a bronze mirror to view its past.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Shows determination to find a way to kill Magical Artifact Primordial Spirits and leaves the tomb. He also demonstrates patience and cunning in dealing with the Dried Chicken.
• Dried Chicken (Magical Artifact Primordial Spirit): Initially deceitful, it later reveals useful information about the tomb and its inhabitants under Qin Yang's threat.

Significant Themes

• Power and Weakness: Qin Yang's strong vitality makes him immune to the spirits in the tomb, but he is still vulnerable to other threats.
• Deception and Truth: The Dried Chicken initially lies to Qin Yang but eventually reveals the truth when threatened.
• Time and Memory: The bronze mirror used by the unknown figures allows them to view the past of the grocery store, highlighting the theme of time and memory.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Dried Chicken: Qin Yang threatens and torments the Dried Chicken to extract information, while the Dried Chicken initially lies but later reveals useful information to save itself.
• The two unknown figures: They work together to investigate the grocery store's past using the bronze mirror, suggesting they are allies or partners.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yang Fan, using the Celestial Inspection Treasure Mirror, narrows down the suspect list to two, one of whom is Qin Yang.
• Yang Fan sends Da Niu, a guard, to capture Qin Yang using the Sun Moon Star Shuttle.
• Qin Yang, unaware, is targeted by Da Niu while he's in the Demon Stone Ancestral Tomb.

Character Developments

• Yang Fan: Demonstrates his determination and resourcefulness in finding Qin Yang.
• Da Niu: Shows loyalty and eagerness to complete his mission.
• Qin Yang: Exhibits caution and resourcefulness in evading Da Niu's initial attack.

Significant Themes

• Pursuit of Power: Yang Fan's relentless search for Qin Yang and the Ancient Scripture scrolls.
• Trust and Loyalty: Da Niu's unwavering loyalty to Yang Fan.
• Caution and Resourcefulness: Qin Yang's quick thinking and adaptability in the face of danger.

Character Interactions

• Yang Fan and Tian Jinfeng: Yang Fan praises Tian Jinfeng's work and promises to take him along after the mission.
• Yang Fan and Old Fool: Yang Fan declines Old Fool's offer to capture Qin Yang, citing his limited lifespan.
• Yang Fan and Da Niu: Yang Fan assigns Qin Yang's capture to Da Niu, emphasizing the need to bring him back alive.
• Qin Yang and Dried Chicken: Qin Yang questions Dried Chicken about the method of traversing the void, expressing his urgency and concern for their safety.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang and the Ugly Chicken witness a Mausoleum's Arrays and restrictions being activated, turning it into a Death Forbidden Land.
• An Azure Horned Minotaur, injured but powerful, emerges from the Mausoleum, chasing Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang decides to hide in the dream world within the Mausoleum to escape the Minotaur.
• Qin Yang leaves two Storage Bags containing the entry method outside, threatening the Senile Old Man that he might reveal the secret if he dies.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang: Shows determination and resourcefulness in the face of danger, willing to take risks to protect himself.
• The Senile Old Man: Revealed to be guarding a secret within the Mausoleum, showing interest when Qin Yang mentions the expert following him.

Significant Themes

• The power of ancient Arrays and restrictions.
• The desperation and resourcefulness of Qin Yang in the face of overwhelming odds.
• The potential secret or power within the Mausoleum that the Senile Old Man is guarding.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Ugly Chicken: Qin Yang shows frustration and anger towards the Ugly Chicken's jokes, but also relies on his knowledge.
• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man: Qin Yang threatens the Senile Old Man, implying he knows the secret of the Mausoleum and could reveal it if he dies, leading to a potential alliance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang confronts the Senile Old Man, revealing he knows about the spirits' origin and their weakness to innate Qi.
• Qin Yang offers a trade: a drop of his essence blood mixed with True Essence in exchange for the spirits' help in trapping the Green Horned Bull.
• The Green Horned Bull arrives at the desert Mausoleum, attempts to forcefully capture Qin Yang, but is repelled by the Mausoleum's defenses.
• The Green Horned Bull finds Qin Yang's Storage Bag, unaware of the trap set for him.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang demonstrates his knowledge and understanding of the spirits' nature and weakness, showing his cunning and strategic thinking.
• The Green Horned Bull shows fear and caution when faced with the dangerous Mausoleums, revealing a more vulnerable side.

Significant Themes

• The power dynamics between Qin Yang and the spirits, and between Qin Yang and the Green Horned Bull, highlighting Qin Yang's ability to manipulate and outwit his opponents.
• The theme of knowledge and understanding as power, with Qin Yang's knowledge of the spirits' nature giving him an advantage.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Senile Old Man: Qin Yang uses his knowledge to negotiate a deal with the Senile Old Man, showing a level of respect and understanding towards the spirits.
• Qin Yang and the Green Horned Bull: Qin Yang sets a trap for the Green Horned Bull, showing his cunning and manipulative nature, while the Green Horned Bull underestimates Qin Yang, leading to his potential downfall.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Green Horned Bull finds a Storage Bag outside the desert Mausoleum containing Qin Yang's writings about a bizarre Dao Pattern leading to a secret entrance.
• Following the instructions, he activates the entrance, entering a dream world where he finds Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang reveals that they are trapped in an infinite loop, reliving the same day repeatedly.

Character Developments

• The Green Horned Bull (Da Niu) initially believes Qin Yang's claims but struggles to accept the truth, eventually succumbing to Qin Yang's convincing evidence.
• Qin Yang remains calm and collected, using his knowledge of their past encounters to convince Da Niu of the truth.

Significant Themes

• The cyclical nature of life and death, and the struggle to accept reality.
• The power of knowledge and understanding in navigating complex situations.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and the Green Horned Bull (Da Niu) engage in a cat-and-mouse game, with Qin Yang manipulating Da Niu's actions through his knowledge of their past encounters.
• Despite their initial antagonistic stance, Qin Yang's calm demeanor and Da Niu's growing acceptance of the truth hint at a potential alliance.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Da Niu, a powerful ox-like creature, attempts to break out of their illusory prison but is swiftly killed by an unseen force.
• Qin Yang observes Da Niu's futile attempts and decides to let him discover the Stone Tablet and interact with the Ominous Souls.
• After several deaths, Da Niu becomes more subdued and willing to communicate with Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang learns that Da Niu's master, Burial Sea Dao Lord, sealed him and his attendants to awaken only when a Purple Firmament Dao Scripture inheritor appears.
• Da Niu reveals that they found Qin Yang using a Celestial Inspection Treasure Mirror and believes Qin Yang is the inheritor they seek.

Character Developments

• Da Niu: Initially aggressive and stubborn, he becomes more resigned and willing to talk after repeated failures.
• Qin Yang: Remains calm and patient, using Da Niu's situation to gather information and attempt to resolve the misunderstanding.

Significant Themes

• Truth vs. Perception: No one believes Qin Yang's truth, leading to a misunderstanding that might result in conflict.
• Persistence vs. Acceptance: Da Niu's persistence in breaking free leads to his eventual acceptance of his situation and willingness to communicate.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and Da Niu: Initially hostile, their relationship evolves into a cautious alliance as they share information and try to find a way out of their predicament.
• Qin Yang and the unseen force: Qin Yang observes and interacts with the force that kills Da Niu, showing his acceptance of his situation and willingness to adapt.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang spends a year interrogating Da Niu, learning about the Great Wilderness, Stupa Demon Sect, and other secrets.
• Qin Yang realizes the spirits in the dream world want to use Da Niu to eliminate him.
• Qin Yang decides to leave but fears the spirits will release Da Niu if he does.
• Qin Yang tells Da Niu about the nature of the dream world and offers him a chance to escape by killing himself.
• Qin Yang kills himself in the dream world, and both he and Da Niu wake up in the real world. Da Niu is dead.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang becomes more cautious and strategic, realizing the spirits' true intentions.
• Da Niu remains loyal to Yang Fan but is open to the possibility of death to escape.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge vs. Ignorance: Qin Yang's knowledge about the dream world's nature allows him to manipulate Da Niu and escape, while Da Niu's ignorance leads to his death.
• Trust and Betrayal: Qin Yang doesn't trust the spirits, while Da Niu remains loyal to Yang Fan, leading to their respective fates.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang and Da Niu form a complex relationship, from enemies to almost friends, with Qin Yang ultimately manipulating Da Niu's death.
• Qin Yang interacts with the Senile Old Man, who tries to trick him into leaving, allowing Da Niu's release.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Yang reflects on Da Niu’s death. Although Da Niu was his enemy and had helped Yang Fan hunt him, Qin Yang respected Da Niu’s honesty, loyalty, and straightforward nature. He accepts that their opposing positions made conflict unavoidable and resolves to kill Yang Fan eventually.
• Keeping his promise, Qin Yang prepares to bury Da Niu and performs a ritual of deliverance on his corpse, using his spirit-extracting ability to obtain four orbs: two purple and two blue.
• The first blue orb contains the Great Strength Bull Demon Body, Da Niu’s cultivation technique. It focuses on body refinement, immense physical strength, demon power, and transforming into a powerful true form. Qin Yang wonders whether he is gradually being pushed toward body cultivation despite practicing orthodox Qi Refinement.
• The second blue orb contains Da Niu’s Green Horned Bull Horns, a material and magical treasure. The horns can summon Green Horned Bull phantoms, potentially merge into a single bull, and function as a mount or magical weapon.
• The first purple orb contains a memory rather than a technique. Qin Yang witnesses the burial of the Burial Sea Dao Lord, who is dragged into a dark sea within a massive black pagoda pulled by nine black dragons.
• The memory reveals that Yang Fan and several powerful experts knew the burial site. They made life oaths never to disclose it, and Yang Fan was placed into slumber to await a future opportunity.
• Qin Yang realizes he now knows the location of Burial Sea Dao Lord’s tomb—a secret even Da Niu could not intentionally reveal. He understands that this information is extraordinarily valuable, since the tomb likely contains immense inheritances or treasures.
• The final orb produces a small shuttle with an unfamiliar function. Qin Yang examines it in surprise and jokingly compares it to a “Hearthstone,” implying it may allow rapid travel or teleportation.

Character Developments

• Qin Yang becomes more emotionally conflicted. He mourns Da Niu despite having arranged his death, demonstrating that he can respect an honorable enemy while still remaining committed to survival and revenge.
• His hostility toward Yang Fan deepens. Qin Yang concludes that Yang Fan’s character makes peaceful reconciliation impossible and decides that their eventual confrontation will end in one of their deaths.
• Qin Yang’s cultivation path becomes increasingly uncertain. The techniques and abilities he acquires are repeatedly related to body refinement rather than Qi Refining, making him question whether fate is steering him toward a different path.
• Qin Yang also gains a major strategic advantage by obtaining knowledge of the Burial Sea Dao Lord’s burial place, potentially changing his future prospects.

Significant Themes

• Honor amid conflict: Da Niu’s integrity and loyalty earn Qin Yang’s respect even though they were enemies.
• Survival versus morality: Qin Yang had to manipulate Da Niu and the hostile spirits to survive, but victory brings little happiness because it required killing someone he admired.
• Secrets and inherited power: Memories, oaths, tombs, and relics preserve the legacies of ancient experts and create new opportunities for the living.
• Fate and cultivation paths: Qin Yang questions whether his repeated acquisition of body-refining techniques suggests that his destiny differs from his intended Qi Refining path.
• The burden of knowledge: Discovering the burial site is both a great opportunity and a potential danger, since powerful people have sworn to protect its secrecy.

Character Interactions

• Qin Yang’s most important relationship in the chapter is with the deceased Da Niu. Though Da Niu cannot respond, Qin Yang honors his promise to bury him and treats his remains respectfully.
• The memory shows Yang Fan commanding Da Niu and other powerful retainers. Their life oaths reveal Yang Fan’s authority and the group’s absolute loyalty.
• Da Niu’s role as one of Yang Fan’s trusted followers is clarified, while the appearance of other formidable figures emphasizes the immense power surrounding Yang Fan and the Burial Sea Dao Lord’s legacy.
• Qin Yang’s future conflict with Yang Fan is established as inevitable, driven by mutual hostility and incompatible positions.