Chapter Summaries

Li Dingjian reconsidered leaving the professor’s team after hearing that their next operation could help them grow stronger and cure their mental illnesses. The team agreed to pursue the sarira, while Fang Cheng ended the night wondering about his uncle’s strange behavior before Ma Donghe called.

• The professor argued that leaving the team would not protect Li Dingjian or his family, and Big Hammer, Lark, and Monkey explained why they needed to stay.
• The professor revealed that sarira from a two-thousand-year-old underground palace might help the team break their physical limits and resolve their mental illnesses.
• After Monkey questioned the danger of the operation, Big Hammer, Lark, and Monkey agreed to join, and Li Dingjian followed after asking about the plan.
• The professor laid out documents and began planning the operation, which he intended to start within a week.
• At Yuehu Hotel, Fang Cheng reflected on his uncle’s unusual concern about his health, then received a late-night call from Ma Donghe.

Ma Donghe told Fang Cheng that suspicious people were watching his family and that he would enter the Special Search Team’s New Year Selection Exam. Fang Cheng declined to join him, then tested his running speed and unlocked a new skill.

• Ma Donghe warned Fang Cheng that strangers had appeared near the Ma Family Courtyard and explained that they were avoiding contact so the watchers would not discover their connection.
• Ma Donghe said Ma Jianguo planned to prepare him for the Special Search Team’s selection, and he hoped to use the position to investigate the Noah Organization and the Red Tiger Gang.
• Fang Cheng refused Ma Donghe’s invitation to join the Special Search Team and encouraged him to prepare for the exam.
• Fang Cheng went to YuLong Lake before dawn and sprinted one kilometer in 12.7 seconds, reaching an average speed of about 79 meters per second.
• Fang Cheng received a panel notification that he had unlocked running lv0.

Fang Cheng unlocked the Running skill after testing his extraordinary speed, then helped his family choose and renovate a house in Wanghu Town for his maternal grandfather. As the Spring Festival holiday ended, his physique had recovered and he prepared to return to the club.

• Fang Cheng unlocked Running and estimated that his sprinting speed could reach about 300 kilometers per hour, then continued his morning training.
• Fang Cheng, Li Biyun, Li Dingjian, and Li Zhenhua viewed a traditional courtyard house near YuLong Lake, and Li Zhenhua agreed to choose it if the price was right.
• Li Dingjian negotiated with the landlord, and the family signed a contract before hiring workers to clean and renovate the house for Li Zhenhua.
• Fang Cheng told Li Biyun he had earned hundreds of thousands by finding an overlooked antique, with Ma Donghe backing up his story, and urged her to quit her tiring hospital job.
• Fang Cheng spent his days training, accompanying Li Zhenhua by the lake, and checking the renovation before preparing to return to the club on the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Fang Cheng defended Global Elite Fighting Club’s reputation by sparring with Xu Hao, earning fight experience and a sparring fee before signing an endorsement contract. He learned that Xu Hao was Coach Xu’s estranged son, then realized he needed someone’s help and made a phone call.

• Fang Cheng sparred with Xu Hao, controlled his strength to avoid seriously injuring him, and gained combat skill experience before Xu Hao called the match off.
• Fang Cheng earned 1,000 yuan for the sparring session, while Xu Hao left the club after arguing with Coach Xu.
• Chen Xiaohai told Fang Cheng that Xu Hao was Coach Xu’s son and had come to the club hoping to win his father’s respect.
• Fang Cheng signed a contract with Manager Li that added 60,000 yuan in endorsement fees to his income.
• Fang Cheng returned to the locker room, took out his phone, and called someone whose help he needed.

Fang Cheng called Lin Chuqiao to ask her to help find a suitable school for a young girl, and she agreed. Lin Chuqiao then used her predictive ability to locate the Golden Benba Vase and joined the professor’s plan to retrieve it, determined to obtain the treasure for her own reason.

• Fang Cheng called Lin Chuqiao with New Year’s greetings and asked her to find a school for the girl he had brought to her before, and Lin Chuqiao agreed to help.
• After the call, Lin Chuqiao returned to a meeting with the professor, who explained that the Golden Benba Vase was expected to appear at the International Shadow Auction.
• Lin Chuqiao used her predictive ability to draw the vase’s hidden location, including a heavily guarded estate and its underground chamber.
• The professor reasoned that the auction was meant to draw competing forces into a chaotic battle, giving his team a chance to take the vase amid the confusion.
• Lin Chuqiao insisted on joining the operation so she could make real-time predictions, and the professor agreed on the condition that she stay beside him.

Fang Cheng treated injured gang members at Lin Fusheng Bone Setting Clinic, heard them describe the masked killer who had disrupted Jiangbei’s gangs, and gained the Bone Setting special effect Temporary Solidification. As the clinic quieted, a man in a gray windbreaker announced that he was looking for Lin Fusheng.

• Brother Fei bragged to the clinic’s thugs about a masked killer with blood-red eyes who had devastated the Red Tiger Gang, and others linked the figure to the escaped gorilla incident near Old Factory Street.
• Fang Cheng finished setting Brother Fei’s arm and received the Expert-level Bone Setting special effect Temporary Solidification, which could briefly relieve pain and restore movement without curing the injury.
• Fang Cheng chose not to merge Bone Setting into Qi Gong yet and noticed Wen Xin’s anxiety about being sent to school.
• After the clinic grew quiet, Wen Hui Yi approached the silent visitor, who stood and said he was looking for Lin Fusheng.

Professor, an old companion of Lin Fusheng, returned to Eastern Capital and asked him to rejoin their unfinished work, but Lin refused and insisted on protecting Fang Cheng from the past. After leaving, Professor used a crow to spy on a young man meditating in a dark room on the ninth floor.

• Lin Fusheng sent Fang Cheng and the others home before speaking privately with the visitor.
• The visitor revealed he had undergone plastic surgery, introduced himself as Professor, and asked Lin Fusheng to join his plans to resume their former work.
• Lin Fusheng refused, saying he wanted a quiet life and did not want Fang Cheng drawn into the dangers surrounding his father, Fang Shijie.
• Professor gave Lin Fusheng his business card and left, while Lin offered him a place at the clinic whenever he needed one.
• Professor controlled a crow and sent it to watch a muscular young man meditating in a dark room on the ninth floor.

Fang Cheng repaired and inspected his Memory Palace, then received a Mental cultivation method delivered by a mysterious crow. He returned to reality wondering who had sent it and why, while a heavily guarded Estate was shown in the city’s suburbs.

• Fang Cheng used Mental Energy to repair damage in his Memory Palace and gained Meditation experience from the maintenance.
• Fang Cheng heard strange whispers and saw shadowy figures, which he treated as Inner Demons associated with his Expert Level Meditation.
• A crow entered Fang Cheng’s Memory Palace and displayed a cultivation method for purifying, absorbing, and strengthening Mental Energy.
• Fang Cheng left meditation and saw the crow outside his window before it flew away, leaving him to question the hidden sender’s motives.
• A heavily guarded Estate in the suburbs was revealed, protected by surveillance equipment and armed guards.

Lu Yongquan planned to lure treasure hunters into exposing themselves before the International Shadow Auction, where he intended to auction the Golden Benba Ruyi Treasure Bottle. He then entered a hidden realm beneath his office and met his second uncle in the Lu Family sanctuary.

• Lu Tao reported that suspicious intruders had been scouting the estate and attempting to enter through its drainage pipes.
• Lu Yongquan ordered Lu Tao to strengthen security, let a few capable treasure-hunting teams slip in and escape, and watch for further movements before the March 25 auction.
• Lu Yongquan revealed that the bottle would be delivered to the International Shadow Auction one month beforehand, giving rivals a limited time to act.
• Lu Yongquan entered a concealed elevator in his office and stepped through a passage into a misty secret realm beneath the city.
• Lu Yongquan arrived at the Lu Family ancestral sanctuary, where his second uncle greeted him as Yongquan.

Fang Cheng practiced long-distance running around YuLong Lake and encountered a mist-shrouded mountain with a sinister reputation. As three armed, mud-covered men emerged from the woods, one of them ordered Fang Cheng and the fisherman to stop.

• Fang Cheng ran more than ten kilometers while practicing his running technique and gained skill experience.
• Fang Cheng heard a disturbance in the woods near a warning sign and saw birds fleeing from Mist Mountain.
• The fisherman warned Fang Cheng about the mountain's unstable terrain, disappearances, strange lights, and the Lu Family's patrols.
• A loud rustle came from the bushes, and three armed men in camouflage burst onto the track.
• One of the armed men roared at Fang Cheng and the fisherman to stop or be shot.

Fang Cheng subdued three armed grave robbers during his morning run, then realized the men posing as police were also suspicious and that others were watching from the forest. He left the mystery of Mist Mountain unresolved and planned to visit Xu Sanduo's company to deal with the antiques.

• The Fisherman pleaded with three armed men who mistook him and Fang Cheng for gang informants, while pursuers approached through the mountains.
• Fang Cheng disarmed and knocked out all three men before the pursuing group arrived.
• A middle-aged man claiming to be a police officer thanked Fang Cheng and took the subdued men away, while the Fisherman vouched for him.
• Fang Cheng noticed hidden watchers in the forest and later concluded that the supposed officers were likely criminals too.
• After bathing, Fang Cheng set aside his questions about Mist Mountain and planned to visit Xu Sanduo's company to sell the antiques.

Fang Cheng brought shipwreck antiques and a painting to Xu Sanduo’s shop to consign, and Xu Sanduo welcomed him with fearful deference. Before they could finish discussing the items, two men in black robes broke into the secret room and confronted them.

• Fang Cheng arrived at Ju Gu Xuan and asked to see Xu Sanduo, prompting the shop manager to summon him after Fang mentioned their meeting in the woods.
• Xu Sanduo rushed out to greet Fang Cheng warmly, scolded his staff for their treatment of him, and led him to a private room.
• Fang Cheng showed Xu Sanduo porcelain, silver and gold objects, and the Hundred Horses Painting for consignment, and Xu Sanduo examined them and promised to keep their origins confidential.
• The shop manager brought tea and whispered about visitors, so Xu Sanduo told him to send everyone away while he handled Fang Cheng’s goods.
• A commotion erupted outside the secret room, and two tall, burly men in black robes kicked open the door as Xu Sanduo recoiled in terror.

Fang Cheng protected Xu Sanduo from two lamas demanding the Golden Benba Vase, then learned that the Lu Family had bought the sacred object. He left Xu with his phone number, while the vase and its connection to the Lu Family remained unresolved.

• Two lamas confronted Xu Sanduo and demanded he hand over the Golden Benba Vase.
• Fang Cheng stopped the lamas from hurting Xu Sanduo and drove them to back down.
• Xu Sanduo revealed that the Lu Family had bought the vase, and the lamas left after warning him not to lie.
• Xu Sanduo explained that the Golden Benba Vase was a sacred relic used to identify reincarnated monks and was believed to have vanished two thousand years earlier.
• Fang Cheng gave Xu Sanduo his phone number, and Xu eagerly declared him his boss.

Zha Xi and Duo Ji reported that the Golden Benba Vase was likely in the Lu Family’s hands, and the Revered One ordered them to monitor the family and prepare to reclaim it. Later, Fang Cheng spotted his uncle meeting a mysterious group near the hotel and saw Lin Chuqiao follow their van, leaving him suspicious of their connection.

• Zha Xi and Duo Ji told the Revered One that a powerful man had stopped them from investigating Xu Sanduo, and that Xu said the Golden Benba Vase had gone to the Lu Family.
• Zha Xi reported rumors that the Lu Family was being watched by rival forces and that the vase might appear at the International Shadow Auction.
• The Revered One resolved to seize the vase and ordered Zha Xi and Duo Ji to track the Lu Family, promising to make them his Left and Right Guardians if he became Dharma King.
• Fang Cheng considered the danger surrounding the Jinba Ben Bottle and advised Xu Sanduo to keep his shop closed and lie low.
• Fang Cheng saw his uncle hurry to a Black Business Van carrying a group that included the old man from Master Lin's shop, then watched Lin Chuqiao follow the van toward West Lake Road.

Fang Cheng used the Mysterious Man’s Mental Cultivation Method to refine external conscious thoughts, raising his Spirit from 43 to 45 and expanding his Memory Palace. After eating to recover from the practice, he encountered two familiar, bloodied figures in the hotel elevator.

• Fang Cheng meditated with the Mental Cultivation Method, using his Spirituality Fire to refine external thoughts into Mental Energy.
• Fang Cheng gained 50 Meditation experience, raised his Spirit to 45, and found that the disturbances and illusions troubling him had disappeared.
• Fang Cheng opened the Memory Palace’s door and discovered that the surrounding dark space had expanded into a bounded area he could develop further.
• Fang Cheng ended his meditation and went downstairs to eat after realizing the practice had left him intensely hungry.
• Fang Cheng entered an elevator and let two injured, familiar figures inside as they hurriedly called for him to wait.

Fang Cheng treated a badly injured middle-aged man whose body briefly mutated, gaining Bone Setting experience in the process. After spotting people searching Mist Mountain during his morning run, he returned to the hotel and found Li Dingjian exhausted from staying up all night.

• A young man pointed a gun at Fang Cheng after the middle-aged man began transforming, but the man restrained his mutation and stopped the youth from attacking.
• Fang Cheng reset the middle-aged man's fractured ankle, temporarily eliminating his pain, and gained 20 Experience Points in Bone Setting.
• Fang Cheng returned to his room, slept briefly, and ran along the lakeside before noticing figures searching Mist Mountain.
• Fang Cheng returned to the Yuehu Hotel and found Li Dingjian waiting in the lobby, looking tired and bloodshot.
• Fang Cheng asked Li Dingjian where he had gone the previous night and why he had not slept.

Fang Cheng accompanied Wen Xin to enroll at Yu Ying Primary School, where Lin Chuqiao explained that the elite school would help protect Wen Xin’s secret Special Abilities and support her education. After parting from Lin Chuqiao, Fang Cheng decided to work harder and ran toward the Club to practice boxing.

• Li Dingjian asked Fang Cheng whether he had experienced emotional instability or frightening dreams, then urged him to tell his uncle if anything troubled him.
• Fang Cheng took Wen Xin to Yu Ying Primary School, where Lin Chuqiao helped arrange her enrollment and encouraged her to face her first day.
• Director Zhang welcomed Wen Xin, completed her admission, and accompanied her to her assigned class while Wen Hui Yi stayed for the opening ceremony.
• Lin Chuqiao explained that the school’s strict rules, strong teaching staff, and ties to her family would help protect Wen Xin and help her catch up in her studies.
• Fang Cheng offered to treat Lin Chuqiao to a meal, but she declined because she had other matters to handle.
• After Lin Chuqiao drove away, Fang Cheng resolved to work harder and ran to the Club to practice boxing and earn extra money.

Lin Chuqiao’s latest prediction showed a foggy forest and a giant tree instead of the Golden Benba Vase, leading the Professor to suspect the Lu Family’s Inheritance Secret Realm was hidden in Mist Mountain. The team prepared its operation and a backup escape plan, while Fang Cheng wondered whether people thinking of him could strengthen his mental power; elsewhere, three people asked Black Wolf who Fang Cheng was.

• Lin Chuqiao drew a vision of a mist-shrouded forest and giant tree, then said her prediction had grown more reliable despite not showing the Golden Benba Vase.
• The Professor and his team discussed whether the Lu Family had used escaped witnesses and the rumored vase to draw rival teams toward Mist Mountain and its Inheritance Secret Realm.
• The Professor checked in with Monkey, reviewed the team’s preparations, and decided to proceed with the original plan while creating a backup plan for a safe escape.
• Lin Chuqiao considered telling Fang Cheng about the operation and his abilities, but decided not to interfere in the uncle and nephew’s secrets.
• Fang Cheng reflected that being remembered by more people might draw foreign thoughts to his Spirituality Fire and strengthen his mental power.
• Three people in a hotel suite asked Black Wolf who Fang Cheng was.

Black Wolf tried to recruit Fang Cheng to help his depleted team seize the Golden Benba Vase, convinced that Fang Cheng’s healing and combat abilities could turn their fortunes around. The chapter ended with Fang Cheng meditating in the woods and confirming that cultivation was becoming more effective.

• Black Wolf told Bao Ye and Xiao Bei that he wanted to recruit Fang Cheng as an ally, while Bao Ye doubted an unknown newcomer could help their team.
• Xiao Bei mentioned Fang Cheng had treated Black Wolf’s leg, and Black Wolf demonstrated that it had nearly recovered.
• Black Wolf revealed that Fang Cheng had subdued Fire Bear and two armed subordinates in less than a second, persuading Bao Ye to risk approaching him.
• Black Wolf explained that the Golden Benba Vase would likely be sent to auction on February 25th, leaving them only a day or two to act, and Bao Ye agreed to try recruiting Fang Cheng.
• Fang Cheng meditated in the woods, gained Meditation and Qi Gong experience, and concluded that cultivation was working better than before.

Fang Cheng discovered that the prayers gathered at Spirit Spring Temple belonged to the temple’s own target of faith, so he would need believers of his own to collect Wish Power. After training and returning to Yuehu Hotel for breakfast, he was approached by an unexpected visitor.

• Fang Cheng meditated near Spirit Spring Temple and sensed prayer-like thoughtforms gathering around the temple in his Memory Palace.
• Fang Cheng realized he could not absorb those thoughtforms because they were bound to the temple, and concluded he needed believers who would direct their faith toward him.
• Fang Cheng strengthened his meditation and sensed clearer bonds with the few believers whose Wish Power he had already absorbed.
• Fang Cheng checked his physical and combat skill progress, then ran along YuLong Lake back to Yuehu Hotel.
• An unfamiliar figure sat across from Fang Cheng in the hotel restaurant and greeted him.