Chapter Summaries

Wei Lanshan told Xu Jiusong that Tang Mushishi had secretly controlled the Tang Family and likely arranged Ye Zhenwei’s experiment while researching Mental Power expansion. She also revealed that Ye Zhenwei carried the same virus as children from a hidden base, then left to work with Duan Shaoguang on stabilizing Ye Zhenwei’s condition before departing Tianwei.

• Wei Lanshan explained that Tang Mushishi had long controlled the Tang Family from the shadows and had arranged Tang Yongyu and Ye Yunhan’s marriage for the family’s plans.
• Xu Jiusong learned that Tang Mushishi had spent two centuries researching Mental Power expansion and was likely behind Ye Zhenwei’s experiment.
• Wei Lanshan told Xu Jiusong that she had found a hidden base through Xi He and discovered that the virus in Ye Zhenwei’s body matched the one that had sickened children there.
• Wei Lanshan vowed to bring those responsible to justice and promised Xu Jiusong she would do her best to help Ye Zhenwei.
• Wei Lanshan gave Xu Jiusong her findings and left to work with Duan Shaoguang in the laboratory for the remaining ten days before leaving Tianwei.

Xu Jiusong ordered the Elder Council to speed up its investigation into weapons leaks while reflecting on his past with Wei Lanshan. Elsewhere, a mysterious man discovered that someone had emptied the underground swamp on an Artificial Star and began searching for whoever had destroyed his long-running project.

• Xu Jiusong asked Er Kun to demand results from the Elder Council within a month and warned that he would take over the weapons investigation if they failed.
• Xu Jiusong added a plea for unity, emphasizing the Nine Stars’ loyalty and the Alliance’s danger, then sent the message.
• A hoarse-voiced newcomer arrived at an Artificial Star with his subordinates to collect goods intended to trouble Anvile.
• The newcomer found the underground swamp empty and ordered his followers to search for clues, furious that someone had destroyed his five hundred years of work.
• The newcomer and his assistant discussed whether Anvile or Jing Su could have discovered the site, then questioned Qing Heming’s unexplained absence years earlier.

Lord Xun discovered that someone had destroyed the Artificial Star and resolved to cultivate more King Insects to strike at Anvile and Jing Su. Xi Xiu examined surveillance footage of his Starship and found that its hidden emblem combined the marks of several great families, including ancient families that had disappeared from public life.

• Lord Xun found that the swamp’s explosion site had been completely cleaned, blamed the Anvile People, and decided to raise more King Insects using intelligent lifeforms.
• Lord Xun ordered his subordinates to destroy the Artificial Star, then left the star region aboard his Starship.
• Qing Sansui reported the Artificial Star’s destruction to Qing Zhixun, who examined the surveillance footage and sent it to Xi Xiu.
• Xi Xiu discussed the possibility that Lord Xun had more Insects with Qing Zhixun and decided to tell Sister A Xian.
• Xi Xiu searched the hidden Starship emblem after Sixi suggested breaking it into components, discovering that it combined the emblems of several great and ancient families.

Xi Xiu learned from the Central Brain how Qin Jian’s followers and their families had formed, and heard about humanity’s early settlement in the star domain. The Central Brain gave her the coordinates of their abandoned first planet, while Xi Xiu agreed to help it rebuild a city inspired by their former homeland.

• Xi Xiu recognized the Tang Family emblem and suspected Qin Jian had cultivated families devoted to his ideals.
• The Central Brain confirmed that the original Qin Jian had created it and described how they raised humanity’s first generation after arriving in the star domain.
• The Central Brain explained that Qin Jian’s clones and allied families had become central to his cause, but it did not know what had changed his personality.
• Xi Xiu asked about the original settlement, and the Central Brain revealed that war had left the planet swallowed and deserted near the Barren Sea.
• The Central Brain gave Xi Xiu the planet’s coordinates and asked her to describe their former home so it could build a city from her memories.
• After the Central Brain left, Sixi looked close to tears while Wu Yuan and Qi Mang watched in confusion.

Xi Xiu and A Xian discussed the threat posed by Qin Jian, the possibility that he was seeking the power to destroy Origin Land, and the danger Xi Xiu faced as they tried to expose him. New data revealed that many intelligent lifeforms beyond humans shared the name Qin Jian, suggesting the conspiracy reached across species; the chapter left them wondering who wanted to destroy Jingsu and why.

• Xi Xiu told A Xian that Sixi had provided coordinates to Qin Jian’s likely main base and showed her the video of Qin Jian destroying Artificial Star.
• A Xian explained that destroying Origin Land required five elements, the highest level of Mental Power, and another unknown factor, leading Xi Xiu to suspect Qin Jian was experimenting to obtain that power.
• Xi Xiu accepted that Qin Jian’s copy might target her, and A Xian pledged that Wu Jingxian would accompany Hong Xixiu through the danger.
• Qing Sansui discovered that beings of other species also had names pronounced Qin Jian, and Qi Mang sent the data to Xi Xiu.
• Xi Xiu and A Xian considered whether Jingsu’s opponents among other species might be helping Qin Jian, while A Xian described recurring complaints about the Alliance’s resource distribution.

Qing Zhixun compared the suspected Qin Jian supporters against the Qing Family’s records and sent Xi Xiu a chart exposing hidden interspecies marriages. Xi Xiu confirmed that Insects had been found on an unclaimed Artificial Star, and Wu Jingxu destroyed it while taking precautions to collect the debris.

• Qing Zhixun arranged a covert Qing Family investigation under Qing Heming and learned that Xi Xiu planned to act as bait.
• Qing Zhixun matched the names Qing Sansui had gathered to Alliance records, uncovered secret marriages between humans and other species, and sent Xi Xiu a relationship chart.
• A Xian told Xi Xiu that Anvile patrols had found moving creatures underground on several unclaimed Artificial Stars.
• Xi Xiu watched the robot’s live feed, recognized the creatures as the same Insects she had encountered before, and urged A Xian to warn the Anvile leaders.
• Wu Jingxu ordered the Artificial Star destroyed and deployed a device to collect the resulting dust in case any Insect eggs escaped.

Wu Jingxu destroyed five more Artificial Stars while Wu Jingxi returned to Anvile and helped its nobles prepare defenses against the hidden enemy. The chapter left Anvile organizing defenses across its central region and the starry expanse, with Qing Zhixun assigned to guard the Origin Land.

• Wu Jingxu reassured his people, then destroyed a planet before Wu Jingyang calculated five more Artificial Star locations from the coordinates and sent them to him.
• Wu Jingxu led his people to destroy all five planets and returned to Anvile to revise its defenses against a possible Insect attack.
• Wu Jingxi appeared before the Anvile nobles and described her years adrift in the Barren Sea, including her faint awareness while asleep and her altered perception of time.
• Wu Jingxi presented defensive plans covering Anvile's central region and assigned Qing Zhixun to guard the Origin Land.
• Wu Jingxi called for nine lines of defense across the starry expanse and warned that the enemy might possess advanced spacetime technology.

Xi Xiu strengthened Aura’s defenses while waiting at the Yuanri base, and Qing Heming followed linked coordinates into a newly formed region near an unstable star. He and his team arrived safely at a planet resembling humanity’s first home.

• Xi Xiu advised Enweit on Aura’s defenses, while Enweit secured weapons and Aura’s warriors trained.
• Qing Heming and Qing Yuanshan studied the dangerous star region and calculated a safe route to the coordinates Qing Zhixun had sent.
• Qing Heming connected the coordinates to several places known to Xi Xiu and ordered repeated simulations to find a safe entry point.
• Qing Heming told Qing Zhixun about the discovery, then prepared his soldiers with Protective Suits and mechs.
• Qing Heming led his team through the safe route into the newly formed region, where they found a beautiful planet resembling humanity’s first home.

Qing Heming investigated a planet that had supposedly been devoured and found it intact in a newly formed region, with human settlements unlike anything in Jingsu. Qing Zhixun showed the images to A Xian and Xi Xiu, who recognized the planet as the first one humans had set foot on there.

• Qing Heming compared the planet with Qing Zhixun's original data, sent Mini Robots to scout it, and found signs of human activity and unfamiliar technology.
• Qing Heming sent his images, videos, and environmental data to Qing Zhixun, who summoned A Xian and Xi Xiu to his office.
• A Xian clarified to Xi Xiu that her feelings were only sisterly and explained how Anvile People formed partnerships through Mental Power resonance.
• Qing Zhixun showed A Xian and Xi Xiu the planet on a large screen and explained that it was the world the Central Brain said had been swallowed by another star.
• Xi Xiu recognized the intact planet as the one everyone had believed had vanished, the first planet humans had set foot on there.

Xi Xiu, A Xian, and Qing Zhixun studied a planet that had appeared intact outside its original orbit and debated how it was connected to humanity’s origins. As new images showed a society resembling Xi Xiu’s former era, she wondered why Qin Jian had recreated that particular time period.

• Xi Xiu and A Xian questioned how the planet had appeared intact outside its original orbit, while Qing Zhixun said the data was still being analyzed.
• Qing Zhixun showed them images from the planet and argued that its people might have come from star systems beyond the known Alliances.
• Xi Xiu proposed that clones had inherited original human memories and rebuilt the planet from them, but A Xian asked what purpose that served.
• Xi Xiu noticed the planet’s people appeared genuinely happy and that their surroundings resembled her life at age twenty-six or twenty-seven.
• Xi Xiu wondered why Qin Jian had recreated her era instead of the period roughly a century later, and Qing Zhixun sent Qi Mang to bring Sixi.

Xi Xiu and A Xian examined images of a recreated planet while the Central Brain revealed that Qin Jian had spent nearly ten thousand years cultivating clones and modifying himself. The chapter left Qing Zhixun and the others confronting the possibility that Qin Jian had become powerful enough to threaten the Jingsu Alliance.

• Xi Xiu reflected that her homeland had left its star system a hundred years after her death and studied images of a planet resembling its past.
• Qi Mang brought Sixi and Wu Yuan to Xi Xiu, and Sixi asked Xi Xiu to upgrade her program with a cool, commanding personality.
• Sixi reacted with silence and surprise to images from the old days, while Xi Xiu and Qing Zhixun noticed her response.
• A Xian questioned how Qin Jian could reproduce memories through clones, and the Central Brain explained that he backed up his memories and destroyed clones whose consciousness rebelled.
• The Central Brain identified the planet as Qin Jian's work and warned that the Jingsu Alliance would need to unite its forces to have a chance against him.
• Qing Zhixun asked the Central Brain to calculate Qin Jian's individual combat strength as Xi Xiu and A Xian considered his body modifications, Bio-constructs, and the missing Anvile consciousnesses.

Xi Xiu and her companions assessed Qing Heming’s simulated combat strength and planned for Qin Jian’s likely ambushes and rapid Transmission Channels on their journey back to Anvile. The Central Brain began analyzing ways to counter the channels, while Xi Xiu proposed using the brief moment after exiting one to attack.

• The Central Brain showed Xi Xiu, Qing Zhixun, A Xian, and the others a simulation of Qing Heming’s formidable strength and warned that he favored powerful weapons.
• The Central Brain told A Xian that she could defeat Qing Heming by exploiting his arrogance and psychology, and said Xi Xiu and Qing Zhixun could capture him together.
• Qing Zhixun asked how Qin Jian might respond to Wei Lanshan and Hong Xixiu’s trap, and the Central Brain predicted he would enter it before attacking from within and without.
• Qing Sansui searched for more Artificial Stars with Qi Mang after the group realized Qin Jian’s followers might have their own.
• The Central Brain agreed to analyze old research for a way to sever rapid Transmission Channels, while Qing Zhixun raised the risk of destroying a channel with powerful weapons.
• Xi Xiu suggested pulling enemies into their own rapid channel, and she proposed firing at them during the five seconds after they exited.

Xi Xiu and Qing Zhixun planned to escape a Transmission Channel by firing their weapons just before leaving it, while preparing for Qin Jian’s possible ambush. Qing Heming then revealed evidence that someone had deliberately shifted a star into a new orbit, confirming that the disaster had happened.

• Xi Xiu proposed exploiting a brief moment before they left a Transmission Channel to fire their weapons, and Qing Zhixun confirmed the plan could work.
• A Xian agreed to arrange for Wu Jingya and Wu Jingxian to rendezvous with the group and provide Mental Power support.
• Qing Zhixun discussed the risks posed by Qin Jian, Ye Zhenwei, and the Tang Family, while Xi Xiu and Qing Zhixun agreed to share information.
• Wei Lanshan returned to Gaia and devoted herself to laboratory work, while Qing Zhixun said the Qing Family would monitor Ye Zhenwei.
• Qing Heming showed Qing Zhixun and the others calculations indicating that someone had deliberately changed a star’s orbit.

Xi Xiu and her companions investigated the possibility that Qin Jian’s consciousness had split, and found an old medical case that matched his history. The chapter ended as they opened a recording of the patient’s psychiatric consultation.

• Xi Xiu proposed that Qin Jian’s consciousness might have split into two individuals, and A Xian explained how consciousness splitting worked among the Anvile People.
• Xi Xiu consulted human medical records and found an unsolved case involving a person with identical Genetic Information who had visited both neurology and psychiatry.
• Xi Xiu noted that the case’s timing matched when Qin Jian first began harboring ill will toward the Alliance, and Qing Zhixun suggested investigating the records further.
• Wu Yuan found a disc containing the psychiatrist’s consultation, and the group watched as a frightened biomedical scientist began recounting his problems to the doctor.

After watching a doctor’s account of Qin Jian’s other consciousness, Xi Xiu and the others considered whether the original Qin Jian might still be alive on Qing Heming’s isolated planet and moved to protect it. Xi Xiu then assembled the available records into a model of Qin Jian, while the group discussed how they might recognize his dark counterpart.

• The doctor described his failed attempt to stop Qin Jian’s other consciousness, which he called a demon.
• Xi Xiu suggested the original Qin Jian might still be alive on Qing Heming’s isolated planet, and Qing Zhixun ordered Qing Heming to return and strengthened the region’s defenses.
• Xi Xiu offered two Nine Stars teams to support the Qing Family, while Wu Yuan explained to Sixi how Qin Jian’s consciousness might have taken control.
• Xi Xiu combined records from Nine Stars, Wei Lanshan, Long Xingxue, Ming Weiman, and Li Zhengfeng to build a model of Qin Jian.
• A Xian and Xi Xiu discussed whether they could recognize Qin Jian’s dark counterpart by his Mental Power, eyes, or arrogant nature.

Qin Hongjun found Xi Xiu’s restricted file and identified her as a healthy, gifted experimental subject, then sent Wei Lanshan experimental data and a taunting message. Wei Lanshan and Xi Xiu adjusted their plan to lure him into a trap, while Xi Xiu and A Xian considered how Qin Hongjun had acquired Qin Jian’s memories and what had happened to Qin Jian.

• Xi Xiu told A Xian she believed Qin Jian’s malice would make him easy to recognize, and A Xian asked her to warn her if they encountered him.
• Qin Hongjun learned from Tang Yongyu’s information that Wei Lanshan had a healthy, gifted experimental subject and searched the Central Brain for the restricted file.
• Qin Hongjun found Xi Xiu’s file, sent Wei Lanshan experimental data, and thanked her for the gift.
• Wei Lanshan confirmed that Xi Xiu’s file had been opened and sent Xi Xiu advice to place more people along the unavoidable route home.
• Xi Xiu revised the plan with Wei Lanshan’s theories, and she and A Xian discussed how Qin Hongjun could have copied Qin Jian’s memories and whether Qin Jian was still alive.

Qing Sansui and Qi Mang traced Qin Hongjun’s access to Xi Xiu’s file and uncovered his plans to steal Wei Lanshan’s treatment research and seize the rescued children. Qing Zhixun received the intelligence and prepared to protect Xi Xiu as he planned his return to Anvile.

• Qing Sansui tracked the signal from the file intrusion to Qin Hongjun’s star region and planted monitoring code on a terminal he frequently used.
• Qin Hongjun ordered Qin Yi to locate Wei Lanshan so he could obtain her drug formula and mass-produce Talent Warriors.
• Qin Yi learned that Wei Lanshan was in a Gaia laboratory treating children abducted from Qin Hongjun’s base, and Qin Hongjun ordered his moles to take the children once they were safe.
• Qing Sansui and Qi Mang intercepted Qin Yi’s communications and sent the useful information to Qing Zhixun.
• Qing Zhixun forwarded the data to Qing Wenxu and focused on planning his return to Anvile, preparing to protect Xi Xiu if her origins were exposed.

Qin Hongjun prepared to abduct Hong Xixiu and exploit her resistance to the M Virus, while Li Zhengfeng realized Qin Hongjun might take him outside and considered escaping. Five days later, Qin Hongjun left his headquarters with three Starships, bringing Li Zhengfeng’s body with him.

• Qing Zhixun and Wu Jingyang prepared contingency plans to protect Xi Xiu, with Qing Zhixun adding the Tang Family and Ye Family to their precautions.
• Qin Hongjun ordered Qin Yi to ready forces around Yuanday so they could abduct Hong Xixiu and study her genes.
• Qin Hongjun told Li Zhengfeng that he planned to capture Hong Xixiu and turn her into a source of antibodies and Talent Warriors.
• After Qin Hongjun left, Li Zhengfeng considered whether being taken outside could give him a chance to escape his confinement.
• Five days later, Qin Hongjun departed his headquarters with three Starships and brought Li Zhengfeng’s body along.

Xi Xiu and her allies pursued the approaching signal and discovered that Li Zhengfeng was nearby, while Central Brain realized the Qin Jian they faced was a split-off consciousness rather than the person it had once known. As an unidentified enemy Starship appeared on the Star Chart, Qing Zhixun prepared his team for battle.

• Xi Xiu left the Yuandai base after giving Qiu Shaorong training methods and warning that the battle at Anvile could bring turmoil across Jingsu.
• Enweit secretly returned to Aura, where his father Enweilian arranged for him to end his service early.
• Xi Xiu's Starship joined Wu Jingyang's group, and they followed Qing Sansui's signal through a quiet starfield while their allies prepared for a possible fight.
• Sixi detected Li Zhengfeng less than 0.2 light-years away, and Xi Xiu identified the approaching Qin Jian as a new consciousness split off from the original.
• Central Brain concluded that an anomaly during Qin Jian's attempt to copy himself had changed his personality, then accepted Xi Xiu's plan to deal with the Qin Family member first.
• An unidentified point appeared on the Star Chart, and Qing Zhixun issued rapid commands to prepare for the enemy's arrival.

Qing Zhixun’s Starship maneuvered around Qin Hongjun’s fleet, but Qin Hongjun hijacked the Central Brain briefly and sent waves of robot warriors to attack. The Anvile warriors and Qing Zhixun’s team fought them off as the enemy closed in, while Xi Xiu remained aboard and the Central Brain sought to find Qin Jian.

• Qing Zhixun ordered the Starship to take an S-shaped route past Qin Hongjun’s vessels, and the Central Brain managed the maneuvers.
• Qin Hongjun briefly took control of the Central Brain, tracked Xi Xiu’s Starship, and sent mechanical warriors to latch onto it.
• Qing Zhixun ordered Qing Sansui and Qi Mang to fight the robots while Xi Xiu stayed aboard.
• Qin Hongjun released hundreds of thousands of modified robot warriors from his warehouse and sent them toward the fleet.
• Wu Jingya, Wu Jingyang, and the Anvile warriors entered space to battle the robots as Qing Sansui and Qi Mang fought alongside them.
• The robot attackers kept arriving, and Qin Hongjun’s Starships drew closer to capture data.