Chapter Summaries

The narrator persuaded the Eight-Headed Serpent to repent, swear loyalty, and shed its former self, leaving a newborn spirit that he named Little Snakey. He made Little Snakey the Wuji Sword Sect’s guardian divine beast and explained how shedding the petty self related to immortal cultivation.

• The narrator chanted the Rebirth Mantra, and the Eight-Headed Serpent accepted that he intended to eat them.
• The narrator offered to spare the repentant serpent if they swore loyalty and severed seven heads for him to eat.
• The Eight-Headed Serpent took an oath and severed seven heads representing the Five Poisons, their former cognition, and their techniques.
• The serpent’s remaining head produced a tiny newborn spirit, which the narrator named Little Snakey.
• The narrator fed Little Snakey the serpent’s gallbladder, inner core, and peanuts, then named them guardian divine beast of the Wuji Sword Sect.
• The narrator skinned the serpent and kept its hide and tendons for Little Snakey’s future clothing and armor.

The narrator explained how death returned nourishment to the world and how cultivators could transcend the acquired little self that shaped their thoughts and emotions. After refusing to eat Yamata no Orochi's flesh, the narrator contrasted foolish everyday judgments with disciplined cultivation and left the discussion on how to act within ordinary life while cultivating against human nature.

• The narrator decided not to eat Yamata no Orochi's flesh and asked Little Third to prepare something else.
• The narrator compared whales and mortals returning nourishment to the world after death, then explained how cultivators discarded or integrated the acquired little self.
• The narrator described how negative energy affected ordinary people but said they could purify it by controlling their thoughts and emotions.
• The narrator used contrarians and parents' expectations of their children to illustrate how people imposed their own perspectives on others.
• The narrator explained that cultivation required following a master's instructions and rebelling against binary thinking, while everyday conduct followed ordinary people's ideas of right and wrong.

The narrator explained the Supreme Forgetfulness Art to his younger brother, translating its cultivation verses into plain language about calming the mind and not being controlled by the little self. The brother felt he partly understood, and the narrator sent him away rather than explain further.

• The narrator told his younger brother that his writing had helped readers quiet their impatience and become calmer.
• The younger brother asked the narrator to demonstrate something impressive, so the narrator recited Lü Dongbin’s Supreme Forgetfulness Art.
• The narrator explained several verses as teachings about clearing stray thoughts, observing the little self, and cultivating calm awareness.
• The narrator skipped explaining the verses about refining Qi and Essence, then described the later verses as maintaining clarity, controlling emotions, and joining awareness with thought.
• The younger brother said he felt he understood but also did not, and the narrator told him to go play.

Zen Heart and Old Dragon King drank with Nalido and Sasuke, who vowed to punish the people of their island for stirring up trouble. After the two brothers staged a fight at sea that caused an earthquake on the island, Zen Heart discovered they had acted without his permission.

• Nalido and Sasuke arrived at the Dragon Palace with sweet potatoes and Liuliumei plums, then joined Zen Heart and Old Dragon King for a meal and drinks.
• Nalido and Sasuke declared that they hated the islanders’ warmongering and would wreck the island if Zen Heart wanted them to.
• When Zen Heart dismissed their boasts as drunken talk, Nalido and Sasuke rushed out and staged a fight near the island.
• The brothers’ battle caused winds and tremors that shook the island, and they returned to the Dragon Palace after fighting for more than half a day.
• Nalido and Sasuke showed Zen Heart a cellphone report of a magnitude-four earthquake, leaving him stunned that they had acted without his approval.

The narrator explained the Dao of Alchemy as refining life’s experiences and thoughts into something useful, rather than letting them accumulate as burdens. Old Dragon King examined his Dragon Pearl and worried that it had become filthy.

• The narrator stopped Nalido and Sasuke from making another trip to torment mortals, then drank with them as they pledged to help him in the future.
• Sasuke explained that his aloof cartoon persona had been an act, and the narrator began teaching the group about cultivation and the Dao of Alchemy.
• The narrator described transforming negative thoughts and experiences, extracting their essence, and refining all things for one’s own use.
• Old Dragon King spat out his Dragon Pearl, saw black grime on it, and asked the narrator whether he had cultivated it filthy.

The narrator tricked Old Dragon King into giving up his Dragon Pearl, then Little Snakey ate it. Nalido and Sasuke asked to become the narrator’s disciples, offering Liuliu Plum in exchange for the protection and status of following him.

• The narrator persuaded Old Dragon King that his Dragon Pearl was flawed and should be replaced, then asked to keep it.
• Old Dragon King gave the pearl to the narrator, who fed it to Little Snakey; Old Dragon King hid his regret.
• Little Third offered his own Dragon Pearl, but the narrator refused because he was still young.
• Nalido and Sasuke tried to retch up pearls, then asked the narrator to teach them core formation and accept them as disciples.
• Nalido and Sasuke offered to provide Liuliu Plum without asking for lessons, and the narrator realized they wanted to follow him for protection and status.

The narrator reflected on what it meant to enter the Wuji Sword Sect and why disciples had to overcome their self-centered thinking. After Nalido and Sasuke sincerely asked to follow him, he agreed to test them for thirty years before accepting them as menial servants.

• The narrator recalled rejecting a clever admirer who called him Master while making grand claims and seeking help, saying the man needed to suffer and correct his attitude first.
• The narrator explained that the Wuji Sword Sect required disciples to set their hearts straight, see past appearances, and stop letting their little selves rule them.
• The narrator said Nalido and Sasuke had only reached the preliminary assessment despite their apparent abilities.
• The narrator gave Nalido and Sasuke a thirty-year test and offered to accept them as menial servants if they remained sincere.
• Nalido and Sasuke eagerly agreed to the test and the prospect of serving him.

The tavern keeper welcomed Little Third into his service after Little Third chose to follow him, and Little Third settled into life at the tavern. A little beggar girl then asked for food, money, and work for herself and her sick younger brother, and the tavern keeper agreed to take them in.

• The tavern keeper thanked Old Dragon King with peanuts after taking a Dragon Pearl and advised him on refining it.
• The tavern keeper reassured Little Third that he could stay by his side, and Little Third asked Old Dragon King to pack up good things for him to take along.
• Little Third took over work at the tavern and began washing the tavern keeper's feet each night.
• A little beggar girl asked the tavern keeper for food and money, claiming that her younger brother was sick.
• The tavern keeper agreed to let the girl and her brother live and eat at the tavern if they worked, then told Little Third to prepare two rooms.

The narrator took in Xiao Ling'er and Xiao Goudan, gave them a place to stay, and told them they could earn his trust over time. Three years later, Xiao Ling'er woke him by smacking him with underwear and ordering him to get up.

• The narrator arranged rooms and supplies for Xiao Ling'er and Xiao Goudan, then learned their names and ages.
• The narrator stopped Xiao Ling'er from explaining their past and told the siblings he would judge their work over time.
• Xiao Ling'er woke early to clean the tavern, startling Little Third, who cursed before the narrator made him join the work.
• The narrator and Little Third discovered Xiao Goudan chasing more than a hundred rats and ants with a broom.
• Three years later, Xiao Ling'er woke the narrator with a smack and tossed him her underwear after ruining his while washing it.

Over three years, Xiao Ling'er had grown close enough to care for the narrator like a nurse, leaving him embarrassed and eager to escape her attention. He played with Little Third and recalled punishing Xiao Goudan when the boy copied their teasing, while accepting the familiar, informal bonds he had built with them.

• The narrator recalled how Xiao Ling'er had grown up treating him as family, without regard for appearances or the usual distance between men and women.
• Xiao Ling'er dressed the narrator each morning, and he protested that he could take care of himself.
• After breakfast, the narrator dragged Little Third outside and chased him for two li after Little Third teased him about having a personal nanny.
• The narrator explained that he welcomed his companions' familiarity as long as they still respected him.
• The narrator recalled beating and hanging up Xiao Goudan after the boy copied Xiao Ling'er and Little Third by teasing and trying to dress him.

The narrator trained Little Third to restrain his lust by helping widows in Wangba Village and threatening him whenever he was tempted. As Little Third gradually internalized the narrator’s guidance, the narrator explained how his teachings forged courage by fighting inner demons rather than merely observing them.

• The narrator took Little Third to Wangba Village and made him help widows by hauling water to temper his desires.
• The narrator threatened to cut off Little Third’s dragon cock and send it to his father if he behaved improperly.
• When Little Third felt tempted after helping someone, the narrator’s warning echoed in his heart and made him stop.
• Little Third gradually learned to govern himself as the narrator’s teachings took root within him.
• The narrator explained that his way cultivated backbone by confronting and subduing inner demons through struggle.

The narrator reflected on how vows and persistence transformed Little Third, then vanished after hearing a mysterious alert. The story shifted to Jin Buque and the others, who were surrounded and badly wounded, before revealing the Sato clan’s mourning three months earlier.

• The narrator explained that cultivation meant repeatedly overcoming oneself and encouraged Little Third to change through determination.
• The narrator brought Little Third home, continued nurturing Xiao Goudan, and left Xiao Ling'er to follow her own Dao.
• A mysterious voice sounded in the narrator’s mind, and he tore open a spatial barrier and stepped through it.
• Jin Buque defended releasing the only memento that could contact the narrator as Xue Pan and Gouzi saw their wounded allies surrounded by powerful enemies.
• Xiao Hu and Xiao Er were reduced to ash after urging the others to find the boss, and Gouzi feared the group would die before the narrator arrived.
• Three months earlier, Sato clan experts gathered at their headquarters with bloodstained lists of their murdered clan members.

Sato Fumio learned that his son Sato Kameishi had been attacked and summoned the Sato clan’s forces. Meanwhile, Jin Buque and his companions fought the clan at a hidden Earth Realm stronghold, and as they faced defeat, Jin Buque lit their only Sky-Piercing Firecracker, a keepsake from their missing big brother.

• Sato Fumio saw Sato Kameishi’s name among those attacked and ordered the Sato clan’s powerful members to assemble.
• Jin Buque and his companions, who had searched the Three Realms for their missing big brother, secretly raided a Sato clan stronghold after preparing for half a month.
• Thousands of Sato clan powerhouses poured through a teleportation passage and surrounded Jin Buque’s group, who unleashed their Supernatural Abilities and charged into battle.
• After more than half a day of fighting, the Sato clan gained the upper hand, and Jin Buque’s companions suffered worsening injuries.
• Jin Buque lit the group’s only Sky-Piercing Firecracker, their last keepsake from their big brother.

Jin Buque and the others faced defeat at the hands of the Sato clan, but their tavern-owner boss suddenly arrived after smashing through the barrier. He found his battered friends and demanded to know why they had not called him for help.

• Jin Buque, Gouzi, and Xue Pan prepared to fight to the death alongside the Lesser Bodhisattva and Ming Yue as the Sato clan mocked them.
• Gouzi insulted a Sato clan expert, provoking him to form seals and prepare an attack.
• A strange song sounded from the void, and a voice complained that someone had blocked his path.
• The tavern owner shattered the barrier, appeared before the gathered fighters, and stunned Jin Buque and the others.
• The tavern owner asked how his friends had been beaten and questioned why they had not called him for help.

After Jin Buque and the others recognized the amnesiac protagonist as their Big Brother, he learned that Xiao Hu and Xiao Er had been killed and began trying to summon their souls. He healed his companions and made Xue Pan cry to guide the souls, but the Sato clan members woke before he could begin.

• Jin Buque, Gouzi, Xue Pan, Lesser Bodhisattva, and Ming Yue recognized the protagonist as Big Brother, and he gave them peanuts to heal their injuries.
• Gouzi and Xue Pan told the protagonist that Xiao Hu and Xiao Er had been reduced to ashes by their enemies, who had also mocked their Big Brother.
• Jin Buque explained that the group had exaggerated the insults to provoke the protagonist, as they had done in the past.
• The protagonist sensed the lingering aura of Xiao Hu and Xiao Er, then slapped Xue Pan until he cried so the noise could help summon their souls.
• Jin Buque, Old Gouzi, Lesser Bodhisattva, and Ming Yue healed Xiong Shan, Xi Ba, and Bi Lan with peanuts.
• The Sato clan members woke up and asked the protagonist which unit he belonged to.

The narrator pretended to accept Sato Magua’s offer to join the Sato clan, while secretly buying Jin Buque and the others time to recover. He revealed his real plan to his brothers and warned Magua that he would fight him once they were ready.

• Sato Magua introduced himself as the Sato clan’s Third Elder and offered the narrator rewards to stay out of the clan’s feud with Jin Buque and the others.
• The narrator asked what he would gain from befriending the Sato clan, then let Magua believe he was considering the offer.
• When the narrator joked that the trouble might be him, Xue Pan and the others feared he had changed and might back down.
• The narrator told his brothers he was stalling to give them time to recover, restoring their confidence.
• The narrator told Sato Magua to keep chatting until the others recovered, then promised to beat him up.

The narrator revealed that he had pretended to negotiate with Sato Magua while recovering his memories and preparing safeguards, then beat him down. When the Sato clan’s experts attacked, the narrator unleashed overwhelming power and erased them, leaving the chapter with his brothers watching in astonishment.

• The narrator slammed Sato Magua into the ground and repeatedly stomped his head for attacking his brothers and trying to recruit him.
• The narrator explained that he had stalled for time to recover his lost memories, contact his other incarnations, and arrange for Taiji Beast to protect his brothers.
• The Sato clan’s experts charged at the narrator, who released a terrifying aura that darkened the sky and caused many attackers to collapse or die.
• The narrator clenched his fist and made the remaining Sato clan experts vanish without a trace.
• Xue Pan praised the narrator’s increased strength, and the narrator told his brothers to stay still and watch.

Sato Fumio arrived and suppressed the narrator’s aura, but the narrator and his companions attacked the Sato clan experts with mystic force, fart blasts, and follow-up shots. As his subordinates fell, Sato Fumio drew a massive spear and prepared to attack the narrator.

• Sato Fumio burst through the clan’s teleportation passage and clashed with the narrator’s aura, freeing the experts from its pressure.
• Sato Fumio mocked the narrator and sent the Sato clan experts swarming toward him again.
• The narrator ordered his companions to fight while Xue Pan stayed beside him as support.
• The narrator blasted dozens of weaker experts into bloody mist with aura-filled farts, and Xue Pan fired at those left disoriented.
• Gouzi attacked by throwing shit, while Xiong Shan, Xi Ba, and Bi Lan tried imitating the narrator’s fart attack.
• Sato Fumio drew a thirty-meter Red Tassel Spear and prepared to stab the narrator.

The narrator and his brothers took turns carrying him as he fired his Big Brother-Brand Gatling Butt Cannon at Sato Fumio, who targeted the narrator with Red Tassel Spears. After Xue Pan and Jin Buque were wounded, Gouzi took over, but his stink and fart left the narrator coughing.

• The narrator ordered Xue Pan to carry him and aim him at Sato Fumio, then fired his butt cannon while Xue Pan dodged.
• Sato Fumio hurled spears at Xue Pan, piercing his leg and waist, so Xue Pan threw the narrator to Jin Buque.
• Xue Pan ate healing peanuts and tried to distract Sato Fumio with insults and cannon fire.
• Sato Fumio hit Jin Buque in the legs, and Jin Buque passed the narrator to Gouzi before healing himself with peanuts.
• Gouzi caught the narrator without wiping after taking a shit, then got struck by spears and farted, leaving the narrator choking.

Gouzi and the others struggled to keep the naked narrator safe from Sato Fumio, but the narrator’s farts repeatedly disrupted their efforts and left Ming Yue in shock. As the battle resumed, Sato Fumio saw Ming Yue’s green eyes, apologized, and backed away.

• Gouzi’s fart overwhelmed the narrator, who retaliated by blowing the lingering fumes into Gouzi’s nose until Gouzi admitted he was wrong.
• Sato Fumio charged at Gouzi, but Xiong Shan and Lesser Bodhisattva blocked his Red Tassel Spear while Gouzi threw the narrator toward Ming Yue.
• Ming Yue caught the narrator and tried to use his fart against Sato Fumio, but the narrator released an ordinary fart that left Ming Yue shaken and green-faced.
• Jin Buque pulled the narrator away and carried him as the battle resumed, while Ming Yue stood dazed and the other fighters kept their distance.
• Sato Fumio approached Ming Yue, saw her green eyes, said, “Sorry for the disturbance,” and turned away.