Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wenren Sheng realizes the other party might strip away all three Golden Fingers, including his immortality-granting one.
• He decides to use Wang Bao's Golden Finger to ascend to the Upper Realm but is puzzled by Wang Bao's cultivation level.
• The Extraterrestrials also want to ascend and begin searching for Golden Fingers. They target Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan but fail to capture them due to their Golden Fingers' powers.
• A new Transmigrator arrives with a taunting Golden Finger. He openly mocks people, drawing attention and eventually getting captured by the Extraterrestrials.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: He becomes more determined to ascend to the Upper Realm and continues researching the Extraterrestrials' knowledge. He also plants eyes on two Extraterrestrials likely to ascend.
• The Twins (Extraterrestrials): They are revealed to be the most likely candidates to ascend. They are intelligent, strategic, and willing to give up on targets if the risk is too high.
• New Transmigrator: He arrives with a taunting Golden Finger, acting arrogantly and mocking others, which leads to his capture by the Extraterrestrials.

Significant Themes

• Power and Ambition: Characters seek power (Golden Fingers) to ascend to the Upper Realm and gain more influence.
• Risk vs. Reward: Characters weigh the risks and benefits of their actions, such as the twins deciding not to pursue Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan due to the high risk involved.
• Consequences of Actions: Characters face the consequences of their actions, like the new Transmigrator being captured after his arrogant behavior.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng and the Twins: Wenren Sheng plants eyes on the twins, tracking their progress and plans. They, however, are unaware of his existence.
• The Twins and Wang Bao/Lin Xiaofan: The twins attempt to capture Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan but fail due to their Golden Fingers' powers.
• The Twins and the New Transmigrator: The twins capture the new Transmigrator after he draws their attention with his taunting behavior.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A beggar, later revealed to be the Green Cloud Old Ancestor, is brought into a Nutrient Cabin and injected with Nanobots to control his body.
• The twins' Bro ascends using the mocking-type Golden Finger, facing minimal heavenly lightning due to the sacrifice.
• After ascending, Twin Bro discovers he needs spirit stones, gold, or silver to cultivate and live safely in the city. He struggles to find work and ends up becoming a beggar.
• Twin Bro meets the Green Cloud Old Ancestor, who reveals that he has been a beggar for many years and offers Twin Bro a place to stay in the Dilapidated Temple.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: He observes Twin Bro's ascension and experiences the world beyond the gate through Twin Bro's eyes. He decides not to ascend immediately and to wait until he has a foolproof plan.
• Twin Bro: He adapts to his new environment, realizing that he must find a job or become a beggar to survive. He decides to become a beggar for five years to accumulate money before switching to a proper profession.
• Green Cloud Old Ancestor: He reveals that he has been a beggar for many years and has no regrets about his decision to live as a man rather than a dog. He offers Twin Bro a place to stay and advice on surviving in the city.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation: Both Twin Bro and the Green Cloud Old Ancestor must adapt to their new environments, with Twin Bro becoming a beggar and the Old Ancestor embracing his new life as a beggar.
• Pride vs. Survival: Twin Bro struggles with his pride but ultimately chooses to become a beggar to survive. The Green Cloud Old Ancestor has already come to terms with his new life and finds value in it.
• The Upper Realm's Rules: The rules in the Upper Realm are similar to those in the Small World below, with bigger fish eating smaller fish.

Character Interactions

• Twin Bro and the Green Cloud Old Ancestor: They meet and Twin Bro learns about the Old Ancestor's experiences in the Upper Realm. The Old Ancestor offers Twin Bro advice and a place to stay.
• Twin Bro and his younger brother: They communicate through a telepathic connection, with the younger brother expressing relief that he did not ascend and plans to enjoy his cultivation life properly.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wenren Sheng decides to stay in the Upper Realm to avoid becoming a beggar upon ascension.
• Shuang Laoda, the elder twin, spends ten years as a beggar, learning to survive and adapt to his new circumstances.
• The city requisitions beggars, including Shuang Laoda, for a dangerous mission to explore a ruin.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng shows understanding and empathy for Green Cloud Old Ancestor's situation.
• Shuang Laoda overcomes his pride and learns to beg and survive in the Upper Realm.
• Green Cloud Old Ancestor reveals that he sacrificed a powerful clone-type Golden Finger to ensure the city's safety.

Significant Themes

• The harsh realities and dangers of the Upper Realm.
• The importance of adaptability and humility in survival.
• The relativity of status and dignity.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng observes Shuang Laoda's transformation and understands his situation.
• Shuang Laoda learns from Green Cloud Old Ancestor about survival in the Upper Realm.
• The beggars in the city support each other and maintain a hierarchy based on seniority.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green Cloud Old Ancestor and Shuang Laoda discuss their 'Golden Fingers,' revealing the unique and powerful nature of Shuang Laoda's, which could make its host invincible through constant fighting and emotional connection.
• They are recruited by city guards to explore an abandoned Ancient City in exchange for rewards, including High-Grade Spirit Stones, free accommodation, and priority hiring rights.
• Upon arrival, they are assigned to different areas within the Ancient City, with Shuang Laoda in Area No. 49 and Green Cloud Old Ancestor in Area No. 50.

Character Developments

• Shuang Laoda: Realizes the value of his 'Golden Finger' and regrets not using it properly. Feels a mix of hope and despair about his situation.
• Green Cloud Old Ancestor: Reveals his cunning and manipulative nature, offering advice to Shuang Laoda on how to use his 'Golden Finger.' Shows fear and disbelief when learning about the Ancient City's task.

Significant Themes

• The value of one's abilities and the consequences of not using them properly.
• The struggle for survival and the choices one makes to ensure it.
• The importance of emotional connection and manipulation in achieving one's goals.

Character Interactions

• Shuang Laoda and Green Cloud Old Ancestor: Discuss their 'Golden Fingers' and decide to live close to each other within the Ancient City to increase their chances of survival.
• City Guards: Recruit and assign tasks to the beggars, revealing the harsh conditions and rewards of the task.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two beggars (Shuang Laoda and Green Cloud Old Ancestor) face strange beasts and illusions in the Upper Realm, showcasing their survival skills.
• They encounter copies of themselves on the third day, leading to a leg injury for Green Cloud Old Ancestor and a hand injury for Shuang Laoda.
• Only half of the explorers return, highlighting the high death rate in the ruins.
• A powerful cultivator (the city lord) emerges from seclusion, demonstrating his Combination Spirit stage cultivation.
• Shuang Laoda dies in a scheme orchestrated by a small organization, but he chooses Disassembly Reincarnation to be reborn as the city lord's concubine.

Character Developments

• Shuang Laoda and Green Cloud Old Ancestor display their wisdom and resourcefulness in facing disasters.
• Shuang Laoda's resentment grows towards those who took their Golden Fingers, but Green Cloud Old Ancestor warns him against speaking out against major powers.
• Shuang Laoda's greed leads him to fall for a trap set by a small organization, resulting in his death.

Significant Themes

• The vast difference in resources and cultivation levels between realms.
• The high cost of safety and the common method of deprivation.
• The importance of unique skills and techniques for survival in the Upper Realm.
• The concept of Disassembly Reincarnation, offering a second chance at life with new circumstances.

Character Interactions

• Shuang Laoda and Green Cloud Old Ancestor work together to survive the Upper Realm's dangers, showcasing their bond and mutual reliance.
• Shuang Laoda's resentment towards those who took their Golden Fingers contrasts with Green Cloud Old Ancestor's caution and pragmatism.
• Shuang Laoda's death at the hands of a small organization highlights the dangers and schemes present in the Upper Realm.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wenren Sheng observes the schemes of the Extraterrestrials and the native inhabitants' reactions.
• Shuang Laoda ascends, and Wenren Sheng feels no particular sorrow.
• Wang Bao releases the Heavenly Dao Poison, killing all Extraterrestrials except the younger twin brother.
• Lin Xiaofan repopulates the world using technological reproduction methods.
• Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao, and Lin Xiaofan prepare to ascend after the Small World begins to crack.
• Wenren Sheng smuggles himself into the Upper Realm and creates a Divine Sense Network.
• Lin Xiaofan and Wang Bao follow Wenren Sheng's path and ascend.
• Wenren Sheng and Wang Bao decide to live in Giant City after discovering no Spirit-Sealing Land and encountering an Earth Dragon.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: Becomes more observant and strategic, prepares for ascension, and adapts to life in the Upper Realm.
• Shuang Laoda: Ascends and becomes the final oriole, but his fate is uncertain.
• Wang Bao: Develops his simulator Golden Finger, releases the Heavenly Dao Poison, and ascends.
• Lin Xiaofan: Focuses on reproduction and population growth, ascends, and continues her childbearing plans in the Upper Realm.

Significant Themes

• Scheming and survival in a dangerous world.
• The consequences of actions and the karma formed.
• The struggle for resources and power in the Upper Realm.
• The adaptation and integration of technology and cultivation.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng and Shuang Laoda: Wenren Sheng feels no sorrow over Shuang Laoda's ascension, seeing it as a natural consequence of their actions.
• Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan: They both ascend after Wenren Sheng and continue their respective plans in the Upper Realm.
• Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao, and Lin Xiaofan: They work together to adapt to life in the Upper Realm, with Wenren Sheng taking the lead in exploring and understanding the new environment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter discusses the reasons behind the lack of oppression from above in Giant City, despite the presence of Golden Fingers.
• Lin Xiaofan and Wang Bao, both with Golden Fingers, have been living off Wenren Sheng, relying on his safety and resources.
• A new relic has opened, attracting mostly old cultivators due to its high risk and potential rewards.
• Wang Bao decides to explore the relic, using his Golden Finger to simulate deductions to avoid certain death.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng continues to be the responsible and resourceful one, providing for Lin Xiaofan and Wang Bao.
• Lin Xiaofan shows her practical side, working to earn Spirit Stones and understanding the value of safety in Giant City.
• Wang Bao demonstrates his desperation to improve his cultivation, willing to take risks and use his Golden Finger's abilities to survive.

Significant Themes

• Safety vs. Risk: The characters weigh the importance of safety and security in Giant City against the potential rewards of exploring the relic.
• Golden Fingers: The chapter explores the consequences and limitations of having Golden Fingers in the Upper Realm, where they can be sacrificed or stolen.
• Luck and Opportunity: The characters discuss the role of luck and opportunity in their lives, with Wang Bao relying on his Golden Finger's deductions to make decisions.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng, Lin Xiaofan, and Wang Bao continue to interact and rely on each other, with Wenren Sheng providing resources and support, and Lin Xiaofan and Wang Bao contributing their Golden Fingers' abilities.
• Wang Bao interacts with old cultivators and a Female Monster in the relic, using his Golden Finger's deductions to navigate these encounters safely.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Bao lives with the Female Monster, advancing his cultivation to Divine Transformation with her help.
• He learns that the next step, Return to Void, requires self-reliance and has a lifespan of 30,000 years per reincarnation.
• Wang Bao secretly leaves the Female Monster due to her violent temper and the difficulty of maintaining the relationship.
• He returns to Giant City, where he learns about the hardships of living off women and the dangers of exposing his Golden Finger.
• Wang Bao, Lin Xiaofan, and Wenren Sheng lie low in Giant City for 10,000 years.
• Wenren Sheng develops the Heaven Devouring Array, a powerful formation that attracts many customers, making him wealthy and influential.
• They plan to leave Giant City if the Lord becomes too greedy, using the Heaven Devouring Array to build their own cities.

Character Developments

• Wang Bao: Realizes the difficulties of living off women, learns to adapt, and maintains his resolve to be the protagonist.
• Female Monster: Revealed to be violent and uncontrollable, making it hard for Wang Bao to live with her.
• Wenren Sheng: Develops the Heaven Devouring Array, gains wealth and influence, and plans for their escape from Giant City if necessary.
• Lin Xiaofan: Stays in Giant City, continues her cultivation, and supports Wenren Sheng's plans.

Significant Themes

• The challenges and hardships of living off women, even for a powerful cultivator like Wang Bao.
• The dangers of exposing one's Golden Finger or unique abilities in a world where strength reigns supreme.
• The importance of planning and preparation for potential threats or changes in one's environment.

Character Interactions

• Wang Bao and the Female Monster: Their relationship becomes strained due to her violent temper and his desire for freedom.
• Wang Bao, Lin Xiaofan, and Wenren Sheng: They continue to support each other, with Wenren Sheng developing a powerful formation and planning for their future.
• Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan: They discuss the difficulties of Wang Bao's relationship with the Female Monster and the possibility of splitting off a personality to deal with her.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wenren Sheng develops a powerful defensive formation, the Heaven Devouring Array, which can injure Mahayana cultivators but is primarily for deterrence and defense.
• The formation is spread outward, and many cultivators build cities using it, leading to an era of prosperity and great clans.
• Wang Bao discovers that Wild Beasts, ranging from Transformation Spirit to Combination Spirit realms, will attack Giant City within three months.
• The Wild Beasts arrive, and the Giant City lord begins conscripting cultivators to defend the city, with those who refuse facing death.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: Shows his long-term vision and willingness to share knowledge to advance technology. He also reveals his immortality as his primary goal.
• Wang Bao: Discovers the impending Wild Beast threat and seeks a way to survive. He turns to Lin Xiaofan for help and successfully obtains a green mark from the Female Monster, ensuring their survival.
• Lin Xiaofan: Reluctantly assists Wang Bao in obtaining the green mark, demonstrating her practical and pragmatic nature.

Significant Themes

• The balance of power and survival of the fittest in the face of danger.
• The importance of long-term vision and planning, as demonstrated by Wenren Sheng's actions.
• The consequences of aggressive expansion and the need for restraint, highlighted by the appearance of Wild Beasts.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao, and Lin Xiaofan work together to ensure their survival in the face of the Wild Beast threat.
• Wenren Sheng shares his knowledge and formations with others, fostering an era of prosperity and great clans.
• The Giant City lord demonstrates his cleverness and long-term planning by allowing Wenren Sheng's formations to spread and conscripting cultivators to defend the city.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Giant City is under attack by Wild Beasts, with cultivation levels ranging from Qi Refining to Combination Spirit stage.
• The city's defenses, including formations and cultivators, struggle to hold against the relentless beasts.
• The City Lord reveals his trump card: ten thousand Combination Spirit clones, which swiftly turn the tide and defeat the Wild Beasts.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: Shows no fear and reveals a Small Space Tear Talisman, demonstrating his preparedness and resourcefulness.
• Wang Bao: Initially worried, becomes more confident after seeing the simulation results. Realizes the existence of another Golden Finger.
• Lin Xiaofan: Remains calm and pragmatic, showing no fear and enjoying the safety of the small space.

Significant Themes

• The power of preparation and having multiple backup plans (Wenren Sheng's numerous trump cards).
• The consequences of one's choices (cultivators choosing longer lives and facing the risks that come with it).
• The interference and unpredictability of Golden Fingers.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao, and Lin Xiaofan interact within the safety of the small space, playing games and discussing the war outside.
• Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan bond over their shared experiences and understanding of the situation, forming a sense of camaraderie.
• The City Lord and Wenren Sheng's clones are not directly interactive in this chapter, but their actions significantly impact the story's outcome.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The City Lord unleashes ten thousand Combination Spirit incarnations to clear Wild Beasts and threats, then requests Wenren Sheng's help to resolve a soul poison plague.
• Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao, and Lin Xiaofan work together for a hundred years to create a Heart Tempering Pill to combat the poison.
• Wenren Sheng enters a Heart Tempering Illusion and experiences a return to his past memories.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: Demonstrates his wisdom, resourcefulness, and non-wanton use of his Golden Finger. He gains insight into the mysteries of spacetime and the path to becoming a Great Luo.
• Wang Bao: Shows loyalty and obedience to Wenren Sheng, assisting him in research and demonstrating his deduction abilities.
• Lin Xiaofan: Contributes her luck to the research process.
• The City Lord: Reveals his power and requests Wenren Sheng's help, showing that even powerful beings face challenges they cannot resolve alone.

Significant Themes

• The importance of wisdom and intelligence in utilizing power and overcoming challenges.
• The consequences of actions and the need to consider the greater good.
• The dangers of relying solely on power and the importance of adaptability and resourcefulness.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng and Wang Bao: Teacher-student relationship, with Wang Bao showing unwavering support and obedience to Wenren Sheng.
• Wenren Sheng and Lin Xiaofan: Cooperative relationship in research, with Lin Xiaofan's luck contributing to their success.
• Wenren Sheng and the City Lord: Cooperative relationship, with the City Lord seeking Wenren Sheng's help and rewarding him for his efforts.
• Wenren Sheng and Zhao Han, Little Illusion: Playful interactions, with Zhao Han and Little Illusion expressing their desire to accompany Wenren Sheng on his adventures.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wenren Sheng recovers his memories and returns to the Upper Realm.
• Wang Bao, a top student with a simulator Golden Finger, finally gets into his dream university, but goes mad due to his obsession.
• Lin Xiaofan, with a Golden Finger that grants her desires, becomes a lovestruck nymphomaniac.
• Wenren Sheng gives the City Lord the formula to resolve the crisis, proving his wisdom and confidence.
• Giant City returns to prosperity, but Little Illusion's presence causes constant chaos in the household.
• The City Lord advances to the Great Ascension Stage and prepares for tribulation and ascension.
• A group of Transmigrator-like players arrives in Giant City, causing concern among the cultivators.

Character Developments

• Wenren Sheng: Recovers his memories and returns to the Upper Realm. He remains calm and wise, valuing his own wisdom over others' Golden Fingers.
• Wang Bao: Finally gets into his dream university but goes mad due to his obsession. He remains at the Soul Formation realm to maintain his simulation abilities.
• Lin Xiaofan: Advances to the Combination Spirit Stage with the help of her descendants. She struggles to understand and defeat Little Illusion's abilities.
• Little Illusion: Continues to cause chaos in the household, tormenting Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan for their Golden Fingers. She remains an enigma, with abilities beyond comprehension.
• The City Lord: Advances to the Great Ascension Stage and prepares for tribulation and ascension. He remains unconcerned about Lin Xiaofan's growth.

Significant Themes

• The power of wisdom over Golden Fingers.
• The consequences of obsession and single-minded pursuit.
• The arrival of a new, powerful Golden Finger (the Player Stream) and its potential impact on the world.
• The struggle to understand and adapt to new situations and beings.

Character Interactions

• Wenren Sheng interacts with Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan, guiding them and helping them understand the new situation with the Player Stream.
• Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan interact with each other, trying to figure out the intentions and needs of the Player Stream's controller.
• Little Illusion continues to torment Wang Bao and Lin Xiaofan, causing chaos and mischief in the household.
• The City Lord remains unconcerned about the new arrivals, focusing on his own ascension.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Players are searching for a certain herb to treat a serious illness, suggesting a powerful figure behind the scenes.
• Wang Bao deduces that the mastermind might be a mortal suffering from a terminal illness, using their Golden Finger to manipulate players.
• Wang Bao decides to win over the City Lord to learn about the Golden Finger's secret and the mastermind's location.
• Wang Bao conducts deductions to find ways to infiltrate the City Lord's Mansion and learn his secrets, with varying outcomes.

Character Developments

• Wang Bao: Becomes more determined to uncover the truth behind the Golden Finger and the mastermind. He also grows more strategic in his deductions and plans.
• Wenren Sheng: Provides guidance and advice to Wang Bao, helping him refine his strategies and deductions.

Significant Themes

• The power of knowledge and information (Golden Fingers).
• The struggle between mortals and powerful figures.
• The consequences of relying too heavily on external tools (like Wang Bao's Deduction Simulator) instead of developing one's own abilities.

Character Interactions

• Wang Bao and Wenren Sheng: Wang Bao seeks Wenren Sheng's advice and guidance throughout the chapter, demonstrating their teacher-student relationship. Wenren Sheng provides valuable insights and helps Wang Bao refine his strategies.
• Wang Bao and the City Lord: Wang Bao plans to interact with the City Lord to learn about the Golden Finger's secret, but their direct interactions have not yet occurred.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Wang Bao discovers that the Upper Realm is a Swimming Pool, and the players' world is beyond it.
• He attempts to leave the Swimming Pool but encounters a barrier (Extraterrestrial Crystal Wall).
• The City Lord visits Wang Bao and Wenren Sheng, revealing his plan to trick the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator into entering their world to be cured.

Character Developments

• Wang Bao: Realizes the truth about their world, struggles with it, but eventually accepts his fate and decides to enjoy his life.
• Wenren Sheng: Reveals he has recovered his memories and can leave the world at any time. He advises Wang Bao and the City Lord but remains detached from their plans.
• City Lord: Reveals his true intentions and plans a conspiracy to trick the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator.

Significant Themes

• Acceptance of fate and enjoying life (Wenren Sheng, Wang Bao)
• Manipulation and control (Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator, City Lord)
• The greater world vs. the small world (Wenren Sheng, City Lord)

Character Interactions

• Wang Bao and Wenren Sheng: Wang Bao seeks advice from Wenren Sheng, who guides him but remains detached from Wang Bao's struggles.
• Wang Bao and City Lord: The City Lord reveals his plan to Wang Bao, who is impressed but unsure about the City Lord's intentions.
• Wenren Sheng and City Lord: Wenren Sheng guides the City Lord towards his plan, but remains uninvolved in the City Lord's schemes.

• Wang Bao resolves to follow his teacher, appreciating his honesty and wisdom, and recognizing the futility of competing with Sages in grand schemes.
• Wang Bao acknowledges his teacher's potential to become a formidable figure who relies on open and honorable methods, like a historical figure he admires.
• Gu Tiancheng, the Swimming Pool's controller, is gravely ill and seeks a cure within the Swimming Pool world, but is hesitant to enter due to the risks involved.
• Gu Tiancheng's illness causes him excruciating pain, and he considers entering the Swimming Pool after a failed attempt at letting fate decide his course of action.
• Gu Tiancheng consults with Professor Shanben, his attending doctor, who reports progress in treating his illness but ultimately offers no immediate solution.
• Gu Tiancheng returns to his bedroom, leaving Professor Shanben with a sense of helplessness and fortune in his high salary.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Tiancheng enters the Swimming Pool world, choosing the safest place: the Small World where Wenren Sheng previously lived.
• He discovers signs of another Transmigrator who developed technology in the Small World.
• Gu Tiancheng receives a Heavenly Dao warning and escapes before a team of Soldiers searches the cave.
• He hides among common folk, avoids a manhunt, and focuses on curing his illness.
• Gu Tiancheng sells buried valuables, earns money, and gets treated at a clinic for his illness using modern technology.
• He gets arrested for engaging in lewd acts, but the Heavenly Dao doesn't warn him as he had restricted its access to his privacy.

Character Developments

• Gu Tiancheng: He enters the Swimming Pool world despite knowing the dangers, prioritizes curing his illness, and reflects on his actions after getting arrested.
• Doctor Wang: He treats Gu Tiancheng's illness using modern technology and accepts a small piece of jewelry as payment.

Significant Themes

• The power of modern technology in treating illnesses.
• The contrast between the ancient and modern worlds.
• The consequences of indulging in base sensations and hormones.
• The Heavenly Dao's restrictions on privacy.

Character Interactions

• Gu Tiancheng interacts with Doctor Wang, who treats his illness.
• He also interacts with two other prisoners, one of whom shares information about the upcoming immortal welcoming event.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Tiancheng recovers and is released from prison.
• He learns about the Heavenly Dao's selection process for cultivators: spirit root test, IQ test, and obedience exam.
• Gu Tiancheng discovers that the Swimming Pool world has experienced an extraterrestrial invasion and that the Heavenly Dao was poisoned.
• Lin Xiaofan begins reproducing on a massive scale, aiming to become the World Mother.
• Wang Bao plans to seize the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator but is uncertain about the outcome.
• Gu Tiancheng decides to cultivate immortality as an independent cultivator and finds Wenren Sheng's location to be the safest.
• Gu Tiancheng discovers that Wenren Sheng possesses a Super Grade (Great Dao) Spirit Root.

Character Developments

• Gu Tiancheng: Recovers from his illness, decides to cultivate immortality, and discovers Wenren Sheng's extraordinary spirit root.
• Wenren Sheng: Continues his experiments and studies, remains indifferent to the power struggle.
• Wang Bao: Struggles with the uncertainty of seizing the manipulator, focuses on his work.
• Lin Xiaofan: Begins reproducing on a massive scale, aims to become the World Mother.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation and the Heavenly Dao's selection process.
• The rarity and power of a Super Grade (Great Dao) Spirit Root.
• The struggle for power and control among cultivators.

Character Interactions

• Gu Tiancheng and the other prisoners: Discuss the Heavenly Dao's selection process and the history of the Swimming Pool world.
• Wang Bao and Wenren Sheng: Wang Bao reports to Wenren Sheng about the manipulator and the city lord's plans, but Wenren Sheng is uninterested.
• Lin Xiaofan and the Heavenly Dao: Lin Xiaofan forces the Heavenly Dao to give her the strongest lightning tribulation to strengthen her Dharma body.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Tiancheng, after recovering from his illness, decides to cultivate and leave the Spirit-Sealing Land.
• He acquires a false identity and undergoes a spirit root test, discovering he has none.
• He learns about spirit root transplantation and finds a woman with a Great Dao Spirit Root, falling in love with her.
• He transplants her spirit root into himself, killing her in the process.
• He conceals his Great Dao Spirit Root and joins the Green Cloud Sect.

Character Developments

• Gu Tiancheng: He becomes more ruthless and decisive, willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He also experiences love and guilt, but ultimately prioritizes his own cultivation.
• The Woman with the Great Dao Spirit Root: She is in love with Gu Tiancheng and willingly accepts her fate, dying from the spirit root transplantation.

Significant Themes

• Ruthlessness and Decisiveness: Gu Tiancheng's journey shows the importance of these traits in achieving great things.
• Love and Sacrifice: The woman's love for Gu Tiancheng leads her to make the ultimate sacrifice.
• The Struggle for Resources: The competition for spirit roots and cultivation opportunities highlights the harsh reality of the cultivation world.

Character Interactions

• Gu Tiancheng interacts with various people, including the staff member conducting the spirit root test, the woman with the Great Dao Spirit Root, and the Green Cloud Sect personnel. His interactions with the woman are particularly significant, as they lead to her tragic fate.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Tiancheng joins the Green Cloud Sect, expecting it to be prestigious, but finds it mediocre and its Old Ancestor weak.
• He cultivates using the Heavenly Dao Strategy Device, quickly reaching the Golden Core Stage without encountering danger.
• A crisis arises, and the Heavenly Dao warns Gu Tiancheng to flee. He escapes just before ten powerful cultivators arrive to search for the mastermind behind recent events.
• Gu Tiancheng returns to the Spirit-Sealing Land, develops technology based on extraterrestrial legacy, and launches a counterattack against the surface world, defeating the cultivators.
• The underground people move to the surface, but internal strife begins. Eventually, they realize the futility of fighting over cultivation resources, as immortality can be achieved through technology.

Character Developments

• Gu Tiancheng: He becomes more pragmatic and focused on survival, using the Heavenly Dao Strategy Device to advance his cultivation quickly. He also becomes more disillusioned with the cultivation world and its immortals.
• The Green Cloud Sect's Old Ancestor: Revealed to be weak and mediocre, unlike Gu Tiancheng's initial expectations.
• The City Lord: He descends to the surface world to search for the mastermind, dispatching avatars to seal off the cultivation world.

Significant Themes

• The futility of internal strife and conflict, especially when immortality is achievable through technology.
• The limitations of the cultivation system, where power is held within one's body and can be monopolized, leading to inequality and oppression.
• The role of the Heavenly Dao in guiding and protecting the world, and its consciousness in guarding against threats to its existence.

Character Interactions

• Gu Tiancheng interacts with the Green Cloud Sect's Old Ancestor, finding him weak and unworthy of respect.
• Gu Tiancheng encounters the ten powerful cultivators sent by the City Lord, but escapes before they arrive.
• The underground people interact with the surface cultivators, defeating them and moving to the surface, leading to internal strife among the underground people.
• Gu Tiancheng observes the events from the Spirit-Sealing Land, ultimately understanding the truth about the Heavenly Dao's suppression of immortals.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gu Tiancheng understands that there are two paths for a world's development: becoming a Celestial Immortal devoid of emotion and desire, or a technological system controlled by the collective.
• Gu Tiancheng cultivates into an immortal, but the world is destroyed by Wang Bao's ascension tribulation.
• Gu Tiancheng becomes a Great Dao Immortal to repair the world, losing his emotions and personality in the process.
• The city lord returns to the Upper Realm to find and destroy Gu Tiancheng's Small World.

Character Developments

• Gu Tiancheng: Realizes the two paths for world development, cultivates into an immortal, and becomes a Great Dao Immortal to repair the world, losing his emotions and personality.
• Wang Bao: Ascends and unknowingly destroys Gu Tiancheng's Small World.
• The city lord: Returns to the Upper Realm to find and destroy Gu Tiancheng's Small World.

Significant Themes

• Fate and free will: Gu Tiancheng's inability to control his Fate, and the consequences of his actions.
• The cost of power: Gu Tiancheng's loss of emotions and personality to become a Great Dao Immortal.
• The struggle between individual and collective power: The tension between Gu Tiancheng's individual power and the collective power of the technological system.

Character Interactions

• Gu Tiancheng and Wenren Sheng: Gu Tiancheng shares his understanding of world development with Wenren Sheng, who later watches Gu Tiancheng's journey.
• Gu Tiancheng and Wang Bao: Wang Bao's ascension unknowingly destroys Gu Tiancheng's Small World, leading to Gu Tiancheng's transformation into a Great Dao Immortal.
• The city lord and Wenren Sheng: The city lord asks Wenren Sheng for help in finding Gu Tiancheng's Small World, but Wenren Sheng refuses.