Chapter Summaries

Wenren Sheng discussed Wu Shanshan’s Adventure Park and Dream of the Red Chamber before joining a conference on rising escape rates among the Overaged. The meeting ended with experts divided over whether to deter escapees with stricter enforcement or reduce the inequalities that drove them to flee.

• Wenren Sheng called Ouyang Ling, who promised to make Ouyang Tian study relentlessly during the final month of his inheritance sprint.
• Wu Shanshan told Wenren Sheng that her Adventure Park was stable but that she was disappointed she could not expand aggressively, and Wenren Sheng urged her to prioritize strength over profit.
• Wenren Sheng and Wu Shanshan spent two hours discussing Dream of the Red Chamber, including its altered ending.
• Inspector Liu invited Wenren Sheng to a video conference, where Director An opened a discussion about reducing escapes among the Overaged.
• Bu Fan argued for restoring deterrence by cracking the Americans’ “Schrödinger’s Cat” escape technology, while Woman Cheng proposed addressing the losses of power, wealth, and longevity that drove the Overaged to flee.
• Inspector Liu said compensating the Overaged would be difficult and costly, and the meeting fell silent as the participants weighed the competing proposals.

Wenren Sheng proposed treating newly activated Otherworldly Users as Patrol Division property and developing Cloud Cultivation so their users would cultivate them remotely rather than possess them directly. The meeting supported the idea and planned to accelerate research, leaving Wenren Sheng praised as the source of a potentially transformative technology.

• Wenren Sheng argued that older candidates’ desire to flee came from regarding long-used Otherworldly Users as their own possessions.
• Wenren Sheng proposed informing activators that they cultivated Patrol Division property and could retain access only through good performance.
• Wenren Sheng suggested Cloud Cultivation, which would let users form a connection with their Otherworldly Users in the mysterious world without directly possessing them.
• Woman Cheng warned Wenren Sheng that his proposal would earn the hatred of people with ulterior motives, but he said he had nothing to fear.
• Director An, Inspector Liu, and Bu Fan supported the proposal, and Director An said research should be accelerated for possible use next year.

Wenren Sheng explained his plans for public safety to Wu Shanshan and discussed how he might become a master by developing compatible skills. He then began learning Wu Liansong’s Advanced Defense Skill, which could eventually help him qualify as a combat-field master.

• Wenren Sheng defended his public-minded plan, while Wu Shanshan warned that people might resent him and urged him to stay safe.
• Wenren Sheng calculated that he needed two more advanced skills to become a master and told Wu Shanshan he could reach that goal before age twenty-five.
• Two days later, Wenren Sheng saw Wenren De studying late with his hair tied to a rope, then left his father to continue on his own.
• Wenren Sheng asked Wu Liansong to teach him the Advanced Defense Skill, and Wu Liansong outlined its demanding training process.

Wenren Sheng studied Wu Liansong’s Defense Art outline and considered how his Otherworldly Seed could overcome the long training time. Wang Wenwen then asked Wu Liansong for help with a Dongling County case involving a longevity drug, leaving Wenren Sheng wondering whether it was connected to Expert Cheng’s research.

• Wu Liansong sent Wenren Sheng a detailed Defense Art outline and explained why the art had fallen out of favor against modern weapons.
• Wu Liansong demonstrated a force field shield that could block only a few attacks before Alien Power and the force of the bullets overwhelmed it.
• Wenren Sheng said he would try learning Defense Art, and Wu Liansong asked him to teach Wang Wenwen as well.
• Wang Wenwen called Wu Liansong for help investigating a longevity drug that had been sold to elderly people who later died from illnesses.
• Wang Wenwen explained that Zhao Han had promised victims’ families they would resolve the case, while the newly awakened drug researchers denied responsibility and claimed the victims had used the medicine improperly.
• Wenren Sheng wondered whether the longevity drug case was connected to Expert Cheng’s research into solving the lifespan problem.

Wenren Sheng went to the East Tomb County Public Security Bureau to take over the longevity elixir murder case and reassure Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen. He confronted the victims’ families at the gate, accusing them of neglecting their parents and seeking compensation rather than justice.

• Wenren Sheng accepted the case from Wu Liansong and learned that Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen were at the East Tomb County Public Security Bureau.
• Wenren Sheng reassured Zhao Han that her promise to solve the case had been a mistake but that she had worked hard, while Wang Wenwen supported her.
• Victims’ families gathered outside the bureau, demanding that Zhao Han find the murderer and compensate them for their losses.
• Wenren Sheng told the crowd that they themselves were responsible for the deaths because they had neglected their elderly parents, who had been lured by promises of a longevity drug.
• The families fell silent and lowered their heads as Wenren Sheng recognized that they wanted to recover their lost money rather than find their parents’ killer.

Wenren Sheng exposed a daughter who had deliberately let her father die, then examined the medicine linked to the other deaths. He discovered that the Harmony Pill reduced vitality and could leave sick users unable to fight off their illnesses.

• Wenren Sheng singled out a middle-aged woman and ordered an investigation of her home after noticing her suspicious remark about killing her parents.
• An illusion revealed that the woman had delayed calling for help while her father suffered a fatal collapse, and Security Guards arrested her.
• Wenren Sheng explained that the case file said only her father had died and that her mother had passed away years earlier, exposing the woman's lie about insurance money.
• Back at the Public Security Bureau, Wenren Sheng told Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen to reorganize the case and prepare to question the five Otherworldly Users who made the medicine.
• Wenren Sheng examined a Harmony Pill and discovered that it reduced the body's vitality, causing users with existing illnesses to lose the strength to resist them.

Wenren Sheng uncovered the dangerous effects of a longevity medicine and confronted the five Otherworldly Users who had marketed it without explaining its risks. He left after warning them that those responsible might face consequences, while the men remained defiant.

• Inspector Liu told Wenren Sheng that Tianbian Ji's Otherworldly Species was a Seed of Sorrow and his father's was a Seed of Wrath; Wenren Sheng declined both and asked him to save future recommendations.
• Wenren Sheng explained to Ouyang Tian why the Seed of Wrath was unsuitable, then told Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen that the medicine slowed cell division and metabolism, putting sick elderly people at risk.
• Wenren Sheng, Zhao Han, Wang Wenwen, and Director Li visited the five Otherworldly Users at their remote pharmaceutical factory, where the men feigned surprise at the medicine's mechanism.
• Director Li accused the five of breaking the law, but they blamed a salesman and defended their actions; Zhao Han condemned their lack of sympathy for the twenty-three deaths.
• Wenren Sheng warned the five that those responsible might have no descendants, then left with the others; afterward, the men mocked the visitors and the half-bald man showed a cold glint in his eyes.

Wenren Sheng helped Zhao Han use enhanced Mystic Illusion Art to reveal how five suspects had planned to test the Turtle Breath Pill on elderly people living alone. The suspects’ crimes were exposed, leaving Zhao Han and her companions with evidence of their scheme.

• Zhao Han asked Wenren Sheng how they could prove the five suspects’ guilt, and he told her to use Prophecy Art to reveal their past actions.
• Zhao Han tried to peer into the suspects’ pasts, but her Seed of Narration told her that Wenren Sheng could enhance its ability.
• Wenren Sheng taught Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen the Seven Emotions Resonance Method, then used it to strengthen Zhao Han’s ability.
• Zhao Han combined her enhanced ability with Mystic Illusion Art to show the suspects discussing experiments with the Turtle Breath Pill and seeking test subjects.
• The suspects’ past selves revealed they had planned to exploit elderly people living alone for their money and experimental data, while counting on backing and compensation to avoid consequences.

Wenren Sheng helped expose the people behind the dangerous longevity medicine and learned that they had tried to imitate a turtle-breathing skill with drugs. After the suspects were arrested, Zang Qing denied intentionally harming anyone, while Wenren Sheng left him under a silent, prolonged stare.

• Wang Wenwen took the video evidence to Director Li, while Zhao Han asked Wenren Sheng how he had turned the group of relatives against their ringleader.
• Wenren Sheng explained that the relatives had their own responsibility for their parents’ accidents, and Zhao Han joked with her Otherworldly Expert about his experience and hair.
• Wenren Sheng received notice that the mysterious event was complete, earning 94 Mystery Points and an increased Mystery Points limit of 264.
• Wang Wenwen and Director Li reported that all five suspects had been arrested, and Wenren Sheng agreed to join them in questioning Zang Qing.
• Wenren Sheng deduced that Zang Qing had tried to replace a turtle-breathing skill he could not learn with medicine, but Zang Qing denied deliberately harming anyone and blamed the victims’ failure to follow instructions.
• Director Li concluded that the case would be passed to the Patrol Division, while Wenren Sheng silently stared at Zang Qing.

Wenren Sheng used the Soul Manipulation Art to make Zang Qing reveal the Mysterious Turtle Breathing Art and his plans for it. After the interrogation, Wenren Sheng recorded the information and defended his decision to share the knowledge with the Patrol Division.

• Wenren Sheng applied to use special investigative methods on Zang Qing, and Inspector Liu approved the expedited procedure.
• Wenren Sheng used the Soul Manipulation Art, causing Zang Qing to explain how the Mysterious Turtle Breathing Art could lead to centuries of hibernation.
• Zang Qing revealed that he had intended to use the art to reach the future himself and would leave others behind to build it.
• After the interrogation, Zang Qing angrily confronted Wenren Sheng, who joked that confessing should make him feel lighter.
• Wenren Sheng organized the transcript and told Wang Wenwen that sharing knowledge allowed it to remain useful.

Wenren Sheng exposed Zang Qing’s scheme and prevented Fu Lin from carrying out a future murder, then returned home with Zhao Han and Wang Wenwen. Meanwhile, Han Yiyang and Cui Qian continued pretending to be devoted lovers as they schemed over inheriting an Otherworldly Expert.

• Fu Lin revealed under Wenren Sheng’s Soul Manipulation Art that he planned to kill Zang Qing and sell his secrets, and Zang Qing lost all hope of escape.
• Wenren Sheng refused to teach Zhao Han Soul Manipulation Art until she could prove her principles and judgment, then the group handed the case over to Director Li.
• Zhao Han returned home, caused chaos by grabbing Black Phoenix, and later heard Wu Liansong explain how Great Prophecy Art showed possible futures and their probabilities.
• Wenren Sheng checked Wenren De’s studying and told him that Ouyang Ling planned to bring him an awl, prompting him to rely on medicated oil as well.
• At Husband-Burying Ridge, Han Yiyang claimed he would give Cui Qian a protective inheritance after becoming an Otherworldly Expert, while secretly fearing her and keeping his distance.

Wenren De traveled to the Land of the Far North to face Master Ding’s final assessment for an Otherworldly User inheritance. As Wenren De climbed the mountain stairs alone, Zhao Han learned that her Seed of Narration had once served him and began to suspect its guidance had a darker motive.

• Meng Lin arrived at the Wenren family home and took Wenren De and the others by chartered plane to the Land of the Far North.
• Meng Lin explained that the candidates had to climb the stairs to Master Ding’s summit, while outsiders could only observe and not interfere.
• Wenren Sheng teased Wenren De before Wenren De climbed the stairs without hesitation.
• Zhao Han’s Seed of Narration revealed that Wenren De had once been its servant and predicted that he would pass the test smoothly.
• Wang Wenwen suggested that the Seed of Narration was guiding Zhao Han so it could remain comfortable in her home, leaving Zhao Han afraid of it.

Wenren Sheng secretly followed Wenren De up the mountain and watched him bypass a stone lion trial, while a couple chose the blue path after activating the lion. Wenren Sheng later found no sign of the branching paths and wondered whether his father’s unconventional choice had been correct.

• Wenren Sheng used the Soul Manipulation Art and Eagle Eye Technique to track Wenren De through the fog and watch him approach a stone lion blocking the stairs.
• Wenren De ignored the red and blue balls and climbed over the stone lion, then continued up the mountain stairs.
• Cui Qian and Han Yiyang arrived at the lion, and Cui Qian touched the Blue Ball, causing the lion to turn and reveal two colored paths.
• Cui Qian chose the blue-stone path, and Han Yiyang followed her.
• Wenren Sheng tracked Wenren De farther uphill but never saw the two paths again, leaving him more confident that his father might clear the trials alone.

Wenren Sheng tried to help Wenren De pass the mountain trial without interfering directly, sending the Black Phoenix to scare away a bear. Wenren De continued climbing and faced a Schrödinger’s cat test, where he realized he should not accept the choices presented to him.

• Wenren Sheng realized the mist had knocked a bear unconscious, but Wenren De could not know that and would not dare pass it.
• Wenren Sheng summoned the Black Phoenix, disguised it as a peacock, and sent it to drive the bear away without hurting it.
• The bear woke as Wenren De approached, but the peacock appeared and scared it off, allowing Wenren De to continue up the steps.
• After climbing for more than an hour, Wenren De found a wire-mesh box with a note demanding he guess whether the cat inside was dead or alive.
• Wenren De recognized the test as a challenge to the Great Prophecy Art and decided not to choose between the options given to him.

Wenren De entered the soul trial, where the Peacock Divine protected him from the Netherworld Spirit Bodies in the forest. Cui Qian and Han Yiyang watched him pass through a mirror, then continued toward the final trial, the Master's interview.

• Wenren De reasoned that the soul trial would test his understanding of the book and entered the misty forest.
• Cui Qian and Han Yiyang reached a checkpoint with a mirror showing Wenren De's progress and were asked to predict whether he would pass the forest.
• Cui Qian and Han Yiyang both predicted that Wenren De would succeed, though each privately looked down on the other.
• Wenren De passed through the forest as the Peacock Divine drove away the Netherworld Spirit Bodies.
• Cui Qian and Han Yiyang entered the newly revealed staircase, hoping to win the Master's approval in the final interview.

Wenren De met Master Ding to compete for the Otherworldly Seed, but Master Ding valued fierce ambition and summoned two additional candidates, Han Yiyang and Cui Qian. The chapter ended with Master Ding weighing the three candidates and Wenren De’s supporters worrying that he had not argued for himself.

• Meng Lin showed Wenren De’s meeting with Master Ding to the family waiting at Cold Mountain.
• Master Ding questioned Wenren De about whether he would accept a short life and what he would do with a longer one, then used Prophecy Art to assess his sincerity.
• Two candidates, Han Yiyang and Cui Qian, arrived and asked Master Ding for a chance to compete.
• Master Ding praised the candidates’ ambition and resolve but described Wenren De as freewheeling, leaving everyone unsure whom he would choose.
• Wenren De’s supporters worried that he had not confidently pressed his case for inheriting the Otherworldly Seed.

Master Ding chose Wenren De to inherit the prophetic Otherworldly User, while Wenren Sheng watched and recognized that the contest had been used to spur his father. Han Yiyang and Cui Qian left with recommendation letters, though Han vowed to someday repay the humiliation.

• Han Yiyang and Cui Qian each offered Master Ding a promise in hopes of being chosen.
• Wenren De recalled Wenren Sheng’s efforts for their family and insisted that he could not give up the opportunity his son had secured for him.
• Master Ding chose Wenren De and gave Han Yiyang and Cui Qian lifelong recommendation letters for future opportunities.
• Master Ding told Han Yiyang and Cui Qian to leave and never use his name to deceive anyone.
• Han Yiyang complained that Master Ding had used them to pressure Wenren De, while Cui Qian warned him against provoking Wenren De’s powerful family.
• Han Yiyang vowed to reclaim the humiliation someday, and Cui Qian privately doubted she could wait that long.

Wenren De inherited Master Ding’s Otherworldly Species and returned to Dongshui City with his family and friends, ready to begin a new life as an Otherworldly User. Wenren Sheng reflected that the succession had gone unusually smoothly, perhaps because no one wanted to challenge a dying Master.

• Zhao Han, Wang Wenwen, Wu Shanshan, Wu Liansong, Ouyang Ling, and Li Shuangyue celebrated Wenren De’s selection as Master Ding’s successor.
• Meng Lin bid farewell to the group and privately thought that the vows made would have to be fulfilled.
• Wenren De came down the mountain with Wenren Sheng and worried that receiving the Otherworldly Species meant Master Ding would have little time left.
• Wenren Sheng urged Wenren De to honor Master Ding’s kindness, and Wenren De resolved to live up to everyone’s hopes.
• The group celebrated, took a commemorative photo, and returned to Dongshui City.
• At Wenren Sheng Villa, Wenren De vowed to advance quickly, while Wenren Sheng wondered why the succession had proceeded so smoothly.

Ouyang Tian went on a blind date with Xu Rong, a biomedical engineering researcher whose work focused on applying Mysterious Power to medicine. Their shared interest in Otherworldly Users and enhanced drugs gave him a favorable impression of her, and the chapter left them talking animatedly at the cafe.

• Ouyang Tian's mother insisted he attend a blind date with Xu Rong, despite his plans to become an Otherworldly User.
• Ouyang Tian met Xu Rong at Wenyun Cafe and presented himself as a wealthy young man who worked in social investigation of mysterious phenomena.
• Xu Rong became excited when she learned Ouyang Tian had close contact with Otherworldly Users and Mysterious Power.
• Ouyang Tian explained how Alien Power might treat illnesses and why controlling it safely was difficult.
• Xu Rong described her goal of developing drugs that could direct Mysterious Power to diseased tissue, and Ouyang Tian grew impressed with her.
• Ouyang Tian discreetly hid his expensive watch after realizing Xu Rong had not recognized its brand.

Wenren Sheng helped Ouyang Tian avoid a potentially awkward date by meeting Dr. Xu Rong, who wanted to discuss her research with the Mystery Expert. Xu was impressed by Wenren Sheng’s reputation and concluded that Ouyang Tian’s connection to him made the young man seem promising.

• Wenren Sheng supervised Wenren De’s training and assigned Black Phoenix to keep him from slacking off.
• Ouyang Tian called Wenren Sheng for help because his blind date, Xu Rong, wanted to visit somewhere where she might encounter his old friends.
• Wenren Sheng agreed to meet Xu Rong after Ouyang Tian promised to introduce him as the Mystery Expert and discuss her research project.
• Wenren Sheng arrived at a café and spoke brusquely with Xu Rong, who recognized him as a celebrated Otherworldly Expert.
• Xu Rong admired Wenren Sheng’s achievements and decided that Ouyang Tian must be impressive to know someone like him.