Chapter Summaries

Seventeen-year-old Lin Li activated the Ascension System but discovered its mission required him to kill Little Demon Sky Blood Crows in a cultivation world he had not entered. The chapter ended when he killed a mosquito and the system counted it as his first Little Demon Sky Blood Crow.

• Lin Li examined the newly bound Ascension System and found his status and inventory empty, while the Shop required 300 System Currency to unlock.
• The system assigned Lin Li a task to kill ten Little Demon Sky Blood Crows near a village for a physique improvement and 50 System Currency.
• Lin Li realized he was still in his ordinary world and despaired that he could not complete the task, while Bai Bufan tried to console him.
• Lin Li slapped a mosquito on his hand and saw the system register one Little Demon Sky Blood Crow killed.

Lin Li concluded that his malfunctioning system was forcing cultivation missions onto the modern world, where it mistook ordinary mosquitoes for Little Demon Sky Blood Crows. On his way home, the system triggered a second mission involving a Joyous Union Demon Den and urged him to attract the Demon Suppression Division’s attention.

• Lin Li reasoned that the system had started running despite his failure to transmigrate and was treating mosquitoes as Little Demon Sky Blood Crows.
• Lin Li decided to complete the mosquito mission at home and joked with Bai Bufan about serving him, then promised to bring him breakfast.
• After evening self-study ended, Lin Li rode his bicycle home and received an update showing two Little Demon Sky Blood Crows killed.
• The system revealed that Joyous Union Demons were operating nearby and assigned Lin Li a mission to enter the game in person and eradicate their den, suggesting he draw the Demon Suppression Division’s attention.

Lin Li completed a task to kill ten Little Demon Sky Blood Crows with an electric mosquito swatter, then discovered that a follow-up task required him to kill one hundred with his bare hands. He finished the task and automatically equipped the Blood Crow Slayer title.

• Lin Li marked the Light Noble Health and Wellness Club as a possible Joyful Union Demon stronghold and decided to investigate later.
• Lin Li killed ten Little Demon Sky Blood Crows in the neighborhood park with his electric mosquito swatter and received a physique improvement and system currency.
• The system issued a timed task requiring Lin Li to personally kill one hundred Little Demon Sky Blood Crows.
• Lin Li realized that the system counted only mosquitoes he killed with his bare hands, so he put away the swatter and clapped them to death.
• Lin Li killed one hundred Little Demon Sky Blood Crows and received the Blood Crow Slayer title, another physique improvement, and system currency.

Lin Li tested his Blood Crow Slayer title and new spiritual qi absorption bonus, but doubted he could cultivate in a world without spiritual qi. He fell asleep after realizing his next quest required him to enter a raid on a Joyous Union Demon Den in person.

• Lin Li tested the title’s mosquito-repelling effect and found that it frightened ordinary mosquitoes but failed against a Tiger Mosquito, which he swatted before plugging in his electric repellent.
• Lin Li concluded that modern times might lack spiritual qi and that his quest rewards were of little use without a way to absorb it.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan joked over text about breakfast money, and Bai Bufan explained that he made money from investor-group red packets by never buying stocks.
• Lin Li focused on Quest Two’s spirit stone reward as a possible path to cultivation, then noticed that the Joyous Union Demon Den quest required him to enter the game in person.
• Lin Li worried about how he could explain entering a vice raid and drifted off to sleep after spending the night swatting mosquitoes.

Lin Li received a morning exercise mission and tried to learn about hiring a prostitute, but Bai Bufan misunderstood his question and revealed his own past as a group-chat owner. At school, Lin Li rushed to finish his Chinese homework before morning reading began.

• Lin Li woke to a new mission requiring him to exercise before seven in the morning and planned to complete it the next day.
• Lin Li brought breakfast to his classmates and asked Bai Bufan whether he knew how to hire a prostitute.
• Bai Bufan denied knowing the procedure, then explained that he had once disbanded several pornographic group chats he owned to avoid a crackdown.
• Lin Li realized he had forgotten his Chinese homework and hurriedly copied the test paper before it was collected.
• Lin Li and Bai Bufan sang a duet during morning reading.

At Nansang Middle School, Lin Li tried to hide his test papers from Chinese teacher Li Binbin, then received a system task to listen attentively to lessons for six hours. The task began at zero progress, and Lin Li was left trying to follow class after nearly missing a question.

• Lin Li hid his test papers and joined morning reading when Li Binbin walked through the classroom.
• Li Binbin pulled Lin Li aside for a lecture, while Bai Bufan complained that he had escaped a harsher punishment.
• Lin Li reflected on Bai Bufan’s awkward encounter with their homeroom teacher, Xue Jian, before returning to class.
• The system issued Lin Li a task to listen attentively while teachers impart knowledge for six hours, rewarding him with improved memory and system currency.
• Li Binbin called on Lin Li after he smiled at her, and Bai Bufan whispered the answer; Lin Li correctly said it was C.
• Lin Li promised to put lunch and dinner on his meal card for Bai Bufan, then saw that the task’s progress remained at zero.

Lin Li tried to study seriously to advance his system task, but Bai Bufan repeatedly distracted him with absurd questions until Lin Li got him sent to the back of the classroom. At lunch, Bai Bufan questioned Lin Li’s sudden diligence and jokingly tried to exorcise him.

• Lin Li focused on his lesson and saw his system task progress increase, while Bai Bufan distracted him with questions about Optimus Prime.
• Bai Bufan asked whether lonely Kabuda would lift weights, and Lin Li complained to Li Binbin that Bai Bufan was disrupting his studies.
• Li Binbin sent Bai Bufan to stand by the blackboard at the rear of the classroom.
• At lunch, Lin Li berated Bai Bufan for buying five meat dishes with Lin Li’s card and no rice.
• Bai Bufan asked why Lin Li had studied so seriously all morning, then chanted at him and told the supposed demon to leave his best brother.

Lin Li continued his sudden study push while investigating the Chicken Farm required by his system task. After learning that the place did not check customers’ IDs, he went home early to prepare for his next task.

• Bai Bufan teased Lin Li about studying hard and suggested his change might be tied to Chen Yuying, but Lin Li said he felt guilty when he did not study.
• Lin Li discovered that the system’s study progress only advanced during lessons taught by a teacher and did not count English class or independent study.
• After evening self-study, Lin Li rode to the Chicken Farm and watched it from across the street rather than going inside.
• Lin Li observed that the receptionist did not check customers’ IDs, then rode home so he could get enough sleep before the early-rising task.

Lin Li completed a dawn session of Eight Section Brocade to satisfy his system task and received a new weeklong training challenge. The system then urged him to spar with the nearby old man, whom it identified as a Martial Arts Youngster.

• Lin Li woke before dawn and went to the community park to practice martial arts, puzzled by the elderly residents exercising around him.
• Lin Li chose an Eight Section Brocade tutorial and confirmed that practicing it advanced his system progress while running did not.
• Lin Li trained seriously for an hour and a half, pushing himself until he was drenched in sweat and exhausted.
• The system awarded Lin Li the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise and tasked him with practicing it before chen hour each day for a week.
• The system gave Lin Li a limited-time task to spar with the nearby Martial Arts Youngster until one side admitted defeat.

After completing one mission, Lin Li received new tasks to exercise for a week and spar with a martial arts youngster, so he challenged an elderly man practicing tai chi. Lin Li was knocked down, but both he and the old man mistook the other for a scammer, leaving them accusing each other in the park.

• Lin Li accepted a week-long Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise mission and decided to keep exercising despite the expected soreness.
• Lin Li approached the elderly man practicing tai chi and challenged him to a martial arts spar to complete his time-limited mission.
• The old man agreed to spar, but Lin Li declared that he knew tai chi and then attacked with a Wing Chun stance.
• The old man redirected Lin Li's punch and struck his shoulder, sending Lin Li tumbling to the ground.
• The old man suspected Lin Li was staging an accident to extort him, so he lay down and pretended to be hurt.
• Lin Li got up, accused the old man of trying to scam him, and left the old man trembling with anger.

Lin Li completed a friendly sparring task by throwing the match and received a new ability and a mysterious cultivation manual. At school, he showed a copy of the manual to Bai Bufan, who claimed the Bai Family Technique was a Scar Light automatic rifle.

• Lin Li helped Zhou Youwei onto a bench, misunderstood the old man's anger as gratitude, and left without giving his name.
• Lin Li learned that Task Four was complete and received the passive ability Empty-Handed Blade Catch.
• Lin Li tried reading the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise and felt a warm current while practicing its movements in the shower.
• At school, Lin Li showed Bai Bufan a printed copy of the manual and pretended it was martial arts content he had found online.
• Bai Bufan challenged Lin Li's technique and revealed that the Bai Family Technique was the Scar Light automatic rifle.

Lin Li finished a week of school and went to the Wellness Club, hoping to trigger a demon-slaying task. He uncovered the club’s hidden services and recorded their explanation, but the chapter ended before he acted on them.

• Lin Li trained with Bai Bufan and headed to the restroom after losing their contest.
• Xue Jian dismissed the class, and Lin Li declined Bai Bufan’s invitation to game over the weekend.
• Lin Li checked his study-task progress, packed his annotated martial arts manual, and planned to confirm his translation at home.
• Lin Li changed into adult-style clothes and went to the Wellness Club, where he asked about services omitted from its online listings.
• A club worker described four hidden packages, and Lin Li secretly recorded her while considering their prices.

Lin Li inspected the workers and services at the brothel, chose Xiao Jing for the cheapest session, and waited after paying. In the restroom, he met a dazed customer and hoped the man had left before the Demon Suppression Division arrived.

• Lin Li reviewed the workers’ profiles and recent health certificates before choosing Xiao Jing and the 399 price tier.
• Lin Li declined extra services and props, then paid by Alipay before heading to the restroom.
• Lin Li encountered a man smoking at the sink who asked what gave life meaning, and Lin Li told him to go to the docks for fries.
• The man offered Lin Li a substance to last longer, but Lin Li refused and silently hoped the man had left before the Demon Suppression Division arrived.

Lin Li reported Light Noble Health and Wellness Club to the police while he was inside, hoping to be caught before accepting its illegal services. He resisted the masseuse’s advances, but his attempt to stop her ended in an awkward outburst.

• Lin Li called 110 and reported that the club was providing prostitution, then told the operator he was on the third floor and about to receive its services.
• The operator dispatched nearby officers and urged Lin Li to turn back, but he refused and ended the call.
• Lin Li put on a massage robe, restarted his phone recording, and returned to his private room, where Xiao Jing was waiting.
• Xiao Jing began touching Lin Li and tried to steer the session toward special services, while Lin Li struggled with his body's reactions.
• Lin Li asked for a regular massage first, but Xiao Jing persisted, prompting him to shout, “Miss, please have some self-respect!”

Lin Li waited at a massage parlor while Xiao Jing mistook his awkwardness for a medicine-induced problem and tried to move the service along. Just as Xiao Jing approached him, police arrived at the door, leaving Lin Li caught in the raid.

• Xiao Jing realized Lin Li seemed unable to perform and offered to massage him until he was ready.
• Lin Li chatted with Xiao Jing and heard her claim she was earning money to help her Boyfriend afford their wedding.
• After forty minutes, Xiao Jing grew impatient, while Lin Li wondered why the Demon Suppression Division had not arrived.
• Xiao Jing approached Lin Li for the main service, but police arrived and announced themselves at the door.

Lin Li was caught in an anti-vice raid at the Chicken Farm and chose not to reveal that he had reported the place, wary of retaliation in Xi Ling Town. At the station, he treated his arrest like an entertaining novelty, leaving Yang Liang exasperated.

• Yang Liang entered the massage room and ordered Lin Li and Xiao Jing to get dressed and squat with their hands on their heads.
• Lin Li obeyed without revealing his identity as the informant because Xiao Jing was present and he feared local retaliation.
• Yang Liang learned Lin Li was seventeen and gave him a mask to protect his identity as a minor.
• After changing, Lin Li wandered among the detainees and inspected them until Yang Liang ordered him to squat with the others.
• Lin Li asked Yang Liang for handcuffs because the other detainees had them, further frustrating the officer.

Lin Li was arrested during a raid at the Light Noble Health and Wellness Club and was taken with the others to the Public Security Bureau. He kept joking with Yang Liang, who refused his request to pose for a photo at the bureau entrance.

• Yang Liang had Lin Li and the others escorted out of the club after officers confirmed they had searched the building.
• Demon Suppression Envoys questioned the people downstairs, and Lin Li watched one man get released after insisting he had only come for a massage.
• A middle-aged man approaching the club turned aside and entered a neighboring shop when the officers stared at him.
• A spectator who had escaped earlier recognized Lin Li and raised a hand in farewell, which Lin Li answered with a fist salute.
• Yang Liang ordered Lin Li into a private car and took him to the Public Security Bureau instead of a nearby Police Station.
• Lin Li asked to squat at the bureau entrance for a photo with Yang Liang, who rejected the request.

Lin Li was detained during a Demon Suppression Envoy operation, then revealed that he had called in the tip and was an informant. After Yang Liang confirmed his identity, he took Lin Li to the office to make a statement, where Lin Li refused to speak until his lawyer arrived.

• Lin Li listened to bizarre confessions from other detainees while waiting for his interrogation.
• Yang Liang and another Demon Suppression Envoy questioned Lin Li, who made outlandish claims and insisted he was undercover.
• Lin Li said he had reported the incident and gave his name and phone number, prompting the Envoys to recognize him as Headquarters’ informant.
• Yang Liang checked Lin Li’s call records, confirmed his identity, and brought him to the office to make a statement.
• Lin Li told Yang Liang he would not say anything until his lawyer arrived.

Yang Liang questioned Lin Li about how he discovered the club’s illegal services and why he had investigated in person. After reviewing recordings that showed Lin Li refusing Xiao Jing’s advances, Yang Liang cleared him to leave, and Lin Li asked to meet Xiao Jing alone before Yang Liang sent him home.

• Yang Liang asked Lin Li how he learned about the club and why he had gone there before reporting it, and Lin Li said a friend had told him and he had needed to verify the information.
• Lin Li insisted he had refused sexual services and played recordings for Yang Liang, who found the audio of Lin Li enjoying a massage and moaning.
• Lin Li showed Yang Liang the end of the recordings, arguing that Xiao Jing had nearly assaulted him, and Yang Liang explained the police response had taken forty minutes because they needed to organize a careful operation.
• Yang Liang said Lin Li could leave and explained that the 399 fee could be returned through proper procedures, with a possible informant reward.
• Lin Li asked to spend time alone with Xiao Jing and requested a bed and snacks, but Yang Liang told him to shut up and go home.

Lin Li practiced the first chapter of the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise and struggled to fall asleep, while Yang Liang misunderstood Lin Li’s casual remarks as signs of deep sadness. The chapter ended with Yang Liang still consumed by guilt as Lin Li slept peacefully.

• Yang Liang drove Lin Li home after temporary overtime, and Lin Li said his father was gone and his mother worked out of town.
• Yang Liang took Lin Li’s words to heart and concluded that his cheerful behavior hid a fragile heart, then blamed himself for hurting him.
• Lin Li refined and practiced the modern-language version of the Body Tempering Eight Section Exercise, sensing a mysterious change in his body.
• Unable to sleep, Lin Li joined his friends’ voice chat, teased Bai Bufan, and followed their advice before finally falling asleep.
• At 3:20 a.m., Yang Liang sat smoking on his balcony, told his wife he wanted to go downstairs, and slapped himself while repeating that he deserved to die.