Chapter Summaries

Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister learned that Chen Chuan had done something extraordinary in the Linax Federation to protect the World Ring, drawing the Purity Faction’s attention. Headquarters asked them to invite him for a discussion with Elder She and gave them a worn booklet to deliver.

• Council Member Yu congratulated Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister for bringing Chen Chuan into the Purity Faction, but they remained suspicious of his motives.
• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister traveled to the faction’s headquarters at Liebei Gorge to hand over their mission.
• Assistant Xia greeted them warmly and asked them to pass along headquarters’ invitation for Chen Chuan to come discuss his actions.
• Assistant Xia showed them a report detailing Chen Chuan’s actions in the Linax Federation, which left both men stunned.
• Assistant Xia said the Purity Faction would support Chen Chuan politically for protecting the World Ring and told them Elder She wished to speak with him.
• Mister Zhuan agreed to deliver the invitation and accepted a worn booklet for Chen Chuan.

Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister visited Mister Guan, who entrusted them with a gift for Chen Chuan after praising his courage and resolve. Meanwhile, Council Member Yu showed the Conservative Faction evidence of Chen Chuan’s strength, prompting them to prepare to secure resources before the Reformist Faction could challenge them.

• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister found that their resource applications were being processed smoothly, then decided to visit Mister Guan.
• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister reached Mister Guan at the headquarters rift and saw how years of suppressing it had worn him down.
• Mister Guan praised Chen Chuan’s strength and conviction, then gave Mister Zhuan a ball of light to deliver to him.
• Council Member Yu presented photographs and footage of Chen Chuan’s battle to a faction meeting, where the members feared the Reformist Faction might return.
• Council Member Yu urged the faction to use its current advantage to secure scarce resources before competing openly with Chen Chuan and his allies.

After returning home, Chen Chuan spent time with his family and caught up with old acquaintances, then went to Wu Yi Academy to honor his promise to take Chen Xiaojin as his student. The chapter left him arriving at Chen Xiaojin’s training room.

• Chen Chuan shared Federation ingredients with his family, and Nian Mo and Nian Lu eagerly ate the nourishing meal.
• Chen Chuan learned from Yu Wan that Gao Ming would visit his parents in a few days, and he promised to take Nian Mo and Nian Lu to school.
• Chen Chuan spoke with Cheng Zitong about Wu Yi Academy and with Uncle Ding about Cao Guiqi, deciding that Cao Guiqi was right to avoid visitors while the political situation remained sensitive.
• Chen Chuan checked in with Chang Dong about the Jibei Province Branch and then spent the rest of his first day home relaxing.
• After learning that Chen Xiaojin had entered Wu Yi Academy, Chen Chuan went there to fulfill his promise to make him a student.
• Chen Chuan reached Chen Xiaojin’s training room on the seventieth floor and heard him striking the training dummies.

Chen Chuan formally accepted Chen Xiaojin as his student and trained him for the upcoming Wuyi Academy exchange competition. After repeated defeats, Chen Xiaojin learned to land a powerful blow on the simulated Yun Kui, but Chen Chuan revealed that Yun Kui’s throwing technique posed a deadlier threat.

• Chen Chuan watched Chen Xiaojin practice the force-exertion method and formally accepted him as a student in his class.
• Chen Xiaojin asked to enter the exchange competition and chose to challenge the only examiner with open slots, Yun Kui.
• Chen Chuan used Red Dust to simulate Yun Kui and demonstrated how Chen Xiaojin could concentrate his strength into one point.
• Chen Xiaojin repeatedly tried to match Yun Kui’s punch, adjusting his timing under Chen Chuan’s guidance until he managed to drive Yun Kui back several steps.
• Chen Chuan showed a new simulation in which Yun Kui caught Chen Xiaojin midair, slammed him down, and snapped his neck with a throwing technique.

Chen Chuan assigned Chen Xiaojin two days to find a way to defeat the competition examiner, then accepted an invitation to attend the league as a Skyline observer. After handling other matters, Chen Chuan arranged to meet Mister Zhuan and his companion at the Jibei Province Branch.

• Chen Chuan explained that the examiner used Freehand Force and Wrestling Embrace Force, gave Chen Xiaojin two days to devise a solution, and provided dried meat and simulated-image resources.
• Chen Chuan accepted Liang Guanghai's invitation to serve as an observation guest at the league, where he would represent the Skyline opposite Gu Xuanbin.
• Commissioner Cao retrieved a Storage Sheath from Chen Chuan and warned him that two people from the Temporary Special Committee wanted to question him and might offer favorable terms.
• Chen Chuan completed an article on combat instruction with Red Dust's help, archived it, and decided to test its ideas at Yangzhi Wuyi Academy before releasing it.
• After Chang Dong reported that Mister Zhuan and another Fighter had arrived, Chen Chuan told him to bring them to the Jibei Province Branch.

Chen Chuan met with Mister Zhuan and Mister Tang, agreed to visit Purity Faction headquarters, and received teachings and cultivation memories from the faction. Before his trip, they began explaining past reforms that had once revived the faction and introduced the exceptionally gifted Zhao Zhenye.

• Mister Zhuan and Mister Tang visited Chen Chuan at the Jibei Province branch and asked him to travel to headquarters for discussions about his actions in the Federation.
• Chen Chuan agreed to leave for headquarters the day after tomorrow and received a secret teaching for countering Divine Energy and a Spiritual Fire containing a Profound Cave Observation Fighter’s insights.
• Mister Zhuan told Chen Chuan that Elder She, an influential figure with higher-level power, wanted to meet him.
• Mister Tang explained that Mister Zhuan Sheng had once pushed reforms to address the Purity Faction’s shrinking numbers and preserve its future.
• Mister Zhuan recalled that the reforms revived the faction and that a senior had personally guided an unmatched young talent named Zhao Zhenye.

Chen Chuan learned why the Purity Faction remained wary of Reformists and affirmed that he would keep fighting alongside them while seeking the rewards he had earned. After supporting Skyline’s expansion in a meeting with government officials, he returned to Wu Yi Academy, where Chen Xiaojin showed he could evade Yun Kui and believed he could soon defeat him.

• Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister explained Zhao Zhenye’s betrayal, the resulting setback for the Reformist Faction, and why Conservatives might distrust Chen Chuan.
• Chen Chuan said he would remain committed to resisting the other world, then toured the growing branch with Mister Zhuan, Masked Mister, and Chang Dong.
• Two members of the National Temporary Special Action Committee questioned Chen Chuan about Skyline’s expansion, and he argued that it should accelerate.
• Chen Chuan spent the next morning at Wu Yi Academy, where Chen Xiaojin demonstrated how he could dodge Yun Kui’s attack and said he could soon defeat him.

Chen Xiaojin passed the Examiner’s challenge after adapting Chen Chuan’s advice, and Chen Chuan gave him a tailored training plan before leaving Central City for the Purity Faction Headquarters. Meanwhile, Gui Zihan pledged to support Skyline, as political tensions over the organization continued to rise.

• Chen Xiaojin studied Chen Chuan’s demonstration and spent the morning attempting to defeat the Examiner, adjusting his approach after repeated failures.
• Chen Xiaojin realized his coordination was preventing him from copying the simulated technique, then used a high leap and a midair attack to break Yun Kui’s neck and pass the assessment.
• Chen Chuan gave Chen Xiaojin a tailored training plan, told him to train independently while he was away, and asked Red Dust to keep students and Examiners safe during the assessment.
• Chen Chuan attended a Victory Banquet and learned from Head Jiang that the higher-level meeting concerned Skyline and that a fierce political upheaval was likely.
• Gui Zihan told Chen Chuan he would help push for Hedong Province to join Skyline.
• Chen Chuan returned home, then traveled with Mister Zhuan by Airship to the Purity Faction Headquarters.

Chen Chuan arrived at the Purity Faction's headquarters in Liebei Gorge and recounted his decisive battle against the Federation's Profound Cave Observation Fighters. Zhao Qilan told him that the state might soon transfer him to Zhongjing for a temporary post while the faction sought a higher position for him.

• Chen Chuan and Mister Zhuan took a special air route and reached Photosynthesis Lake after three days.
• A Pivot Pillar's alarm identified Chen Chuan as he approached, and security personnel canceled the alert and guided his airship to a Mooring Tower.
• Zhao Qilan welcomed Chen Chuan, showed him the headquarters, and invited him to a reception, which Chen Chuan declined.
• Chen Chuan described how he eliminated several Profound Cave Observation Fighters after his breakthrough, and Zhao Qilan recorded his account for the faction's leaders.
• Zhao Qilan informed Chen Chuan that the state might transfer him to Zhongjing in one or two months for a temporary Affairs Committee Member post.

Chen Chuan accepted his reassignment to Zhongjing and toured Purity Faction headquarters, learning about its defenses, personnel shortages, and dangerous training methods. He then went to meet Elder She while Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister resolved to capture Zhao Zhenye and uncover what had happened in the past.

• Chen Chuan agreed to the proposed arrangement and asked Zhao Qilan for cultivation guidance and resources.
• Zhao Qilan gave Chen Chuan access to headquarters facilities, then left as Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister arrived to guide him.
• Chen Chuan toured Liepi Gorge and learned that headquarters had six Fighters, faced staffing shortages, and trained members using captured entities.
• Chen Chuan headed to the Grand Pivot Hall to meet Elder She, while Mister Zhuan and Masked Mister discussed capturing Zhao Zhenye, whom they suspected knew the truth about the past.

Chen Chuan met Elder She, who recognized his extraordinary purity and strength and declared him the leader he had been waiting for. Meanwhile, Purity Faction leaders debated whether to advance their Secret Diagram Bloodline plan despite the uncertainty Chen Chuan posed.

• Council Member Yu told the Purity Faction leaders that Chen Chuan had gone to meet Elder She, prompting them to discuss the threat his influence posed to their plans.
• The leaders argued over securing resources and whether Chen Chuan might succeed through human strength alone, but Council Member Yu supported prioritizing the proven potential of Secret Diagram Bloodline bearers.
• Chen Chuan entered the Pivot Pillar and encountered a gigantic, hostile presence before reaching Elder She in a dark, isolated space.
• Elder She examined Chen Chuan and concluded that he was pure, had gained his strength without outside bloodlines, and might have changed the past if he had appeared earlier.
• Elder She recalled why Guan Dan was unsuited to lead reform and told Chen Chuan that he was the person he had been waiting for.

Chen Chuan told Elder She he would pursue his own path rather than lead the Purity Faction’s reform, and Elder She agreed to shield him from factional pressure. Elder She explained that the Great Collision could begin within a year and described the resources and conditions needed to advance along the Aspect of Man.

• Chen Chuan said the Purity Faction could reform through the efforts of its members if they received enough support, rather than needing him to act as a guide.
• Elder She praised Chen Chuan and promised to block pressure from the faction’s upper echelons so he could pursue his plans.
• Elder She said the first collisions with the Other Side World could occur in about a year, with the Purity Faction’s canyon potentially becoming the front line.
• Chen Chuan asked about upper-level advancement, and Elder She explained that Mystic Martial Experts of the Aspect of Man needed Lost Objects, Precious Materials, and suitable locations.
• Elder She offered to let Chen Chuan examine the beings beyond heaven imprisoned at headquarters and identify which could provide the Precious Materials he needed.
• Elder She told Chen Chuan that factions had to participate in Great Shun’s political affairs to gain influence and improve their access to advancement resources.

Chen Chuan met Elder She to discuss the resources and choices needed to reach upper-level power, then explored headquarters before departing to seek stronger materials elsewhere. After the airship left, Mister Zhuan found a strange photograph that had appeared in his pocket and decided to investigate reports of strange tales.

• Elder She explained that Chen Chuan could seek out external resources himself, but the approaching Great Collision might leave him little time, and Chen Chuan asked about the faction’s support for advancing the Skyline.
• Elder She gave Chen Chuan a ball of light, and Chen Chuan returned from the domain projection to find that only three seconds had passed outside.
• Chen Chuan toured headquarters, obtained training module frameworks, and found that the imprisoned demons’ materials were mostly unsuitable for his needs.
• Chen Chuan left headquarters by airship, while Masked Mister and Mister Zhuan discussed supporting his advancement and possible entry into the Supreme Advisory Council.
• Mister Zhuan found a photograph of a girl and her parents sitting strangely on a roof in his pocket, then left to check regional data on strange tales.

Chen Chuan resolved to support the Skyline Project and sent a policy proposal to the Security Affairs Department. In Zhongjing, Fan Zhentong defended Chen during questioning and encountered Prince Chunxuan’s delegation, whose leader remained unconcerned about a possible threat.

• Chen Chuan examined a Lost Object from Elder She that would help him travel through the Other Side World, then read reports about the Federation and the Old Imperial Household.
• Chen Chuan wrote a proposal supporting the Skyline Project and instructed an attendant to send it to the Security Affairs Department.
• Security Affairs Department officials questioned Fan Zhentong about Chen Chuan, and Fan praised Chen’s actions while refusing to speculate beyond his own abilities.
• Fan Zhentong saw Prince Chunxuan’s convoy and an Old Imperial Household guard, considered attacking them, then left without acting.
• Inside the carriage, a folded-paper figure warned Prince Chunxuan that someone had harbored killing intent toward him, but Chunxuan dismissed the danger.

Chen Chuan prepared to leave his post in Jibei Province for a new position in Zhongjing, while warning Nian Fuli that major changes might soon come to the world. He began arranging the Security Department’s transition and met with Wan Song Company to discuss obtaining a Level One Lost Object, arriving at a private dock to meet its branch manager.

• Chen Chuan told Nian Fuli and Yu Wan that he expected to take up a post in Zhongjing within the next month or two, then privately warned Nian Fuli that signs of major world changes might appear within a year.
• Chen Chuan watched Chen Xiaojin’s successful Wu Yi Academy assessment, congratulated him, and said he would visit the academy soon.
• Chen Chuan began planning the Security Department transition, contacted Xu Chan, and asked him and Old Chang to take on more responsibility after Chen Chuan’s departure.
• Chen Chuan contacted Wan Song Company about a Level One Lost Object, accepted the branch manager’s invitation, and traveled to a private dock at Zhao Cai Lake.
• Chen Chuan arrived at the dock and saw a man drinking tea beneath an umbrella-shaped sunshade, accompanied by an assistant and security personnel.

Chen Chuan met Wang Weichang of Wan Song Company's Jibei Province branch, who offered him a Level One Lost Object and invited him to join a movement seeking Fighter rule. Chen rejected the offer and ordered Wang to register his security clearance within two days.

• Wang Weichang greeted Chen Chuan and offered to supply the Lost Objects he needed to advance.
• Wang Weichang argued that Fighters were a new race who should cast off mortal systems and rule a new world.
• Wang Weichang presented Chen Chuan with a Level One Lost Object as a gift and asked him to join the movement.
• Chen Chuan rejected Wang Weichang's proposal without looking at the case and ordered him to register his security clearance within two days.

Chen Chuan weighed Wan Song Company’s ideology and chose to postpone investigating it while he focused on cultivation and his priorities in Jibei. After Zhao Ming mastered a size-changing transformation and Chen Chuan received his Zhongjing appointment, he visited his old residence to clean it and tried unsuccessfully to uncover the original body’s death; he left ready to depart for Zhongjing.

• Chen Chuan analyzed Wan Song Company’s Fighter-centered ideology and decided to leave the company alone until he had dealt with Skyline and the Old Imperial Household.
• Chen Chuan studied the Celestial Mystery Sect’s Profound Sky Fire techniques while Wan Song Company registered, paid a large fine, and withdrew its business from Jibei Province.
• Chen Chuan handed over his Security Department duties and recommended Deputy Director Yu Ziran to replace him, while Zhao Qilan reported that the sect was preparing his requested resources.
• Zhao Ming successfully learned to shrink to fist size and change its size at will, then landed on Chen Chuan’s shoulder.
• Chen Chuan received his formal appointment as an Affairs Committee Member in Zhongjing and returned to his old residence to clean it before leaving.
• Chen Chuan attempted a ritual to trace the original body’s death but found his mental power insufficient, then left the residence after spending the afternoon there.

Chen Chuan traveled toward Zhongjing with Zhan Jiyue and learned how the factions viewed the Old Imperial Household, the Skyline Project, and the approaching Great Collision. Zhan Jiyue warned him to watch the Fusion Faction, and Chen Chuan ended by asking about the Implant Faction’s stance.

• Chen Chuan met Zhan Jiyue, Committee Member Xiao Hengzhong, and other officials at the Jibei Province Central City airship terminal before departing for Zhongjing.
• Zhan Jiyue told Chen Chuan that the Fighter Council wanted him to sign the new agreement, but advised him to wait until the higher-ups reached a decision.
• During the journey, Zhan Jiyue explained that the Essence Refinement School supported the Old Imperial Household because of its interests in the Convergence Zone and its regional influence.
• Zhan Jiyue described the Fusion Faction’s opposition to the Skyline Project and warned that its ties to extraterrestrial beings and New Gods made it dangerous.
• Chen Chuan asked Zhan Jiyue what position the Implant Faction held on the Old Imperial Household and the Skyline Project.

Chen Chuan and Zhan Jiyue discussed the factions and political challenges facing the Purity Faction as they traveled toward Zhongjing. Chen Chuan introduced a tactical sport that Zhan Jiyue planned to promote, and the airship reached Guardian Central City on the way to the capital.

• Zhan Jiyue explained that the Implant Faction could be an ally, while only a few members of the Nature Faction could be won over.
• Chen Chuan assessed the Purity Faction’s weak internal strength and its complicated position within Great Shun’s government and military.
• Chen Chuan showed Zhan Jiyue a tactical game based on Kavatua’s Pinball Game, and Zhan Jiyue proposed promoting it as a sport and training tool.
• Chen Chuan and Zhan Jiyue spent the next two days playing matches aboard the airship.
• Zhan Jiyue announced that the airship had entered Guardian Central City’s range, with Zhongjing ahead.

Chen Chuan arrived in Zhongjing, toured its historic cityscape, and chose a hotel rather than staying at the official inn or visiting Purity Faction Headquarters that night. He settled into Zi Ying Pavilion unaware that his article supporting the Skyline had already caused a major stir in the capital.

• Chen Chuan and Zhan Jiyue approached Zhongjing by airship, and Chen saw his Security Department Director position marked as pending reassignment.
• Chen Chuan admired Zhongjing’s landmarks and learned where Purity Faction Headquarters and the other factions’ headquarters were located.
• Chen Chuan chose Zi Ying Pavilion for lodging, and he, Zhan Jiyue, and Committee Member Xiao traveled there through heavy traffic.
• Committee Member Xiao discovered that a convoy delaying traffic carried performers invited for a joint show, including a celebrity promoted by Zhu Mian.
• Chen Chuan checked into a garden-style residence at Zi Ying Pavilion, unaware that his article supporting the Skyline had caused a stir in Zhongjing.