Chapter Summaries

Luo Jun learned that the Yuan Cultivation Society was closing in on Ailongtan and prepared Aishiliya to take over as a decoy while he continued cultivating in Ningdong. A forum post revealed that Ling Xin had become a bounty hunter pursuing him, prompting Luo Jun to question why her life differed so dramatically in this timeline.

• Ailongtan told Luo Jun that Yuan Cultivation Society members had identified and followed him, and Luo Jun ordered him to show strength without killing anyone and stall them.
• Luo Jun alerted Aishiliya to prepare to draw the Yuan Cultivation Society's attention after Ailongtan's cover was exposed.
• Luo Jun reviewed his precautions in Ningdong, where he had used false identities and decoys to hide his location, and calculated that Aishiliya might buy him enough time to complete a judgment.
• While eating at Sima Cheng's home, Luo Jun read the forum's wanted notice and found a post claiming that Ling Xin had set her sights on him as a bounty hunter.
• Luo Jun recalled that his erased existence had not changed most of his relatives' and acquaintances' lives, but Ling Xin had never come to Ningdong and had instead become a Peak Expert on Lingyun Island.
• Luo Jun wondered what had kept Ling Xin away in this timeline, or what had drawn her to Ningdong in the timeline where he existed.

Ailongtan fled the Yuan Cultivation Society’s Peak Experts to Baya Island, where Ling Xin captured him with her Demon-Breaking Golden Edge. Luo Jun recalled him just before she could question him, then learned that Ling Xin seemed colder than before and might be searching for something.

• Ailongtan fought off Elder Ding and Zhuge Chi with a Lightning Strike after fleeing to Baya Island, but he was left badly injured.
• Ling Xin confronted Ailongtan and bound him with her golden threads after overpowering his spells.
• Ailongtan failed to use Self-Exile and warned Ling Xin not to oppose Luo Jun, saying their actions would never endanger the Main World.
• Elder Ding and Zhuge Chi emerged from the lake, but Luo Jun recalled Ailongtan before they could take him away.
• Luo Jun asked Ailongtan about Ling Xin, and Ailongtan said she was stronger, colder, and seemed to be looking for something.

Luo Jun and his allies suspected Ling Xin’s altered life and memories had led the Yuan Cultivation Society to New Blessing Residential District, where they might be searching for him. Luo Jun ordered everyone to lie low and began planning a way for Aishiliya to gather intelligence, but a sudden knock interrupted him.

• Ailongtan suggested that Ling Xin retained memories of the previous world line and was searching for Luo Jun, prompting Luo Jun to consider how the world-line change had affected her.
• Luo Jun continued trying to master the latter half of his cultivation technique and planned to keep Aishiliya inactive while the Yuan Cultivation Society lost track of Ailongtan.
• Sima Cheng reported that hidden Yuan Cultivation Society experts were watching New Blessing Residential District, and the group considered whether Ling Xin had directed them there.
• Sima Cheng pointed out that Ling Xin had visited Ningdong four years earlier, leading Luo Jun to suspect that she had encountered him near his former home and that this experience had influenced her decision to stay in the previous world line.
• Luo Jun refused to let Aishiliya create a distraction, ordered Sima Cheng to avoid using abilities, and hinted that Aishiliya could draw intelligence from the Yuan Cultivation Society.
• Someone knocked at Luo Jun’s door just as he was about to explain his new mission.

Luo Jun evaded Yuan Cultivation Society investigators by having Sima Cheng pose as a man living with two Succubi, then traveled with Aishiliya through the Myriad Realms Gate to a haunted mansion. He broke through the mansion’s warded door, startling the ghostly force inside as it attacked and then withdrew.

• Luo Jun and Lilith hid when Yuan Cultivation Society investigators entered Sima Cheng’s apartment to search for a suspected wanted criminal.
• Sima Cheng claimed that his two Succubi, Lily and Sha Sha, were his Summoned Creatures, while Lilith subtly influenced the investigators to leave without completing their search.
• After the investigators departed, Luo Jun ordered the others to erase traces of his presence, then joined Aishiliya and opened a gate to a location near a Peak Vengeful Ghost.
• Luo Jun and Aishiliya arrived at an abandoned mansion in [Paranormal], where a ghost appeared and the front door resisted their efforts to open it.
• Blood and black hair surged from the fountain toward them, but Luo Jun shattered the warded door, causing the attack to halt and retreat.

Gina and her team entered Leslie's Former Residence to film a supernatural investigation, but Father Anthony was possessed by the evil spirit and fled the courtyard. Luo Jun pursued the spirit, while Aishiliya knocked out Gina, Andy, and Barry after noticing Gina's clothes.

• Gina introduced her livestream team and recounted the history of Leslie's Former Residence and its murdered victims.
• The team's livestream signal was cut off near the mansion, and Father Anthony said the courtyard was now safer to enter than during his previous visit.
• After Gina, Andy, and Barry entered the courtyard, Father Anthony transformed into a many-limbed monster and rushed out of the yard toward the forest.
• Luo Jun crashed out of the villa, chased after the fleeing spirit, and a flying stone smashed Andy's phone.
• Aishiliya knocked out Gina, Andy, and Barry, then noticed the clothes Gina was wearing.

Luo Jun captured Leslie, a Peak Vengeful Ghost, and used Aishiliya to make Wan Guiyuan suspect he was pursuing a Supreme Spirit Locking Pill. Wan Guiyuan agreed to meet the apparent Luo Jun, but both sides recognized that the other was represented by someone or something other than their true self.

• Luo Jun returned to Leslie's former residence with Father Anthony and imprisoned Leslie in a Bronze Man after forcing her out of his body.
• Luo Jun told Aishiliya to impersonate him and use the captured ghost to attract Wan Guiyuan's attention, but learned that a popular livestream had already shown him pursuing the monster.
• Wan Guiyuan reviewed reports of Luo Jun's activities and suspected he wanted to refine a Supreme Spirit Locking Pill to absorb a powerful God Relic.
• Aishiliya, disguised as Luo Jun, went to Puhua University and requested a meeting with Wan Guiyuan, who ordered her brought to Puhua Mountain Academy.
• Wan Guiyuan identified the apparent Luo Jun as a Summoned Creature, and Aishiliya replied that he had not come in his true body either.

Luo Jun negotiated with Wan Guiyuan over materials for the Supreme Spirit Locking Pill, agreeing to trade the Nature Gemstone for information about a rare ingredient. After their meeting, Luo Jun cultivated until he reached level ninety-two, but Sima Cheng suddenly warned him that something had happened.

• Luo Jun and Wan Guiyuan revealed that they both sought the Supreme Spirit Locking Pill and compared the ingredients they had collected.
• Wan Guiyuan offered two True Dragon Cores, while Luo Jun proposed trading some Rebirth Fluid and promised to obtain another Nature Gemstone.
• Wan Guiyuan told Luo Jun that the Crystal that Grants Will to Steel was in [Metropolis] and agreed to share more information after a trade two months later.
• Luo Jun asked about Yuan Shouzhen, and Wan Guiyuan said he was away on a mission and might return by their next meeting.
• Wan Guiyuan withdrew Luo Jun's wanted notice, and Luo Jun returned to peaceful cultivation, reaching level ninety-two in less than a month.
• As Luo Jun prepared to use [Create Something from Nothing], Sima Cheng warned him that something had happened.

Luo Jun investigated the Yuan Cultivation Society’s unusual mobilization and learned from Wan Guiyuan that the Sky-Piercing Tower’s rules had changed. Wan Guiyuan revealed that someone was clearing the tower ahead of the Main World’s raid teams, leaving the next threat unexplained.

• Sima Cheng told Luo Jun that a powerful cultivator convoy was heading toward the airport, and Luo Jun watched the forums for news of the Yuan Cultivation Society’s activity.
• The Yuan Cultivation Society announced that two Dragon Cores would be awarded to outstanding Explorers, prompting Luo Jun to suspect the announcement was a way to summon him.
• Luo Jun sent Aishiliya, disguised as him, to Puhua Mountain Academy, where she met Wan Guiyuan in the Reception Room.
• Wan Guiyuan told Luo Jun that major cultivator organizations were gathering on Xia Yue Island because the Sky-Piercing Tower had changed after its Ninetieth Floor was conquered.
• Wan Guiyuan explained that the Ninety-first Floor’s monsters had suddenly weakened, allowing the raid team to clear it, but the Ninety-second Floor proved even harder.
• Wan Guiyuan concluded that someone was clearing the Sky-Piercing Tower ahead of the Main World’s raid teams, causing the monsters they encountered to be weakened projections.

Luo Jun learned that Ling Yang’s forces were ahead in clearing the Sky-Piercing Tower, and Wan Guiyuan asked him to join the effort in exchange for a Dragon Core and another promised reward. Luo Jun agreed conditionally but delayed his participation, choosing to focus on mastering the Heartless Tribe technique because he feared the approaching Divine Descent and the ancient gods’ attention.

• Wan Guiyuan explained that Ling Yang had returned and that the Sky-Piercing Tower’s monsters reflected progress across two dimensions, with the other side currently clearing the ninety-third floor.
• Wan Guiyuan described the four Ascended Experts leading the tower-clearing vanguard and asked Luo Jun to help them overtake the other side before the Hundredth Floor.
• Wan Guiyuan revealed that he knew Luo Jun had obtained the Steel Curse’s venom and offered a True Dragon Core if Luo Jun helped clear the tower first.
• Luo Jun agreed to consider joining when the other side reached the ninety-ninth floor, but said he would decide then and go directly to the [Game] Gate if able.
• After Luo Jun left, Wan Guiyuan wondered what made him hesitant, while Luo Jun suspected the tower was connected to Divine Descent and feared the ancient gods would observe him.
• Luo Jun tried to use [Create Something from Nothing] to master the latter half of the Heartless Tribe cultivation technique, but the attempt failed.

Wan Guiyuan posted three notices containing only “99” and used a crystalline pearl, while a young man in Tianluo City replaced his Brain-Computer Chip and infiltrated Tianluo Company's network. He located the Soul Gem with unexpected help from a program he suspected belonged to Shou Zhen, but died from the strain.

• Wan Guiyuan ordered three consecutive Forum Homepage notices to display only “99,” then crushed and inhaled a crystalline pearl.
• A young man brought a dead Tianluo Company Tier 3 Security Guard's head to an unlicensed clinic to obtain an Advanced Brain Chip.
• The red-eyed underground doctor installed the chip and warned the young man that its company communication system limited its functions and permissions.
• The young man used his golden power and the guard's permissions to enter Tianluo Company's network and search for the Soul Gem.
• A powerful data stream destroyed the network's defense program, allowing the young man to find the Soul Gem and suspect that Shou Zhen had helped him.
• The young man collapsed and died after overusing his brain.

At Research Institute No. 13, Ling Ao arrived with Ling Yu and Ling Xin to support the effort to conquer the Sky-Piercing Tower. Luo Jun then appeared, and after Ling Xin confirmed his identity and shook his hand, she secretly injected domineering Vital Energy into his meridians.

• Elder Han welcomed Ling Ao, who brought Ling Yu and Ling Xin to assist with the strategy effort.
• Elder Han praised Ling Yu and eagerly proposed introducing his grandson to Ling Xin, irritating Ling Yu.
• Mu Lanshi reported that President Wan had sent another expert, and a circle of light appeared on the helipad.
• Ling Xin confronted the arriving Luo Jun with her Golden Edge, then accepted that he was the real Luo Jun and agreed to work with him.
• Ling Xin shook Luo Jun's hand and secretly sent Vital Energy into his meridians.

Ling Xin tested Luo Jun with her aggressive Vital Energy, but he showed no reaction and she could not tell how powerful he was. At Research Institute No. 13, Elder Han briefed the assembled experts on the race to clear the Sky-Piercing Tower and presented a strategy for quickly building strength in Game; someone raised a doubt before the briefing concluded.

• Ling Xin recalled her hunt for Luo Jun and injected her Vital Energy into him, but he remained unaffected and went to greet Mu Lanshi.
• Luo Jun apologized to Mu Lanshi for the Yuan Cultivation Society's investigation and gave her a healing Mythic Treasure Item, which she eventually accepted.
• Ling Ao admitted he could not determine Luo Jun's cultivation level, while Ling Xin and Ling Yu considered whether Luo Jun was concealing his aura.
• Elder Han brought the group of experts into Research Institute No. 13 and explained that clearing the hundredth floor of the Sky-Piercing Tower could affect Game and the Main World.
• Elder Han presented a detailed strategy for leveling, acquiring equipment, and reaching the Sky-Piercing Tower quickly, until someone voiced a doubt.

Luo Jun told Elder Han that his Vital Energy capacity was effectively inexhaustible, prompting Elder Han to suggest a spell that could exploit it. The chapter ended with Elder Han displaying Void Siphon, which converted a target’s Health Points into Mana Points.

• Ling Yu questioned why the guides omitted Grandmaster-level training, and Elder Han explained its risks and costs.
• The Cultivators found personalized enhancement plans in their guides, but Luo Jun’s final page was blank.
• Elder Han asked Luo Jun about his abilities, and Luo Jun claimed his Vital Energy reserves were effectively inexhaustible.
• Ling Yu mocked Luo Jun’s claim, but Ling Xin told him she believed Luo Jun and warned him to stop provoking him.
• Elder Han showed Luo Jun the Expert-level spell Void Siphon, which restored Mana Points by absorbing Health Points.

Luo Jun entered the [Game] world with Ling Ao’s encrypted Vital Energy and headed to the explorers’ base beneath the Sky-Piercing Tower. He was recognized by someone who immediately attacked him.

• Elder Han described an Expert-level Soul Magic spell that Luo Jun wanted to learn, then led the group through preparations for entering the [Game] world.
• Ling Ao asked Luo Jun to deliver a message and an encrypted mass of Vital Energy to Zhao Gongming, and Luo Jun agreed to carry it in his meridians.
• Luo Jun passed through the [Game] Gate, found his old inventory intact except for the Mythic Treasure Items, and left the teleportation point.
• Luo Jun went to the explorers’ organization beneath the Sky-Piercing Tower and found a conspicuous building he did not remember seeing before.
• A man emerged from the building, recognized Luo Jun, drew his longsword, and thrust it at him.

Luo Jun arrived at the Sky-Piercing Tower base, where Wan Zisheng explained the raid plan and the mysterious benefits Zhao Gongming brought the organization. After registering with the Ascension Ladder, Luo Jun headed to Zhao Gongming’s room to deliver something.

• Wan Zisheng attacked Luo Jun as a test, but Luo Jun disarmed him and held a sword to his throat before letting him go.
• Wan Zisheng led Luo Jun through the base and explained that three Feather Transformations took turns monitoring the raid while Zhao Gongming stayed isolated.
• Wan Zisheng described the plan to wait for the opposing group to clear the Ninety-Ninth Floor’s obstacles, then strike the lord while they rested.
• Luo Jun registered for the raid and received a Sky-Piercing Tower Pass under the Ascension Ladder name.
• Wan Zisheng told Luo Jun that Zhao Gongming lived in room 808, and Luo Jun went to seek him out.

Luo Jun persuaded Zhao Gongming to accept a sealed Qi Mass from Ling Ao, easing their long-standing feud. Zhao Gongming opened it and revealed that it was a God Relic containing information about ancient deities, though its full significance remained unknown.

• Luo Jun bypassed Zhao Gongming’s door spell and was trapped beneath a Great Bell, then identified himself and said Ling Ao had sent him.
• Luo Jun used Dice of Heavenly Secrets to persuade Zhao Gongming, who agreed that their dispute needed to be settled before Divine Descent.
• Zhao Gongming removed the bell and opened the encrypted Qi Mass that Ling Ao had planted in Luo Jun’s meridians.
• Zhao Gongming recognized the Qi Mass as a God Relic that could benefit Ascension Realm cultivation.
• After Luo Jun pressed him for the truth, Zhao Gongming explained that the relic’s true value lay in its information about ancient deities.

Luo Jun learned how Zhao Gongming and Ling Ao became enemies, then discovered that the tournament prize and the fate of the Kiss of the Goddess of Life differed from what he remembered. Zhao Gongming revealed that Wan Guiyuan had taken the treasure about a year earlier, shortly before Yuan Shouzhen defected.

• Luo Jun asked Zhao Gongming about his feud with Ling Ao, and Zhao Gongming said Ling Ao had ambushed him in ancient ruins to seize a divine artifact.
• Zhao Gongming explained that Ling Yang’s failed experiment in [Martial World] killed Ling Yang and Ling Jue, and that Ling Ao achieved Feather Transformation using Ling Yang’s Inner Core.
• Zhao Gongming gave Luo Jun a Wealth-Bringing Blessing, and Luo Jun asked what had happened to the Kiss of the Goddess of Life during its transport.
• Zhao Gongming said the Heavenly Origin Tournament prize was the Grand Unity Golden Core, while Ling Yao had already achieved Feather Transformation before the tournament.
• Zhao Gongming revealed that Wan Guiyuan had taken the Kiss of the Goddess of Life from him about a year earlier, and that it was likely used on Yuan Shouzhen before his defection.

Luo Jun learned that Yuan Shouzhen had defected to the [Metropolis] world after obtaining the Kiss of the Goddess of Life, leaving him determined to uncover the reason. He then sought instructions for obtaining the Void Siphon spell from Xiao Yun, Wan Zisheng’s much older aunt.

• Zhao Gongming told Luo Jun that Yuan Shouzhen had defected from the Yuan Cultivation Society and the Main World to join his former disciple Wu Yingjie in the [Metropolis] world.
• Luo Jun learned that Yuan Shouzhen had likely reached Feather Transformation after obtaining the Kiss of the Goddess of Life, and that the defection had happened around June.
• Luo Jun suspected Yuan Shouzhen had an undisclosed reason for defecting and decided he would need to question Wan Guiyuan after handling matters in the [Game] world.
• Luo Jun asked Wan Zisheng how to obtain the Void Siphon spell, and Wan Zisheng introduced him to Xiao Yun, who gave him a written guide.
• Wan Zisheng revealed that Xiao Yun was his aunt and only two years younger than his mother, prompting Xiao Yun to hurl a fireball at him.

Luo Jun gathered the materials for the Old Woman’s quest, learned the Void Siphon spell, and uncovered two more hidden quests that could reward stronger Soul Magic spells. He left with a letter of introduction and planned to visit the Old Woman’s friends before the assault on the Ninety-Ninth Floor.

• Luo Jun used Xiao Yun’s guide to find Spirit-Rich Mushrooms and gathered all the materials required for the Old Woman’s quest.
• Luo Jun delivered the materials to the Old Woman, who made a Magic Activation Potion and offered him a secret spell when he refused the potion reward.
• Luo Jun learned Void Siphon, which absorbed a target’s Health Points to replenish his Mana Points.
• Luo Jun used the Dice of Heavenly Secrets to uncover more hidden content, and the Old Woman told him about two friends who had developed stronger Soul Magic spells.
• The Old Woman marked her friends’ locations on Luo Jun’s map and gave him a letter of introduction, and Luo Jun decided to visit them before the assault on the Ninety-Ninth Floor.

Luo Jun accepted the Soul Magic Master's challenge to retrieve a crown from an ancient tomb hidden beneath a snowy mountain, then used fire magic to melt the snow and cleared the tomb. He returned to the village with the crown, leaving the Soul Magic Master stunned by his success.

• The one-eyed old man told Luo Jun to retrieve the crown of an ancient Northern Tyrant from a hidden tomb in exchange for teaching him magic, and Luo Jun accepted.
• Luo Jun melted the snowy mountain with tens of thousands of meteors and found the tomb entrance.
• Luo Jun solved the iron door's puzzle and burned his way through the tomb's ghouls and traps.
• Luo Jun defeated the level 75 Ghoul Death Tyrant with one strike, looted the tomb, and took the crown.
• Luo Jun returned to the village as its residents watched the fire-scorched mountain, then tossed the crown to the Soul Magic Master.