Arc 2Chapters 27–50

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Ch. 27Mutation, the Mastermind

Yang Xuan and Uncle Nine fought an old feng shui master and the zombies he controlled, after the old man came seeking revenge for his wife's death and the destruction of his jumping corpse. As Uncle Nine's group fell into danger, Yang Xuan announced that he would stop holding back.

  • The old man revealed that Ren Tingting's father had driven him from Ren Family Town, leading to his wife's death, and that he had turned her grandfather into a zombie for revenge.
  • The old man rang a bell and sent two zombies against Yang Xuan while five more emerged, and Yang Xuan fought them with his Tathagata Palm.
  • Uncle Nine and the others battled the remaining zombies, with Uncle Nine using his peachwood sword while Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai struggled to defend themselves.
  • The old man changed the bell's rhythm, increasing the zombies' speed and strength, and Wen Cai was injured as Uncle Nine rushed to help him and Qiu Sheng.
  • Uncle Nine urged Yang Xuan to stop hiding his strength, and Yang Xuan said the fight had gone on long enough.

Ch. 28Did I Do Something Wrong?

Yang Xuan killed a Feng Shui Master who controlled zombies, then found a longevity lock suggesting the man had once been a loving father and began to doubt his actions. Uncle Nine urged him to protect himself, and Yang Xuan later agreed to teach Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai martial arts if Qiu Sheng persuaded Uncle Nine to join them.

  • Yang Xuan defeated the Feng Shui Master's zombies with Black Flame while Uncle Nine and A-Wei's group dealt with the remaining threats.
  • When the Feng Shui Master reached into his robes, Yang Xuan killed him, then discovered a book and learned the Corpse Control Technique from it.
  • Yang Xuan opened a wooden box and found a longevity lock addressed to the old man's son, leaving him shaken and unsure whether he had done wrong.
  • Uncle Nine comforted Yang Xuan and returned with Qiu Sheng to treat Wen Cai, whose corpse poison was not severe.
  • Yang Xuan drank alone, and Uncle Nine later advised him that kindness should not keep him from protecting himself.
  • Yang Xuan told Qiu Sheng that Black Flame weighed six hundred jin and agreed to teach him and Wen Cai if Qiu Sheng persuaded Uncle Nine to learn too.

Ch. 29The Helpless Girl

Yang Xuan taught Uncle Nine, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai the National Arts while continuing his own training. After comforting Ren Tingting and discussing his long lifespan, he agreed to accompany her to a meeting with her family’s shop managers.

  • Yang Xuan began teaching Uncle Nine, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai the National Arts, and they made slow progress as he continued practicing martial arts and psychokinesis.
  • Yang Xuan told Uncle Nine that he had learned the Corpse Control Technique and explained that he had allowed Xiao Yu to remain near Qiu Sheng as long as she did not harm him.
  • Ren Tingting visited the mortuary, and Yang Xuan embraced her to comfort her over the loss of her family until Uncle Nine interrupted them.
  • Ren Tingting asked Yang Xuan whether he had feelings for her, and he claimed he already had a fiancée before admitting that he might live for more than two hundred years.
  • Ren Tingting decided to practice the National Arts and asked Yang Xuan to accompany her to a meeting with her family’s shop managers so he could help establish her authority.

Ch. 30Ren Family Business Settled

Yang Xuan stopped Ren Tingting’s shop managers from taking over the Ren family business and confronted Huang Baiwan at his mansion. Huang Baiwan agreed to stop interfering and ordered his servant to bring valuable items, including a book and Divine Iron.

  • Ren Tingting’s shop managers demanded to take over the Ren family shops, but Yang Xuan ordered them to work honestly or leave town.
  • Yang Xuan told Ren Tingting he would confront Huang Baiwan, then sneaked into Huang’s mansion at night.
  • Huang Baiwan summoned armed men, but Yang Xuan used six arms of Inner Force to defeat them.
  • Yang Xuan roared at Huang Baiwan with true qi, leaving Huang injured and forcing him to promise not to interfere with the Ren family business.
  • Huang Baiwan called for A'Bao to bring 10,000 silver-dollar deposit certificates, Divine Iron, and an ancestral book.

Ch. 31Marry a Rooster, Follow a Rooster; Marry a Dog, Follow a Dog

Yang Xuan dealt with Huang Baiwan, returned to Ren Tingting, and spent the night with her. The next morning, he promised to protect her and learned from Uncle Nine that his martial uncle would soon arrive and could teach him the Corpse Control Technique.

  • Yang Xuan collected the Divine Iron and learned the Thousand Mountains Shield before warning Huang Baiwan to keep quiet.
  • Yang Xuan returned to Ren Tingting and told her that Huang Baiwan would no longer threaten the Ren family.
  • Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting kissed, spent the night together, and began their relationship.
  • Ren Tingting worried about Yang Xuan's fiancée, and Yang Xuan promised that no one would bully her.
  • Uncle Nine advised Yang Xuan to visit his martial uncle to study corpse control and steady his state of mind.

Ch. 32Cohabitation

Yang Xuan decided to accompany Four Eyes on a period of quiet cultivation and arranged for Tingting to travel with him. Before leaving, he learned the Pill Scripture, found and strengthened a treasured furnace, and helped Tingting reach Ming Jin; the chapter ended as they prepared to depart.

  • Yang Xuan told Tingting that Uncle Nine wanted him to cultivate with Four Eyes, and she agreed to go with him.
  • Qiu Sheng brought Yang Xuan back to the funeral parlor, where Four Eyes agreed Tingting could join the journey and Uncle Nine gave Yang Xuan a medical book.
  • Yang Xuan learned the Pill Scripture and discovered a massive antique cauldron that the system identified as the Four Saints Qiankun Furnace.
  • Yang Xuan gathered medicinal herbs and strengthened the furnace, then made optimized medicinal soups for himself and Tingting.
  • After three days of training and drinking the soups, Tingting reached Ming Jin, and Yang Xuan said farewell to Uncle Nine, Qiu Sheng, and Wen Cai before setting out.

Ch. 33Fox Spirits Aren't as Beautiful as You, Tingting

Yang Xuan, Ren Tingting, and Four Eyes continued their nighttime journey with Four Eyes’s corpse procession, and Yang Xuan trained while traveling. They defeated a fox spirit that tried to steal a corpse, then Yang Xuan checked his increased physical attributes as they neared Four Eyes’s home.

  • Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting traveled with Four Eyes, who explained the work and pay involved in driving corpses.
  • Yang Xuan set up tents and served stored meals, while he and Ren Tingting practiced martial arts during the journey.
  • Yang Xuan sensed a monster nearby and noticed that one of Four Eyes’s corpses was missing.
  • Four Eyes fought and killed a fox spirit that had taken the corpse, while Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting watched.
  • Yang Xuan checked his system status and found that his physical attributes had increased, including his weight to 200 kilograms and his endurance to seven times normal.

Ch. 34The Great Wild Boar

Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting settled at Four Eyes's home, where Yang Xuan used his storage ability to surprise Jiale. During a walk in the woods, Tingting killed a large wild boar, and Yang Xuan brought it back for dinner.

  • Four Eyes brought Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting to his home and introduced them to his disciple Jiale.
  • Yang Xuan stored their belongings in the side room with a wave of his hand, startling Jiale into thinking he had seen a ghost.
  • Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting went for a walk in the woods, where Yang Xuan struck a large wild boar with Black Flame.
  • Ren Tingting hurled stones at the boar and killed it with a blow to the head.
  • Yang Xuan carried the boar back to Four Eyes and Jiale, then butchered it so they could cook some and preserve the rest.

Ch. 35The Plot Begins

Yang Xuan and Four Eyes discussed training Jiale in the National Arts, and Yang Xuan gave them a Baji Quan manual. The next morning, Master Yixiu and Qingqing arrived, bringing the old rivalry between Four Eyes and Master Yixiu back to life as Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting helped prepare breakfast.

  • Yang Xuan explained the costs and physical demands of National Arts training, and Four Eyes told Jiale how Yang Xuan had defeated a hopping corpse.
  • Yang Xuan shared his National Arts insights and gave Four Eyes and Jiale a handwritten Baji Quan manual before taking Ren Tingting back to their room.
  • The next morning, Jiale announced that Master Yixiu and Qingqing had arrived, and Four Eyes tried to avoid greeting them by claiming he was unwell.
  • Jiale introduced Master Yixiu and Qingqing to Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting, then invited them to eat breakfast together.
  • Yang Xuan and Ren Tingting helped Jiale and Qingqing prepare breakfast, with Yang Xuan chopping a large, neat pile of firewood.

Ch. 36Breakthrough

Yang Xuan learned two Maoshan techniques, advanced his Neijiaquan, and enhanced Black Flame at great cost. He went into the mountains for food, where he rescued a panda from a brown bear’s approach before returning with a mountain goat.

  • Yang Xuan avoided Four Eyes and Yi Xiu’s argument by eating with Ren Tingting, then learned Maoshan Corpse Raising Technique and Maoshan Spirit Invocation Technique from Four Eyes.
  • Yang Xuan advanced to late-stage Hua Jin, checked his attributes, and discovered that Black Flame’s third enhancement nearly drained his strength.
  • Yang Xuan went into the mountains to find different food and encountered a half-grown panda that ate meat he gave it.
  • A huge brown bear confronted Yang Xuan, but after they sized each other up, it left without attacking.
  • Yang Xuan waved goodbye to the panda, killed a mountain goat, and returned home.

Ch. 37Little Taiji

Yang Xuan returned with a goat and a panda, which the household decided to keep and name Little Taiji. He helped Master Yixiu gather ingredients for medicinal soups, then watched Four Eyes retaliate against Yixiu with a Puppet Curse.

  • Yang Xuan arrived with a goat and a panda that had followed him home, and Four Eyes agreed to keep the panda in the bamboo grove.
  • Tingting named the washed panda Little Taiji, and Qingqing and Jiale admired it when Master Yixiu visited.
  • Yang Xuan warned Master Yixiu about a brown bear and asked him to gather herbs for medicinal soups in exchange for sharing them.
  • Four Eyes grew angry over Master Yixiu's loud chanting and returned with a clay doll after going to buy a house nearby.
  • Four Eyes used a Puppet Curse on a straw man to torment Master Yixiu, but the straw man eventually stopped getting up.

Ch. 38Buying a Coffin Is the Ultimate Way to Show Respect

Yang Xuan watched Taoist Qianhe’s party transport a powerful Royal Zombie in a pure-gold coffin, then agreed to teach Jiale, Master Yixiu, and Qingqing National Arts. A cry for help interrupted their late-night gathering, leaving the group facing an unknown emergency.

  • Yang Xuan sneaked into Four Eyes’ morgue to inspect the zombies but found none worth controlling.
  • Taoist Qianhe arrived with an imperial escort transporting a Royal Zombie, which Yang Xuan sensed was a powerful Iron Armor Zombie nearing advancement.
  • Four Eyes, Master Yixiu, and Yang Xuan recognized the danger inside the coffin, and the party continued toward the capital.
  • Yang Xuan agreed to teach Jiale, Master Yixiu, and Qingqing National Arts in exchange for medicinal herbs, and arranged for Tingting to train them afterward.
  • Yang Xuan, Four Eyes, Master Yixiu, Jiale, Tingting, and Qingqing gathered to eat and discuss National Arts before cries for help came from outside.

Ch. 39"Picking Things Up"

Yang Xuan followed Four Eyes and Yi Xiu, secretly took a golden coffin and three weapons, then returned to find Jiale and Tingting. When three zombies arrived with a huge horde behind them, Yang Xuan ordered Jiale and Tingting to face the zombies without weapons and test their training.

  • Assistant Minister Wu and the Little Prince arrived wounded, and Yi Xiu and Qingqing began treating their zombie poison.
  • Assistant Minister Wu revealed that a zombie had attacked the procession and that Four Eyes' junior brother was in danger, so Four Eyes and Yi Xiu went to find him.
  • Yang Xuan lied about needing the outhouse, flew after Four Eyes and Yi Xiu, and took a golden coffin and three weapons from the camp.
  • Yang Xuan returned to find that the others had taken Assistant Minister Wu and the Little Prince to the monk's house, then watched Jiale get kissed by Assistant Minister Wu.
  • Three zombies appeared outside, and Yang Xuan told Jiale and Tingting to fight them without weapons while a huge horde followed behind.

Ch. 40Tingting's Practical Combat

Yang Xuan, Tingting, and Jiale defeated the walking corpses, then Yang Xuan joined Four Eyes and Yi Xiu to search the bamboo forest after Little Taiji became restless. They found an Iron Armor Zombie, and Yang Xuan asked the others to help him subdue it for his Corpse Control Technique.

  • Yang Xuan lured the walking corpses toward the house while Tingting and Jiale fought them, and he coached Tingting as they defeated the zombies.
  • Yang Xuan burned the corpses, then Four Eyes and Yi Xiu told him that Little Taiji's unease suggested the Royal Zombie was in the bamboo forest.
  • Yang Xuan sent Tingting back inside and went to the bamboo forest with Four Eyes and Yi Xiu to investigate.
  • Yang Xuan struck a shadow with his Black Flame, revealing an Iron Armor Zombie that resisted the group's talismans and Buddhist techniques.
  • Yang Xuan asked Four Eyes and Yi Xiu to help him subdue the zombie for his Corpse Control Technique, and they agreed.

Ch. 41The Royal Zombie Captured

Yang Xuan and his companions trapped the Royal Zombie, and Yang Xuan used the system to optimize his control over it. After the group concealed the capture, Yang Xuan accepted the Little Prince, Yong Yan, as his disciple and prepared to teach him National Arts.

  • Yang Xuan held the Royal Zombie while Four Eyes and Yi Xiu completed a trap using the Northern Dipper Array and Buddhist incantations.
  • Yang Xuan threw the zombie into the trap, where the array pinned it down, and then began using the Corpse Control Technique to subdue it.
  • When constructing the control array threatened to exhaust Yang Xuan's mental power, he activated the system's optimization function and gained control of the Royal Zombie.
  • Yang Xuan stored the zombie and returned with Four Eyes and Yi Xiu, and they told Assistant Minister Wu and the Little Prince that it had escaped.
  • While recuperating, Yang Xuan discovered Yong Yan's talent for National Arts, accepted him as a disciple, and announced that he would teach him.

Ch. 42Confession

Yang Xuan confessed to Tingting that he came from another world and would soon return, then promised to take her with him. He returned to his modern world to prepare, checked his abilities, and began sorting through the items he had collected.

  • Yang Xuan told Tingting he was from another world and had to return to his family and friends there.
  • Yang Xuan learned from the system that he could bring Tingting with him, and Tingting agreed to go; he asked her to keep his secret.
  • Yang Xuan left for the mountains the next morning and used the system to return to his modern world, where less than two hours had passed.
  • Yang Xuan checked his status, complained about his 250-kilogram weight, and organized his collected equipment and other items in the basement.
  • Yang Xuan rediscovered a difficult martial arts manual that Yi Xiu had given him.

Ch. 43Return, Counting the Gains

Yang Xuan uncovered and cultivated the Hunyuan Vajra Evil Buddha Body, a dangerous technique that consumed most of his energy but greatly strengthened his body. Later, he met Natasha’s friends and helped plan a road trip through an uninhabited area of YN, leaving the group to go out for lunch together.

  • Yang Xuan discovered that the strange scripture concealed a jade record of the Hunyuan Vajra Evil Buddha Body and learned that the technique could drain all his energy if he failed to stop it.
  • Yang Xuan cultivated the technique, transformed into a giant, and found his physical strength and defense greatly improved, but he became ravenously hungry.
  • After organizing supplies and cultivating Daoist techniques, Yang Xuan received Natasha’s call to meet her at the gym.
  • Natasha introduced Yang Xuan to Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng, and they discussed a self-guided road trip from HN City through several cities to an uninhabited forest in YN.
  • Yang Xuan offered to pay for lunch, and Natasha decided to ride with him while Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng drove.

Ch. 44Preparation Before Departure

Yang Xuan joined Natasha, Xu Qing, and Zhang Mengmeng for lunch, then showed them his large house and rugged vehicle as they planned their upcoming trip. After Xu Qing left them alone, Yang Xuan asked to pursue Natasha, and she told him she would judge him by how he treated her.

  • Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng watched Yang Xuan leave with Natasha on his electric scooter and wondered why Natasha had chosen him.
  • Yang Xuan and Natasha ordered a large meal, and Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng joined them at the restaurant.
  • Yang Xuan told the women about his customer-service job and accurately estimated Zhang Mengmeng's measurements.
  • Xu Qing said two more people had agreed to join the trip, and Yang Xuan offered his six-seat vehicle for the journey.
  • The group visited Yang Xuan's home and vehicle, then spent the afternoon discussing the trip and listing supplies.
  • After Xu Qing left Yang Xuan and Natasha alone, Yang Xuan asked to pursue her, and Natasha said she would see how he treated her.

Ch. 45The Right Conditions Fell into Place

Yang Xuan and Natasha became intimate, then spent the night together while Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng joked about their relationship. The next day, Yang Xuan showed Natasha and her friends the large collection of supplies he had bought for their trip, ending as they opened the final box.

  • Yang Xuan and Natasha kissed, had sex, and cuddled together at home.
  • Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng speculated about Natasha and Yang Xuan, then teased each other before falling asleep together.
  • The next day, Yang Xuan received a huge delivery of travel and wilderness supplies he had ordered online.
  • Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng arrived, teased Natasha about the night before, and helped unpack the purchases.
  • Yang Xuan gathered everyone around the final large box, saying he had called in a favor to obtain it.

Ch. 46Pool, Alcohol, and Beauties

Yang Xuan prepared for an upcoming trip to an uninhabited area, then hosted Xu Qing, Zhang Mengmeng, and Natasha for an afternoon of swimming and drinking. As the group became drunk, Yang Xuan carried the three women upstairs to continue the party in his private KTV.

  • Yang Xuan showed Xu Qing, Zhang Mengmeng, and Natasha ten sets of combat gear and confirmed they would leave for the uninhabited area the morning after tomorrow.
  • Zhang Mengmeng discovered Yang Xuan's pool, and the women changed into swimsuits and went swimming while Yang Xuan ordered food, drinks, and servers.
  • Yang Xuan reflected on how his power and wealth from movie worlds had strengthened his resolve to keep traveling through them.
  • The group partied and drank beer and vodka, with Zhang Mengmeng and Xu Qing commenting on Yang Xuan's physique.
  • When the group became drunk, Yang Xuan carried Natasha and Xu Qing upstairs and invited Zhang Mengmeng to climb onto his back, while the servers followed them with the remaining food and drinks.

Ch. 47The Big Misunderstanding

Yang Xuan took Xu Qing, Natasha, and Zhang Mengmeng to his luxurious KTV, where drinking and singing led to an intoxicated night together. Two servers witnessed the scene, kept it secret to protect their jobs, and spent the night waiting outside as the four eventually fell asleep.

  • Yang Xuan brought Xu Qing, Natasha, and Zhang Mengmeng to his KTV, where they drank and sang together.
  • Zhang Mengmeng hugged Yang Xuan while he sang, and the drunken group ended up on the sofa together.
  • Two servers saw what was happening and agreed not to tell anyone, fearing they could lose their jobs.
  • After waiting outside for more than six hours, the servers brought in reclining chairs and rested nearby.
  • The four eventually fell asleep as the KTV continued playing songs, while Yang Xuan reflected on his changed life and his growing obsession with traveling through fictional worlds.

Ch. 48Never Part Again

After waking to find Yang Xuan had slept with both Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng, Natasha comforted her friends and proposed that the three women live with him together. They agreed, and Natasha dragged a confused, hungover Yang Xuan in to face them.

  • Natasha woke to find herself, Xu Qing, and Zhang Mengmeng naked beside Yang Xuan, and Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng apologized for what had happened.
  • Natasha paid the attendants to keep quiet, then brought her two friends to a guest room to discuss their future.
  • Natasha proposed that the three women live with Yang Xuan together, and Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng agreed.
  • Yang Xuan woke with a hangover, and Natasha led him into the guest room, where she confronted him about sleeping with Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng.

Ch. 49Basement

After Yang Xuan admitted that he had slept with Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng, Natasha demanded that all three women live with him and be supported by him. He showed them his basement’s alchemy supplies and vast gold collection, then the four reunited in the bath.

  • Natasha confronted Yang Xuan about sleeping with Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng, and he apologized and agreed to support all three women and live together.
  • Yang Xuan took the women to his basement, where he treated Xu Qing and Zhang Mengmeng with medicine and explained that he had made the pills using alchemy.
  • Zhang Mengmeng discovered Yang Xuan’s pure-gold coffin, and he revealed shelves filled with gold and jewelry for the women to take.
  • The women chose jewelry and went upstairs with Yang Xuan, who had ordered takeout and planned to bathe.
  • The three women joined Yang Xuan in the bath, and the four became intimate again while sober.

Ch. 50Discovered

Yang Xuan set out on a road trip with Natasha, Zhang Mengmeng, Xu Qing, Wang Yi, and Fu Zimo, who learned about his unusual relationship with the three women. After sightseeing across several cities, the group arrived in GY City and planned to visit Qianling Mountain Park.

  • Yang Xuan welcomed Natasha's friends Wang Yi and Fu Zimo, who found the women sharing a room with his underwear scattered on the bed.
  • Natasha explained her relationship with Yang Xuan and the other women to Wang Yi and Fu Zimo, who reacted with surprise.
  • Yang Xuan and the five women began their road trip, visiting attractions and sampling local food along the way.
  • While driving, Zhang Mengmeng told Wang Yi and Fu Zimo that Yang Xuan had kept going for six hours, and they teased her about it.
  • The group reached GY City, where Yang Xuan planned to visit Qianling Mountain Park before Jiaxiu Tower, while Wang Yi and Fu Zimo wondered why the other women seemed so energetic.
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