Chapter Summaries

Wang Xian faced Shadow’s assassination attempt while a monk tried to protect him, and Shadow discovered that his attack could not penetrate Wang Xian’s defense. Wang Xian struck back, but Shadow activated an HP lock and launched a devastating critical attack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Wang Xian reflected on the difficult first phase of the Buddha Child class-change mission and the obscure requirements for the Dao Child class.
• A monk stood between Wang Xian and Shadow, but Shadow remained hidden until he was only a few hundred meters away.
• Shadow slashed Wang Xian’s neck, dealing zero damage, while negative statuses appeared on Shadow and inflicted 294 damage.
• Wang Xian struck Shadow with Lightning Strike for 2,494 damage, then dealt zero damage with a wind blade after Shadow locked his HP.
• Shadow turned his dagger black, became illusory, and passed through Wang Xian, dealing 7,544 damage with a tenfold critical hit.

Wang Xian defeated Shadow and the nine Assassins who accompanied him, then claimed the descending star while the onlookers dared not object. Sword Twenty-Three tried to stop him with a control skill, but Wang Xian quickly broke free and knocked him out; as Wang Xian reached for the star again, two more attacks halted him.

• Shadow’s sure-kill attack left Wang Xian with half his HP, and Wang Xian killed Shadow with a fireball.
• Wang Xian killed five of Shadow’s Assassins with black fireballs, then used four spells to kill the remaining four as they fled in stealth.
• Wang Xian announced that he would take the descending star, and the onlookers stayed silent rather than challenge him.
• Sword Twenty-Three immobilized Wang Xian with sword qi and walked toward the star, but Wang Xian quickly broke free and kicked him unconscious.
• Wang Xian reached for the star again, but two new attacks stopped him.

Wang Xian showed Sword Twenty-Three’s group that he could block arrows, spared them, and collected the Lord of Stars class-change item. As he prepared to leave, Sword Twenty-Three asked for his help with something related to the Main City.

• Wang Xian smashed two arrows with his staff, shocking Sword Twenty-Three’s group, then fired spells that deliberately struck the ground near the Archers.
• Wang Xian warned the group not to attack him again, picked up the Lord of Stars class-change item, and prepared to leave.
• Qin Zheng asked Wang Xian to add him as a friend, and Wang Xian sent him a friend request.
• Sword Twenty-Three grabbed Wang Xian’s leg, asked to become friends, and explained that he needed help concerning the Main City.

Wang Xian agreed to help Sword Twenty-Three clear the monsters around Azure Dragon Main City and travel with the group to the Imperial Capital. As they prepared to leave, Sword Twenty-Three went to invite two other powerful players.

• Sword Twenty-Three invited Wang Xian to join the operation to clear the monsters surrounding a main city, and Wang Xian asked which city the Dragon Kingdom planned to target.
• Sword Twenty-Three named Azure Dragon Main City, and Wang Xian agreed to help because he was already heading to the Imperial Capital and knew the city well.
• Qin Zheng said he had accepted the invitation, along with the other top-ranked players except Immortal King, whom Sword Twenty-Three criticized for being aloof.
• Wang Xian concealed his amusement at Sword Twenty-Three's remarks about Immortal King and agreed to travel back to the Imperial Capital with the group.
• Sword Twenty-Three said the group could leave because Wang Xian had obtained the item they came for, and Wang Xian described it as something that increased spell attack power.
• Sword Twenty-Three went to invite two other people who had reached the area, while Wang Xian waited.

Wang Xian traveled with Sword Twenty-Three toward the Imperial Capital, then slipped away on arrival to avoid dealing with officials. He reunited with Nangong Wu, Su Jin, and Cheng Yao, who brought him to a hotel suite to rest before a welcome banquet.

• Sword Twenty-Three told Wang Xian that Qin Zheng would meet them in the Imperial Capital in three days, and they flew there by military helicopter.
• Wang Xian used Stealth to disappear from Sword Twenty-Three after landing, then found a quiet place in the bustling capital.
• Nangong Wu, Su Jin, and Cheng Yao surprised Wang Xian and led him to a presidential suite at Nangong Wu's family's hotel.
• Nangong Wu said Wang Xian's parents were resting next door and took the others away so he could rest before a welcome banquet.
• Wang Xian bathed and fell asleep, then woke after swatting at something that had tickled his nose and heard a cry of pain.

Wang Xian joined Nangong Wu and the others for a welcome dinner, where he gave Su Jin the Lord of Stars class-change item. As Su Jin began changing classes in the Imperial Capital, Wang Xian warned that the spectacle might attract trouble.

• Wang Xian woke up to find Su Jin beside him, then joined the others for a welcome dinner.
• Nangong Wu introduced Fan Ning, Wei Chengan, Nangong Qi, and Gu Xiao to Wang Xian.
• Wang Xian asked Nangong Wu about her strained relationship with Nangong Qi, and she described the dangers of her family's past.
• Wang Xian revealed the Lord of Stars class-change item and gave it to Su Jin after she pleaded for it.
• Nangong Wu and the others teased Wang Xian about getting them Hidden Professions, and the room erupted in laughter.
• A beam of starlight surrounded Su Jin as her class change began, and Wang Xian warned that it could draw attention.

Su Jin’s transfer to the Hidden Profession Lord of Stars caused a beam of starlight that drew a crowd to Nangong Wu’s private room. After Nangong Wu killed her cousin Nangong Qi for trying to seize Su Jin’s star, Wang Xian learned how the Nangong Clan’s last talent-resetting petal had attracted repeated attacks, and the chapter ended as Nangong Wu returned with more than a dozen people who saw Su Jin holding the star.

• Nangong Wu went to handle the starlight phenomenon, but Nangong Qi barged in and tried to take the star from Su Jin.
• Nangong Wu struck Nangong Qi with a fireball, killing him, and Fan Ning and Wei Chengan threw his corpse out the window.
• Nangong Wu left to deal with the crowd outside, and Wang Xian asked Fan Ning and Wei Chengan why they were practiced at disposing of bodies.
• Fan Ning explained that Nangong Wu’s remaining Flower of the Ancient Shanyin Scholar Tree petal had led family members and outsiders to try to seize it.
• Hua Xiangrong admitted that she had accidentally revealed information about the petals after being tricked, and Xue Fangfei defended her.
• Nangong Wu returned with more than a dozen people, whose attention fell on Su Jin and the star in his hands.

Nangong Wu drove away relatives who challenged her, then discussed Hidden Professions with Wang Xian while refusing to reveal his Attribute Panel. Su Jin completed her class advancement and stunned everyone with her star-filled eyes before her demonic laughter earned her a knock from Wang Xian.

• Nangong Wu broke her uncle's finger and drove him and his companions away with a display of flaming power.
• Nangong Wu offered to show Wang Xian her Attribute Panel if he showed her his, but Wang Xian refused when Cheng Yao also asked to see it.
• Wang Xian redirected everyone's attention to Su Jin as her class advancement neared completion.
• Su Jin completed her advancement, opened her star-filled eyes, and laughed demoniacally after seeing them in her phone.
• Wang Xian knocked Su Jin on the head for her laughter, and Nangong Wu pulled her close while asking him not to scare her.

Wang Xian took Su Jin to the Imperial Capital Marketplace to prepare for their operation against elite monsters near Azure Dragon Main City. He made Su Jin pay for Sumeru Stones to expand both their backpacks, and she reluctantly used some of them.

• Wang Xian and Su Jin headed to the Marketplace while Nangong Wu and the others went to Nangong Wu's home after her uncle caused a scene.
• Wang Xian explained that he wanted supplies and Skill Books before they began hunting level-fifty elite monsters in two days.
• At the Sumeru Emporium, Wang Xian ordered sixty Sumeru Stones and told Su Jin to pay 300 Gold Coins.
• Su Jin protested that the purchase would cost half her savings, but Wang Xian dragged her back and made her pay.
• Wang Xian used thirty Sumeru Stones and gave the rest to Su Jin, ordering her to use them too.

Su Jin reluctantly used the Sumeru Stone after Wang Xian persuaded her by promising their upcoming hunt would yield too much equipment for their backpacks. Wang Xian then bought the unusual Lightning Five Consecutive Whips Skill Book cheaply and asked the stall owner for prices on the rest of his books.

• Su Jin tried to avoid using the Sumeru Stone, but Wang Xian convinced her that their upcoming hunt for Level 50 elites and Bosses would fill her backpack with valuable equipment.
• Su Jin used the Sumeru Stone and barked like a puppy after Wang Xian reminded her of her promise.
• Wang Xian spotted the Lightning Five Consecutive Whips Skill Book, a high-damage Mage skill that required close-range attacks.
• Wang Xian bargained with the stall owner and bought the Skill Book for 45 Gold Coins.
• Wang Xian pointed to the stall owner's other Level 30 intermediate Skill Books and asked for an honest price.

Wang Xian bought Mana Potions and a Bronze Mask at the Marketplace before rushing with Su Jin toward the Fire Phoenix hovering over the Imperial Capital. He reached Nangong Wu's villa district, where Su Jin revealed she could have used her Star Gate skill to travel there instantly.

• Wang Xian bought Mana Potions for Su Jin and chose not to buy expensive Sumeru Stones.
• Wang Xian bought and equipped a Bronze Mask after haggling with a stall owner.
• Wang Xian and Su Jin saw Nangong Wu's Fire Phoenix over the Imperial Capital, and Wang Xian hurried toward it after Nangong Wu dismissed his concerns without explaining what happened.
• Wang Xian ran with Su Jin to a villa district, where Su Jin told him she could have used her Star Gate skill to travel there directly.
• Wang Xian revealed his mask and went inside, hoping to avoid dealing with officials who had likely arrived.

Wang Xian arrived at the Nangong villa and learned that Nangong Wu was clashing with her family over the Flower of the Ancient Shanyin Scholar Tree. After her uncle hinted that she had been brought into the clan from elsewhere, Nangong Wu left, and Wang Xian and his companions headed back to the hotel, wondering whether she truly belonged to the Nangong Clan.

• Wang Xian and Su Jin joined Cheng Yao, who explained that Nangong Ming had demanded Nangong Wu give Nangong Qi the Flower of the Ancient Shanyin Scholar Tree, but she refused.
• Nangong Wu rejected her uncle's demand that she come down and apologize, insisting that Nangong Qi had brought the dispute upon himself.
• When Nangong Wu's uncle began to say she had been brought back from somewhere, Nangong Ming slapped him, and Nangong Wu demanded that he finish what he meant.
• Nangong Wu plucked a strand of hair from Nangong Ming, apologized, and flew away without getting an answer.
• Wang Xian left the villa with Cheng Yao and his companions, then suggested they return to the hotel and might need to move if Nangong Wu was not part of the Nangong Clan.

Wang Xian accidentally killed Nangong Yue while stopping the Nangong Clan from taking Cheng Yao, then joined Sword Twenty-Three’s operation to clear monsters near Azure Dragon Main City. Nangong Wu remained missing as Wang Xian and the others set out to clear their assigned areas.

• Nangong Yue tried to take Cheng Yao back to the Nangong Clan, but Wang Xian stopped him and accidentally killed him by snapping his pointing finger.
• The Nangong Clan left after warning Wang Xian, and Wang Xian and his companions moved to another hotel.
• Two days later, Sword Twenty-Three led Wang Xian and the others to Azure Dragon Main City for the monster-clearing operation, while Nangong Wu was still missing.
• Qin Zheng asked Wang Xian to join his future guild, but Wang Xian said he had already promised to join the guild Nangong Wu planned to establish.
• Fan Ning and Wei Chengan joined Sword Twenty-Three, while Wang Xian led the remaining companions toward a chosen monster-clearing coordinate.

Wang Xian tested a level 50 Slave Rebel’s stats and found he and Su Jin could defeat it quickly while his other companions mostly supported them. After Su Jin accidentally attacked him and gained two harmful statuses, Wang Xian decided to pull groups of Rebels and returned with several dozen Slave Rebels chasing him.

• Wang Xian tested a Slave Rebel’s defenses and attacks, estimated its stats, and told the group what he had learned.
• Su Jin and Wang Xian killed the Slave Rebel in under ten seconds, while Cheng Yao’s buff helped prevent its attacks from damaging Wang Xian.
• Su Jin accidentally hit Wang Xian with a skill and received the Forsaken and Heaven’s Disdain statuses, which Wang Xian could not remove.
• Wang Xian decided to pull multiple Slave Rebels at once and lured several dozen back to a spot where the group could still gain experience.

Wang Xian ground groups of Slave Rebels with his area attacks, while Su Jin focused on collecting their coin drops. After another group fell, Wang Xian reached Level 33 and told Su Jin to help fight rather than stand aside.

• Wang Xian used Ice Roar and his other area skills to kill several dozen Slave Rebels in less than a minute.
• Su Jin rushed to collect the coins, while Feng Luoli and the others gathered the dropped equipment.
• Wang Xian told Su Jin to help attack the next group and threatened to keep her from collecting money if she slacked off.
• Wang Xian pulled over another group of Slave Rebels, and he and Su Jin killed them in around thirty seconds.
• Wang Xian gained enough experience to reach Level 33 and received free attribute points.

Wang Xian led the group through a full day of grinding Slave Rebels, reaching level 38 and sharing the abundant equipment drops with Sword Twenty-Three. As the group rested beneath the full moon, Wang Xian anticipated the Mid-Autumn Festival event and the arrival of Chang'e.

• Wang Xian assigned all 38 free attribute points to Strength while the rest of the group leveled up during the monster grind.
• Wang Xian paused the grinding at noon, and the group ate and rested before continuing.
• By nightfall, Wang Xian had cleared the nearby Slave Rebels and reached level 38.
• Wang Xian gave Sword Twenty-Three the ordinary equipment the group had collected, and Sword Twenty-Three thanked him with a feast.
• Wang Xian told the group that the Mid-Autumn Festival was the next day, and he looked forward to the event and Chang'e's appearance.

Wang Xian and his companions welcomed the Mid-Autumn Festival Event and learned how its three activities worked. They decided to hunt Slave Rebels overnight, leaving the more dangerous Soldier Rebels for daytime.

• Su Jin and Cheng Yao teased Wang Xian about looking eager to meet Chang'e, and Nangong Wu arrived and joined them.
• Nangong Wu questioned Wang Xian about his expression, and he claimed he had only been anticipating the event.
• At midnight, the system announced the Moon Sacrifice, lantern-making, and mooncake activities, which offered rewards, Experience Buffs, and points.
• Su Jin urged the group to grind monsters, and Wang Xian agreed after the others supported the plan.
• Wang Xian led the group toward the Slave Rebels, avoiding Soldier Rebels and their Archers until they could tackle them safely in daylight.

After Nangong Wu joined the Slave Rebel farming, Wang Xian agreed to show the women his attributes, but Nangong Wu caught him hiding his experience requirements and he fled. Later, Cheng Yao made Five Flavors Mooncakes with powerful attribute boosts but revolting ingredients, leaving the group reluctant to eat them.

• Nangong Wu's powerful area attacks made Wang Xian curious about her talent, so he proposed that they exchange attribute panels.
• Wang Xian displayed his panel, and Nangong Wu noticed that its experience section had not been altered to match his modified attributes.
• Wang Xian ran away after Nangong Wu exposed his deception, while Cheng Yao and Su Jin called him a liar.
• The group made mooncakes from materials they had gathered while farming Slave Rebels, and Cheng Yao's Five Flavors Mooncake promised 5–10 free attribute points despite its unpleasant ingredients.
• Cheng Yao urged Wang Xian to eat her mooncake, but Nangong Wu and the others hesitated until Su Jin suggested they all eat theirs together.

Wang Xian tricked Sword Twenty-Three and Qin Zheng into eating Cheng Yao’s Five Flavors Mooncakes by praising their stats and pretending they tasted delicious. After everyone finished the awful mooncakes, Su Jin timidly revealed that she had made some too, and Sword Twenty-Three and Qin Zheng fled the tent.

• Sword Twenty-Three entered Wang Xian’s tent, and Wang Xian offered him a Five Flavors Mooncake after noticing his concern.
• Sword Twenty-Three ate the mooncake, discovered its terrible flavor, and swallowed it after Wang Xian warned him that spitting it out would forfeit its stat bonuses.
• Qin Zheng arrived with mooncakes of his own, and Wang Xian persuaded him to eat a Five Flavors Mooncake by pretending to enjoy it and getting the others to back him up.
• Wang Xian, Sword Twenty-Three, Qin Zheng, and the others finished their mooncakes while Cheng Yao defended the good stats of the ones she had made.
• Su Jin revealed that she had also made mooncakes, and Sword Twenty-Three and Qin Zheng immediately left the tent.

After the mooncake ordeal, Wang Xian learned that his mother had returned to the Imperial Capital and his father had decided to join Sword Twenty-Three’s team. As Wang Xian resumed clearing rebels with the girls, Nangong Wu asked why his father had left, and Wang Xian hinted that their all-woman team made him uncomfortable.

• Everyone refused Su Jin’s strange, chili-filled mooncakes, but Wang Xian ate one after she struggled to finish it.
• The next day, Wang Xian’s father tried Su Jin’s mooncake and revealed that Wang Xian’s mother had returned to the Imperial Capital because she disliked fighting and leveling.
• Wang Xian’s father told Wang Xian that he would join Sword Twenty-Three’s team, explaining that he felt awkward in a team made up of young women.
• Wang Xian set off with the girls to clear rebels and told Nangong Wu that his father’s departure had nothing to do with her.
• Nangong Wu pressed Wang Xian for his father’s other reason for leaving, and Wang Xian pointed to the team’s composition.