Chapter Summaries

Xuan Sheng comforted Yetis by treating her wounds and agreeing to make her food, but little Lilith became jealous and demanded the same attention. Meanwhile, Sola and Qi En prepared to leave on their mission, and a lightning-marked cheetah discovered the road built by the Xuan Tribe.

• Xuan Sheng gave Sola an ancient jade pendant so she could contact him if she and Qi En encountered danger.
• Qi En finished packing, and he and Sola prepared to set out on their mission for revenge.
• A lightning-marked cheetah searched for Black Gold and found the road built by the Xuan Tribe leading from town into the forest.
• Xuan Sheng found Yetis injured after another night out, cleaned her wounds, and told her to ask him for food when she was hungry.
• Yetis asked whether Xuan Sheng had expectations of her, then admitted she was hungry, and he agreed to help her.
• Little Lilith saw Xuan Sheng caring for Yetis, grew jealous, and pounced on him while demanding gentle care and breakfast too.

Xuan Sheng left Blood Rose after breakfast and went to the ruins of War College, where he learned from Feiyu that the college’s reconstruction was nearly ready to begin. Feiyu mentioned a rumored human genius whom the Legends wanted as a disciple, unaware that Xuan Sheng was that person, while Xuan Sheng pretended he had come hoping to find a Legendary master.

• Little Lilith pretended that training had exhausted her so Xuan Sheng would massage her head, and he saw through her act but indulged her.
• Yi Qing considered acting tired and spoiled to get Xuan Sheng’s attention, prompting him to hurry away from Blood Rose after breakfast.
• Xuan Sheng arrived at the ruins of War College and ran into Feiyu, who was delivering something to Ling Feng.
• Feiyu told Xuan Sheng that preparations to rebuild War College were nearly complete and that Ling Feng was delighted.
• Feiyu mentioned the Legends’ rumored human prodigy and encouraged Xuan Sheng to seek a Legendary master as a disciple, not realizing Xuan Sheng was the prodigy.

Xuan Sheng gave Ling Feng 150 Spirit Crystals, arranged for his Heart Protection Mirror to be repaired, and agreed to join the War College. After Hailianzhong City completed its Secret Realm breakthrough quest, the Iron Blood Kingdom punished last-place Tongtian City by allowing Lone Star City players to enter it freely for three days, and Xuan Sheng received a level-up and a Rule Teleportation Talisman.

• Xuan Sheng gave Ling Feng 150 Spirit Crystals, and Ling Feng sent the damaged Heart Protection Mirror and 50 crystals to a blacksmith for repairs.
• Ling Feng invited Xuan Sheng to join the War College, and Xuan Sheng accepted while agreeing to keep his identity secret.
• Ling Feng began writing invitations to recruit teachers for the War College after escorting Xuan Sheng out.
• The Iron Blood Kingdom announced that Hailianzhong City had finished fourth in the Secret Realm breakthrough quest and that Tongtian City had failed to send anyone through.
• The system punished Tongtian City with an additional plunder, letting Lone Star City players enter freely for three days.
• Xuan Sheng received a notification that he had reached Level 21 and obtained a Rule Teleportation Talisman.

Xuan Sheng learned that the plunder talisman could send Lone Star City players to Tongtian City, but chose to remain near Lone Star City and negotiate with Lone Wolf instead. Meanwhile, Tai Ji City and Hailianzhong City reacted to their final rankings and the Ruipu Si Empire’s influence, and the chapter ended with Lone Wolf’s group protesting Mr. Golden Shovel’s steep demands.

• Xuan Sheng realized that the teleportation talisman could give Lone Star City players access to Tongtian City’s cheaper supplies, though NPCs there would treat them as locals during the plunder period.
• Tai Ji City’s old man lamented that the city had fallen to third place after Lone Star City surged ahead and Axe Mountain City climbed to second.
• Hailianzhong City’s bearded man accused Axe Mountain City of receiving help from the Ruipu Si Empire and tore up a contract in anger.
• Tai Ji City’s leading man urged the players to offer the Ruipu Si Empire more contributions, even part of their wild areas, to secure its support.
• Xuan Sheng decided not to travel to Tongtian City and contacted Lone Wolf to arrange a meeting.
• Lone Wolf, King Loser, and Hong Zhu objected when Mr. Golden Shovel demanded a Blacksmith Class Change Scroll, five thousand War Merit, a hidden-class change scroll, and all the displayed clue items for a blue-grade Growth Equipment.

Xuan Sheng negotiated with Lone Wolf over the Halberd of Desolation, pushing for a costly bundle of items despite their offer of five Azure Legacy-grade pieces of equipment. After leaving the Adventurer's Guild to consider what to do while the Heart Protection Mirror was being repaired, he received an urgent letter warning that something had gone wrong with it.

• Xuan Sheng wondered whether to send Job Change Scrolls and Life Profession scrolls to his vassals, but decided to wait until they had stronger defenders.
• Lone Wolf offered five Azure Legacy-grade pieces of equipment for the Halberd of Desolation and refused to provide a hidden-class scroll.
• Xuan Sheng agreed to consider the offer if Lone Wolf gathered everything else, including a Blacksmith Job Change Scroll, five thousand War Merit points, and clue items.
• Hong Zhu grew angry at Golden Shovel's demands, but King Loser stopped her and Lone Wolf agreed to prepare the items before committing to the trade.
• Xuan Sheng left the Adventurer's Guild and received a letter warning that something had gone wrong with the Heart Protection Mirror.

After receiving Ling Feng’s plea to rescue blacksmith Hel from a collapsed mine cave, Xuan Sheng hurried there to recover the Heart Protection Mirror. He found the cave’s monsters dead and discovered a Spider Woman capturing a young man, then drew her attention.

• Ling Feng sent Xuan Sheng a quest to rescue Hel, who had entered the collapsed mine cave seeking Pale Ore.
• Xuan Sheng rushed to the cave, learned that a fissure connected it to the Abyss, and flew down into the darkness.
• Xuan Sheng found dead monsters along the route and wondered whether Hel could truly lack combat ability.
• Xuan Sheng followed cries for help and spotted a Spider Woman biting a captive young man after binding him with webbing.
• Spider Woman noticed Xuan Sheng and called him another little cutie.

Xuan Sheng confronted Alecne, a demonic creature who had trapped a Bounty Hunter, and used Satan’s mark to make her obey. After Alecne revealed that a dwarf was caught deeper in the mine, she swore a lethal contract to keep Xuan Sheng’s information secret and returned to the Abyss.

• Xuan Sheng found Alecne holding a level-19 Bounty Hunter in her web and learned the man might have a connection to Hell.
• Xuan Sheng demanded that Alecne release the Bounty Hunter, then revealed Satan’s mark when she threatened him.
• Alecne recognized the mark, knelt in fear, and obeyed Xuan Sheng’s commands.
• Alecne investigated the mine and reported that a dwarf was trapped deeper inside.
• Xuan Sheng ordered Alecne to enter a lethal confidentiality contract and return to the Abyss, and she complied.

Xuan Sheng rescued the dwarf blacksmith Hel from a trap in the mine and learned that Hel had called his apprentice Xiao Jin to save him. Xuan Sheng told Hel that Xiao Jin was safe and began leading him to his apprentice.

• Xuan Sheng left the paralyzed Bounty Hunter behind and continued through the mine after learning there were no hostile creatures remaining.
• Xuan Sheng found Hel trapped in a spike pit and pulled him out with a rope.
• Hel explained that he had contacted his apprentice Xiao Jin for help after fleeing a moth, and Xuan Sheng revealed that he had encountered a Lv. 60 Demon Spider.
• Xuan Sheng assured Hel that Xiao Jin was safe, and Hel asked to be taken to him.

Xuan Sheng rescued Herr and Xiao Jin in the mine and received a rare Gem Duplication Scroll as thanks. After discovering the scroll could duplicate gemstones, he showed Herr the Halberd of Desolation, whose craftsmanship left the dwarf unimpressed despite its valuable stones.

• Xuan Sheng brought Herr to the spiderweb where Xiao Jin lay safely, and Herr thanked him for rescuing them after learning that Li Xunsheng had been sent by Ling Feng.
• Herr gave Xuan Sheng a Mysterious Scroll from the Dwarf Ruins, which Xuan Sheng appraised as a one-use Gem Duplication Scroll.
• Xuan Sheng realized the Halberd of Desolation contained two gemstones that might be valuable enough to duplicate, but he did not know how to remove them.
• Herr asked how Xuan Sheng had dealt with the Demon Spider, and Xuan Sheng gave an evasive answer about outsiders having their own ways.
• Herr examined the Halberd of Desolation, praised its growth potential, then criticized its workmanship and focused on the two gemstones.

Hel examined the Halberd of Desolation and lamented that its powerful gems were wasted in a poorly forged weapon. Xuan Sheng copied the Stone of Desolation and secured Hel’s promise to embed it for him later, then learned more about two other gems.

• Hel judged the Halberd of Desolation poorly forged and explained that removing its embedded gems would destroy the weapon and other gems.
• A message revealed that the Gem Copying Scroll could copy an embedded gem without changing its effects.
• Xuan Sheng used the scroll to copy the Stone of Desolation, and Hel eagerly asked to forge with it in the future.
• Hel identified the Lightning Element Crystal as a risky weapon-enhancement material that could destroy a weapon or raise its quality to purple.
• Hel determined that the Breath of the Golden Crow was incomplete and had originally been above purple grade.

Xuan Sheng learned about equipment enhancement machines and brought Hel and Xiao Jin back to their underground home in Lone Star City. There, Hel revealed that his home stood beside an ancient dwarf ruin, which Xuan Sheng hoped to explore with Hel’s permission.

• Hel explained the uses of the Breath of the Golden Crow and Lightning Element Crystal, then told Xuan Sheng that level-twenty players in Lone Star City could use equipment enhancement machines.
• Xiao Jin woke from the paralysis, and Xuan Sheng offered to take him and the injured Hel home beside Lone Star City’s military camp.
• Xuan Sheng carried Hel and Xiao Jin through the air to their underground residence, where he saw Hel’s forge and a passage leading deeper underground.
• Hel told Xuan Sheng that the passage led to an ancient dwarf ruin where Xiao Jin searched for ores, rare items, and lost techniques.
• Xuan Sheng recognized the ruin as a place he wanted to explore, while Hel offered him beer or liquor.

Xuan Sheng asked Herr to embed the Stone of Desolation in his Armor Piercing Spear, and Herr completed the work without charging a labor fee. Xuan Sheng learned that the stone grew by consuming earth-element items and that he could enhance the spear with reinforcement stones near the main city hall.

• Xuan Sheng gave Herr the Armor Piercing Spear and Stone of Desolation, explaining that the spear was temporary and the stone could be removed later by destroying it.
• Herr confirmed the spear could hold one gem and explained that blacksmiths had stopped taking enhancement commissions because failures could make them liable for the damage.
• Herr embedded the Stone of Desolation in the Armor Piercing Spear, and the system confirmed the embedding succeeded.
• Herr told Xuan Sheng that the stone could grow by absorbing earth-element items such as minerals and Gold Coins, and that its growth would remain if it was moved to another weapon.
• Xuan Sheng asked about enhancement, and Herr showed him reinforcement stone prices and warned that enhancement could fail, lower the weapon's level, or destroy it.

Xuan Sheng learned that equipment reinforcement could fail unpredictably and destroy gear, then entered Lone Star City's reinforcement facility. There, he found Zhang Zhan and the others struggling to upgrade their equipment, with Zhang Zhan still stuck at +1 after repeated failures.

• Herr warned Xuan Sheng that reinforcement failure could lower or destroy equipment, especially at +6 and above, and admitted that no one knew the true odds or how to guarantee success.
• Xuan Sheng bought ten Level 1 reinforcement stones and one Level 2 stone before leaving Herr's residence.
• Xuan Sheng entered the Equipment Reinforcement Area in Lone Star City's main hall and declined the option to conceal his identity.
• Xuan Sheng found Feiyu, Ruixue, Piercing Willow, and Zhang Zhan reinforcing their gear; the others had reached +3, but Zhang Zhan's Beast Face Shield remained at +1 after fourteen attempts.
• Zhang Zhan inserted another Level 1 reinforcement stone and tried again, but the attempt failed.

Zhang Zhan’s group tried to reinforce his Beast Face Shield, and Xuan Sheng used the Eye of God to guide the attempt. After they left, Xuan Sheng discovered he could manipulate reinforcement outcomes and raised his Armor Piercing Spear to +5.

• Zhang Zhan failed to reinforce his shield, losing a level, until Xuan Sheng told Feiyu to take over and Feiyu successfully raised it to +2.
• Xuan Sheng warned Zhang Zhan’s group to stop before the shield broke, and they returned his gold coins before leaving to visit Tongtian City.
• Xuan Sheng used the Eye of God to inspect the Armor Piercing Spear’s reinforcement outcome and successfully raised it to +1.
• Xuan Sheng shifted the spear slightly to change a predicted failure into a success, then repeatedly reinforced it until it reached +5.
• Xuan Sheng positioned the spear for a final reinforcement using his only Level 2 stone and smiled at his newly strengthened weapon.

Yetis continued using the Black Flame to grow stronger so she could return to the Xuan God’s world, then offered little Lilith comfort and help. She left the Blood Rose Tavern alone beneath the moonlight.

• Yetis woke, ate the food Xuan Sheng had prepared, and resolved to keep strengthening herself so she could return to the Xuan God.
• Yetis encountered little Lilith outside her room and noticed how intensely the girl feared her.
• Yetis asked little Lilith if she was afraid, then embraced her and offered to help whenever she faced difficulties.
• Yetis released little Lilith and walked out of the Blood Rose Tavern alone.

Xuan Sheng traded the Halberd of Desolation to Tanlang through Hong Zhu for several items, including a Mysterious Weapon Shard, while Lone Star City's players flooded into Tongtian City to seize its cheap goods, quests, and hunting grounds. The chapter left Xuan Sheng preparing for the next day's repairs and fragment hunt as Tongtian City's residents struggled with the influx.

• Xuan Sheng watched Lone Star City's players abandon their guild and rush toward Tongtian City, pleased by the disruption to Tanlang's supply operations.
• Hong Zhu delivered Tanlang's requested items, and Xuan Sheng traded her the Halberd of Desolation for a Blacksmith's Tome, a Lone Star City Lord's Token, and a Mysterious Weapon Shard among other items.
• Xuan Sheng noted that he now had two of the five Mysterious Weapon Shards, decided not to spend more on enhancements, and headed to the Blood Rose Tavern to rest before pursuing the Divine Spark Fragment.
• Lone Star City's players poured into Tongtian City, took over quests and wilderness hunting grounds, and bought up cheap goods until shop prices began to rise.
• Zhang Zhan watched Feiyu buy up Tongtian City's ingredients and wondered whether Big Shot Li had also been traveling between main cities.

The Lightning Leopard wondered where Black Gold had gone and suspected humans had kidnapped the eagle, so it set off to investigate and rescue him. In the City of Qi, Kais visited Kael’s farm and marveled at how calmly Big Black and Black Gold obeyed his younger brother.

• After failing to break through to Eighth Tier, the Lightning Leopard entered Black Gold’s territory and found it empty.
• The Lightning Leopard waited a year without seeing Black Gold and suspected humans had taken him away.
• The Lightning Leopard followed a group of humans, determined to rescue Black Gold and then beat him up.
• Kais arrived at Kael’s farm for a vacation and admired its many tamed Spirit Beasts.
• Big Black and Black Gold approached Kael calmly, easing Kais’s fear and making him more eager to explore the City of Qi.

Kael’s mother warmly welcomed Haili and discussed their family’s future with her sons. After learning Kael and Haili had married without notifying the family, she and Kais told him to arrange the proper marriage gifts and customs.

• Kael greeted his mother, who urged pregnant Haili to take care of herself before sitting down to talk with her.
• Kais praised Kael for winning Haili’s affection, and Kael said they planned to have three or four children because parents needed time to care for each child.
• Kael’s mother and Haili joined Kais in teasing and flattering him as the family chatted together.
• Kael’s mother asked why he had not told the family about his wedding before having a child, and Kais explained that their marriage alliance required proper formalities and betrothal gifts.
• Kais offered to notify the family and prepare the gifts, then invited Kael to accompany their mother on a walk.

Kael guided his mother and brother through City of Qi, where they learned that the elves’ handicrafts were prized by Holy Leaf Empire nobles but freely available to visitors. The family entered the temple to see Rainbow Phoenix, and Kais asked whether he could bring one of its feathers home for his wife.

• Kael’s mother admired the elves’ ornaments, and Kael explained that the elves had made them.
• Kais recognized the carvings as genuine elven creations, while Kael and his mother explained their growing popularity and the Xuan Tribe’s custom of giving them away.
• Kael’s mother chose an ornament and joined the others on their way to see Rainbow Phoenix.
• White Wolf guarded the temple entrance as the family went inside, and Kais eagerly asked Kael about Rainbow Phoenix’s feathers.
• Kais asked to take a feather home for his wife, and Kael said he could if the opportunity arose.

Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue cared for Rainbow Phoenix and carefully stored her coveted fallen feathers. Rainbow Phoenix gave Nan three boxes of feathers for her ambitious experiment and asked Nan to report her results.

• Xiao Yu and Xiao Xue groomed Rainbow Phoenix while Xiao Yu secretly cuddled against her feathers.
• The girls found a colorful feather and stored it in a labeled box with the other precious feathers.
• Nan visited to ask for more feathers, and Xiao Yu protested that she had already taken many for her work.
• Rainbow Phoenix approved Nan's request and gave her three boxes of feathers, asking her to share the results of her experiment.
• Nan happily left the temple with the feathers.