Chapter Summaries

Li Zixuan asked Old Li to approve her leave so she could train in the wilderness and break through to the Innate Realm, and he reluctantly agreed. Meanwhile, Qin Yang continued cultivating and improving his Treasure Gathering Array until Xia He appeared with a Star Police Department badge and urged him to stop slacking off.

• Li Zixuan told Old Li that she had reached the peak of the Acquired Realm and wanted wilderness training to gain combat experience and approach the Innate Realm.
• Old Li worried about the dangers outside Jianghai City and Li Zixuan's family pressures, but signed her leave application after she said her family supported her decision.
• Qin Yang continued studying the Array Dao True Explanation and improving the Treasure Gathering Array, which brought him several benefits.
• Xia He showed Qin Yang his Star Police Department badge and claimed he had decided to stop slacking off and serve the country.
• Qin Yang suspected Xia He had used Money Power to get the job, and Xia He denied it while urging Qin Yang to cultivate properly.

Qin Yang bid farewell to Xia He, then took over his library duties while continuing to study alchemy. He bought an authentic bronze Pill Furnace and decided he needed to hunt Star Beasts to obtain Beast Fire.

• Xia He received a transfer to the Police Chief's office and left Jiang Hai Library after Qin Yang saw him off.
• The library manager asked Qin Yang to cover Xia He's position in Library District 2, and Qin Yang agreed after demanding extra pay.
• Qin Yang continued studying formations and pill formulas in Enlightenment Space and decided to buy a Pill Furnace.
• At Jiang Hai Antique Market, Qin Yang bargained with an old construction worker and bought an authentic bronze cauldron for two hundred.
• Qin Yang stored the cauldron in his Star Ring and decided to hunt high-level Star Beasts on the outskirts to obtain Beast Fire.

Li Zixuan fought her way through the Da Li Mountain Range and killed a peak Acquired Realm Shan Xiao, gaining insight that loosened the barrier to the Innate Realm. That night, Qin Yang entered the wilderness with Xiao Bai to search for fire-attribute star beasts and their nests so he could obtain Beast Fire for alchemy.

• After a week in the mountains, Li Zixuan weighed whether to retreat or continue deeper and seek a breakthrough to the Innate Realm.
• A Shan Xiao ambushed Li Zixuan with Flying Locust Stones, and she realized it matched her at the peak of the Acquired Realm.
• Li Zixuan listened for the Shan Xiao's movement and killed it with a single sword strike.
• Replaying the battle, Li Zixuan felt the experience loosen the barrier to her breakthrough and affirmed that she had been right to train in the mountains.
• Qin Yang appeared outside the Da Li Mountain Range with Xiao Bai and searched the wilderness for star beasts.
• Qin Yang asked Xiao Bai to watch for fire-attribute star beasts so he could locate their nests and obtain Beast Fire for alchemy.

Qin Yang and Xiao Bai hunted through the Da Li Mountain Range, gathering Beast Cores and herbs as Qin Yang searched for a fire-attributed beast. They encountered a thousand-year-old Emperor Rank vine tree, and Qin Yang effortlessly shredded its attack with sword qi.

• Qin Yang detected a group of Shan Xiao and killed them with sword qi, then collected their Beast Cores.
• Qin Yang and Xiao Bai continued into the mountains, killing attacking star beasts and collecting Beast Cores and medicinal herbs.
• Xiao Bai asked to keep a Shan Tiger's Beast Core, and Qin Yang let her have it.
• Qin Yang and Xiao Bai found an ancient tree with a foul smell, and the system identified it as a thousand-year-old Emperor Rank vine tree.
• The tree's vines attacked Qin Yang and Xiao Bai, but Qin Yang destroyed them with a sweep of sword qi.

Qin Yang and Xiao Bai encountered a sentient Millennium Tree Demon, and Qin Yang destroyed its exposed body before discovering and crushing its hidden roots underground. The system rewarded him with a Wood Law Fragment, while Xiao Bai kissed him in gratitude.

• Xiao Bai recognized that the tree was a sentient demon, and Qin Yang realized it was only five hundred years old rather than fully matured.
• The Millennium Tree Demon attacked with a vast net of vines, but Qin Yang used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to tear them apart and blast its trunk.
• Qin Yang stopped Xiao Bai from approaching the remains and used his mental power to discover that the demon's roots still stretched deep underground.
• Qin Yang drove Ziwei into the earth and unleashed sword qi underground, crushing the roots and killing the Millennium Tree Demon.
• Xiao Bai kissed Qin Yang on the cheek before going to search the remains, and the system awarded Qin Yang a Wood Law Fragment.

Qin Yang obtained a Wood Law Fragment whose life force transformed the barren ground, while Xiao Bai found Essence of Vegetation and envied his discovery. After they ventured deeper into the mountains, Qin Yang sensed that Li Zixuan was in danger; she was battling a mid-stage King-class Shan Tiger that evaded her attacks as blood loss weakened her.

• Qin Yang used the Wood Law Fragment to make grass and flowering vines grow across the barren ground.
• Xiao Bai found a drop of Essence of Vegetation in an old tree but became distracted by Qin Yang's more powerful fragment.
• Qin Yang refused Xiao Bai's pleas to let her lick or smell the Wood Law Fragment, and the two continued searching for Fire-attribute star beasts.
• Qin Yang sensed Li Zixuan's familiar aura and detected that she was fighting in the northwest of the forest.
• Li Zixuan, weakened by blood loss, attacked the Shan Tiger, but it used Shapeshifting to evade her strike.

Li Zixuan was nearly killed by Shan Tiger, but Qin Yang arrived in time, killed the beast, and healed her. After Qin Yang left to search for Beast Fire, Xiao Bai played a prank on the unconscious Li Zixuan.

• Li Zixuan fled through the pine forest, but Shan Tiger caught her and pierced her abdomen with its claw.
• Shan Tiger prepared to devour Li Zixuan, but Qin Yang's Zi Wei Longsword killed it instantly.
• Qin Yang caught Li Zixuan, healed her grave injuries with the Wood Law Fragment, and asked Xiao Bai to watch over her.
• After Qin Yang left with Ziwei, Xiao Bai pinched Li Zixuan's face and carved a stone marked "Jiang Hai Library" and "Qin," then placed it in her hand.

Qin Yang hunted down and killed a late King-level Crimson Flame Wolf King to obtain its Beast Core for refining pills. Li Zixuan woke after being healed, found a stone marked “Jiang Hai Library? Qin?” from her teacher, and resolved to return and reach the Innate Realm.

• Qin Yang sensed numerous King-level Star Beasts in the Da Li Mountain Range, then tracked a Crimson Flame Wolf King to its pack’s basin.
• Qin Yang used Ziwei to kill the Crimson Flame Wolf King in one strike, took its Beast Core, and escaped before the pack could catch him.
• Xiao Bai saw Li Zixuan waking, pinched her cheek, and left in the direction of Qin Yang.
• Li Zixuan woke, realized her teacher had healed her, and found a stone marked “Jiang Hai Library? Qin?”
• Li Zixuan put the stone away and decided to return, determined to reach the Innate Realm.

Qin Yang returned from the Da Li Mountain Range with Xiao Bai, while a mysterious black shadow discovered the dead Crimson Flame Demon Wolf and reported it to its superior. The shadow’s leader ordered preparations for the beast tide and Blood Spirit Grand Array to continue, promising to deal personally with the Jianghai Sword God if necessary.

• Qin Yang used Xiao Bai’s tail to dry his hands, then learned she had hidden after Li Zixuan woke and left.
• Xiao Bai secretly planned to surprise Qin Yang by having Li Zixuan come find him, while Qin Yang set off with her to make a whole lamb feast.
• After Qin Yang and Xiao Bai left the Da Li Mountain Range, a black shadow inspected the Crimson Flame Demon Wolf’s corpse and concluded that a powerful swordsman had killed it.
• The black shadow reported to its superior, who suspected Dean Li might have killed the wolf but dismissed further speculation because the beast tide plan mattered more.
• The black shadow said the Blood Spirit Grand Array was nearly ready, and its superior ordered it to ensure the operation had no mistakes.
• When the black shadow worried that the Jianghai Sword God might interfere, its superior said it would personally take action.

Qin Yang returned to Jianghai City and extracted Beast Fire from a King-level Beast Core, then studied the Wood Law Fragment at home. He ended the chapter preparing to refine pills while Xiao Bai eagerly sniffed the fragment.

• Qin Yang used Near Yet Far to slip past Jianghai City's security gate with Xiao Bai, while an old man on the wall sensed an aura vanish.
• Qin Yang returned home, bathed, and prepared to extract Beast Fire from a King-level Beast Core, sending Xiao Bai to the balcony.
• Qin Yang confined the Beast Fire with his star power and successfully made it obey his will.
• Qin Yang activated the Enlightenment Space and studied the Wood Law Fragment, causing the Ground Surge Golden Lotus to bloom.
• Qin Yang found Xiao Bai sniffing the Wood Law Fragment, smacked her butt, and told her to move aside so he could refine pills.

Qin Yang refined Spirit Focusing Pills and gave one to Xiao Bai, then started making Primal Chaos Pills for his friend Xia He. The chapter ended with Qin Yang continuing his pill-making now that he had mastered the process.

• Qin Yang used the Profound Heaven Pill Scripture to refine three Spirit Focusing Pills while Star Markings contained the furnace’s heat.
• Xiao Bai took one Spirit Focusing Pill and experienced its intense effects before asking Qin Yang for another.
• Qin Yang refused Xiao Bai’s request and told her that getting more pills would depend on her performance.
• Qin Yang began refining Primal Chaos Pills, completing a batch of top-quality pills for Xia He, whose cultivation was too weak for his work with the Star Police Department.

Qin Yang ate lunch with Xia He, who visited during his patrol and shared stories about the Star Police Department. Li Zixuan came looking for Qin Yang but, puzzled by his ordinary aura and wary of revealing her connection to Teacher, apologized and left, leaving Xia He convinced Qin Yang had done something to attract her.

• Qin Yang spent a lonely morning at the library before eating lunch outside with Xiao Bai.
• Xia He arrived on patrol, showed Qin Yang his subsidized police lunch, and chatted with him about the Star Police Department.
• Xia He began telling Qin Yang about a suburban serial murder case when Li Zixuan arrived and asked which man was Qin Yang.
• Li Zixuan sensed that Qin Yang seemed like an ordinary person and wondered why Teacher had sent her to find him.
• Li Zixuan avoided explaining her purpose, apologized, and left, prompting Xia He to demand that Qin Yang explain why she had sought him out.

Qin Yang spent his lunch break studying the Array Dao Pill Scripture before meeting Li Qing, the new probationary library employee assigned to replace Xia He. After detecting Li Qing’s concealed strength, Qin Yang learned from the system that he was actually the Array Dao Grandmaster Li Qinghe and was warned to flee.

• Xia He teased Qin Yang about Li Zixuan, then worried he might damage the Police Chief’s recruitment plans and hurried back to patrol.
• Qin Yang set an alarm and studied the Array Dao Pill Scripture in the Martial Dao Space, while deciding he could not safely take out the Wood Law Fragment.
• The supervisor introduced Li Qing as the new probationary employee and asked Qin Yang to show him around.
• Qin Yang secretly used Mental Power to see through Li Qing’s concealment and sensed that he had reached the Acquired Realm Ninth Stage.
• Li Qing signed the employment agreement, and the system identified him as Array Dao Grandmaster Li Qinghe and told Qin Yang to flee.

Qin Yang discovered that Li Qinghe was a 519-year-old Array Dao Grandmaster and tried to keep her at the library by making the job seem manageable. After he left her alone in Second District, Li Qinghe revealed that she had infiltrated the library to obtain the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram.

• Qin Yang inspected Li Qinghe and learned that she was 519 years old, had Initial Emperor Venerable Realm cultivation, and was an Array Dao Grandmaster.
• The supervisor sent Qin Yang and Li Qinghe to Second District, where Qin Yang explained the library’s rules and book-return duties.
• When Li Qinghe found the work tiring, Qin Yang led her to a secluded corner and gave her Xia He’s slacking stool, urging her to rest rather than quit.
• After Qin Yang left, Li Qinghe searched the shelves and revealed that she had infiltrated the library to obtain the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram despite her clan’s rule against passing it down to women.

Qin Yang overheard Li Qinghe’s search for the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and decided to watch her while improving his own Array Dao mastery. At dusk, he woke Li Qinghe, told her how to handle the unmarked book, and left work, leaving her annoyed by his loafing.

• Qin Yang used his Mental Power to overhear Li Qinghe’s muttering and learned she had come to the library for the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram.
• Qin Yang reasoned that the diagram would lead Li Qinghe to become a future Array Dao Grandmaster, then resolved to observe her and use the opportunity to earn rewards.
• Qin Yang studied the Array Dao True Explanation and used remote-sensing maps to identify feng shui formations and hidden imperial tombs.
• Li Qinghe searched the library for Qin Yang to ask where to put an unmarked book, found him asleep with Xiao Bai, and waited nearby.
• Li Qinghe fell asleep while waiting, and Qin Yang woke her at dusk, told her to leave the book at the counter, and headed home.
• Li Qinghe watched Qin Yang leave and complained that he loafed at work but was quick to leave when it ended.

Qin Yang gained an initial understanding of the Wood Law and continued his usual routine at the library. Li Zixuan approached him at noon to ask about his connection to the Jianghai Sword God, while Li Qinghe secretly watched them.

• Qin Yang used the Wood Law Fragment to touch upon the Wood Law, and Xiao Bai tried to get close to the life force in his palm.
• Qin Yang went to work at the library with Xiao Bai, while Li Qinghe planned to obtain the Array Dao Diagram after learning the Martial Hall Master was absent.
• Li Zixuan arrived at the library and walked over to Qin Yang, prompting Li Qinghe to hide and observe them.
• Li Zixuan sat across from Qin Yang and asked what his relationship was with the Jianghai Sword God.

Li Zixuan questioned Qin Yang about the Jianghai Sword God, but his denial left her uncertain about the meaning of her teacher’s message. After Xia He interrupted them, Li Zixuan left her number and departed, and Xia He asked whether she had fallen for Qin Yang.

• Qin Yang concealed his alarm and denied knowing anything about the Jianghai Sword God when Li Zixuan questioned him.
• Li Zixuan speculated about what her teacher’s remaining character, “Qin,” could mean while Li Qinghe secretly watched and Xiao Bai laughed at the confusion.
• Xia He entered the library in his police uniform, drawing everyone’s attention and interrupting Qin Yang and Li Zixuan’s conversation.
• Li Zixuan apologized, left Qin Yang her phone number, and departed with her Sword Bag.
• Xia He approached Qin Yang and asked whether Li Zixuan had really fallen for him.

Qin Yang gave Xia He pills he had refined, and Xia He met Li Qinghe while visiting his old library post. Li Qinghe completed a Bewitching Array in Second District, intending to use it to conceal herself from Acquired Realm martial artists.

• Qin Yang gave Xia He a Jade Bottle of pills to support his Acquired Realm cultivation.
• Xia He went to Second District to meet his replacement, Li Qinghe, and encouraged him to learn from Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang sensed Li Qinghe engraving an array and recognized it as a Bewitching Array she was preparing to use.
• Li Qinghe finished setting up the array with Star Stones and believed it would hide her from Acquired Realm martial artists.

Li Qinghe activated her Bewitching Array in Area 1 to scare Qin Yang, unaware that he had already seen through its flaws and was unaffected. She watched in disbelief as Qin Yang and Xiao Bai slept through the illusion at full strength.

• Qin Yang examined Li Qinghe's array work with his Mental Power and judged her a novice despite her talent for forming a Level Two Bewitching Array.
• Pleased with her Star Stones, Li Qinghe went to Area 1 and activated the Bewitching Array to wake Qin Yang.
• Qin Yang sensed the array but dismissed its illusions as harmless and continued resting while he comprehended in Enlightenment Space.
• Li Qinghe checked the Star Stones and confirmed that her array was working properly, then watched Qin Yang remain motionless.
• Li Qinghe saw that Qin Yang and Xiao Bai were still sleeping despite the array's strongest illusions and wondered whether they were unaffected.

Li Qinghe’s Illusion Array failed to fool Qin Yang, and she struggled to withdraw it before library guests entered. Qin Yang broke the array with a single Star Stone, leaving Li Qinghe stunned as the system praised his feat.

• Li Qinghe watched Qin Yang shift in his sleep and realized he had only adjusted his position, while Xiao Bai explained that Qin Yang had already seen through her Level Two Illusion Array.
• Li Qinghe noticed guests approaching Area 1 and hurried to withdraw the array before they entered it.
• Qin Yang saw that Li Qinghe could not dismantle the array in time and decided to break it himself.
• Qin Yang traced the Array Runes on a Star Stone, disrupting the formation and making the Illusion Array vanish.
• Li Qinghe stared in shock as the system announced that Qin Yang had broken an Array Dao Grandmaster’s array.