Chapter Summaries

Qin Yang received the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array Diagram and a Thunder Law Fragment, then focused on comprehending the array while saving the fragment for later. Li Qinghe discovered that her array-breaking Star Stones had been ruined, confronted Qin Yang, and accused him of infiltrating Jiang Hai Library.

• The system rewarded Qin Yang with the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array Diagram and a Thunder Law Fragment after his interaction with Li Qinghe.
• Qin Yang studied the array diagram in the Enlightenment Space and decided not to activate the Thunder Law Fragment inside the library.
• Li Qinghe found that the Star Stones from her Bewitching Array had shattered and lost their star power.
• Li Qinghe went to Qin Yang and demanded to know who he was, accusing him of infiltrating Jiang Hai Library.
• Qin Yang laughed at Li Qinghe’s accusation and suggested that he should be asking her the same question.

After Qin Yang mocked Li Qinghe’s array skills, she resolved to prove herself by stealing the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram from the library’s third floor. Li Qinghe slipped past the second-floor guards with an illusion array, while Qin Yang and Xiao Bai followed behind her.

• Qin Yang questioned Li Qinghe about sneaking into the library and mocked her array skills, prompting her to leave in anger.
• Li Qinghe decided to steal the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram that night and use it to defeat Qin Yang.
• Li Qinghe hid in the library after work, then used a Bewitching Sumeru array to pass the second-floor guards.
• Qin Yang overheard Li Qinghe’s plan and followed her upstairs with Xiao Bai.

Li Qinghe tried to break into the library’s third floor to obtain the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram, but Xiao Bai trapped her in an illusion while Qin Yang bypassed the Soul-Seizing Array and examined the diagram. Qin Yang found it incomplete and returned it to its box, while Li Qinghe finally escaped the illusion and hurried upstairs, still expecting the diagram to help her defeat Qin.

• Li Qinghe approached the third-floor entrance and tried to dismantle the Level 4 Soul-Seizing Array, but she fell into Xiao Bai’s illusion and fought an endless horde of skeletal guardians.
• Xiao Bai told Qin Yang that her illusion technique could keep fooling Li Qinghe, and Qin Yang went to inspect the third-floor entrance.
• Qin Yang used the Array Dao True Explanation to find the Soul-Seizing Array’s weak point and disabled it with Star Power.
• Qin Yang saw through another illusion array, found the iron box containing the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram, and discovered that it recorded arrays only up to Level 5.
• Qin Yang returned the incomplete diagram to its box and told Xiao Bai to release Li Qinghe.
• Li Qinghe broke free of the illusion and hurried toward the third floor, believing the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram would help her wash away her shame against Qin.

Li Qinghe stole the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram from the library while Qin Yang and Xiao Bai erased the evidence and escaped. The theft triggered a lockdown and investigation, while Qin Yang secretly comprehended the Thunder Law Fragment and Li Qinghe continued to blame him and study the stolen diagram.

• Li Qinghe took the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and left the library, after which Qin Yang and Xiao Bai cleared their traces and restored the third-floor arrays.
• Qin Yang and Xiao Bai escaped as the Acquired Realm guards arrived, inspected the arrays, and ordered a lockdown to find the intruder.
• At home, Qin Yang comprehended the Thunder Law Fragment, unleashing a violent thunderstorm that frightened Xiao Bai.
• The library manager announced a theft, and security questioned the staff, including Qin Yang, as the library went on alert.
• Qin Yang teased Li Qinghe about the theft, but she denied it and accused him of being suspicious; she later vowed to use the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram to expose him.

Qin Yang secretly studied the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array Diagram, then surprised Li Qinghe while she studied the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram. Li Qinghe met Li Zixuan to ask about Qin Yang, and Zixuan was shocked to learn he knew arrays and had broken Qinghe’s array.

• Qin Yang used a brief break in the library’s security patrols to study the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array Diagram in the Enlightenment Space.
• Qin Yang detected Li Qinghe secretly studying the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and startled her by appearing behind her unnoticed.
• Li Qinghe wondered how Qin Yang had bypassed her Perception Array and decided to ask Li Zixuan about him.
• Li Qinghe met Li Zixuan at a café and asked about Qin Yang, whom Zixuan called an ordinary administrator.
• Li Qinghe told Li Zixuan that Qin Yang had easily broken her array, and Zixuan reacted with shock.

Li Zixuan questioned Li Qinghe about Qin Yang's ability to break her Bewitching Array, growing more convinced that he was connected to her teacher. The next day, Li Zixuan followed Qin Yang after work and drew her sword when he led her into a secluded alley.

• Li Zixuan asked Li Qinghe for details about Qin Yang breaking her Bewitching Array, and Li Qinghe said he had destroyed the Array Eye and its Star Stones with ease.
• Li Zixuan suspected the stone her teacher had given her pointed to Qin Yang and decided she needed to test him again.
• Qin Yang clocked out early with Xiao Bai and headed toward the market to buy groceries.
• Qin Yang and Xiao Bai sensed Li Zixuan following them, so Qin Yang led her into a secluded alley.
• Li Zixuan concluded Qin Yang was connected to her teacher, drew her sword, and sent a flash of sword light through the alley.

Li Zixuan challenged Qin Yang with a sword strike, but he deflected it with a finger and sent her sword flying. Convinced he was connected to the Sword God, she revealed that she was his disciple, and Qin Yang claimed he was her Senior Brother.

• Li Zixuan attacked Qin Yang with her Intercepting Thrust, expecting him to answer with an array or sword technique.
• Qin Yang flicked the sword tip aside, disarmed Li Zixuan, and left her shocked by his strength and precision.
• Li Zixuan examined her damaged sword and urged Qin Yang to explain why he stayed in a library instead of joining a martial arts family or teaching at the academy.
• Qin Yang tried to leave to buy groceries, but Li Zixuan stopped him and again asked about his connection to the Sword God.
• Li Zixuan told Qin Yang that she was the Sword God's disciple and that her teacher had instructed her to find him.
• Qin Yang decided to stop Li Zixuan from pursuing him and claimed that he was her Senior Brother.

Li Zixuan tested Qin Yang’s claim that he was her Senior Brother by challenging him to a sword match, and his overwhelming mastery convinced her. She greeted him as Senior Brother and wondered whether their Master had sent her to learn from him.

• Qin Yang claimed that the Jianghai Sword God was his master and that Li Zixuan was his Junior Sister.
• Li Zixuan asked Qin Yang to prove his identity by matching her Sword Opens Heaven’s Gate with the same technique.
• Li Zixuan attacked with her sword, but Qin Yang used a wooden stick to overwhelm her sword intent and send it soaring through the clouds.
• Li Zixuan accepted Qin Yang as her Senior Brother and greeted him respectfully.
• Li Zixuan asked why Qin Yang worked as an administrator at Jiang Hai Library, and he said he stayed there because it brought him peace.
• Li Zixuan wondered whether their Master had sent her to Qin Yang to learn how to cultivate her state of mind.

Qin Yang realized Xiao Bai had secretly given Li Zixuan a clue about him and pressed her to explain what she had revealed. After warning her not to interfere again, he resumed cultivating the Thunder Law Fragment, triggering a violent thunderstorm that frightened Xiao Bai and disturbed the residential complex.

• Qin Yang suspected Xiao Bai had contacted Li Zixuan after noticing her panic and confronting her at home.
• Xiao Bai admitted she had given Li Zixuan a stone carved with the character “Qin” but had revealed nothing else.
• Qin Yang threatened to make stir-fried fox meat and warned Xiao Bai not to interfere in his affairs again.
• Qin Yang comprehended the Thunder Law Fragment and caused thunder and lightning to erupt over the residential complex.
• Xiao Bai feared Qin Yang would strike her with lightning as residents complained about the late-night storm.

Qin Yang ate breakfast with Xia He before Li Zixuan arrived with another meal for him, shocking both Xia He and Li Qinghe. Qin Yang denied having a relationship with Li Zixuan, but Xia He doubted him.

• Qin Yang met Xia He outside the library, where Xia He explained he had worked the night shift because of the security alert.
• Qin Yang and Xia He sat down to eat steamed buns together.
• Li Qinghe spotted them and judged them as slackers before noticing Li Zixuan waiting nearby with two portions of breakfast.
• Li Zixuan brought the breakfast to Qin Yang and left after telling him to eat slowly.
• Xia He confronted Qin Yang about how far things had gone with Li Zixuan, while Qin Yang insisted there was nothing between them.

Qin Yang ate the extravagant breakfast Li Zixuan brought him, while Li Qinghe investigated their growing closeness and warned her sister that he was no good. The chapter ended with Qin Yang overhearing Li Qinghe's accusation as he pretended to sleep.

• Li Zixuan brought Qin Yang a lavish lunchbox, and Xia He refused to share the food before fleeing on his police motorcycle.
• Qin Yang ate both lunchboxes, then lay down to rest while Li Qinghe secretly watched him from behind a bookshelf.
• Li Qinghe removed her concealment array and went to speak with Li Zixuan, who said she and Qin Yang had become familiar recently.
• Li Qinghe warned Li Zixuan that Qin Yang was wicked and no good, and Qin Yang overheard her while pretending to sleep.

Li Qinghe argued with Li Zixuan about Qin Yang, then left determined to uncover the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and keep him away from her sister. Meanwhile, Qin Yang lounged in the library and convinced Li Zixuan that sleeping was cultivation, leaving her more impressed with him and Li Qinghe more suspicious.

• Li Zixuan defended Qin Yang and questioned whether Li Qinghe had provoked him first, causing Li Qinghe to storm away without explaining what happened.
• Li Qinghe changed back into her alternate identity, Li Qing, and returned to work, determined to solve the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and warn Qin Yang away from Zixuan.
• Qin Yang, who had overheard the sisters' conversation, rested in the library and prepared to enter the Enlightenment Space.
• Li Zixuan sat beside Qin Yang, and he told her that sleeping was a form of cultivation and that he was attaining enlightenment.
• Li Zixuan took Qin Yang's words seriously, decided not to disturb his cultivation, and left the library impressed by him.
• Li Qinghe secretly watched Qin Yang and Li Zixuan from behind the bookshelves and concluded that Qin Yang had fooled her innocent sister.

Qin Yang gave Li Zixuan an Innate Realm Pill after she brought him breakfast, and she used it that night to break through to the Innate Realm. Her breakthrough astonished Old Li and the Commander of the Star Police Department.

• After the library searches found no suspicious traces, security measures eased and Qin Yang returned to studying and refining pills.
• Li Zixuan brought Qin Yang breakfast, and he gave her an Innate Realm Pill to help her break through.
• Li Zixuan decided to attempt the breakthrough that night despite Old Li's doubts and advice to wait.
• Li Zixuan unleashed sword qi that shattered the clouds and achieved Heaven-Human Connection, reaching the Innate Realm.
• Old Li celebrated Li Zixuan's success while the Commander stared in astonishment.

After Li Zixuan broke through to the Innate Realm, she thanked Qin Yang, while Li Qinghe grew jealous of their closeness and challenged him. Qin Yang proposed that if Li Qinghe lost, she would kowtow and become his disciple, and she wagered that he must leave Jianghai if he lost.

• Li Zixuan brought Qin Yang food and told him she had broken through to the Innate Realm with his help.
• Qin Yang praised Li Zixuan, noticed she was exhausted, and sent her home to rest.
• Li Qinghe saw Qin Yang touch Li Zixuan and resolved to stop their growing closeness.
• Li Qinghe used the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram to prepare a Bewitching Array and grew confident in her ability to defeat Qin Yang.
• Li Qinghe challenged Qin Yang, threatening to have him expelled from the library by her father, the Martial Hall Master.
• Qin Yang proposed that Li Qinghe kowtow and become his disciple if she lost, while she wagered that he would leave Jianghai if he lost.

Qin Yang agreed to Li Qinghe’s challenge and met her at Wujin Park, where she tested him with a time-slowing Level 3 Bewitching Array. He shattered it in under thirty seconds, leaving Li Qinghe stunned.

• Li Qinghe challenged Qin Yang to leave Jianghai if he failed to escape her array within half an hour, and they arranged to meet at Wujin Park.
• Qin Yang went to the park with Xiao Bai after work, carrying groceries because he planned to go home for dinner.
• Li Qinghe activated a Level 3 Bewitching Array enhanced by the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and a time-slowing array.
• Qin Yang entered the array, sensed its effects, and used sword qi to destroy the illusory world in under thirty seconds.
• Li Qinghe gaped at Qin Yang’s effortless victory, and he mocked her array and told her to practice more.

Qin Yang broke Li Qinghe’s Bewitching Array in seconds, forcing her to honor their wager and call him Teacher. The system rewarded him with an Array Core Law Fragment, leaving Li Qinghe humiliated and Qin Yang with a new Array Dao power.

• Li Qinghe watched Qin Yang destroy her array in less than thirty seconds and collapsed from exhaustion and shock.
• Qin Yang confronted Li Qinghe and demanded that she fulfill her promise after losing the duel.
• Li Qinghe reluctantly called Qin Yang Teacher, then began crying from humiliation and frustration.
• Qin Yang turned away from Li Qinghe and wondered what reward he would receive for breaking her defenses.
• The system awarded Qin Yang a fiftyfold amplification and an Array Core Law Fragment.

Qin Yang comprehended the Array Core law fragment and advanced his array mastery, while Xiao Bai sensed his increasingly terrifying aura. The next day, Li Qinghe returned to work intending to give back the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram and planned to report Qin Yang to her father.

• After Li Qinghe fled the park, Qin Yang returned home with Xiao Bai and began comprehending the Array Core law fragment.
• Qin Yang's enlightenment subtly shifted the forces of nature around him and raised his array mastery to the threshold of seventh-tier arrays.
• Xiao Bai sensed spiritual essence gathering around Qin Yang and wondered why his aura had become more terrifying.
• The next day, Qin Yang encountered Li Qinghe at the library, but she ignored his demand that she greet him as her teacher.
• Li Qinghe planned to return the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram after her father came back and threatened to report Qin Yang and get him fired.

Li Qinghe tried to return the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram before her father came back, while Qin Yang learned that the library manager suspected her of being the thief. After sneaking past the guards with an illusion array, Li Qinghe found that the Soul-Seizing Array had changed from what she remembered.

• Li Qinghe checked the date and hurried to return the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram before her father came home.
• The manager asked Qin Yang to watch Li Qinghe, suspecting she was the library thief after seeing her near the corner and the women's restroom.
• Qin Yang agreed to keep an eye on Li Qinghe but returned to the Loafing Spot with Xiao Bai instead.
• Li Qinghe used a Level 3 Illusion Array to fool the guards at the second-floor entrance and entered the third-floor corridor.
• A protective Star Stone shattered as Li Qinghe approached the Soul-Seizing Array, and she realized the array was no longer the illusion array she remembered.

Li Qinghe failed to break the Level Four Soul-Seizing Array and was injured by its backlash, so she went to Qin Yang to ask for help. Qin Yang noticed her wound as she approached him, but the chapter ended before he answered.

• Qin Yang sensed Li Qinghe trying to break the Soul-Seizing Array and expected her to struggle without his help.
• Li Qinghe continued breaking the array while maintaining the Bewitching Array on the second floor, but her Star Stones shattered and fragments wounded her waist.
• Li Qinghe realized she could not break the array herself and wondered whether Qin Yang would help her despite what had happened the previous night.
• Li Qinghe found Qin Yang in Area 1 of the library and asked him to help her with something.

Li Qinghe asked Qin Yang to help undo the level-four Soul-Seizing Array so she could return the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram. After Qin Yang dismantled and restored the array with a touch, Li Qinghe was left wondering what rank of Array Formation Master he was.

• Li Qinghe asked Qin Yang to undo the Soul-Seizing Array guarding the library’s third floor.
• Qin Yang and Li Qinghe slipped past the library guards, whom Li Qinghe had trapped in illusions.
• Qin Yang used his Array Core to undo the level-four Soul-Seizing Array with a touch.
• Li Qinghe returned the Ten Thousand Arrays Diagram to its place on the third floor.
• Qin Yang made Li Qinghe call him master ten times, then restored the Soul-Seizing Array barehanded.
• Li Qinghe asked Qin Yang what rank of Array Formation Master he was.