Recaps

Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei shared an awkward lunch and tried to restart their conversation, but Shang Xin Lei revealed she had received the Secret Skill Book Imperial Wheel and planned to leave for a family Secret Realm. The chapter ended with Yan Qing realizing he would no longer be able to share meals with her for a while.

• Yan Qing told Shang Xin Lei that he planned to sell an Advanced Swordplay Mastery Manual every day, and they discussed how Jiang Shi obtained manuals by clearing Secret Realms.
• Shang Xin Lei asked whether Yan Qing would reward Jiang Shi, and Yan Qing said he planned to give her a Secret Skill Book and help her advance to the Third Turn.
• Yan Qing tried to break the awkward silence, but Shang Xin Lei told him that her father had given her the Secret Skill Book Imperial Wheel.
• Shang Xin Lei announced that she planned to leave Jiangnan City that afternoon to train at the family's Secret Realm, Quiet Heart Abode.
• Shang Xin Lei told Yan Qing she would not be able to buy meals from the city's restaurants while she stayed at Quiet Heart Abode, and Yan Qing replied, "Oh."

Yan Qing and Shang Xin Lei discussed her upcoming stay at Quiet Heart Abode, her cooking, and whether they would keep sharing meals. Their teasing turned flirtatious when Yan Qing complimented her legs, and Shang Xin Lei demonstrated what she meant by an attack.

• Shang Xin Lei told Yan Qing she was leaving for Quiet Heart Abode and explained that she had been learning to cook for herself there.
• Yan Qing agreed to eat her cooking and offered to arrange extra meals from Jiangnan City when she wanted them.
• Shang Xin Lei asked why Yan Qing had been talking less, and he told her he enjoyed listening to her.
• Yan Qing bluntly told Shang Xin Lei that her legs looked great, prompting her to hide them from his view.
• Shang Xin Lei pressed her stockinged feet against Yan Qing's thigh and called it an attack.

Yaoshi Yuan decided to cultivate Wu Qiu and Shi Dong after they proved their loyalty in Wolf Den, while Bunny Heroine remained focused on meditation and fighting. Yaoshi Yuan brought Bunny Heroine to a secluded mountaintop and asked whether she had any family, leaving Bunny Heroine’s answer unknown.

• Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine abandoned their attempt to clear Wolf Den after the Demonic Messengers shirked their duties, though the group defeated the first wave of Shadow Wolves.
• Yaoshi Yuan discussed the loot with Bunny Heroine and decided to buy Advanced Blade Technique for Wu Qiu and Shi Dong.
• Yaoshi Yuan explained that she wanted to train Wu Qiu and Shi Dong because they had followed her orders and fought bravely against the Shadow Wolves.
• Yaoshi Yuan asked Bunny Heroine to accompany her to a secluded spot near the Mountain Stronghold, where they shared wine and Candied Hawthorn.
• Yaoshi Yuan asked Bunny Heroine if she had any family.

Yaoshi Yuan concluded that Bunny Heroine was a tool devoted to Yellow Dog, and Bunny Heroine confirmed much of her theory. Their exchange left Yaoshi Yuan confronting how her own obsession with restoring the Ba River Medicine Master resembled Bunny Heroine’s loyalty to her brother.

• Yaoshi Yuan argued that Bunny Heroine had no family and that the person she called her elder brother was her leader, not a relative.
• Yaoshi Yuan concluded that Yellow Dog had sent Bunny Heroine to seize Si Wuxie's inheritance and that Bunny Heroine obeyed him without freedom.
• Bunny Heroine confirmed Yaoshi Yuan's judgment, but said Yellow Dog would not want the Immobilization Stone because he sought a perfect Dao foundation.
• Bunny Heroine said she would give Yaoshi Yuan the Whip Mountain Move Stone Seal as long as doing so did not harm Yellow Dog's interests.
• When Yaoshi Yuan asked Bunny Heroine to leave the Calamitous Demonic Ground with her, Bunny Heroine refused by remaining silent.
• Bunny Heroine asked whether Yaoshi Yuan had considered giving up on restoring the Ba River Medicine Master, prompting Yaoshi Yuan to reflect on their respective obsessions.

Bunny Heroine explained why she had kept Yaoshi Yuan at a distance and admitted she might soon face even greater dangers. Yaoshi Yuan shared how she had chosen to follow her father’s path even after he stopped directing her, then asked Bunny Heroine to be her little sister, and Bunny Heroine accepted.

• Bunny Heroine thanked Yaoshi Yuan and said she had avoided calling her big sister because she feared Yaoshi Yuan would grieve if she died.
• Bunny Heroine promised to do her best to survive Shu Road Mountain but said they should part afterward, though she might meet Yaoshi Yuan again if she became immortal.
• Yaoshi Yuan told Bunny Heroine about her strict upbringing, her father’s decision to leave her alone at ten, and her own choice to keep pursuing his path to become his successor.
• Yaoshi Yuan said they could choose a different future, then took Bunny Heroine to watch the sunset in the Calamitous Demonic Ground.
• Yaoshi Yuan embraced Bunny Heroine and asked her to be her little sister so neither of them would be alone, and Bunny Heroine hugged her and agreed.
• Yan Qing watched the scene through the Nesser Game Console and felt warmth at seeing his alternate account cherished.

On the sixth morning, Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine shared a tender sisterly moment before joining Beiyou, Bore, and Blood Minister to face the Forest of Bones. The others admitted they had failed to overcome the Corpse King or obtain Si Wuxie's legacy, and Blood Minister wagered he would eat a raw Bitter Gourd if the girls cleared the trial before noon.

• Yaoshi Yuan let Wu Qiu and Shi Dong help her get ready, then washed and braided Bunny Heroine's hair and promised to keep tying her braids.
• Yaoshi Yuan told Bunny Heroine that being needed mattered to their maids and that sisters should rely on each other; Bunny Heroine agreed to a hundred-year pinky promise.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine met Beiyou, Bore, and Blood Minister, who said they had failed to defeat the Corpse King and claim Si Wuxie's legacy during the five-day trial.
• Yaoshi Yuan pointed out that the others had waited because they feared losing the inheritance contest after the Corpse King was defeated.
• Bunny Heroine urged the group to head to the Forest of Bones, and Blood Minister promised to eat a raw Bitter Gourd before noon if the girls cleared it.

Yaoshi Yuan and the Three Great Protectors showed her how the Corpse King Long You’s Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal led to a devastating ground-pounding attack, leaving them unable to defeat it. Bunny Heroine proposed that they share the seal’s damage, while Yan Qing recognized the attack as a game mechanic.

• Bore explained that the Corpse King had become difficult to defeat after it began using the Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal and following it with relentless ground-pounding attacks.
• Blood Minister demonstrated the seal, dodged its initial strike, and escaped the Corpse King’s devastating follow-up assault.
• Bore explained that the Corpse King kept pounding the ground whether its seal was dodged, resisted, or allowed to kill someone.
• Bunny Heroine proposed that the group stand together to share the Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal’s damage.
• Yan Qing recognized the golden targeting indicator above Blood Minister as the MMORPG mechanic Share the Death Sentence.

Bunny Heroine and the others prepared to face Corpse King Long You’s shared death sentence, despite not knowing whether they could survive it. Yaoshi Yuan persuaded Bunny Heroine to fight for Si Wuxie’s inheritance with her, and the group set out to confront the boss together.

• Yan Qing suspected that activating the karma bar had raised the difficulty of Forest of Bones and added the Corpse King’s deadly shared-damage mechanic.
• Blood Minister, Beiyou, and Bore agreed to face the attack together rather than let anyone stand aside, while Bunny Heroine warned them she could not guarantee they would survive.
• Bunny Heroine urged Yaoshi Yuan to leave and offered her the Whip Mountain Move Stone Seal, but Yaoshi Yuan insisted on staying to win inheritance resources for her.
• Yaoshi Yuan revealed a Life-Preserving Pill and swallowed it herself after Bunny Heroine refused to take it.
• Bunny Heroine agreed to continue with Yaoshi Yuan, and the two rejoined the others to face Corpse King Long You.

Yan Qing realized that Yaoshi Yuan was Black Wolf, while Yaoshi Yuan and her companions searched for Si Wuxie's missing legacy and entered the Back Forest to confront Corpse King Long You. The chapter ended as Long You's Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal crashed down on Bunny Heroine and the others.

• Yan Qing connected Yaoshi Yuan to Black Wolf after noticing their shared tokens, armguards, and other clues.
• Yaoshi Yuan and the others discovered that Si Wuxie's Bone Bird had kept the secret realm from resetting, but the treasure chest containing his legacy was missing.
• The group crossed into the Back Forest, where Corpse King Long You awakened with 28% health and 25% karma remaining.
• Long You targeted Bunny Heroine with the Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal, and Yaoshi Yuan embraced her and promised to protect her.
• The Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal struck the ground and swallowed the five members of Shu Road Mountain.

Yan Qing and Bunny Heroine led the group through the Corpse King's final attacks and defeated it after Bunny Heroine used the Return Token to survive its last Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal. The Corpse King vanished, and the survivors confirmed the battle was over.

• The five Heralds shared the damage from the Corpse King's Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal and then steadily reduced its health and Karma.
• When the Corpse King reached 6% health, Bunny Heroine ordered Bore and herself to attack while the others prepared for its final mechanic.
• Bore was struck and left the fight temporarily, but the remaining Heralds drove the Corpse King's health to 1% and removed its last Karma.
• The Corpse King launched a rapid Dragon Subduing Dharma Seal at Bunny Heroine, and Blood Minister and Yaoshi Yuan rushed to protect her.
• Bunny Heroine used the Return Token's invincibility to withstand the attack, then stabbed the weakened Corpse King and killed it.
• Yan Qing recalled the secret realm's clue about avenging the Avici Sinners, and Bunny Heroine told Yaoshi Yuan that it was over.

After the Corpse King fell, Yan Qing reviewed Bunny Heroine’s rewards and discovered she could choose the legendary Life-Slaying Herald class. He delayed her class choice and claimed a dark-gold Guild Creation Token from the Corpse King’s loot while the others searched for Si Wuxie’s inheritance.

• Blood Minister, Beiyou, and Bore celebrated surviving, then argued over who wanted to monopolize Si Wuxie’s inheritance.
• Yan Qing saw Bunny Heroine reach Level 30, earn 1 point of Calamity Karma, and unlock the Life-Slaying Herald class alongside two Precious class options.
• Yan Qing considered Life-Slaying Herald’s Asura’s Wrath and inheritance traits, but postponed Bunny Heroine’s class choice because of her promise to Yaoshi Yuan.
• Yan Qing noticed the others digging where Bone Bird had located Si Wuxie’s hidden treasure chest, then went to collect the Corpse King’s drops.
• Yan Qing found a Heavenly Stellar item, a Rare Treasure, and a dark-gold Guild Creation Token among the loot.

Yan Qing examined the rare spoils from the Corpse King, while the treasure chest revealed a Reward Good Punish Evil Token and a mysterious stone. Bunny Heroine and Bore both recognized the stone as a calamity relic and realized that the other possessed Calamity Karma.

• Yan Qing inspected the Immortal-grade Guild Creation Token, the Heavenly Dipper Orb of Harmonious Creation, and Long You's Hand Bone from the Corpse King.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Bore tipped out the treasure chest as the three protectors watched warily.
• The chest contained nearly a hundred thousand Hundred Jade, several treasures, and a Reward Good Punish Evil Token, but no Foundation Establishment Pill.
• Bunny Heroine received a prompt identifying the ordinary stone as a calamity relic that could yield Calamity Karma.
• Bore and Bunny Heroine both demanded the stone and realized that the other possessed Calamity Karma.

Bunny Heroine secured Si Wuxie’s Calamity Stone and Heaven and Earth Fiend after bargaining with the Three Great Protectors, while Yan Qing learned how Calamity Karma and Calamity Stones shaped the game’s risks and rewards. The chapter ended with Yaoshi Yuan accepting the Star Shifting Disk, which combined with her Earth Fiend Immobilization Stone to form the Greedy Wolf Breaking Army Dao Foundation.

• Bore, Blood Minister, Beiyou, and Yaoshi Yuan argued over how to divide Si Wuxie’s six legacy items, and Bunny Heroine demanded the Calamity Stone and Heaven and Earth Fiend.
• Bunny Heroine took Si Wuxie’s Calamity Stone, gained 7 Calamity Karma, and unlocked the Calamity and Sigh of Disaster Milestones.
• Yan Qing realized Calamity Stones could be used to extract and trade Calamity Karma, but Reality Mode players risked losing their accumulated power when they died.
• Bunny Heroine explained to Yaoshi Yuan that she had accepted a fair division of the legacy loot, then urged her to take Heaven and Earth Fiend and become strong enough to protect her.
• Yaoshi Yuan accepted the Star Shifting Disk, which combined with her Earth Fiend Immobilization Stone to form the Greedy Wolf Breaking Army Dao Foundation.

Blood Minister, Beiyou, and Bore settled their dispute over Si Wuxie's inheritance with a barehanded fight, then prepared to leave Shu Road Mountain and go their separate ways. As the group exited, the Forest of Bones secret realm collapsed in flames and vanished.

• Blood Minister defeated Bore after Beiyou was knocked down, then claimed the Reward Good Punish Evil Token while Bore and Beiyou took the money.
• Blood Minister announced he would leave Shu Road Mountain, and he urged Beiyou and Bore to seek opportunities beyond the mountain; Bore said he planned to return home soon.
• Beiyou, Bore, and Blood Minister reminisced about their years together as Protectors and joked about how their final battle had ended.
• Yaoshi Yuan held Bunny Heroine's hand and asked her to stay with her for one year, but Bunny Heroine hesitated.
• After Bore stepped out of the secret realm, the Gathering Immortal Manor caught fire and the Forest of Bones secret realm collapsed and disappeared.

After leaving the Forest of Bones, the group realized that the disappearance of its Secret Realm would make them targets, and tensions rose when Blood Minister’s subordinate brought unknown visitors to Shu Road Mountain. A formation then sealed the stronghold, and Blood Minister attacked Bore and Beiyou.

• Blood Minister deduced that Bunny Heroine and Bore were likely heirs to Calamity Force, while Beiyou warned that all five would face hostility for Si Wuxie’s legacy.
• Yaoshi Yuan decided to hide with Bunny Heroine, seek a Third Turn Secret Realm, and risk establishing her foundation to protect them both.
• The group left the Forest of Bones, declined Bore’s offer to share a meal, and learned that Hong Feng had brought three cloaked strangers up the mountain.
• Blood Minister armed himself as Bore and Beiyou grew wary, but an arrow struck near the Secret Realm entrance and a voice declared passage forbidden.
• Yan Qing recognized the Taiyin Huagai Formation sealing the stronghold against all entry and escape, and Blood Minister charged at Bore and Beiyou as Bore swung his Zen Staff.

Hong Feng escorted three disguised scions up Shu Road Mountain, hoping they would help his boss seize power, but the white-haired guest revealed overwhelming strength and sealed off the mountain. The chapter left Hong Feng choosing to stay near his boss as the guests entered the stronghold and the white-haired guest forbade anyone from passing.

• Hong Feng recalled how he had met his boss, joined him on Shu Road Mountain, and agreed to guide the awaited guests there.
• Hong Feng recognized the white-haired guest as the leader of the three visitors, verified them with a code phrase, and led them up the mountain.
• Hong Feng spotted one of Dong Xing's subordinates and warned the guests that the other Great Protectors would be prepared for them.
• At the stronghold entrance, the white-haired guest silenced everyone and revealed that the Forest of Bones Secret Realm had vanished and Si Wuxie's legacy had been inherited.
• The young man Yu and the middle-aged man entered the stronghold while Hong Feng stayed behind instead of fleeing to safety.
• The white-haired guest fired an arrow into the sky and declared that passage through the area was forbidden.

Helan Yu and Helan Xun invaded Shu Road Mountain to slaughter its demonic practitioners, while the white-haired Helan ancestor ordered them to capture a young girl alive. Bore learned that Hong Feng had died and revealed his Zhao family identity to Yaoshi Yuan, declaring that he intended to kill her and destroy her clan.

• Helan Yu killed Dong Xing, and he and Helan Xun revealed that they had come to use Shu Road Mountain's practitioners as cultivation material.
• Hong Feng tried to warn the others with a signal arrow, but Helan Xun killed him before he could escape.
• The white-haired ancestor ordered Helan Yu and Helan Xun to capture a young girl alive and said the monk from the Zhao Family could be killed.
• Bore saw Hong Feng's signal and said their karmic connection had run its course, while Blood Minister treated Beiyou's injuries.
• Bore told Yaoshi Yuan that his original surname was Zhao and vowed to kill her and destroy her clan.

Bore revealed that he had joined Shu Road Mountain and embraced the demonic path to protect his brother and avenge the Zhao Family, which Yaoshi Mo Ke had exterminated. He challenged Yaoshi Yuan to a fight and used Foundation Establishment power to block her and Bunny Heroine from escaping to the Thieves' Den.

• Beiyou explained that Yaoshi Mo Ke had framed and killed the Duke of Chu, leading Duke of Jin to exterminate the Gu Zang Zhao Family.
• Bore recounted how he had killed military commanders to help his brother, then became a monk and later maimed the Duke of Yan while hiding his identity.
• Bore revealed that he had continued secretly protecting his brother and sought revenge on Yaoshi Mo Ke for destroying the Zhao Family.
• Bore declared that Yaoshi Yuan would die as a sacrifice to his brother, and Yaoshi Yuan accepted their coming fight without denying responsibility for her family.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Bunny Heroine discovered that a Foundation Establishment barrier prevented their Return Tokens from reaching the Thieves' Den.
• Yaoshi Yuan urged Bunny Heroine to escape if she found an opening, while Bunny Heroine vowed to repay Bore after reaching Foundation Establishment.

Bore, Beiyou, Blood Minister, Yaoshi Yuan, and Bunny Heroine realized the Foundation Establishment True Person could not enter the cage, but the Helan Family’s heirs began slaughtering the Mountain Stronghold’s inhabitants. Helan Yu offered five people a chance to survive if they captured Bunny Heroine, turning the Demonic Messengers against her as the Helan heirs hunted them down.

• Beiyou deduced that the Foundation Establishment True Person could not enter or attack inside the cage, and warned Blood Minister that the expert might be listening through a surveillance talisman.
• Helan Yu and Helan Xun emerged from the ruins of the collapsed Demon Slaying Hall, and Helan Yu demanded that Bunny Heroine surrender her Return Token and talismans and come with them.
• After Bunny Heroine refused, Helan Yu promised to spare at most five people who captured her alive, prompting the Demonic Messengers to eye her with greed.
• Yu Haotian stabbed Helan Xun through the heart, but Helan Xun healed and killed him with a single spear strike.
• Helan Yu attacked the Demonic Messengers and cut them down despite their weapons and defenses, while Yaoshi Yuan recognized the Helan heirs as hounds hunting trapped prey.

Helan Yu and Helan Xun overwhelmed the Demonic Messengers on Shu Road Mountain and tried to capture Bunny Heroine, while Bore revealed he had become a Calamity Successor. Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan cut through the attackers, and Helan Xun recognized that Bunny Heroine's Calamity was already lethal.

• Helan Yu and Helan Xun shrugged off the Demonic Messengers' attacks and drove the survivors toward Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan.
• Yaoshi Yuan killed a Demonic Messenger who tried to seize Bunny Heroine and drew a boundary warning the rest not to cross.
• Bore survived Helan Yu's Rainstorm attack and revealed that he had mastered Calamity Force as Si Wuxie's second Calamity Successor.
• Helan Xun told Helan Yu to bring Bore with them and asked him to help capture Bunny Heroine.
• Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan fought their way through the Demonic Messengers, while the Helan Family attacked from the other side.
• Helan Xun recognized that Bunny Heroine's Calamity could cut through a Defense Barrier and was already lethal.

Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan fought the Helan Family’s Foundation Establishment Heralds, while Helan Yu nearly killed Bunny Heroine and attacked Yaoshi Yuan. Bunny Heroine emerged from the ruins, drew Bingzi Jiaolin, and instantly healed as the fighters recognized the legendary blade.

• Helan Yu offered to spare Bunny Heroine if she joined the Helan Family, and attacked her after she insulted him.
• Bunny Heroine wounded Helan Yu with Rainstorm Duration, but Helan Yu recovered and shattered her Seven Stars Sword with a counterattack.
• Helan Yu attacked Yaoshi Yuan, and she identified the Helan Heralds’ strength as coming from their Relics and False Foundation Establishment.
• Blood Minister agreed to help the Helan Family capture Bunny Heroine in exchange for his life, while Yaoshi Yuan continued fighting Helan Yu.
• Bunny Heroine emerged from the ruins, planted eight blades, and drew Bingzi Jiaolin, which healed her wounds and stunned everyone who recognized it.

Yan Qing used Bunny Heroine’s Life-Slaying Herald class and Bingzi Jiaolin to turn the battle on Shu Road Mountain. Bunny Heroine killed Helan Xun, but Helan Yu and the other enemies remained.

• Yan Qing decided to risk using Bingzi Jiaolin to protect Yaoshi Yuan and help Bunny Heroine defeat the Helan Family fighters.
• Bunny Heroine charged Helan Xun and Bore, then extended Bingzi Jiaolin’s reach with Overturning the Heavens Blade Light.
• Bunny Heroine’s rapid strikes severely wounded Helan Xun, but his Foundation Establishment token’s passive powers let him begin regenerating.
• Yaoshi Yuan tripped Helan Yu as he tried to reach Bunny Heroine and save Helan Xun.
• Bunny Heroine cut off the hand holding Helan Xun’s head, and Helan Xun died when his body collapsed.

Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan pursued Helan Yu as he fled toward True Person Dongshou, who warned them that Bunny Heroine’s Rainstorm Duration was nearly ready. Blood Minister’s intervention enabled Bunny Heroine to activate it again and kill Helan Yu at the Mountain Stronghold’s entrance, leaving her facing True Person Dongshou across the Taiyin Huagai.

• Bunny Heroine killed Helan Xun and pursued Helan Yu with Yaoshi Yuan, driving him through the ruins toward the Mountain Stronghold’s entrance.
• Helan Yu crawled through the ruins, recovered enough to keep fleeing, and threatened to kill Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan once his wounds healed.
• True Person Dongshou warned Bunny Heroine to watch out for the rainstorm as Helan Yu knocked Yaoshi Yuan away and neared the entrance.
• Blood Minister shot a blood arrow toward Bunny Heroine, and she dodged it to enter Rainstorm Duration again.
• Bunny Heroine beheaded Helan Yu and cut off his hands before facing True Person Dongshou across the Taiyin Huagai.

Yaoshi Yuan returned to the battlefield after Helan Yu’s death and watched Bunny Heroine loot his corpse in front of True Person Dongshou. As Dongshou drew a bow on Bunny Heroine, Yaoshi Yuan shielded her with her own body.

• Yaoshi Yuan recovered from Helan Yu’s attack and resolved to keep fighting to protect Bunny Heroine.
• Yaoshi Yuan and Beiyou returned to the Mountain Stronghold and found Helan Yu dead before True Person Dongshou.
• Bunny Heroine searched Helan Yu’s corpse while Beiyou taunted Dongshou, who suspected she had a powerful Foundation Establishment backing.
• Yaoshi Yuan brought Bunny Heroine more tokens, then picked her up and shielded her when Dongshou drew a withered wooden longbow.

Bunny Heroine faced True Person Dongshou inside the Taiyin Huagai Formation, where he waited for an opening to shoot before she could escape. When she held her ground without revealing one, he summoned a strengthened bald man to charge her.

• Beiyou explained that True Person Dongshou had to withdraw the formation before he could attack, while Bunny Heroine and Yaoshi Yuan prepared to use the Return Token.
• True Person Dongshou drew his bow but waited, hoping Bunny Heroine would tire or make a mistake; she sat down to meditate and insisted she could escape as soon as the formation vanished.
• Bunny Heroine agreed that a hunter should exploit every advantage, while True Person Dongshou praised her potential and said he would hunt her like a fox.
• True Person Dongshou summoned and empowered a bald man with a black-glowing Zen Staff, who charged at Bunny Heroine.