Recaps

Su Qing negotiated with the Fire Phoenix Princess over the Formless Garment of Reality and Illusion, then escaped with Qing He and Liang Hai Shun after helping her stage a failed attempt to seize it. Back aboard the Earth Digging Dragon, Bear Two was accused of stealing from the caravan, but Su Qing believed it was innocent and suspected another thief was aboard.

• The Fire Phoenix Princess told Su Qing that the Formless Garment of Reality and Illusion was one of three treasures tied to the Virtual Reality Dao Pattern and demanded to know whether he had it.
• Su Qing pretended not to possess the treasure robe, fought the princess's forces, recovered Qing He, and escaped with Liang Hai Shun while the Four Elders of the Void watched.
• After Su Qing departed, the Fire Phoenix Princess reminded the Four Elders of the Void of their agreement and promised to help them obtain the treasure robe and Sumeru Alms Bowl later.
• Su Qing criticized the Four Elders of the Void for serving the Fire Phoenix Immortal Kingdom, then added a Spiritual Sense Imprint to Bear Two and Tiger Egg.
• Rao Tingshan and Li Kuishan confronted Su Qing about thefts from the merchant caravan and suspected Bear Two, but Su Qing defended it and said another thief cultivator was responsible.
• Li Hai Lang suggested Qing He might be the thief, but Su Qing dismissed the suspicion because she was meditating after returning from the Fire Phoenix Princess's place.

Su Qing discovered that Fire Egg had become a Calamity Dog and learned how to advance it, while a Void Beast’s thefts revealed that an ancient small realm might have been unearthed in the Earth Store Buddhist Kingdom. The caravan hurried onward, and Su Qing prepared to turn the Golden Mane Lions’ remains into a new Puppet squad.

• Su Qing summoned Fire Egg to track the thief, and Rottweiler identified it as a Tier 2 Limit Calamity Dog with Divine Beast bloodlines and explained how it could advance.
• Su Qing and Fire Egg searched the victims’ rooms, while Li Hai Lang questioned the caravan members; a Dreamy Winning Fish’s vision cleared Bear Two of the thefts.
• Rottweiler identified the culprit as a Void Beast that traveled between realms, and Rao Tingshan suspected the Earth Store Buddhist Kingdom had uncovered an ancient small realm.
• Rao Tingshan sped the Earth Digging Dragon out of the kingdom, while Su Qing considered the Buddhist inheritance that might become available and reflected on relying more on Puppets.
• Su Qing decided to refine the six Golden Mane Lion corpses and their Demonic Cores into a new fighting squad for the West Sea.

Su Qing refined a Flying Golden Lion puppet, then traveled with Rao Tingshan and other cultivators through the Earth Demon Evil Kingdom toward Wanghai City. After Gao Erqiang challenged Myriad Wood Tube and disrupted the kingdom’s transport network, the travelers reached Wanghai City by land, where Su Qing saw the formidable array guarding the West Sea’s main trade hub.

• After four failures, Su Qing refined a Flying Golden Lion and discovered that the Golden Mane Lions had no divine beast bloodline because it had been extracted.
• Su Qing and the other travelers entered the Earth Demon Evil Kingdom aboard Rao Tingshan’s Earth Digging Dragon and used the Evil Root Track service toward Wanghai City.
• Myriad Wood Tube hurled the Earth Digging Dragon out of its root track after Gao Erqiang entered the kingdom and challenged it for the foremost evil god general position.
• Su Qing recognized Gao Erqiang’s lanterns but concealed himself and avoided interfering, while Rao Tingshan and the others switched to traveling overland after the root network fell into chaos.
• The travelers reached Wanghai City, jointly controlled by the Earth Demon Evil Kingdom and the Thousand Islands Immortal Kingdom, and Su Qing saw its Tier 4 defensive array.

Su Qing arrived in prosperous Wanghai City and went with Liang Hai Shun to Red Sleeve Tower, where he met the tomb-raiding cultivator Feng Bo'e. After learning Feng Bo'e carried Buddhist treasures from the Earth Store Buddhist Kingdom, Su Qing tried to draw him into a trade, but Feng insisted on enjoying the tower first.

• Su Qing entered Wanghai City with the Fate Comes Pavilion caravan, and Rao Tingshan parted ways with him after relaying Baiyun Immortal's message to Liang Hai Shun.
• Su Qing released Bear Two, Fire Egg, and Shao Delong to explore while Li Hai Lang and Qing He kept watch, then agreed with Liang Hai Shun to visit Red Sleeve Tower.
• Su Qing met Feng Bo'e outside the tower, introduced himself, and learned that Feng was a treasure hunter recently driven out of the Earth Store Buddhist Kingdom by the Joyful Sect.
• Feng Bo'e revealed that he carried unearthed treasures, and the Thirty-six High Buddhist Cultivators in Su Qing's Storage Bag reacted to them.
• Su Qing offered to reimburse Feng's entrance fee and proposed drinking together so they could trade, but Feng insisted on entering Red Sleeve Tower first.
• While waiting in line, Su Qing considered the tower's profits and predicted that his Passion Series Puppets could compete with its services in Wanghai City.

Su Qing toured Red Sleeve Tower to assess the rival of his Passion-Igniting Puppet, sampling its many floors and discovering that its services also concealed considerable professional talent. After reaching the thirty-third floor, he learned that climbing higher could earn him rewards and an honored-guest standing that might help him in Wanghai City.

• Ren Cha guided Su Qing, Liang Hai Shun, and Feng Bo'e through Red Sleeve Tower's first three floors, where Su Qing was appalled by its offerings.
• Su Qing continued alone through the upper floors, sampling services from Dream Weavers, Formation Masters, Spirit Binders, and Artifact Refiners.
• Miss Qin Cao played the zither for Su Qing, but her attempt to probe his soul nearly overwhelmed her; she then offered to guide him upstairs.
• Su Qing sampled the Tier 2 services from the eleventh through the thirty-third floors over two days and nights.
• Qin Cao urged Su Qing to climb higher, explaining that the upper floors offered Spirit Stone rewards and that reaching the sixty-seventh floor could make him an honored guest with influence in Wanghai City.

Su Qing reached the sixty-seventh floor of Red Sleeve Tower, met its twin masters, and secured a chance to apply for a gold shop license and an invitation to the He Family's recruitment convention. After spending seven days upstairs, he promoted his puppets to the city before learning that Feng Bo'e had been arrested for fraud.

• Su Qing passed the challenges above the thirty-fourth floor and reached the sixty-seventh floor, where He Bi Zuo and He Bi Ai offered him a recruitment-convention ticket and one request from Red Sleeve Tower.
• Su Qing asked the twin masters to help him apply for a gold license to open a puppet shop, and they agreed to submit his materials for review.
• He Bi Zuo and He Bi Ai invited Su Qing to climb higher in Red Sleeve Tower, but he declined to risk being drained by the He Family women.
• After seven days upstairs, Su Qing emerged to cheers from the city's cultivators and advertised his Princess Series Puppets beneath the Appreciating Flowers Terrace.
• Su Qing sent Qing He to coordinate the shop application with Qin Cao, then searched for Feng Bo'e and learned that the Immortal City Enforcement Team had arrested him for fraud.

Su Qing and Rao Tingshan negotiated Feng Bo'e's release from Hei Qingtian, who used his authority to demand Spirit Stones. After they left the Enforcement Hall, Hei Qingtian and Bai Chihe discussed Su Qing's strength and decided to pass word of his Qiongqi Dao Pattern to Twilight Society.

• Hei Qingtian accused Feng Bo'e of selling counterfeit goods and tried to drive him out of Wanghai City, while Su Qing objected to his use of Righteous Qi to influence Feng Bo'e.
• Hei Qingtian's Xiezhi phantom attacked Su Qing, and Su Qing shattered it with his Qiongqi before displaying his Puppets; Rao Tingshan stepped in to stop the confrontation.
• Rao Tingshan and Su Qing bargained with Hei Qingtian, who agreed to release Feng Bo'e for one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones and a Tier 2 Cloud Roc Puppet.
• Bai Chihe questioned why Hei Qingtian had let Su Qing go, and Hei Qingtian warned that Su Qing was too dangerous to seize directly.
• Hei Qingtian decided to tell Twilight Society about Su Qing's Qiongqi Dao Pattern, expecting its members to target him.

Su Qing secured Feng Bo'e's gratitude and offered Rao Tingshan exclusive rights to sell the Princess Series Puppet in support of his bid to become Fate Comes Pavilion's Wanghai Immortal City Pavilion Master. As Rao explained the city's competing powers and shops, Su Qing considered visiting Langya Workshop and Sword Come Hall.

• Su Qing hosted Feng Bo'e after the Enforcement Hall dispute, and Feng vowed to repay his favor by helping him dig graves.
• Rao Tingshan warned Su Qing that Hei Qingtian was dangerous, and Su Qing promised to support Rao's bid for Pavilion Master by granting him exclusive Princess Series Puppet sales rights.
• Rao explained that Duan Yang's Four-Star Gold Duan Family Puppet Shop was Rao's chief rival and could oppose Su Qing's plans to open a Gold Medal Shop.
• Rao outlined Wanghai Immortal City's powers and major shops, including Langya Workshop, which he said might be vulnerable after True Person Zhao Chun left office.
• Su Qing decided to inspect Langya Workshop for possible bargains and considered visiting Sword Come Hall to hire sword cultivator guards.

Su Qing settled his group into their new inner-city Spirit House and planned the opening of Su's Puppet Shop while dealing with Feng Bo'e's debts. The chapter ended with Su Qing sensing that a discarded lotus fragment in Feng Bo'e's collection was an extraordinarily valuable Buddhist Treasure.

• Su Qing had Li Hai Lang escort Feng Bo'e to the Spirit House and transferred Feng Bo'e's debts to Bear Two under a new Dao Pact.
• Su Qing discussed shop plans with Liang Hai Shun, Shao Delong, and Qing He, while reminding everyone to follow Wanghai City's strict business rules.
• Su Qing chose to focus Su's Puppet Shop on mid-to-high-end Tier 2 and Tier 3 Puppets and arranged for Li Hai Lang to buy materials.
• Ge Ling reported the shop's remaining funds, and Su Qing took three thousand Spirit Stones to visit Langya Workshop and meet others.
• Feng Bo'e complained that his supposed Ancient Treasures were fakes, while Su Qing sensed a discarded shattered lotus fragment and recognized its immense fortune.

Su Qing visited Langya Workshop, bought materials and a small quantity of Essence Light Stone, and recognized a Huang Family emblem on a cultivator who had been selected to meet Ling Ying. He left the workshop wary of the Huang Family’s influence over the Essence Light Stone trade and resolved to bide his time until he had greater power.

• Feng Bo'e sold his counterfeit goods to Su Qing for a dozen-odd Spirit Stones, then spent the money at Red Sleeve Tower and was recruited by Bear Two into the Exploding Bear Squad to help escort Li Hai Lang.
• Su Qing learned that Ling Ying received one visitor each day at Langya Workshop, where ambitious cultivators sought her favor and the status of guest elder.
• Su Qing browsed Langya Workshop and bought supplies for deep-sea Puppets, two Dao Pattern Stones, and one hundred jin of Essence Light Stone.
• Su Qing recognized the Golden Crow emblem on a cultivator chosen to meet Ling Ying as belonging to the Huang Family, but yielded the way because he was not yet strong enough to challenge them.

Su Qing learned about Wanghai City’s shifting power balance, negotiated for materials, and inspected the Duan Family Puppet Shop as he prepared to open a competing business. He left impressed by the shop’s vast puppet selection and its Three Pure Ones Puppet, and bought a Master Puppet to test against his own designs.

• Huang Jiuyi proposed marrying Ling Ying and having the Penglai Huang Family support her claim to Langya Immortal Island, but Ling Ying’s spell sent him flying into Su Qing, who froze him and hurried away.
• Ling Ying relied on Swift Wind Sword Ye Fengsuo’s loyalty and urged him to help win Su Qing’s support for Langya Workshop.
• At the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, Tong Xin warned Su Qing about Ling Ying and explained the city’s competing powers, including the Twilight Society’s annual fee for shops.
• Su Qing bought Mirage Dragon Pills and other materials from Tong Xin, then learned that the Duan Family Puppet Shop would not obstruct his plans to open a shop.
• Su Qing toured the Duan Family Puppet Shop, saw its extensive Pleasure and Combat Puppets and its Three Pure Ones Puppet, and bought a Master Puppet to compare with his Princess Series Puppet.

Su Qing met Duan Yang and Duan Tian'ai at the Duan Family Shop, where he learned that Old Daoist Tong had changed Duan Yang after having him inscribe the family’s secret rune. Duan Tian'ai revealed that the Twilight Society would take over the Duan Family’s puppet shop in a month, leaving Su Qing facing a far more dangerous rival than he had expected.

• Su Qing visited the Duan Family Shop and met its owner, Duan Yang, who welcomed him and confirmed that his Gold Medal shop application had been approved.
• Duan Tian'ai explained that Duan Yang had become withdrawn after Old Daoist Tong persuaded him to inscribe the Duan Family’s secret Three Pure Ones Rune.
• Duan Tian'ai used her Xiezhi Golden Core’s Right-Wrong Dao Pattern to test Su Qing, and he admitted that he had old ties with Old Daoist Tong and offered to help restore Duan Yang.
• Duan Tian'ai told Su Qing that the Twilight Society was pressuring the Duan Family and would take over its puppet shop in a month.
• Su Qing realized the Twilight Society, rather than the Duan Family, would become the rival shop across the street.

Night Emperor attacked Su Qing at Su's Puppet Shop to seize his Nine Li Qiongqi Dao Patterns as a gift for Gao Erqiang. Su Qing resisted his night arts and destroyed his signature weapons, leaving Night Emperor's assault thwarted.

• The Twilight Society learned Su Qing possessed Dao Patterns, and Night Emperor set out alone to kill him and claim them for Gao Erqiang.
• Su Qing's staff prepared Su's Puppet Shop for its opening, while Su Qing ordered the defenses activated when he sensed a powerful foe approaching.
• Night Emperor's darkness stripped the staff of their senses, but Bear Two's Buddhist chants and Fire Egg's Nether Prison Fire restored their awareness.
• Su Qing recognized Night Emperor and learned he wanted the Nine Li Qiongqi Dao Patterns as an offering to Gao Erqiang.
• Night Emperor attacked with his Soul-Losing Night, Life-Reaping Chain, and Life-Taking Blade, but Big Head mountain apes found and battered his hidden true body.
• A Two-Headed Mirage Dragon wielding four staves smashed Night Emperor's Life-Reaping Chain and Life-Taking Blade into fragments.

Su Qing killed Night Emperor, acquired the Night Roaming God Dao Pattern, and used the Twilight Society’s continued presence to support his new Puppet Shop. His grand opening drew a crowd, and Hei Qingtian arrived with the Enforcement Hall to offer help and a gift, prompting Su Qing to demand more compensation.

• Night Emperor fled Su Qing’s attack but was killed by Su Qing’s Dagger Missile Puppet, and Su Qing transformed his remains into the Night Roaming God Dao Pattern.
• Su Qing learned that Earth Demon Heaven could locate him through the Dao Pattern, assessed the Twilight Society’s strength, and chose to leave it intact as a source of customers for his Exorcism Puppets.
• Blood Emperor told the Twilight Society that High Evil God had ordered them not to offend Su Qing, then secretly went to claim Night Emperor’s remaining wealth.
• Su Qing opened his Gold Medal Puppet Shop with a citywide display and flyers, drawing crowds of Wanghai cultivators to the shop.
• Hei Qingtian ordered the Enforcement Hall to maintain order and offered Su Qing 540 Spirit Stones, but Su Qing pointed out that the gift did not cover the Tier 2 Puppet he had given Hei Qingtian.

Su Qing welcomed Wanghai City’s influential guests to the opening of Su’s Puppet Shop and collected lavish gifts while building ties with major factions. After Zhao Chun warned him about the danger of exposing his Dao Patterns and asked him to remember Rao Tingshan, Su Qing hosted enthusiastic customers and resolved to focus more on cultivation.

• Su Qing accepted gifts from guests including Hei Qingtian, Ling Ying, the Fire Phoenix Department Store, Lü Wentian, and Duan Tian'ai, while reassuring Duan Tian'ai about the Twilight Society.
• Su Qing received a gift from Tong Chang and reflected on Tong Chang’s marriage to Madam Lanxiang and the threat facing Langya Immortal Island.
• Zhao Chun warned Su Qing that his exposed Dao Patterns could attract evil entities and asked him not to forget his bond with Rao Tingshan.
• Su Qing gave Zhao Chun several Myriad Laws Master Puppets and sent him off as Rao Tingshan explained that Zhao Chun had gone to the Earth Store Buddhist Kingdom to seek a Deity Transformation opportunity.
• Ying Wushen praised Su Qing’s Puppets, ordered full sets for his children, and left glowing reviews after receiving a discount.
• Su Qing found the owner of Buddhist Treasure House enjoying the Princess Leopards, then learned he had ordered many Puppets and instructed staff to serve him tonic-laced Spirit Tea.

Su Qing secured the rights to a massive Essence Light Stone Mine in the Far West by agreeing to supply Sword Come Hall with Puppets. After his shop’s opening-day stock sold out, he gave Feng Bo'e an important assignment to gather former Tomb Raiding Heroes.

• Ji Yong'en asked Su Qing to supply Sword Come Hall with Myriad Laws Master Puppets and Dagger Missile Puppets despite having no funds, but Su refused until Ji offered him the mining rights to the Far West’s Essence Light Stone Mine.
• Su agreed to develop the dangerous mine and take responsibility for pressure from the Penglai Huang Family and for relocating the Far West residents; he also planned to help Old Daoist Tong fight on Langya Immortal Island.
• Su reviewed the wealthy patrons’ orders and saw that several Puppet series were popular, while the Air Combat Series drew no buyers.
• Su went downstairs and granted customers extra discounts and benefits, and nearly all the shop’s Puppets sold out on opening day.
• The shop staff counted the sales and lending proceeds, while Shao Delong and Liang Hai Shun anticipated their dividends from Puppet series they had helped develop.
• Su gave Feng Bo'e one hundred Spirit Stones and tasked him with gathering the former Tomb Raiding Heroes beneath Su’s command.

Su Qing prepared to withdraw from shop affairs and enter seclusion to refine the Void Four Lions and a Shattered Lotus Puppet, hoping to strengthen himself before Gao Erqiang took control of Wanghai City. After finding most of the materials he needed, he learned that the rare Fourth-tier Great Camphor Wood Core might be at Sword Come Hall.

• Su Qing reflected on the growth of Su's Puppet Shop and the Puppet Factory, then told Hongshang to limit puppet orders while he focused on refining.
• Rao Tingshan asked Su Qing to speak favorably of Fate Comes Pavilion to Gao Erqiang when the High Evil God arrived, and Su Qing considered how his standing would compare with Gao Erqiang's.
• Su Qing finalized plans for the Void Four Lions, combining a Golden Mane Lion, a Virtual Reality Dao Pattern, Fourth-tier runes, a Great Camphor Wood Core, and the powers of Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning.
• Su Qing bought materials at Hundred Treasures Pavilion, where Lü Wentian told him the Fourth-tier Great Camphor Wood Core was unavailable there.
• Tong Xin directed Su Qing to Sword Come Hall, the only place in Wanghai City known to have possessed the core, and the sword cultivators enthusiastically welcomed him.

Su Qing bought a Female Great Camphor Wood Core from Ji Yong'en and learned that Ye Suo held the male core he wanted. He went with Sword Come Hall’s cultivators to Langya Workshop to seek Ye Suo, while Ling Ying prepared to confront him and relied on Ye Suo to defend her.

• Su Qing asked Ji Yong'en for a Great Camphor Wood Core, and Ji Yong'en explained that the male core belonged to the exiled sword cultivator Ye Suo while he had the female core.
• Su Qing bought Ji Yong'en’s Female Great Camphor Wood Core for six thousand two hundred Spirit Stones and agreed to go with Sword Come Hall to Langya Workshop to approach Ye Suo.
• Su Qing led Ji Yong'en and the sword cultivators through Wanghai City, prompting rumors that he planned to seize Langya Workshop or abduct Ling Ying.
• Ling Ying gathered her allies inside the closed Langya Workshop and told Ye Suo that Su Qing’s arrival threatened her and the workshop.
• Ye Suo reassured Ling Ying that he would stop Su Qing from causing trouble.

Su Qing challenged Ye Suo to a sword duel over the Camphor Wood Sword, while Ling Ying tried to protect Ye Suo and steer the confrontation. Su Qing brought Tiger Egg to fight in his place, and Hei Qingtian arranged for the duel to move to the Enforcement Hall’s Duelling Platform.

• Ling Ying urged Ye Suo to spare his former Sword Come Hall brothers, but Ye Suo insisted he would fight for her and fulfill her wish.
• Su Qing called Ye Suo out of Langya Workshop and challenged him to a duel for the Camphor Wood Sword, refusing Ling Ying’s invitation to speak privately.
• Ye Suo drew his Natal Swift Wind Sword and the Camphor Wood Sword, while Ji Yong'en and the other Sword Come Hall cultivators tried to persuade him to return.
• Su Qing sent Tiger Egg, equipped with eleven magic swords, to face Ye Suo, and Ling Ying warned Ye Suo to be cautious.
• Hei Qingtian asked Su Qing and Ye Suo to move their duel to the Enforcement Hall, and both agreed to change venues.

At the Enforcement Hall, Su Qing faced Ye Suo in a sword duel, hoping Tiger Egg would learn from the strongest sword cultivator of the Far West. Su Qing revealed a Flawless Sword Heart and the Sword Momentum School, leaving the watching sword cultivators stunned as the duel continued.

• Hei Qingtian welcomed Su Qing and Ye Suo onto the Duelling Platform as cultivators from across Wanghai City gathered to watch.
• Rao Tingshan and Li Kuishan questioned why Su Qing was duelling Ye Suo, while Qing He defended Su Qing and guessed at his motives.
• Su Qing told Tiger Egg to study Ye Suo’s swordsmanship, then Ye Suo unleashed the Wind of the Void with his opening strike.
• Tiger Egg countered Ye Suo’s sword intent with four dharma swords, extinguishing the storm before it could harm Su Qing.
• Ye Suo recognized Su Qing’s Flawless Sword Heart and asked whether he followed the Sword Momentum School, prompting Sword Come Hall’s cultivators to explain its rare requirements.

Su Qing and Tiger Egg faced Ye Suo in a sword duel, where Tiger Egg's insight into the Sword Momentum School helped it advance the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Mountain Sword into a Proto Heaven-grade Combat Skill. The technique overwhelmed Ye Suo and drew attention across the cultivation world, while Ling Ying resolved to win Su Qing's aid for her ambitions.

• Ye Suo attacked Su Qing with the Swift Wind Sword and Great Spring Wood Sword, unleashing rapid sword lights that left no openings.
• Tiger Egg studied Ye Suo's Sword Intent School techniques, rejected their reliance on heaven and earth, and resolved to follow the Sword Momentum School.
• Su Qing directed Tiger Egg to unleash the Nine-Tailed Nine Swords, whose mountain-like momentum trapped Ye Suo's swords and revealed a Proto Heaven-grade Combat Skill.
• The duel's sword pressure shattered the Four Directions Xiezhi Stone Sculptures and damaged the Enforcement Hall, while Hu Gua spread reports of Su Qing's achievement across the cultivation world.
• Hei Qingtian lamented the damage and feared asking Su Qing for compensation, while Ling Ying decided to seek his help against Langya Immortal Island.

Su Qing defeated Ye Suo in a duel and won the Great Spring Wood Sword, then uncovered hidden spying runes in gifts sent to his shop. After sorting out the gifts and punishing Bear Two and Fire Egg for accepting bribes, he entered the Puppet Refining Chamber to refine the Void Four Lions.

• Su Qing stopped Ye Suo from killing himself after his sword momentum dissipated, and Ling Ying gave Su Qing the Great Spring Wood Sword before leading Ye Suo away.
• Su Qing promised Tiger Egg he would gather materials and runes to upgrade it into a Tier 4 Puppet so it could better control its Heaven-grade Combat Skill.
• Su Qing returned to his shop with Qing He and discovered that her Purple Gold Buddha contained hidden runes for spying and manipulating minds.
• Su Qing inspected the gifts and purchases of Qing He, Ge Ling, Bear Two, and Fire Egg, finding spying runes and confiscating the gifts Bear Two and Fire Egg had accepted.
• Su Qing entered the Puppet Refining Chamber with two Great Camphor Wood Cores to refine the Void Four Lions using Dao patterns.

Su Qing rejected Ling Ying's request to help seize Langya Immortal Island, even after she revealed its Immortal's Ruins and the treasures within. Ling Ying tried to sway him with her Green Fox Spirit Eyes and then disrobed, but she ended by revealing that a wisp of Ziwei Qi in her body could help her achieve Nascent Soul.

• Su Qing refined Star-Sun Dolls and concluded that he needed the Inspiration Rune to make puppets independently practice the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
• Ling Ying visited Su Qing and asked him to help her seize Langya Immortal Island, but he refused and told her to seek stronger allies.
• Ling Ying revealed that Langya Island contained Immortal's Ruins and that its inner perimeter would reopen within ten years, but Su Qing dismissed the opportunity.
• Ling Ying revealed the treasures her father had found and used her Green Fox Spirit Eyes to tempt Su Qing, but his Tier 3 Calming Talisman blocked her influence.
• Su Qing rebuked Ling Ying for trying to manipulate him, and she disrobed in an effort to persuade him to cooperate.
• Ling Ying explained that a wisp of her father's Ziwei Qi could help her achieve Nascent Soul, but the Green Fox Pill prevented her from following his path.

Su Qing accepted Ling Ying’s Ziwei Qi in exchange for helping her obtain a treasure on Langya Immortal Island, then used the spiritual object to break through to Late Foundation Establishment. He began refining the Void Four Lions, leaving his plans for Ling Ying’s island venture unresolved.

• Su Qing and Ling Ying agreed that he would help her obtain a treasure on Langya Immortal Island in exchange for the Ziwei Qi, and he swore a Dao Pact.
• Ling Ying transferred the Ziwei Qi to Su Qing, and the two spent three days together; afterward, she said Ye Suo would deliver seven or eight thousand Essence Light Stones.
• Su Qing discovered that the Ziwei Qi had helped him break through to Late Foundation Establishment, and he considered the risks of helping Ling Ying.
• Su Qing decided that the Ziwei Qi and Essence Light Stones made the bargain worthwhile, then began refining the Void Four Lions using the Camphor Wood powder.

Su Qing refined the Golden Mane Lion brothers into the Void Four Lions by giving them Suanni essence blood, elemental coatings, Virtual Reality Dao Patterns, and powerful runes. Their creation unlocked new puppet blueprints, including the Void Realm Doll, which could serve as Su Qing’s avatar for exploring other realms.

• Su Qing divided a drop of the Green Lion True King's essence blood among the four Golden Mane Lion brothers, allowing them to bear Tier 4 runes and Suanni-inspired refinement.
• Su Qing coated the brothers with Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning attributes, added Creation Coating, and implanted portions of the Virtual Reality Dao Patterns from the Formless Garment of Reality and Illusion.
• Su Qing inscribed Tier 4 Virtual Reality Runes and other runes on the brothers, turning them into Suanni-like long-range fighters equipped with the Four Rings of Wind and Thunder.
• Su Qing activated the completed Void Four Lions and noticed that a Gate of Reality and Illusion appeared between them, wondering whether it could trap enemies.
• Su Qing's system unlocked three puppet blueprints, including the Void Realm Doll, which could carry his divine consciousness into other realms but could not be used within Tianyuan Realm.
• Su Qing considered using the Void Realm Doll to explore small realms left behind by fallen Deity Transformation Cultivators.