Chapter Summaries

Hao Shuai arrived in the Zhu Xian World seeking a new cultivation base for Zhao Min and the other women, but he had not yet decided how to secure it. He refined the Nine Elders Immortal Capital Seal and considered stealing other sect treasures before admitting he lacked the nerve.

• Hao Shuai surveyed the Zhu Xian World and judged it a suitable base because it lacked the underworld and Heavenly Court deities found in other worlds.
• Hao Shuai worried that force or nuclear weapons would make the world unsafe, then chose to refine the Nine Elders Immortal Capital Seal.
• Hao Shuai used his Divine Thought to refine the seal, which entered his Upper Dantian Sea of Consciousness and was nourished by his magical power.
• Hao Shuai tested the seal's ability to repel evil spirits, attack, and strengthen talismans.
• Hao Shuai thought about taking heirloom treasures from the Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master Mansion and other sects in the Zombie World, but admitted he would not dare.

Hao Shuai confirmed that he had arrived near Qingyun Mountain before the events of the story and settled in Grass Temple Village. He stopped Lin Jingyu from choking Zhang Xiaofan and finally encountered Puzhi at the ruined temple.

• Hao Shuai learned that he was near Heyang City, then traveled to Grass Temple Village and realized the story had not yet begun.
• Hao Shuai saw Lin Jingyu chasing Zhang Xiaofan into the ruined grass temple, where Lin Jingyu grabbed Zhang Xiaofan by the throat.
• Hao Shuai pulled Lin Jingyu away and ordered him to help Zhang Xiaofan up and apologize.
• Hao Shuai noticed the old monk Puzhi and his unusual string of prayer beads, then greeted him with excitement.

Hao Shuai prepared to infiltrate Qingyun Sect by settling in Grass Temple Village and making the villagers believe he had always lived there. When Puzhi arrived, he recognized Hao Shuai as a rare cultivation prodigy and tried to recruit him for Tian Yin Temple, but Hao Shuai refused.

• Hao Shuai decided to join Qingyun Sect and eventually rise to become its leader rather than challenge the Zhu Xian Sword Formation directly.
• Hao Shuai used a magic array to give the villagers dreams that established his invented past as a clever orphan raised in Grass Temple Village.
• After waiting more than a month, Hao Shuai saw Puzhi arrive in the village.
• Puzhi recognized Hao Shuai's Innate Dao Body and, after learning he had no family, asked him to practice Buddhism at Tian Yin Temple.
• Hao Shuai refused, and Lin Jingyu led the children away from Puzhi, who decided to proceed cautiously.

Puzhi rescued Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu from Cang Song, who had abducted them to get the Blood Devouring Pearl. After Cang Song poisoned Puzhi with a Seven-tailed Centipede and the two clashed with powerful techniques, the temple was destroyed, and Puzhi caught the children while badly weakened.

• Cang Song swept Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu away in black mist, but Puzhi intercepted him and brought both children back to the temple.
• Puzhi was bitten by the Seven-tailed Centipede hidden on Hao Shuai, and Cang Song admitted he had come for the Blood Devouring Pearl.
• Cang Song attacked Puzhi, who defended Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu despite being poisoned.
• Cang Song used the Divine Sword Thunder Control True Spell, and Puzhi countered with his shattered jade prayer beads to form a golden Buddha character.
• The clash destroyed the thatched temple and hurled Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu into the air, but Puzhi caught them.

Hao Shuai watched the gravely wounded Puzhi decide whom to entrust with Tian Yin Temple’s Great Brahma Prajna. Puzhi taught the incantation to Zhang Xiaofan, leaving Hao Shuai relieved that he had not been chosen.

• Puzhi carried Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu to a clean spot, then collapsed from his wounds as Zhang Xiaofan appeared nearby.
• Puzhi took the Ghost Doctor’s Three-Day Death Pill and struggled with his thoughts while Hao Shuai watched.
• Puzhi decided not to teach Hao Shuai and instead called Zhang Xiaofan over, asking why he had come to the remote temple.
• Zhang Xiaofan explained that he had brought Puzhi food, and Puzhi chose to pass on Tian Yin Temple’s Great Brahma Prajna to him.
• Puzhi repeatedly warned Zhang Xiaofan to be careful and taught him the incantation, which Zhang Xiaofan took three hours to memorize.

Puzhi, corrupted by the Bloodthirsty Pearl, massacred Grass Temple Village while Hao Shuai secretly protected the real villagers and recorded the crime. The next morning, Hao Shuai, Zhang Xiaofan, and Lin Jingyu found the slaughter, and Qingyun Sect disciples arrived to take the surviving children away.

• After Zhang Xiaofan accepted Puzhi as his master, Puzhi knocked him unconscious and resolved to kill Grass Temple Village so Qingyun Sect would take in the three children.
• Hao Shuai removed the Bloodthirsty Pearl from Zhang Xiaofan, recorded Puzhi, and secretly moved the villagers to the Great Tang World, leaving clones behind.
• Puzhi slaughtered the people left in Grass Temple Village, and Hao Shuai vowed to expose him with the footage.
• The next morning, Hao Shuai woke Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu, and the three headed back toward the village.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu saw the bodies and fainted, while Hao Shuai pretended to faint as Qingyun Sect disciples arrived and found them.

After waking in Qingyun Sect, Hao Shuai and the grieving Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu were escorted to Jade Purity Hall to meet the sect’s masters. Their journey ended when a huge creature burst from the pool before the hall, revealing itself as the Water Kirin.

• Hao Shuai woke beside Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu in a Qingyun Sect room and waited in the courtyard for someone to arrive.
• Lin Jingyu asked about their village, and Hao Shuai confirmed its fate as Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu mourned.
• A young Daoist came to escort the three to meet Qingyun Sect’s masters and led them across the sect’s grand plaza and Rainbow Bridge.
• The group reached Jade Purity Hall and saw a huge figure leap from the pool in front of it.
• The young Daoist formed a taiji sigil to shield them from the spray, and Hao Shuai recognized the creature as the Water Kirin.

Hao Shuai reached Qingyun Sect with Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu, where the Water Kirin recognized his Qilin blood and followed him into Jade Purity Hall. Dao Xuan discovered Hao Shuai’s extraordinary cultivation aptitude, but turned the gathering to questions about the Grass Temple Village massacre.

• The Water Kirin mistook Hao Shuai for a fellow Qilin and eagerly followed him from Rainbow Bridge.
• Chang Jian led Hao Shuai, Zhang Xiaofan, and Lin Jingyu into Jade Purity Hall, where they met Dao Xuan and the other peak masters.
• The Water Kirin entered the hall and settled beside Hao Shuai, ignoring Dao Xuan and the others.
• Dao Xuan examined Hao Shuai and exclaimed that he had an Innate Dao Body and unobstructed meridians, prompting the peak masters to vie for him.
• Hao Shuai, Lin Jingyu, and Zhang Xiaofan asked Dao Xuan to seek justice for the Grass Temple Village massacre.
• Dao Xuan promised the Qingyun Sect would investigate and said he needed to question the three boys about what had happened.

Hao Shuai and the other two survivors told Qingyun Sect how they had been found after Grass Temple Village was massacred, and Hao Shuai hinted that a monk had visited the village. The sect leaders decided to take in the orphans, but Tian Buyi's warning led Shui Yue to abandon the idea of bringing Hao Shuai to Small Bamboo Peak.

• Hao Shuai said he had woken in the wilderness with Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan and had no knowledge of the massacre.
• Hao Shuai mentioned that a monk had visited the village, prompting Dao Xuan to suspect Puzhi and quietly plan an investigation.
• Song Daren reported that all 248 villagers had died except Hao Shuai, Lin Jingyu, and Zhang Xiaofan.
• Cang Song and Dao Xuan proposed taking in the three survivors as Qingyun Sect disciples.
• Shui Yue considered taking Hao Shuai to Small Bamboo Peak, but Tian Buyi warned that housing a grown man there could be inconvenient, so she reconsidered.

Tian Buyi and the other Qingyun Sect peak leaders fought over who would take Hao Shuai as a disciple, turning the hall into a near-brawl. Dao Xuan stopped them and sent the disciples away before reprimanding the leaders.

• Tian Buyi asked Dao Xuan to assign Hao Shuai and Lin Jingyu to Great Bamboo Peak, citing his few disciples.
• Shang Zhengliang claimed Hao Shuai was the excellent disciple his divination had foretold, while Taoist Tian Yun mocked his excuse.
• Cang Song insulted Tian Buyi's teaching ability, and Tian Buyi challenged him to fight over Hao Shuai.
• The other peak leaders objected to Tian Buyi and Cang Song excluding them, and several prepared to draw their immortal swords.
• Dao Xuan silenced the hall, sent the frightened disciples away, and scolded the six peak leaders for their behavior.

Dao Xuan let Hao Shuai choose which peak to join, and Hao Shuai insisted on taking Dao Xuan as his master so he could grow stronger and avenge Grass Temple Village. Dao Xuan accepted him as a disciple, keeping Hao Shuai on Qingyun Mountain.

• Dao Xuan scolded the other six peak leaders for arguing in front of the children, then let Hao Shuai choose his own master.
• Hao Shuai chose Dao Xuan, explaining that he wanted to learn from Qingyun Sect's strongest cultivator and avenge Grass Temple Village.
• Hao Shuai told Dao Xuan that Puzhi had invited him to join Tian Yin Temple, but he had refused because of a promise to continue his family line.
• The peak leaders urged Dao Xuan to accept Hao Shuai so Qingyun Sect would not lose his talent to Tian Yin Temple.
• Cang Song prompted Hao Shuai to pay his respects, and Hao Shuai bowed to Dao Xuan, who accepted him as his disciple.

Hao Shuai watched Lin Jingyu join Cang Song and Zhang Xiaofan get assigned to Tian Buyi, then settled in as Dao Xuan’s disciple on Tongtian Peak. After his formal apprenticeship ceremony, Hao Shuai began learning Qingyun Sect’s rules and cultivation basics.

• Cang Song asked Dao Xuan to take Lin Jingyu as his disciple, and Dao Xuan agreed; he assigned Zhang Xiaofan to Tian Buyi.
• Hao Shuai left Jade Purity Hall with Dao Xuan, chose a private courtyard on Tongtian Peak, and secretly went to the Great Tang World after dinner.
• Hao Shuai completed his apprenticeship ceremony before Dao Xuan and learned that Xiao Yicai was his absent eldest senior brother.
• Chang Jian took Hao Shuai aside and began explaining Qingyun Sect’s rules and precepts.

Hao Shuai studied the Zhu Xian World and began learning the Qingyun Sect’s Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao. After Chang Jian taught him its first three levels, Hao Shuai absorbed Spiritual Energy on his first attempt, astonishing his senior brother.

• Hao Shuai read Chang Jian’s books and concluded that the Zhu Xian World had a small, poorly developed cultivation community despite its powerful treasures and creatures.
• Chang Jian began teaching Hao Shuai the Qingyun Sect’s Daoist arts after Hao Shuai swore not to reveal them outside the sect.
• Chang Jian explained the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao’s realms and, with Dao Xuan’s approval, taught Hao Shuai its first three levels.
• Hao Shuai immediately sensed and absorbed Spiritual Energy as he began cultivating, leaving Chang Jian amazed.

Hao Shuai’s extraordinary progress in Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao made him famous across Qingyun Mountain, while he secretly tested flying a sword and considered how Qingyun’s cultivation differed from the Maoshan Sect’s. He decided to wait before revealing his latest breakthrough, hoping to avoid Dao Xuan’s suspicion until he could arrange a trip down the mountain.

• Chang Jian watched Hao Shuai sense Spiritual Energy and begin cultivating in under a minute, then left in dismay at the contrast with his own progress.
• After Hao Shuai reached the peak of the third level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao, Dao Xuan verified his progress and personally supervised his cultivation in the Secret Chamber.
• Word spread through Qingyun Sect that Hao Shuai had reached the third level in a day and a night, and his reputation as a genius resounded across Qingyun Mountain.
• Hao Shuai secretly tested the Object Manipulation technique in the woods behind Tongtian Peak and successfully flew on the Haoran Sword.
• Hao Shuai concluded that the Haoran Sword could not withstand his full power and planned to use a future trip down the mountain to retrieve treasures and bring the Fire Kirin back to Qingyun Sect.
• Hao Shuai chose not to tell Dao Xuan that he had reached the fourth level, fearing that the rapid breakthrough would make Dao Xuan question his origins.

Hao Shuai advanced his cultivation, received the rest of the Jade Purity Realm formulas from Dao Xuan, and traveled with Chang Jian to Dragon Head Peak to visit Jing Yu and Xiao Fan. There, he and Chang Jian met Senior Brother Qi and his group.

• Hao Shuai cultivated the Great Brahma Prajna for a month to strengthen his body, then broke through to the fourth level of the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao.
• Dao Xuan gave Hao Shuai every Jade Purity Realm formula and warned him not to rush his cultivation.
• Hao Shuai asked Dao Xuan to visit Jing Yu and Xiao Fan, and Dao Xuan arranged for Chang Jian to take him to Dragon Head Peak.
• Chang Jian flew Hao Shuai to Dragon Head Peak, where a man in white greeted them and Chang Jian recognized him as Senior Brother Qi.

Hao Shuai visited Dragon Head Peak, met Qi Hao, and resolved to help Zhang Xiaofan win Tian Ling’er. After catching up with Lin Jingyu, Hao Shuai led him into the back mountain and knocked him unconscious.

• Chang Jian introduced Hao Shuai to Qi Hao, and they exchanged polite greetings at Dragon Head Peak.
• Hao Shuai realized Qi Hao was decades older than Tian Ling’er and decided to help Zhang Xiaofan win her heart.
• Hao Shuai told Qi Hao he had come to visit Lin Jingyu, and Qi Hao arranged for Lin Jingyu to meet him.
• Hao Shuai accepted Qi Hao’s invitation to lunch and asked Lin Jingyu to show him around Dragon Head Peak.
• Hao Shuai walked with Lin Jingyu into a secluded part of the back mountain and knocked him unconscious.

Hao Shuai finished secretly strengthening Lin Jingyu and joined Qi Hao and Dragon Head Peak’s disciples for a welcoming meal. When the disciples began taking turns toasting him, he recognized their plan to get him drunk and wondered how to respond while maintaining his standing in Qingyun Sect.

• Hao Shuai told Lin Jingyu that he had dozed off, concealing that he had spent an hour refining Lin Jingyu’s meridians and bones at great cost to himself.
• Lin Jingyu showed Hao Shuai around Dragon Head Peak until noon, then brought him to the crowded dining hall.
• Qi Hao apologized for the gathering and led Hao Shuai to the seat of honor, where Chang Jian was waiting.
• A Dragon Head Peak disciple toasted Hao Shuai, who pretended to drink while sending the wine into his pocket dimension.
• Another disciple offered Hao Shuai a toast, and Hao Shuai realized the group was trying to get him drunk without giving him an easy way to refuse.

After Hao Shuai drank more than a hundred Dragon Head Peak disciples under the table, rumors spread that he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. He reached Great Bamboo Peak and met Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the other disciples, where he planned to spend the night and talk with Zhang Xiaofan.

• Hao Shuai single-handedly drank over a hundred Dragon Head Peak disciples unconscious during lunch, while Lin Jingyu and Qi Hao were the only ones left to see him off.
• Hao Shuai departed for Great Bamboo Peak with Chang Jian and asked him to return the next morning because he wanted to speak privately with Zhang Xiaofan.
• Song Daren greeted Hao Shuai and led him to Shou Jing Hall, where Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the Great Bamboo Peak disciples had gathered.
• Hao Shuai paid his respects to Tian Buyi and Su Ru as Song Daren prepared to introduce him to the other disciples.

Hao Shuai visited Great Bamboo Peak, where the disciples reacted to his rapid cultivation and he told them about Qi Hao’s strength. He left Tian Ling’er wondering whether Qi Hao was as old as Song Daren, who was over a hundred.

• Hao Shuai met the Great Bamboo Peak disciples and saw their curiosity about his reputation for reaching the Third Layer of Yuqing in three days.
• Hao Shuai asked Tian Buyi for permission to visit Zhang Xiaofan and stay the night, and Tian Buyi welcomed him as a guest.
• After Tian Buyi and Su Ru left, Du Bishu, Lu Daxin, and Song Daren asked Hao Shuai about his cultivation, and he modestly credited his master.
• Hao Shuai told the disciples that Qi Hao was exceptionally strong and had been runner-up in the previous Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament.
• Tian Ling’er asked whether Qi Hao was as old as Song Daren, prompting Song Daren’s age of over a hundred to be mentioned.

Hao Shuai left Zhang Xiaofan asleep in the bamboo forest and found the Soul-Capturing Rod in a secluded valley on Great Bamboo Peak. As he tried to approach it, a gray monkey attacked him with pinecones, and Hao Shuai prepared to teach it a lesson.

• Hao Shuai and Zhang Xiaofan walked through the Black Knot Bamboo forest, where Hao Shuai put Zhang Xiaofan to sleep.
• Hao Shuai flew deeper into Great Bamboo Peak and found a secluded valley with a black rod standing in a pool.
• Hao Shuai recognized the rod as the Soul-Capturing Rod and moved toward it.
• A gray monkey hurled pinecones at Hao Shuai, who grew angry and decided to retaliate.