Chapter Summaries

Zhang Han returned to the moment of his fateful race against Liu Feng at Wolf Mountain after spending five hundred years cultivating in another world and dying during tribulation. He accepted Liu Feng’s challenge for the Ferrari, then realized the race organizers were plotting against him as the start approached.

• Liu Feng mocked Zhang Han before their race, while a little girl and a bespectacled fat man stood beside Zhang Han’s Mustang.
• Zhang Han recognized the 2009 Wolf Mountain race and remembered his family’s downfall, his injuries, and his five centuries of cultivation before returning to the past.
• Liu Feng vowed to drive Zhang Han out of Shangjing, but Zhang Han initially refused to race until Liu Feng offered his Ferrari as the prize.
• Liu Feng had screens and remote-controlled aircraft set up to broadcast the race, then exchanged a knowing glance with the fat man.
• The little girl called Zhang Han Daddy and urged him to win, and Zhang Han got into the Mustang as the race was about to start.
• Zhang Han realized Liu Feng and the fat man were working together to harm him, but he remained confident despite having no cultivation.

Zhang Han won a dangerous Wolf Mountain race despite his Mustang’s failed brakes, then discovered a little girl called Little Princess was being presented as his daughter. He left with her and Liu Feng’s Ferrari, while Liu Feng demanded a rematch in a month.

• Zhang Han recognized that Dong Hu had sabotaged the Mustang’s brakes, but chose not to slow down as the cars approached the Nine Bends and Eighteen Turns.
• Zhang Han sped through the difficult bends using precise drifts and full-speed spins, setting a record as Liu Feng fell far behind.
• Dong Hu brought the crying Little Princess to Zhang Han, who held her as she fell asleep and questioned why she called him Daddy.
• Liu Feng challenged Zhang Han to race again in a month, then handed over his Ferrari keys after losing the race.
• Zhang Han put Little Princess in the Ferrari, drove away, and watched the departing crowd in the rearview mirror.

Zhang Han discovered that the little girl in his care was his daughter and began bonding with her, despite his initial disappointment that she could not inherit his cultivation legacy. He renamed her Zhang Yumeng, but she still preferred the name Ziyan had given her, Emily.

• After Liu Feng left, Zhang Han found a Thunder Sun Tree seed hidden in his ear and planned to plant it so he could resume cultivating.
• Zhang Han’s memories returned, revealing that the little girl was his daughter, born to the celebrity Ziyan after their encounter five years earlier.
• Zhang Han prepared milk for the hungry girl, and her kiss and affection stirred warmth in him.
• The girl told Zhang Han that Ziyan had named her Emily, and he proposed changing her name to Zhang Yumeng, with Mengmeng as her nickname.
• When the girl said she still liked Emily because her mother had chosen it, Zhang Han first refused, then softened as she grew tearful.

Zhang Han took his daughter Mengmeng out of their shabby home to improve their lives and help her become braver. After a haircut and a shopping trip, he checked into a luxury hotel, where Mengmeng guarded him from a flirtatious receptionist.

• Zhang Han persuaded Little Princess to accept the name Zhang Yumeng, nicknamed Mengmeng, then packed their belongings and took her out to enjoy life.
• Zhang Han got a haircut and encouraged Mengmeng to be braver, but she only shouted at the mall crowd after he promised her ice cream.
• Zhang Han bought new clothes and drove Mengmeng in a Ferrari to the Lingyue five-star hotel, spending 2,800 yuan on a luxury suite despite having little money left.
• Mengmeng hugged Zhang Han and warned the receptionist not to stand so close to her father, then Zhang Han took her to dinner and ordered her a well-done steak.

Zhang Han sold his Ferrari and told Mengmeng a bedtime story about his past as Immortal Lord Hanyang. He decided to take Mengmeng to Hong Kong and booked a flight after his sister Zhang Li sent him money.

• Zhang Han listed his Ferrari 488 for two million, and a used-car website manager inspected it and arranged to complete the sale the next morning.
• Zhang Han told Mengmeng the story of Immortal Lord Hanyang, describing his rise to power and revealing that he was the legendary figure, but Mengmeng fell asleep before hearing the reveal.
• After tucking Mengmeng in, Zhang Han chose Hong Kong as a place to plant the Thunder Sun Tree and travel with his daughter.
• Zhang Han booked a flight to Hong Kong, then received five thousand yuan from Zhang Li and called to thank her.

Zhang Han prepared to leave Shangjing for Hong Kong with his daughter, Mengmeng, while reconnecting with his sister Zhang Li. In Hong Kong, Ziyan struggled to restart her entertainment career and considered her options as Zhang Han traveled toward the city.

• Zhang Han told Zhang Li he was moving to Hong Kong with his daughter, and Zhang Li excitedly met Mengmeng over a video call.
• Zhang Han comforted Mengmeng after she woke from a nightmare, then answered her questions and prepared milk for her.
• Zhang Han sold his car, kept the bank card with two million yuan, and took Mengmeng to Capital International Airport for their evening flight.
• In Hong Kong, Ziyan worried that her company would not give her acting work soon, while Zhou Fei suggested she discuss releasing an album.

Ziyan misinterpreted Mengmeng’s brief phone call and rushed toward Shangjing to bring her home, while Zhang Han arrived in Hong Kong with Mengmeng and reunited with Zhang Li. After planning how to develop a mountain for Mengmeng, Zhang Han realized the Thunder Sun Tree had only three chances to transform its territory.

• Ziyan called Zhang Han and spoke with Mengmeng, who said she was enjoying life with her father and hung up as their plane prepared to take off.
• Ziyan decided to cancel her plans and fly to Shangjing with Zhou Fei, unaware that Zhang Han and Mengmeng were traveling to Hong Kong.
• Zhang Han arrived at Hong Kong International Airport and reunited with Zhang Li, who met him and Mengmeng there.
• Zhang Han and Zhang Li ate noodles, then checked into a presidential suite at the Fuji Hotel, where Zhang Han explained how he had obtained his money.
• Zhang Han planned areas for livestock, crops, housing, pets, recreation, and scenery on the mountain, then realized the Thunder Sun Tree had only three chances to transform its territory.

Zhang Han planned how to use the Thunder Sun Tree’s limited energy and selected seven possible mountains near the sea for his territory. After Ziyan confronted him about taking Mengmeng to Hong Kong, he took Mengmeng and Zhang Li to Hong Kong Disneyland, where Mengmeng enjoyed the attractions and a Lion King show.

• Zhang Han set aside several territory projects, prioritized planting and poultry areas, and shortlisted seven coastal mountains in Hong Kong.
• Ziyan called Zhang Han after learning he had taken Mengmeng to Hong Kong, scolded him for not telling her, and decided to rest in Shangjing before returning the next day.
• Zhang Han comforted Mengmeng after she wet the bed and promised to take her to Disneyland with Zhang Li.
• Zhang Li reminded Zhang Han to bring Mengmeng a jacket, and the three went to Hong Kong Disneyland.
• Zhang Han and Zhang Li took Mengmeng around the park, skipping rides she was too small for before attending the Lion King celebration show in Adventureland.

Zhang Han took Mengmeng around Disneyland with Zhang Li, then discovered that this world’s entertainment history differed from the one he remembered. That night, Ziyan arrived at the hotel to take Mengmeng, and she and Zhang Han argued over their daughter’s name and his absence from her life.

• Zhang Han encouraged Mengmeng to tease the Lion King performer, then took her through Disneyland’s attractions and watched the fireworks with her.
• Zhang Li told Zhang Han she was going to work at a bar; he accepted but warned her to stay safe, and she urged him to stop spending so extravagantly.
• After Mengmeng went to sleep, Zhang Han searched for John Cusack and other familiar celebrities, discovered that many did not exist in this world, and reflected that his rebirth had changed its course.
• Ziyan arrived at Zhang Han’s hotel room to pick up Mengmeng, and Zhang Han corrected her when she called their daughter Emily, insisting on the name Zhang Yumeng.
• Ziyan confronted Zhang Han for renaming their daughter without telling her and for failing to care for her or Mengmeng; Zhang Han acknowledged her complaints and offered her water.

Ziyan came to take Mengmeng home after five days with Zhang Han, but Mengmeng cried and pleaded to stay with her father. Zhang Han promised to build a paradise for her and said he would pick her up when it was ready, while Ziyan and Mengmeng drove away.

• Zhang Han and Ziyan exchanged awkward remarks before Ziyan went to wake Mengmeng and take her home.
• Mengmeng was happy to see Ziyan but began crying when she learned Zhang Han would not go with them.
• Zhang Han comforted Mengmeng by promising to build a paradise with pets and fun places, then saw her off with Ziyan.
• Zhang Han corrected Mengmeng's pronunciation of “Daddy,” and Ziyan joked with her about calling him “Stinky Poopy.”
• On the drive, Mengmeng defended Zhang Han from Zhou Fei and said her name was Zhang Yumeng.

Zhang Han searched Hong Kong’s seven candidate mountains for a treasure land and discovered Spirit Water in a cave on New Moon Mountain. After nearly fainting from blood loss, he returned to his long-unused home in Milan Community, planning to investigate the mountain before claiming it.

• Zhang Han studied the seven mountain locations and set out to find a place where the Thunder Sun Tree could help him begin cultivation.
• Zhang Han searched Scorpio Ridge, Xiongya Mountain, and the other selected sites, but found no treasure land and grew weak from blood loss.
• Zhang Han activated the Treasure Sniffing Nose on New Moon Mountain and detected a pool of Spirit Water, then fainted from excessive blood loss.
• A stray dog with a broken hind leg dragged Zhang Han away from where he had collapsed, and he woke up and petted it.
• Zhang Han decided to investigate the details of New Moon Mountain before claiming it and drove to his home in Milan Community.
• The property management staff returned Zhang Han’s key and told him they had arranged regular cleaning while he was away.

Ziyan returned to Imperial Dynasty Entertainment to prepare an album, but Mei Qi and Li Cheng schemed to deny her good songs while Xu Ruoyu mocked her comeback. After hours of searching through the company’s music library, Ziyan decided to release her album on September 15, the same day as Xu Ruoyu’s.

• Zhang Han surveyed his cleaned apartment, then fell asleep on the sofa from exhaustion.
• Mei Qi offered Ziyan only two supposed high-quality songs, and Ziyan refused Li Cheng’s offer to intervene on her behalf.
• Mei Qi and Li Cheng planned to give Ziyan poor songs and make her struggle, while Xu Ruoyu claimed that Mei Qi had given her eight premium songs.
• Ziyan and Zhou Fei listened to the two songs and more than a hundred tracks, finding only five mediocre options.
• Ziyan told Zhou Fei they would release her album on September 15, the same day Xu Ruoyu planned to release hers.

Zhang Han sought to lease New Moon Mountain so he could plant things there, while replenishing his blood in preparation for planting the Thunder Sun Tree. Ziyan and Zhou Fei continued searching through Imperial Dynasty Entertainment’s song library, and Zhang Han was left waiting for Liu Meng’s answer about the mountain.

• Ziyan returned home with Mengmeng, who said she missed Zhang Han, and Ziyan decided she should limit how often Mengmeng saw him.
• After eating foods to replenish his blood, Zhang Han visited Zhang Li and asked for help leasing New Moon Mountain; Li Anna contacted Liu Meng for him.
• Zhang Han met Liu Meng, who agreed to ask about a lease and promised to give him a definite answer that evening.
• Zhang Han bought blood-tonifying foods and herbs and planned to rest and recover before planting the Thunder Sun Tree.
• Ziyan and Zhou Fei spent the day sorting through songs and selected only thirty that seemed worth considering.

Zhang Han agreed to lease New Moon Mountain despite its strict restrictions, then decided to sell his apartment to raise the money. After listing it far below its market value, he attracted a rush of real estate agencies and left the sale to whoever could complete it fastest.

• Liu Meng told Zhang Han he could lease New Moon Mountain for ten million a year, with a two-million fee for arranging the deal, and Zhang Han accepted the terms.
• Zhang Han refused to sign the next day because he lacked the money and decided to sell his apartment to fund the lease.
• Zhang Han listed his furnished apartment for eighteen million, and real estate agents flooded him with calls before he turned off his phone.
• Ziyan failed to reach Zhang Han, and Mengmeng cried until Ziyan reassured her that her daddy was busy building her promised paradise.
• More than a dozen groups of agents viewed Zhang Han's apartment, and Zhang Han told them he would sell to whoever completed the transaction first.

After leasing New Moon Mountain, Zhang Han searched for a nearby place to live with Mengmeng and found a restaurant he could renovate. He took over the storefront and told a renovation company to rebuild its first floor from scratch.

• Manager Ma waited outside Zhang Han's room all night, then took him to a sauna before helping him complete the mountain lease paperwork.
• Zhang Han received eighteen million, transferred two million to Liu Meng, and drove around New Moon Mountain to plan its development.
• Zhang Han asked Manager Ma to find him a place to rent near New Moon Mountain, then decided a storefront would better suit his plans to cook for Mengmeng.
• Zhang Han chose a two-story restaurant on Liming Road, inspected it with Manager Ma, and signed a transfer contract with the elderly owners.
• Zhang Han asked Manager Ma to contact a renovation company and told Zhao Kai to demolish and rebuild the first floor while renovating the second floor within its existing layout.

Zhang Han hired Zhao Kai to renovate his restaurant and spent lavishly on materials, furniture, and a grand piano. The renovation was set to be completed within a week, while Zhang Han stayed at a hotel.

• Zhang Han chose a full-package renovation and described a homey layout for the restaurant, including a kitchen, piano stage, dining area, and jade lotus television wall.
• Zhang Han paid Zhao Kai 300,000 yuan to finish the work in one week, then raised the labor fee to 500,000 yuan when his elaborate design threatened the deadline.
• Zhang Han and Zhao Kai bought high-end tiles, construction materials, and furniture, leaving only three small tables and six chairs for restaurant customers.
• Zhang Han ordered a Steinway Model O grand piano for 1.1 million yuan and handed the restaurant keys to Zhao Kai.
• Zhang Han found a hotel to stay in while Zhao Kai prepared to begin the renovation.

Zhang Han stayed at a hotel while missing Mengmeng, and Mengmeng cried because she missed him. After Ziyan promised to take her to Disneyland, Mengmeng invited Zhang Han along, and he agreed to take them to a different amusement park.

• Zhang Han checked into a standard room after realizing his renovation and rental costs had left him short on money, then arranged with Liu Meng to sign the contract the next morning.
• Ziyan and Zhou Fei returned home after listening to hundreds of poor songs and decided to release Ziyan's album on the fifteenth despite Xu Ruoyu's stronger material.
• Mengmeng cried that she missed Zhang Han, so Ziyan comforted her and promised to take her to Disneyland the day after tomorrow.
• Mengmeng told Zhou Fei that Zhang Han had forbidden her from kissing anyone besides her parents, then asked Ziyan to call him.
• Zhang Han told Mengmeng he would visit in a week, agreed to her invitation to go out with her and Ziyan, and said they would visit a different amusement park instead of Disneyland.

Zhang Han secured the one-year lease for New Moon Mountain after humiliating Director Wang Qishan, then watched the restaurant renovation progress. At three in the morning, he planted the Thunder Sun Tree on the mountain, where it spread its roots across the land and grew into a towering tree.

• Ziyan wondered whether the outing planned with Zhang Han and Mengmeng counted as a family trip, while Mengmeng eagerly looked forward to it.
• Zhang Han chose a renovation design for the restaurant and went with Liu Meng to sign the New Moon Mountain lease.
• Wang Qishan delayed Zhang Han, but Zhang Han exposed the underwear on the floor and left with the stamped contract.
• Zhang Han inspected the restaurant renovation, where workers labored through the night.
• Zhang Han planted the Thunder Sun Tree in New Moon Mountain, and it spread across the mountain before rising into a giant tree.

Zhang Han used the Thunder Sun Tree and Pure Yang Water to reshape New Moon Mountain into a protected territory with planting, livestock, and pet areas. After setting up its facilities and plants, he began transforming the mountain’s soil into Spirit Soil.

• The Thunder Sun Tree absorbed the Spirit Water beneath New Moon Mountain and produced Pure Yang Water as Zhang Han raised the terrain and enclosed the mountain with cliffs and dense trees.
• Zhang Han cleared the summit’s central space, divided the rear mountain into planting, livestock, and pet areas, and planted Fragrant Grass throughout the territory.
• Zhang Han placed the Yuanqing Tree and Heaven Fragrance Wood on the mountain, then laid out farmland, an orchard reserve, vegetable plots, ponds, and livestock enclosures.
• Zhang Han used uprooted trees to build shelters for the livestock, cats, and dogs, then covered the structures with leaves.
• The Thunder Sun Tree absorbed more Spirit Water and spread its energy across New Moon Mountain, turning the soil into Spirit Soil and bringing Fragrant Grass up across the surrounding areas.

Zhang Han used the Thunder Sun Tree’s remaining energy to open his meridians and reach the Qi Refining Stage, then appointed the Iron Clad Gold Earth Dog as steward of his territory. He began rewarding the dog with Pure Yang Water as the tree’s energy ran out.

• Zhang Han finished transforming the territory’s flowers and planted Meatball Grass in the poultry and pet areas.
• Zhang Han chose to cultivate the Treasure Seeking Art and used the Thunder Sun Tree’s energy to open his meridians and refine Spiritual Power.
• Ziyan and Zhou Fei discussed going to Ocean Park with Mengmeng and Zhang Han, while Ziyan questioned her feelings about Zhang Han.
• Zhang Han spent the day cultivating beneath the Thunder Sun Tree and reached the Qi Refining Stage.
• Zhang Han made the Iron Clad Gold Earth Dog the steward of his territory and sent Pure Yang Water into it as a reward.