Chapter Summaries

Qin Yuan confirmed that Zhang Xiaohou was alive but kept the news from He Yu because Zhang Xiaohou was pretending to have amnesia on a mission. The group continued toward Hua Village, where Su Xiaoluo gathered herbs and learned that the amnesiac outsider Fu Da had awakened.

• Qin Yuan defeated the Great Corpse General, while Jia Xi kept repeating, “Why abandon?”
• Asharuiya inferred that Zhang Xiaohou might still be alive, and Qin Yuan confirmed it after making her admit she had lost their earlier bet.
• Qin Yuan explained that Zhang Xiaohou was pretending to have amnesia for a mission, so the group set out for Hua Village without telling He Yu the truth.
• Qin Yuan summoned a beast to carry the group, and they reached Hua Village as heavy rain filled the area with corpse poison.
• Su Xiaoluo gathered medicinal herbs with the village chief, Xie Sang, and others, declined a marriage proposal, and heard that Fu Da had awakened with amnesia.

Su Xiaoluo and the villagers encountered a powerful Green Ghost Leopard while gathering medicine in the forest, and the group’s attempts to escape turned into a string of betrayals. After the village chief and Aunt Xie abandoned others to save themselves, Su Xiaoluo was left alone in the leopard’s path.

• Su Xiaoluo gathered medicine with Aunt Hua, Xie Sang, and the villagers until she spotted a Green Ghost Leopard attacking Aunt Hua.
• Xie Sang recognized the General Grade Demon as too powerful to fight and used Raging Waves—Expulsion to trap the villagers with it before fleeing.
• Su Xiaoluo urged the survivors to split up, and the leopard killed a villager as Su Xiaoluo and Aunt Xie escaped in different directions from the others.
• Aunt Xie slipped down a rain-soaked slope and sprained her ankle, so Su Xiaoluo helped her continue through the forest.
• When the Green Ghost Leopard caught up, Aunt Xie shoved Su Xiaoluo into the bushes and ran away, leaving Su Xiaoluo alone.

Qin Yuan saved Su Xiaoluo from a Green Ghost Leopard and learned that she was from Hua Village. She recognized Zhang Xiaohou, revealed that he had survived but lost his memory and was now called Fu Da, and led Qin Yuan and his companions toward the village.

• Qin Yuan arrived too late to save Aunt Xie but killed the Green Ghost Leopard and pulled Su Xiaoluo to safety.
• Qin Yuan used Instant Movement to take Su Xiaoluo out of the forest, where she met Mo Fan, He Yu, and the others.
• Su Xiaoluo recognized He Yu and identified Zhang Xiaohou from a photo Mo Fan showed her.
• Su Xiaoluo told them that a Hua Village villager had saved Zhang Xiaohou, who had amnesia and was now called Fu Da.
• Qin Yuan asked Su Xiaoluo to guide them to Hua Village, then offered to teleport everyone along the way.
• Su Xiaoluo grabbed Qin Yuan's arm, making Asharuiya visibly displeased.

Qin Yuan used repeated Instant Movements to take Su Xiaoluo and the others toward Hua Village. At the village entrance, Xie Sang subdued an undead creature and claimed that Su Xiaoluo and the others had died after encountering a Green Ghost Leopard.

• Asharuiya grabbed Qin Yuan's arm, and Qin Yuan began using repeated Instant Movements to carry the group toward Hua Village.
• An undead attacked the villagers at Hua Village, and Hong Jun blasted it with Fire Seeds but failed to stop it from reaching them.
• Xie Sang arrived and used Intermediate Water Magic to wash the undead beyond the village fence.
• Xie Sang rebuked Hong Jun for leaving the villagers exposed to danger, and the villagers joined in criticizing him.
• When Hong Jun asked where Su Xiaoluo and the others were, Xie Sang claimed they had been killed by a Green Ghost Leopard, leaving the villagers grieving.

Xie Sang and the villagers of Hua Village were attacked by waves of undead, and Fu Da instinctively revealed powerful Wind Disc magic while trying to save A Qiang. Mo Fan and his companions arrived in time to defeat the undead, and He Yu reunited with the amnesiac Zhang Xiaohou, whose memories seemed close to returning.

• Xie Sang questioned why undead had appeared before nightfall and dismissed the villagers' fears of a curse.
• More than a dozen undead charged the village, and Xie Sang used Wave—Expulsion before ordering everyone to flee to the well cellar.
• An undead killed A Qiang, and Fu Da instinctively unleashed a Level Two Wind Disc that killed several attackers.
• Undead appeared inside the village and surrounded the villagers, but a group led by Mo Fan arrived and killed them with magic.
• He Yu embraced Zhang Xiaohou, who did not recognize her or Mo Fan, though a trace of clarity appeared in his eyes.

Su Xiaoluo confronted Xie Sang and the Huacun villagers after they demanded medicine without caring that she had nearly died. Disappointed by their response, she accepted Qin Yuan’s offer to join his faction and travel with him to the Ancient Capital.

• The Huacun villagers crowded around Su Xiaoluo and demanded an antidote, then accused her of losing the herbal medicine when she said it was gone.
• Su Xiaoluo asked Xie Sang why he had abandoned her and still refused to defend her, exposing his lie to the villagers.
• Xie Sang claimed he had acted for the village, and Hong Jun and his supporters backed him as villagers criticized Su Xiaoluo.
• Qin Yuan mocked Xie Sang’s shamelessness and announced that the group would return to the Ancient Capital after finding Zhang Xiaohou.
• Su Xiaoluo asked to leave with Qin Yuan, and he invited her to join his faction and accompany him to the Ancient Capital.

Zhang Xiaohou chose to stay with A Yi, while Qin Yuan's group and some Hua Village residents traveled to the Ancient Capital. The cloaked man slaughtered the villagers who stayed behind, and Qin Yuan left Zhang Xiaohou and He Yu to pursue an apparent plan without drawing attention to them.

• Zhang Xiaohou said he wanted to care for three-year-old A Yi, and He Yu offered to bring her to the Ancient Capital.
• Xie Sang announced that Hua Village residents would leave at dawn, and Zhang Xiaohou agreed that they should travel with Qin Yuan's group.
• After Qin Yuan's group departed, a gray-cloaked man sent rotting corpse undead into Hua Village and killed everyone who had stayed behind.
• Qin Yuan's group and the departing villagers reached the Ancient Capital, where a guard captain revealed that six Weiju Villages had been destroyed by undead.
• Qin Yuan told Mo Fan that He Yu should accompany Zhang Xiaohou, while they left so Zhang Xiaohou could carry out his plan without alerting the enemy.

Asharuiya left Qin Yuan after asking him to predict her future partner, and Qin Yuan told her that it was him. Qin Yuan then brought Su Xiaoluo and Mo Fan to Huili Street to visit the relocated people of Bocheng, where Mu Bai had helped many settle.

• Asharuiya hugged Qin Yuan, asked him to predict her future partner, and heard him say that the person was standing in front of her.
• Asharuiya left for the Ancient Capital with her attendants, and Qin Yuan told Su Xiaoluo that he already had a two-digit number of girlfriends.
• Qin Yuan invited Su Xiaoluo to visit Bocheng residents, and Mo Fan found where they were gathered.
• Qin Yuan, Su Xiaoluo, and Mo Fan arrived at Huili Street, where Mu Bai had bought property and taken in many people from Bocheng.

Qin Yuan and Mo Fan reunited with Zhao Kun San and Mu Bai in the Ancient Capital, catching up over tea and arranging a gathering with their old classmates. As Mu Bai invited Su Xiaoluo to join them, Mo Fan asked whether he worked for the Mu Clan or ran the street for himself.

• Qin Yuan and Mo Fan recognized Zhao Kun San in his shop, and Zhao Kun San nervously welcomed them and apologized for his assistant’s behavior.
• Qin Yuan reassured Zhao Kun San that they had come as old classmates, and Zhao Kun San led Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, and Su Xiaoluo to the tea room.
• Mu Bai came downstairs, and Mo Fan greeted him with the old nickname “Green Tea Man” before Qin Yuan and Mu Bai exchanged updates.
• Mu Bai invited Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Su Xiaoluo, Zhou Min, and Wang San Pang to a gathering that evening.
• Mo Fan asked Mu Bai whether he worked for the Mu Clan or ran Huili Street for himself.

Qin Yuan invited Mu Bai to develop his business in Sky City and consider joining it, while his former classmates gathered in Ancient Capital for a reunion. The gathering ended with everyone marveling at Qin Yuan and Mo Fan’s cultivation, as they planned to meet again with Zhang Xiaohou and He Yu.

• Mu Bai described how the Mu Clan had ignored the Mu Family of Bocheng, and Qin Yuan invited him to expand his business in Sky City and consider joining.
• Mo Fan declined to join Sky City after Qin Yuan explained that its members were supervised, and Qin Yuan and Mo Fan told Mu Bai they had come to Ancient Capital because of Zhang Xiaohou.
• Qin Yuan gave Su Xiaoluo magical tools, a communication device, and money so she could explore Ancient Capital while the others went to dinner.
• Qin Yuan, Mo Fan, Mu Bai, Zhou Min, Zhao Kun San, and Wang San Pang reunited and discussed Zhang Xiaohou, He Yu, and their hopes for another gathering.
• Zhou Min asked about Qin Yuan and Mo Fan’s cultivation, and their classmates were astonished by their levels.

Zhou Min took Mo Fan, Qin Yuan, and their friends to hunt undead at the Northwest City Corner, where they discussed the academy’s training and the National Government Team nominations. Qin Yuan spotted a woman in red and chased after her, while she entered a teahouse and ordered Hanzhong Immortal for two.

• Zhou Min suggested that the group hunt undead at the Northwest City Corner, and they agreed to go after dinner.
• Zhou Min explained Ancient Capital Academy’s undead-hunting training and its ranking system as the group made their way to the city wall.
• Qin Yuan revealed that he had already joined the National Government Team, and he told the group Mo Fan had once defeated Dongfang Lie with a single punch before leaving the nomination competition after hearing Zhang Xiaohou was in trouble.
• Qin Yuan spotted a woman in red whose grey-black eyes looked back at him, then left the group and chased her around a corner.
• The woman in red entered a famous Ancient Capital teahouse and ordered two servings of Hanzhong Immortal.

Qin Yuan met Salan in a teahouse and challenged her plan to destroy the Ancient Capital with the Sha Abyss. He accepted her wager that he would serve her if the city fell, while she would be at his disposal if it survived.

• Salan waited in a teahouse, and Qin Yuan arrived to meet her.
• Qin Yuan told Salan he knew about her plan to use the Sha Abyss against the Ancient Capital and argued that she would fail.
• Salan insisted she wanted revenge and destruction, while Qin Yuan claimed he had made preparations beyond the Totem Sacred Tiger.
• Salan proposed a wager: Qin Yuan would be hers if the Ancient Capital fell, and she would be his if it remained standing.
• Qin Yuan accepted the wager, and Salan invited him to join the Black Vatican and set his sights beyond Huaxia.
• Qin Yuan rejected Salan's offer, saying the Black Vatican was hated by everyone.

Qin Yuan rejected Salan’s recruitment and refused her advances, while she hinted that Ye Chang and Ye Xin Xia had no relationship. Salan vanished after declaring their bet had begun, leaving Qin Yuan puzzled and stuck with the tea bill.

• Salan argued that powerful institutions used the Black Vatican to hide their own crimes, but Qin Yuan refused to join her.
• Salan flirted with Qin Yuan and offered him any woman, including herself, but he called her dangerous and told her to stop.
• Salan claimed Ye Chang and Ye Xin Xia had no relationship and offered to explain if Qin Yuan won their bet or joined her.
• Qin Yuan offered to help Salan deal with her past enemies if she willingly left Ye Chang’s body, but Salan said they could not agree and vanished.
• Qin Yuan wondered whether Salan’s claim was true, then tried to leave after finishing his tea.
• The owner told Qin Yuan that Salan had not paid, and Qin Yuan froze when he realized he owed the bill.

Qin Yuan received a check-in mission for the Sha Abyss and headed to the North City Tower after the Ancient Capital’s assembly signal summoned its mages. Zhu Meng announced that the Sha Abyss had appeared only thirty kilometers north of the city, leaving the gathered mages to prepare for the threat.

• Qin Yuan resolved to keep Salan in the Ancient Capital, reflected on his own path, and reminded himself that he had people he loved.
• Qin Yuan received a no-time-limit Check-in Mission for the Sha Abyss, with an unknown reward.
• Four assembly signals summoned mages to the North City Tower, and Qin Yuan told Su Xiaoluo to stay at the hotel before joining them.
• Qin Yuan met Mo Fan and his group at the tower, where Zhu Meng greeted him warmly and the crowd recognized him as the Lord of Sky City.
• Zhu Meng announced that the Sha Abyss had appeared thirty kilometers north of the Ancient Capital, and Fei Jiao explained the situation.

Zhu Meng prepared to lead a team against the Ghost Tyrant after the Sha Abyss empowered the undead army threatening the North City District. Hunter King Du Xiao joined the plan, and Zhu Meng asked the unaffiliated mages to help clear the undead around the Ghost Tyrant.

• Zhu Meng warned that the Sha Abyss would attract powerful undead, then the Ghost Tyrant appeared and threatened the North City Wall with its army.
• Zhu Meng argued with Staff Officer Zhu that they needed to attack the Ghost Tyrant before it gathered more undead.
• Hunter King Du Xiao arrived with the Demon Man and agreed to join Zhu Meng's team; Qin Yuan and Mo Fan were among the familiar faces on the wall.
• Staff Officer Zhu approved the risky plan after Du Xiao promised to bring the team back alive.
• Fei Jiao and Lu Xu discussed the threat posed by the Ghost Tyrant's White Ghost Ministers and White Yin Ghost Group.
• Zhu Meng asked the unaffiliated mages to clear the General Grade undead while the High-level Mages handled the Commander-level undead.

The gathered mages agreed to join the assault against the undead, and Demon Man assigned Qin Yuan to face a horde alone. Qin Yuan flew toward the undead with Snow Empress, Flame Belle, and Blaze Wolf, leaving the battle about to begin.

• More mages volunteered for the fight, and Zhong Zishan joined with Mo Fan’s students.
• Demon Man named himself captain, made Mo Fan vice-captain, and assigned Qin Yuan an undead horde to handle alone.
• Qin Yuan accepted the task and set out with the other mages as Councilman Zhu Meng, Lu Xu, Du Xiao, and Fei Jiao led the charge.
• Qin Yuan flew toward the undead on his Magic Shadow Wings and summoned Snow Empress, Flame Belle, and Blaze Wolf.
• Flame Belle landed on Blaze Wolf, and their intertwined golden-red flames spread outward.

Qin Yuan’s Snow Empress, Flame Belle, and Blaze Wolf cleared the undead in his sector, while Mo Fan used Fire God’s possession to join the slaughter. After Qin Yuan’s Undead Element reached Intermediate Level, he tested his new abilities by summoning Skeleton Demon Generals and Skeleton Knights to fight a distant undead horde.

• Flame Belle and the Blaze Wolf burned through the undead while Snow Empress froze them, leaving Qin Yuan bones to collect.
• Demon Man and the others watched Qin Yuan’s strength in shock, and Mo Fan possessed Fire God to hunt undead for Star Seeds.
• Qin Yuan’s Undead Element broke through to Intermediate Level, and he flew to a distant horde to test his new summons.
• Qin Yuan summoned Skeleton Demon Soldiers, Skeleton Archers, Skeleton Demon Generals, and Skeleton Knights to battle the undead, continually rebuilding them with the abundant Death Qi.

Qin Yuan’s undead army overwhelmed the battlefield while Zhu Meng and three other Archmages fought the Ghost Tyrant. After the Ghost Tyrant fell, Mo Fan learned that Hua Village had been attacked and that Zhang Xiaohou suspected Black Vatican members were plotting something involving the Ancient Capital.

• Qin Yuan’s Skeleton Undead multiplied to nearly a thousand as he absorbed Death Qi, astonishing Zhu Meng, Lu Xu, Fei Jiao, and Du Xiao with his strength.
• Zhu Meng and the other three Archmages intensified their attacks on the Ghost Tyrant while Qin Yuan and Demon Man cleared away undead.
• Qin Yuan returned to the city wall, where Demon Man and Mo Fan praised his solo fight against more than a thousand undead.
• He Yu told Mo Fan that undead had attacked Hua Village, killing or wounding more than half its people, and that Zhang Xiaohou suspected Black Vatican members were involved in a plot against the Ancient Capital.
• Mo Fan told Qin Yuan about the warning and left to find Zhang Xiaohou as a white light signaled the Ghost Tyrant’s defeat.

Qin Yuan warned Zhu Meng that the Black Vatican had caused the undead disaster and that the Eight Directions Death Monarchs and Ancient King threatened the Ancient Capital. When dawn came, the undead continued attacking in daylight, and a Bone Wing Monarch appeared before the North City Wall.

• Qin Yuan told Zhu Meng that the rain was driving the undead mad and letting them move in daylight, and warned him to evacuate the Outer City before the Eight Directions Death Monarchs awakened.
• Qin Yuan revealed that the Ancient King, not the Undead Country Lord, could command the Eight Directions Death Monarchs, prompting Zhu Meng and the others to contact the Bell Tower Mage Association.
• The sun rose, but the undead kept attacking, and Qin Yuan and Zhu Meng rescued the remaining Military mages and returned to the North City Wall.
• The undead army swarmed across the land in daylight as a colossal Bone Wing Monarch flew toward the city and spread fear across the northern defenses.

Qin Yuan arrived at the North City Wall with the Totem Sacred Tiger and stopped the Nether Lord of Bone Brake’s attack. After the Corpse of the Mountain Peak joined it, Qin Yuan sent Zhu Meng and the others to evacuate civilians and reinforce the other walls, leaving him to face the undead army as he waited for reinforcements.

• The Nether Lord of Bone Brake attacked the North City Wall, but the Totem Sacred Tiger appeared and blocked its death rainbow with an ice wall.
• Qin Yuan descended onto the Totem Sacred Tiger’s head, confirming to Zhu Meng that he was its guardian.
• The Corpse of the Mountain Peak awakened and joined the Nether Lord of Bone Brake before the North City Wall.
• Qin Yuan ordered Zhu Meng and the others to evacuate civilians and reinforce the other city walls while he guarded the North City Wall.
• Qin Yuan faced the vast undead army and judged that the people he expected should arrive soon.