Chapter Summaries

Feng Qi used Sucker to kill a domain creature, then lured Little Black into a fight with the Blood-colored Eye so he could return to Star City Shelter. On the way, Sucker reacted sadly to a patch of ground, where Feng Qi dug up a rusty Metal Box and recognized a buried object as his own urn.

• Sucker killed a leopard-shaped domain creature before Feng Qi could land the finishing blow, and Feng Qi decided to use her to hunt more creatures.
• Feng Qi spotted Little Black approaching and lured it toward a powerful Blood-colored Eye, then escaped while they fought.
• Feng Qi headed back toward Star City Shelter to review documents and cultivation techniques and investigate Sucker's origins.
• Sucker became sorrowful at a familiar patch of ground, so Feng Qi dug there and found a rusty Metal Box containing moldy green powder.
• Feng Qi uncovered a silvery-white object beside the box and realized it was his own urn.

Feng Qi found his own urn and saw Suction Cup mourn at the grave, prompting him to suspect she might be Mu Qing. He decided to seek records in Star City Shelter, while Suction Cup accepted his harmonica and played it as they traveled.

• Feng Qi recognized the harmonica beside the urn as the one he had given Mu Qing and realized the urn held his future ashes.
• Suction Cup brought a flower to the grave and wept, leading Feng Qi and the narrator to consider whether she was Mu Qing.
• Feng Qi reasoned that Mu Qing should have died after her execution but wondered whether she had been secretly imprisoned and altered.
• Feng Qi reburied the urn, offered Suction Cup the harmonica, and carried her toward Star City Shelter to search for records about Mu Qing.
• Suction Cup took the harmonica and played a melody on Feng Qi's shoulder as he wondered whether she truly was Mu Qing.

Feng Qi traveled west with Sucker and tried to lure Domain Creatures so he could gain their abilities. Sucker killed and ate a Ghost-faced Spider, and Feng Qi swallowed its Rune Crystal, only to have his body break apart and scatter crystal fragments.

• Feng Qi traveled along the outskirts of the City Ruins with Sucker and hoped to hunt Domain Creatures while she protected him.
• Feng Qi howled to attract nearby creatures, and a Ghost-faced Spider emerged from the weeds and attacked him with spider silk.
• Sucker caught the spider silk, dragged the Ghost-faced Spider close, and struck it down despite Feng Qi asking her to leave it alive.
• Sucker ignored Feng Qi's request and killed the Ghost-faced Spider, leaving him unable to gain its traits by delivering the final blow.
• Sucker ate the Ghost-faced Spider and left its dark-green Rune Crystal behind, which Feng Qi swallowed to test whether he could gain its power.
• Feng Qi's body broke apart and scattered dark-green crystal fragments, while the narrator mocked him.

Feng Qi searched the Database for proof of Mu Qing’s death and discovered that her frozen body had been stored beneath the present-day Star City Underground Shelter. He explored the shelter’s locked rooms with Sucker, whose strange behavior strengthened his suspicion that she might be Mu Qing, and ended up in a research room where he found a photograph of Little Black.

• Feng Qi found a photograph and records confirming Mu Qing’s death and learned that her body had been frozen in the old air-raid shelter beneath Star City Shelter.
• Feng Qi kicked open a locked room and discovered boxes of population-control products, including sperm-killing pills.
• Sucker swallowed the pills and their blister packaging, causing Feng Qi to raise the probability that she was Mu Qing by eight percent.
• Feng Qi entered the adjacent research room and spotted a photograph of Little Black among the formulas and diagrams.

Feng Qi searched Star City Shelter for clues about Little Black, then studied future Cultivation Method lessons to prepare for teaching. Little Black arrived as Feng Qi prepared to leave.

• Feng Qi found a photograph identifying Little Black as the dangerous, nearly physically immune Domain Creature-T, whose origins and intelligence were unknown.
• Feng Qi searched several rooms in the Underground Shelter but found no answers, and decided to investigate more doors during future visits.
• Feng Qi searched the Future Database and watched a lesson on Cultivation Method research and how spiritual energy flowed through acupoints.
• Feng Qi replayed the lesson to prepare for teaching the Cultivation Method Class while he waited for Little Black.
• Little Black descended from the Metal Passage, and Feng Qi apologized to the sleeping suckerfish before promising to avenge it next time.

Feng Qi studied the two-star Spirit Cultivation Method "Soul Snatching" in the Database while Sucker fought Little Black, until their battle destroyed the equipment. He left to hunt and strengthen himself, but Little Black caught up with him as he prepared to die again.

• Feng Qi threw the sleeping Sucker at Little Black, and the two began fighting fiercely.
• Feng Qi studied "Soul Snatching" and cultivation method research while Sucker and Little Black battled nearby.
• The fighting damaged the Database's screen and control console, so Feng Qi left the shelter and headed to the surface.
• Feng Qi hunted Living Dead and Death Worms, grew stronger, and raised the "Resilience" Prefix Title to LV3.
• Little Black approached Feng Qi, who calmly told the narrator he was going to buy some oranges.

Feng Qi considered how to identify the undercover agent among the freshmen and watched Lü Yue during the academy’s special training. Lü Yue revealed that he came from the Road to Heaven, prompting Feng Qi to plan an investigation in the Future Dreamland.

• Feng Qi reviewed the freshmen’s backgrounds, ruled out Monk as the undercover agent, and resolved not to form an organization before he knew who might be watching.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran went to the Training Field, where freshmen practiced the latest Cultivation Gymnastics under Bai Fusheng’s supervision.
• During a break, Feng Qi questioned Lü Yue about his blank identity profile and mysterious origins.
• Lü Yue said that even the name of the force behind him was classified at the Highest Authority level, then revealed that he came from the Road to Heaven.
• Feng Qi decided to investigate the Road to Heaven the next time he entered the Future Dreamland.

Feng Qi decided to enter the Tiger Soul Research Institute’s Cultivation Method Concept Competition, believing his new concept could win the five-million prize. Bai Fusheng agreed to let him lead the 22nd cohort’s Cultivation Method Class One, and Feng Qi prepared to represent Star City Academy.

• Feng Qi searched for information about the Road to Heaven but found nothing, then checked Star City Academy’s website and read the competition notice.
• Feng Qi learned that classes would present new cultivation system concepts for a chance to win five million and decided to participate.
• Bai Fusheng warned Feng Qi that concepts needed sound theoretical support, citing a past proposal that the Tiger Soul Research Institute rejected.
• Feng Qi insisted he could win and asked whether the prize would belong to him; Bai Fusheng promised the five million would be his, with another three million from the academy.
• Feng Qi explained that he needed a class to enter, and Bai Fusheng assigned him to lead the 22nd cohort’s Cultivation Method Class One.

Feng Qi prepared messages for his future self before teaching his first Cultivation Method Class One lesson for the Concept Competition. He began class by asking Lin Ran to step outside, leaving the lesson underway.

• Feng Qi received his new schedule and planned how his real-world and future selves should act.
• Feng Qi wrote five messages for his future self, including warnings about undercover students, advice about Mu Qing, and a plea to have a child.
• Feng Qi ate lunch with Lin Ran and Mu Qing, then went to teach Cultivation Method Class One.
• Feng Qi began a lesson on the theoretical foundations of cultivation method research and spotted Lin Ran sitting in the back.
• Feng Qi asked Lin Ran to step outside, and Lin Ran reluctantly left the classroom.

Feng Qi introduced the Body Planting God cultivation concept to his students, explaining how spiritual-energy constructs could strengthen the five viscera and six bowels rather than burden cultivation. His lecture left the class and the students gathered outside astonished, while Lin Ran became even more convinced that Feng Qi would guide his research.

• Feng Qi asked his students about the role of the five viscera and six bowels, and a bespectacled student described them as useful for health and body cultivation but less important than meridians and acupoints.
• A student warned that research institutes had studied the organs without producing good results, and Feng Qi proposed using ancient myths about guardian deities as inspiration.
• Feng Qi explained Body Planting God, in which spiritual-energy constructs such as a Golden Core could integrate with organs and enhance their functions.
• The students and listeners outside the classroom became absorbed in Feng Qi's systematic explanation and admired his knowledge.
• Lin Ran listened from outside and grew more certain that Feng Qi would help him succeed in Cultivation Method Studies.

Feng Qi presented his Human Body Seed God concept in a detailed lecture, then found Lin Ran still fixated on cultivation method research despite warnings about its future consequences. After returning to his dorm and seeing the lecture spark debate on the academy forum, Feng Qi received a private email from the Scarlet Institute.

• Feng Qi spent four hours explaining the theory behind Human Body Seed God and dismissed the class to thunderous applause.
• Feng Qi apologized to the middle-aged teacher for using his class, then found Lin Ran secretly taking notes in the corridor.
• Lin Ran claimed he had been unable to leave the classroom, and Feng Qi resolved to steer him away from cultivation method research and toward spell research.
• Feng Qi and Lin Ran went to dinner, and Lin Ran promised to keep reading the advanced spell theory books Feng Qi had bought him.
• Feng Qi returned to his dorm and saw that a recording of his lecture had sparked intense debate on the Star City Academy Forum.
• Feng Qi opened a private red email and discovered that it had come from the Scarlet Institute.

Feng Qi received an invitation from Scarlet Institute Director Wei Wei, declined the symposium, and discussed his Human Body Seed God concept with her. He agreed to send a blood sample, while Wei Wei offered him early admission to the institute, leaving him wary of the danger this could pose to his future self.

• Feng Qi received Wei Wei’s invitation to Scarlet Institute’s biological science symposium and decided he should avoid attending without revealing his suspicions.
• Feng Qi accepted Wei Wei’s video call, recognized her from Mu Qing’s memories, and politely declined the symposium invitation.
• Feng Qi explained that ancient myths had inspired his Human Body Seed God concept, and Wei Wei praised his talent and asked him to report future research progress.
• Wei Wei asked Feng Qi to send a tube of blood for Scarlet Institute’s research, and he reluctantly agreed to use an automatic collection needle.
• Wei Wei offered Feng Qi early admission to Scarlet Institute, and Feng Qi worried that accepting could endanger his future self.

Feng Qi declined Wei Wei’s invitation to join the Scarlet Institute for now, but learned that it was researching whether geniuses could be mass-produced. He considered sending a future version of himself undercover at the institute and ended the chapter by calling Lin Ran to eat.

• Feng Qi told Wei Wei he planned to join the Tiger Soul Research Institute, while leaving open the possibility of reconsidering the Scarlet Institute’s offer.
• Wei Wei offered Feng Qi an early admission spot for one year and explained that the Scarlet Institute was researching how to replicate or mass-produce human geniuses.
• After the call, Feng Qi remained wary of Wei Wei and considered having a future version of himself join the Scarlet Institute to investigate it undercover.
• Feng Qi reflected on how his repeated deaths could help humanity’s future, then called Lin Ran to eat.

Feng Qi’s Human Body Seed God cultivation method caused a sensation after students successfully planted seeds in their hearts, but Bai Fusheng reprimanded him for letting students practice an uncertified method. Feng Qi admitted his mistake and learned that his other methods were being tested for certification, though he was disappointed that certification would bring honors instead of money.

• Feng Qi guided students in Cultivation Method Class One through the Human Body Seed God method, and many successfully planted seeds in their hearts, improving their heartbeats and physical fitness.
• Bai Fusheng summoned Feng Qi and warned him that letting students practice an uncertified cultivation method risked their safety and violated academy rules.
• Feng Qi learned that students were allowed to study uncertified methods as theory, but the academy prohibited practicing them and used physical examinations to detect unauthorized cultivation.
• Bai Fusheng explained that a student had once died after practicing an uncertified technique, and Feng Qi understood why his actions had endangered both the students and Bai Fusheng.
• Bai Fusheng told Feng Qi that the Technique Research Institutes were testing methods such as Fierce Tiger Fist for certification, and Feng Qi asked whether he would receive a bonus.

Feng Qi watched the freshmen choose representatives for a Special Training Competition, assessing their combat skills and looking for possible werewolves. Lü Yue and Xia Long advanced as representatives, and the competition began.

• Feng Qi and Lin Ran finished lunch and went to the Training Field, where Feng Qi reviewed the freshmen he had been observing for signs of werewolves.
• Bai Fusheng announced a Special Training Competition in which each class would choose a representative, and the winning class would get the afternoon off.
• Lü Yue defeated several classmates and became his class representative, while Monk lost after an opponent found an opening.
• Xia Long became the representative of his class after the three Xia brothers fought fiercely, while Xu Hongyun failed to qualify for his class challenge.
• Bai Fusheng started the representative competition, and Feng Qi watched in anticipation of Lü Yue and Xia Long's performances.

At the freshman matches, Feng Qi watched Lü Yue and Xia Long demonstrate their combat abilities and reflected on how Savior could transform practical training. The matches continued, leaving Feng Qi curious about Lü Yue’s past and amused by Lin Ran’s confidence.

• Bai Fusheng explained the sparring rules, and Feng Qi thought about creating Savior and bringing its physics engine into existence early.
• Lin Ran described Winter Academy’s brutal but restricted fighting culture and claimed he had become unbeatable among his classmates.
• Lü Yue defeated his opponent in one minute, prompting Lin Ran to suspect he had real combat experience and Feng Qi to wonder about the Road to Heaven.
• Xia Long withstood repeated punches using Bodyguard Qi, and Lin Ran declared him the strongest in their class besides himself.
• Feng Qi privately doubted Lin Ran’s boast, thinking Mu Qing could put him in the ICU with a single punch.

Feng Qi watched Lü Yue defeat Xia Long with Sword Intent and learned that cultivating force was dangerous and tightly restricted. He left Lin Ran puzzled by claiming that his own weapon was awesome in his dreams.

• Feng Qi and Lin Ran discussed the freshmen’s matches, and Feng Qi tried unsuccessfully to bet Lin Ran’s research focus on Xia Long and Lü Yue’s fight.
• Xia Long offered Lü Yue permission to use his sword, but the referee instructor reminded them that weapons were forbidden.
• Lü Yue struck Xia Long with Sword Intent, broke through his protective aura, and won after Xia Long admitted defeat.
• Xia Long asked Lü Yue to demonstrate Sword Intent again, then promised they would fight without holding back another time.
• Lin Ran explained that cultivating force required extraordinary willpower and was dangerous enough for its methods to be censored.
• Feng Qi claimed he had a weapon in his dreams, leaving Lin Ran confused.

After Lü Yue won the special training match, Feng Qi planned his next entry into Future Dreamland, choosing to investigate the werewolves among the students and the organization behind them. He prepared a long task list and decided to entrust his future-facing email account to Mo Fei, then waited for his Rune Crystal delivery.

• Lü Yue won the special training match, and Feng Qi returned to his dormitory after saying goodbye to Lin Ran.
• Feng Qi ordered a Twilight Wolf Rune Crystal and planned how to use his next entry into Future Dreamland, choosing to build Dark Forces and search for werewolves among the students.
• Feng Qi listed tasks for Future Dreamland, including checking the Database, finding Mu Qing's hidden body, hunting Domain Creatures, and investigating the Sucker and Little Black.
• Feng Qi rejected Mu Qing as the person to entrust with his private email account because she might have been controlled or exposed to evil forces.
• Feng Qi chose Mo Fei, whose trustworthiness and research position could help investigate information, and closed his laptop to await the delivery.

Feng Qi explored the future Underground Shelter and discovered that history remembered him as a traitor whose death had driven Mu Qing to pursue his supposed world-destroying dream. After learning from Mu Qing’s diary that she had continued fighting for the dream he actually held—to save the world—Feng Qi grieved but resolved to keep going.

• Feng Qi entered the Star City Shelter and searched its Database for his own history.
• Feng Qi read that his future self had been executed as a traitor and watched Mu Qing arrive too late to save him.
• Feng Qi found a history analysis of Mu Qing that quoted her diary and described her devotion to him and his dream.
• Feng Qi realized Mu Qing had never betrayed their true goal of saving the world, despite how history portrayed her.
• Feng Qi felt overwhelmed by the failures and loneliness ahead, then insisted to the narrator that he would keep fighting.

Feng Qi read the future records of Mu Qing and Lü Yue, discovering how history blamed him for their betrayals. Searching for the Road to Heaven and the mysterious disappearances of powerful figures, he began to suspect the vanished Lü Family and possibly his own parents had gone there, leaving Lü Yue as his best lead.

• Feng Qi read Mu Qing’s profile and the comments condemning her, and the narrator teased him about the blame he carried for her downfall.
• Feng Qi read Lü Yue’s profile and found that the Lü Family had vanished mysteriously before Lü Yue returned alone at seventeen.
• Feng Qi searched for the Road to Heaven but found no useful information, then uncovered many similar cases of powerful figures disappearing without a trace.
• Feng Qi wondered whether his missing parents had also disappeared in the same way and ruled out the known assassins as the cause.
• Feng Qi concluded the vanished figures might have gone to the Road to Heaven and decided that Lü Yue was his best chance to learn the truth.