Recaps

Qin Guan and Zi Qing reached the Pine Forest to gather wood and build a camp, while discussing the danger of the island and the fishing tackle shop owner. Zi Qing fashioned a Stone Axe, but Qin Guan stopped her from cutting down the first pine tree and told her to find a camp site first.

• Qin Guan asked Zi Qing about the fishing tackle shop owner's cultivation, and Zi Qing warned him that the island's Great Dao Restriction left them powerless and that the shop owner was no ordinary person.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing reached the Pine Forest, where islanders were chopping trees, and he told Zi Qing to gather wood so they could build a place to stay.
• Zi Qing crafted a Stone Axe from a stick, a sharp-edged stone, and vines while Little Black Tower and Qin Guan misread each other's suggestions about getting revenge on her.
• Zi Qing struck a pine tree with the Stone Axe, but Qin Guan told her to find a place to build camp and use nearby materials before chopping trees.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing finished gathering wood for their camp and returned to find six neighbors eating their food and claiming their shelter. The men threatened Qin Guan and tried to keep Zi Qing, so Qin Guan lunged at them as they drew their weapons.

• Zi Qing complained about chopping trees while Qin Guan listed the other camp chores he had done.
• Qin Guan warned Zi Qing to help or face night watch duty and lose dinner, and she hurried after him with the remaining logs.
• Qin Guan returned to camp and found five elders and a middle-aged man eating his wild fruit beside the fire.
• The Black Robe Elder ordered the newcomers to leave, while Midnight Dream Long said Zi Qing should stay with them; the six men leered at her.
• Qin Guan advanced on the armed men and dodged as the middle-aged man swung his blade at his head.

Zi Qing found an antidote among the attackers’ belongings and tested it before giving Qin Guan a pill. After recovering, Qin Guan denied distrusting her and argued with her until Little Black Tower claimed Zi Qing had secretly taken advantage of him while he was out of his mind, leaving Qin Guan skeptical.

• Zi Qing searched the middle-aged man’s Storage Bag and found Antidote Pills that matched the poison on Qin Guan’s wound.
• Zi Qing took one pill herself to prove it was safe, then gave another to Qin Guan, easing his symptoms.
• Qin Guan insisted he had not distrusted Zi Qing and defended himself against her accusation that he made his fortune by robbing people.
• Little Black Tower claimed Zi Qing had repeatedly taken advantage of Qin Guan while he was delirious, but Qin Guan dismissed the claim as a trick.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing used supplies taken from six people to build a camp and prepare for the night, then planned to go fishing the next morning. After setting traps around the shelter, they went to sleep separately while Little Black Tower urged Qin Guan to keep Zi Qing warm.

• Zi Qing pocketed the three pieces of Origin Spirit Essence and said the group had enough supplies and fishing rods for the next day.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing built a shelter, and Qin Guan made wooden spikes and snare traps after spotting signs of nearby wild animals.
• Little Black Tower pointed out two white rabbits, and Qin Guan’s gaze at them made Zi Qing blush when she caught him looking.
• Qin Guan set traps around the camp, but declined Zi Qing’s offer to keep watch and told her to sleep.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing ate and settled into separate spaces, while Little Black Tower urged Qin Guan to cuddle up with her against the cold.

Zi Qing fought the Fishing Rod’s pull and resisted the deep sea’s Spiritual Sense after Qin Guan reminded her of her younger sister. She broke free of the Abyssal Illusion and hooked a rare Golden Scale Tuna, then continued hauling it toward shore.

• Qin Guan warned Zi Qing to brace herself as the Fishing Rod dragged her along the shore.
• The White-Haired Old Man explained that the deep sea’s Spiritual Sense could pull Zi Qing into an Abyssal Illusion, and Zi Qing saw a city beneath the sea.
• Qin Guan reminded Zi Qing that her younger sister was waiting for her, helping her overcome the illusion and regain her resolve.
• Zi Qing hauled a huge Golden Scale Tuna from the water, and the White-Haired Old Man said its flesh could restore a year of lifespan per pound.
• Zi Qing held on as the tuna charged toward the deep sea, then ordered Qin Guan and the White-Haired Old Man aside while she dragged it toward shore.

Tai Gang tried to force Zi Qing to sell her tuna, but Qin Guan stepped in and fought him on the beach. Qin Guan’s superior speed and technique kept Tai Gang from using his greater strength effectively, and their fight continued with neither man ending it.

• Tai Gang offered Zi Qing daily necessities for her tuna and threatened her when she refused to sell it.
• Zi Qing insulted Tai Gang, who charged at her in anger.
• Qin Guan pulled Zi Qing behind him and blocked Tai Gang’s punch, then exchanged blows with him.
• Qin Guan used Tai Gang’s momentum to throw him into the sand, surprising the onlookers.
• Tai Gang got up and fought Qin Guan again, growing increasingly frustrated as Qin Guan’s technique prevented him from landing a decisive blow.

Zi Qing helped Qin Guan back to camp after he was injured. She saw that several of his ribs were broken and gave him some of the tuna she had caught.

• Zi Qing supported Qin Guan to camp and helped him sit on a wooden stool.
• Qin Guan said his injuries were nothing serious and lifted his shirt to inspect his left side.
• Zi Qing saw that several of Qin Guan's left ribs were broken and grew furious.
• Zi Qing took out the tuna she had caught and handed Qin Guan a large piece to eat.

Qin Guan fought with Zi Qing after she caught him secretly eating the tuna, then left her furious and embarrassed in the cabin. He felt guilty afterward, but Little Black Tower defended his actions.

• Qin Guan asked Zi Qing to fetch water, and she tried to slap him for tricking her into sharing the fish.
• Qin Guan dodged Zi Qing's attacks, pinned her to the bed, and smacked her twice after Little Black Tower egged him on.
• Qin Guan left the cabin, and Zi Qing vowed revenge, wrecked his bed, remade it, and took the tuna away in her Storage Bag.
• Qin Guan asked Little Black Tower whether he had gone too far, and Little Black Tower insisted Zi Qing deserved it.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing washed and changed clothes at their camp, and Qin Guan’s view of her softened as he saw her practical, caring side. As he roasted their prey, he noticed the forest was unusually quiet, while Zi Qing emerged from bathing in newly sewn beast-hide clothes.

• Zi Qing told Qin Guan to change into the Beast Robe and underclothes she had sewn for him, then began heating water to wash his clothes.
• Qin Guan offered to wash Zi Qing’s clothes, but she took over and scrubbed his garments with herbs while privately cursing him for smacking her butt.
• Qin Guan dressed three wild rabbits and a wild boar and set them over the bonfire to roast.
• Qin Guan warned Little Black Tower that the camp was unusually quiet and glanced toward the surrounding forest.
• Zi Qing bathed and came out of the hut wearing simple beast-hide clothes she had sewn.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing investigated screams in the woods and killed the intruders caught in their traps. They looted the dead and found soft silk cloth and Spirit Source Essences before Qin Guan hurried Zi Qing to leave.

• Qin Guan and Zi Qing heard screams from the woods and went to investigate their traps.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing found several men caught in a spiked pit, and Zi Qing killed the three survivors.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing followed another scream and found three more men at a trap.
• Zi Qing killed all three men while Qin Guan helped search and strip them of their belongings.
• Zi Qing found soft silk cloth and two Spirit Source Essences in the Storage Bags, and Qin Guan covered her mouth and told her to leave.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing returned to camp after catching a tuna, shared the Origin Spirit Essences, and settled in for the night. After reinforcing their traps, Qin Guan bathed while Zi Qing roasted their food, leaving her flustered by thoughts of him.

• Qin Guan and Zi Qing bickered and tussled on their way back to camp after deciding the commotion would keep prey away for a while.
• The owner of the Fishing Tackle Shop watched them leave and suspected Zi Qing's luck would attract attention.
• Qin Guan grabbed the four newly found Origin Spirit Essences, and Zi Qing gave him the three they had found earlier to keep their treasures together for an even split.
• Qin Guan left to reinforce their damaged traps while Zi Qing boiled water and roasted the wild boar; he returned without finding signs of danger.
• Qin Guan took water into the cabin to bathe, and Zi Qing grew flustered as she waited by the fire and watched him emerge in an animal-hide garment.

Qin Guan taught Zi Qing basic hand-to-hand combat and showed her how to counter a wrist grab by relaxing and twisting free. Zi Qing quickly used the lesson against him, slipping out of his attempted grab.

• Qin Guan led Zi Qing to an open patch of ground and taught her about stability, speed, ferocity, and finesse in combat.
• Qin Guan demonstrated using an opponent's force against them, and Zi Qing recognized the move he had used to defeat her before.
• Qin Guan taught Zi Qing to relax her wrist when grabbed, though his attempt to demonstrate a counterattack ended with him stumbling.
• Qin Guan showed Zi Qing how to twist free and counterattack, and Zi Qing said she liked the move.
• Zi Qing suddenly slapped at Qin Guan, then relaxed and twisted her wrist to slip out of his grab.

Zi Qing brooded over Qin Guan’s mistaken impression about her first time while the Little Black Tower boasted about its advancing Sister Great Dao. After Zi Qing left Qin Guan a golden tuna, the Little Black Tower claimed it was his reward, leaving Qin Guan puzzled.

• Zi Qing dressed and sulked, wondering how to explain to Qin Guan that her first time had been with him.
• The Little Black Tower told Qin Guan that the island’s restrictions could suppress its power but not its Sister Great Dao, which it claimed had grown beyond anyone’s ability to suppress.
• Qin Guan realized the Little Black Tower’s Sister Great Dao might incorporate Chaos Qi and asked if it was essentially an aphrodisiac, prompting the tower to scold him.
• Qin Guan told the Little Black Tower he felt frustrated because he was big, and the tower threatened to beat him up.
• Zi Qing limped out of the cabin, dropped the golden tuna in front of Qin Guan, and returned inside without explanation.
• The Little Black Tower told Qin Guan that Zi Qing had given him the tuna as a reward.

Qin Guan shared the nourishing tuna with Zi Qing before they went to the shore to fish and agreed to compete over who would catch more. On the island’s black mountain, the Island Master learned Zi Qing ranked sixth in destiny value and discovered Qin Guan had none, raising questions about how he reached the island.

• Qin Guan brought tuna to Zi Qing, warned her that the island’s Great Dao Restriction rapidly consumed vitality, and fed her until her injury faded.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing headed to the shore at dawn and agreed that whoever caught less would handle cooking, boiling water, and chopping firewood.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing found their previous fishing spot crowded, greeted the White-Haired Old Man, and cast their lines elsewhere.
• The Brocade Robe Old Woman ordered constant surveillance of Zi Qing because her destiny value was 108, and said to bring her to the mountain if she survived the tenth day.
• The Brocade Robe Old Woman learned Qin Guan had no destiny value and the lowest luck of anyone on the island, and questioned how he had arrived there.

The women on Dragon Fish Island discovered that Qin Guan had no Destiny Value and was not an Emperor, making his arrival mysterious. The island’s leaders ordered more fishing and fortune gathering to meet the Myriad Monster Heavenly Palace’s demand for a million Destiny Spirit Crystals, while the women agreed to keep watching Qin Guan.

• The White Robe Woman told the Brocade Robe Old Woman that Qin Guan had no Destiny Value and had not entered the Emperor Realm.
• A woman in green reported that the Myriad Monster Heavenly Palace had won the Destiny auction with a bid of a thousand Primordial Origin Spirit Crystals and demanded a million Destiny Spirit Crystals.
• The Brocade Robe Old Woman ordered the women to provide anglers with supplies, make them fish overtime, and step up efforts to gather fortune from the Sons of Fortune at Dragon Field.
• After the Brocade Robe Old Woman left, several women eyed Qin Guan hungrily, but the White Robe Woman warned them to observe him before acting.

Zi Qing battled a gigantic golden-yellow tuna and finally hauled it onto shore after nearly half an hour. The gathered anglers marveled at her catch while Qin Guan helped her up.

• Qin Guan gave Zi Qing instructions as she fought a fish on her line, and she snapped at him for talking too much.
• A huge golden-yellow tuna leapt from the sea, drawing a crowd of astonished anglers.
• The tuna surged toward deep water, but Zi Qing held on and used the fishing rod to wear down its strength.
• After nearly half an hour, Zi Qing pulled the exhausted tuna onto shore and collapsed, celebrating her catch.
• Qin Guan helped Zi Qing to her feet as the onlookers stared greedily at the enormous fish.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing traded Golden Dragon Fish meat to the starving fishermen of Ghost Island for rare treasures, and the meat restored the elders’ vitality and extended their lives. After two successful trades, the crowd pressed forward with offers, hoping to buy some fish meat.

• Zi Qing agreed to trade fish meat with the White Robed Old Man, and Qin Guan gave him twelve pounds in exchange for ten pieces of Origin Spirit Essence and Law Breaking Profound Iron.
• The White Robed Old Man ate the meat, regained his vigor, and said his life had been extended by more than ten years.
• Qin Guan offered the Grey Robe Elder eight pounds of fish meat for six pieces of Origin Spirit Essence and Law Breaking Profound Iron.
• The Grey Robe Elder ate the meat, recovered from his ailments, and said his life had been extended by eight years.
• The other fishermen crowded Qin Guan and Zi Qing with offers of rare treasures in hopes of trading for fish meat.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing sold Golden Dragon Fish meat to the stranded Great Emperors on Dragon Fish Island, while Zi Qing’s Destiny Value unexpectedly rose. The grateful fishers gathered around them, and Qin Guan proposed that they work together to find a way off the island.

• Qin Guan cut and weighed the fish while Zi Qing appraised treasures, and they traded about two hundred pounds of Golden Dragon Fish meat for Origin Spirit Essence and rare treasures.
• A woman informed the White Robe Woman that Zi Qing’s Destiny Value had risen from 108 to 115, moving her rank from sixth to fifth.
• The White Robe Woman ordered the others to watch Zi Qing and went to report the anomaly to the Island Master.
• Yun Yazi, Yi Dao Xian, Tie Lan, Qing Ping Ke, and other fishers thanked Qin Guan and Zi Qing and offered their help.
• Qin Guan told the gathered fishers that they should help one another and focus on finding a way out of Dragon Fish Island.
• Yun Yazi and the other fishers returned to their fishing spots, hoping Zi Qing’s luck would help them.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing talked with the White-Haired Old Man about his fishing haul and the powerful realm he had reached. The old man revealed that although he had arrived on Dragon Fish Island at seventeen, it was the seventeenth year of his Third Life.

• Qin Guan demanded a tuna from Zi Qing, and their struggle ended when the White-Haired Old Man arrived and teased him.
• The White-Haired Old Man said he had caught broken weapons, a crab, and an Origin Spirit Crystal, but no tuna in the sixty-five years since he came to the island.
• The White-Haired Old Man revealed he had attained the Dao at seventeen and reached True Immortal Perfection, astonishing Qin Guan and Zi Qing.
• The White-Haired Old Man clarified that he had been seventeen in the seventeenth year of his Third Life, and Qin Guan asked what that meant.

Zi Qing reunited with her ancestor Murong Xuan and told him how traitors destroyed the Murong Family and stole its secret scripture. At camp, she gave the nearly lifeless Murong Xuan tuna to eat while Qin Guan prepared food.

• Murong Xuan recognized Zi Qing as his descendant after she explained her family lineage and the secret scripture.
• Zi Qing broke down and told Murong Xuan that clan elders and outsiders had murdered her family and seized the family leadership and scripture.
• Murong Xuan vowed to help Zi Qing obtain justice if they escaped Ghost Island, and she led him back to camp.
• Murong Xuan admired Qin Guan's wooden hut while Qin Guan went to prepare water and food.
• Zi Qing served Murong Xuan tuna, and he eagerly ate it.

Qin Guan asked Little Black Tower about breaking the island’s restrictions, while Murong Xuan and Zi Qing discussed Qin Guan and the mysterious Fishing Tackle Shop proprietress. The chapter left Murong Xuan warning Qin Guan that the proprietress preyed on young, strong men, mentioning Tai Gang as an example.

• Qin Guan questioned whether Little Black Tower could break the island’s restrictions, and Little Black Tower said it needed to avoid alerting whoever had placed them.
• Qin Guan suspected that someone was manipulating events because he had failed to catch a fish for two days, but Little Black Tower dismissed his reasoning.
• Murong Xuan teased Zi Qing about her interest in Qin Guan and asked how they had arrived on the island.
• Qin Guan served Murong Xuan and Zi Qing reheated wild boar, and Murong Xuan brought out wine he had traded for at the Fishing Tackle Shop.
• Zi Qing asked Murong Xuan about the mysterious shop proprietress, and Murong Xuan warned Qin Guan that she liked young, strong men before bringing up Tai Gang.

Qin Guan, Zi Qing, and Murong Xuan discussed the island’s dangers and the suspected scheme behind its Great Dao Restriction, which might be draining the fortune of gifted cultivators. Murong Xuan left after warning them to stay together overnight, and Qin Guan remained by the campfire.

• Murong Xuan told Qin Guan and Zi Qing that explorers near Black Mountain had been killed by Emperor Realm Great Demons.
• Murong Xuan suspected someone had deliberately created the island’s cultivation-suppressing cage and that something inside Black Mountain was consuming the fortune of those who disappeared.
• Zi Qing and Murong Xuan warned that fishing exposed the trapped cultivators to danger, and Murong Xuan noted that Zi Qing might be at risk when her tenth day on the island arrived.
• Little Black Tower claimed it was the only variable capable of changing their predicament, but Murong Xuan admitted they had no way to break the Restriction yet.
• Murong Xuan warned Qin Guan and Zi Qing to share a room so they could protect each other, then departed into the night after teasing them.
• Qin Guan sat by the campfire, ate a pig trotter, and drank strong liquor after Murong Xuan left.

Zi Qing and Qin Guan’s passionate encounter coincided with Little Black Tower draining Yin Yang Fa Zu’s power and Zi Qing’s Destiny Value rapidly rising. At Destiny Hall, the observers discovered that Qin Guan’s destiny had turned black, and they suspected he could not withstand Zi Qing’s blessings.

• Zi Qing and Qin Guan passionately tumbled onto the bed in the wooden hut, stirring Little Black Tower’s black-and-pink mist.
• Little Black Tower siphoned Yin Yang Fa Zu’s Yin Yang Origin and claimed the stolen power would help it achieve its Great Dao.
• At Destiny Hall, the Brocade Robe Old Woman and the other women watched Zi Qing’s Destiny Value rise from one hundred and fifteen to one hundred and fifty and continue climbing.
• A green-robed woman noticed that Qin Guan, who previously had no destiny, now had a three-inch pillar of black light.
• The women concluded that Qin Guan’s death omen might have appeared because he could not withstand the blessings brought by Zi Qing’s destiny.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing shared tuna and teased each other before spending two hours together in the cabin. Afterward, Zi Qing hoped Qin Guan would ask about why she had first climbed into his bed, while Qin Guan began to explain his feelings for her.

• Zi Qing took the tuna from Qin Guan, explaining that the island drained qi and blood and she needed the nourishing meat to recover.
• Zi Qing fed Qin Guan tuna while Little Black Tower mocked him for living off her, then encouraged him to continue for Sister Great Dao's sake.
• Qin Guan pulled Zi Qing into his arms, and the two spent two hours together before the cabin fell quiet.
• Zi Qing asked whether Qin Guan had anything to ask her, hoping he would bring up her first time climbing into his bed.
• Qin Guan admitted he had been unable to control himself and told Zi Qing that she was beautiful and had a special charm.

Qin Guan and Zi Qing spent the night together, then set out to fish the next morning. From the mountain, Sister Bo watched them and predicted that Qin Guan would die that day because his Destiny Pillar had turned black.

• The Little Black Tower urged Qin Guan and Zi Qing to keep working together so it could complete Sister Great Dao and break the island’s restrictions before the threat against Zi Qing acted.
• Qin Guan and Zi Qing spent the night together, then quarreled and kissed again after she woke him for fishing.
• Zi Qing complained of soreness, but Qin Guan carried her toward the shore so they could fish.
• Sister Bo observed Qin Guan and Zi Qing and said Zi Qing’s Destiny Value had risen to five hundred and eighty after their night together.
• Sister Bo told the women watching that Qin Guan’s black Destiny Pillar meant he was likely to die that day.