Chapter Summaries

Dongfang Chen chose graduates and a Graduation Project in Tongxiang County, intending to find Yu Shishi and enlist her help cultivating Artificial Element Seeds. His assigned students gathered at Mingzhu Academy, where Feng Nannan realized Dongfang Chen was her mentor and celebrated the chance to work with her Idol.

• Dean Xiao teased Dongfang Chen about Feng Nannan joining Mingzhu Academy for his sake and asked him to choose graduates and a Graduation Project.
• Dongfang Chen selected Dongfang Lie, Feng Nannan, Bai Hongfei, and other graduates, then chose the Tongxiang County project to seek out Yu Shishi and her seed-cultivation technique.
• Ding Yumian, Mu Nu Jiao, and Ai Tu Tu took on a large project together, while Mofan chose a project investigating werewolves.
• Dongfang Chen gathered his students in a classroom beside Mingzhu Lake before they traveled to Tongxiang County.
• Cao Qinqin and Gu Yao discussed the Tongxiang project, Bai Hongfei praised Dongfang Lie, and Dongfang Lie dismissed the possibility that their mentor would be impressive.
• Feng Nannan lamented that she had not found Dongfang Chen's name among the mentors, then discovered he was their mentor and excitedly celebrated her chance to work with her Idol.

Dongfang Chen joined the Mingzhu Academy graduates as their mentor and explained their project to investigate the Water Circulation Great Array’s disrupted water source in Tongxiang County. The group traveled there by train, while Feng Nannan eagerly doted on Dongfang Chen and Gu Yao worried that her friend was pursuing him too desperately.

• Feng Nannan talked about joining Chenxue Pavilion after graduation, and Cao Qinqin said she was considering it too.
• Feng Nannan asked Dongfang Lie for help joining Chenxue Pavilion, then wondered whether she could join or marry into the Dongfang Family.
• Dongfang Chen arrived in the classroom, where Feng Nannan rushed into his arms and the other graduates were surprised to learn he would mentor their project team.
• Dongfang Chen told the graduates to investigate why the Water Circulation Great Array’s water source had been cut off, explaining that Yu Shishi had blocked it after Tongxiang residents killed her moth companions.
• Dongfang Chen took the graduates to Tongxiang by high-speed train and relaxed in a luxurious private compartment as Feng Nannan massaged him and fed him fruit.

Dongfang Chen confronted Research Council members who shoved Gu Yao aside and tried to force their way through the station exit. After overpowering them, he let them go because he planned to use their hunt for Yu Shishi to pressure her into leaving with him.

• At Tongxiang County station, Research Council members shoved Gu Yao to the ground and tried to push past Dongfang Chen and Feng Nannan.
• Gu Yao and Feng Nannan confronted Committee Member Ke Lingxi, who accused them of obstructing the Research Council's mission.
• Dongfang Chen used his Space Force to pin Ke Lingxi and his three subordinates under crushing gravity, stopping Ke Lingxi's Ice Edge Domain.
• Dongfang Chen released the Research Council members and flung them away, then let them leave after they recognized him.
• Dongfang Chen told Dongfang Lie he had a use for the Research Council members, who had come to capture Yu Shishi.

Dongfang Chen healed Gu Yao’s ankle, then divided the graduates into teams to investigate blocked waterways beyond the Defense Line. He discovered Yu Shishi at Qingyi Lake, where his Contract Beasts startled the moths covering the water, and someone confronted him.

• Dongfang Chen healed Gu Yao’s swollen ankle, and Gu Yao began to understand Feng Nannan’s admiration for him.
• Dongfang Chen distributed the Water Circulation Great Array blueprint and split the graduates into three teams to investigate the blockages beyond the Defense Line.
• Feng Nannan teased Gu Yao about Dongfang Chen touching her foot as their team set out.
• Dongfang Chen sensed Yu Shishi near Qingyi Lake and went there alone, knowing her moths had blocked the waterways.
• Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi emerged to play, startling the moths covering the lake.
• A soft voice behind Dongfang Chen said his Contract Beasts had scared the moths.

Dongfang Chen met Yu Shishi, the Moth Woman, at Qingyi Lake and warned her that the Research Council might come after her. After leaving, he learned Feng Nannan had spotted a Commander Level Agate Head Spider upstream and headed to join her group.

• Dongfang Chen introduced Xiaoyan Ji and Xiaoxuexi to Yu Shishi, who was wary of the two creatures but relaxed enough to speak with him.
• Dongfang Chen recognized Yu Shishi as the rumored Moth Woman, warned her to beware of the Research Council, and offered to help if she ran into trouble.
• Yu Shishi watched Dongfang Chen leave without learning why he had approached her.
• Dongfang Chen received Feng Nannan's message that her group had spotted a Commander Level Agate Head Spider and told her he was coming to them.

Dongfang Chen led Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Cao Qinqin into the Dark Red Jungle to teach them to fight the Agate Head Spider themselves. Their first coordinated battle began under his guidance, and the chapter ended as Cao Qinqin and Feng Nannan prepared a counterattack.

• Dongfang Chen examined the Agate Head Spider and decided the three girls should fight it while he watched over them.
• Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Cao Qinqin agreed to work together and entered the Dark Red Jungle.
• The Agate Head Spider ambushed them, and Gu Yao shielded Feng Nannan while Dongfang Chen advised the girls on reacting faster.
• Gu Yao illuminated the area, Feng Nannan struck the spider with Fierce Fist, and Gu Yao attacked it with Soul-Severing Melody—Final Burial.
• The spider trapped the girls with webs, but the threads caught fire, giving Feng Nannan and Cao Qinqin an opening to launch their next attack.

Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Cao Qinqin defeated the Agate Head Spider, and Dongfang Chen concluded that the moths it had driven from their habitat were blocking the water source. After returning to the city, Dongfang Chen discovered that the Research Council had captured Yu Shishi, who asked him for help.

• Feng Nannan, Gu Yao, and Cao Qinqin killed the Agate Head Spider with Dongfang Chen's discreet help and received praise for their graduation evaluation.
• Dongfang Lie reported that moths covering the lake might be blocking the water source, and Dongfang Chen said they would return to their habitat now that the spider was dead.
• Dongfang Chen sensed that the Research Council had captured Yu Shishi after the group returned to the city.
• Dongfang Chen and his companions found Yu Shishi bound to a pillar in a square, where Ke Lingxi apologized and asked Dongfang Chen not to interfere with the Research Council's law enforcement.
• Yu Shishi told Dongfang Chen that she needed his help.

Dongfang Chen rescued Yu Shishi from the Research Council and offered her work and protection, which she accepted. He forced the council members to free her and apologize, then warned them to tell Su Lu to stop pursuing Totem Beasts.

• Yu Shishi asked for help, and Dongfang Chen offered to protect her if she worked for him; she agreed after he mentioned the Dongfang Family and Chenxue Pavilion.
• Dongfang Chen confronted Ke Lingxi over the Research Council's plan to exploit Yu Shishi and warned Su Lu to stop targeting Totem Beasts.
• Dongfang Chen stopped Ke Lingxi and the other council members from leaving until they released Yu Shishi and apologized.
• The Research Council members left in disgrace, and Yu Shishi thanked Dongfang Chen for making her feel safe.

Dongfang Chen explained that he wanted Yu Shishi to use her Spirit Moths to help cultivate Heaven Seeds, promising them a safe home near Dongting Lake. He took her through a Space Passage to inspect the territory, where he warned her to stay clear of the Snow Women's land.

• Yu Shishi suspected Dongfang Chen wanted her or the secret of the Moon Phoenix Moth, but he showed her Baxia's Totem Vessel and said he regarded Totem Beasts as companions.
• Dongfang Chen asked Yu Shishi to use her Spirit Moths to purify elements and help cultivate Heaven Seeds, offering materials and his fusion techniques.
• Yu Shishi agreed to help if Dongfang Chen could provide a safe territory where her moths could live.
• Dongfang Chen opened a Space Passage and took Yu Shishi to Dongting Lake to choose a home for her moths.
• Dongfang Chen pointed out the Snow Women's territory and warned Yu Shishi not to enter it.

Dongfang Chen’s team completed its graduation project, earning perfect scores and drawing several graduates toward Chenxue Pavilion. Meanwhile, Yu Shishi revealed that the Moon Moth Phoenix was vulnerable in its pupation stage, and she offered to show Dongfang Chen its hidden site.

• Yu Shishi moved her moths from Tongxiang to a territory near Dongting Lake, while Dongfang Chen returned to Mingzhu Academy with his graduates.
• Dean Xiao awarded Dongfang Chen’s team a perfect score, and Feng Nannan and Cao Qinqin decided to join Chenxue Pavilion after graduation.
• Feng Nannan persuaded Gu Yao to join Chenxue Pavilion too, and Gu Yao chose to follow her own path after graduation.
• Yu Shishi moved to Jinlin City and met Liu Xian Liu Ru with Dongfang Chen, but she remained worried about the Moon Moth Phoenix.
• Dongfang Chen warned that Su Lu might send subordinates after the Moon Moth Phoenix while it was vulnerable in its pupation stage.
• Yu Shishi said she did not know whether the pupation site could be moved, but offered to take Dongfang Chen there.

Dongfang Chen brought Lingling and Yu Shishi to the South Ridge Brown Forest so Lingling could assess whether the Moon Moth Phoenix’s pupation site could be moved. They arrived at the unusual shallow-water habitat, where Lingling began examining the area.

• Dongfang Chen asked Yu Shishi to take him to the Moon Moth Phoenix’s pupation site and said he would bring Lingling as an expert.
• At the Qingtian Hunter Club, Lingling became jealous of Yu Shishi, but Dongfang Chen explained who she was and Lingling focused on the Moon Moth Phoenix.
• Lingling gathered her equipment and agreed to inspect the site, while Dongfang Chen messaged Leng Qing before opening a Space Passage.
• Dongfang Chen, Lingling, and Yu Shishi arrived at the South Ridge Brown Forest, where Lingling judged that the watery habitat suited the Moon Moth Phoenix.
• Dongfang Chen had Xiaoyan Ji dry Lingling’s wet shoes and socks and used Xiaoxuexi’s ice crystals to keep her above the water; Yu Shishi declined his offer to dry hers.

Dongfang Chen and Yu Shishi investigated the Moon Moth Phoenix's pupa while Lingling analyzed how to move it safely. When Su Lu's men came to seize the Totem Beast, Dongfang Chen killed Ke Lingxi and Yu Shishi slaughtered the rest of the intruders.

• Yu Shishi showed Dongfang Chen and Lingling the Moon Moth Phoenix's suspended pupa and explained that moving it too often could harm its origin.
• Lingling began analyzing the pupa while Dongfang Chen and Yu Shishi discovered that Quan Nan, Zeng Guanglie, Ke Lingxi, and their men had arrived to take it.
• Dongfang Chen confronted the intruders and severed Ke Lingxi's head with an invisible wind blade.
• Dongfang Chen told Yu Shishi to handle Quan Nan and Zeng Guanglie, and her green moths devoured them and their underlings, leaving only bones.

Dongfang Chen moved the Moon Moth Pupa near Dongting Lake after Lingling confirmed it was close to hatching, then went to confront Su Lu over his alleged Villain Guild ties. Unable to find Su Lu, Dongfang Chen demolished the councillor’s Dubai residence, prompting powerful mages at the Dubai Mage Tower to back down.

• Dongfang Chen exposed Su Lu’s alleged connection to the Villain Guild and sent Lian Xishan back to Jinlin City for questioning before killing him.
• Lingling confirmed the Moon Moth Pupa was healthy and might hatch within one or two months, so Dongfang Chen planned to move it with its marsh-pool habitat near Dongting Lake.
• Yu Shishi learned that Dongfang Chen had been paying her salary and promised to cultivate Heaven Seeds and Artificial Soul Seeds for him.
• Dongfang Chen went to the Asia Magic Association to confront Su Lu but could not find him, so he smashed Su Lu’s residence near the Dubai Mage Tower.
• Archmages and Forbidden Curse Mages at the Dubai Mage Tower confronted Dongfang Chen but backed down because of his reputation after defeating Haila.

Dongfang Chen returned to his peaceful routine after humiliating Su Lu, while his friends made plans to travel to Yantai. The chapter ended with Dongfang Chen, Zhao Manyan, and Mofan agreeing to go together.

• The Dubai Mage Tower mages let Dongfang Chen escape, and Su Lu's ties to the Villain Guild damaged his standing ahead of the Speaker election.
• Nan Jue joined the Jinlin City Military, and Dongfang Chen helped his girlfriends cultivate while Lingling hoped Leng Qing would not get ahead of her.
• Zhao Manyan thanked Dongfang Chen by offering him Spirit Seeds, Soul Seeds, and discounted elemental mineral veins for six months.
• Zhao Manyan met Dongfang Chen and Mofan at a barbecue stand, where Mofan said he planned to go to Yantai to sell Demon Crowns.
• Dongfang Chen said he was going to Yantai with Chenying and Jiang Feng to bring Chenying's grandmother to Jinlin City, and Zhao Manyan and Mofan decided to join them.

Dongfang Chen, Chenying, Lingling, Mofan, and Zhao Manyan traveled by private plane to Yantai, where Zhao Manyan planned to visit Lü Yi and Mofan intended to hunt Demon Crowns. Dongfang Chen revealed that the company offering the bounty was majority-owned by his family, leaving Zhao Manyan stunned by his claim that they held “just” 51 percent.

• Lingling asked to join Dongfang Chen’s trip to Yantai, and Chenying welcomed her along.
• At the airport, Mofan asked Dongfang Chen to join him and Zhao Manyan in collecting Demon Crowns, but Dongfang Chen declined; Zhao Manyan agreed to go after Mofan persuaded him and said he would visit Lü Yi first.
• Dongfang Chen arranged a private plane because Jiang Feng’s demonic presence would trigger the airport’s security equipment.
• On the plane, Mofan learned that Dongfang Chen had become an Honorary Councillor, while Zhao Manyan was surprised by the news.
• Lingling told Mofan that the Demon Crown bounty company was connected to the Dongfang Family, and Dongfang Chen revealed that his family owned 51 percent of its shares.

Dongfang Chen and Mofan discussed the profits from Demon Crowns and whether Mofan should invest, then Ji Ming asked Dongfang Chen to investigate Outer Kunyu Mountain and support Yantai’s plan to claim it. Dongfang Chen considered the offer of thirty percent of its resources, while Lingling assessed the value and the political motive behind the deal.

• Mofan questioned how easily merchants profited from Demon Crowns, and Dongfang Chen explained the costs behind producing Magic Tools and warned him that investments carried risks.
• Dongfang Chen and the others arrived in Yantai, where Ji Ming, vice president of the Yantai Penglai Magic Association, greeted him and requested his help.
• Lingling deduced that Yantai planned to use the influx of Hunters to sweep Outer Kunyu Mountain and bring it under the Defense Line after a Beast King Great Demon died.
• Ji Ming asked Dongfang Chen to investigate Outer Kunyu Mountain and help if another Monarch Level Demon appeared, offering him thirty percent of the developed resources.
• Lingling estimated the offer’s value, and Dongfang Chen recognized that the Penglai Magic Association also wanted his prestige to deter Weihai City from claiming a share.

Dongfang Chen warned Ji Ming that the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree had secretly engineered wars to feed on the dead and agreed to monitor it as Yantai considered bringing Wai Kunyu Mountain within its Defense Lines. He then accompanied Chenying and Jiang Feng to reunite with Jiang Feng’s mother, Lü Yi.

• Dongfang Chen told Ji Ming that the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree had incited conflicts to turn the corpses of mages and demons into nourishment.
• Ji Ming agreed to issue a danger notice for Wai Kunyu Mountain, while Dongfang Chen promised to watch the tree.
• Dongfang Chen went with Chenying and Jiang Feng to their childhood home instead of heading to Wai Kunyu Mountain.
• Chenying reunited with her grandmother, Lü Yi, who recognized Jiang Feng despite her changed, flame-covered body.
• Jiang Feng used Mental Power to tell Lü Yi that her unfilial daughter had come home.

Lü Yi reunited with Jiang Feng and met Dongfang Chen and the others, revealing the guilt she carried over the Moon Moth Phoenix’s death. The group then set out for Wai Kunyu Mountain to collect Demon Crowns, where they planned to use Dongfang Chen’s status to bypass the long queue.

• Lü Yi reunited with Jiang Feng, and Zhao Manyan told her he had helped his brother correct some of his bad habits.
• Dongfang Chen offered Lü Yi an Azure Nether Longevity Pill, but she refused it because she had lost the will to live after the events of thirty years earlier.
• The group learned that Lü Yi had once lured the Moon Moth Phoenix into a trap after misunderstanding its actions, and that grief over Jiang Feng’s presumed death had led her to give up the chance to become a Forbidden Curse Mage.
• After spending the night at Chenying’s old home, Mofan and Zhao Manyan prepared to enter Wai Kunyu Mountain, while Chenying joined them to test her new Dou Zhe cultivation.
• At Wai Kunyu Mountain, Zhao Manyan complained about the long line of Hunters, and Mofan suggested Dongfang Chen use his connections to get them through faster.

Dongfang Chen and his group entered Wai Kunyu Mountain to search for a Demon Crown Leaf, which Mofan found with Lingling’s guidance. A cry for help led them into an ambush by Mountain People, and the group was left fighting the demons.

• Dongfang Chen and his companions passed the military checkpoint, where Wang Dakou greeted Dongfang Chen and warned Wang Hua not to stare at Chenying.
• Dongfang Chen explained that Yantai left Wai Kunyu Mountain largely unguarded as long as its demons did not threaten the city.
• Lingling used Dandelion Grass Fluff to lead the group to a Big Purple Linden Tree and showed Mofan how to find a Demon Crown Leaf.
• Mofan heard a voice calling for help near the tree and approached the branch, where Mountain People sprang out and attacked him.
• Mofan repelled several attackers with Fierce Fist and restrained one with Space Element Magic, while Lingling identified the demons as Mountain People.

Dongfang Chen and Lingling discovered that the mountain drawing hunters toward it was actually the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree, which was luring teams toward a deadly clash with the Mountain People. After learning that the authorities were responding, the group prepared to return when Chenying received word that her grandmother wanted to come to Wai Kunyu Mountain.

• Dongfang Chen explained that the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree had summoned the Mountain People because it fed on corpses and blood.
• Lingling followed the drifting Dandelion Fluff from the sky and realized it was leading toward the enormous Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree, not a mountain.
• Dongfang Chen told Lingling that he had notified Ji Ming and that the authorities had restricted access and sent in the Military Department.
• Mofan and Zhao Manyan saw the tree from the air, then realized that hunters following the Dandelion Fluff could be led into a killing ground.
• Chenying received a message that her grandmother wanted to come, and Dongfang Chen suggested that the older woman might have history with the tree.