Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• The Crying Old Man asks Song Shuhang to help him join the Jadewater Pavilion so he can obtain the complete Heaven’s Weeping Canon, the technique that best suits his cultivation. His previous attempt failed after he accidentally upset Pavilion Master Chu by mentioning the Pavilion’s destruction.
• Song agrees to contact the Pavilion that night, when Ye Si may also be there. He suggests the Crying Old Man could instead ask Ye Si to take him as a disciple, but refuses to teach him the Canon himself.
• The Crying Old Man proposes transferring into Song’s university class to build connections. Song talks him into waiting for the Pavilion’s response before doing anything rash.
• Song’s attempt to slip unnoticed into Jiangnan University Town is spoiled when the Crying Old Man draws attention to him. A crowd recognizes Song and Senior White, so Song uses a Transformation Brooch to disguise himself.
• Playing the role of actor “Lang Ba,” Song enthusiastically introduces himself and promotes the upcoming film My Unrestrained Life. The crowd accepts the disguise, and some girls become fans of “Lang Ba.”
• Senior White records the spectacle and shares it with the Nine Provinces Number One Group. The members mistake the disguised Song for Mad Saber Three Waves, while the real Three Waves protests.

Character developments and interactions

• The Crying Old Man remains devoted to finding the complete Canon and tries to secure Song’s help through both the Jadewater Pavilion and personal connections.
• Song Shuhang shows both consideration—offering possible paths to the Canon—and comic improvisation, escaping public attention by impersonating an actor.
• Senior White quietly films Song’s performance, turning the disguise into entertainment for the group.
• Su Clan’s Seven and Sixteen react with disbelief and compare Song’s antics to Three Waves’s notorious behavior. They joke that Three Waves’s “disease” may have infected him.
• Venerable Spirit Butterfly notices the brooch and realizes that “Three Waves” is actually Song, while the real Three Waves is baffled by the video.

Significant themes

• Connections and ambition: The Crying Old Man relies on relationships to pursue his goal when a direct route fails.
• Identity and performance: Song evades recognition by adopting a new appearance and persona, while others mistake him for someone else.
• Comic imitation and contagion: The group treats reckless, attention-seeking behavior as an infectious “Three Waves disease,” making Song’s performance part of their ongoing in-jokes.

Key plot points and events

• Seven Lives Talisman reports that the supposed Mad Saber Three Waves is with Venerable White, Su Clan’s Sixteen, and Shi. The real Three Waves suspects Su Clan’s Seven of impersonating him, but Seven Lives Talisman clarifies that both Seven and the Crying Old Man are present too.
• The impostor attracts female fans with his smile. Su Clan’s Seven initially seems likely to challenge Three Waves, but instead forgives him for the misunderstanding—then refuses to stop the impostor, saying Three Waves’s mistrust has hurt him.
• Sixteen abruptly pulls the impostor away from the fans and takes him upstairs. The group wonders who he really is.
• Copper Trigram Immortal Master appears online briefly and confidently identifies the impostor as Song Shuhang, wagering that he’ll reveal his real face if wrong. The others are skeptical, though Senior White confirms the guess is correct.
• Copper Trigram reveals that he is still trapped somewhere, but has briefly regained phone signal. He shares a major clue: the Ancient Heavenly Court may have had multiple successive Heavenly Emperors, and he has found tombs belonging to both an “Old” and a “New” Heavenly Emperor. His signal then disappears.

Character developments and interactions

• Three Waves is embarrassed and defensive, trying to explain that his accusation against Seven was a misunderstanding.
• Su Clan’s Seven shows unexpected restraint by forgiving Three Waves, while playfully letting him suffer the consequences of doubting him.
• Seven Lives Talisman gives an increasingly provocative live commentary, prompting True Lord Yellow Mountain to consider muting him.
• Copper Trigram resurfaces after a long absence, remains stranded, and uses his momentary connection to share important discoveries.
• Fairy Lychee reacts uneasily to the Heavenly Court revelations because of her suspected connection to Fairy Cheng Lin and the court’s history. Other members speculate about the impostor and the implications of multiple Heavenly Emperors.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and teasing: The group turns Three Waves’s mistaken suspicion into a running joke.
• Identity and disguise: The impostor’s appearance as Three Waves, and Copper Trigram’s expertise in disguise, drive the opening mystery.
• Ancient history and hidden truths: The possibility of multiple Heavenly Emperors raises questions about the Heavenly Court’s collapse and the fate of its rulers.
• Communication’s fragility: Copper Trigram’s brief, unreliable signal underscores his isolation and leaves his discoveries only partly explained.

Key plot points and events

• Copper Trigram Immortal Master goes offline after hinting at secrets, leaving the Nine Provinces Number One Group to speculate humorously about his mysterious captor and possible romance.
• The group’s conversation wanders from Copper Trigram to Fairy Bie Xue’s upcoming Immortal Chef Banquet. Northern River’s Loose Cultivator wants an invitation but has none; Song Shuhang offers him his spare.
• Shuhang admits he had impersonated Mad Saber Three Waves earlier. Three Waves forgives him but jokingly warns him not to “wave” more than three times.
• Shuhang asks Northern River about trading for tribulation materials and a suitable robe. Northern River offers a powerful, adjustable Black Iron Divine Armor, which assembles itself around its wearer. Its futuristic transformation impresses the group, though its finished appearance looks awkward.
• At Jiangnan University Town’s west gate, an unidentified young woman arrives with a suitcase. A button-shaped remote control falls from her pocket, setting up a new development.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang shows resourcefulness by escaping Sixteen’s pursuit through a corridor, deactivating his disguise, and using a talisman to slip away unnoticed. He is also preparing for a future tribulation and needs better equipment.
• Northern River acts as a helpful trading partner, offering Shuhang armor that could protect him through several cultivation stages.
• The group’s teasing, rapid-fire banter highlights its familiar camaraderie. Members joke about Copper Trigram’s predicament, Shuhang’s impersonation, and the armor’s appearance.
• Shuhang and Northern River agree to trade the banquet invitation for an item of value, likely the armor.

Significant themes

• Comedic camaraderie: The cultivators turn even Copper Trigram’s disappearance and Shuhang’s mistake into affectionate jokes.
• Preparation and mutual support: Shuhang seeks equipment for the dangers ahead, while Northern River helps him through an exchange.
• Contrast between appearance and function: The Black Iron Divine Armor looks clumsy when worn but has impressive adaptive and defensive abilities.
• A new mystery: The arriving woman and the dropped remote hint at an upcoming plot thread.

Key plot points and events

• Nan Haomeng, a burly Sanda Club member who once lost quickly to Song Shuhang, finds a girl’s dropped remote and presses its button to impress her.
• The remote launches a miniature rocket from the girl’s box. It explodes high above Jiangnan University Town, blanketing the area and nearby surroundings in dense, unnatural smog.
• Nan Haomeng fears he will be arrested for launching a dangerous weapon. The girl explains that the rocket is an experimental device meant to let people experience the terror of smog and encourage environmental protection—a purpose Nan Haomeng finds absurd.
• As residents panic and the pair wonder how the smog can be cleared, Venerable White and other cultivators identify it as a technology-and-spiritual-energy creation.
• Shi worries the incident will attract the Cultivator Alliance. Daoist Horizon arrives, apparently responding to the disturbance. Su Clan’s Seven immediately keeps his distance and shields Shi, wary of Horizon’s infamous “transmission” abilities.

Character developments and interactions

• Nan Haomeng goes from trying to perform a charming act to horrified guilt and panic, realizing his careless curiosity triggered the launch. He and the girl discuss the device and the spreading smog.
• The girl remains composed despite the disaster, consulting the manual and explaining the rocket’s stated environmental purpose. She herself does not know what the device will do after exploding.
• Venerable White and the others investigate the event, recognize its supernatural component, and consider its implications for the Cultivation World.
• Su Clan’s Seven greets Horizon politely but retreats protectively with Shi, exposing his wary view of Horizon despite his own greater combat strength.
• Horizon arrives with an introduction and greeting; Su Clan’s Seven’s reaction draws attention to his bizarre reputation.

Significant themes

• Carelessness and unintended consequences: A playful button press causes a large-scale public emergency.
• Satire of misguided innovation: A device that deliberately creates pollution to teach people about pollution is presented as wildly counterproductive.
• Technology and cultivation: The smog’s scale and nature show that the incident combines modern engineering with spiritual power.
• Order and accountability: The event may draw the Cultivator Alliance’s attention because it affects ordinary people and risks exposing supernatural activity.

Key plot points and events

• Daoist Horizon questions Su Clan’s Seven about the source of the smog. Seven directs him toward Nan Haomeng and the curly-haired girl, then warns Shi Luoli and Xiao Cai that Horizon—nicknamed “Transmission Maniac”—is rumored to pass cultivation power to people with a glance or touch, often with disastrous results.
• Seven leaves to prepare for his own advance to the True Lord Realm, encouraged by Sixteen’s successful tribulation. Venerable White departs with Shi Luoli and Xiao Cai.
• Horizon finds Nan Haomeng and the girl responsible for the smog bomb. Though Nan admits he pressed the button, Horizon incapacitates him and takes the girl away to address the smog and settle the costs.
• Before being taken, the girl gives Nan a phone number and asks him to tell its owner “Tribulation Formation” and have him bail her out. Nan calls the number.
• Meanwhile, Song Shuhang considers buying Northern River’s Loose Cultivator’s Black Iron Divine Armor, realizing it could be worn beneath his Saber Intent Armor. After agreeing to the deal, he receives Nan’s call and hears about the girl’s message. He suspects she may be the Other Shore Demon Lord, who had promised to make him a Tribulation-Transcending Formation.

Character developments and interactions

• Su Clan’s Seven remains wary of Horizon, but confidently announces his intention to advance within a few months.
• Daoist Horizon is courteous but firm: he tracks down those responsible for the smog and takes the girl into custody, despite her protests that she did not press the button.
• The curly-haired girl shifts blame to Nan, then uses her last chance to ask for Song Shuhang’s help.
• Nan Haomeng, left groggy by Horizon, follows the girl’s instructions and contacts Song Shuhang.
• Song Shuhang is excited by the armor’s potential and then startled by the mysterious rescue request. His uncertainty about the girl’s identity ends the chapter on a question.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and consequences: Nan pressed the button, but the girl brought the smog bomb, leaving both entangled in the fallout.
• Rumor and reputation: Horizon’s frightening nickname shapes how others react to him, even as the rumor about his abilities may be exaggerated.
• Unexpected connections: A chaotic incident links the smog-bomb pair to Song Shuhang’s pending tribulation plans.

Key plot points

• Nan Haomeng explains that the smog covering Jiangnan University Town came from a Smog Bomb brought by the girl who was supposed to make Song Shuhang a customized Tribulation-Transcending Formation. She dropped its remote, and Nan Haomeng accidentally activated it.
• The girl was taken away by a white-haired Daoist, but Nan Haomeng has no useful details. Song Shuhang asks the Nine Provinces Number One Group for help.
• The group identifies the Daoist as Daoist Horizon, also known as the “Transmission Maniac.” Venerable White agrees to take Song Shuhang to find him after noon, telling Song Shuhang to attend class first.
• The group’s conversation briefly wanders into joking about Song Shuhang’s prospective Black Iron Divine Armor, including edited pictures of him wearing it. Song Shuhang insists he’ll look stylish.
• Soft Feather reports that she and her father reached the Chu Household and helped repel attacking evil cultivators. She thanks Song Shuhang for his earlier help in protecting the household.
• Later, Fairy Lychee asks about visiting moving True Martial Island to compete in the True Martial Cup Valkyrie Battle. She wants its third-place prize, a Cocoon Ox. The group discusses the island’s “Goddess of War” technology, which Jiaoba reveals was adapted from Mo School human-puppet technology—not imported from Northern Europe as claimed.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is frustrated by the bomb incident and urgently wants to find the girl, but accepts Venerable White’s plan to wait until lunch. He also becomes the target of the group’s teasing over his armor.
• Nan Haomeng gives Song Shuhang what little information he has, then abruptly ends the call to find a bathroom.
• Soft Feather shares her satisfaction at fighting with Sword Flight for the first time and credits Song Shuhang with helping save the Chu Household.
• Venerable White confirms Daoist Horizon’s identity and calmly directs Song Shuhang back to class.
• Mad Saber Three Waves jokes that the girl must have a personal connection to Song Shuhang. Yellow Mountain corrects Song Shuhang’s slang because Doudou is about to marry.
• The group’s teasing shows its easy, familiar camaraderie, while the later discussion reveals members’ differing interests in True Martial Island and its technology.

Significant themes

• Cultivator life colliding with ordinary life: a bizarre magical device causes a large-scale public disruption.
• Community and mutual aid: Song Shuhang’s earlier help enables Soft Feather and her father to defend the Chu Household.
• Humor and companionship: the group repeatedly derails serious conversations with jokes and playful criticism.
• Hidden origins and ethical ambiguity: True Martial Island’s celebrated technology is exposed as a repackaged form of human-puppetization, raising questions about deception and exploitation.

Key plot points and events

• Fairy Lychee agrees to visit True Martial Island with Young Master Phoenix Slayer, while several members of the Nine Provinces Number One Group ask her to bring back local goods. She protests at being treated like a shopping service.
• Song Shuhang attends his first English class of the new term. He quickly memorizes much of the material thanks to cultivation, while Shi diligently takes notes as part of her effort to experience university life and find an opportunity to advance.
• During a break, Song considers how to help Shi achieve her Dragon Gate Leap. Remembering his own experience and Venerable White’s waterfall suggestion, he proposes taking her swimming.
• A cultivator and Horizon clear the heavy smog over the university by having the cultivator inhale it. Song and Shi are astonished; Seven Lives Talisman later warns that the man uses unpredictable magical treasures and should be avoided.
• Seven Lives Talisman gives Song two Life-Talismans as thanks for saving an elder with a Bamboo Shoot Leaf. They can restore Song’s body at the location of the second talisman unless he is destroyed completely in an instant, but they stop working once he reaches the Fifth-Grade Realm.
• Zheng De of the Immortal Farmer Sect arrives with the medicinal-bath ingredients Song ordered and invites him to inspect them downstairs.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang continues balancing ordinary student life with cultivation. He is supportive of Shi and gains added confidence from receiving the Life-Talismans, though he hopes never to need them.
• Shi approaches university study earnestly and asks Song for guidance about breaking through. She also shares her sunflower seeds with him, portioning them with unusual precision.
• Seven Lives Talisman shows gratitude and concern for Song by giving him protective treasures and warning him about a dangerous eccentric.
• Zheng De returns to fulfill Song’s order and hints that he has prepared an additional surprise.
• The opening group-chat exchange shows Fairy Lychee’s willingness to help her friends, along with her exasperation at their increasingly elaborate shopping requests.

Significant themes

• Cultivation alongside ordinary life: Song and Shi pursue advancement while attending university and studying.
• Mutual support and gratitude: Song helps Shi, while the elder rescued by Song repays him through Seven Lives Talisman.
• The eccentricity of the cultivation world: Even seemingly bizarre behavior—such as enjoying inhaled smog—has a magical purpose.
• Protection and impermanence: The Life-Talismans offer security, but their limits make clear that protection is never absolute.

Chapter Summary: “A Seclusion That Began Just Like That!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang receives a large shipment of high-quality medicinal herbs from Zheng De and the Immortal Farmer Sect. He stores them in an Inch-Shrinking Bag rather than revealing his more valuable spatial treasure.
• The Immortal Farmer Sect disciples are astonished by Song Shuhang’s dramatic progress. They remember him as a cultivation novice from only half a year earlier, but now perceive him as an overwhelmingly powerful expert.
• Zheng De asks whether Song Shuhang intends to kill Gongzi Hai, whose schemes have repeatedly targeted both Song and the Immortal Farmer Sect. Song acknowledges that conflict between them is inevitable and promises he will not show mercy if given the chance.
• Zheng De gives Song Shuhang a Seven Radiant Wonderfruit Seed. The seed can heal tribulation-related injuries and restore true qi, making it especially valuable for Song’s upcoming Tribulation Transcendence.
• In exchange, the Immortal Farmer Sect hopes Song will eventually defeat Gongzi Hai and their traitor Zheng Neng, allowing the sect to obtain revenge. Song accepts the seed and promises to help if the sect ever needs him.
• After the Immortal Farmer Sect leaves, Song becomes uneasy because he has recently acquired several life-preserving treasures, including the Seven Radiant Wonderfruit Seed and a Life-Talisman, while Ye Si has also entered seclusion. He senses that some ominous event may be approaching.
• At the infirmary, Venerable White helps Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman improve a Fourth-to-Fifth-Grade Tribulation-Transcending Formation. During the discussion, White becomes distracted and appears to spontaneously enter a state of seclusion.
• While distracted, Venerable White’s natural charm becomes uncontrolled, making Seven Lives Talisman unable to stop staring at him. Alarmed, Seven Lives Talisman calls Song Shuhang for help.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: His rapid advancement is emphasized. He is now physically powerful, possesses numerous defensive and offensive trump cards, and has enough confidence to face Gongzi Hai or escape from him if necessary. He also demonstrates growing responsibility by accepting the Immortal Farmer Sect’s request for future assistance.
• Zheng De: Though unable to avenge the Immortal Farmer Sect himself, he places the sect’s hopes in Song Shuhang. Giving away the precious Seven Radiant Wonderfruit Seed shows both his sincerity and desperation for justice.
• Immortal Farmer Sect disciples: Their view of Song changes from remembering him as a beginner to fearing and respecting him as a powerful cultivator. They mistakenly wonder whether he had been secretly pretending to be weak all along.
• Venerable White: His eccentric, unpredictable nature appears again. A simple discussion unexpectedly causes him to become distracted and possibly enter seclusion without intending to.
• Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman: He remains cautious and responsible, first preventing distracted Venerable White from causing an accident and then struggling against White’s overwhelming charm. His call to Song shows both his concern and his inability to handle the situation alone.

Significant Themes

• Rapid growth and changing perceptions: Song Shuhang’s transformation from a novice into a formidable expert demonstrates how quickly power and reputation can change in the cultivation world.
• Revenge and alliances: The Immortal Farmer Sect cannot pursue Gongzi Hai directly, so it invests in Song as a potential instrument of justice. Their gift creates a bond based on shared enemies and mutual benefit.
• Preparation for tribulation: The Seven Radiant Wonderfruit Seed symbolizes the dangers Song will soon face and the importance of preparation before undergoing Tribulation Transcendence.
• Luck and impending danger: Song’s recent string of beneficial encounters and life-saving treasures makes him suspicious that his unusually good fortune may precede a major disaster.
• The unpredictability of powerful cultivators: Venerable White’s accidental seclusion illustrates how extraordinary figures can trigger bizarre events without conscious intention.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and Zheng De: They discuss Gongzi Hai, the Immortal Farmer Sect’s desire for revenge, and Song’s future role in defeating their enemies. Zheng De gives Song the Seven Radiant Wonderfruit Seed, and Song agrees to assist the sect if needed.
• Song Shuhang and the Immortal Farmer Sect disciples: Their interaction highlights the disciples’ shock at Song’s transformation and their mistaken belief that he had always been hiding his true strength.
• Venerable White and Seven Lives Talisman: Their cooperation improves the tribulation formation, but White’s sudden distraction causes his charm to become dangerous. Seven Lives Talisman must physically steady him and eventually contact Song for help.
• Seven Lives Talisman and Song Shuhang: Seven Lives Talisman urgently warns Song that Venerable White may have entered seclusion, setting up the chapter’s comedic cliffhanger.

Plot points and events

• Song Shuhang learns that Venerable White has been caught safely but something unusual has happened. Worried that White may have entered a long seclusion, Shuhang rushes to the infirmary—he needs White’s help when his own Heaven’s Tribulation arrives.
• He finds Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman overwhelmed by White’s uncontrolled charm. A group album containing photos of female cultivators—including White dressed in ceremonial robes—has made the situation worse.
• White does not respond when Shuhang speaks to him. Shuhang uses a Thousand-Mile Voice Flute and discovers that White has entered a short seclusion, with twenty-seven days and four shichen remaining.
• Shuhang decides to move White to his Core World, but White’s thousand Invisible Sword Gu become agitated when separated from their master. Shuhang learns he can transfer the Gu in batches, and that they become visible inside the Core World. He ultimately places White by the Living Spring, guarded by the Gu.
• With White in seclusion, Shuhang realizes he still needs to find Daoist Horizon and rescue the captured “girl” who is meant to help with his Tribulation-Transcending Formation. Seven Lives Talisman does not know where Horizon is.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang shows practical resourcefulness: he confirms White’s seclusion with the flute, manages the Invisible Sword Gu, and finds a temporary place for White. His anxiety about facing his own tribulation without White’s protection remains.
• Venerable White is completely unresponsive during a brief seclusion, while his charm continues to affect those nearby.
• Seven Lives Talisman is both alarmed by White’s charm and careful not to look directly at him. He and Shuhang discuss White’s condition and the problem of relocating him.
• The Invisible Sword Gu respond protectively to White’s presence and settle once he is returned to them.

Significant themes

• Dependence and uncertainty: Shuhang worries that his most dependable allies may be unavailable when he needs them.
• Ingenuity in cultivation: Magical tools and Shuhang’s Core World provide practical solutions, though not without complications.
• Comedic disruption: White’s overwhelming charm and the group’s questionable photo album turn a serious situation into farce.

Plot points and events

• With Senior White unexpectedly in secluded cultivation and Yu Jiaojiao unreachable at the Dragon King Hall, Song Shuhang contacts Fairy Bie Xue to find Daoist Horizon and arrange the release of a fellow cultivator who was taken away after launching a rocket. Bie Xue offers to pick him up after class.
• Back in class, Song learns that Professor Smith is searching for a combat-ready Pekingese. The professor has repeatedly replaced dogs after they were defeated or frightened by powerful beings—including Doudou and Little Monk Guoguo. Song clarifies that Doudou’s dog is not his.
• Sparrow Demon Xiao Cai tells Song she will help perform a requiem for wandering souls at a hospital with Fairy Eastern Six, who is coming to collect her on an electric scooter. After class, Eastern Six arrives, picks Xiao Cai up, and speeds off.
• Bie Xue collects Song and Shi Luoli in a Beetle that transforms into an Immortal Ark. Song tells her Senior White will remain in seclusion for about twenty-seven and a half days. To ensure he can attend her Immortal Chef Banquet, Bie Xue schedules it for October 7.
• Bie Xue asks for Song’s remaining scallion seedlings and agrees to inspect a rare ingredient: the rear leg of a Sixth-Grade giant crocodile. Impressed, she accepts it, and Song asks to taste the dish she makes from it.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is resourceful in arranging his meeting with Daoist Horizon and keeps up his practical, lightly humorous exchanges with friends. He also offers the crocodile leg as a special ingredient, hoping to try it cooked.
• Fairy Bie Xue remains eager to win Senior White over through her cooking. His absence disappoints her, but she adapts by rescheduling the banquet and shows professional interest in Song’s unusual ingredient.
• Shi Luoli accompanies Song to meet Bie Xue, while tending to Xiao Cai during class.
• Xiao Cai continues her spiritual work by helping lay wandering souls to rest; Fairy Eastern Six supports her by providing transportation.
• Professor Smith’s repeated attempts to find a strong dog supply comic relief, while Song’s roommates tease him for leaving with a beautiful companion.

Significant themes

• The chapter mixes ordinary university life with supernatural events, making magical cultivation, demons, and enchanted transport part of everyday routine.
• Food and cooking serve as a bridge between characters: Bie Xue’s ambition to impress Senior White drives her plans, while Song’s crocodile leg offers a new culinary opportunity.
• Friendship and practical assistance recur throughout: Song seeks help from Bie Xue, Xiao Cai is supported in her work, and the group looks out for one another amid humorous misunderstandings.

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang gives Fairy Bie Xue a huge crocodile leg to prepare as an immortal dish. She agrees to use about two-thirds of it as payment, then offers an additional meal of ordinary spirit dishes for Shuhang’s roommates. Little Fairy Poem is delighted by the prospect of Fairy Bie Xue’s cooking.
• Fairy Bie Xue goes to process the demon-beast meat, leaving Shuhang to pilot her immortal boat. He admits he is inexperienced, though he reassures Poem that he has flown before.
• On the boat’s route, Chang Yuanzi waits with a magical flower-lined avenue and musicians, intending to propose to Fairy Bie Xue. He has spent years changing his appearance to resemble Venerable White, believing that will appeal to her.
• Shuhang relays Chang Yuanzi’s arrival to Bie Xue, but she refuses to stop working and tells Shuhang to handle the situation. Chang Yuanzi recites an embarrassingly clichéd love poem—only to learn from his attendant that he has accidentally recited an old love letter rather than his intended farewell poem.
• Chang Yuanzi confesses directly and asks Bie Xue to practice dual cultivation with him. She rejects him immediately. His attendant encourages him to advance from Fifth to Sixth Stage and try again.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is again caught between other people’s affairs: he accepts Fairy Bie Xue’s generous cooking arrangement, nervously pilots her boat, and becomes the unwilling audience and intermediary in Chang Yuanzi’s confession.
• Fairy Bie Xue remains focused on her cooking and firmly uninterested in Chang Yuanzi’s advances. Her irritation grows when he interrupts her work.
• Little Fairy Poem quietly appreciates how often following Shuhang gives her access to Fairy Bie Xue’s food.
• Chang Yuanzi is revealed as a persistent but misguided suitor, convinced that resembling Venerable White will win Bie Xue over. His grand romantic setup and confused poem make his effort comic rather than impressive.
• Chang Yuanzi’s attendant maintains an earnest demeanor while correcting his master’s blunder and suggesting that advancement might improve his prospects.

Significant themes

• Romantic persistence versus consent: Chang Yuanzi’s repeated proposals do not change Bie Xue’s clear refusal.
• Comedy from mismatched expectations: Chang Yuanzi expects an elegant romantic moment, while Shuhang and his attendant see the awkwardness; the wrong poem further undercuts the spectacle.
• Cultivation and ordinary life intertwined: A dangerous demon-beast ingredient requires expert preparation, while the same journey includes meals for ordinary roommates and an elaborate romantic interruption.

Key plot points and events

• Chang Yuanzi abandons his elaborate courtship of Fairy Bie Xue and prepares to leave. His seemingly foolish servant efficiently packs away the musicians and flower spells, revealing that his bumbling act hides sharp competence.
• Eastern Six speeds in on a flying electric scooter. Song Shuhang tries to evade her by raising the Immortal Ark, but she rises too; her scooter crashes into the ark, sending it into Chang Yuanzi.
• The collision unsettles Chang Yuanzi’s spiritual energy and triggers signs of a Heavenly Tribulation. He quickly suppresses the energy, but the partly formed tribulation remains—and begins taking the shape of a cannon barrel, suggesting tribulations are changing.
• Chang Yuanzi’s servant crushes the unfinished tribulation with a giant conjured hand. He warns that the new tribulations are unusually concentrated and advises returning to the manor to have the Tribulation-Crossing Array corrected.
• Chang Yuanzi leaves, still hopeful that Fairy Bie Xue will consider him once he reaches the Sixth-Grade realm. She refuses to encourage him beyond saying they can discuss it then.
• Song Shuhang and Fairy Bie Xue flee before the dazed Eastern Six wakes up, despite being the ones who were struck.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen calls after sensing the tribulation fluctuations. Reassured that Shuhang is safe, she tells him to keep away from people about to undergo tribulation. Shuhang admits privately that his circumstances often force him near them. He is on his way to meet Daoist Horizon, who is also nearing a tribulation.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang remains cautious but is repeatedly caught up in dangerous, absurd situations. The collision makes him fear that Chang Yuanzi’s tribulation could combine with his own unstable energy.
• Chang Yuanzi shifts abruptly from sentimental, clingy suitor to a focused and formidable cultivator when threatened. His persistence in courting Fairy Bie Xue survives her rejection.
• Chang Yuanzi’s servant is shown to be far more capable—and likely more calculating—than his honest appearance suggests. He protects Chang Yuanzi and offers informed advice about the altered tribulations.
• Fairy Bie Xue stays blunt and practical: she rejects Chang Yuanzi’s advances, then prioritizes getting away from Eastern Six.
• Eastern Six is portrayed as a dangerously inept vehicle rider, even on a flying scooter; the crash leaves both her and Xiao Cai dazed or unconscious.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen shows concern for Shuhang and urges him to avoid tribulation sites. Their warm, familiar conversation includes Shuhang’s invitation to share Fairy Bie Xue’s cooking.

Significant themes

• The evolving Heavenly Tribulation: Its cannon-like shape and concentrated force signal that tribulations are changing, creating new dangers for cultivators.
• Appearance versus reality: Chang Yuanzi’s servant seems foolish but is highly competent, while Chang Yuanzi’s comic romantic persona conceals formidable control and resolve.
• Comic danger and bad luck: Shuhang’s attempts to avoid trouble repeatedly place him in its path, and even being the victim of a crash leads him and Bie Xue to flee.
• Affection amid peril: Sixteen’s concern and Shuhang’s invitation to share a meal provide a gentler counterpoint to the chapter’s escalating supernatural hazards.

Chapter 1012: “Heh heh heh heh”

• Arrival and misunderstanding: Song Shuhang, Fairy Bie Xue, and Shi arrive at a Taoist temple where Daoist Horizon is staying. Hearing ordinary young Daoists gossip that Horizon has dragged a struggling girl into his room, the group avoids being seen and enters invisibly.
• The awkward scene: They open Horizon’s soundproofed room to find him doing a sheep-themed dance while Du Lan sings a children’s song. Horizon explains that they were playing cards, and he had to follow the winner’s instructions after losing. Bie Xue apologizes for barging in, though she and Shuhang briefly mistake the scene for something more unusual.
• Du Lan is released: Shuhang has come to bail out Du Lan, a Third-Grade disciple of Other Shore Demon Lord. Horizon waives the bail fee because she is an acquaintance, but asks Shuhang to reimburse the five Grade-Five Spirit Stones he spent on the smog covering Jiangnan University Town. Shuhang pays, and Du Lan is free to leave.
• Plans for Shuhang’s tribulation: Du Lan says she needs to collect Shuhang’s physical and cultivation data for her master, who is preparing a custom Tribulation-Transcending Formation. She scans him with a mirror-shaped magical artifact, which connects to Other Shore Demon Lord through a tablet video call. The Demon Lord praises Shuhang’s constitution—already at a Fourth-Grade level—and says he will prepare a draft formation by the next morning. Shuhang plans to discuss his theories about the Heavenly Tribulation with him.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang shows concern for Du Lan and readily pays Horizon’s expense. He also looks ahead to discussing how the Heavenly Tribulation might be modernized.
• Fairy Bie Xue is amused by Horizon’s predicament but acknowledges that she should have knocked before entering.
• Daoist Horizon is embarrassed by the interruption, then explains the card-game penalty and helps arrange Du Lan’s release.
• Du Lan is introduced as Other Shore Demon Lord’s eccentric disciple, who enjoys singing for people forced to dance. She takes responsibility for gathering Shuhang’s data and coordinates with her master.
• Other Shore Demon Lord appears remotely, establishing that he will tailor a formation to Shuhang rather than requiring him to travel immediately.

Themes

The chapter uses mistaken appearances and playful embarrassment for comedy, while also advancing the practical preparation for Shuhang’s upcoming tribulation. It highlights cooperation among cultivators and the blending of cultivation tools with modern technology.

Plot points and events

• Song Shuhang tells the Other Shore Demon Lord that Heavenly Tribulations may be transforming into weapons. He has seen one form as a cannon and another as a gun barrel; the Demon Lord confirms that tribulations have been behaving strangely and decides to come help prepare Shuhang’s Tribulation-Transcending Formation.
• Daoist Horizon worries that his years of preparation may be useless if tribulations keep changing. Shuhang suspects they may escalate to bombs, missiles, or even nuclear weapons. He also realizes his own next tribulation may be near, despite having recently survived an eleven-wave tribulation.
• At a massive underwater altar, the Sea Urchin Warriors summon their god, the Sea King. A crude wooden puppet asks him to help attack Shuhang, whom they know as Overlord Blade. Both the Sea King and the puppet want something from him: the Sea King wants the Silver Glove, while the puppet wants a Puppet Core.
• The puppet initially proposes exploiting Shuhang’s upcoming tribulation, but the Sea King refuses to confront the powerful Venerable protecting him—whom they suspect may actually be a Ninth-Grade Tribulation Immortal. They settle on a narrower plan: the Sea King will briefly distract Venerable White so the puppet’s deathsworn agent can enter Shuhang’s tribulation and kill him. The Sea King agrees on the condition that this fulfills their remaining contract and the puppet gives him the Holy Sword War Armor’s right leg.

Character developments and interactions

• Shuhang remains practical about his approaching tribulation and seeks help, while his speculation about increasingly dangerous weapon-shaped tribulations raises the stakes.
• Daoist Horizon’s anxiety grows as he realizes Shuhang may face another tribulation soon; Shuhang jokes that the two of them seem destined to meet whenever tribulation is involved.
• The Other Shore Demon Lord responds seriously to Shuhang’s warning, revising his plans to assist him. Du Lan is told to stay nearby and retrieve another Smog Rocket.
• The Sea King is cautious rather than reckless, remembering that a mysterious Ninth-Grade expert badly wounded him. The puppet is determined to press the attack despite this danger, persuading the Sea King to accept a limited role.

Significant themes

• Unpredictable trials: Heavenly Tribulations may be evolving into weapon-like threats, making established preparations unreliable.
• Danger and escalation: Shuhang’s approaching tribulation is both a personal challenge and an opportunity his enemies intend to exploit.
• Risk, caution, and uneasy cooperation: The Sea King and puppet collaborate for mutual gain, but their agreement depends on strict conditions and shared self-interest.

Key events

• After finishing his evening cultivation, Song Shuhang limits his practice so he won’t trigger his approaching Heavenly Tribulation prematurely. He hopes to master a Tribulation-Transcending Formation before the Other Shore Demon Lord’s expected visit.
• He messages Su Clan’s Sixteen. She says university life has helped steady her mind after reaching the Fourth Grade, and accepts his invitation to dinner the following evening.
• Song checks on Little Shi, who turns off the television and goes to bed so she can exercise the self-control needed for a future Heart Demon Tribulation. Xiao Cai is already asleep.
• Song reflects on a Fox Demon connected to the Thirty-Three Beast God Sect, whom Senior White Two took away; he plans to ask about the demon when Senior White Two reappears.
• At three in the morning, Doudou calls from another time zone. He teases Song about finding a girlfriend, then reveals that his online-game wife, Chu Chu, is scouting Jiangnan University Town and wants to enroll there. Doudou warns Song to find a girlfriend and keep away from her.
• Doudou also frets over his arranged marriage: True Lord Yellow Mountain has not told him who his intended partner is, and the wedding preparations are already underway. Worried by recent changes in how he urinates, Doudou wonders whether he might be female, but is reassured that his “little Doudou” is still there. Song agrees to ask Yellow Mountain about the match.
• After the call, Song hears a late-night knock. True Lord White Crane is outside, looking anxious.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is increasingly protective and responsible toward the younger Shi and Xiao Cai, while remaining mindful of his impending tribulation. His cultivation progress also brings him closer to Doudou’s realm, a change that surprises Doudou.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen appears calmer and more settled after beginning university life; she and Song maintain a warm, comfortable rapport.
• Little Shi shows determination by choosing sleep over television and linking self-discipline to overcoming a Heart Demon Tribulation.
• Doudou masks anxiety with jokes and boasts. Beneath the teasing, he is genuinely unsettled by his approaching arranged marriage and asks Song for help. Their friendship is expressed through affectionate mockery and trust.
• True Lord White Crane’s anxious arrival sets up the next development.

Significant themes

• Growth and self-control: Song restrains his cultivation ahead of his tribulation, while Shi practices discipline in everyday life.
• Friendship and support: Song makes time for Doudou’s worries and agrees to help him investigate the marriage.
• Humor amid uncertainty: Doudou’s crude jokes and outrageous schemes soften his genuine anxiety about marriage, identity, and advancement.
• Changing stages of life: School, relationships, cultivation breakthroughs, and impending weddings all signal that the characters are moving into new phases.

Plot points and events

• True Lord White Crane arrives at Medicine Master’s house late at night, injured and carrying traces of Nine Nether Evil Energy. Venerable White is in seclusion, so Song Shuhang lets White Crane in and asks what happened.
• White Crane says he returned to the Jiangnan Region after urgent business in the West. He believes his day began auspiciously because he briefly saw “Senior White” strolling through the sky—but Shuhang knows Venerable White was sealed away in his Core World at the time.
• Shuhang suspects White Crane actually saw Senior White Two, who has been wandering around the region.
• White Crane then explains that he spotted a Fifth-Grade Nine Nether Demon apparently following Senior White and attacked it. Though White Crane was stronger, the demon was unusually tough and carried many treasures. After a long fight, it nearly lost—but fired a cannon-like weapon at point-blank range. The blast killed the demon and badly injured White Crane.
• White Crane asks to recover in Venerable White’s room, claiming that being surrounded by his presence is “psychological therapy.”

Character developments

• Song Shuhang shows growing confidence and awareness: he leaps from a window to reach the door quickly, detects the Nine Nether energy, and reasons out the likely identity of the figure White Crane saw. He also chooses not to upset White Crane’s happy misconception.
• True Lord White Crane remains an intensely devoted admirer of Venerable White. His loyalty and confidence are clear in his willingness to fight the demon, though his overconfidence initially leads him to underestimate it. Even while injured, he interprets seeing Venerable White as proof of good luck and vows to reach the Seventh-Grade realm within a century.

Character interactions

• Song Shuhang questions White Crane’s injury and listens as he recounts the fight, privately correcting his assumptions and reacting with dry humor.
• White Crane’s reverence for Venerable White shapes the conversation: he mistakes Senior White Two for him, regrets failing to catch up, and insists on healing in Venerable White’s room.
• Shuhang is torn between correcting White Crane’s misunderstanding and sparing his feelings, while privately finding his request uncomfortably obsessive.

Significant themes

• Devotion and idealization: White Crane’s admiration is so strong that a brief sighting sustains him despite his injuries.
• Overconfidence and hidden danger: The seemingly inferior demon survives through resilience, abundant treasures, and a concealed weapon.
• Comic contrast: Shuhang’s practical observations clash with White Crane’s romanticized view of events, giving the chapter its humor.

Key plot points and events

• Song Shuhang brings injured True Lord White Crane to one of Venerable White’s rooms. White Crane has chosen the room because lingering spiritual energy from Venerable White’s cultivation can dilute the Nine Nether Evil Energy escaping from his body.
• White Crane shifts into his more feminine form to heal, but his injuries and contamination are worse than he admitted. As the Evil Energy grows, his self-imposed Binding Way Curse Technique keeps him restrained.
• White Crane warns Shuhang that he may lose control and tells him to knock him unconscious and seek help from the Nine Provinces Number One Group. His eyes turn red, and he becomes violently frenzied.
• Shuhang tries to use his Lotus Projection to draw the Evil Energy out, but the binding chains block its tendrils. Breaking the technique would free White Crane to attack.
• White Crane repeatedly lunges at Shuhang. The Merit Snake Beauty intervenes with her Face-Slapping Slipper, but honors Shuhang’s request not to hit White Crane’s face.
• Unable to subdue White Crane himself, Shuhang messages the group for help. White Crane manages to cast a fast, weak spell despite his restraints; it hits Shuhang, but instead of hurting him, it feels unexpectedly pleasant.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang stays to protect White Crane and attempts to find a way to remove the Evil Energy without freeing him. His uncertainty and panic underscore the danger of facing a rampaging Sixth-Grade cultivator as a Third-Grade one.
• True Lord White Crane shows both foresight and vulnerability: he binds himself before losing control and asks Shuhang for help, yet his condition overwhelms him despite his precautions. Even while frenzied, he retains some instincts and tries to attack or use magic.
• The Merit Snake Beauty acts independently to protect Shuhang, but adjusts her attack when he asks her to spare White Crane’s face.
• The interaction between Shuhang and White Crane is tense but trusting: White Crane relies on Shuhang to stop him, while Shuhang struggles to do so without causing greater danger.

Significant themes

• Restraint versus danger: White Crane’s binding technique protects others, but also prevents Shuhang from treating him.
• Trust and responsibility: White Crane entrusts Shuhang with a dangerous task, and Shuhang accepts the duty despite the mismatch in their strength.
• The threat and potential utility of corruption: Nine Nether Evil Energy is harmful, yet Shuhang considers absorbing it rather than simply purifying it.
• Unexpected outcomes: White Crane’s spell lands, but produces a pleasant sensation rather than the expected pain, leaving the scene on a comic cliffhanger.

Key plot points and events

• True Lord White Crane, having gone berserk, repeatedly casts spells at Song Shuhang. They turn out to be exceptionally powerful healing spells, not attacks.
• Song Shuhang worries that being healed hundreds of times per minute might be harmful and asks the Nine Provinces Number One Group for advice.
• Medicine Master reassures him: White Crane’s spells nourish the body, and combining them with a body-tempering practice can be beneficial.
• Song Shuhang remembers that the binding curse restraining White Crane will eventually expire and urgently asks nearby seniors to help. Fairy Eastern Six and Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman briefly turn back after believing he is safe, then resume their journey when they learn the danger remains.
• While waiting, Song Shuhang uses the constant healing to sustain himself as he transcribes the Confucian Righteous-Qi Body Tempering Chapter. The healing replenishes the energy the writing consumes, allowing him to finish the full chapter.
• The chapter’s text vanishes after completion, and its righteous-qi feedback strengthens Song Shuhang’s physique from newly advanced Fourth Grade to a firmly stabilized Fourth-Grade level. Unexpectedly, his store of liquefied true qi also increases slightly—bringing him closer to his Heavenly Tribulation.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang turns a frightening situation into an opportunity, applying Medicine Master’s advice and discovering an unexpected benefit from combining healing spells with body tempering.
• True Lord White Crane remains berserk but is temporarily restrained by its own Binding Way Curse Technique; it continues casting healing spells throughout the crisis.
• Medicine Master provides a calm, practical explanation and reassurance.
• Fairy Eastern Six and Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman respond to Song Shuhang’s distress call, though their plans change several times as they learn more about his condition. The group’s initial panic and confusion become relief—and mild exasperation—when Shuhang reports that the “attack” is healing.

Significant themes

• Unexpected benefits through adaptation: Song Shuhang converts a dangerous predicament into a training opportunity.
• Cooperation and community: The cultivation group shares advice and rushes to help, even amid comic misunderstandings.
• Incremental progress: A seemingly small physical and true-qi gain represents a meaningful step toward Song Shuhang’s next major cultivation challenge.

Key plot points and events

• Fairy Eastern Six arrives to find Song Shuhang waiting outside and True Lord White Crane temporarily frenzied, flapping beneath a window while casting Healing Spells on everyone nearby.
• Eastern Six and Shuhang join the healing barrage. She records White Crane’s antics and posts them to the group, where cultivators joke about his resemblance to a tied-up hen.
• The group realizes White Crane’s Binding Curse is weakening because of the Nine Nether Evil Energy inside him. Eastern Six warns she can restrain him only briefly and asks for a way to knock him unconscious.
• Seven Lives Talisman says he is bringing a Talisman Treasure that can keep White Crane unconscious, but the group recognizes that removing the Nine Nether Evil Energy is the real challenge.
• White Crane begins to rise as the curse fails. Eastern Six uses Nine Demon Dances to calm and hypnotize him, buying a short window.
• With White Crane occupied, Shuhang volunteers to use the Lotus Root Tendrils projected from his Core World to try to draw out the evil energy.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang is anxious and uneasy but takes initiative when the others’ restraint methods prove temporary. His strengthened body and cultivation appear connected to his foreboding feeling.
• Fairy Eastern Six acts protectively and decisively, using Nine Demon Dances despite knowing it may only work for a few breaths.
• True Lord White Crane remains dangerous while frenzied, yet his Healing Spells continue to affect those around him. His condition is linked to the invading Nine Nether Evil Energy.
• Seven Lives Talisman responds quickly with a possible tool for keeping White Crane unconscious, though his detour to retrieve it delays him.
• The group chat provides comic relief and displays the cultivators’ familiar teasing. Their jokes about White Crane—and disbelief that Mad Saber Three Waves is advising caution—contrast with the danger of the situation.

Significant themes

• Humor alongside danger: The group laughs at White Crane’s bizarre behavior even as his loss of control threatens them.
• Cooperation under pressure: The cultivators share knowledge and coordinate, but no one yet has a complete solution.
• Taking responsibility: Shuhang moves from waiting on others to offering his own risky intervention.
• Temporary control versus real resolution: Restraining or hypnotizing White Crane may buy time, but the underlying evil energy still needs to be removed.

Plot points and events

• Song Shuhang uses his Lotus Projection to extract the Nine Nether Evil Energy from the rampaging True Lord White Crane while Fairy Eastern Six restrains White Crane with Nine Demon Dances.
• The extraction succeeds, restoring White Crane’s consciousness and calming its violent aura. But the final traces of energy are tied to a physical object embedded in its waist.
• White Crane cuts open the area and forces out a bullet-like object that continually generates Nine Nether Evil Energy. Before the others can seal it, Shuhang’s lotus absorbs the object’s energy.
• The influx pushes Shuhang’s Core World past a critical threshold: it expands, the Living Spring becomes a pond, and the resulting feedback nearly triggers Shuhang’s Third-to-Fourth-Grade Heavenly Tribulation. Eastern Six helps him suppress his surging true qi.
• Seven Lives Talisman prepares to leave to arrange his own tribulation formation, but an unknown, deathly old man blocks the exit. He is at Peak Third Grade like Shuhang and ominously declares, “Song fellow, you’re dead today.”

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang demonstrates confidence and control over his lotus-based method, but the absorbed energy brings him dangerously close to a tribulation he is not ready to face.
• True Lord White Crane regains control, discovers the physical source of its recurring corruption, and removes it despite the pain. It is grateful for the rescue, though unsettled by the lotus roots.
• Fairy Eastern Six keeps White Crane restrained, supports Shuhang through his near-breakthrough, and remains wary of the lotus’s grotesque roots.
• Seven Lives Talisman provides backup and repeatedly jokes about collecting White Crane’s valuable blood, balancing practical concern with comic greed.
• The new old man abruptly shifts the scene from relief to danger, leaving his identity and motive unknown.

Significant themes

• Unconventional healing: Shuhang’s bizarre lotus technique is effective even when it looks disturbing.
• Power and unintended consequences: Absorbing dangerous energy strengthens Shuhang’s Core World but nearly forces an early tribulation.
• Comedic contrast: Serious peril is undercut by jokes about lotus roots, White Crane’s blood, and its value as talisman material.
• Sudden reversal: The group’s apparent recovery is interrupted by a new threat at the chapter’s end.