Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Curse?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The dream reveals the Altar Master’s past. He spent roughly twelve years near Huang Dagen’s tomb, believing the area to be a blessed place where Spirit Ghosts could rapidly mature.
• After obtaining a second immature Spirit Ghost, he placed it inside the tomb alongside the first. This activated six powerful sealing formations created by Venerable Spirit Butterfly.
• The formations trapped both Spirit Ghosts inside, prevented anyone from approaching the tomb, and nearly killed the Altar Master. Because one formation was bloodline-based, the seals could remain active permanently unless a descendant of their creator appeared.
• The Altar Master spent years watching the tomb in despair until Song Shuhang and Soft Feather arrived. Soft Feather’s strength frightened him, and the two eventually took away the Spirit Ghost.
• The dream then shows the Altar Master being defeated and cut apart by a powerful figure. Dying in hatred, he curses that person and vows to return as a vengeful ghost.
• Song Shuhang awakens, realizing the dream was likely a supernatural transmission of the Altar Master’s memories rather than an ordinary dream. He suspects the curse spoken at the Altar Master’s death may have caused it.
• The next morning, Medicine Master asks Song Shuhang to mail the Black Iron Flying Sword back to Master Profound Principle’s temple. Shuhang contacts Sima Jiang from Harvest Express to arrange pickup.
• Although he wants to focus on cultivation and using his Blood Qi Pills, Song Shuhang accompanies his roommates to support them at the sports meet.
• Gao Moumou receives a mysterious phone call from an unfamiliar number, setting up the next development.

Character Developments

• The Altar Master: His history reveals him as greedy, ambitious, and repeatedly unlucky. His desire to exploit the tomb’s spiritual energy traps the Spirit Ghosts and ruins his plans. His frustration gradually becomes deep resentment, culminating in a powerful curse.
• Song Shuhang: He becomes more perceptive about supernatural phenomena, recognizing that the dream contains memories he could not have invented. He remains cautious and intends to consult Medicine Master rather than dismissing the experience.
• Soft Feather: Though mostly seen through the Altar Master’s fearful memories, she is established as overwhelmingly powerful and intimidating.
• Medicine Master: He continues managing important magical items and trusts Song Shuhang to return the Black Iron Flying Sword.
• Gao Moumou: His shameless, playful personality is highlighted by his eagerness to answer a possible scam call, though he becomes visibly excited when the caller identifies him.

Significant Themes

• Greed and unintended consequences: The Altar Master’s attempt to cultivate multiple Spirit Ghosts activates the very seals that destroy his ambitions.
• Curses and lingering hatred: The Altar Master’s final resentment may survive death and affect Song Shuhang, suggesting that intense hatred can have supernatural power.
• Fate and injustice: The Altar Master interprets his failures as the cruelty of Heaven and earth, though his own greed and poor decisions contribute heavily to his downfall.
• Memory, dreams, and supernatural influence: Song Shuhang’s dream blurs the boundary between personal experience and inherited memories, hinting at a magical connection formed at the Altar Master’s death.
• Cultivation alongside ordinary life: Supernatural dangers coexist with mundane activities such as mailing packages, attending a sports meet, and answering phone calls.

Character Interactions

• The Altar Master interacts indirectly with the mysterious senior expert through the tomb and its formations, repeatedly misjudging the expert’s intentions.
• His encounter with Song Shuhang and Soft Feather exposes the huge gap between his own power and theirs; Soft Feather’s presence leaves him terrified.
• The Altar Master’s final confrontation with the unnamed domineering figure ends in betrayal, humiliation, and death, motivating his curse.
• Song Shuhang discusses the dream only internally but plans to ask Medicine Master for an explanation.
• Song Shuhang calls Sima Jiang to arrange the return of the flying sword.
• Song Shuhang, Tubo, and Gao Moumou go together to support Yangde at the sports meet, while Gao Moumou answers the mysterious call that ends the chapter.

Chapter Summary: “Zhuge Zhongyang”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Gao Moumou receives a call from Zhuge Zhongyang, his childhood friend and Zhuge Yue’s older brother.
• Gao immediately tries to avoid him, remembering Zhuge Zhongyang’s past humiliating and abusive prank involving plastic wrap.
• After Gao repeatedly pretends that the phone connection is poor or that his number is out of service, Zhuge Zhongyang angrily sees through the deception.
• Gao complains to Song Shuhang and Lin Tubo that Zhuge Zhongyang is an arrogant, overly critical, shameless nuisance.
• Despite Gao’s attempt to avoid him, Zhuge Zhongyang arrives at Jiangnan University Town only fifteen minutes later.
• He reveals that he used a tracking application to locate Gao’s phone within five meters, emphasizing both his persistence and disregard for privacy.
• Zhuge enthusiastically introduces himself to Tubo and Shuhang, but quickly insults Tubo’s and Gao’s names.
• He then flatters and teases Shuhang, boasting that he can summon any kind of woman with a single phone call.
• Shuhang jokes that Zhuge sounds like an express courier, but Zhuge responds with more narcissistic boasting.
• The chapter ends with a handsome middle-aged man stepping out of a Harvest Express vehicle, creating a comedic setup and possible contrast with Zhuge’s self-image.

Character Developments

• Gao Moumou: His intense fear and irritation toward Zhuge Zhongyang become clear. He is normally sarcastic, but Zhuge’s arrival leaves him visibly distressed and desperate to escape.
• Zhuge Zhongyang: Introduced as handsome, wealthy, confident, intrusive, and relentlessly self-admiring. His charm is superficial because his crude jokes, arrogance, and lack of tact immediately provoke others.
• Song Shuhang: Remains observant and calm, but responds with understated sarcasm when Zhuge’s boasting becomes excessive.
• Lin Tubo: Initially believes Zhuge may not be as troublesome as Gao described, but quickly changes his mind after being mocked.
• Zhuge Yue: Does not appear directly, but her connection to Zhuge Zhongyang establishes that both siblings are regarded by Gao as major nuisances.

Significant Themes

• Friendship mixed with antagonism: Gao and Zhuge’s relationship is based on long familiarity, but their interactions resemble open warfare more than affection.
• Arrogance versus reality: Zhuge constantly praises his own looks, wealth, and popularity, while everyone around him finds him irritating.
• Privacy and technology: Zhuge’s ability to track Gao through his phone raises humorous but genuine concerns about personal privacy.
• Comedic humiliation: Insults, failed attempts to escape, and exaggerated self-confidence drive the chapter’s humor.
• First impressions: Zhuge’s enthusiastic manner initially appears friendly, but his offensive jokes quickly reveal his unpleasant personality.

Character Interactions

• Gao attempts to deceive and evade Zhuge over the phone, while Zhuge counters with persistence and anger.
• Gao warns Shuhang and Tubo about Zhuge’s personality, only for them to experience his obnoxious behavior firsthand.
• Zhuge mocks Gao and Tubo’s names, causing Tubo to regret initially giving him the benefit of the doubt.
• Zhuge compliments Shuhang while simultaneously objectifying women and boasting about his influence.
• Shuhang challenges Zhuge’s self-image with the “express courier” joke, but Zhuge responds by doubling down on his narcissism.

Chapter 103 Summary: “What a Bizarre Family”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang meets Sima Jiang, a handsome middle-aged courier from Harvest Express, at Jiangnan University Town. Sima has arrived to collect and deliver a package Shuhang received.
• Gao Moumou jokingly compares Sima’s appearance with Zhuge Zhongyang’s earlier boast that no courier could be as handsome, young, and wealthy as him. Zhuge refuses to be discouraged, insisting that his youth and wealth still give him the advantage.
• Sima Jiang enthusiastically introduces himself to Shuhang’s friends and gives each of them a business card. Shuhang then takes him to the dormitory to retrieve a long package addressed to Master Profound Principle.
• Sima promises to deliver the package personally and quickly, hoping to impress another important figure. Shuhang, unaware of the package’s significance, simply pays the standard postage and tells him to send it normally.
• While Sima is driving away, a mysterious man senses a reaction from a crimson Talisman Treasure and suspects that a descendant of the Su Clan may be traveling in the courier van. He pursues Sima on a motorcycle.
• Meanwhile, Zhuge Zhongyang explains why he came to Jiangnan University Town: his father intends to arrange a marriage for him and expects a grandson within two years.
• Zhuge secretly drugged his father’s medicinal liquor with strong baijiu, extracted information about five potential wives, and traveled to China to investigate them. One candidate is a Lu family girl who graduated from Jiangnan University Town.
• After the roommates’ athletic competitions end, Gao Moumou leaves with Zhuge to plan how to meet the potential wives, while Yangde rests after exhausting himself in the sprint and Tubo accompanies him for better internet access.
• With the others occupied, Shuhang decides to cultivate and test the effects of the Blood Qi Pills he obtained the previous day.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Song Shuhang remains practical and unaware of the deeper supernatural significance surrounding his package and Sima’s journey. He treats Sima as an ordinary courier and prepares to resume cultivation.
• Sima Jiang is cheerful, hardworking, and eager to build connections with powerful figures. He is especially excited to personally deliver Shuhang’s package to Master Profound Principle.
• Gao Moumou continues to tease Zhuge Zhongyang, mocking his narcissism and questioning his strange marriage mission. He also privately reflects that the entire Zhuge family seems abnormal.
• Zhuge Zhongyang reveals a surprisingly serious family problem beneath his arrogant personality. Though opposed to his father’s arranged-marriage plans, he is willing to investigate the candidates and marry quickly if necessary to satisfy his father’s demand for a grandson.
• Tubo warmly welcomes Sima, jokingly calling him “Courier Uncle,” and readily accepts his business card.
• Yangde is exhausted after the hundred-meter race and withdraws to rest.
• The mysterious pursuer introduces a new supernatural thread by recognizing the possible presence of someone connected to the Su Clan.

Significant Themes

• Absurdity and eccentric families: Zhuge Zhongyang’s marriage crisis, his father’s long-term matchmaking plans, and his own scheme to interrogate his father while drunk make the Zhuge family appear comically bizarre.
• The contrast between ordinary life and the supernatural: A routine courier pickup conceals a potentially important package and attracts the attention of someone tracking a Su Clan descendant.
• Pride and competition: Gao’s teasing highlights Zhuge’s vanity, while Zhuge stubbornly preserves his confidence despite being outclassed in appearance by Sima.
• Duty and personal choice: Zhuge struggles between his father’s expectations and his own desire to choose a suitable partner.
• Hidden importance: Sima, Shuhang, and the package all seem ordinary on the surface, but their movements are connected to powerful figures and mysterious forces.

Chapter Summary: “Oh, Chinese Kung Fu!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang practices the Vajra Foundation Fist and uses the True Self Meditation Scripture to cultivate Blood Qi and strengthen his Heart Aperture.
• The First-Grade Realm is explained as six stages: Heart, Eye, Nose, Ear, and Mouth Apertures, followed by the Dragon Gate Leap into the Second-Grade Realm.
• Shuhang has accumulated only four strands of Blood Qi, with roughly three hundred needed to fill his Heart Aperture under normal circumstances.
• He uses high-quality Blood Qi Pills obtained from the Altar Master to rapidly restore his essence, energy, and spirit. Each pill can be divided into several uses, allowing him to cultivate repeatedly with minimal waste.
• With enough pills, Shuhang calculates that he could potentially complete the normally hundred-day foundation-building process in about half a month. However, his limited supply—twenty-six pills—would only support roughly eight or nine days of intensive cultivation.
• Motivated by the benefits of the pills, Shuhang continues practicing and successfully condenses his fifth strand of Blood Qi.
• He plans to arrange driving lessons for True Lord White, who is still in seclusion, hoping that White might reward him with more cultivation resources. He also considers becoming more active in the group to receive missions from other seniors.
• Later that afternoon, Joseph, wandering around Jiangnan University Town after being abandoned by his daughter, enters the abandoned teaching building. He witnesses Shuhang practicing martial arts and is astonished by what appears to be genuine Chinese kung fu.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Becomes increasingly aware of the importance of resources in cultivation. His initial calm acceptance of slow progress gives way to intense enthusiasm after experiencing the advantages of Blood Qi Pills. He grows more ambitious, hoping to complete Foundation Establishment far ahead of schedule, and his practice shows improving concentration, power, and mastery.
• Joseph: His long-standing fascination with wuxia stories and Chinese martial arts is rekindled when he unexpectedly witnesses Shuhang’s extraordinary technique. He begins viewing Shuhang as the kind of mysterious martial artist he has admired in fiction.

Significant Themes

• The importance of resources in cultivation: Talent and effort matter, but medicinal pills and external assistance can dramatically accelerate progress.
• Hard work versus shortcuts: Shuhang still has to train intensely, but powerful resources allow him to recover quickly and repeat his training far more often.
• Growing ambition: Once Shuhang sees how quickly he can improve, his goals expand from steady cultivation to completing Foundation Establishment within a month.
• Reality versus fiction: Joseph’s belief in wuxia-style martial arts appears to come true when he encounters Shuhang, suggesting that the fantastic world he admired may exist beyond films.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang does not directly interact with anyone during his training, but he relies on support and potential future assistance from seniors such as True Lord White and the group members.
• Joseph becomes an unobserved spectator to Shuhang’s practice. His reaction introduces an outsider’s perspective, emphasizing how extraordinary Shuhang’s martial arts appear to ordinary people.

Chapter Summary: “Martial Arts Mastery”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Joseph, a middle-aged foreigner, has spent decades dreaming of witnessing and learning authentic Chinese kung fu, inspired by martial arts films.
• He discovers Song Shuhang practicing the Vajra Foundation Fist in an abandoned classroom and silently watches the entire routine.
• Shuhang notices Joseph but finishes practicing before speaking to him, unwilling to waste the effects of his Blood Qi Pill.
• Joseph enthusiastically begs Shuhang to teach him Chinese kung fu, even offering to become his disciple or join his family.
• Although Shuhang insists he is not qualified to accept disciples and cannot teach the Vajra Foundation Fist, Joseph’s relentless persistence eventually wears him down.
• Shuhang makes Joseph his nominal disciple and teaches him “The Times Are Calling”—actually the Second Set of Radio Calisthenics, a standard school exercise routine.
• Shuhang deceptively presents the exercises as a foundational martial arts technique and tells Joseph that practicing diligently will eventually produce a “warm current” in his body.
• Joseph accepts the lesson wholeheartedly, vows to practice it thirty times a day, and begins repeating the routine after Shuhang leaves.
• Afterward, Shuhang meets Jiang Ziyan, who brings him an Iron-Bone Folding Fan from Medicine Master. The fan is a fire-control artifact intended to help Shuhang become familiar with magical tools.
• Jiang Ziyan explains that Medicine Master has left on urgent business and will be gone for several days, giving Shuhang a temporary break.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang continues progressing in cultivation, completing his seventh Vajra Foundation Fist session of the day after taking a second Blood Qi Pill. His Blood Qi Value is successfully guided into his Heart Aperture.
• Shuhang shows practical judgment by avoiding interruptions during cultivation and confidence in protecting his genuine techniques from being copied.
• He also reveals a mischievous and sarcastic side by passing off radio calisthenics as an “ultimate martial arts skill.”
• Joseph is portrayed as extremely devoted, gullible, and persistent. His lifelong fascination with kung fu makes him willing to accept even ordinary exercises as profound martial arts.
• Joseph’s enthusiasm and determination are genuine; he immediately commits himself to intense training and imagines becoming a powerful master.
• Jiang Ziyan remains playful and difficult to detect, appearing beside Shuhang without being sensed. She teases him about deceiving Joseph while also serving as a reliable messenger for Medicine Master.
• Medicine Master is absent but continues supporting Shuhang by providing a magical fire-control artifact.

Significant Themes

• Reality versus fantasy: Joseph’s exaggerated expectations, shaped by martial arts films, contrast humorously with the ordinary radio exercises he receives.
• The gap between appearance and ability: Shuhang looks like a mysterious martial arts master to Joseph, even though Shuhang considers himself inexperienced and unable to teach genuine kung fu.
• Persistence and devotion: Joseph’s unwavering determination allows him to obtain a lesson, though not the one he believes he has received.
• Humor through deception and misunderstanding: The comedy comes from Joseph’s sincere belief in the “peerless martial art” and Shuhang’s deadpan presentation of calisthenics as cultivation.
• Cultivation and progression: Shuhang’s training, Blood Qi Pills, Heart Aperture development, and new fire-control artifact emphasize his continuing growth in the supernatural martial world.

Character Interactions

• Joseph and Shuhang: Their encounter drives the chapter. Joseph treats Shuhang as a grandmaster, while Shuhang sees him as an overly persistent nuisance. Their unequal understanding creates the chapter’s main comic conflict.
• Shuhang and Jiang Ziyan: Jiang Ziyan teases Shuhang for his trickery but also gives him Medicine Master’s artifact, reinforcing her role as both playful senior and helpful ally.
• Joseph and his imagined future self: After training, Joseph enthusiastically envisions becoming a master capable of making the air crackle, despite having learned only calisthenics.

Key plot points and events

• Jiang Ziyan lends Song Shuhang a Three-Star Fire-Control Fan, an experimental artifact made by Medicine Master and an Artifact Refining Grandmaster. It must be returned, and she gives him an instruction manual.
• Shuhang is shocked to discover that the fan runs on electricity and has a charging port. Ziyan explains that Spirit Stones are too valuable to waste on a low-level artifact when ordinary electricity is available.
• Ziyan leaves to report to Medicine Master, who is examining several cultivators troubled after exploring the mysterious island in the Eastern Sea. Shuhang puts away the fan, calls his roommates for a meal, and plans to pause campus training because the abandoned teaching building is no longer a suitable practice spot.
• In J City, Medicine Master examines four members of a cultivator group: two Daoists and their attendants. All have lost memories connected to the mysterious island, though to differing degrees. One attendant recalls an air-sealing formation, medicinal herbs, frightening monsters, a pursuit, and an escape by heavenly stairs. The group returned to a small island with only a few herbs and no clear memory of what happened.
• Medicine Master wonders whether cultivation strength affects how much memory was lost. Xuanxuan challenges this idea: the attendant lost more than she did, while Kunyi’s memory loss also does not fit the theory.

Character developments and interactions

• Song Shuhang eagerly accepts the fan but reacts with comic dismay when he learns it needs charging, revealing how strongly his expectations of magical artifacts differ from practical reality. He agrees to study it and follows his usual habit of accepting Ziyan’s instructions.
• Jiang Ziyan is playful and helpful, providing both the artifact and its manual. She remains determined to turn Medicine Master from her nominal master into her Dao companion, despite his repeated efforts to send her away.
• Medicine Master shifts from the artifact’s co-creator to investigator, carefully examining the four returned cultivators and probing their accounts.
• The explorers offer conflicting fragments of memory. Their discussion with Medicine Master begins to expose the mysterious island’s dangers, while leaving the cause and pattern of the memory loss unresolved.

Significant themes

• Practicality versus magical expectations: Shuhang expects spiritual energy or Spirit Stones to power an artifact, but the fan uses ordinary electricity.
• Mystery and unreliable memory: The explorers’ gaps and inconsistent recollections make the island’s events difficult to reconstruct.
• Scarcity and resourcefulness: Spirit Stones are valuable and nonrenewable, so readily available power is preferred for a low-level tool.

Chapter Summary: “A Piercing Ghostly Wail”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Medicine Master examines Daoist Nun Xuanxuan’s female disciple and Daoist Kunyi, both Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor cultivators whose memories were mysteriously erased after visiting Mysterious Island.
• He worries that their amnesia may have been caused either by Mysterious Island’s powerful illusion formation, attacks from demonic beasts, or deliberate interference by a powerful entity. Medicine Master is uncertain whether their memories can be restored.
• At the Jiangnan University Town cafeteria, Song Shuhang discusses learning to drive. Li Yangde declines because of his growing workload, while Tubo agrees to accompany Shuhang. They plan to register the next day and begin the theory test.
• Song Shuhang visits Medicine Master’s house to test the Three-Star Fire-Control Fan. After reading its simple instructions, he discovers that its red, blue, and green star controls increase flame intensity, decrease it, and display or control the artifact’s energy.
• The artifact proves surprisingly powerful: even minor adjustments make a small charcoal fire flare over a meter high, while the cooling function rapidly compresses the flames. Shuhang limits his testing to avoid burning down the building.
• He takes a Blood Qi Pill, practices three rounds of the Vajra Foundation Fist, and returns to the dormitory.
• In a deserted alley, Shuhang suddenly loses his vision and hears a terrifying, hatred-filled ghostly wail, ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Medicine Master displays caution and responsibility. Although highly skilled, he admits the limits of his medical abilities and fears the amnesia may conceal a deeper danger.
• Song Shuhang continues adapting to the cultivation world. He is eager to acquire practical skills—such as driving—and becomes increasingly confident in using magical artifacts independently.
• Tubo remains a dependable and easygoing friend, willingly agreeing to accompany Shuhang.
• Li Yangde is becoming more professionally successful, but his expanding business commitments leave him physically and mentally exhausted.
• Gao Moumou is drawn into Zhuge Zhongyang’s complicated romantic and logistical problems, leaving him unavailable to his friends.

Significant Themes

• The dangers of Mysterious Island: The unexplained memory loss suggests that the island contains forces capable of affecting even powerful cultivators.
• Limits of knowledge and control: Medicine Master cannot fully diagnose the amnesia, while Shuhang initially underestimates the Fire-Control Fan’s power.
• Blending cultivation with modern life: Magical artifacts operate like modern appliances, and Shuhang balances supernatural training with ordinary concerns such as driving lessons and university life.
• Growing power and responsibility: Shuhang’s excitement at using the artifact is tempered by the need to control it carefully and avoid causing harm.
• Foreshadowing and suspense: The chapter’s final ghostly cry introduces an immediate supernatural threat and hints that Shuhang may have encountered another dangerous entity.

Character Interactions

• Medicine Master reassures Xuanxuan and Kunyi while discussing the possible causes of their condition.
• Song Shuhang invites Li Yangde and Tubo to learn driving; Tubo accepts, while Li Yangde declines.
• Gao Moumou’s absence reflects his involvement with Zhuge Zhongyang’s efforts to manage his potential fiancées.
• Song Shuhang interacts indirectly with Medicine Master and Jiang Zhiyan through the use of their house and the Fire-Control Fan, then ends the chapter alone when the ghostly phenomenon begins.

Chapter Summary: “Altar Master’s Vengeful Ghost?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang is suddenly confronted by what appears to be Altar Master’s vengeful ghost, which threatens to haunt and kill him across generations.
• Using the Evil-Repelling Talisman, Song Shuhang dispels the darkness and confirms that the apparition resembles Altar Master. However, the talisman does not harm it, suggesting that the ghost is not an ordinary resentful soul.
• The ghost attacks mindlessly. Song Shuhang realizes it is newly formed, weak, and lacking intelligence, with strength roughly equal to—or slightly below—his own.
• During the fight, Song Shuhang uses his Foundation Fist techniques and draws on surrounding spiritual energy. When the ghost attempts to bite his neck, he activates an Armor Talisman, which completely protects him.
• He finishes the ghost with a barrage of more than twenty punches, scattering its body into particles. Although the ghost continues attacking until the end, it ultimately disappears.
• Song Shuhang leaves for Jiangnan University Town, hoping Altar Master is finally dead for good.
• Back at his dormitory, Song Shuhang logs into the Nine Provinces Number One Group. The seniors are discussing the mysterious floating island in the Eastern Sea.
• Medicine Master warns that two cultivators and their attendants recently emerged from the island with their memories erased. Only one attendant retained fragmented recollections, prompting him to caution everyone to prepare carefully before investigating it.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang demonstrates growing confidence and resourcefulness. He remains calm under supernatural attack, uses his talismans effectively, and adapts his combat techniques despite recognizing that his battle experience is limited.
• He also becomes more aware of his weaknesses: although stronger than the ghost, his lack of real combat experience allows its instinctive attacks to pressure him.
• Altar Master is revealed to have become a fierce ghost through hatred and a Curse, but the resulting entity is mindless and significantly weaker than he was in life.
• Medicine Master continues to serve as a cautious and reliable source of information, alerting the group to the dangers of the Mysterious Island.
• The group’s senior cultivators—Northern River’s Loose Cultivator, True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey, Mad Saber Three Waves, and Drunk Moon Hermit—show active interest in the island investigation.

Significant Themes

• Revenge and the inability to let go: Altar Master’s hatred persists after death, transforming him into a ghost, though his revenge ultimately lacks purpose because he has lost his intelligence.
• Growth through combat: Song Shuhang’s victory highlights his increasing strength while also emphasizing that practical battle experience is different from ordinary training.
• Protection and preparation: His habit of carrying talismans and the group’s warnings about the island reflect the importance of anticipating danger in the cultivation world.
• Mystery and memory: The Mysterious Island introduces a new threat involving lost memories and incomplete recollections, suggesting that its secrets may be more dangerous than its physical challenges.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang battles Altar Master’s ghost directly, relying on talismans and fist techniques rather than immediately using his Sword Talisman.
• His internal reflections show both contempt for Altar Master and concern over whether the ghost will return.
• In the Nine Provinces Number One Group, Medicine Master warns the others about the island, while Northern River’s Loose Cultivator, True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey, and Mad Saber Three Waves discuss traveling there. Their conversation establishes a cooperative but adventurous group dynamic and sets up the next major plot thread.

Chapter 109 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Medicine Master explains that the cause of the cultivators’ memory loss on Mysterious Island remains unknown. It may be related to the island’s formation or a powerful monster, so everyone is warned to remain cautious.
• Northern River’s Loose Cultivator reminds Mad Saber Three Waves to be careful during his journey through the Eastern Sea. Three Waves insists that he is not reckless.
• Copper Trigram Immortal Master claims that he has divined good luck for Three Waves. Because Copper Trigram is infamous for terrible divinations, Three Waves becomes alarmed and assumes the prediction must actually indicate a disastrous omen.
• Northern River mocks Copper Trigram by repeatedly reposting Three Waves’s message, reigniting their long-running feud over Copper Trigram’s “Black Trigram” reputation.
• The two cultivators begin exposing each other’s embarrassing historical chat messages. Their rivalry escalates into a group-wide exchange of humiliating screenshots, dragging many other members into the chaos.
• Copper Trigram unveils his “ultimate move”: an old Spell Image Recording supposedly showing Northern River’s humiliating reaction after meeting True Lord White.
• The recording reveals that the person in the video is not Northern River, but the former group owner, True Lord Yellow Mountain. Copper Trigram has accidentally exposed Yellow Mountain’s own embarrassing past.
• Furious, True Lord Yellow Mountain mutes Copper Trigram for thirty days. Three Waves is muted for one day after cheering the punishment, and Northern River is also muted for one day despite trying to remain quiet.
• Song Shuhang arrives after the chaos and laughs so hard that he injures himself. He avoids speaking, fearing that Yellow Mountain might mute anyone who provokes him.

Character Developments

• Medicine Master remains cautious and responsible, admitting that the memory-loss incident is still under investigation.
• Mad Saber Three Waves continues to display his superstitious fear of Copper Trigram’s predictions, despite loudly claiming not to be reckless.
• Copper Trigram Immortal Master shows his vindictive, mischievous side by collecting embarrassing evidence against Northern River. His overconfidence backfires when he mistakenly reveals Yellow Mountain’s history.
• Northern River’s Loose Cultivator participates enthusiastically in the mockery and blackmail exchange, but his attempts to stay out of trouble ultimately fail.
• True Lord Yellow Mountain demonstrates his authority as group owner by immediately silencing the offenders when his own embarrassing past is revealed.
• Song Shuhang gains further insight into the seniors’ strange relationships and becomes increasingly curious—and wary—about True Lord White’s overwhelming charm and influence.

Significant Themes

• Friendship through ridicule: The cultivators express familiarity and camaraderie through teasing, mutual embarrassment, and competitive banter.
• The danger of overconfidence: Copper Trigram’s confidence in his “ultimate attack” leads directly to his punishment.
• Power and consequences: Yellow Mountain’s position as group owner gives him the final authority to end the conflict through the “divine artifact” of muting.
• The mystery of True Lord White: His extraordinary appearance and charm are powerful enough to have left a lasting, embarrassing impression on multiple senior cultivators.
• The importance of knowing when to stay silent: The chapter humorously emphasizes that speaking up at the wrong moment can result in punishment.

Character Interactions

• Medicine Master and Northern River discuss the dangers of Mysterious Island.
• Northern River warns Three Waves, then joins Three Waves in mocking Copper Trigram.
• Copper Trigram and Northern River wage a progressively larger battle of embarrassing revelations.
• Three Waves supports Yellow Mountain’s punishment of Copper Trigram but is muted for doing so.
• Yellow Mountain punishes all three troublemakers, while Song Shuhang wisely remains silent and observes the aftermath.

Chapter Summary: “Don’t Make a Sound—There’s a Wild Uncle Up Ahead!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang reflects on True Lord Yellow Mountain’s incomplete warning about True Lord White. He learns only that True Lord White is male and exceptionally charming, but apparently terrifying enough to frighten the other senior cultivators.
• He goes to sleep, apparently confirming that Altar Master has truly died after experiencing no strange dreams.
• The next morning, Song Shuhang and Tubo register for driving lessons at the vehicle administration office. They complete the paperwork, medical checks, photographs, and payment procedures.
• They learn that theory classes will begin the following day and that they can take the Subject One exam afterward. Both plan to obtain their driver’s licenses quickly.
• Song Shuhang briefly considers whether having a driver’s license might eventually help him learn to fly, since actual sword flight is still far beyond his reach.
• He accompanies Tubo to Luoxin District’s Food Street. Shuhang regards the area as a place of good fortune because it was where he first encountered Soft Feather and entered the Cultivator Realm.
• Shuhang spots the strange suited “uncle” he has repeatedly encountered around Jiangnan University Town. Viewing their repeated encounters as “bad karma,” he decides to confront him.
• The uncle, meanwhile, is pursuing the “junior of the Su Household” and believes Song Shuhang is an irritating swindler who has interfered with him before.
• Both men prepare to confront each other. Shuhang intends to knock the uncle down and force him to explain himself, while the uncle decides to stop avoiding Shuhang.
• Just as Shuhang charges forward to strike, the uncle punches him directly in the left eye, leaving him dizzy and stunned.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Remains practical and optimistic, focusing on ordinary goals such as getting his driver’s license despite his increasingly strange supernatural life. He also becomes more proactive and confrontational toward the mysterious uncle, though his confidence immediately backfires.
• Tubo: Acts as Shuhang’s ordinary-life companion, helping him register for driving lessons and making casual plans to buy food. He remains unaware of the supernatural conflict developing nearby.
• The mysterious uncle: Is revealed to be actively hunting the junior of the Su Household. He views Shuhang as a persistent nuisance and is now willing to confront him directly rather than retreat.
• True Lord White: Does not appear, but the chapter reinforces his mysterious and intimidating reputation among the senior cultivators.

Significant Themes

• The collision of ordinary and supernatural life: Driving lessons, exams, shopping, and food streets exist alongside cultivators, mysterious pursuers, and unexplained supernatural encounters.
• Fate and repeated encounters: Shuhang reflects on how immense yet strangely interconnected the world is, emphasizing how fate repeatedly brings him into contact with the same people.
• Misunderstanding and mistaken identity: Shuhang and the uncle interpret each other as threats or nuisances, while their actual motives remain unclear.
• Confidence versus reality: Shuhang believes he is prepared to subdue the uncle, but his assumptions are immediately overturned when he is punched first.
• Foreboding and suspense: The ominous discussion of True Lord White and the cliffhanger punch both suggest that more dangerous events are approaching.

Character Interactions

• Song Shuhang and Tubo: Friendly and relaxed; they register for driving lessons together, discuss instructors and exams, and visit Food Street.
• Song Shuhang and the mysterious uncle: Their repeated encounters have created mutual hostility. Shuhang sees the uncle as “bad karma,” while the uncle considers Shuhang a troublesome swindler obstructing his pursuit.
• Song Shuhang and True Lord White: No direct interaction occurs, but Shuhang’s concern about True Lord White’s terrifying reputation establishes anticipation for their eventual encounter.

Chapter Summary: “The Robbed Delivery”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang approaches an uncle he mistakes for an acquaintance, only to be unexpectedly punched and knocked unconscious.
• The uncle leaves without explanation, while bystanders photograph the incident and post it online, portraying him as a powerful man who defeated an overly enthusiastic young stranger.
• Several hours later, Tubo finds Shuhang lying unconscious in the street. Shuhang wakes quickly because of his unusually robust body.
• Shuhang avoids explaining the embarrassing incident and refuses Tubo’s suggestion that he visit Zhao Yaya.
• Tubo initially doubts that Shuhang was truly knocked out by one punch, but Gao Moumou’s message and an online news report confirm the event. Shuhang is horrified that the humiliating scene has become public.
• The chapter then shifts to Sima Jiang in the hospital. He reveals that he was attacked and robbed while transporting Shuhang’s package.
• A motorcycle-riding robber deliberately caused Sima Jiang’s car to stop, knocked him unconscious with a club, and stole the only parcel in the vehicle.
• Sima Jiang’s men have tracked down the robber. He orders them to work with the police to capture him, warning that the criminal is unusually skilled.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Learns that the apparently foolish uncle is actually a formidable expert. His embarrassment and frustration deepen when photos of his defeat spread online. He remains secretive to protect his pride, especially from Zhao Yaya’s teasing.
• Tubo: Shows genuine concern for Shuhang and helps him leave the crowd, though his initial attempt to revive Shuhang is dangerously careless. He becomes convinced of the story after seeing the online report.
• Sima Jiang: Feels humiliated and furious after failing to protect Shuhang’s delivery. His determination to recover the package shows his sense of responsibility and concern about facing Shuhang afterward.
• The Uncle: Is presented as mysterious, powerful, and cold. His effortless punch suggests he may be a cultivator or martial expert.
• The Robber: Is characterized as highly capable and deliberate, using a staged traffic incident and precise violence to steal the package.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and mistaken identity: Shuhang’s attempt to greet the uncle and the uncle’s apparent misinterpretation of him lead to the embarrassing attack.
• Hidden power in ordinary life: Both the uncle and the robber display abilities far beyond normal people, hinting at a larger supernatural or martial world.
• Public perception and humiliation: The bystanders and social media reduce Shuhang’s experience to sensational entertainment, turning him into an unwilling internet spectacle.
• Responsibility and consequences: Sima Jiang takes the stolen delivery personally, determined to recover it despite being injured.
• Comic embarrassment amid danger: The chapter balances genuine violence with Shuhang’s self-consciousness and Tubo’s humorous disbelief.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang and the uncle: Their brief encounter ends in a one-sided confrontation, with Shuhang unconscious before he can clarify the misunderstanding.
• Shuhang and Tubo: Tubo worries about his friend and questions his explanation, while Shuhang tries to conceal the humiliating truth.
• Tubo and Gao Moumou: Gao Moumou’s message provides outside confirmation that Shuhang was publicly knocked out.
• Sima Jiang and his employees: Sima Jiang angrily commands his suited subordinates to capture the robber, while warning them not to underestimate him.
• Sima Jiang and Shuhang: Though they do not interact directly in the chapter, Sima Jiang’s concern over the package establishes an impending connection between them.

Chapter 112: “Capturing the Culprit” — Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Police dramatically raid a rented apartment and arrest the delivery robber while he is using the bathroom.
• The robber initially pretends to be calm and denies wrongdoing, but the officers accuse him of attacking a courier and stealing a package the previous day.
• He remembers that the stolen package contained the Formless Divine Sword, a powerful invisible magical artifact.
• The robber had originally been assigned by the Moon Saber Sect to monitor a junior member of the Su Clan near Jiangnan University Town. He used a sect-provided talisman to detect high-grade magical artifacts.
• After sensing the sword in the delivery van, he attacked the courier and stole it, believing he had found an extraordinary opportunity.
• His senior brother, an inner disciple of the sect, arrived, reprimanded him for neglecting his mission, and immediately confiscated the sword for himself, claiming he would present it to the sect master.
• Despite losing the artifact, the robber remained responsible for the crime. Fearing imprisonment and punishment from the sect, he tries to escape by kicking an officer.
• The police were prepared for resistance. They draw their guns, forcing the robber—who is only a weak First-Grade cultivator—to surrender.
• He is taken to the police station, processed under his real identity, and then transported under heavy guard.
• At Jiangnan Fourth People’s Hospital, Sima Jiang learns that the robber has been captured. He orders his people to ensure the prisoner cannot escape.
• Sima Jiang then calls Song Shuhang, preparing to explain that he was the person robbed the previous day.

Character Developments

• The robber: Revealed to be an outer disciple of the Moon Saber Sect with limited strength and poor status within the sect. His greed leads him to attack the courier, but his fear and lack of power become clear when confronted by armed police. He is also resentful toward his stronger senior brother, who took the sword from him.
• The robber’s senior brother: Demonstrates the Moon Saber Sect’s harsh internal hierarchy by taking advantage of the weaker disciple and claiming the stolen artifact for himself.
• Sima Jiang: Shows his influence and determination by mobilizing considerable resources to capture and secure the robber. His concern is focused on recovering the stolen item and preventing further complications.
• Song Shuhang: Appears to be unaware of the full situation, spending his time charging the Three-Star Fire-Control Fan. He is about to learn that Sima Jiang was the victim of the robbery.

Significant Themes

• Greed and consequences: The robber’s desire for the supposedly valuable artifact causes him to abandon his mission, commit violence, and ultimately be arrested.
• Power hierarchy and exploitation: The Moon Saber Sect’s outer and inner disciples are treated very differently, with the stronger senior disciple exploiting the weaker robber.
• The collision of the ordinary and supernatural worlds: The arrest is handled like the capture of a major criminal, yet the police are dealing with a low-level cultivator involved in a magical artifact theft.
• Power versus authority: Although the robber is stronger than an ordinary person, firearms and coordinated police tactics leave him helpless.
• Irony and dark humor: The dramatic raid takes place while the culprit is on the toilet, and despite possessing supernatural abilities, he is ultimately defeated by conventional law enforcement.

Character Interactions

• The police confront and overpower the robber, warning him to surrender the stolen goods and cooperate.
• The robber recalls his conflict with his senior brother, who confiscated the Formless Divine Sword after criticizing him.
• Sima Jiang’s staff report the capture and promise to use force if the prisoner attempts to flee.
• The chapter ends with Sima Jiang calling Song Shuhang and beginning to reveal the robbery, setting up Song Shuhang’s reaction in the next chapter.

Chapter Summary: Temporary Worker Version Sword-Riding Technique

Key Plot Points and Events

• After returning from Luoxin District, Song Shuhang goes to Medicine Master’s residence to cultivate.
• Sima Jiang calls to report that he was ambushed while transporting Shuhang’s delivery. The attacker stole the package, which contains Master Profound Principle’s flying sword.
• Sima Jiang reassures Shuhang that the robber has already been captured and promises to recover and deliver the package.
• Shuhang informs Medicine Master, since the flying sword was borrowed from Master Profound Principle. Medicine Master contacts Master Profound Principle, who communicates through his disciples because of his Mouth-Sealing Zen.
• Master Profound Principle’s sixth disciple, Three-Day Little Monk, adds Shuhang as a contact and sends him several files:

Mental Imprinting Technique

Imprint Sensing Method

Temporary Sword-Riding Technique

• The imprint-related techniques are meant to help Shuhang locate the flying sword if the courier company cannot recover it.
• Three-Day Little Monk logs off before Shuhang can ask about the Temporary Sword-Riding Technique.
• Shuhang begins reading the files and becomes curious about the idea of a “temporary worker” version of sword riding.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang remains responsible and cautious, immediately reporting the stolen sword to Medicine Master rather than hiding the problem. He also continues to be plagued by bizarre bad luck.
• Sima Jiang demonstrates that he has powerful connections and resources, quickly locating and capturing the robber despite being attacked himself.
• Medicine Master is shown to be extremely slow at typing but reliable in handling the crisis. His decision to ship the flying sword by ordinary courier is also humorously criticized.
• Master Profound Principle remains mysterious and silent due to his Mouth-Sealing Zen, communicating indirectly through his disciples.
• Three-Day Little Monk acts as an efficient intermediary for his master, providing Shuhang with practical techniques and offering to personally search for the sword if necessary.

Significant Themes

• Bad luck and unintended consequences: Shuhang’s already disastrous day worsens when the flying sword is stolen, reinforcing the recurring theme of his unusually unfortunate luck.
• Communication and unconventional relationships: Medicine Master and Master Profound Principle communicate through minimal words, silence, emoticons, and mutual understanding, while their disciples handle practical matters.
• Modern technology and cultivation: Cultivation methods can be transmitted digitally, showing how supernatural practices coexist with phones, messaging software, and courier services.
• Practicality in cultivation: The Mental Imprinting Technique originated as a solution to an everyday problem—losing possessions—highlighting the useful and sometimes humorous applications of cultivation.
• Trust and responsibility: Shuhang takes responsibility for the borrowed sword and works with the older cultivators to recover it.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang and Sima Jiang discuss the robbery, with Shuhang initially making a joking assumption that Sima Jiang had been robbed.
• Shuhang reports the incident to Medicine Master, who reassures him indirectly through messages and contacts Master Profound Principle.
• Medicine Master and Master Profound Principle’s unusual communication style is presented as incomprehensible to outsiders.
• Three-Day Little Monk introduces himself as Master Profound Principle’s lay disciple, explains his role as the master’s spokesperson, and sends Shuhang the techniques.
• The chapter ends with Shuhang opening the mysterious Temporary Sword-Riding Technique, setting up the next development.

Chapter Summary: “Trial Version!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang examines the final file containing the Temporary Sword-Riding Technique, only to discover that it is a failed experiment by Master Profound Principle.
• The technique was later adapted as a trial version for low-level disciples. A flying sword stored Master Profound Principle’s spiritual power and could be activated through passwords, incantations, and hand seals. However, its limited stored energy meant it could only function briefly.
• Realizing the technique would be useless to him, Shuhang abandons it and spends his remaining time practicing Vajra Foundation Fist.
• During practice, memories of the “foolish big uncle” motivate Shuhang to punch with greater force. His increased effort appears to produce slightly more Blood Qi.
• At Jiangnan Fourth People’s Hospital, Sima Jiang has the captured robber brought to him. The robber attempts to escape and seize Sima Jiang as a hostage.
• Sima Jiang’s men reveal that they had secretly rigged the robber’s restraints. Explosives sever the robber’s legs, preventing his escape and destroying his ability to continue cultivating.
• Sima Jiang interrogates the robber and demands information about the stolen parcel. The robber quickly reveals the location and description of the person holding it, hoping Sima Jiang’s group will clash with his hated senior brother.
• Sima Jiang orders his men to locate the accomplice as quickly as possible, threatening severe consequences if the robber’s information proves false.
• Meanwhile, Shuhang completes seven rounds of practice and consumes two Blood Qi Pills. His Heart Aperture now contains roughly twenty strands of Blood Qi, bringing him closer to another physical transformation.
• After showering and changing, Shuhang reserves a private room at Ten-Fragrance Fish Head and invites Yangde, Tubo, Gao Moumou, and Zhuge Zhongyang. Gao Moumou mischievously expands the gathering by inviting Lu Fei as well.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang remains practical and disciplined. He quickly recognizes that the trial sword-riding technique is not worth learning and redirects his efforts toward improving his cultivation.
• His practice becomes more intense, suggesting that his emotional reaction to the foolish big uncle is strengthening his determination and possibly improving his Blood Qi production.
• Shuhang’s cultivation progresses steadily: he now has around twenty strands of Blood Qi and is approaching the threshold for his next bodily transformation.
• Sima Jiang is shown to be ruthless and strategically cautious. He anticipates the robber’s escape attempt, uses concealed explosives, and applies intimidation and violence during interrogation.
• The robber is arrogant at first, believing he can overpower ordinary people, but becomes devastated after losing his legs. His desire for revenge leads him to betray his senior brother while deliberately concealing the senior brother’s true identity and strength.
• Gao Moumou displays his playful, opportunistic personality by inviting another friend to Shuhang’s dinner without permission, turning a small gathering into a larger event.

Significant Themes

• Progress through persistence: Shuhang’s repeated training and use of Blood Qi Pills demonstrate the gradual, demanding nature of cultivation.
• The limits of shortcuts: The Temporary Sword-Riding Technique offers an imitation of a powerful skill, but its short duration and dependence on stored spiritual power make it ultimately inadequate.
• Revenge and manipulation: The robber betrays his senior brother not out of cooperation with Sima Jiang, but because he hopes the two groups will destroy each other.
• Power and vulnerability: The robber’s confidence collapses once his legs are destroyed, emphasizing how dependent his identity and future are on cultivation.
• Comedic social life amid danger: Shuhang’s serious cultivation and the violent interrogation plot contrast with the lighthearted dinner plans and Gao Moumou’s prank-like invitation.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang reflects on Master Profound Principle’s failed technique and responds by focusing on his own training.
• Sima Jiang confronts the robber, while his bespectacled subordinate and other men assist with the trap, medical treatment, and interrogation.
• The robber attempts to attack Sima Jiang but is stopped by the group’s preparations; afterward, he gives information designed to set Sima Jiang against his senior brother.
• Shuhang calls Yangde to arrange the dinner. Yangde informs the others, while Gao Moumou independently contacts Lu Fei and invites her to the gathering.

Chapter Summary: “We Can Just Hold Hands, Can’t We?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang arranges a celebratory dinner at a fish-head restaurant after winning the 5,000-meter championship. He uses the chill from the Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl to make the overly dry private room more comfortable.
• His three roommates—Gao Moumou, Tubo, and Li Yangde—arrive with Gao Moumou’s girlfriend and Zhuge Zhongyang. They deliberately set up the dinner to help Song Shuhang get closer to Lu Fei.
• Lu Fei arrives alone and is seated beside Shuhang. The roommates guide the conversation and drinking, helping her become comfortable with the group.
• After dinner, the roommates intentionally leave Song Shuhang alone with Lu Fei and suggest that he walk her back to her dorm.
• During the walk, Lu Fei asks whether Shuhang has a girlfriend and then confesses that she likes him. Shuhang honestly explains that he does not plan to date because cultivation currently takes priority.
• Lu Fei unexpectedly asks whether they can at least hold hands. Shuhang agrees, and she happily takes his hand, satisfied with this limited form of closeness.
• After returning to his dorm, Shuhang checks the Nine Provinces Number One Group. Medicine Master is still investigating the amnesia affecting people connected to the Mysterious Island.
• Su Clan’s Seven reappears and reveals that Su Clan’s Sixteen has run away from home.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Remains focused on cultivation and views romance as an unnecessary distraction for now. He handles Lu Fei’s confession directly but kindly, showing honesty and emotional consideration despite his inexperience.
• Lu Fei: Demonstrates growing courage by attending the dinner alone, confessing her feelings, and negotiating for a relationship on her own terms. She is content simply to hold Shuhang’s hand and enjoy his company.
• Gao Moumou, Tubo, and Li Yangde: Act as Shuhang’s matchmaking friends, deliberately arranging circumstances for him and Lu Fei to spend time together. Their teasing also reflects their close friendship.
• Zhuge Zhongyang: Continues to behave arrogantly and narcissistically, irritating Gao Moumou by inserting himself into the group.
• Su Clan’s Seven: Returns to the group with troubling news about Sixteen, shifting the story back toward the cultivation plot.

Significant Themes

• Romance versus personal duty: Shuhang’s cultivation responsibilities take precedence over romantic relationships, illustrating the tension between ordinary student life and his supernatural obligations.
• Honesty and emotional boundaries: Shuhang rejects Lu Fei clearly rather than giving her false hope, while Lu Fei finds a compromise that satisfies her feelings.
• Friendship and matchmaking: The roommates’ meddling is humorous but well-intentioned, showing their concern for Shuhang’s social and emotional life.
• Ordinary life alongside cultivation: The chapter contrasts a casual college dinner and budding romance with the increasingly serious mysteries and dangers surrounding the Nine Provinces Number One Group.

Character Interactions

• The roommates tease Shuhang and coordinate their efforts to pair him with Lu Fei.
• Lu Fei and Shuhang share a quiet, sincere conversation in which she confesses and he declines a formal relationship.
• Their compromise leads to a sweet hand-holding scene that leaves Lu Fei delighted.
• The final group-chat exchange between Northern River’s Loose Cultivator and Su Clan’s Seven introduces concern over Su Clan’s Sixteen’s disappearance.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Su Clan’s Seven reveals that Su Clan’s Sixteen has disappeared. She escaped using a secret runaway technique he had created years earlier, and the clan failed to track her down.
• Seven can only vaguely sense Sixteen’s location through a mark placed on one of her magical treasures. She appears to be somewhere in the Jiangnan Region.
• He asks the group’s members to help search for her, then immediately sets off on his saber to find her.
• Northern River mentions that Song Shuhang—known in the group as “Stressed by a Mountain of Books”—is also in the Jiangnan Region. Seven expresses interest in meeting him.
• Song Shuhang continues gaining recognition among the senior cultivators. He accepts more friend requests, suspects some seniors want information about his upcoming reception of True Lord White, and maintains his farm-game activities.
• Mad Saber Three Waves posts a picture from the Eastern Sea. The group jokingly praises or mocks his exposed chest and broad-minded pose. Copper Trigram Immortal Master also complains about being confined by True Lord Yellow Mountain.
• After going to sleep, Song Shuhang unknowingly has a mysterious black dot appear near his bed despite his spiritual-energy vigilance.
• On June 10, Song Shuhang attends required sign-ins for driving-theory lessons, then plans to escort Zhao Yaya to the high-speed train station after her hospital internship ends.
• The chapter closes with an unfamiliar, hurried office worker entering the hospital and heading toward Building 8B, suggesting a new development or threat.

Character Developments

• Su Clan’s Seven: Shows concern and responsibility toward Sixteen, while also feeling embarrassed and angry that his clan allowed her to escape. His determination is demonstrated by immediately traveling to Jiangnan.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen: Though absent, she is portrayed as resourceful and independent, successfully escaping even while injured.
• Song Shuhang: Becomes increasingly connected to the senior cultivators, gaining friends and possible opportunities through the group. He remains cautious about their motives and continues balancing cultivation with ordinary student responsibilities.
• Northern River: Acts as an intermediary by informing Seven about Song Shuhang and maintaining his humorous role in the group.
• Mad Saber Three Waves and Copper Trigram Immortal Master: Their exchanges reinforce their comedic, troublemaking personalities and their ongoing conflicts with True Lord Yellow Mountain.
• Zhao Yaya: Reaches the end of her internship, marking a transition in her relationship with Song Shuhang and her time in Jiangnan University Town.

Significant Themes

• Family responsibility and loyalty: Seven’s search for Sixteen highlights his concern for his younger clan member despite his frustration with the clan’s failure.
• Independence and escape: Sixteen’s successful disappearance shows her determination and ability to act on her own.
• Connections between the cultivation world and ordinary life: Song Shuhang moves between online interactions with powerful cultivators, cultivation practice, school obligations, and helping friends.
• Humor and camaraderie: The seniors’ teasing, social-media jokes, and playful arguments create a relaxed contrast to the more serious search for Sixteen.
• Foreshadowing and hidden danger: The unexplained black dot near Song Shuhang and the suspicious office worker suggest that danger or supernatural events are approaching.

Character Interactions

• Northern River questions Seven about how Sixteen escaped, while Seven explains the limitations of tracking her.
• Seven asks the group to help locate Sixteen and learns that Song Shuhang is nearby.
• Song Shuhang briefly introduces himself to Seven, who promises a meeting gift if they encounter each other.
• The group jokes about Three Waves’ photograph, with several seniors commenting on his chest and posing.
• Copper Trigram pleads with Yellow Mountain to end his confinement, but Yellow Mountain refuses and continues teasing him.
• Tubo discusses his plans with Song Shuhang, who explains that he must escort Zhao Yaya to the train station.

Chapter Summary

• Song Shuhang avoids Zhao Yaya’s questions: Song Shuhang visits the hospital lounge to meet his cousin, Zhao Yaya, but becomes nervous that she may have seen the online post about the “uncle” defeating him. He hurriedly changes the subject, promises to escort her to the train station later, and escapes. Doctor Li and Zhao Yaya are puzzled by his strange behavior.
• Doctor Li discusses the mysterious patient: Doctor Li mentions that the young woman in Room 570, Building 8B, has been hospitalized repeatedly. Her injuries are worsening, and painkillers are becoming less effective. Doctor Li feels sympathy because the girl appears determined to endure her suffering, yet no family members have visited her.
• Song Shuhang encounters the troublesome uncle again: Song Shuhang spots the familiar office-worker-looking uncle in the hospital. Believing the man may be visiting a hospitalized relative, he decides to follow him. Song hopes to explain the misunderstanding between them and deliver a long-prepared lecture about trust and the uncle’s unreasonable behavior.
• The uncle tracks Su Clan’s Sixteen: The uncle is actually pursuing the aura of Su Clan’s junior, whom he identifies as Su Clan’s A-Qi. He follows it to Room 570 and enters the ward, where he finds the injured young woman. His hostile pursuit is briefly interrupted when a nurse catches him acting suspiciously, but he quickly resumes his search.
• The Immortal Farmer Sect’s accusation: The uncle angrily accuses Su Clan’s A-Qi of invading the Immortal Farmer Sect six days earlier, stealing its sect treasure—the Seven Radiant Wonderfruit—and seriously injuring eighteen disciples. He declares that, despite the sect’s weakness compared with the Su Clan, they will not accept being bullied and will fight back if necessary.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen responds diplomatically: The woman in the ward, revealed to be Su Clan’s Sixteen, is surprised by the accusation because she knows A-Qi wanted the fruit to treat her injuries from the Heavenly Tribulation. Though she doubts A-Qi would rob another sect, she promises that if he truly took the treasure, he will return it, while the Su Clan will compensate the Immortal Farmer Sect for its losses.
• Song Shuhang realizes the truth: Listening from outside, Song recognizes that the “Su Clan’s A-Qi” mentioned by the uncle is likely the same person connected to the Nine Provinces Number One Group. He then realizes the supposedly helpless hospital patient is actually Su Clan’s Sixteen, linking the uncle’s pursuit, her injuries, and the stolen Wonderfruit.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Song Shuhang remains anxious and cautious, trying to avoid embarrassing confrontations while gradually becoming involved in a cultivator dispute.
• The uncle is revealed not to be merely an irrational aggressor but a sect member seeking justice for the Immortal Farmer Sect, though his dramatic and awkward behavior remains intact.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen demonstrates dignity, responsibility, and loyalty by offering restitution even while injured, despite doubting the accusation.
• Doctor Li shows compassion toward Sixteen and highlights the severity of her condition.
• Song Shuhang and the uncle remain unaware of each other’s full motives, creating comic tension as Song tails him while the uncle hunts Sixteen.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstanding and mistaken identity: Song’s conflict with the uncle and the dispute over Su Clan’s A-Qi both stem from incomplete information.
• Justice versus revenge: The uncle seeks compensation for the Immortal Farmer Sect but frames the matter as a confrontation with the powerful Su Clan.
• Responsibility and honor: Sixteen accepts responsibility for resolving the alleged wrongdoing even before the facts are confirmed.
• Hidden identities and overlapping worlds: The ordinary hospital setting conceals a conflict involving cultivators, sect treasures, and the Su Clan.
• Suffering and endurance: Sixteen’s severe injuries and Doctor Li’s concern emphasize her physical vulnerability beneath her calm, formidable demeanor.

Chapter Summary: “What About Trust Between People, Uncle?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang identifies Ward 570 as the location of Su Clan’s Sixteen, recognizing her unusual internal injuries as the result of the Tribulation Lightning she endured on June 1.
• He discovers that the “uncle” from the Immortal Farmer Sect intends to capture Sixteen and use her to lure out Su Clan’s Seven, whom he blames for past grievances.
• The uncle prepares to cripple Sixteen, but Song Shuhang bursts into the ward and interrupts him.
• Rather than confronting the stronger cultivator directly, Song returns the uncle’s lost 150 yuan and launches into an increasingly exaggerated lecture about honesty, trust, and doing good deeds.
• The uncle gradually realizes he has misunderstood Song’s intentions and feels guilty for having punched him previously.
• Song continues talking to stall for time, hoping Doctor Li or a nurse will enter and disrupt the uncle. However, no medical staff arrive, and the nurse-call button remains inaccessible.
• With his excuses exhausted, Song prepares to use a “Stench Pill” as his backup plan. The pill releases an overwhelmingly foul odor when cracked, especially effective against cultivators unable to fully control their enhanced sense of smell.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang: Demonstrates quick thinking, courage, and improvisational skill. Aware that he cannot defeat the uncle physically, he uses persuasion, shameless rambling, and deception to protect Sixteen and buy time.
• The uncle: Despite his frightening strength and violent intentions, he is revealed to be gullible, easily embarrassed, and somewhat morally conscious. Song’s lecture makes him reconsider his assumptions and weakens his aggressive attitude.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen: Remains injured and largely silent, hiding under the blanket while Song attempts to divert the uncle’s attention. Her connection to Su Clan’s Seven places her at the center of the conflict.
• Su Clan’s Seven: Does not appear directly, but his past conflict with the Immortal Farmer Sect motivates the uncle’s plan.

Significant Themes

• Trust and misunderstanding: The chapter humorously explores how easily good intentions can be mistaken for deceit, especially when communication is poor.
• Cleverness over strength: Song’s physical inferiority forces him to rely on wit, persistence, and psychological manipulation rather than direct combat.
• Appearances versus reality: The uncle looks terrifying but is fundamentally awkward and softhearted, while Song’s harmless appearance conceals his desperate and strategic behavior.
• The absurdity of moral lectures: Song’s discussion of social trust becomes a comic weapon, turning an ordinary act of returning money into a tool for delaying a supernatural attack.

Character Interactions

• Song confronts the uncle through an exhausting monologue about the 150 yuan and the importance of trusting people.
• The uncle accepts the returned money, checks that it is genuine, and becomes increasingly passive and remorseful as Song recounts being punched and publicly humiliated.
• Sixteen remains a silent presence, while Song’s performance keeps the uncle from immediately attacking her.
• The chapter ends with Song abandoning verbal stalling and preparing to deploy the Stench Pill.

Chapter Summary: “Are You?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang uses a Stench Pill to incapacitate the goofball uncle from the Immortal Farmer Sect, filling the hospital room with unbearable black smoke and odor.
• He takes advantage of the uncle’s distraction to carry Su Clan’s Sixteen away, wrapped in the bedsheet.
• When the uncle attacks, Shuhang activates an Armor Talisman, which blocks the blow and rebounds the uncle into the wall, allowing Shuhang to escape.
• Shuhang flees through the hospital stairwell rather than using the elevator or jumping from the fifth floor. The uncle quickly recovers and pursues him.
• Shuhang considers seeking help from Medicine Master, using his Sword Talismans, or hiding in the hospital, but decides he must escape the building and contact Su Clan’s Seven.
• Outside, he finds an empty taxi. Before he can choose a destination, Su Clan’s Sixteen tells the driver to take them to Great Fortune District.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang demonstrates quick thinking, courage, and practical judgment. He avoids killing the uncle despite possessing weapons capable of defeating him, focusing instead on rescuing Sixteen and escaping.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen is physically weakened by her injuries and medication but remains calm and observant. She recognizes the pursuer’s identity and accurately estimates how long it will take him to catch them.
• Sixteen also shows a softer side by quietly thanking Shuhang for saving her, although she remains proud and easily irritated by his teasing.
• The goofball uncle is revealed to be more perceptive than he initially appears. Once he realizes Shuhang has tricked him, his anger intensifies, and he becomes determined to recapture Sixteen.
• The little nurse provides a brief comedic contrast by scolding the uncle for running in the hospital corridors, unaware of the larger conflict.

Significant Themes

• Resourcefulness under pressure: Shuhang combines deception, talismans, physical ability, and rapid planning to overcome a stronger opponent.
• Meddling and heroism: Although Sixteen initially calls him a “meddlesome goody-goody,” Shuhang’s interference genuinely saves her life.
• Trust and reluctant gratitude: Sixteen’s hesitant thanks mark the beginning of greater trust between the two characters.
• Pursuit and urgency: The escape is driven by the uncle’s relentless pursuit and the dwindling duration of Shuhang’s defensive talisman.
• Humor amid danger: The Stench Pill, the uncle’s exaggerated reaction, the nurse’s complaint, and the taxi driver’s mistaken assumptions lighten the otherwise tense chase.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang tricks and outmaneuvers the uncle with the Stench Pill and Armor Talisman.
• The uncle angrily accuses Shuhang of being a liar and tries to stop him, but his attack is repelled.
• During the escape, Sixteen and Shuhang exchange sarcastic and hesitant remarks. She thanks him twice before finally being heard.
• Sixteen takes control of the situation at the end by choosing their destination: Great Fortune District.

Chapter 120 Summary: “Is There Anything to Eat?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Song Shuhang rushes the injured Su Clan’s Sixteen away from the hospital in a taxi, fearing pursuit by the Immortal Farmer Sect’s uncle.
• Doctor Li witnesses Shuhang carrying Sixteen away and becomes confused, while the uncle dramatically pursues them through the hospital using impressive parkour-like movements.
• They reach Sixteen’s apartment in Great Fortune District. Sixteen hides her aura and uses a special medicinal liquid to temporarily conceal Shuhang’s aura and scent.
• Sixteen leads Shuhang into a concealed chamber behind a wardrobe. She seals the entrance with a formation scroll that hides their presence, sound, and aura.
• The uncle tracks Shuhang’s remaining scent to the apartment, breaks in, and searches the entire place. Unable to find them, he leaves—but later returns to wait in ambush.
• Sixteen reveals that she can defeat the uncle once her injuries temporarily stabilize, but for now the pair remain trapped in a stalemate.
• While waiting, Shuhang cultivates the True Self Meditation Scripture. By noon, he becomes hungry and asks whether there is anything to eat, only to learn that Sixteen does not need food.

Character Developments

• Song Shuhang acts courageously and resourcefully, prioritizing Sixteen’s safety despite being physically outmatched and unable to conceal his own aura. His ordinary needs, especially hunger, also emphasize that he is still adapting to cultivation.
• Su Clan’s Sixteen demonstrates careful preparation, intelligence, and extensive cultivation knowledge. Though seriously injured, she remains calm and confident, relying on hidden defenses and formations. Her status as a powerful genius is highlighted: she is near the peak of Qi Refinement and capable of defeating the uncle once her injuries are controlled.
• The Immortal Farmer Sect’s uncle is portrayed as both comical and dangerous. His exaggerated pursuit and destructive search create humor, but his tracking ability and persistence make him a genuine threat.
• Doctor Li and the taxi driver provide comedic misunderstandings, interpreting the situation through ordinary, melodramatic assumptions.

Significant Themes

• Cunning versus brute force: Sixteen’s hidden chamber, aura-concealing medicine, and formation allow the weaker and injured fugitives to evade the uncle’s direct power.
• The divide between ordinary life and cultivation: Hospital staff, bystanders, and the taxi driver misunderstand the supernatural chase as an everyday romantic or dramatic incident.
• Preparation and survival: Sixteen’s secret chamber reflects the dangers faced by cultivation clans and the need to prepare for enemies.
• Human limitations amid cultivation: Despite his growing abilities, Shuhang still needs food and remains less self-sufficient than experienced cultivators such as Sixteen.

Character Interactions

• Shuhang and Sixteen cooperate closely, with Shuhang physically carrying her while she directs their escape and constructs their hiding strategy.
• Sixteen speaks calmly and practically, while Shuhang asks anxious questions and provides a more ordinary, human perspective.
• The uncle’s pursuit of the pair creates the central conflict, though he never directly confronts them.
• The chapter ends humorously with Shuhang’s hunger contrasting with Sixteen’s ability to abstain from eating.