Chapter Summaries

Yu Qiqi led Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Su Ji toward the legendary True Dragon Nest, hoping to find the strength to save the Mermaid Kingdom. Meanwhile, Xia Ping consumed the Five-Element Liquid and broke through to the middle stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

• Yu Qiqi told Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Su Ji that the True Dragon Nest might hold treasures and rare medicines, and that she planned to search for it.
• Yu Qiqi explained that the Red Scarf Bandits had devastated the Mermaid Kingdom and injured her father, leaving the kingdom vulnerable to its rivals.
• Jiang Yaru, Chu Rong, and Su Ji agreed to join Yu Qiqi, and Yu Qiqi used an ancient map to guide their ship onward.
• Xia Ping cultivated with the Five-Element Liquid and broke through to the middle stage of the Purple Mansion Realm as his body and Hell Golden Crow Cells grew stronger.
• Xia Ping used up the entire gourd of Five-Element Liquid, and Cat Immortal remarked that his unusually vast Purple Mansion demanded far more resources than an ordinary cultivator's.

Xia Ping returned to Yanhuang Planet to visit his parents before leaving the Cloud Sky Realm, but found local officials and powerful families crowding their villa to curry favor with his newly prominent family. After the guests left, he appeared before Xia Chuanliu and Huang Lanxin.

• Xia Ping learned that Chu Rong and the others had gone to train in the Endless Sea, then decided to visit his parents before leaving the Cloud Sky Realm.
• Xia Ping returned to Yanhuang Planet and went to his family's villa, dismissing his military escort and using the Invisibility Bead to observe unseen.
• Xia Ping discovered that Huang Liang and other local officials and family leaders were visiting his parents because of his rise to the King Realm.
• Xia Chuanliu demanded another three-thousand-year-old wild ginseng from Huang Liang, who agreed before hurriedly leaving.
• Xia Chuanliu bragged to Huang Lanxin about the visitors and their gifts, and Xia Ping appeared before them.

Xia Ping returned home and gave Huang Lanxin and Xia Chuanliu Five Elements Spirit Fruits that could raise anyone to the King Realm, then reassured them with his powerful robot guards. He revealed that he had to venture into the universe to confront the threat of the Red Scarf Bandits, and left with his parents’ blessing and a promise to return safely.

• Xia Ping reunited with Huang Lanxin and Xia Chuanliu and presented them with two Five Elements Spirit Fruits that could extend their lives and advance them to the King Realm.
• Xia Chuanliu feared that news of the fruits would attract powerful enemies, but Xia Ping summoned Divine Ability Realm liquid-metal robots and claimed they were Invincible Kings from an ancient ruin.
• Xia Chuanliu realized Xia Ping was preparing to leave, and Xia Ping told his parents he planned to venture into the universe because of the Red Scarf Bandits.
• Xia Chuanliu accepted Xia Ping’s decision after explaining that he had heard about the hidden threat, and Huang Lanxin asked him to return safely.
• Xia Ping promised his parents he would come back safely.

Xia Ping planted the Five Elements Spirit Tree Life Seeds at his family’s villa, where they grew into five towering trees and formed a cultivation domain. He left his parents to manage the future fruit trade and planned to inform the Invincible Kings before departing the Cloud Sky Realm.

• Xia Ping planted the Five Elements Spirit Tree Life Seeds and used his Life Fire to help them grow.
• The five trees rose over a hundred meters, formed a Five Elements Domain around the villa, and concealed it in gray mist.
• Xia Ping infused each tree with a fragment of his Life Fire’s source so they could continue growing on their own.
• Xia Chuanliu and Huang Lanxin woke and were astonished when Xia Ping explained the trees could produce Five Elements Spirit Fruits.
• Xia Ping told Xia Chuanliu to trade the fruits for precious treasures after he left the Cloud Sky Realm, and he decided to inform the Invincible Kings.

The Federal Government turned the Xia Family villa into a heavily guarded military zone after a mysterious fog drew its attention, while Xia Ping showed the Invincible Kings the Five Elements Spirit Tree and explained that it could yield fruit for a hundred people each year. He planned to trade the fruits for treasures before heading into the universe.

• The Federal Government cleared the residential community around the Xia Family villa and made it a restricted military zone, stirring rumors across Tianshui City.
• Gu Xilai, Sun Yangdao, Liu Wuming, and ten other Invincible Kings gathered in the villa’s back courtyard to inspect the Five Elements Spirit Tree.
• Xia Ping confirmed that he could cultivate the tree and said it could produce enough Five Elements Spirit Fruits for a hundred people each year.
• The Invincible Kings welcomed the prospect of more human Kings, and Xia Ping said anyone seeking the fruit would have to trade him a treasure.
• Xia Ping looked forward to heading into the universe.

A week after settling his affairs, Xia Ping left the Cloud Sky Realm aboard the Moon Goddess and learned from Cat Immortal how powerful sects govern the universe. Cat Immortal explained that Xia Ping needed a powerful backer to survive and revealed that it had chosen the Saint-level Universe Sect for him to join.

• Xia Ping rewarded Feng Hetang with a Five Elements Spirit Fruit but could not find Chu Rong and the others, so he left for the universe.
• Xia Ping admired the starry sky aboard the Moon Goddess and relied on Cat Immortal to navigate.
• Cat Immortal explained the hierarchy of planets, star systems, and star regions, and how Saint-level sects controlled interstellar nations.
• Cat Immortal told Xia Ping that joining a Saint-level sect would provide protection, training, resources, and fellow disciples.
• Cat Immortal revealed that it had selected the Saint-level Universe Sect near the Cloud Sky Realm for Xia Ping.

Cat Immortal explained why Xia Ping could not join Lingyun Sect and recommended Universe Sect as a place that accepted talented people regardless of background. Xia Ping agreed to head for Universe Planet, where Universe Sect was recruiting outer sect disciples, and prepared to pass the journey by entering the Cosmic Virtual Network.

• Cat Immortal warned Xia Ping that the aristocratic families he had offended in Novice Village were powerful forces within Lingyun Sect, which also required disciples to have clean backgrounds and registered identities.
• Cat Immortal told Xia Ping that Universe Sect accepted talented people regardless of their origins and was recruiting outer sect disciples on Universe Planet.
• Cat Immortal described Universe Planet as Universe Sect's enormous, resource-rich stronghold and advised Xia Ping to keep a low profile during the entrance test.
• Cat Immortal explained that the journey would take seven or eight days because the old master's ship was damaged, despite the fastest route on his complete star map.
• Xia Ping accepted the travel time and considered entering the Cosmic Virtual Network to explore beyond Novice Village.

Xia Ping left Novice Village and arrived in Far East City, where he asked Cat Immortal how to make money on the Cosmic Virtual Network. A floral-shirted man approached him and tried to sell him a pair of Gale Shoes.

• Xia Ping learned that cities were divided by cultivation rank and chose to travel to a lower-level city.
• The Novice Village chief sent Xia Ping to Far East City, where he arrived amid a huge crowd.
• Xia Ping asked Cat Immortal how he could earn Universal Coins, and Cat Immortal urged him to build his wealth slowly.
• A floral-shirted man recognized Xia Ping as a newcomer and claimed that his first priority in Far East City should be buying Gale Shoes.

Xia Ping pretended to believe a scammer’s sob story and offered to buy a million pairs of counterfeit Gale Shoes. He showed the man in the floral shirt that he had forty-nine million Universal Coins, leaving the scammer stunned.

• The man in the floral shirt claimed his Gale Shoes could increase movement speed fivefold and offered to sell them cheaply to pay for his sick mother’s treatment.
• Xia Ping praised the man’s supposed devotion and said he would buy all the shoes he had.
• Cat Immortal warned Xia Ping that the shoes were knockoffs with little value, but Xia Ping asked the man for a million pairs.
• The man in the floral shirt promised to gather a million pairs from his contacts for a hundred Universal Coins each.
• Xia Ping explained that he planned to resell the shoes for a profit and showed his account balance of forty-nine million Universal Coins, stunning the man.

Xia Ping offered nearly fifty million Universal Coins as a deposit for a million pairs of fake Gale Shoes, convincing a man in a floral shirt that he had found a rich and easy target. The man recruited his associates for the hundred-million-coin deal, while Xia Ping hinted to Cat Immortal that he planned to make money and repair the Spaceship.

• Xia Ping showed the man in the floral shirt his bank balance and proposed buying a million pairs of Gale Shoes with a deposit, claiming he would pay the rest later.
• The man in the floral shirt agreed to arrange the deal, exchanged contact information with Xia Ping, and left to contact his associates.
• Cat Immortal asked what Xia Ping was plotting, and Xia Ping said he intended to make a fortune and repair the Spaceship.
• The man in the floral shirt told his associates about Xia Ping and the proposed purchase, and they debated whether the opportunity was a trap.
• The associates agreed to join the scheme and help acquire the knockoff Gale Shoes, eager to share in the potential profits.

Xia Ping pretended to be a wealthy fool to buy knockoff Gale Shoes from the man in the floral shirt’s group, then set up a stall in West City to sell them at an inflated price. He drew a crowd with hired shills, and the chapter ended when one apparent customer bought ten pairs, prompting the onlookers to suspect a staged act.

• Xia Ping signed a contract with the man in the floral shirt and his companions and paid a ten-million-Universal-Coin deposit for the goods.
• Xia Ping asked where to sell the Gale Shoes, and one of the men directed him to the West City market before the group hurried away.
• Xia Ping set up a West City stall, priced the knockoff shoes at one thousand Universal Coins per pair, and hired shills to attract a crowd.
• A shill drew attention to the shoes as knockoffs, and the onlookers gathered to gawk at Xia Ping.
• A customer stepped forward and bought ten pairs, leaving the crowd convinced he was another shill.

Xia Ping advertised Gale Shoes as genuine and promised threefold compensation for counterfeits, prompting the crowd to mistake his offer for an easy way to extort the wealthy Wu Wudi. The buyers ordered tens of thousands of pairs and eagerly signed contracts, while Xia Ping postponed delivery.

• Xia Ping insisted the Gale Shoes were genuine and offered to sign legally binding contracts promising threefold compensation if they were fake.
• Several shills discussed how they could profit from buying the counterfeit shoes and suing Wu Wudi for compensation.
• The crowd overheard the shills and realized they could also exploit the offer, then secretly urged one another to keep Wu Wudi from discovering the truth.
• Xia Ping arrogantly told onlookers to leave if they were not buying, and the crowd responded by ordering Gale Shoes in large quantities.
• Within an hour, buyers had ordered thirty thousand pairs, and Xia Ping asked them to sign contracts first because he lacked enough stock to deliver immediately.

Xia Ping sold every pair of Knockoff Gale Shoes in Far East City, earning two billion Universal Coins as buyers rushed to profit from the promised compensation. The buyers received their deliveries and discovered they had been sent far more shoes than they had purchased.

• The man in the floral shirt and his associates learned that Xia Ping’s stall was crowded and decided to supply him with more Knockoff Gale Shoes on credit.
• People across Far East City flocked to Xia Ping’s stall, and he sold two billion Universal Coins’ worth of shoes over several days.
• Xia Ping ended the sale after buying up every Knockoff Gale Shoe in the city, while buyers planned to sue him for compensation.
• The next morning, buyers received their orders and found they had been given many more pairs than they had purchased.

Xia Ping sold fake Gale Shoes and used a contract clause to interpret triple compensation as extra pairs of knockoffs instead of money. The courts rejected the buyers’ lawsuits, leaving them furious and unable to punish Wu Wudi.

• Xia Ping told the buyers that he had compensated them for the fake Gale Shoes by sending three extra pairs for each pair they bought.
• The buyers protested that the contract meant they should receive three thousand Universal Coins per fake pair, but Xia Ping pointed to the clause giving Wu Wudi final interpretive authority.
• Xia Ping summoned the city guards when the crowd threatened to attack him, then taunted the buyers to sue him.
• The buyers filed lawsuits, but the city courts rejected their complaints because Xia Ping had followed the contract and broken no law.
• The buyers complained that the system favored Wu Wudi and warned one another to avoid criticizing the judge for fear of prison.

Far East City’s swindlers realized that Wu Wudi had sold them Knockoff Gale Shoes and made a fortune, leaving many of them in debt. They blamed Liu Neng and lamented that they had no way to recover their money or punish Wu Wudi.

• Buyers demanded refunds for their Knockoff Gale Shoes, while others regretted missing the chance to avoid the scam.
• The floral-shirted man and his associates discovered they had lost much of their fortunes after buying shoes from Xia Ping on credit and trying to resell them.
• The crowd estimated that Wu Wudi had earned at least 1.2 billion Universal Coin and marveled at how thoroughly he had fooled Far East City.
• Several swindlers blamed Liu Neng for introducing Wu Wudi, but Liu Neng argued that their greed had caused their losses.
• The swindlers accepted that they could not reclaim their money or legally trouble Wu Wudi, and vowed to remember him if they met again.

News of Wu Wudi swindling 1.2 billion Universal Coins spread across the five star regions, drawing the attention of powerful families and Ye Mengyao. Xia Ping remained unaware of the growing pursuit as he disconnected from the virtual network to assess his gains.

• Reporters publicized Wu Wudi’s 1.2-billion-coin scheme, astonishing people across the five star regions.
• The elders of families Xia Ping had offended recognized Wu Wudi and sent people to Far East City to track him down and reclaim their losses.
• Ye Mengyao and her friends discussed Wu Wudi’s latest fraud, and Ye Mengyao vowed to capture and interrogate him.
• Xia Ping disconnected from the virtual network and began reviewing what he had gained.

Xia Ping celebrated making 1.2 billion Universal Coins and earning enough Hate Points to receive a Super Gift Pack. The pack gave him a World Tree Seed, which began to crack as if it were about to sprout.

• Xia Ping dismissed Cat Immortal's warnings about the enemies he had made and proposed using their earnings to repair the Saint-Grade Spaceship.
• Cat Immortal said they had enough money to make basic repairs so the Star Ship could travel again.
• The system awarded Xia Ping 600 million Hate Points, bringing his total to 1.28 billion and earning him a Super Gift Pack.
• Xia Ping received a World Tree Seed and learned of its extraordinary power and potential.
• Xia Ping noticed fine cracks forming in the World Tree Seed.

Xia Ping’s World Tree Seed awakened into a sapling, strengthening his soul and Purple Mansion while greatly accelerating his cultivation. Several days later, he arrived at Universe Planet, where the Universe Sect’s outer disciple examination had drawn countless ships and young talents.

• Xia Ping’s World Tree Seed absorbed vast amounts of soul energy and magical power before its shell broke and a sapling emerged in his Purple Mansion.
• The World Tree sapling merged with Xia Ping’s soul, strengthened his Purple Mansion, and allowed him to absorb cosmic energy much faster.
• Xia Ping realized the young World Tree would require enormous amounts of spiritual resources to mature.
• Cat Immortal told Xia Ping that they had arrived at Universe Planet, and Xia Ping saw its defenses and the crowds of ships gathering around it.
• Cat Immortal explained that the Universe Sect’s outer disciple examination was bringing young talents from the Five Great Star Regions to Universe Planet.
• Xia Ping asked Cat Immortal to take the Moon Goddess down to the planet so they could explore.

Xia Ping arrived at Universe Planet and learned from Cat Immortal that he needed to register his ship and identity, then open a Universal Bank account. After registering the Moon Goddess, he prepared to take Universe Sect’s entrance exam, whose registration was about to close.

• The docking port warned Xia Ping that the unregistered Moon Goddess had to be registered in the A-class area.
• Cat Immortal advised Xia Ping to register his identity and spaceship, join Universe Sect’s sphere of influence, and open an account at Universal Bank.
• Xia Ping landed on Universe Planet and adjusted to its intense gravity and dense spiritual energy using his mana.
• A staff member registered the Moon Goddess and told Xia Ping that registration for Universe Sect’s entrance exam would close in a few days.

Xia Ping registered as a resident of the Universe Sect’s star domain, opened a Universal Bank account, and signed up for the sect’s entrance exam. He arrived at the central plaza as the exam was about to begin and saw the vast crowd of powerful young candidates, including royal and noble heirs.

• Xia Ping registered as a resident of the Universe Sect’s territory and opened a Universal Bank account.
• Cat Immortal signed Xia Ping up for the entrance exam, explained its fee and eligibility requirements, and told him the exam was about to start.
• Xia Ping and Cat Immortal took a taxi to the central plaza, where the Universe Sect held its entrance tests.
• Xia Ping saw candidates from many unusual races, all at least at the Purple Mansion Realm, gathered to compete for a place in the sect.
• Candidates in the plaza worried that princes, royal descendants, and heirs of powerful families had overwhelming advantages.