Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi's attempt to fuse two Primordial Spirit Pills failed, convincing him that all three pills were needed and that he had to find Masked Man. He left seclusion and asked Yu Xue and Qirui where Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei were.

• Luo Hou refused Daoist Yang Mei's suggestion to return to the Heavenly Dao Field and insisted he was fine despite the taboo's effects.
• A powerful fluctuation shook the Heavenly Dao Field while Qin Xi worked on fusing the Primordial Spirit Pills.
• Qirui and Yu Xue worried about the disturbance and about Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei, who had been away for two days.
• Qin Xi found that the two Primordial Spirit Pills had returned to their original state and concluded that all three pills were needed for fusion.
• Qin Xi put the pills away, left seclusion, and asked Yu Xue and Qirui where Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei were.

Yu Xue told Qin Xi that Red Cloud had fallen to the demonic path and that Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei had gone to the Human Race to confront him. Qin Xi arrived in time to stop Red Cloud from killing them and began approaching him to investigate the taboo inside his body.

• Yu Xue told Qin Xi that Red Cloud had fallen to the demonic path and that Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei had gone to the Human Race two days earlier.
• Qin Xi left the Heavenly Dao Dojo and headed for the Human Race, telling Yu Xue to care for Nuwa.
• Red Cloud overwhelmed Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei and prepared to kill them.
• Qin Xi arrived and used his pressure to injure Red Cloud and pin him to the ground.
• Daoist Yang Mei told Qin Xi that Luo Hou's taboo seemed to resonate with the one inside Red Cloud.
• Qin Xi approached Red Cloud to find a way to deal with the taboo, while Red Cloud insisted he did not recognize him.

Qin Xi entered Red Cloud’s sea of consciousness and learned that Red Cloud had been completely demonized and wanted to die. After the Masked Man extinguished Red Cloud’s remaining consciousness, Qin Xi killed him and collapsed.

• Qin Xi entered Red Cloud’s sea of consciousness and heard Red Cloud ask him to kill him.
• Red Cloud told Qin Xi that the Masked Man had completely demonized him and that he could never return to normal.
• The Masked Man spoke through Red Cloud’s sea of consciousness, extinguishing Red Cloud’s remaining consciousness.
• Red Cloud attacked Qin Xi, but Qin Xi regained consciousness and dodged him.
• Qin Xi unleashed his strongest killing move and destroyed Red Cloud, then collapsed to the ground.

Qin Xi recovered from his grief after killing Red Cloud and went to treat Laozi, whose arm was severely poisoned. Unable to remove the concentrated poison, Qin Xi told Laozi that he might have to cut off his arm.

• Daoist Yang Mei and Luo Hou found Qin Xi sobbing after he killed Red Cloud and gave him space to grieve.
• Fuxi told Qin Xi that Laozi was badly injured, and Qin Xi hurried to see him.
• Qin Xi examined Laozi’s growing wound and learned Red Cloud’s poison had seeped into the bone, though Fuxi had confined it to the arm.
• Qin Xi tried several ways to remove the poison but could not overcome it.
• Qin Xi told Laozi he might have to cut off his arm and asked whether he was willing.

Qin Xi severed Laozi’s poisoned arm to save his life, then brought him back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo. There, Qin Xi used the Law of Fantasy to regrow Laozi’s arm, but remained dejected that he could not do the same for Red Cloud.

• Laozi agreed to Qin Xi’s plan, and Qin Xi knocked him out before cutting off his poisoned arm.
• Qin Xi sealed and burned the severed arm, then had Fuxi carry Laozi back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo with Zhenyuanzi and Confucius.
• Nuwa, Yu Xue, and Qirui welcomed them at the entrance, and Fuxi reassured Nuwa that Laozi was being treated.
• Qin Xi used the Law of Fantasy to regrow Laozi’s arm, then felt dejected because he could not restore Red Cloud.

Qin Xi returned from the Human Race grieving over Red Cloud, whom he had personally killed. Sweet Potato wanted to see him but was turned away, and Laozi woke up unsure of where they were.

• Daoist Yang Mei told Nuwa, Qirui, and Yu Xue that Qin Xi had personally killed Red Cloud, shocking Nuwa and Yu Xue.
• Sweet Potato and Momo came to see Qin Xi after hearing he had returned, but Yu Xue stopped Sweet Potato from disturbing him because he was in a bad mood.
• Sweet Potato left with Momo, disappointed that Qin Xi had not noticed him, and Momo offered him roasted sweet potatoes to cheer him up.
• Sweet Potato brooded over his inability to help Qin Xi, while Laozi woke and asked where they had gone.

Laozi woke at the Heavenly Dao Dojo with his arm restored by Qin Xi’s Law of Fantasy, and Qin Xi said he would take the group to the Demon Race in a few days to defeat the Masked Man. Qin Xi admitted that the Primordial Spirit Pill fusion had failed, but Daoist Yang Mei and Luo Hou reassured him that they could still win.

• Zhenyuanzi told Laozi that Qin Xi had restored his arm and brought everyone back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Laozi thanked Qin Xi and worried that he would demand payment, but Qin Xi said the restoration was a gift.
• Qin Xi announced that they would go to the Demon Race in a few days to take down the Masked Man.
• Daoist Yang Mei asked about the Primordial Spirit Pill fusion, and Qin Xi admitted it had failed.
• Daoist Yang Mei and Luo Hou encouraged Qin Xi, saying they could defeat the Masked Man without the fused pill.

Masked Man learned that the Valley Master and the others had entered the cave and arranged to have Qin Xi brought to him. The group encountered a copy of Ancestor Hongjun, and Daoist Yang Mei warned Qin Xi that going ahead alone might be a trap.

• Masked Man dismissed a subordinate's warning that the Valley Master and the others were approaching, then ordered him to bring Qin Xi over.
• Zhenyuanzi joked that Masked Man might have fled, but a copy of Ancestor Hongjun appeared before the group.
• Ancestor Hongjun was shocked by the identical copy, while Luo Hou said there were other copies that had been kept for later.
• Daoist Yang Mei asked where Masked Man was, and the fake Ancestor Hongjun said the Cave Master was with the two princesses and would receive Qin Xi alone.
• Qin Xi considered following the fake Ancestor Hongjun, but Daoist Yang Mei stopped him and warned that it could be a trap.

Qin Xi confronted Masked Man in the cave and found that its tea and atmosphere resembled his Heavenly Dao Dojo. Masked Man demanded the dojo and Qin Xi’s life in exchange for Ao Xin and Di Qun, then abruptly changed the cave’s seasons to winter.

• Qin Xi left Daoist Yang Mei and the others on watch and followed Ancestor Hongjun (fake) to Masked Man, where he found Ao Xin and Di Qun bound to chairs.
• Qin Xi accepted tea from Masked Man, recognized its similarity to the tea in his Heavenly Dao Dojo, and demanded that Ao Xin and Di Qun be released.
• Masked Man refused to free Ao Xin and Di Qun and demanded Qin Xi’s Heavenly Dao Dojo and his life.
• Masked Man changed the cave’s seasons in an instant until winter arrived, leaving Qin Xi and the others chilled.
• Zhenyuanzi asked what had happened inside the cave as he tried to find more things to wrap around himself.

Qin Xi confronted the Masked Man, who revealed that he wanted Qin Xi’s system so he could obtain the Heavenly Dao Dojo. As the Masked Man attacked with the Law of Destruction, Luo Hou felt the taboo within him begin to loosen.

• Qin Xi suspected that the Masked Man was a transmigrator with a system like his Chat Group.
• The Masked Man admitted Qin Xi was partly right and demanded that he hand over his system.
• Ao Xin and Di Qun fainted from the cold, and Qin Xi briefly warmed the cave with his Law of Fantasy.
• Qin Xi refused to surrender his system, even if it meant perishing with the Masked Man.
• The Masked Man unleashed the Law of Destruction, and Luo Hou sensed the taboo within him loosening.

Luo Hou was completely demonized and attacked Yang Mei and the others. After briefly regaining control, he begged them to kill him before he harmed his friends, and their magical treasures struck him until he vanished from the cave.

• Yang Mei found Luo Hou demonized, and Luo Hou shoved him into a wall, injuring him.
• Hongjun approached Luo Hou, but Luo Hou struck him flying after Yang Mei tried to warn him back.
• Yang Mei bound Luo Hou with willow branches and called on the others to help restrain him.
• Luo Hou briefly regained awareness and asked Yang Mei and the others to kill him before he lost control and harmed them.
• Luo Hou's frenzied self overwhelmed him and knocked the group into the cave walls.
• Yang Mei and the others drove their magical treasures into Luo Hou, and he vanished from the cave.

Qin Xi discovered that the Masked Man had used the time he was trapped inside to make Luo Hou’s taboo loosen, driving him mad and forcing his friends to kill him. Qin Xi returned to confront the Masked Man, who refused to believe Luo Hou was dead.

• The Masked Man revealed that Qin Xi had been fooled and suggested his friends outside were dead.
• Qin Xi found Daoist Yang Mei and the others injured, and learned that the taboo inside Luo Hou had taken control of him until he asked them to kill him.
• Qin Xi steadied himself and told the others to protect themselves before returning to face the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi taunted the Masked Man by revealing that Luo Hou was dead, and the Masked Man insisted it was impossible.

Qin Xi faced the Masked Man after explaining how a taboo had briefly restored Luo Hou's consciousness and helped them defeat him. The Masked Man wielded the Phoenix clan's Primordial Spirit Pill and unleashed overwhelming laws, while Qin Xi searched for a way to fight back without the pill.

• Qin Xi told the Masked Man that a taboo he had planted in Luo Hou had briefly suppressed the other taboo and restored Luo Hou's consciousness.
• The Masked Man revealed that he held the Phoenix clan's Primordial Spirit Pill and challenged Qin Xi to defeat him without it.
• The Masked Man invoked the Laws of Destruction and Fantasy, darkening the sky and bringing terrifying pressure across the Primordial Continent.
• Qin Xi struggled to withstand the Masked Man's power but refused to give up, believing the Primordial world needed him to protect it.
• Qin Xi noticed that the Masked Man's laws opposed his own, grew curious about the face beneath the mask, and changed the direction of his attack.

Qin Xi tore off the Masked Man’s mask and discovered that he had Qin Xi’s face. The Masked Man claimed they shared an origin and system, then mocked Qin Xi as their fight continued.

• Qin Xi attacked the Masked Man’s face and ripped off his mask.
• Qin Xi saw that the Masked Man looked exactly like him, apart from his eyes.
• The Masked Man said they were born from the same root, described their different systems, and claimed to be Qin Xi’s independent dark personality.
• The Masked Man showed Qin Xi the matching mole on his chest, but Qin Xi refused to believe him.
• Qin Xi flew into a rage and attacked, while the Masked Man dodged his secret arts and mocked his inexperience.

With his strength reduced to thirty percent, Qin Xi fought the Masked Man but was ultimately knocked unconscious. The Masked Man turned his attention to Ao Xin, Di Qun, and the others, who were trapped behind his barrier and mourned Qin Xi.

• Qin Xi wounded the Masked Man's face, but the Masked Man counterattacked and sent him crashing into a wall.
• Ao Xin and Di Qun woke inside a barrier and were shocked that the Masked Man looked almost identical to the Valley Master.
• Ao Xin and Di Qun worried over Qin Xi, who told them to protect themselves.
• The Masked Man struck Qin Xi with his palm, leaving him unconscious.
• Ao Xing and Di Qun angrily condemned the Masked Man as he demanded to know why they cared only for Qin Xi and then burst into laughter.

Qin Xi woke in a blank space with the Chat Group members and learned that their consciousnesses had been summoned into the Chat Group. The group suspected the system had gathered them because someone faced danger, and Qin Xi began explaining that a Masked Man had appeared in his world.

• Qin Xi woke among the Chat Group members and asked where they were and why they had gathered.
• Aizen Sosuke and Wukong assured Qin Xi that he was alive and asked if he was all right.
• The group realized they had all fainted in their own worlds and that only their consciousnesses were inside the Chat Group.
• The system announced that they were in System World, and Aizen Sosuke guessed it had activated an emergency summoning mode.
• Wukong suspected Qin Xi had encountered trouble in the Primordial World, and Qin Xi confirmed that a Masked Man had appeared there.

Qin Xi explained how the Masked Man, who looked exactly like him and had a dark version of his Chat System, had nearly killed him. Trapped as consciousnesses in a space summoned by the system, the group sought a way to help Qin Xi before his body died, and the system revealed a new combat-power merging function.

• Qin Xi told the group that the Masked Man had killed two of his friends, resembled him exactly, and defeated him in a cave where his cultivation was suppressed.
• The group realized the system had gathered them to help Qin Xi, but they could neither leave the space physically nor fight the Primordial World’s inhabitants as they were.
• Aizen Sosuke admitted he had suspected the Masked Man’s identity but had waited to tell Qin Xi, and Qin Xi reassured him that it was not his fault.
• Wukong urged the group to find a way to wake Qin Xi and help him defeat the Masked Man.
• The system announced that it could merge group members’ combat power indexes into one person.

Nine-to-Five Admiral and the others channeled their power into Qin Xi, helping him absorb the Primordial Spirit Pill and recover. As the Masked Man watched his plan unravel, Di Qun warned Ao Xin to control her growing rage.

• Nine-to-Five Admiral urged everyone to channel their power into Qin Xi to help him defeat the Masked Man.
• The group surrounded Qin Xi and poured their power into him, while the two Primordial Spirit Pills in Qin Xi's space joined the transfer.
• The Primordial Spirit Pill in the Masked Man's hand flew to Qin Xi, and an invisible force hurled the Masked Man into a wall when he tried to stop it.
• Qin Xi began absorbing the pill as Ao Xin and Di Qun realized their Valley Master would be all right.
• Ao Xin taunted the Masked Man, and Di Qun cautioned her to steady her mind and avoid demonic corruption.

Di Qun knocked Ao Xin unconscious after his mind collapsed at the sight of Masked Man, while a warm force healed the others in the cave. Qin Xi revived with his power restored and faced Masked Man, who grew uneasy as Qin Xi hinted at his destruction.

• Ao Xin broke down after seeing Masked Man, and Di Qun apologized before knocking him unconscious.
• Daoist Yangmei, Ancestor Hongjun, and the others felt a gentle force healing their wounds in the cave.
• Masked Man tried to break the protection around Qin Xi and destroy him.
• Qin Xi revived with power greater than before and discovered that the cave's suppression no longer seemed to affect him.
• Masked Man insisted Qin Xi could not defeat him in the cave, but Qin Xi's smile left him uneasy.

Qin Xi confronted the Masked Man, overcame his attacks, and destroyed the cave, bringing everyone outside. He sent the others away to settle the fight alone, but Qirui stayed behind and asked to face the Masked Man.

• The Masked Man attacked Qin Xi with the Law of Destruction, but Qin Xi blocked him and declared that he and the cave’s taboo could no longer threaten him.
• Qin Xi recited an incantation that collapsed the cave and brought everyone outside.
• Qin Xi asked Daoist Yang Mei to take Di Qun and Ao Xin to safety, and they led them away.
• Di Qun looked back at the Masked Man, who gave her an unfamiliar smile.
• Qirui stayed beside Qin Xi and asked to deal with the Masked Man, but Qin Xi warned that Qirui was far too weak to defeat him.