Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi sent Ao Xin and Di Qun to organize searches for the Masked Man and the Mediocre Death God, while allied forces mobilized their disciples to hunt for them. He then checked on Qin Dao’s life in the human world and saw something unexpected.

• Qin Xi ordered Ao Xin to search nearby sects and crowded places, and Ao Xin hurried back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Qin Xi sent Di Qun to investigate suspicious locations near Qilin Island and recruit Monster Clan members to help the Kirin Clan search.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral and Wukong sent their available disciples to investigate nearby sects and forces for the Mediocre Death God and his allies.
• Qin Xi opened a projection to check on Qin Dao and the others in the human world, where he saw something he had never expected.

Qin Xi watched Qin Dao, Yu Xue, and Bear sharing a happy meal with Wang Wei’s family and felt reassured about their lives. As he rewound time, he noticed strange black energy around Qin Dao and signs that Qin Dao was increasingly tired and sleepy.

• Qin Xi saw Qin Dao, Yu Xue, and Bear eating with Wang Wei’s family and the escort guards, and felt his mood improve.
• Qin Dao put meat in Wang Nayan’s bowl and urged her to grow, while she protested that she was already grown and did not want to get fat.
• Qin Xi rewound the days and noticed faint black smoke lingering around Qin Dao when he was alone.
• Qin Dao returned from work and asked Yu Xue what they would eat, while Qin Xi noticed his weary appearance.
• Qin Dao ate little and said he was going to rest because he felt sleepy, and Yu Xue worried that he had been sleeping too much lately.

Qin Xi noticed that Qin Dao had become persistently exhausted and suspected his condition was connected to the dark shadows and the Masked Man. Ancestor Hongjun told Qin Xi that the Mediocre Death God had escaped, leaving them to prepare for the Death God and Masked Man’s next move.

• Yu Xue questioned Qin Dao about his poor spirits, and Qin Dao blamed fatigue and said he needed more sleep.
• Qin Xi watched Qin Dao collapse into bed and suspected his exhaustion was linked to the dark shadows and the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi reviewed the footage of Qin Dao and the others, then heard a late-night knock at her door.
• Ancestor Hongjun told Qin Xi that the Mediocre Death God had escaped after they had finally caught him.
• Qin Xi said they needed to deal with the situation, and Ancestor Hongjun confirmed that the Death God and the Masked Man were colluding and would make a bigger move.

Ancestor Hongjun blamed himself for the deaths of two elders and many disciples, while Qin Xi shared his suspicion that something was happening in the mortal world. They agreed to discuss the matter with the group the next morning and consider bringing Qin Dao back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo if the danger was real.

• Ancestor Hongjun told Qin Xi that two elders and many disciples had died because he had failed to keep proper watch over them.
• Qin Xi shared the blame and told Ancestor Hongjun about the images of the mortal world he had watched that night.
• Ancestor Hongjun asked whether Qin Xi had solid evidence and whether the mortal world had already been affected.
• Qin Xi proposed discussing the suspicion with the Big Bosses in the group and, if necessary, bringing Qin Dao back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Qin Xi told Ancestor Hongjun to rest so they could make further plans the next morning.

Qin Xi struggled to sleep as he worried about his friends and the problems facing them, then opened the Chat Group after breakfast to discuss what he had seen in the mortal realm. He left the group ready to talk with the Big Bosses, while Daoist Yangmei was still adjusting to the group chat.

• Ancestor Hongjun told Qin Xi not to take their troubles too much to heart before leaving his room.
• Qin Xi lay awake for most of the night, then dozed off in the latter half.
• Daoist Yangmei woke Qin Xi by practicing martial arts in the courtyard before dawn.
• After breakfast, Qin Xi opened the video Chat Group to tell the Big Bosses what he had seen in the mortal realm.
• Daoist Yangmei questioned why Qin Xi had summoned him again, and Qin Xi said he was notifying the group.

Qin Xi told the group that he had sensed black energy around Qin Dao in the mortal world, just as he had around the Masked Man's Mirror. The group was left trying to understand the connection, while Mediocre Death God and his allies remained missing.

• Daoist Yangmei sat up after Qin Xi's remark, embarrassed that the group could see him slacking off.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral and Wukong asked Qin Xi why he had opened the Chat Group so early, and Ouyang Qing asked whether he needed their help.
• Qin Xi asked Ouyang Qing about the search for Mediocre Death God, and Ouyang Qing said the Fox Clan had found no clues.
• Qin Xi told the group that he had sensed black energy swirling around Qin Dao in the mortal world.
• Qin Xi explained that the energy resembled what he had seen around the Masked Man's Mirror, shocking the group.

Qin Xi showed the group footage of Qin Dao’s life in the mortal world to investigate whether the Masked Man’s escape had affected him. The group traced Qin Dao’s increasingly poor condition back to a period when he began sleeping earlier each day.

• Nine-to-Five Admiral asked whether the incident would affect Qin Dao or Qin Xi, and Ancestor Hongjun urged Qin Xi to show the mortal-world footage.
• Qin Xi showed Qin Dao, Yu Xue, and Sweet Potato living peacefully, and the group commented on Qin Dao’s apparent happiness.
• Qin Xi reviewed footage from half a month earlier, when Qin Dao told Yu Xue that he had little appetite and seemed weak and listless.
• Qin Xi said Qin Dao’s spirit seemed insufficient, as though someone else had replaced him, and the group said they had never heard of such a thing.
• Qin Xi rewound the footage day by day, and the group discovered that Qin Dao had started going to sleep earlier each day.

Qin Xi and the others saw a growing black aura surrounding Qin Dao and worried that the Masked Man might be connected to it. With no proof or traces to follow yet, Qin Xi said he would bring Daoist Yang Mei back from the human world if necessary.

• Qin Xi replayed footage showing the black aura around Qin Dao growing thicker over the past few days.
• Leona, Wukong, and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl saw the aura and wondered whether it was affecting Qin Dao.
• Qin Xi voiced his fear that the Masked Man might be connected to Qin Dao becoming a physical vessel.
• Ancestor Hongjun urged Qin Xi to wait for solid evidence or signs of their whereabouts.
• Qin Xi told the group he would bring Daoist Yang Mei back from the human world if there was no other option, and Leona encouraged him to look ahead.

Qin Xi received support from his friends as they promised to help search for clues. He expanded the search to the Dragon Clan, the Monster Clan, and the Kirin Clan, and Qirui agreed to carry out his request.

• Neeko and the others offered to help Qin Xi, while The Most Beautiful White Fox promised to send foxes to search for traces of the matter.
• Qin Xi thanked everyone, and Wukong joked that he could summon a hundred thousand monkey descendants by plucking out one hair.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl said the surrounding forces were searching and expected to find clues.
• Qin Xi told Qirui to ask the Dragon Clan, the Monster Clan, and the Kirin Clan to mobilize their forces and search for Qirui.
• Qirui agreed to have the foxes carry out Qin Xi's request quickly.

Qin Xi organized the group to search for the Masked Man and his people, then planned to await updates while keeping an eye on Daoist Yang Mei. Daoist Yang Mei came to Qin Xi asking for a task.

• Qin Xi urged everyone to use their connections to find the Masked Man and his people, and the group agreed to help.
• Qin Xi ended the group video and prepared to wait for news while monitoring Daoist Yang Mei's situation in the human world.
• Daoist Yang Mei knocked on Qin Xi's door and asked him to assign a task.

Qin Xi urged Daoist Yang Mei to keep recovering and told Ancestor Hongjun to prioritize the Void Sect while searching nearby for suspicious people. He felt responsible for their troubles, but both friends rejected his blame and Daoist Yang Mei vowed to grow stronger.

• Qin Xi told Daoist Yang Mei to focus on recovering, while Yang Mei insisted he was ready to help.
• Ancestor Hongjun arrived and asked Qin Xi whether he needed anything done.
• Qin Xi asked Ancestor Hongjun to care for the Void Sect’s disciples and have people search for suspicious figures and sects nearby.
• Qin Xi apologized for dragging his friends into trouble, but Ancestor Hongjun and Daoist Yang Mei said he was not to blame.
• Daoist Yang Mei vowed to strengthen his cultivation so their enemies would not survive encountering him.

Qin Xi worried that his actions had put his friends and the Monster Clan in danger, but Daoist Yangmei and Ancestor Hongjun stayed by him and reassured him. After spending the morning reminiscing with Daoist Yangmei, Qin Xi learned that Di Qun had sent the Monster Clan’s young and strong members out to help the Kirin Clan.

• Qin Xi blamed himself, but Daoist Yangmei and Ancestor Hongjun reminded him that they were friends and offered their support.
• Ancestor Hongjun left to handle his affairs, while Daoist Yangmei stayed with Qin Xi to drink tea and chat about their past.
• Qin Xi and Daoist Yangmei spent the morning reminiscing, though Qin Xi remained anxious about the situation.
• Di Qun returned and told Qin Xi that the Monster Clan’s young and strong members had been sent out and were helping the Kirin Clan.
• Qin Xi worried that he had dragged the Monster Clan into danger, and Di Qun felt his words treated her like an outsider.

Qin Xi learned that Qirui and Momo were doing well at the Kirin Clan and decided to search there for traces of the Masked Man and the others. He prepared to leave with Di Qun after she had something to eat.

• Di Qun thanked Qin Xi for protecting the Monster Clan and Xiao Lu's Dragon Clan, while Daoist Yang Mei urged Qin Xi to treat his friends as his own people.
• Qin Xi poured tea for Di Qun and asked how Qirui and Momo were faring at the Kirin Clan.
• Di Qun reported that Qirui and the others had grown much stronger, likely because of the abundant spiritual energy where the Kirin Clan lived.
• Qin Xi decided to search the Kirin Clan for traces of the Masked Man, Pingping Wushen, and the Death God, noting that the Unreliable God of the Human Realm had once passed through its earthly passage.
• Di Qun agreed to go with Qin Xi after eating, and Daoist Yang Mei listened as Qin Xi explained his plan.

Qin Xi and his companions left the Void Sect to investigate a suspected location, promising Ancestor Hongjun they would return if they had time. They reached the Kirin Clan’s island by night, where Daoist Yang Mei was struck by its abundant spiritual energy.

• Daoist Yang Mei asked Qin Xi to take him along, and Qin Xi agreed that their group would set out together.
• Di Qun quickly finished eating, and Qin Xi and the others gathered their belongings to leave.
• Ancestor Hongjun saw them departing and urged Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei to return when they could; Daoist Yang Mei promised to stay for a year or two after the matter was resolved.
• Qin Xi and his companions hurried to the Kirin Clan’s island and arrived at night.
• Daoist Yang Mei sensed the island’s rich spiritual energy and called it a treasure land.

Qin Xi and his companions explored the Kirin Clan’s treasured territory, and Daoist Yang Mei eagerly asked to cultivate there in the future. They reached the clan’s houses and met Qirui, who was surprised to see Qin Xi arrive late at night.

• Qin Xi agreed with Daoist Yang Mei that the Kirin Clan’s territory was an excellent place for cultivation.
• Di Qun wondered whether Qirui and Momo were still with the Kirin Clan, and Qin Xi led the group deeper into its territory to find out.
• Daoist Yang Mei asked to stay and cultivate there, and Qin Xi pointed out houses near a stream where he could lodge during a future visit.
• The group admired the Kirin Clan’s houses and their traditional style, which Qin Xi said might preserve the current generation’s longing for the past.
• Qin Xi knocked on a lit house, and Qirui opened the door and asked why Qin Xi had come so late at night.

Qin Xi visited Qirui and asked whether he had searched the Kirin Clan for infiltrators, suspecting Mediocre Death God might be on the island. They agreed to rest first and search the island the next day, leaving Momo surprised to see Qin Xi arrive late at night.

• Qin Xi asked Qirui whether he had searched the Kirin Clan for people selling people, but Qirui said he had noticed no outsiders.
• Qin Xi told Qirui that they would carefully search the Kirin Clan's island the next day because Mediocre Death God might be there.
• Qirui realized the group had traveled quickly and offered to prepare rooms so they could rest.
• Qirui woke Momo and asked her to tidy up rooms for Qin Xi and the others.
• Momo hurried to greet Qin Xi and asked why he had come so late.

Qin Xi and the others rested at the island, then began searching it for the Mediocre Death God the next morning. Qin Xi paired with Momo while Qirui paired with Daoist Yang Mei, and the search was underway.

• Momo arranged rooms for Qin Xi and the others after they arrived, and Qin Xi told her to get dressed first.
• Qin Xi assigned rooms to Di Qun and Daoist Yang Mei, then told Qirui and Momo they would search the area carefully the next day.
• Qirui explained the situation to Momo, who realized they had overlooked the matter.
• After breakfast, Qin Xi and the others split into pairs to search the island for the Mediocre Death God.
• Momo asked to join Qin Xi, while Daoist Yang Mei paired with Qirui and asked him about places with abundant spiritual energy.

Qin Xi and Momo searched Qilin Island for the injured Masked Man, eventually reaching the underground cavern the Unreliable God of the Human Realm had dug. Qin Xi entered alone to investigate while Momo stayed outside to keep watch and call for help if he did not return.

• Qin Xi encouraged Momo to keep cultivating as they searched the area east of their starting point.
• Qin Xi told Momo that the injured Masked Man might be hiding somewhere remote on Qilin Island, and they searched for places where someone could hide.
• Momo led Qin Xi to the old underground cavern and warned him that it had been badly damaged.
• Qin Xi told Momo to wait outside and summon Di Qun and Daoist Yang Mei if he had not returned after half an hour.
• Momo agreed to watch the time and said she would go in to save Qin Xi if he did not come out.

Qin Xi searched the underground cave but found nothing, though he thought he heard someone cough inside. After searching nearby areas with Momo, he rushed back and sent her to gather Daoist Yang Mei, Di Qun, and the others at the cave.

• Qin Xi entered the underground cave and found only the bones of the Unreliable God of Ninja World’s subordinates among its small rooms.
• Qin Xi thought he heard a cough behind one room, but he could not hear it again when he listened closely.
• Qin Xi came out and told Momo that the cave was abandoned, then agreed to search the remaining places with her.
• Qin Xi searched two more places with Momo while remaining troubled by the sound he had heard.
• Qin Xi suddenly ran back and told Momo to gather Daoist Yang Mei, Di Qun, and the others at the underground cave.

Qin Xi returned to the underground tunnel and confirmed that someone was hidden behind a wall. Momo brought the others to join him, and the group began examining the concealed room.

• Qin Xi hurried back to the tunnel after hearing a sound and carefully searched the dark passage with his divine sense.
• Qin Xi heard a suppressed cough from behind a wall and concluded that the Mediocre Death God was hiding there.
• Momo gathered Qirui, Di Qun, and the others, and Daoist Yang Mei led them into the tunnel with a torch.
• Qin Xi heard the group approaching and realized they had exposed themselves by making noise.
• Qin Xi told Daoist Yang Mei and the others about the sound behind the wall, while Qirui recognized that he had overlooked the tunnel as a possible hiding place.