Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi, Daoist Yang Mei, Di Qun, and Qirui broke through a hidden passage wall and found the Mediocre Death God's furnished hideout. They realized he had just fled and began organizing a search to keep him from escaping Qilin Island.

• Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei struck the hidden wall together, but it only shook and shed dirt.
• Di Qun and Qirui joined them, and the four battered the wall until it crumbled into a mound of earth.
• Qin Xi and the others entered a larger room furnished with tables, chairs, beds, and food, where a cup of tea was still warm.
• Qin Xi ordered everyone to search for the Mediocre Death God and prevent his escape from the Kirin Clan's island.
• Qirui said he would have everyone surround the hideout, while Di Qun noted that she had already sent Monster Clan members to search Qilin Island.

Qin Xi and the others searched the strange cave system for the Mediocre Death God and the Masked Man but found no way out or hidden mechanisms. Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei then searched by a nearby stream, where Daoist Yang Mei mocked Qin Xi’s plain bamboo house.

• Qin Xi ordered the Monster Clan to keep watch and search every place for the Mediocre Death God and the Masked Man.
• Di Qun and Qirui sent people to surround the area and search the island.
• Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei left the cave to search together after finding no obvious clues.
• Daoist Yang Mei suggested checking the stream where spiritual energy was abundant, and Qin Xi followed him to the houses built by the Chat Group’s Big Bosses.
• Qin Xi pointed out his ordinary bamboo house, and Daoist Yang Mei criticized its lack of style.

Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei searched the Kirin Clan’s territory for Mediocre Death God, suspecting he was recovering in its abundant spiritual energy. After finding no trace of him, Qin Xi informed the Chat Group that he had found a promising clue and told them where to focus their search.

• Qin Xi and Daoist Yang Mei entered a simple bamboo house in the Kirin Clan’s territory and noted its quiet surroundings and abundant spiritual energy.
• Daoist Yang Mei suggested Mediocre Death God might be recovering from his injuries there, and Qin Xi agreed to search the area.
• Daoist Yang Mei searched the rooms, trees, and ground but found nothing, then urged Qin Xi to wait for the others to continue searching.
• Qin Xi opened the Chat Group and told its members he had found a clue.
• Qin Xi explained that Mediocre Death God might be recovering in the Kirin Clan’s territory, shocking the group with how quickly he had identified a possible location.

Qin Xi told the Chat Group that he had found the Mediocre Death God's lair in the Kirin Clan's territory, but the enemy had escaped. The group began recalling their forces and planned to search Qilin Island for him.

• Qin Xi told the Chat Group that the Mediocre Death God had used an underground cave in the Kirin Clan's territory but escaped before they could catch him.
• Qin Xi asked everyone to recall their disciples because they had found the enemy's location and further searches elsewhere would waste resources.
• Leona reassured Qin Xi that they would eventually catch the Mediocre Death God, while Qirui offered to send his people to help.
• Qin Xi told Qirui to send his people to Qilin Island and declare their identities to prevent misunderstandings.
• Daoist Yang Mei explained that the Mediocre Death God had escaped while they were trying to break through a wall, surprising Leona and Wukong.

Qin Xi and the others uncovered a hidden stronghold on Qilin Island, while Mediocre Death God secretly hid nearby to recover from his injuries. Qin Xi asked the group to send their disciples to the island and invited them to come cultivate there.

• Daoist Yang Mei said that Qin Xi and he could not move the wall alone, but all five of them had pushed it down together.
• Qin Xi and Leona agreed that they would stay alert and eventually catch Mediocre Death God and the Masked Man.
• Mediocre Death God hid in a cave beneath a creek on Qilin Island and tried to regulate his disordered aura.
• Mediocre Death God resented the Masked Man for abandoning him after bringing him to the island.
• Qin Xi told the group what had happened and asked them to recall their disciples and send any nearby to Qilin Island.
• Wukong offered to send his monkey descendants, and Qin Xi invited the group to come cultivate in the island's newly built houses.

Qin Xi and the others decided to gather at the Kirin Clan island to cultivate, where Daoist Yang Mei was already staying. A faint cough nearby made them realize the person they had been searching for was close, and they began preparing to search.

• Qin Xi reminded the group about the house with abundant spiritual energy, and the others agreed to go there to cultivate.
• Daoist Yang Mei praised the Kirin Clan island, and Ancestor Hongjun reminded him of his promise to stay at the Void Sect.
• Qin Xi heard a familiar cough and asked Daoist Yang Mei and the group to listen.
• Wukong and Nine-to-Five Admiral confirmed they heard a faint cough near Qin Xi's location.
• Daoist Yang Mei told Qin Xi to gather everyone and start searching, while Mediocre Death God suppressed his cough below them.

Qin Xi and his companions searched the area where their injured enemy was hiding, and Qin Xi eventually heard a hollow sound beneath the ground. After Daoist Yang Mei and the others arrived, they gathered quietly to investigate the underground space.

• Qin Xi told Daoist Yang Mei to summon everyone without alerting the enemy.
• Qin Xi searched between the creek and the house while his companions remarked on the area's suitability for cultivation.
• Qin Xi lay on the grass and listened, then sensed a hollow space beneath the ground.
• Daoist Yang Mei and the others arrived with their strength concealed and joined Qin Xi in listening.
• Qin Xi told the group he was certain people were underground, and Daoist Yang Mei began proposing what to do next.

Qin Xi and the others collapsed the ground to expose the hidden space beneath the island and began searching for the Mediocre Death God. They found him in the darkness, where Daoist Yang Mei was already close by.

• Qirui agreed to destroy the island if doing so helped capture the Masked Man and the Mediocre Death God.
• Qin Xi ordered everyone to strike the ground together, and their combined power brought it down.
• Qin Xi and the others fell into the large underground space and searched for another exit and the Mediocre Death God.
• The Mediocre Death God cultivated underground, unaware the ground above him had collapsed.
• The Mediocre Death God looked up and saw Daoist Yang Mei nearby.

Qin Xi and his companions captured the injured Mediocre Death God, but learned that the Masked Man had already disappeared. They brought the prisoner to a hidden dungeon beneath Qirui’s room, where Qin Xi planned to interrogate him.

• Daoist Yang Mei spotted the Mediocre Death God, and Qin Xi’s group chased him down and subdued him.
• Qin Xi asked where the Masked Man was, and the Mediocre Death God said he had vanished long ago.
• Qin Xi captured the Mediocre Death God with a magical artifact and told Qirui to take him back.
• Qirui revealed a hidden dungeon beneath his room and led Qin Xi and the others inside.
• Di Qun bound the Mediocre Death God and threw him into a cell, and Qin Xi said he would interrogate him later.

Qin Xi and the Chat Group celebrated the capture of Mediocre Death God and discussed pursuing the Masked Man. Ouyang Qing kept the Fox Clan searching for Mirror, earning praise from the group.

• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl and Wukong excitedly told Qin Xi they wanted to join future adventures.
• Leona urged Qin Xi to question Mediocre Death God for useful information about the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi told Ouyang Qing that the Fox Clan could withdraw from the search.
• Ouyang Qing chose to keep the Fox Clan searching for Mirror, who was surrounded by black aura.
• Most Beautiful White Fox said he would help Qin Xi repay his kindness, and the group praised him.

Qin Xi discussed inviting promising young people to the Chat Group and settled on Qirui as a future member. He also decided to invite Di Qun and Xiao Lu, while the group continued chatting.

• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl and Nine-to-Five Admiral suggested bringing more young people into the Chat Group.
• Qin Xi thought of Qirui, and Daoist Yangmei and Wukong praised the Kirin Clan youth as a good candidate.
• Wukong and Nine-to-Five Admiral urged Qin Xi not to forget to invite Qirui, and Qin Xi agreed to do so after the current matters were over.
• Qin Xi decided to invite Di Qun and Xiao Lu to the Chat Group, and the members agreed.

Ancestor Hongjun reminded the Chat Group that Qin Xi still had matters to handle, while Daoist Yangmei and the others bickered about whether Hongjun was in charge of him. Leona redirected the group to resume questioning Mediocre Death God about the Masked Man.

• Ancestor Hongjun told the Chat Group to finish interrogating Mediocre Death God and find out what he knew.
• Daoist Yangmei complained about Hongjun ordering everyone around, and Hongjun told him to return when he had finished his own work.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl teased Daoist Yangmei for being afraid of Hongjun and taking orders from him.
• Daoist Yangmei insisted that he was free and that no one could control him.
• Leona and Wukong urged the group to ask Qin Xi whether Mediocre Death God had clues about the Masked Man's whereabouts.

Qin Xi left the Chat Group with Daoist Yangmei to question Mediocre Death God about the murdered disciples and Masked Man. They found Mediocre Death God chained in the dungeon, where he refused to answer Qin Xi.

• Daoist Yangmei and the Chat Group members asked Qin Xi to investigate why Mediocre Death God and Masked Man had killed so many disciples.
• Qin Xi left the Chat Group and went with Daoist Yangmei to Qirui's room to question Mediocre Death God.
• Qirui led Qin Xi and Daoist Yangmei down to the dungeon, where Mediocre Death God was chained in a cell.
• Qin Xi confronted Mediocre Death God about his tricks and suggested that Masked Man had abandoned him, but Mediocre Death God remained silent.

Qin Xi questioned Mediocre Death God about the disciples he had killed and his plans, but Mediocre Death God refused to betray his master. Qin Xi left him in the hands of his allies to face their clans’ methods until he was ready to talk.

• Qin Xi told Mediocre Death God he would spare his life if he explained why he had killed so many disciples and what he was planning.
• Mediocre Death God said he would not betray his master, fearing the Masked Man and Destruction.
• Qin Xi asked Qirui whether the Kirin Clan had ways to force a confession.
• Ouyang Qing and Di Qun offered to use their clans’ methods on Mediocre Death God.
• Qin Xi told them not to kill Mediocre Death God and warned him to brace himself for their methods.

Qin Xi and the others left the Mediocre Death God in the dungeon while planning to question him without killing him and to guard against the Masked Man. Qin Xi organized watches and kept arriving sect disciples inside the Kirin Clan’s territory to help search for the Masked Man.

• Qin Xi walked away as Qirui, Di Qun, and Daoist Yangmei discussed taking turns using their methods on the Mediocre Death God.
• Qin Xi warned Ouyang Qing and Di Qun not to kill the Death God, since they needed information that could help them find the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi ordered everyone to keep someone in the dungeon and stay alert for the Masked Man trying to rescue the prisoner.
• Qin Xi divided the group into shifts to guard the dungeon, and everyone followed his arrangements.
• Qin Xi allowed the arriving sect disciples to remain on the Kirin Clan’s territory so they could help spot the Masked Man.

Qin Xi settled the newcomers and assigned guards to watch Mediocre Death God, then returned to his room and checked on Qin Dao in the human world. He saw that Qin Dao had eaten very little and that his health was continuing to worsen.

• Qin Xi told Di Qun to house the disciples and elders who had come up from below, using tents if needed.
• Qin Xi asked Qirui and the Kirin Clan to gather supplies and feed the newcomers, and Qirui agreed.
• Qin Xi assigned Daoist Yangmei and Qirui to guard the front and back during the night, warning Daoist Yangmei to take the duty seriously.
• Daoist Yangmei returned to his room, privately resolved to keep Mediocre Death God under watch, and hoped to avenge his earlier injuries.
• Qin Xi checked the projection of Qin Dao in the human world and saw that Qin Dao had eaten only half a bowl of rice as his health continued to decline.

Qin Dao’s family and Wang Nayan cared for him as his health and spirits continued to worsen. Qin Xi watched with growing concern as Qin Dao spent time with the little girl and Lady Wang approached the courtyard.

• Yu Xue and Sweet Potato urged Qin Dao to eat and rest, and Qin Dao reassured them that he was only tired.
• Qin Xi watched several days pass as Qin Dao ate little, slept often, and grew increasingly listless despite Yu Xue’s care.
• Wang Nayan visited Qin Dao, asked if he was sick, and offered to have her mother send him medicine.
• Qin Xi felt relieved to see Qin Dao living happily in the mortal world, but worried as his condition worsened.
• Qin Dao chatted with Wang Nayan until Lady Wang approached the courtyard and Qin Xi noticed Qin Dao’s poor complexion.

Qin Xi watched Qin Dao regain some warmth and waited for clues about the black aura beside him. Later, Daoist Yangmei took over the overnight watch, and at dawn he found Qin Xi awake after barely sleeping.

• Lady Wang and Wang Nayan urged Qin Dao to accept medicinal tonics, and he agreed, feeling warmed by their care.
• Qin Xi watched the two families share a lively meal and noticed Qin Dao's mood improve as the black aura around him thinned.
• Qin Xi chose to keep watching rather than contact Yu Xue and Sweet Potato, whose cultivation had weakened in the mortal world.
• Daoist Yangmei went to Qirui's room at night and took over the watch while Qirui kept the key.
• Daoist Yangmei stayed awake with tea, paced through the night, and practiced boxing at dawn before finding Qin Xi already awake.

Qin Xi stayed awake through the night, then urged Daoist Yangmei to rest and accepted Di Qun and Momo’s help with the morning watch and breakfast. As the day began, Qin Xi reflected on possibly settling on Kirin Clan Island, while Di Qun remarked that Momo’s nature had not changed.

• Qin Xi asked Daoist Yangmei whether anything had happened overnight, then told him to rest while he took over the watch.
• Daoist Yangmei reminded Qin Xi not to carry every burden alone, and Qin Xi said Kirin Clan Island might be a good place for all of them to live and cultivate together.
• Daoist Yangmei returned to his room, and Qin Xi sat in Qirui’s room drinking tea.
• Di Qun and Momo came to see Qin Xi, and Momo offered to take the watch before Di Qun assigned herself to the daytime watch and sent Momo to prepare breakfast.
• Momo left to find local ingredients, and Di Qun told Qin Xi that Momo was still as simple as before.

Qin Xi, Di Qun, and Momo shared breakfast made from food grown on Qilin Island before Qin Xi and Qirui went to confront the Mediocre Death God in the dungeon. They descended the dark stairs, where the captive remained hidden in the shadows.

• Qin Xi agreed with Di Qun that Qirui's simple nature could help him live happily and leave the Kirin Clan's hatred behind.
• Momo served Qin Xi and Di Qun porridge and side dishes made from their own harvest, and Qin Xi praised the food.
• After breakfast, Qin Xi told Qirui to show the Mediocre Death God how formidable he was, and Qirui agreed.
• Qin Xi, Di Qun, and Qirui headed to the dungeon, where Qirui unlocked the door and they descended with torches.
• The group found the dungeon silent and dark, with the Mediocre Death God dressed in black and concealed in the shadows.