Chapter Summaries

After several peaceful days in the Human Realm, Qin Xi checked the Chat Group for signs of trouble. Nine-to-Five Admiral and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl reported that disciples had gone missing, leaving Qin Xi and the others wondering whether Masked Man was involved.

• Ouyang Qing accepted Yu Xue's offer, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
• Qin Xi made the exhausted Daoist Yangmei clean up before letting him sleep.
• Qin Xi spent five or six peaceful days in the Human Realm waiting for Masked Man to appear.
• Qin Xi opened the Chat Group after breakfast, where Nine-to-Five Admiral questioned why he had not sent a video sooner.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral told Qin Xi that three of his disciples had gone missing, and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl said several of hers had disappeared too.

Qin Xi connected the disappearances of cultivators to the Masked Man and organized warnings among the sects. He decided to remain in the Human Realm to watch for the Masked Man’s return, while Wukong suggested asking Mediocre Death God about his plans.

• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl told Qin Xi that lone disciples with Cultivation Methods had vanished without a trace.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral confirmed that ordinary people near the sects had not gone missing or died, leading Qin Xi to conclude the Masked Man was targeting cultivators.
• Qin Xi urged his allies to warn their contacts and stay alert, and Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl said she had already sent the notice.
• Qin Xi told Leona he would remain in the Human Realm and wait to see how the situation developed.
• Wukong reminded Qin Xi that he could ask Mediocre Death God what the Masked Man was planning.

Qin Xi and the others planned to use Mediocre Death God as bait to draw out the Masked Man. The chapter ended with Ao Xin preparing to recruit Qirui and Momo, while Qin Xi sent everyone back to handle their sects as chaos spread across the Primordial World.

• Di Qun proposed watching Mediocre Death God’s return and using the Masked Man’s possible rescue attempt to lure her out.
• Wukong offered to help Qin Xi, but Qin Xi chose to involve Qirui and Momo, who were unaffected by the Masked Man’s power.
• Qin Xi told Ao Xin to find Qirui and Momo and work with them to escort Mediocre Death God back to the Human Realm.
• Ao Xin agreed and immediately headed out to carry out Qin Xi’s instructions.
• Qin Xi told the others to focus on their sects and contact him if anything happened, as the Masked Man’s attacks had thrown the Primordial World into chaos.

Qin Xi said goodbye to the Chat Group and urged Di Qun and Daoist Yangmei to rest while they recovered. He then found Qin Dao alone in the courtyard and offered to train his body.

• Leona and the Nine-to-Five Admiral told Qin Xi to contact them if anything happened, and Qin Xi thanked the group before closing the video Chat Group.
• Wukong said his trip to Nightmare Swamp had helped loosen his muscles and bones, and Qin Xi promised to keep in touch with everyone.
• Qin Xi told Di Qun and Daoist Yangmei to rest, and Daoist Yangmei reluctantly agreed.
• Qin Xi found Qin Dao sitting alone in the courtyard and asked whether anything was troubling him.
• Qin Dao said the others seemed like miraculous existences, and Qin Xi asked whether he was interested in training his body.

Qin Xi began teaching Qin Dao the basics of the Law of Fantasy to help him protect himself from the Masked Man's influence. After seven days of lessons, Qin Xi examined Qin Dao's wrist and found that his body had improved somewhat.

• Qin Xi decided to guide Qin Dao toward the light by teaching him the Law of Fantasy.
• Qin Dao happily accepted the offer, thanked Qin Xi as his master, and agreed to call him by name instead.
• Qin Xi taught Qin Dao the basic requirements of the Law of Fantasy every night, and Qin Dao learned quickly and earnestly.
• After seven days, Qin Xi explained meditation and sensing the power within the body to Qin Dao.
• Qin Xi took Qin Dao's pulse and sensed that his body had improved during the lessons.

Qin Xi checked Daoist Yangmei’s recovery and decided he could finally roam the Human Realm. Daoist Yangmei was astonished when Qin Xi said he could leave the next day.

• Qin Xi told the cultivator he had examined that his body limited him to learning the basics and promised to find suitable pills to improve his condition.
• The cultivator thanked Qin Xi, and Qin Xi told him to return to cultivation and practice the method he had taught him.
• Qin Xi returned to his room and teased Daoist Yangmei for behaving himself during the seven days he had been watched closely.
• Qin Xi examined Daoist Yangmei’s pulse and found that his body had improved greatly through medicine and good medicinal ingredients.
• Qin Xi told Daoist Yangmei he could leave the next day to explore the Human Realm, and Daoist Yangmei sat up in disbelief.

Qin Xi asked Daoist Yangmei to investigate unrest in the Human Realm while warning him to avoid confronting the Masked Man alone. The next morning, Daoist Yangmei rose early and told Yu Xue he would go out to eat.

• Qin Xi asked Daoist Yangmei to look into disturbances in the Human Realm and report anything he found.
• Qin Xi warned Daoist Yangmei to retreat if he encountered the Masked Man or another enemy, and Daoist Yangmei agreed.
• Daoist Yangmei grew furious while discussing the Masked Man and vowed not to spare him if they met.
• Qin Xi and Daoist Yangmei finished talking and went to rest for the night.
• Daoist Yangmei got up early the next morning, and he told Yu Xue he would eat at a shop outside.

Qin Xi sent Sweet Potato back to the Heavenly Dao Dojo to learn what had happened there while she was away. Sweet Potato set out after breakfast, tasked with asking the elders about recent events and any personnel losses.

• Daoist Yangmei told Yu Xue that Qin Xi had agreed he could roam the Human Realm, then left the courtyard.
• Yu Xue reported Daoist Yangmei's words to Qin Xi, who confirmed that Daoist Yangmei was recovered and could do as he wished.
• Qin Xi asked Sweet Potato to return to the Heavenly Dao Dojo and gather information about what had happened there.
• Sweet Potato hurried through breakfast, and Qin Xi instructed her to meet with the Great Elder and ask about personnel losses.
• Sweet Potato acknowledged Qin Xi's instructions and left the courtyard for the Heavenly Dao Dojo.

Qin Xi and Yu Xue discussed finding a place in the Human Realm to imprison the Mediocre Death God, who was being escorted there. Ouyang Qing offered to use the Fox Clan’s influence to help prepare a secure location.

• Qin Xi noted that Ao Xin had returned to the Dragon Clan and that Qirui and Momo should be on their way back.
• Qin Xi asked Yu Xue about places in the Human Realm that could hold prisoners, and she suggested a hidden cave on Back Mountain.
• Qin Xi agreed that Yu Xue should arrange to expand the cave and make it suitable for detaining the Mediocre Death God.
• Ouyang Qing joined Qin Xi and Yu Xue, learned about their plans, and offered to enlist the Fox Clan’s elders to find and prepare a secure location.

Qin Xi asked Ouyang Qing to arrange a secure place to detain prisoners, and Ouyang Qing set out with Hong Lian to handle it. Later, Qirui arrived to report to Qin Xi, leaving Yu Xue to recognize him in the courtyard.

• Qin Xi asked Ouyang Qing to find an extremely secure place to lock up prisoners, and Ouyang Qing agreed to arrange it immediately.
• Yu Xue went to fetch Hong Lian, who said she did not know the Great Elder in the Human Realm.
• Ouyang Qing decided to use the Fox Clan's Clan Chief Token to handle the matter himself and promised Qin Xi news before dark.
• Ouyang Qing and Hong Lian left the household together.
• Qirui arrived at the household and recognized Yu Xue, telling her he had come to report to Qin Xi.

Qirui arrived in the Human Realm with Mediocre Death God under guard and asked Qin Xi where to imprison him. Qin Xi sent Yu Xue to urge Ouyang Qing to settle the matter, while Qin Dao came into the courtyard unaware of the situation.

• Yu Xue recognized Qirui in the courtyard and hurried to tell Qin Xi he had arrived.
• Qin Xi greeted Qirui, who reported that the journey had gone smoothly despite Mediocre Death God repeatedly trying to escape.
• Qirui asked Qin Xi where they should imprison Mediocre Death God, and Qin Xi told Yu Xue to find Ouyang Qing and have him resolve the problem quickly.
• Qirui stayed in the courtyard to talk with Qin Xi after returning ahead of the others to scout the way.
• Qin Dao came outside, and Qin Xi introduced him to Qirui while warning Qirui not to say anything because Qin Dao knew nothing yet.

Ouyang Qing reported that he had secured a safe place, while Yu Xue arranged for Qin Xi and Qin Dao to stay with the Weiyuan Escort Agency so the others could use the rooms. As night fell, Qin Xi waited for Daoist Yangmei, who had failed to return as instructed.

• Qin Dao introduced himself to Qirui, and the two exchanged greetings before Qin Dao went to attend to his own business.
• Ouyang Qing and Yu Xue returned, and Ouyang Qing told Qin Xi that he had found a safe place and would strengthen its security.
• Qin Xi thanked Ouyang Qing for his work and told him to rest.
• Yu Xue arranged for Qin Xi and Qin Dao to stay with the Weiyuan Escort Agency, leaving the house’s rooms for Qin Xi and the others.
• Qin Xi sat with Qirui, Ouyang Qing, and the others as night fell and wondered why Daoist Yangmei had not returned to report.
• Qin Xi told Yu Xue and Qin Dao to go back and rest.

Qin Xi and the others waited all night for Ao Xin to bring the Mediocre Death God, but she did not arrive. Worried that the Masked Man might have intercepted them, Qin Xi led the group toward the city gate at dawn to investigate.

• Qin Xi told Qin Dao to follow the cultivation method he had explained and to ask him about any difficulties.
• Qin Dao left the courtyard with Yu Xue and Beibei.
• Qin Xi and the others waited through the night for Ao Xin to arrive with the Mediocre Death God in custody.
• Qin Xi worried that the Masked Man might have intercepted Ao Xin and the Mediocre Death God, so he led Ouyang Qing, Momo, and the others toward the city gate.
• Qin Xi reached the city gate at dawn and sensed into the distance for signs of fighting.

Qin Xi found Ao Xin and the others fighting Masked Man and a crowd of Black-Clad Men outside the city. After Masked Man confronted him, Qin Xi rushed to help Ao Xin, who was badly wounded, while Mediocre Death God lay unconscious nearby.

• Qin Xi spotted a crowd fighting and rushed toward them with Ouyang Qing.
• Qin Xi found Ao Xin and the others battling Masked Man and many Black-Clad Men, and Masked Man confronted him through a scarred mirror.
• Momo joined the battle and checked on Ao Xin, who said she had nearly died while holding out for reinforcements.
• Ao Xin had knocked Mediocre Death God unconscious to keep Masked Man from taking him away easily.
• Qin Xi charged toward Ao Xin as a Black-Clad Man thrust a sword at her.

Qin Xi learned that Ao Xin had only knocked the Mediocre Death God unconscious, then turned on Masked Man and attacked his Mirror. Their clash left Masked Man’s Mirror retreating while Qin Xi stood firm and vowed to keep him there.

• Qin Xi asked Ao Xin whether the Mediocre Death God had been killed, and she explained that she had only knocked him unconscious.
• Masked Man challenged Qin Xi for refusing to fight alongside him, and Qin Xi vowed to smash the Mirror apart.
• Qin Xi used the Law of Undying Fantasy to attack the Mirror, while Masked Man countered with the Law of Destruction.
• Their attacks collided with an explosive burst of light, forcing weaker fighters nearby to stagger backward.
• The Mirror retreated several steps while Qin Xi remained unmoved and vowed to keep Masked Man there, despite risking damage to his cultivation.

Qin Xi drove off the Masked Man and returned to the city with Ao Xin, Ouyang Qing, and the unconscious Mediocre Death God. Back at their courtyard, he ordered the Masked Man to be tied to a tree.

• The Masked Man tried to escape, but Qin Xi struck his mirror with the Law of Undying Fantasy and injured him further.
• The Masked Man fled with some Black-Clad Men, threatening Qin Xi as he disappeared.
• Qin Xi checked that Ao Xin and the others had arrived safely, then suspected someone had leaked their information to the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi and his companions dragged the unconscious Mediocre Death God back to their courtyard before dawn.
• Qin Xi sat down in the courtyard and ordered the Masked Man to be tied to a large tree.

After Ao Xin returned with the captured Mediocre Death God, she told Yu Xue that Masked Man had attacked them on the way. Qin Xi ordered the group to secure the prisoner and find Masked Man, who was seriously injured, so they could deal with him.

• Ao Xin tied the Mediocre Death God to a tree in the courtyard.
• Yu Xue returned and Ao Xin quietly told her about the incident with Masked Man.
• Yu Xue and Hong Lian went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
• Qin Xi ordered the group to take the Mediocre Death God to a secure location and investigate Masked Man’s whereabouts.
• Ouyang Qing realized Qin Xi was furious about Masked Man’s attack.

Qin Xi agreed to warn the Big Bosses in the group after Ao Xin and Di Qun reported the Masked Man’s powerful forces in the Human Realm. The chapter ended with Ao Xin worrying that the situation had become serious and feeling she had failed in her duty.

• A subordinate left to arrange the imprisonment of the Mediocre Death God.
• Di Qun suggested notifying the Big Bosses in the group, and Qin Xi agreed to open the video Chat Group after breakfast.
• Ao Xin said the Masked Man’s Black-Clad Men were powerful elites who had inflicted heavy losses on her forces.
• Qin Xi thanked Ao Xin for her efforts, but she said she felt she had failed in her duty.

Qin Xi and her allies planned to keep Mediocre Death God guarded and watch Qin Dao while hiding their suspicions from him. Daoist Yangmei returned exhausted and explained that an unidentified force had kept him occupied all night, leaving the group facing threats from Masked Man and other unknown forces.

• Qin Xi told Ao Xin and Di Qun to guard Mediocre Death God and watch Qin Dao, but not to tell him the truth yet.
• Daoist Yangmei returned after being away all night and asked whether Mediocre Death God had been brought under guard.
• Ao Xin told Daoist Yangmei that Masked Man had ambushed them and tried to kill them, and described the enemy's strength.
• Daoist Yangmei said an unidentified force had trapped him outside all night while he investigated, and he blamed himself for being unable to help.

Daoist Yangmei told Qin Xi that a powerful group had attacked him and might be capturing isolated sect disciples on behalf of the Masked Man. Qin Xi planned to discuss the threat with the group, then went to his room with Daoist Yangmei and Ao Xin as the Chat Group appeared.

• Daoist Yangmei said that an unknown group of strong attackers had targeted him.
• Daoist Yangmei suspected the attackers were capturing lone sect disciples to serve the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi worried that sects would need to strengthen their defenses and said they would discuss the matter with the group after breakfast.
• Qin Xi, Daoist Yangmei, and Ao Xin went to Qin Xi's room, where the Chat Group appeared.