Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi warned the Chat Group that the Masked Man had been injured but remained a threat who could target sect disciples. The group members agreed to restrict their disciples and alert allied sects to keep them safe.

• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl and Leona joined the Chat Group and noticed Qin Xi and the others looked troubled.
• Qin Xi told the group that he had injured the Masked Man and urged everyone to stay alert.
• Qin Xi said they had avoided serious injuries and had safely escorted Mediocre Death God to the Human Realm.
• Qin Xi warned that disciples might continue to disappear or die and told the group to prevent them from leaving without permission.
• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl and Leona described the precautions they had taken, and Qin Xi urged everyone to warn nearby and allied sects as well.

Qin Xi warned the group that the Masked Man could recover by killing people and absorbing them, and urged everyone to help track him down. He arranged to train Qin Dao and secure Mediocre Death God, while Nine-to-Five Admiral offered to handle matters around them.

• Qin Xi told the group that the Masked Man still had forces despite being seriously injured in Nightmare Wetland.
• Qin Xi explained that the Masked Man could use the deaths of his followers as nourishment to heal and grow stronger.
• Qin Xi said he had begun teaching Qin Dao basic laws so Qin Dao could better protect himself if the Masked Man seized Qin Xi.
• Qin Xi said he would keep Mediocre Death God in a secure place and asked everyone to share information about the Masked Man or help eliminate him.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral promised to handle their surrounding affairs and urged Qin Xi not to exhaust himself.

Qin Xi warned the group’s powerful cultivators to protect their disciples after the Masked Man began targeting people traveling alone, including Daoist Yangmei. Their discussion ended when Ouyang Qing arrived and greeted the Big Bosses.

• Qin Xi urged everyone in the livestream room to keep their sect disciples safe so the Masked Man could not achieve his aims.
• Daoist Yangmei revealed that the Masked Man had sent people to attack him while he traveled through the Human Realm, though they were too weak to injure him.
• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl told the injured Daoist Yangmei to stay put, but he said he had plans and intended to go out again.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral condemned the Masked Man for trying to capture anyone with a cultivation method, and Qin Xi warned the group to be careful.
• Qin Xi ended the discussion as it grew late, and Ouyang Qing entered and respectfully greeted everyone.

Ouyang Qing reported that he had prepared a more secure place to imprison Mediocre Death God, and Qin Xi decided to accompany him when they transferred the prisoner. After the group discussed their response to Masked Man, Qin Xi ended the chat and set out with Daoist Yangmei, Di Qun, and the others.

• Ouyang Qing told Qin Xi that he had found a new location capable of holding people with powerful Cultivation Methods.
• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl urged Ouyang Qing to find ways to make Mediocre Death God reveal information about Masked Man, while Wukong offered to teach him methods.
• Qin Xi told Ouyang Qing to wait until Mediocre Death God woke up and said he would accompany the transfer.
• Nine-to-Five Admiral said they should kill Masked Man completely if they caught him, and Qin Xi agreed they first needed to capture him.
• Qin Xi ended the group chat and told Daoist Yangmei, Di Qun, and the others to go with him.

Qin Xi and his companions took the unconscious Mediocre Death God to a secluded place so they could question him about Masked Man. They arrived at the frontage of a large government office, where Qin Xi wondered how much influence Ouyang Qing had in the Human Realm.

• Qin Xi asked Daoist Yangmei how they should force information about Masked Man from Mediocre Death God, and Daoist Yangmei said they would use every method available.
• Di Qun and Ao Xin retied Mediocre Death God's hands, dragged him to the carriage, and followed Qin Xi out of the courtyard.
• Ouyang Qing brought the group through the busy streets to a quiet location he said was hidden and secure.
• The carriage stopped in front of a large government office, and Qin Xi questioned Ouyang Qing's influence in the Human Realm.

Qin Xi and his companions took the captured Mediocre Death God to a government dungeon arranged by Ouyang Qing. Ouyang Qing revealed a hidden, sealed cell beneath the dungeon as they prepared to imprison him.

• Ao Xin praised Ouyang Qing for having connections at the government facility.
• Di Qun and Ao Xin hooded and gagged the Mediocre Death God, then helped bring him out of the carriage.
• Ouyang Qing led Qin Xi and the others through the dungeon, where ordinary prisoners fell silent at their arrival.
• Little Dragon guided the group to an empty cell at the dungeon's innermost point.
• Ouyang Qing opened a concealed door in the floor, and Qin Xi followed him into a hidden cell below that carried a faint trace of a seal.

Qin Xi’s group locked the Mediocre Death God in a secure dungeon before turning their attention to the Masked Man and possible attacks on the sects. When Qin Xi checked the Chat Group, the Nine-to-Five Admiral arrived looking grim, suggesting something had happened.

• Di Qun and Ao Xin locked the Mediocre Death God inside a Mystic Iron cage in Ouyang Qing’s dungeon.
• Qin Xi praised Ouyang Qing for arranging a secure place to hold the prisoner.
• Qin Xi led the group away to check the Masked Man’s location and find out whether his followers had targeted any sects.
• Qin Xi opened the Chat Group and asked whether any disciples had gone missing or died.
• The Nine-to-Five Admiral entered the Chat Group with a grim expression, and Qin Xi asked him what had happened.

Qin Xi and the others learned that the Masked Man had struck across many sects, killing or abducting numerous disciples and guards despite their precautions. They discussed the widespread losses and began searching for the attacker, but his location remained unknown.

• Qin Xi, Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl, Leona, and Ancestor Hongjun reported that their groups had lost disciples to the Masked Man.
• Qin Xi asked whether Ancestor Hongjun's missing disciples had been ordinary members and whether they had stayed inside the sect.
• Leona said that Snow Mountain and the smaller sects beneath it had also lost disciples, while Nine-to-Five Admiral reported hearing of missing guards and disciples among his acquaintances.
• Wukong angrily demanded to hunt down and kill the Masked Man, and Qin Xi promised not to spare him once they found his location.
• The Most Beautiful White Fox told Qin Xi that she had sent many members of the Fox Clan to search.

After the Masked Man’s attack killed many disciples, Qin Xi blamed himself and vowed to hunt him down, while the group struggled with the damage to their sects. Qin Xi planned to seek more information from Mediocre Death God as the Masked Man’s growing strength remained a threat.

• Qin Xi learned that the group still had no trace of the Masked Man despite searching across the Primordial World.
• Fallen Heavenly God and Corner-Digger of Immortals urged Qin Xi to focus on managing their sects and promised the Masked Man would suffer sooner or later.
• Qin Xi vowed to find and kill the Masked Man, blaming himself for the deaths caused by his dark personality.
• Qin Xi feared the Masked Man had grown more powerful by draining the disciples and decided to seek information from Mediocre Death God.
• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl and Nine-to-Five Admiral fell silent as the group mourned the disciples and the chaos across their sects.

Qin Xi's friends comforted him and urged him not to blame himself for the Masked Man's crimes. The group ended their discussion and agreed to keep in touch while searching for the Masked Man's tracks.

• Qin Xi encouraged everyone to work together to resolve the situation faster.
• The Nine-to-Five Admiral told Qin Xi that the Masked Man's crimes were not his fault.
• Wukong and Daoist Yangmei also comforted Qin Xi and urged him not to take all the blame.
• Qin Xi thanked everyone, acknowledged their support, and said they would eventually resolve the matter.
• Qin Xi ended the Chat Group discussion and asked everyone to share any new information as they searched for the Masked Man.

Qin Xi decided to investigate Mediocre Death God for clues about Masked Man, while his friends prepared to support him. The group left the chat and set off together to confront Mediocre Death God.

• Nine-to-Five Admiral told Qin Xi he would share any news and suggested ending the group chat.
• Forever Seventeen-Year-Old Girl left to manage her disciples, who had been going missing.
• Qin Xi ended the group chat and told his friends they would visit Mediocre Death God.
• Ouyang Qing, Di Qun, Ao Xin, and Daoist Yangmei agreed to go with Qin Xi, and Ao Xin and Daoist Yangmei spoke of interrogating Mediocre Death God.
• Qin Xi thanked his friends for their support.

Qin Xi and the others set out to meet the Mediocre Death God, who was being held at the yamen, to hear his news. On the way, they encountered Qin Dao, and Daoist Yangmei remarked on how much he had changed.

• Qin Xi thanked Daoist Yangmei, Di Qun, and Ao Xin, but they were uncomfortable accepting his gratitude.
• Qin Xi led the group toward the yamen to find out what news the Mediocre Death God had to offer.
• At the alley entrance, Qin Xi and the others ran into Qin Dao carrying vegetables and meat home.
• Qin Dao politely let the group pass, and Qin Xi told him they would be out and might not return soon.
• As they headed toward the Mediocre Death God, Daoist Yangmei commented that Qin Dao had changed greatly.

Qin Xi learned from Daoist Yangmei and Di Qun that Qin Dao had grown more confident, then followed Ouyang Qing to the hidden dungeon where Pingping Wushen, the Death God, was imprisoned. The group descended into a concealed lower-level cell.

• Daoist Yangmei pointed out that Qin Dao now met people's eyes directly instead of acting inferior.
• Daoist Yangmei suggested Qin Dao might become a true support for Qin Xi as his strength grew.
• Di Qun agreed that Qin Dao had changed greatly, while Qin Xi reflected that he had not understood him well.
• Qin Xi and the others arrived at the government office dungeon where Pingping Wushen, the Death God, was imprisoned.
• Ouyang Qing opened a concealed mechanism in an empty cell and led the group down into a lower-level dungeon.

Qin Xi visited the imprisoned Mediocre Death God and demanded that he reveal what he knew about the Masked Man. The Mediocre Death God refused and challenged Qin Xi to kill him, leaving the interrogation unresolved.

• Qin Xi and the others found the wounded Mediocre Death God confined in an iron cage.
• Qin Xi questioned the Mediocre Death God about whether he had been treated well while imprisoned.
• Qin Xi offered the Mediocre Death God one chance to reveal everything he knew about the Masked Man.
• The Mediocre Death God claimed he knew no secrets about his master, and Qin Xi warned him of what would happen if he refused to talk.
• The Mediocre Death God told Qin Xi to kill him.

Qin Xi ordered the Mediocre Death God tortured after she refused to answer him, then asked about the Masked Man’s hideouts and forces. The Mediocre Death God trembled in pain as Qin Xi awaited her response.

• Qin Xi told the Mediocre Death God she had lost her chance to cooperate.
• Qin Xi ordered Di Qun to have all of the Mediocre Death God’s fingernails pulled out.
• Di Qun and Ouyang Qing entered the cage and tore out the Mediocre Death God’s fingernails while Qin Xi and the others watched.
• Qin Xi called the torture a small punishment and asked the Mediocre Death God to reveal the Masked Man’s hiding places and the layout of his forces.

Qin Xi tried to make Mediocre Death God reveal what he knew about Masked Man’s earliest forces, then allowed Daoist Yangmei to begin torturing him when he refused. Daoist Yangmei entered the iron cage to test his painful cultivation method on the prisoner.

• Mediocre Death God told Qin Xi he no longer knew much because he had been out of contact with Masked Man for a long time.
• Qin Xi asked his companions who wanted to try torturing Mediocre Death God, and Daoist Yangmei volunteered because the prisoner had helped injure him before.
• Qin Xi gave Daoist Yangmei permission to proceed and said Mediocre Death God’s death would not matter.
• Daoist Yangmei entered the Mystic Iron cage and told the guarded Mediocre Death God that his cultivation method would cause pain without making him bleed.

Daoist Yangmei used a painful technique on Mediocre Death God, making him feel as if ants were crawling over and gnawing at his body. He left Mediocre Death God suffering in the cage and told Qin Xi that he had more amusing treasures at home.

• Mediocre Death God backed away from Daoist Yangmei and asked what he planned to do.
• Daoist Yangmei described a trick that made its victim feel ants gnawing at their flesh and bones.
• Ao Xin and the others watched from outside the cage, while Qin Xi explained that they knew little about Daoist Yangmei's methods.
• Daoist Yangmei shot a red ray at the spot between Mediocre Death God's brows and murmured an incantation.
• Mediocre Death God felt ants gnawing at his body and begged Daoist Yangmei to kill him.
• Daoist Yangmei told Qin Xi that the technique was fun and mentioned more amusing magic treasures at home.

Qin Xi and Daoist Yangmei questioned Mediocre Death God about Masked Man’s strength and forces, but he denied knowing anything. Qin Xi sent Ao Xin to intensify the interrogation, leaving Mediocre Death God terrified as she approached.

• Daoist Yangmei asked Mediocre Death God where Masked Man’s strength came from and how many men he commanded.
• Mediocre Death God denied knowing anything and begged to be released.
• Qin Xi reasoned that Mediocre Death God had to know the secret because he and Ninja had been closest to Masked Man.
• Qin Xi asked Ao Xin to try stronger methods on Mediocre Death God.
• Ao Xin entered the iron cage, and Mediocre Death God backed away in fear and begged her to kill him.

Qin Xi and Ao Xin questioned the Mediocre Death God about the Masked Man’s main base, but he claimed he did not know the Masked Man’s current location. Qin Xi then asked about the Masked Man’s previous base, hoping to use it to narrow down where he might be hiding now.

• The Mediocre Death God accused Qin Xi of breaking his promise to let him go after he shared what he knew.
• Ao Xin crushed the Mediocre Death God’s shoulder and demanded to know where the Masked Man’s main base was.
• The Mediocre Death God said the Masked Man was suspicious and rarely told anyone his exact location.
• Qin Xi explained that he wanted to use the Masked Man’s former hiding places to determine where he might be now.
• Qin Xi asked the Mediocre Death God whether the Masked Man had previously had a main base.

Qin Xi pressed the Mediocre Death God for information about Masked Man’s former footholds in the Human Realm. Afraid of further torture, the prisoner agreed to tell everything he knew and asked Qin Xi to spare his life.

• Qin Xi demanded that the Mediocre Death God identify Masked Man’s former locations in the Human Realm.
• The Mediocre Death God hesitated, and Daoist Yangmei threatened to use his cultivation method on him again.
• The Mediocre Death God gave in and promised to tell Qin Xi everything he knew.
• Qin Xi entered the mystic-iron cage and clarified that he wanted Masked Man’s past footholds, not his current whereabouts.
• The Mediocre Death God agreed to speak and asked Qin Xi to spare his life.