Chapter Summaries

Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian reached Stone Desert City and reunited with his brothers, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, at the Mo Tie Mercenary Group. After resting at their residence, Xiao Feng met Qing Lin when she entered his room to bring him a washbasin.

• Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian found the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s headquarters and were welcomed inside.
• Xiao Feng reunited with Xiao Ding and Xiao Li, telling them that Xiao Yan’s cultivation talent had returned and he had become an alchemist’s Disciple-in-Name.
• Xiao Feng introduced Xiao Yi Xian as his good friend, and Xiao Li teased him about having a female confidante.
• Xiao Ding arranged bathwater and rooms for Xiao Feng and Xiao Yi Xian, postponing the welcome banquet until the following evening.
• Qing Lin entered Xiao Feng’s room with a washbasin and asked if she should help him wash up.

Xiao Feng reassured Qing Lin about her snake scales and invited her to become his personal maid, then learned about Stone Desert City's factions and began helping her cultivate. He planned to spend time with Xiao Yi Xian before deciding how to strengthen Xiao Ding's mercenary group.

• Xiao Feng praised Qing Lin's snake scales, learned her name, and asked her to become his personal maid.
• Qing Lin accepted, and Xiao Feng told her he would teach her to cultivate so she could accompany him into dangerous places.
• At breakfast, Xiao Feng updated Xiao Ding and the others about the Xiao Family and learned about the rival mercenary groups in Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Feng considered helping Xiao Ding and the others unify Stone Desert City by strengthening the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Xiao Feng taught Qing Lin the basic Breathing Technique, and she mastered it in less than half an hour.

Xiao Feng helped Qing Lin cultivate with Foundation Establishment Liquid and took Xiao Yi Xian around Stone Desert City while scouting mercenary group territory. After drinking the Mo Tie Mercenary Group’s leaders and core members under the table, he showed Xiao Ding and Xiao Li his rapid healing and explained that he had awakened a special constitution.

• Xiao Feng prepared medicinal bathwater for Qing Lin, who cultivated in it as the three green dots in her eyes grew more distinct.
• Xiao Feng took Xiao Yi Xian shopping and scouted the areas around the Sand Mercenary Group and the Storm Mercenary Group.
• At Xiao Ding’s welcoming banquet, Xiao Feng drank the mercenaries, Xiao Ding, and Xiao Li under the table without getting drunk.
• The next morning, Xiao Feng learned his brothers had headaches, then visited them as they drank sobering tea.
• Xiao Feng explained that becoming a One-Star Dou Zhe had awakened a special constitution and demonstrated his rapid healing to Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.

Xiao Feng revealed his abilities and treasure to help the Mo Tie Mercenary Group grow, prompting the Sand Mercenary Group to plan an attack. As the rival group prepared to strike, Xiao Feng broke through to Five Star Dou Zhe.

• Xiao Feng told Xiao Ding and Xiao Li that he could transform into a Stone Giant and gave Xiao Li the Mystic High-Rank spear Dou Skill Furious Lion's Roar.
• Xiao Feng gave Xiao Ding treasures worth around two hundred thousand gold coins to recruit members and provoke the Sand Mercenary Group into a fight.
• Over ten days, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li expanded the Mo Tie Mercenary Group to around three hundred members, including two Dou Shi.
• Luo Bu agreed with his core members to attack the Mo Tie Mercenary Group the next day and target Xiao Ding and Xiao Li.
• Xiao Feng broke through to Five Star Dou Zhe and stabilized his cultivation.

Xiao Feng entered a body projection simulation of Nine Songs of the Moving Heavens and rescued the pregnant assassin Jing Ni from Netherworld pursuers. After helping her deliver her daughter and recover, he learned why Netherworld was hunting her, and the chapter ended with Jing Ni soothing her crying newborn.

• Xiao Feng chose a Body Projection Simulation and arrived in a rain-soaked forest, where he heard a battle nearby.
• Xiao Feng encountered Jing Ni fighting Netherworld assassins, triggered the mission to save her, and helped her defeat the attackers with Green Wind Blades.
• Jing Ni went into labor, and Xiao Feng delivered her baby before bringing mother and daughter into a waterproof tent and treating Jing Ni's wounds.
• Jing Ni introduced herself and explained her grievances with Netherworld, while Xiao Feng misunderstood her plight as a dispute over maternity leave.
• Jing Ni picked up her newborn daughter and soothed her when she began to cry.

Xiao Feng helped Jing Ni and her newborn daughter, Wei Yan, evade Netherworld by disguising her and bringing her to Xiao Manor. Jing Ni posed as his concubine to secure their safety, and Xiao Feng welcomed her into his household.

• Jing Ni named her daughter Wei Yan, and Xiao Feng promised not to abandon them despite the danger from Netherworld.
• Xiao Feng demonstrated his Disguise Technique, giving Jing Ni hope that she could escape Netherworld's pursuit under a new appearance.
• More than half a month later, Xiao Feng brought Jing Ni and Xiao Yan'er to Xiao Manor in Xinzheng City, presenting Jing Ni as his favored concubine.
• Jing Ni had insisted on making their pretend relationship real so Xiao Feng would remain invested in protecting her and her daughter.
• Lai Fu led Xiao Manor's servants to greet Xiao Feng, Jing Ni, and Xiao Yan'er at the gates.

After settling into Xinzheng City, Xiao Feng visited Purple Orchid Pavilion and met Nong Yu, triggering a mission to change her fate. He considered killing Ji Wuye or Nong Yu as possible ways to prevent her future suicide.

• Lai Fu reported that he had acquired properties in Xinzheng City, and Xiao Feng rewarded him with an antidote and gold coins.
• Xiao Feng arrived at Xiao Manor with Jing Ni and the others, then went to Purple Orchid Pavilion that night.
• Xiao Feng selected a zither performance and met the courtesan Nong Yu when she entered carrying a guqin.
• The system assigned Xiao Feng a mission to prevent Nong Yu from taking poison and committing suicide.
• Xiao Feng recalled Nong Yu's fate and considered killing Ji Wuye or Nong Yu to change it.

Xiao Feng listened to Nong Yu play the qin at Purple Orchid Pavilion until Liu Yi burst in and tried to provoke a confrontation. After driving Liu Yi away and drinking with Zi Nu, Xiao Feng left the pavilion and noticed Han Fei and Wei Zhuang watching him from above.

• Nong Yu played the qin for Xiao Feng, who was captivated by her music.
• Liu Yi barged into the private room, and Xiao Feng blasted him out after he threatened Nong Yu.
• Liu Yi left with his maidservants after Zi Nu intervened, intending to find out whether Xiao Feng was someone he could not afford to offend.
• Zi Nu invited Xiao Feng to drink, but she failed to get information from him, and he took advantage of her before leaving at midnight.
• Xiao Feng spotted Han Fei and Wei Zhuang watching him from a fourth-floor window of Purple Orchid Pavilion.

After Han Fei and Wei Zhuang discussed Xiao Feng’s apparent hostility toward Ji Wuye, Xiao Feng returned home and spent the night with Jing Ni. The next morning, Han Fei questioned him about the murders of Hong Yu and Liu Yi, but left without proof after Xiao Feng and Jing Ni provided an alibi.

• Han Fei asked Wei Zhuang what he thought of Xiao Feng, and Wei Zhuang judged him a capable man who might trouble Ji Wuye.
• Xiao Feng returned to Xiao Manor, reassured Jing Ni, and stayed with her through the night.
• Han Fei and Zhang Liang visited Xiao Feng to investigate the murders of Hong Yu and Liu Yi, whom Xiao Feng had met the previous evening.
• Xiao Feng said he had returned home after visiting Purple Orchid Pavilion, and his maids testified that he had bathed there.
• Jing Ni insisted Xiao Feng had stayed with her until the hour of Yin, making Han Fei and Zhang Liang doubt her testimony.
• Han Fei left with Zhang Liang without accusing Xiao Feng, since he had no evidence linking him to the murders.

Han Fei suspected Xiao Feng but waited for further evidence, while Xiao Feng secretly followed the story’s trail to Left Sima Manor. There, he rescued Madam Hu from Vulture, the real killer of Hong Yu and Liu Yi, and was left facing Vulture with her in his arms.

• Han Fei told Zhang Liang to watch Xiao Manor, Purple Orchid Pavilion, and Left Sima Manor, believing Liu Yi’s death was only the beginning.
• Xiao Feng secretly left Xiao Manor for Left Sima Manor, while Wei Zhuang followed him and mistook him for Liu Yi’s murderer.
• Xiao Feng hid outside Madam Hu’s courtyard, where Vulture arrived and killed the guards and maids before demanding Lord Fire Rain’s Treasure.
• Madam Hu recognized Vulture as one of the Three Wolves with Severed Hair, who had survived Liu Yi’s ambush and now sought the treasure.
• When Vulture raised his sword to torture Madam Hu, Xiao Feng rushed in, rescued her, and promised that no one would harm her.

Xiao Feng wounded Vulture while protecting Madam Hu, but Wei Zhuang killed Vulture before he could escape. The next morning, Han Fei and his allies discussed the unresolved questions around Liu Yi’s murder and shifted their attention to Blood Cloak Marquis.

• Vulture attacked Xiao Feng, who countered with Wind Blades and Dragon Has Regrets, then stopped pursuing him when Madam Hu clung to him in fear.
• Wei Zhuang intercepted the wounded Vulture outside Left Sima Manor and killed him, later bringing his head to Purple Orchid Pavilion.
• Xiao Feng spent the night comforting Madam Hu, then left her sleeping the next morning while she reflected on their relationship and the previous night.
• Han Fei and Quicksand F4 discussed whether Vulture had acted for Ji Wuye and what Xiao Feng knew about the murder.
• Zhang Liang urged the group to focus on Blood Cloak Marquis.

Xiao Feng infiltrated the Han King's Palace at night to seek projection missions from Madam Mingzhu and Madam Hu, unaware that Yan Lingji’s intrusion was part of Ji Wuye’s scheme. After Madam Hu lured him into inhaling her aphrodisiac incense, she caught him with her illusion technique, leaving him unconscious on the palace roof.

• Han Fei suspected Bai Yifei’s return to Xinzheng meant Nightfall was preparing a major move, while Wei Zhuang welcomed the prospect of a challenge.
• Xiao Feng disguised himself and entered the Han King's Palace, where Yan Lingji had also infiltrated under Ji Wuye’s orders.
• Xiao Feng watched Madam Mingzhu bathe but left after confirming she had not triggered a projection mission.
• Xiao Feng watched Madam Hu blend incense, inhaled its aphrodisiac fragrance, and became overwhelmed by desire.
• Madam Hu looked up and used her illusion technique to knock Xiao Feng unconscious.

Xiao Feng escaped Madam Mingzhu’s restraints, retaliated against her, and left Han King's Palace after triggering a mission to help Han Fei rescue the kidnapped Crown Prince. At the Crown Prince Residence, Wei Zhuang attacked a guarded gate while Xiao Feng watched from hiding.

• Xiao Feng used Green Wind Blades to break his chains, knocked Madam Mingzhu unconscious, and left her chambers after taking revenge.
• Xiao Feng visited Princess Honglian and triggered a mission to help Han Fei rescue the kidnapped Crown Prince of Han Kingdom.
• Xiao Feng went to the Crown Prince Residence, where Han Fei learned from Han Qiancheng that Tian Ze’s forces controlled the residence and guarded three of its four gates.
• Wei Zhuang headed for the eastern gate to fight Wu Shuang Gui, and Mo Ya followed him.
• Xiao Feng arrived, found a hidden corner, and watched Wei Zhuang’s fight while eating fruit.

Xiao Feng entered the Crown Prince Residence during the battle and transformed into an Armored Titan to seize the Crown Prince and the Corpse Driving Demon. He left the residence and tossed the Crown Prince to Han Fei, while the Corpse Driving Demon remained in his grasp.

• Wei Zhuang crippled Wu Shuang Gui's right leg, and Mo Ya rushed into the Crown Prince Residence ahead of the others.
• Xiao Feng encountered Yan Lingji and received a mission to help remove the Gu Poison from Tian Ze.
• Xiao Feng entered the residence as Wei Zhuang fought Tian Ze and Mo Ya was trapped by the Corpse Driving Demon's corpse puppets.
• Xiao Feng transformed into an Armored Titan, grabbed the Crown Prince of Han Kingdom, and seized the Corpse Driving Demon.
• Xiao Feng ran outside the residence and tossed the Crown Prince to Han Fei.

Xiao Feng ended the simulation after escaping Xinzheng City and claimed rewards that included Wu Shuang Gui's physique and Corpse Driving Demon's witchcraft experience. He completed his first transformation, advanced to Seven Star Dou Zhe, and learned that he would need to refine Corpse Driving Gu Worms to control corpses.

• Xiao Feng ended the simulation outside Xinzheng City and received ten possible rewards based on the people near him.
• Xiao Feng spent 93 Merit on the six cheapest rewards and used a free draw to obtain Wu Shuang Gui's physique and Corpse Driving Demon's witchcraft experience.
• Xiao Feng absorbed Wu Shuang Gui's life force and completed the first transformation of Xun Dragon Nine Transformations inside an Azure Cocoon.
• Xiao Feng ate the Azure Cocoon, refined its Wind Attribute Dou Qi, and rose from Five Star Dou Zhe to Seven Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Feng absorbed Corpse Driving Demon's memories and learned that Corpse Driving Gu Worms were needed to control corpses, though the original witchcraft required materials unavailable on the Dou Qi Continent.

Xiao Feng absorbed Jing Ni’s swordsmanship memories and mastered the powerful Jing Ni Swordplay. When the Sand Mercenary Group confronted the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, Xiao Feng arrived and killed Mo Xing with a single palm strike.

• Xiao Feng absorbed Jing Ni’s assassination and swordsmanship memories, mastering Jing Ni Swordplay at a near-perfect level.
• Xiao Feng checked his attributes and cultivated through the night.
• Qing Lin told Xiao Feng that Luo Bu and the Sand Mercenary Group had come to confront the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Luo Bu accused Xiao Ding’s group of stealing the Sandstone Ganoderma, and Xiao Ding called the claim a pretext for taking over the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.
• Mo Xing ordered the Sand Mercenary Group to attack, but Xiao Feng struck him with a palm and killed him in front of the gathered mercenaries.

Xiao Feng killed Luo Bu and forced the Sand Mercenary Group to join the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, then explained his sudden strength as a new ability of his Special Physique. With Xiao Ding and Xiao Li’s help, the Mo Tie Mercenary Group absorbed Stone Desert City’s other mercenary groups and grew to more than two thousand members.

• Xiao Feng overwhelmed Luo Bu with the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms and killed him before he could surrender.
• Xiao Feng disbanded the Sand Mercenary Group and gave its members the choice to join the Mo Tie Mercenary Group or die.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li absorbed the Sand Mercenary Group’s forces and businesses, making the Mo Tie Mercenary Group the strongest in Stone Desert City.
• Xiao Feng told Xiao Ding and the others that his Special Physique had awakened new abilities, then gave them a list of materials to gather for refining the Corpse Driving Gu Worm.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li led the Mo Tie Mercenary Group in absorbing the city’s remaining mercenary groups, expanding its membership to more than two thousand.

Xiao Feng took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin into Sand Snake Valley to train, where Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to subdue the Rock Snakes. The group continued deeper into the valley aboard Xiao Feng’s Desert Giant Scorpion corpse puppet.

• Xiao Feng halted the group’s expansion and later left Stone Desert City with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to train in the Tagor Desert.
• Xiao Feng brought Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin toward Sand Snake Valley on a Desert Giant Scorpion corpse puppet.
• Qing Lin sensed a presence like Little Black, and Little Black revealed its giant Two-Winged Black Snake form to confront the Rock Snakes.
• Qing Lin used her Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to enslave the Rock Snakes and named them Little Yellow.
• Xiao Yi Xian watched with envy while worrying that her Misfortune Poison Body would erupt within a few years, then Xiao Feng led the group onward.

Xiao Feng led Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin from Sand Snake Valley to Stormwind City, where they rested before he began his fifth simulation. In a text simulation set in 1990s Hong Kong, he joined a gang, stole over eighty million Hong Kong dollars from the Vietnamese Gang, and became a wealthy businessman.

• Qing Lin enslaved more than twenty adult Rock Snakes before her spiritual power reached its limit.
• Xiao Feng took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin to Stormwind City so he could train in its sandstorms and tornadoes, and they settled into the largest inn to rest.
• Xiao Feng began his fifth simulation and chose the free Text Projection Simulation after the system selected The Fuse.
• Xiao Feng’s simulated self endured wage theft, broke the restaurant boss’s limbs, stole his cash, and joined a large gang.
• Xiao Feng’s simulated self identified the Vietnamese Gang, tipped off the police about its hideout, and stole more than eighty million Hong Kong dollars.
• Xiao Feng’s simulated self laundered the stolen money, left the gang, and became a wealthy overseas businessman.

After the simulation ended with Xiao Feng drawing a useless golf ball, he trained in Stormwind Canyon and broke through to Eight Star Dou Zhe. He later explored a market stall with Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin after they noticed something unusual.

• Xiao Feng ignored the simulation rewards, randomly drew a sticky golf ball, and crushed it in disgust.
• Xiao Feng went alone to Stormwind Canyon, where he endured the storm’s injuries and cultivated while Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin stayed in Stormwind City.
• After more than half a month, Xiao Feng advanced to Eight Star Dou Zhe, Qing Lin reached the sixth stage of Dou Qi, and Xiao Yi Xian reached Nine Star Dou Zhe.
• Xiao Feng took Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin around Stormwind City, and the two girls noticed something unusual at a mercenary’s stall.
• Xiao Feng led the girls to inspect the stall and its dusty assortment of items.