Chapter Summaries

Ning Dazhuang found Ning Chuan injured beside the wild boar he had killed and helped him move the carcass to the edge of the forest. Ning Chuan waited with the prey while his father went back for a cart, which eventually approached from the village.

• Ning Chuan heard footsteps and hid his injured arm as Ning Dazhuang came searching for him.
• Ning Dazhuang found Ning Chuan and discovered the dead wild boar, pheasants, and rabbit nearby.
• Ning Chuan gave his father a vague account of encountering the boar, and Ning Dazhuang focused on being grateful that his son was safe.
• Ning Dazhuang and Ning Chuan carried the boar carcass to the forest edge and hid it behind shrubs.
• Ning Dazhuang went to the village for a cart while Ning Chuan stayed to watch the prey and rest.
• Ning Chuan heard the cart wheels approaching from the village.

Ning Chuan returned to Holy Soul Village with his family and a massive wild boar he had helped kill, drawing a crowd of astonished villagers. Ning Dazhuang downplayed Ning Chuan’s role as the villagers questioned them about the hunt.

• Liu Lan and Ning Xiaohe hurried to Ning Chuan after Ning Dazhuang found him, and the family loaded the wild boar and other prey onto their cart.
• Ning Dazhuang pushed the overloaded cart toward the village while Ning Chuan rode with his mother and sister.
• Villagers spotted the bloodied cart and recognized the concealed carcass as an enormous wild boar, then crowded around to question the family.
• A crowd gathered outside the Ning Family home, where Village Chief Jack asked whether the family had killed the boar.
• Ning Dazhuang sent Liu Lan and the children inside and told the villagers they had gotten lucky and brought the boar back together.

Ning Chuan devised a plan to share part of the boar and explain its capture as luck, protecting his family from village suspicion while preserving most of its valuable parts. Ning Dazhuang carried out the plan, and the villagers gathered to butcher the boar and divide the shared portions.

• Ning Chuan told Ning Dazhuang that the family should share the boar's head, trotters, and offal to maintain goodwill, while keeping the main cuts, fat, hide, and tusks.
• Ning Chuan instructed Ning Dazhuang to claim that the boar had knocked itself unconscious and that Ning Chuan had merely gotten lucky with his arrows.
• Ning Dazhuang told the villagers his son's account and invited Hunter Zhang, Uncle Li, and Uncle Wang to help butcher the boar.
• The villagers welcomed the offer of meat, praised the Ning Family, and helped turn the courtyard gathering into a celebration.
• Hunter Zhang began skinning and butchering the boar as Ning Chuan rested inside, relieved that the family had gained goodwill and time.

After the Ning Family shared part of their wild boar with the villagers, Ning Chuan guided his parents in preserving the rest and preparing a feast. The family ended the day grateful and well-fed, while Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan quietly acknowledged how much their son had changed.

• Hunter Zhang butchered the wild boar, and Ning Dazhuang arranged for the head, hocks, and offal to be divided among the neighboring households.
• The villagers praised the Ning Family and left with their shares, while Hunter Zhang took the hide away to tan.
• Ning Chuan advised his parents to render the leaf lard, salt most of the meat for curing, and save the bones and tusks.
• Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, Ning Chuan, and Ning Xiaohe worked together to render the fat, cure the pork, and enjoy a generous family dinner.
• After Ning Chuan put the remaining food away, Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan discussed his maturity and agreed they should listen to him more.

After his extraordinary hunting success drew attention, Ning Chuan worried that Tang Hao might see him as a threat to Tang San and decided he needed a quiet way to escape danger with his family. He searched the Heavens Trash Recycling Station for spatial or escape-related items, but had not found a solution by the time his points reached 38.

• Ning Chuan reviewed his day's hunt and worried that killing a wild boar alone had made him conspicuous to Tang Hao.
• He concluded that his strength and Five Thunder Talisman were inadequate for protecting his family, so he decided to seek a means of escape.
• Ning Chuan entered the Heavens Trash Recycling Station and searched its catalog and junk heaps for a quiet, long-range teleportation method that could carry several people.
• He raked through discarded items, discarded worthless finds, and raised his points from 14 to 38 without finding a suitable escape tool.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ning Chuan discovers a damaged Minor Teleportation Array Disc in the trash, which can perform a one-time, short-range, random-direction teleportation.
• The Station scans the disc, revealing its functionality, activation method, energy requirements, and risks.
• Ning Chuan learns that with a mid-grade Spirit Stone, the disc can teleport up to 200 li, sufficient to escape most pursuers.
• He also finds half a roll of animal hide with notes on crafting simplified escape talismans.

Character Developments

• Ning Chuan's determination and patience in searching through trash are rewarded with a valuable, life-saving tool.
• He demonstrates strategic thinking by understanding the disc's value and potential uses.

Significant Themes

• Persistence and Reward: Ning Chuan's diligent search leads to the discovery of the Minor Teleportation Array Disc.
• Preparation and Survival: The disc represents a critical life-saving measure, emphasizing the importance of preparation for survival.

Character Interactions

• Ning Chuan interacts with the Station, using it to scan and evaluate the disc, and to calculate its maximum teleportation distance.

Tang Hao sensed an unusual spatial fluctuation and investigated Ning Chuan’s home, prompting Ning Chuan to teleport his family away before Tang Hao could capture them. Tang Hao found the house in ruins and the family gone, leaving him wary of the secrets hidden in Holy Soul Village.

• Tang Hao awoke to a strange spatial fluctuation and used his spiritual power to search Holy Soul Village, first confirming that Tang San was safe.
• Tang Hao’s investigation reached Ning Chuan’s home, and Ning Chuan sensed the danger before Tang Hao’s spiritual power could enter the house.
• Ning Chuan activated the Minor Teleportation Array disk and rushed to gather Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe.
• Ning Chuan teleported his family of four away just as Tang Hao’s spiritual palm struck and destroyed their home.
• Tang San woke to the blast, while Tang Hao searched the ruins, found no trace of the family, and wondered what Ning Chuan had been hiding.

After using the formation disk to escape with his family, Ning Chuan revealed his Martial Soul and explained that an inheritance space had granted him his powers and the means to flee. With his parents accepting his apology and standing by him, he prepared to bring them into the Heavens Trash Recycling Station to see it for themselves.

• Ning Chuan arrived on a deserted road with Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe, who were shaken by the teleportation.
• Ning Chuan summoned his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, then used Endless Life to ease his family's discomfort and fear.
• Ning Chuan led his family behind a dirt slope and explained that an inheritance space had given him his powers and the life-saving treasure.
• Ning Chuan said a hidden expert in the village had likely targeted him, and he apologized for taking his family away from their home.
• Liu Lan and Ning Dazhuang comforted Ning Chuan and promised to stay together wherever they went.
• Ning Chuan connected to the Heavens Trash Recycling Station and requested temporary visitor access for Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe.

Ning Chuan showed his family the Inheritance Land and explained how its resources and functions could help them survive. With their trust and support, he led them toward Helsing City to begin new lives under different identities.

• Ning Chuan brought Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, and Ning Xiaohe into the Inheritance Land and showed them its vast Junk Ocean and mysterious platform.
• Ning Chuan demonstrated the Station’s resources and decomposition function, helping his parents understand the opportunity he had obtained.
• Ning Chuan’s family returned to the moonlit road, where Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan agreed to let him make the family’s decisions.
• Ning Chuan estimated that they were southeast of Holy Soul Village and planned to reach Helsing City, find out their location, and obtain new identities.
• Ning Chuan led his family along the road toward a new beginning as dawn approached.

After the Ning Family’s home was found destroyed, Holy Soul Village searched the ruins and discovered that Ning Dazhuang, Liu Lan, Ning Chuan, and Ning He had vanished without a trace. Village Chief Jack and Zhang Dashan secured the family’s belongings, but the villagers’ greed and the mystery surrounding the disappearance left the village uneasy.

• Villagers gathered at the Ning Family ruins, and Old Jack arrived in grief while Zhang Dashan suspected that a powerful force had destroyed the house.
• Old Jack organized the villagers to clear the rubble, but they found no blood, bodies, or signs of struggle.
• Villagers uncovered the Ning Family’s coins, jewelry, food, and other belongings, while Zhang Dashan suspected Soul Masters had taken the family.
• Old Jack ordered the valuables safeguarded, and Zhang Dashan rebuked villagers who wanted to divide the family’s possessions.
• After the cleanup confirmed all four family members were missing, Old Jack, Zhang Dashan, and the villagers arranged to store, distribute, or sell the recovered belongings.

Ning Chuan supplied his family with water, coins, and Nutrient Agents from his Inheritance Space as they traveled along a barren road. After resting and regaining their strength, the family continued onward to find a settlement and learn the way to Helsing City.

• Ning Chuan stopped the family at roadside rocks and shared spring water from his gourd, letting Ning Xiaohe drink first.
• Ning Dazhuang examined the hunting bow Ning Chuan had made and asked about its craftsmanship, while Ning Chuan explained that he had used materials and knowledge from his inheritance.
• Ning Chuan showed his parents the coins and Nutrient Agents in his pack, and Liu Lan, Ning Dazhuang, and Ning Xiaohe tried the energy-rich drink.
• Ning Chuan urged the family to keep moving before dark and find a settlement or determine the route to the next town.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan agreed to follow Ning Chuan, who resumed leading them and studied the sun, distant mountains, and wheel ruts to judge their direction.

Ning Chuan’s family traveled along a scorching road and cautiously watched the passersby while seeking directions. As Ning Xiaohe grew tired, Ning Chuan spotted a gentle-looking old man with a wheelbarrow and went to greet him.

• Ning Chuan stopped Ning Dazhuang from asking an exhausted farmer for directions, and the family passed his ox cart.
• Ning Chuan’s family moved aside for a freight cart, whose steward scrutinized them before driving on.
• Ning Chuan observed several other travelers, but none approached the family or offered information.
• Ning Xiaohe complained about the long walk, and Ning Chuan estimated they should be nearing a populated place.
• Ning Chuan noticed an elderly man pushing a wheelbarrow, sensed he would be approachable, and went forward to greet him.

Ning Chuan’s family learned that Helsing City lay more than two hundred li ahead and set out toward a tea stall where they could seek a safer ride. They left with renewed hope, while Ning Chuan considered how to reach the city without attracting attention.

• Ning Chuan asked an old man for directions and learned that the family was in Black Stone City's territory, with Helsing City several days away.
• The old man described Helsing City’s Spirit Hall branch and Soul Master residents, and advised the family to travel by day and join a merchant caravan if possible.
• Liu Lan offered the old man water, and he advised them to reach the tea stall at the fork before dark.
• Liu Lan, Ning Dazhuang, and Ning Xiaohe rejoiced at learning that Helsing City was real, while Ning Chuan considered the risks of the journey and the city’s oversight.
• Ning Chuan urged his family to hurry toward the tea stall, and they followed the road the old man had indicated.

Ning Chuan’s family stopped at a roadside tea stall and learned that entering Helsing City without travel documents could be difficult. Ning Chuan arranged for them to travel with a merchant caravan the next morning, and he ended the chapter awake in a ruined house, weighing their next steps.

• Ning Chuan’s family reached the tea stall and listened for information about Helsing City.
• Ning Chuan and Ning Dazhuang drew the caravan manager into conversation, and he explained the city’s travel-document checks and entry options.
• Ning Chuan told the manager a prepared story about his family’s relatives and plans for work in the city.
• Ning Dazhuang paid the manager five Silver Soul Coins, and the manager agreed to take the family with the caravan the next morning.
• Ning Chuan’s family spent the night in an abandoned earthen house, where Ning Chuan stayed awake and decided that entering with the caravan was their best option.

Ning Chuan searched the Inheritance Bracelet for a cultivation art suited to his Green Jade Willow Leaf Grass Martial Soul and chose the Azure Emperor Longevity Art, Fragmented Scroll (Upper Volume). After the Heavens Trash Recycling Station confirmed their extremely high compatibility, he received the art’s inheritance and prepared to begin cultivating.

• Ning Chuan worried that his strength and offensive methods would be inadequate in Helsing City, so he decided to select a suitable foundational cultivation art.
• Ning Chuan ordered the Heavens Trash Recycling Station to search the Inheritance Bracelet and received three manuals: the Evergreen Art, the Wood Heart Sutra, and the Azure Emperor Longevity Art.
• Ning Chuan favored the Azure Emperor Longevity Art because its principles of life resonated with his Martial Soul and its Willow Deity essence.
• Ning Chuan asked the Station to assess the art, and it reported 95% compatibility while warning that the fragment was incomplete and required a strong understanding of life.
• Ning Chuan chose the Azure Emperor Longevity Art and received its contents in his Spiritual Sea, gaining an initial understanding before returning the manuals to the Inheritance Bracelet.

Ning Chuan cultivated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art with a Low-grade Spirit Stone and discovered that it accelerated his Soul Power growth while also nourishing the Willow Deity True Spirit. After the stone was consumed, he was closer to level twenty-six, but he recognized that his cultivation would require a steady supply of Spirit Stones.

• Ning Chuan began circulating the Azure Emperor Longevity Art and found that ambient Soul Power increased his strength too slowly.
• Ning Chuan asked the Station to create an energy-isolation barrier and cultivated using a Low-grade Spirit Stone.
• Ning Chuan found that the stone's spiritual energy boosted his Soul Power nearly three times faster than ambient Soul Power while also nourishing the Willow Deity True Spirit.
• Ning Chuan used up the Low-grade Spirit Stone, noticed his Soul Power and the True Spirit had grown more stable, and considered the stone's rapid consumption and limited purity.

Ning Chuan and his family left their overnight shelter and joined Manager Qian’s caravan on the road to Helsing City. As they traveled, Ning Chuan learned about the city’s Soul Masters and dangers while quietly cultivating, and the journey continued.

• Ning Chuan woke and reassured Ning Xiaohe, Ning Dazhuang, and Liu Lan before the family prepared to leave.
• Ning Chuan’s family met Manager Qian at the tea stall and set out with his caravan toward Helsing City.
• Ning Chuan asked Manager Qian about Helsing City, learning about its streets, the Seven Treasures Pavilion, and the privileges held by Soul Masters.
• Ning Chuan’s family drank Nutrient Agents during a rest stop while Ning Chuan secretly cultivated the Azure Emperor Longevity Art along the road.

Ning Chuan and his family arrived in Helsing City after a long journey and entered with Manager Qian’s caravan. Once Manager Qian left to deliver his goods, Ning Chuan guided his parents toward a noodle stall to rest and decide what to do next.

• Ning Chuan’s family saw Helsing City’s towering walls and entered through the south gate with Manager Qian’s caravan.
• Manager Qian paid the gate officer and led the family through the crowded city streets.
• Manager Qian parted ways with the family, and Ning Chuan gave him five Silver Soul Coins in thanks.
• Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan looked to Ning Chuan for guidance as they faced the unfamiliar city.
• Ning Chuan suggested finding food and rest, then led his family toward a noodle stall.

Ning Chuan helped his family find and buy a courtyard in Helsing, using wealth from his backpack to pay for it. The family moved into their new home in Elm Forest Alley, establishing a place to live and cultivate.

• Ning Chuan reassured Ning Dazhuang and Liu Lan that they could buy a house, then asked a noodle stall owner for a reputable agency.
• Ning Chuan visited Chen's Agency and chose the three-story courtyard in Elm Forest Alley from Manager Chen's listings.
• Ning Chuan inspected the courtyard, accepted its price of fifty Gold Soul Coins, and produced the payment from his backpack.
• Manager Chen arranged the transfer at the City Lord's Mansion, and the new deed was registered in Ning Dazhuang's name.
• Ning Chuan's family moved into the courtyard, where Ning Xiaohe explored, Ning Dazhuang planned repairs, and Liu Lan cleaned.

Ning Chuan and Ning Dazhuang explored the neighborhood near their new home in Helsing, bought supplies, and surveyed the streets. They returned to Elm Forest Alley at dusk, with Liu Lan preparing dinner at the courtyard.

• Ning Chuan led Ning Dazhuang through the nearby shopping street and reassured him as they bought meat, steamed buns, seasonings, household goods, and a woodcutter's knife.
• Ning Chuan noticed a Soul Tool store and considered studying Soul Tools in the future.
• Ning Chuan and Ning Dazhuang watched a guarded merchant convoy from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect pass through the street.
• Ning Chuan pointed out a City Guard station and told Ning Dazhuang to remember it in case they needed help.
• Ning Chuan led his father back to Elm Forest Alley as dusk fell, where they saw cooking smoke rising from their courtyard.