Chapter Summaries

After Qing Mo left Xu San and the others, he met with Feng Zhenghao at the World Association, where skeptical metahumans challenged him to spar. Qing Mo overwhelmed the challengers with his dragon's might and a single punch, leaving Feng Zhenghao eager to recruit him.

• Xia He arrived on her pink motorcycle and took Qing Mo away, while Xu San brought Liu Yanyan back to work for the company and Lü Liang fled.
• The next morning, Feng Shayan found Qing Mo at a breakfast shop and invited him to meet her father, Feng Zhenghao.
• Feng Zhenghao welcomed Qing Mo to the World Association, where several metahumans questioned the rumor that he had defeated the Old Heavenly Master and challenged him to spar.
• Qing Mo invited everyone who wanted to fight him to step forward, then released a golden dragon phantom that overwhelmed the gathered metahumans with fear.
• Qing Mo's casual punch sent the challengers flying and reduced a massive wall to dust, convincing Feng Zhenghao of his strength.
• Feng Zhenghao ended the sparring session and invited Qing Mo to his office for tea, while Feng Shayan watched Qing Mo in amazement.

Qing Mo revealed to Feng Zhenghao that the Wang Family had forced the Feng Family to surrender the complete Spirit Binding and Commanding, and urged him to challenge the Wang Family through business rather than violence. As Feng Zhenghao considered the plan, Wang Bing barged into the World Association and demanded Qing Mo hand over his techniques.

• Feng Zhenghao invited Qing Mo to join the World Association, but Qing Mo declined and offered to become his friend.
• Qing Mo told Feng Zhenghao that Feng Tianyang had surrendered the complete Spirit Binding and Commanding to the Wang Family under torture, leaving the Feng Family with an incomplete version.
• Qing Mo explained that the Wang Family's Spirit Devouring Art could cause a dangerous imbalance, and suggested Feng Zhenghao use the World Group to undermine the Wang Family commercially.
• Feng Zhenghao thanked Qing Mo and prepared to arrange a room for him, but Wang Bing stormed into the World Group with several lackeys.
• Wang Bing questioned Qing Mo about his abilities and Xia He's techniques, then ordered him to hand everything over to the Wang Family; Qing Mo responded with a dangerous smile.

Qing Mo humiliated Wang Bing, then agreed to help Feng Zhenghao bring down the Wang Family. Feng Shayan decided to gamble on winning Qing Mo’s favor, despite knowing he had other women and would not join the World Association.

• Qing Mo rejected Wang Bing’s demand for his techniques, knocked away his men, and slapped Wang Bing when he tried to attack.
• Feng Zhenghao intervened to prevent further conflict, and Qing Mo agreed to join his plan to make the Wang Family suffer and fall.
• Qing Mo offered to introduce Feng Zhenghao to someone who could help his plan succeed, then went to rest in the guest room.
• Feng Zhenghao spoke with Feng Shayan about Qing Mo, and she accepted her father’s intention to bring them together for the Feng Family’s sake.
• Feng Shayan approached Qing Mo and offered herself, but he warned her that he had other women and would not join the World Association.
• After weighing the risks, Feng Shayan declared that she would gamble on Qing Mo and tore off her purple top.

Feng Shayan spent the day with Qing Mo, learned that he claimed to be nearly 2,900 years old and possessed limitless abilities, and resolved to win him over before he left the city. After Qing Mo departed for another city, he stopped a group trafficking mutant children and encountered Xiao Zizai, who was displeased that Qing Mo had killed his prey.

• Feng Shayan asked Qing Mo to compare her with Xia He, and he told her about Xia He and his other women.
• Qing Mo claimed he was 2,897 years old and could do anything, while Feng Shayan insisted she would not lose her chance to win him over.
• Qing Mo and Feng Shayan shared dinner, exchanged phone numbers, and spent the night drinking and dancing before he left the city.
• Qing Mo found mutants and foreign traffickers holding kidnapped mutant children in an abandoned house near Jinling and killed them all.
• Xiao Zizai arrived, confirmed Qing Mo had killed the traffickers, and revealed that Qing Mo had stolen his prey.

Qing Mo fought Xiao Zizai in an abandoned village, giving him the violent sparring he craved before collecting a consultation fee. He then reunited with Chengcheng and asked her to help Feng Zhenghao destroy a family financially; after Feng Shayan arrived, Qing Mo sent the two women to bathe together and planned a dinner meeting with Feng Zhenghao.

• Xiao Zizai restrained his murderous urge, then followed Qing Mo outside the village to spar.
• Qing Mo overwhelmed Xiao Zizai with his Stacking Waves Fist and spent nearly an hour treating him with fists and kicks, leaving him satisfied and paying 2,000.
• Qing Mo went to a foot massage parlor in Jinling City, then Chengcheng arrived in Tianjin and reunited with him at a hotel.
• Qing Mo asked Chengcheng to work with Feng Zhenghao to crush a family in business, and Chengcheng agreed without asking for details.
• Feng Shayan arrived, learned Chengcheng chaired Mo-Cheng Group, and was led by Chengcheng to bathe while Qing Mo planned to invite Feng Zhenghao to dinner.

Qing Mo arrived at Dragon Tiger Mountain with Chengcheng for the Heavenly Grand Rite, where his knowledge and overwhelming strength unsettled Xu San and Xu Si and impressed the old Celestial Master. After touring the summit, Qing Mo carried Chengcheng across the chasm leading to the back mountain, leaving her clinging to him in fear.

• Qing Mo and Chengcheng met Zhang Chulan, Feng Baobao, Xu San, and Xu Si on the mountain steps, and Wang Ye introduced himself to the group.
• A monk read Feng Baobao’s palm and tried to sell her a bracelet, while Qing Mo revealed that she was nearly a hundred years old and threatened Xu San and Xu Si when they pressed him for details.
• Qing Mo greeted the old Celestial Master, who praised the tea saplings Qing Mo had given him, and Chengcheng introduced herself as the chairwoman of Mo-Cheng Group.
• Qing Mo and Chengcheng explored the Celestial Master Mansion, then found that the only route to the back mountain crossed a deep chasm on ropes.
• Deng Youfu, Deng Youcai, and their companion leapt across the chasm, and Qing Mo carried the frightened Chengcheng over the ropes as if walking on level ground.

Qing Mo arrived at the Rōten Grand Ceremony with Chengcheng, where he secretly taught Feng Xingtong a powerful technique and explained the Feng Family’s need to keep up appearances with the Wang Family. The gathering’s attention turned to Qing Mo after Feng Xingtong revealed that he was the man who had defeated the old Celestial Master.

• Xu Si and Xu San discussed how little they knew about Qing Mo and their inability to restrain him.
• Qing Mo carried Chengcheng across the rope bridge and arrived with her at the Rite of Luotian venue on Dragon Tiger Mountain.
• Feng Xingtong privately asked Qing Mo to treat Feng Shayan well, and Qing Mo promised to help the Feng Family and taught him the Stacking Waves Fist.
• Qing Mo told Feng Xingtong to keep the technique secret so the Feng Family could maintain appearances with the Wang Family.
• Feng Xingtong explained that the Rōten Grand Ceremony’s prize included the future Celestial Master position and the Heaven-Piercing Register, while Qing Mo and Chengcheng met Zhang Lingyu and Zhuge Qing.
• Feng Xingtong told Hidden Dragon that Qing Mo was the man who had defeated the old Celestial Master, drawing the attention of the nearby outsiders.

Qing Mo attended the Luotian Ceremony with Chengcheng to observe the esper world and announce something, while drawing Wang Ai’s anger over his grandson. They watched Zhang Chulan win by shamelessly attacking his exhausted opponent, and the chapter ended with Chengcheng mistaking Xia He’s disguise for Qing Mo’s romantic interest.

• Qing Mo told Hidden Dragon and the other espers that he and Chengcheng had come only to watch the Luotian Ceremony.
• Lu Jin asked Qing Mo about the tea trees he had given Zhang Zhiwei, and Qing Mo and Lu Jin teased the Old Celestial Master over his stinginess.
• Wang Ai confronted Qing Mo about injuring Wang Bing, but Feng Zhenghao calmed them before the ceremony began.
• Qing Mo and Chengcheng watched Zhang Chulan provoke his three opponents into fighting, then attack the exhausted survivor despite promising to let him recover.
• Xia He, disguised as a bearded middle-aged man, flirted with Qing Mo, and Qing Mo returned the gesture before explaining the disguise to a horrified Chengcheng.

Qing Mo watched the Luo Tian Grand Rite, bet one billion on Zhang Chulan, and was later summoned by the Celestial Master. He suspected the late-night meeting concerned Tian Jinzhong and believed he could heal the elder’s long-standing injuries.

• Qing Mo explained Zhuge Qing’s Martial Marquis Strange Gate to Chengcheng as Zhuge Qing defeated three opponents.
• Feng Xingtong and Feng Shayan joined Qing Mo and Chengcheng, and Hidden Dragon and Bai Shixue invited them to bet on the tournament.
• Qing Mo wagered ten small goals on Zhang Chulan, promising him a tens-of-millions red envelope if he won.
• After the Celestial Master arranged a private courtyard for Qing Mo and Chengcheng, Zhang Lingyu arrived and invited Qing Mo to meet his master.
• Qing Mo learned that Tian Jinzhong and Elder Lu were with the Celestial Master and guessed the meeting was about Tian Jinzhong’s injuries.

Qing Mo restored Tian Jinzhong’s limbs with his power and gave Lu Jin tea saplings in exchange for future favors. After leaving Dragon Tiger Mountain’s residence, he killed Hu Jie, who attacked him over Xia He, then confronted Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao, who had been watching.

• Zhang Zhiwei asked Qing Mo to heal Tian Jinzhong, and Qing Mo promised he could regenerate Tian Jinzhong’s severed limbs.
• Qing Mo sent green energy into Tian Jinzhong and instructed him to protect his growing limbs from wind and light while they healed.
• Qing Mo gave Lu Jin fifteen tea saplings in exchange for a future favor, then left the residence and told Zhang Zhiwei he might ask for help later.
• Qing Mo lured Hu Jie out of hiding, pinned him down, and provoked him by describing his relationship with Xia He.
• Qing Mo buried Hu Jie alive with his earth-controlling power, then called out Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao, who emerged from hiding.

Qing Mo taught Feng Baobao his Earth Control Art after she paid him, then watched Feng Xingtong face Wang Bing in the Heavenly Grand Rite. Wang Bing devoured Feng Xingtong’s treasured remnant soul, but Feng Xingtong retaliated with Qing Mo’s Stacking Waves Fist, leaving the match unresolved.

• Feng Baobao paid Qing Mo to learn his Earth Control Art, and he passed the technique to her; she tested it by burying a dead branch without a trace.
• Qing Mo explained that Hu Jie had killed innocent people and confirmed that Xia He was his woman, while Feng Baobao and Zhang Chulan hurried off into the woods.
• The next morning, Qing Mo and Chengcheng met Feng Xingtong and Feng Shayan before Feng Xingtong’s match against Wang Bing.
• Wang Bing overwhelmed Feng Xingtong and forcibly devoured Wang Zizhong’s remnant soul, provoking Feng Xingtong to attack him with dozens of Stacking Waves Fist imprints.
• Feng Xingtong’s punch blasted Wang Bing into a cloud of dust, stunning the spectators, while the strain of Feng Xingtong’s earlier acupuncture left him at his limit.

After Feng Xingtong conceded to Wang Bing, Qing Mo entered the arena and effortlessly overwhelmed Wang Bing with a giant golden dragon phantom. The dragon knocked Wang Bing unconscious, while Qing Mo returned to the stands and Wang Ai carried his grandson away.

• Qing Mo secretly controlled Feng Xingtong long enough to make him concede, ending his match against Wang Bing.
• Wang Bing challenged Qing Mo, and Qing Mo entered the arena despite not being registered for the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
• Qing Mo summoned a towering golden dragon phantom that shielded him while Wang Bing attacked it without effect.
• Qing Mo mocked Wang Bing, then had the dragon strike him and smash him into the ground as his rage and strength grew.
• The dragon intimidated Wang Ai and Lü Ci, then continued beating Wang Bing until Qing Mo ordered it to stop.
• The dragon tossed the unconscious Wang Bing into Wang Ai's arms, and Qing Mo returned to the platform while Wang Ai left with his grandson.

After Qing Mo’s arena victory, he joined the young Espers’ gathering, where their curiosity about Zhang Chulan’s virginity seal led Qing Mo to give a brief paid demonstration of restriction techniques. He ended the lesson and returned to Chengcheng, leaving the other Espers to either study what they had learned or ask Zhang Chulan about his own restrictions.

• Qing Mo attended the evening gathering with Chengcheng, where the young Espers welcomed them and Zhang Chulan arrived with Feng Baobao, Xu San, and Xu Si.
• Lu Linglong and Zhi Jinhua pushed Wang Ergou to ask Zhang Chulan about his virginity seal, and Zhang Chulan angrily flared his Golden Light Mantra when Wang Ergou bluntly asked to see it.
• Qing Mo told Chengcheng that restriction techniques were rare to others but easy for him, then offered the gathered Espers a ten-minute explanation for ten thousand per person.
• Qing Mo used Wang Ergou as a demonstration, drawing simple restrictions on his body and explaining their use until Chengcheng’s alarm ended the paid lesson.
• Qing Mo promised to teach Chengcheng restrictions privately, then dismissed the eager Espers and suggested they ask Zhang Chulan about his separate restriction system.

Qing Mo encouraged Zhuge Qing and Zhang Lingyu to drink against Feng Baobao, offering each of them lessons in exchange, but Feng Baobao effortlessly outlasted them. He carried the drunken Chengcheng back to the courtyard, where Xia He was waiting, while the revelers watched Zhang Chulan display his qi restriction technique.

• Qing Mo offered Zhuge Qing advice about easing the pressure on himself, then challenged him and Zhang Lingyu to compete with Feng Baobao in drinking.
• Qing Mo promised Zhang Lingyu instruction in the Golden Light Mantra and Zhuge Qing lessons in formations if they helped drink Feng Baobao under the table.
• Feng Baobao drank bottle after bottle of Erguotou until Zhang Lingyu and Zhuge Qing passed out, and Qing Mo explained that her abundant qi kept her from getting drunk.
• Qing Mo carried the drunken Chengcheng back to the courtyard and left the other revelers behind.
• Zhang Chulan showed the gathered outsiders the restriction technique on his body, prompting them to study and photograph its qi symbols.
• Xia He steadied Chengcheng, who asked her for a kiss, and Xia He gave her a brief kiss.

Qing Mo told Xia He that she would leave All-Nature after the Heavenly Grand Rite and begin learning his abilities. At the competition, Qing Mo and the others watched Feng Baobao win before Zhuge Qing faced Wang Ye, and Qing Mo predicted Zhuge Qing would lose but could grow stronger if he understood Qing Mo’s advice.

• Xia He teased Qing Mo after helping the drunken Chengcheng to bed, and Qing Mo told Xia He to leave All-Nature after the Heavenly Grand Rite and cultivate under him.
• Qing Mo brought Chengcheng to the competition grounds, where they greeted the Old Heavenly Master, Tian Jinzhong, and Lu Jin, who were keeping Tian Jinzhong’s recovery secret.
• Tian Jinzhong and Lu Jin discussed Feng Baobao’s unusual eyes, and the Old Heavenly Master explained that Qing Mo’s gaze surpassed spirit radiance drawn inward.
• Qing Mo stopped Chengcheng from objecting to his pink phone app, then watched Feng Baobao win her match.
• Qing Mo predicted Zhuge Qing would lose to Wang Ye but could advance further if he grasped the advice Qing Mo had given him.
• Wang Ye opened his match against Zhuge Qing with Taiji, hoping to win quickly without revealing another of the Eight Extraordinary Skills he possessed.

Wang Ye revealed the Wind Empress Strange Gate while defeating Zhuge Qing, who accepted Qing Mo’s advice to let go of his burdens. Qing Mo then demonstrated that he could control a formation encompassing Dragon Tiger Mountain, leaving Wang Ye stunned by the gap between their powers.

• Wang Ye stopped hiding his abilities and used the Wind Empress Strange Gate to overwhelm Zhuge Qing, whose own divination had warned him he was heading into danger.
• Qing Mo explained Wang Ye’s formation and warned Zhuge Qing against burning his lifespan to uncover its secrets; Zhuge Qing stopped and thanked Qing Mo for his guidance.
• Qing Mo revealed that Wang Ye’s technique was one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills and explained that learning it required having no greed or obsession, prompting Chengcheng to give up on learning it.
• Wang Ye asked Qing Mo about his knowledge and considered probing his origins, but an immense terror warned him against doing so.
• Qing Mo conjured a Strange Gate formation across Dragon Tiger Mountain and earth dragons beneath Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing, then overwhelmed Wang Ye’s formation and cast him out.

Qing Mo demonstrated his effortless mastery of the Wind Empress Strange Gate, leaving Wang Ye and the other mutants stunned. Feng Shayan then fought Jia Zhengliang and won, though she was badly injured.

• Qing Mo used the Wind Empress Strange Gate to create Zhuge Qing copies, relocate the spectators, and conjure trees, fire, and lightning, astonishing Wang Ye and the others.
• Qing Mo told Wang Ye he had learned the skill by casually watching him use it, and Wang Ye left as the matches resumed.
• Feng Shayan struck Jia Zhengliang for delaying their match with phone calls to his mother, and Qing Mo started to leave because he was bored.
• Chengcheng persuaded Qing Mo to watch as Feng Shayan and Jia Zhengliang finally fought, and Qing Mo predicted that Feng Shayan would win by a narrow margin.
• Feng Shayan and Jia Zhengliang attacked with their hidden techniques, both suffered serious wounds, and Feng Shayan was declared the winner.

Qing Mo healed Feng Shayan, predicted Zhang Chulan would win the Heavenly Grand Rite without becoming Celestial Master, and taught Feng Xingtong several powerful cultivation methods. After Zhang Chulan won and entered the Hall of Inheritance, members of All-Nature began climbing Dragon Tiger Mountain, setting the stage for another fight.

• Qing Mo and Chengcheng met Feng Xingtong, then watched the Old Heavenly Master flee from Lu Jin after True Person Lingyu had injured Lu Linglong with Palm Lightning.
• Qing Mo healed Feng Shayan and explained that Zhang Chulan would win the tournament but would not inherit the Celestial Master position.
• Qing Mo warned Feng Xingtong about the dangers of binding too many spirits and taught him three cultivation methods, including an ability that let him fly.
• Feng Shayan secretly joined Qing Mo and Chengcheng at their courtyard, and several days later Zhang Chulan won the tournament while Zhang Lingyu obtained the Heaven-Piercing Register.
• After Xu Si received a phone call and ran off with Xu San, Qing Mo saw members of All-Nature climbing Dragon Tiger Mountain as younger fighters, including Zhang Lingyu and Feng Xingtong, engaged them.

All-Nature attacked Dragon Tiger Mountain, where Feng Xingtong and Zhang Lingyu fought back while Tian Jinzhong revealed his restored limbs and defeated Lü Liang. As the Old Celestial Master battled a demonized Lü Jin, Qing Mo watched from above, and Xia He explained to Zhang Lingyu that she had come only to cause trouble and did not know All-Nature’s real plan.

• Feng Xingtong demonstrated Stacking Waves Fist to Yuan Tao, then combined it with Zhang Lingyu’s lightning technique to drive back several All-Nature members before Lu Jin arrived.
• Gong Qing revealed himself to Tian Jinzhong after sending Rong Shan away, and Lü Liang tried to use the Bright Soul Technique to extract Tian Jinzhong’s secret.
• Tian Jinzhong stood with his limbs restored, seized Lü Liang, and confronted Gong Qing as Qing Mo watched the battle on the mountain with Chengcheng and Feng Shayan.
• Zhang Zhiwei fought the demonized Lü Jin, awakened him with the Calm Mind Mantra, and reassured him that he was alive.
• Xia He stopped running from Zhang Lingyu and told him she had not harmed any Daoist priests and did not know All-Nature’s real plan.

Qing Mo intervened in the Dragon Tiger Mountain attack, where Tian Jinzhong defeated Gong Qing and Lü Liang while Xiao Zizai hunted All-Nature members. Qing Mo rescued Er Zhuang’s spirit and offered to restore her body in exchange for helping bring down the Wang Family, then announced that Xia He was leaving All-Nature and must not be targeted over her former affiliation.

• Xia He told Zhang Lingyu she knew nothing of All-Nature’s plan, then Qing Mo pulled her to his side and declared she would leave All-Nature; she reconciled with Feng Shayan.
• Tian Jinzhong defeated Gong Qing and Lü Liang, crippled them, and beat Gong Qing after foiling his escape.
• Xiao Zizai killed an All-Nature member, and Qing Mo caught Er Zhuang spying through his phone; Er Zhuang agreed to help hasten the Wang Family’s downfall in return for Qing Mo restoring her body.
• Qing Mo brought Chengcheng, Xia He, and Feng Shayan to the gathering of Dragon Tiger Mountain’s defenders and announced that Xia He had formally left All-Nature.
• Qing Mo ordered everyone not to use Xia He’s former affiliation as an excuse to trouble her, declaring that the matter was a notification, not a negotiation.