Chapter Summaries

Lu Li celebrated finally reaching Qi Condensation Stage 1 after years of adapting his cultivation cheat to the Pokémon world. He tended his Feebas and Berry plants before going to school, where his teacher began a lesson on the importance of bonds between Trainers and Pokémon.

• Lu Li celebrated his breakthrough while Feebas worried that its Trainer had gone insane.
• Lu Li reflected on his eighteen-type spiritual root and how ten years of cultivation had brought him only to Qi Condensation Stage 1.
• Feebas used its Spirit Rain Technique to nourish the courtyard, and Lu Li told it that the Wiki Berries were nearly ripe and would help it evolve into Milotic.
• Lu Li checked on the Berry plants, told Feebas to watch the house, and hurried to school.
• Lu Li's teacher introduced bonds as a key part of a Trainer's life and asked him to explain their importance.
• Lu Li answered that bonds were emotional connections between Trainers and Pokémon.

Lu Li decided to become a Pokémon Trainer after entering the Qi Refining Stage, despite his family's limited funds. His teacher offered him sponsorship from her Gym Leader-level family, but he declined to avoid becoming tied to a faction.

• The homeroom teacher explained how a strong bond with a Pokémon benefited a Trainer and why Rookie Trainers began raising Pokémon at sixteen.
• Lu Li reflected that his long-standing affection for Feebas had already created a strong bond between them.
• After learning that students could prepare for the Trainer College Entrance Exam, Lu Li decided to seek a Pokémon Egg himself rather than buy one.
• Lu Li studied Pokémon Item Crafting at school, then told his teacher he had decided to become a Trainer.
• The teacher offered Lu Li a recommendation and sponsorship from her family, but he politely refused to bind himself to a faction.

Lu Li rejected the Jin Family’s recruitment offer and considered what Pokémon to choose as his true starter, while planning to find one that could help him cultivate land. He left Feebas behind to guard their courtyard and traveled toward Jinji Village, claiming he was visiting his grandparents.

• Lao Ban offered Lu Li guidance from a Gym-level Breeder, an Aron Pokémon Egg, and three million League Credits a year, but Lu Li refused and chose to remain a free Trainer.
• Lu Li bought two Poké Balls and considered Bug-type Pokémon before deciding he would prefer a Pokémon capable of tilling land to complement Feebas’s Rain Dance.
• Lu Li fed Feebas Energy Blocks and cultivated overnight, while Feebas quietly wished it could evolve and help its Trainer.
• The next morning, Lu Li refused Feebas’s request to accompany him and told it to guard the nearly ripe Indigo Berries.
• Lu Li took a maglev sedan to Jinji Village, telling the driver he was visiting his grandparents.

Lu Li followed a divination east through the Qingfeng Mountains, where Spirit Sight revealed a mountain emitting attribute energy like a Secret Realm. He reached the mountain and discovered an Annihilape, leaving him facing a powerful Pokémon despite being only at Qi Refining Layer 1.

• Lu Li paid the maglev driver and entered the mountains instead of Jinji Village after his divination marked the east as auspicious.
• Lu Li used Spirit Sight and spotted a distant mountain actively emitting attribute energy, which suggested it might be connected to a Secret Realm.
• Lu Li traveled to the mountain without encountering any Wild Pokémon attacks and used cultivation to recover his energy.
• A Dark-type rock nearly struck Lu Li, and he found an Annihilape in a tree.
• Lu Li recognized Annihilape as an exceptionally powerful Pokémon and realized he was no Rookie Trainer equipped to fight it.

Lu Li followed Annihilape into a hidden Secret Realm, where he discovered a researcher’s notebook describing the creation of the world’s first Time Machine. The notebook revealed that its malfunction had stranded the researcher in the realm, leaving Lu Li to learn what became of him.

• Lu Li tried to flee Annihilape, but it blocked his way and pointed him toward a massive tree.
• Annihilape kicked Lu Li into a Secret Space hidden inside the tree, then led him through a Secret Realm Entrance.
• Lu Li entered a realm filled with dense attribute energy and Crystal Big Trees, where he saw a Salamence.
• Annihilape led Lu Li up a tree to a sparse Treehouse and directed him to a notebook on the table.
• Lu Li read that the notebook’s author had witnessed Miraidon, researched Pokémon across time, and created the first Time Machine.
• The notebook explained that the Time Machine’s malfunction destroyed the author’s laboratory and stranded him alone in the Secret Realm.

Lu Li learned that Annihilape’s former Trainer had invented a Time Machine and left behind a notebook and a box of valuables. After deciding to keep the gems but leave the Pokédex in the Secret Realm, Lu Li promised to fulfill the doctor’s final wish.

• Lu Li learned from the notebook that its owner had died of old age in the Secret Realm after researching a Time Machine.
• Annihilape pointed Lu Li to a box beneath the table that its former Trainer had left for him.
• Lu Li found a spent Electric Seed, three Z-Crystals, a Normal-type Divine Beast gem, and a powerless Pokédex in the box.
• Lu Li decided to keep the four gems but leave the Pokédex in the Secret Realm to avoid attracting the North American Alliance.
• Lu Li promised to fulfill the doctor’s final wish, and Annihilape nodded in satisfaction.

Lu Li asked Annihilape for help finding a Pokémon Egg, and Annihilape returned with one and escorted him out of the Secret Realm. After Lu Li left, Annihilape questioned Natu about its plans for him, while Natu insisted they follow its instructions.

• Lu Li told Annihilape he had entered the mountains to find a Pokémon Egg, and Annihilape remembered its Trainer’s fallen Charizard before agreeing to help.
• While Annihilape was away, Lu Li used divination on the Blue Gem and learned that keeping it would bring benefits despite its great terror.
• Annihilape returned with a Green-striped Brown Pokémon Egg, gave it to Lu Li, and urged him to leave.
• Annihilape escorted Lu Li back to the Real World, where Lu Li thanked it and left with the Egg.
• After Lu Li departed, Natu appeared atop the tree, and Annihilape asked why it was involving the human in its plans; Natu told it to follow instructions.
• Lu Li returned Home at eight in the evening and wondered whether his good fortune had been arranged for him.

Lu Li assessed Feebas and a Pokémon Egg, then traveled to Qingyun City to buy incubation equipment while considering his poor cultivation aptitude and dwindling funds. He reached the crowded Shopping Mall and overheard a woman explain his backpack to her curious daughter.

• Lu Li used Aura Sight to judge Feebas's aptitude as faint purple and the Pokémon Egg's as pale cyan, then decided to buy incubation equipment in Qingyun City.
• Lu Li fed Feebas, reflected on its future evolution and his dwindling savings, and cultivated with the Blue Gem's boost despite his slow progress.
• The next morning, Lu Li traveled to Qingyun City, where the driver told him Gym Leader Yu Zhonggang had become an Elite Four-level Trainer.
• Lu Li recalled Yu Zhonggang's connection to the Jin Family and reached the Shopping Mall to buy a Pokémon incubator and incubation fluid.
• A little girl asked why Lu Li could carry a backpack in the Shopping Mall, and her mother told her to call him big brother before Lu Li turned and smiled at them.

After buying incubation supplies, Lu Li met Eike, leader of the Wildfire Gang, who offered him a chance to obtain Grimer Eggs from a gathering place in the city’s Sewer. Lu Li agreed to discuss cooperating after realizing the site might also contain a valuable Poison-type Secret Treasure, but he grew doubtful when he learned the gang’s Trainers had a Poochyena and a Meowth.

• Lu Li bought incubation equipment and fluid at the Shopping Mall, then met Eike, who introduced himself as the leader of the Wildfire Gang and invited him to join.
• Eike offered Lu Li a chance to obtain Muk Pokémon Eggs, and Lu Li guessed the gang had found a Grimer gathering place in the city’s Sewer.
• Lu Li recognized that the gathering place might contain Black Sludge and agreed to discuss cooperating with Eike.
• Eike explained that the gang planned to steal eggs when only a few Muk remained to guard the site, then revealed that its two Rookie Trainers had a Poochyena and a Meowth.
• Lu Li doubted the plan after realizing both Pokémon would struggle to perform in the Sewer.

Lu Li arranged with Eike to help the Wildfire Gang obtain Muk Eggs in about a month, then bought supplies for his Pokémon and commissioned a custom Alchemy Furnace. The blacksmith began making the furnace with help from his eager Tinkaton.

• Eike offered Lu Li one Muk Egg as payment for helping the Wildfire Gang, and they agreed to act about a month later.
• Lu Li visited Guoranxiang Fruit Store and negotiated a forty-percent discount on his long-term Berry orders.
• Lu Li commissioned a heat-resistant, heat-conductive Alchemy Furnace from a blacksmith for eighty thousand and paid a twenty-thousand deposit.
• After Lu Li left, the blacksmith told his Tinkaton to get to work forging the furnace, and Lu Li remarked that the owner knew how to put it to use.

Lu Li welcomed his Pokémon Egg’s hatchling, a Tropius, and considered the Pokémon’s value as a source of food and rare Berries. He left the chapter preparing to raise his new Dragon Vein Pokémon alongside Feebas.

• Lu Li returned Home, praised Feebas, and reflected on how Rain Dance and his encouragement had strengthened Feebas’s confidence.
• Lu Li placed the Pokémon Egg in an Incubator, which showed that it would hatch in three days.
• Lu Li browsed classmates’ posts about their new starter Pokémon and envied their Eevee, Pichu, and Aron.
• Three days later, Lu Li removed the hatched egg from the Incubator and welcomed a Tropius.
• Lu Li fed Tropius its eggshell and thought about the Pokémon’s ability to feed other Pokémon and produce rare Berries.

Lu Li discovered that his Growth Spell could rapidly accelerate Tropius's growth, provided he could afford enough food. After introducing Tropius to Feebas, he took it to buy Berries, while Feebas quietly held a grudge over its Indigo Berries.

• Tropius finished its eggshell, and Lu Li fed it Moomoo Milk.
• Lu Li used the Growth Spell on Tropius, which absorbed the Grass-type Essence and became very hungry.
• Lu Li gave Tropius more milk, and it grew to fifty centimeters after consuming a week's supply.
• Lu Li realized the Growth Spell could accelerate Grass-type Pokémon's growth, but he needed more money to support the extra food.
• Lu Li introduced Tropius to Feebas, then stopped Tropius from eating Feebas's unripe Indigo Berries and promised to buy it some.
• Feebas silently marked Tropius as a rival for eyeing its Indigo Berries.

Lu Li bought Dragonfruits and Moomoo Milk for Tropius, while Yu Zhonggang and Jin Fengjiao discussed sponsoring him and possibly matching him with their daughter, Yu Lili. After Yu Lili announced that her Squirtle had hatched, Lu Li returned home and began checking Tropius’s Egg Moves to judge its aptitude.

• Lu Li bought Dragonfruits and Moomoo Milk, planning to use the Growth Spell to help Tropius advance without paying for its Growth-stage Energy Blocks.
• Jin Fengjiao told Yu Zhonggang that the Jin Family wanted to approach Lu Li, a gifted young Trainer and Breeder who had rejected its sponsorship.
• Jin Fengjiao proposed that Yu Zhonggang offer Lu Li Gym sponsorship and introduce him to Yu Lili, and Yu Zhonggang agreed to visit Qingfeng City No. 1 High School.
• Yu Lili announced that her Squirtle had hatched, and Yu Zhonggang and Jin Fengjiao went with her to see it.
• Lu Li returned home, released Tropius, and asked it to demonstrate its moves so he could judge its aptitude.

Lu Li discovered Tropius had inherited Growth, Leech Seed, and Dragon Dance, then began teaching it the Growth Spell. After deciding to auction his Electric Z-Crystal for resources, he took Tropius to school to register it for Rookie Trainer certification.

• Tropius demonstrated Growth, Leech Seed, and Dragon Dance, revealing its talent in Grass- and Dragon-type abilities.
• Lu Li checked the Electric Z-Crystal's market price, learned it was worth 10 million League Credits, and decided to auction it in Qingyun City.
• Lu Li fed Tropius milk and began teaching it the Growth Spell, while Feebas watched enviously.
• After a day of rapid progress, Lu Li took Tropius to school to register it for Rookie Trainer certification.
• Lu Li joined the long line outside the school Gymnasium, where seniors were waiting to be certified.

Lu Li registered as a Rookie Trainer with his rare Tropius, drawing attention from the school staff and his rival Jin Huang. After the students registered their Pokémon, Dou Guomin announced a Rookie Trainer competition with League Credits for the top three, which Lu Li hoped to win to improve his finances.

• Dou Guomin and Jin Cuilian discussed the strong Pokémon among this year's students, including Jin Huang's Aron.
• Lu Li registered Tropius as his starter Pokémon, and the registration teacher and Dou Guomin praised how well it had been raised.
• Jin Huang challenged Lu Li to surpass him in the upcoming competition, continuing their long-standing rivalry.
• Dou Guomin announced that the school would hold a Rookie Trainer competition in one week, with ten thousand League Credits for the top three and a mysterious surprise.
• Lu Li looked forward to the prize money because he needed to find a way to earn more income.

After Trainer class, Lu Li took an Electric Z-Crystal to Jin Duoduo Auction House and consigned it for an auction scheduled within a week. He left with the auction catalog, considering whether its Flower Incense could help Tropius and his Artifact Refiner’s Pokémon-ization.

• The head teacher advised Lu Li to think about earning money, and Lu Li said he had already found a way.
• Jin Huang challenged Lu Li not to lose before their match a week later, and Lu Li left school for Qingyun City.
• Lu Li brought an Electric Z-Crystal to Jin Duoduo Auction House, where an expert confirmed it was genuine.
• Lu Li signed a contract consigning the Electric Z-Crystal for auction within a week, with a 4% commission and one hundred million League Credits in compensation if it was lost.
• Lu Li read the auction catalog in a taxi and considered how Flower Incense might benefit Tropius and his Artifact Refiner’s Pokémon-ization.

Lu Li trained Tropius and Feebas, then devised a possible Secret Technique that combined Tropius’s Growth Spell with Leech Seed. He went to the Jin Duoduo Auction House to spend his dwindling funds on Master An’s Flower Incense, winning the first auction item.

• Lu Li trained Tropius to improve Leech Seed accuracy, build its physique, and learn the Growth Spell, while Feebas practiced Splash and Rain Dance.
• After a week, Tropius learned the basics of the Growth Spell, and Lu Li wondered whether it could make Leech Seed grow faster and drain an opponent’s vitality more quickly.
• Lu Li considered the combination a potential Pokémon Secret Technique, recalled Tropius, left Feebas to watch Home, and borrowed taxi fare to reach Qingyun City.
• At the Jin Duoduo Auction House, Lu Li bid against a guest in the neighboring private room for Master An’s Flower Incense.
• Lu Li won the Flower Incense for 1.3 million yuan.

Lu Li sold the Electric Z-Crystal at auction for a fortune, drawing the attention of the Jin and Ding Families. After spending some of his earnings on supplies and equipment, he considered whether to buy Feebas a Prism Scale or delay his plan to build a Farm.

• Yu Zhonggang learned that Lu Li had consigned the Electric Z-Crystal, while Jin Longma explained that Lu Li was a sixteen-year-old commoner who had refused the Jin Family's sponsorship.
• Bidders drove the Electric Z-Crystal's price to thirty million, and a young master from private room Four won it with a five-million increase.
• Jin Longma delivered Lu Li's auction proceeds after fees and questioned him about the crystal's origin; Lu Li claimed it was a family heirloom.
• A blond young man in private room Four asked Old Li to investigate the Electric Z-Crystal's origin.
• Lu Li ordered Berries, bought an Energy Block maker, and paid the remaining balance for the Alchemy Furnace.
• Lu Li considered buying Feebas a Prism Scale, knowing the purchase might delay his Farm plans.

Lu Li harvested Premium Berries and used an alchemy furnace to create Grass-type Pills, discovering that they contained too much energy for Tropius to digest safely. He was left needing to adjust the pills’ strength before using them for Pokémon in their Growth stage.

• Lu Li and Tropius harvested nearly ten jin of Indigo Berries and close to thirty jin of Wiki Berries, which Lu Li refrigerated for later use.
• Lu Li received an Energy Block Machine and realized that making Positive Energy Blocks followed principles similar to alchemy.
• Lu Li used Berries and his alchemy skills to create several emerald green Grass-type Pills.
• Tropius ate a pill and reported that its Grass-type Energy and Life Energy were so abundant that it felt overfull.
• Lu Li used a Growth Spell to help Tropius digest the pill, then recognized that repeated energy overflow could cause serious side effects.

Lu Li failed to refine a functional Elixir for Tropius but successfully made Beauty Spirit Pills for Feebas, whose transformation suggested she could evolve into Milotic within a month. He prepared to enter the school tournament with Tropius the next day.

• Lu Li refined more Berry mixtures for Tropius, but they remained semi-finished products rather than functional Elixirs.
• Lu Li used Indigo Berries and Water-type Berries to refine eight Beauty Spirit Pills for Feebas.
• Feebas swallowed a Beauty Spirit Pill and visibly became more beautiful, while Tropius praised her appearance.
• Lu Li concluded that Feebas would need about one pill a day and could evolve into Milotic within thirty pills.
• Lu Li asked Tropius if it was ready for the school tournament starting the next day, and Tropius eagerly agreed.