Chapter Summaries

Hoover received a shirt and household robots from players delivering gifts on Red Butterfly’s behalf, easing his jealousy toward Xu Lang. The next morning, Xu Lang prepared the Demon King Castle for the Grand Wuxia Dungeon, which would open that evening.

• Players from the Mad King Residents' Committee's diplomatic department visited Hoover in the Dusk Veil, delivered a golden chest and summoned seven household robots, and observed his reaction.
• Hoover opened the chest, found a white shirt, and thanked Red Butterfly, no longer hating Xu Lang quite as much for taking her away.
• Xu Lang woke and realized he could no longer improve his Martial God skill, then decided to leave it alone for the day.
• Xu Lang told Kui Zi and the other women that the Grand Wuxia Dungeon's first day was probably not too dangerous and instructed the Residents' Committee to encourage exploration once it began.
• Xu Lang reflected that the unprecedented Grand Wuxia Dungeon was likely created from scratch and might not be connected to the Mad King Building or Titan Building.

With the Grand Wuxia Dungeon eight hours away, the Titan Building and Mad King Building negotiated how to face the four Overlord-class beings and their armies. The meeting ended with Kui Zi refusing to commit reinforcements as the buildings moved on to reviewing the Titan Building’s supplies and assessments.

• The Titan Building and Mad King Building named the four Overlords Wukong, Blood Guanyin, the Blood Sea Giant, and the Sky-Piercing Ancient Tree.
• Holy Angel argued that the Sky-Piercing Ancient Tree posed the greatest threat and asked Kui Zi to send Strange Tale forces to support the Titan Building.
• Kui Zi countered that Elder Cloud and Wukong were targeting the Mad King Building, while Holy Angel pointed out that the other Overlords were directing attacks at the Titan Building.
• Wu Huihui challenged the request for reinforcements, and Kui Zi realized the Titan Building’s charm-enhanced diplomacy had nearly persuaded her to make a harmful concession.
• Kui Zi proposed pausing discussion of the Blood Mist Creatures’ assault, and Holy Angel handed her a document detailing the Titan Building’s supplies and military assessments.

Kui Zi shared Mad King Building’s limited intelligence with Holy Angel during negotiations with Titan Building, including Xu Lang’s claim that the Grand Wuxia Dungeon would be safe for its first six hours. After returning to Demon King Castle, she learned Xu Lang was in bed preparing for the coming challenge.

• Kui Zi examined Titan Building’s detailed preparations and recognized the strength of its organization.
• Kui Zi gave Titan Building the materials Mad King Building had gathered and claimed the Dungeon would be safe for its first six hours.
• Holy Angel questioned Kui Zi’s claim, but Kui Zi refused to offer a basis for it and trusted Xu Lang’s prediction.
• The two buildings continued negotiating supplies and left the conference room at five in the afternoon.
• Li Wenwen told Kui Zi that Xu Lang was in bed, where he continued his preparations.

The Dormitory Survival Game began a month-long martial-arts round centered on Heaven's Gate, where players could seek treasure or confront intelligent martial heroes. Heaven's Gate appeared as a vast, dangerous rift between the buildings, and its light immediately afflicted players who looked at it.

• The game announced the Heaven's Gate Blade and Sword Record round, its survival condition, and a quest to uncover the rift's secrets.
• The Titan Building and Mad King Building broadcasts outlined their separate rewards and ways to earn dungeon points, with the Mad King Building also warning players about NPCs and unlocking affinity.
• The Mad King Community's empty area expanded, and black lightning destroyed the Blood Mist Creatures attacking the buildings.
• A gigantic, eye-shaped Heaven's Gate rift appeared between the buildings amid lightning, tremors, and the sounds of clashing weapons.
• Players who looked at the rift received the Heaven's Gate Rift status, which weakened vitality and spirit and increased damage from blades and swords.

Fog gathered around the edges of Mad King Community, and Mad King Building’s players rushed out to explore the Mist Zone after hearing it was safe. While the Holy Angel investigated their strange behavior, Xu Lang slept, having already used his dream to direct his allies toward valuable rewards.

• Xu Xiaomeng read the Residents’ Committee announcement explaining who could receive the Heaven’s Gate Rift debuff and how it worked.
• Zhen Lu flew above Mad King Building and discovered fog surrounding the Safe Zone and Titan Building, then took Xu Xiaomeng to explore it.
• After Zhen Lu and Xu Xiaomeng said Xu Lang had assured them it was safe, Mad King Building’s players began venturing into the Mist Zone.
• The Holy Angel sent Wang Hao to read the players’ lips and learned they were treasure hunting in the Mist Zone.
• Xu Lang slept after passing Li Shuwen and the others information from his dream about where to find rewards, using up Nightmare Essence in the process.

Xu Lang stayed at Demon King Castle to study a skill scroll and proposed researching the Grand Wuxia world's language and texts, while Kui Zi and the others went to explore the fog zone. At Moonshadow Zen Courtyard, Wang Yazhi entered despite the apparent lack of danger, where an elderly man suddenly appeared beneath a bodhi tree.

• Xu Lang declined Kui Zi's invitation to search for treasure and suggested collecting intel notes and studying historical texts and the world's native writing.
• Chi Qingman argued that Xu Lang did not need to handle early dungeon exploration personally, and Kui Zi agreed before leaving with Cao Yaxuan and Residents' Committee members.
• Tong Qi, Wang Yazhi, Zhen Lu, Shirley, Gu Ya, Aygul, Han Jisoo, and others explored the fog zone in teams or alone.
• Wang Yazhi arrived at Moonshadow Zen Courtyard, collected the items she found, and read a Buddhist scripture as she walked deeper inside.
• A faint breeze stirred the courtyard, and an elderly man in a gray robe appeared beneath the bodhi tree.

Xu Lang discovered that Great Jin Anecdotes contained a real-time account of Wang Yazhi’s visit to Moonshadow Zen Courtyard and considered upgrading the item to learn more about the Dungeon’s rules. At the courtyard, Wang Yazhi met a seemingly powerful immortal whose faction was the Heavenly Court Thunder Department.

• Xu Lang found Moonshadow Zen Courtyard in Great Jin Anecdotes and initially feared that the book’s account of Wang Yazhi revealed a high-level story involving fate and causality.
• Xu Lang inspected the book and learned that it was a level 25 Transcendent item that updated information about the Grand Wuxia Dungeon in real time.
• Xu Lang wondered whether upgrading the book could reveal more about the Dormitory Survival Game’s influence over the Dungeon.
• The gray-robed elder caught a falling bodhi leaf, noticed Wang Yazhi, and praised her for spotting him.
• Wang Yazhi explained that her clothing had revealed the elder and inspected him, discovering that he belonged to the Heavenly Court Thunder Department and was an exiled immortal.

Wang Yazhi refused Sheng Qing’s offer to ascend to the Heavenly Court without her husband, then won his favor by discussing the wider world with him. Sheng Qing invited her and Xu Lang to ascend together and gave Wang Yazhi a carefully presented item before she left.

• Sheng Qing offered to guide Wang Yazhi to the Heavenly Court, but she refused because she would not leave her husband behind.
• Wang Yazhi asked Sheng Qing about the Heavenly Court and argued that people could not cherish a blade of grass without knowing how vast the world was, raising his favorability.
• Xu Lang applauded Wang Yazhi’s choices, while Chi Qingman cuddled up to him as he watched her progress.
• Wang Yazhi talked with Sheng Qing for several hours and raised his favorability to ninety-five.
• Sheng Qing invited Wang Yazhi and Xu Lang to ascend together, but they declined, and he gave Wang Yazhi an item before she left.

Sheng Qing gave Wang Yazhi a cultivation manual and a powerful sword, then offered to teach her his sword insights. Wang Yazhi accepted his gifts and earned his trust as he prepared to pass on his sword art.

• Sheng Qing gave Wang Yazhi the Languan Secret Manual, whose pages revealed the Legendary skill Green Lotus Seeks the Dao.
• Wang Yazhi bound herself to the manual and thanked Sheng Qing for the valuable cultivation text.
• Sheng Qing unsealed and helped Wang Yazhi bind the Legendary Azure Void Sword, whose power would unlock as she grew stronger.
• Sheng Qing told Wang Yazhi how he had slain the Azure Void Great Demon, and her praise raised his favorability to 97.
• Sheng Qing offered to teach Wang Yazhi Return of Ten Thousand Swords and asked whether she would accept.

Wang Yazhi returned from Moonshadow Zen Courtyard with three powerful Legendary rewards, including a level 49 sword skill, while Xu Lang examined the treasures and considered his next move. As Yazhi went to cultivate, Firepower Princess decided Xu Lang needed help and approached him in the Nightmare Bed.

• Wang Yazhi returned to Demon King Castle through Xu Lang's Vortex Gate and revealed her level 49 Legendary skill, Return of Ten Thousand Swords.
• Xu Lang inspected the Azure Void Sword and Languan Secret Manual, realized he could not upgrade the bound manual, and told Wang Yazhi to keep using it.
• Wang Yazhi decided to cultivate in seclusion, and Chi Qingman praised the manual's potential to help her in future danger.
• Firepower Princess saw Wang Yazhi leave the bed for the training room and went to help Xu Lang, leaving the other little Firepower Princesses behind.
• Xu Lang debated whether to enter the Mist Zone and prepare to watch Cao Yaxuan and the others' livestream when Firepower Princess appeared and asked if he had used engine oil to clear out.

Xu Lang chose to stay home while Titan Building and Mad King Building Players fought over treasure in the Mist Zone, where their alliance pact did not apply. Both sides showed restraint, but news of Xu Lang’s ability to return to Earth drew powerful players toward the Titan War Zone.

• Firepower Princess advised Xu Lang not to go treasure hunting, and he gave Chi Qingman the Ghost Story Television to watch the cursed players.
• Titan Building Players and Mad King Building Players entered the Mist Zone, discovered their alliance pact did not apply there, and began fighting during their treasure hunts.
• Cao Yaxuan and Wu Huihui decided to avoid a direct clash and redirected the Mad King Building Players elsewhere.
• A Titan Building squad left a temple occupied by Mad King Building Players after receiving orders not to engage them, while Zhang Dahai regretted missing a chance to trap them.
• News of Xu Lang’s Earth Teleportation Key spread, drawing powerful figures from other war zones toward the Titan War Zone.

Xu Lang used the Immortal Spirit Fishing Rod to gain 2,311 free attribute points and raised his Constitution and Spirit above six thousand. The next day, NPCs appeared in the Mist Zone, prompting players from the Mad King Building and Titan Building to head out and recruit them.

• Xu Lang learned that longer casts and larger targets yielded more free attribute points, then used 2,311 points to raise his Constitution and Spirit to 6,546 each.
• Xu Lang returned to bed with Cao Yaxuan and Dream Bear, then conserved Nightmare Essence by limiting his Grand Wuxia Dungeon Simulations.
• Xu Lang concluded that Grand Wuxia favored a story-driven approach and decided to save future Simulations until he faced real danger.
• On July 21, NPCs appeared in the Mist Zone, and players learned that they would need to escort the neutral NPCs out to recruit them.
• The Mad King Building and Titan Building sent players into the Mist Zone to find NPCs, with the Mad King Building directing high-Charisma players toward one beneath a Wutong tree.

Xu Lang challenged the Martial Saint’s Knowledge Projection, unlocked the Bodhisattva Finger skill, and inspected the growing Mad King Building domain. He left the Mist Zone in view while the Residents’ Committee and building heads continued searching for NPCs.

• Xu Lang practiced his skills on the Nightmare Bed while Chi Qingman rested beside him.
• Xu Lang fought the Martial Saint’s Knowledge Projection, using Immovable Wisdom King Stance to deflect its attacks before clashing with its finger strike and being destroyed.
• The damaged projection’s knowledge followed Xu Lang out, and the Martial Saint reached level 30, unlocking Bodhisattva Finger.
• Xu Lang opened a Vortex Gate and traveled to Mad King Building, where he surveyed its expanded Safe Zone.
• Xu Lang watched the Mist Zone and considered how the Residents’ Committee and building heads were searching for NPCs, while he tacitly allowed information-sharing demands.

In the Mist Zone, Qian Shaoyi’s Mad King Building team and Titan Building players fought over a mysterious Black Cloud Sect disciple until Xu Lang appeared and effortlessly killed the Titan elites. The disciple entered Xu Lang’s Vortex Gate, while the survivors marveled at how powerful their Building Lord had become.

• Titan Building players tried to recruit the man in black, but he revealed that he also followed the demonic path and was a Black Cloud Sect disciple.
• The Titan squad leader attacked the Mad King Building players, and Qian Shaoyi chose to defend while waiting for reinforcements through a Portal.
• Explosions suddenly killed every Titan Building player, despite their high-level helmets.
• Xu Lang opened a Vortex Gate and summoned the man in black inside with his command to come in.
• Qian Shaoyi and the Mad King Building players inspected the corpses and realized Xu Lang had effortlessly defeated elite players.

Xu Lang questioned Wang Weiyi about the powers of the Grand Wuxia World and the upheaval at Heaven's Gate, then decided to recruit the martial artists entering the Mist Zone as players for the Evil King Building. Wang Weiyi pledged himself to Xu Lang and agreed to teach him the Black Cloud Sect's Black Cloud Descent.

• Wang Weiyi knelt before Xu Lang, who used the Nightmare Eye to examine him and asked for his views on the great dynasties, sects, and Heaven's Gate Assembly.
• Wang Weiyi explained that the Great Yin Dynasty had failed to control access to Heaven's Gate Secret Realm, and that rumors of immortal ruins and ancient treasures had drawn martial artists from across the world.
• Wang Weiyi said the Mist Zone remained deadly, but he expected hundreds of thousands of martial artists to reach Heaven's Gate as it grew less mysterious.
• Xu Lang asked Wang Weiyi to become a player and decided the incoming martial artists would join the Evil King Building, where they could serve as manpower.
• Wang Weiyi pledged loyalty to Xu Lang and agreed to teach him the Black Cloud Sect's Black Cloud Descent.

After Wang Weiyi triggered the teaching system, Xu Lang planned to recruit NPCs and use their martial arts to strengthen Mad King Building’s employees and players. As NPCs flooded the community, the rival buildings fought over recruits until the Mad King Residents’ Committee redirected NPCs into the Magic Box World, while Titan Building still led the recruitment contest.

• Wang Weiyi offered to teach Xu Lang Black Cloud Descent (Mythic), and Xu Lang ordered him to catalog his martial arts and serve as an elder of martial instruction at Mad King Building.
• Xu Lang told Kui Zi to bring back as many NPCs as possible, and she agreed to judge the limits herself.
• Jiang Wan learned that NPCs could trigger the teaching system and urged her team to speed up their search in the Mist Zone.
• As righteous and evil NPCs arrived, Mad King Building and Titan Building players traded accusations, and righteous-path NPCs formed their own alliance.
• The Mad King Residents’ Committee told players to send NPCs directly into the Magic Box World, curbing Titan Building’s public-opinion campaign.
• On the second day of the Grand Wuxia instance, both buildings recruited high-Charm players as Titan Building maintained its lead in recruiting NPCs.

Cao Yaxuan learned that Titan Building was recruiting dynasty-faction NPCs, but Xu Lang revealed that he had already found Shen Xuan, a level-45 official and fated protagonist from the Great Yin Dynasty. After learning Shen Xuan wanted to return to the Mist Zone to find the Empress, Xu Lang offered to help.

• Cao Yaxuan warned Xu Lang that Titan Building was targeting dynasty-faction NPCs, and Xu Lang shared a photograph of Shen Xuan and his companions.
• Shirley identified Shen Xuan as a fifth-rank Great Yin official, and Xu Lang said he was a level-45 leader.
• Xu Lang explained that he had found Shen Xuan through a prophetic dream and ended the simulation after learning about the opportunity.
• Shen Xuan asked Xu Lang to lend people to escort him into the Mist Zone, where he hoped to find the Great Yin Empress.
• Xu Lang disclosed that Wang Weiyi had revealed Shen Xuan's identity, defended his neutral approach to the Great Yin group, and offered to help Shen Xuan find the Empress.

Xu Lang used a costly Simulation to learn that the Great Yin Empress would enter the Mad King Community on the tenth day and that NPCs would soon be able to travel freely. Meanwhile, Zhang Dahai returned to his dorm for hotpot, but Lang Ge’s urgent summons cut short the reunion.

• Shen Xuan thanked Xu Lang for offering help and agreed to recommend the Mad King Building to the Great Yin Empress, while Qin Hong agreed to stay and learn the Dormitory Survival Game’s customs.
• Xu Lang simulated the Great Yin Empress’s arrival, learned she would not appear until the tenth day and would enter the community on her own, and discovered NPCs could travel freely in three days.
• Xu Lang concluded that the Simulation had revealed major opportunities over the game’s first ten days, though it had consumed most of his Nightmare Essence.
• Zhang Dahai returned to his dorm and reunited with Ye Fan and Chen Kui over hotpot.
• Zhang Dahai told Ye Fan and Chen Kui that Lang Ge had called an emergency meeting, alarming them.

Xu Lang had Mary gather the Residents' Committee's trusted players and assign them mandatory and optional operations based on his knowledge of the future. The meeting ended with players taking on dangerous tasks and Xu Lang arranging to sell leftover intelligence to Titan Building, strengthening ties he planned to exploit later.

• Xu Lang left Mary and the maids to brief the trusted Floor Leaders, Committee members, and Cao Yaxuan's group on their assignments.
• Mary announced an optional mission to kill the surviving Black Mountain Army soldiers after they killed a level 45 boar demon king, whose Dangkang bloodline might yield a Blood Pact technique.
• Zheng Kai insisted that his Heroes' Tomb dorm take the mission, despite Mary's warning that the level 30 troops would be difficult to defeat and must leave no trace.
• Pandora asked why the Committee would not recruit the Black Mountain Army, and Mary said the Building Lord had ordered them killed instead.
• Mary announced dozens more optional missions, which Cao Yaxuan and other players accepted, while Xu Lang arranged for the remaining intelligence to be sold to Titan Building.

Kui Zi and Holy Angel exchanged intelligence between Mad King Building and Titan Building, while Mad King Building’s Mist Zone assignments brought Xu Lang valuable information about the Heavenfrost Blade. Xu Lang rejected recruiting White Snow Manor and realized the round’s apparent safety might conceal a major threat inside Heaven’s Gate.

• Kui Zi and Holy Angel discussed the reliability and payment for Mad King Building’s intelligence, then agreed to meet again after the round for a match on Earth.
• Wu Huihui and the other assigned players entered the Mist Zone and sent valuable discoveries back to Demon King Castle.
• Xu Lang examined Cao Yaxuan’s blueprints and learned that White Snow Manor’s family martial art was needed to restore the Heavenfrost Blade.
• Xu Lang considered using the blueprints to recruit White Snow Manor but decided Mad King Building could not afford to bring in more factions.
• Xu Lang recalled that Heaven’s Gate had not yet opened by the tenth day and sensed that it was gathering force for a catastrophe.