Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two humans, driven mad by a black mirror, attempt to sacrifice themselves to an old lich, mistaking it for a powerful deity.
• The old lich, Kazashimo, raises the dead humans as skeletons and reads their memories, uploading the information to a video site.
• System learns about the Science-Magic World's structure and the existence of evil gods similar to the Cthulhu mythos.
• The gap between creature ranks in the Science-Magic World is vast, with mortals unable to elevate their life tier and resist evil gods.
• Mortals can gain powers from evil gods through rituals but remain mortals in essence.
• Kazashimo obtains the black mirror, an evil god artifact.

Character Developments

• The old lich, Kazashimo, is revealed to be a powerful undead creature with control over the dead and the ability to read memories.
• System, the Heaven-Sent System, demonstrates its intelligence and analytical skills in understanding the new world's structure and dynamics.

Significant Themes

• The insurmountable power gap between mortals and higher beings in the Science-Magic World.
• The influence of evil gods on humanity and their ability to drive people mad.
• The potential for mortals to gain powers from evil gods, but not elevate their life essence.

Character Interactions

• The old lich, Kazashimo, interacts with the two mad humans, raising them as skeletons and reading their memories.
• System communicates with Xiao Dui, the demon Slime, to gather information and understand the new world.
• The remaining captives interact with Kazashimo, showing fear and submission in his presence.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System examines a black mirror, learns it's a tool to communicate with an evil god named Prodatlepu, and discovers it contains a peculiar power.
• System decides to deal with the evil god using one of three methods: brute force, a clash with another deity, or persuasion by Wang Gang.
• System initiates a one-day public vote across the Golden Banana Federation to decide the method to handle the evil god.

Character Developments

• System shows curiosity and caution in dealing with the evil god and the black mirror.
• Wang Gang is portrayed as a capable and useful subordinate, with a high chance of persuading the evil god to join the Federation.

Significant Themes

• The power struggle between gods and the Federation's approach to dealing with it.
• The contrast between the Federation's dictatorial rule and its occasional democratic processes.

Character Interactions

• System interacts with the black mirror, attempting to communicate with it.
• System considers involving Wang Gang in dealing with the evil god.
• The Federation's citizens participate in the vote, influencing System's decision.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System causes chaos in the Science-Magic World.
• Old lich summons skeletons near a garbage mountain to find Heaven-Sent System's owner.
• A ten-year-old boy, hungry and curious, approaches the old lich.

Character Developments

• Old lich (Kazashimo): Shows curiosity and kindness towards the boy, understands the concept of hunger.
• Boy: Overcomes fear, expresses desire to become a skeleton to avoid hunger, prioritizes survival.

Significant Themes

• Hunger and survival: The boy's primary concern, driving his actions and decisions.
• Kindness and understanding: The old lich's actions towards the boy.
• Understanding others' perspectives: The old lich learns about hunger through the [Data Template].

Character Interactions

• Old lich and the boy: The old lich shows kindness and curiosity towards the boy, offering him candy and trying to understand his perspective.
• Boy and the skeletons: The boy expresses a desire to become a skeleton like them to avoid hunger.
• Old lich and Fate Goddess Funi: The old lich sees Fate Goddess Funi for the first time.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Fate Goddess appears and observes the old lich (Kazashimo), Xiao Dui, and Alan (the little boy).
• Kazashimo loses an M3 finals match due to poor decision-making, not luck.
• Kazashimo plans to create private-server games and become the strongest player.
• Kazashimo buys wheat seeds from a scalper merchant to feed Alan and tries to grow them, but the environment is unsuitable.

Character Developments

• Kazashimo shows concern for Alan's well-being and tries to help him.
• Xiao Dui demonstrates loyalty and obedience to Kazashimo.
• The Hydra brothers, now merged back into a five-headed snake, are mentioned but not seen.

Significant Themes

• The influence of fate and luck in one's life.
• The importance of decision-making and resolve in achieving success.
• The disparity between the rich and the poor, and the struggle for basic necessities.

Character Interactions

• Kazashimo and the Fate Goddess have a silent, unspoken interaction.
• Kazashimo and Xiao Dui work together to try and grow the wheat seeds.
• Kazashimo shows kindness to Alan, offering him food and trying to help him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Alan, a young boy, swallows wheat seeds and chokes, leading to an encounter with the old lich, who gives him water and later takes him as a disciple.
• The old lich brings Slimes from the Golden Banana Federation to the Science-Magic World to improve the environment, starting with Regen's garbage mountain.
• The old lich and his disciples begin searching for the owner of the "Heaven-Sent System" while transforming the harsh environment with Slimes.

Character Developments

• Alan: A young, resourceful boy who survives in the harsh Science-Magic World. He becomes the old lich's second disciple.
• The Old Lich: A Fantasy Tier spellcaster who takes Alan and Xiao Dui as disciples and uses Slimes to improve the environment.
• Xiao Dui: A demon Slime who assists the old lich in transforming the environment.

Significant Themes

• The harsh living conditions in the Science-Magic World, where resources are scarce, and evil gods pose a constant threat.
• The potential of Slimes to improve the environment and provide resources for humans.
• The relationship between humans and evil gods, likened to that between humans and cockroaches.

Character Interactions

• The old lich takes Alan as a disciple after seeing his resourcefulness and need for immediate sustenance.
• The old lich and Xiao Dui work together to transform the environment using Slimes.
• System observes the old lich's actions through an online livestream and receives a message from Johnny about Immortal Lord Zhang Qing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Johnny meets Immortal Lord Zhang Qing, who is now blind but more composed.
• Zhang Qing offers Johnny a valuable copper coin (Fate-Stealing Copper Coin) in exchange for reduced torture.
• Johnny explains that Zhang Qing offended the Archbishop, leading to his current situation.
• Zhang Qing allows Johnny to record footage of him being tortured to appease the Archbishop.
• Zhang Qing is transported back to Earth Star's Little Sky Pet Shop.

Character Developments

• Zhang Qing: Loses his sight but gains composure and wisdom. He accepts his situation and focuses on survival and understanding his new circumstances.
• Johnny: Shows compassion towards the weak (Jade Lingzhi) and maintains his shameless yet honest nature when dealing with partners.

Significant Themes

• Strength and weakness dynamics in the cultivation world.
• The importance of face and reputation in the Immortal Realm.
• The value of partnerships and trust, even in unlikely circumstances.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Qing and Johnny: Despite their initial enmity, they form an uneasy alliance, with Zhang Qing investing in Johnny and Johnny honoring their partnership.
• Johnny and Jade Lingzhi: Johnny shows compassion towards Jade Lingzhi, indicating a soft spot for the weak and innocent.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Qing meets the Archbishop System at Little Sky Pet Shop, who reveals a sleeping girl within his steel shield.
• Johnny intercedes for Zhang Qing, showing System a video of him being "tortured" to prove his sincerity.
• System reveals that Zhang Qing's threat and crooked values (wanting to use humans as sacrifices) led to his troubles.
• System invites Nie Sheng for a meal, intending to settle their grudge and give Zhang Qing a mission to make amends for his past actions.
• After the meal, Zhang Qing is transported to an unfamiliar world, where he meets his mission partner, a zombie named Kazashimo.

Character Developments

• Zhang Qing: Initially arrogant and dismissive of humans, he now shows signs of introspection and submission to System. He's bewildered by his sudden transportation to another world.
• Archbishop System: Shows interest in Zhang Qing's sincerity and values, finding him uninteresting once he surrenders. He gives Zhang Qing a mission to atone for his past actions.
• Johnny: Acts as a mediator between Zhang Qing and System, using a fake torture video to prove Zhang Qing's sincerity.
• Nie Sheng: Maintains his grudge against Zhang Qing but agrees to meet for a meal to settle their dispute.

Significant Themes

• Redemption and atonement for past mistakes.
• The value and dignity of human life.
• The consequences of one's actions and the importance of introspection.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Qing and Archbishop System: Zhang Qing shows respect and submission to System, while System tests and guides him.
• Zhang Qing and Johnny: Johnny acts as a go-between, trying to convince System of Zhang Qing's sincerity.
• Zhang Qing and Nie Sheng: Their grudge is settled over a meal, and they are given a joint mission by System.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Spring City experiences cold weather and light snowfall.
• Zhang Qing and the old lich explore the Science-Magic World, discovering evil gods, extraterrestrial lifeforms, and creating a 3km 'oasis'.
• System's attempt to communicate with an evil god via a black mirror fails as the evil god severs the connection.
• The Federation's invasion of the Science-Magic World and exploration of the True Astral Realm stagnates.
• The Destined Protagonist Team, led by Wang Gang, successfully persuades a Buddhist world to merge with the Federation's Heavenly Dao.

Character Developments

• Zhang Qing suffers a setback against an evil god, losing an arm.
• System feels an aversion to the octopus-like tentacled monster behind the "Heaven-Sent System".
• Wang Gang successfully merges a Buddhist world with the Federation's Heavenly Dao and enters another cultivation world.

Significant Themes

• The bizarre nature of evil gods in the Science-Magic World.
• The Federation's struggle against evil gods and extraterrestrial lifeforms.
• The slow but steady progress of the Destined Protagonist Team.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Qing and the old lich work together to explore the Science-Magic World.
• System interacts with Zhang Wuji, who brings news about the Primordial World and appears injured.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Wuji returns from the Primordial World, injured and coughing up blood.
• A part of Zhang Wuji's essence, connected to the Heavenly Dao, leaves his body.
• System, despite initial jokes, shows concern and uses Little M to stabilize Zhang Wuji's condition.
• Zhang Wuji is brought back to the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, where he recovers and becomes the founding emperor.

Character Developments

• Zhang Wuji: Severely injured after his encounter in the Primordial World, his life is saved by System and Little M. He regains his strength and becomes the founding emperor in his world.
• System: Initially casual about Zhang Wuji's condition, System shows concern and uses his resources to save him. He also reveals a hint of nervousness regarding the Primordial World's power.

Significant Themes

• Power Dynamics: The Primordial World's power is depicted as overwhelming, even for System, highlighting the theme of power and its consequences.
• Destiny and Rebirth: Zhang Wuji's potential death and rebirth raise questions about destiny and the loss of memories, hinting at the theme of identity and self-discovery.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Wuji and System: Despite System's initial jokes, he shows genuine concern for Zhang Wuji's well-being, indicating a level of care and respect for their relationship.
• System and Little M: System interacts with Little M, his intelligent assistant, showing a mix of harshness and care, reflecting their dynamic as master and servant.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Wuji, after his rebirth, returns to Wudang Mountain with his parents.
• At his father's birthday celebration, Zhang Wuji challenges the martial world's heroes to protect his parents and the Dragon-Slaying Saber's secret.
• He becomes the leader of the Ming Cult, fights against the Mongol Yuan, and founds the Great Ming Empire.
• The world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber completes its dimensional ascension and synchronizes with Earth Star's time flow.

Character Developments

• Zhang Wuji: Becomes an enlightened emperor, promotes cultivation, and marries five consorts, contradicting his earlier decision to become a monk.
• System: Feels anger and disgust towards Zhang Wuji's hypocrisy and shameless conduct.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of power and wealth.
• The struggle between personal desires and moral principles.
• The impact of dimensional ascension on a world's development.

Character Interactions

• System and Zhang Wuji: System expresses his disapproval of Zhang Wuji's actions, considering him a "shameless wretch."
• Zhang Wuji and the martial world's heroes: Zhang Wuji challenges and defeats them all, becoming the martial world's supreme figure.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Wuji, injured, encounters System in the Primordial World.
• Zhang Wuji reveals that the Primordial World plans to threaten Earth Star and the Golden Banana Federation.
• The Primordial World has experienced three great calamities and is on the brink of the fourth, a conflict between Buddhism and Daoism.
• Yuanshi Tianzun, a saint of the Chan School, wants to use Zhang Wuji as a pawn to avert his sect's decline by drawing Earth Star into the calamity.

Character Developments

• Zhang Wuji: Devoted to Earth Star's development, he resists Yuanshi Tianzun's plans to use him as a pawn.
• Yuanshi Tianzun: Desperate to save his sect, he's willing to involve Earth Star in the Primordial World's calamity.

Significant Themes

• The cyclical nature of power and decline in the Primordial World.
• The potential threat to Earth Star and the Golden Banana Federation from the Primordial World.
• The desperation of Yuanshi Tianzun to save his sect, leading him to consider involving an external world.

Character Interactions

• Zhang Wuji and System: Zhang Wuji seeks System's help to warn Earth Star about the Primordial World's threat.
• Yuanshi Tianzun and Zhang Wuji: Yuanshi Tianzun wants to use Zhang Wuji as a pawn, while Zhang Wuji resists.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System and Zhang Wuji are in a dire situation due to Zhang's actions in the Primordial World.
• System touches a world line related to the Primordial World to gather information.
• System explores a world line where he becomes a Demon Saint in the Primordial World through unscrupulous means.
• System learns about a past catastrophe in the Primordial World, caused by Immortal Lord Zhang Qing's sacrifice of one billion Chinese citizens.
• The Primordial World was saved from ruin by Heavenly Dao Hongjun, who gathered shattered human souls from Earth Star.

Character Developments

• Zhang Wuji feels immense regret and self-blame for bringing disaster upon them.
• System shows understanding and empathy towards Zhang Wuji's situation but doesn't make promises.
• A version of System in the Primordial World becomes a Demon Saint through plundering and Insect Adaptation, highlighting his ruthless ambition.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of one's actions (Butterfly Effect): Zhang Wuji's rash actions in the Primordial World have severe repercussions.
• The power of unity and collective strength: Heavenly Dao Hongjun's intervention saved the Primordial World from collapse.
• The cost of ambition: The Demon Saint version of System grows stronger through unscrupulous means but faces limitations and challenges.

Character Interactions

• System and Zhang Wuji: System shows understanding towards Zhang Wuji's situation, but doesn't offer immediate help.
• System and his Demon Saint self: System learns about the ruthless methods and limitations of his Demon Saint self in the Primordial World.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System learns about the Primordial World's strength and the failure of Immortal Lord Zhang Qing's sacrifice plan.
• System returns to the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, finding Zhang Wuji.
• System devises a scheme to restrain the Primordial World by targeting its weakness, the Chinese civilization on Earth Star.
• System and Zhang Wuji are discovered by cultivators and taken to a Taoist temple on Zhongnan Mountain.

Character Developments

• System: Realizes the Primordial World's strength and plans to target its weakness. Struggles with the morality of his schemes.
• Zhang Wuji: Still worried about the trouble he's caused, unaware of System's plans.

Significant Themes

• The power of the Primordial World and its threat to Earth Star.
• System's struggle with morality and the consequences of his actions.
• The importance of Chinese civilization to the Primordial World.

Character Interactions

• System and Zhang Wuji: System plans to use Zhang Wuji's actions to his advantage, while Zhang Wuji is oblivious to System's schemes.
• System and the cultivators: System ignores the cultivators, focusing on his plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System decides to develop a large-scale RPG virtual online game, 'Great Primordial', to influence the Primordial World within Earth Star's humans.
• The game's objective is to alter the plot of the Fourth Great Calamity, preventing the Primordial World's influence on Earth Star.
• System plans to add a new mysterious organization, the Golden Banana Federation, led by a grasshopper spirit named System, to the game's plot.
• The game will be set on the eve of the current Buddhist-Daoist conflict in the Fourth Great Calamity.

Character Developments

• System: Shows strategic thinking and determination to protect Earth Star from the Primordial World's influence. He plans to create a new avatar and divine artifact within the game.

Significant Themes

• The power of subconscious influence on reality.
• The potential consequences of cultural invasion and manipulation.
• The struggle between preserving tradition and introducing new elements.

Character Interactions

• System interacts with Zhang Wuji, who is recovering from injuries at the Daoist temple on Zhongnan Mountain. They part ways, with System planning his new strategy and Zhang Wuji focusing on healing.

Key Plot Points and Events

• System ignores Zhang Wuji's requests to visit the imperial palace and reunite with his consorts due to the critical situation with the Primordial World.
• System swiftly prepares for the release of 'Great Primordial', a virtual game, by finalizing production and optimizing settings.
• The game's open beta is scheduled for early December, with the helmet version and [Data Template] version to be released simultaneously.
• The PC version is announced as a low-spec alternative for Earth Star users, with free downloads and gameplay.
• Great Primordial's promotional campaign begins on November 21st, generating buzz and intrigue among Earth Star's population.
• On November 29th, the game's installation package is leaked, allowing early access to single-player maps.

Character Developments

• Zhang Wuji maintains an indifferent expression but is increasingly ordered around by System.
• System demonstrates its efficiency and power by swiftly preparing for the game's release despite the looming threat from the Primordial World.

Significant Themes

• The tension between the Earth Star world and the Primordial World is a central theme, driving System's actions.
• The release of Great Primordial explores themes of technology, entertainment, and their potential impact on society.

Character Interactions

• System interacts with Zhang Wuji, using him for positioning and ignoring his personal requests.
• System communicates with the Golden Banana Federation's talent to optimize the game's settings.
• The Earth Star world's population interacts with the game's promotional materials and early leaks, generating buzz and anticipation.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Great Primordial game launches on Earth Star, attracting both Chinese and foreign players.
• Primordial Saints sense changes in the Primordial World's fortune, related to Zhang Qing and his world.
• Beasley, a Freedom Alliance investigator, plays Great Primordial as a stone monkey character.

Character Developments

• Yuanshi Tianzun and other Primordial Saints become aware of the rising fortune of the Primordial World.
• Beasley, initially investigating the Spring City incident, becomes engrossed in the Great Primordial game.

Significant Themes

• The interconnectedness of different worlds and timelines.
• The influence of Saints on the Primordial World's fortune.
• The vastness and diversity of the game world in Great Primordial.

Character Interactions

• No significant interactions occur in this chapter, as it focuses mainly on the game's launch and Beasley's character creation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beasley, a foreigner, starts playing "Great Primordial" with a stone monster character, "Blue Rock Spirit Monster," due to account limitations.
• Beasley's character has two main quests: survive seven days and comprehend a sun or moon cultivation method, or join a cultivation ground within 15 days.
• Beasley discovers a bug that allows him to sense the location of an object he's split, like a cucumber. He uses this to find rare herbs, including a 3,000-year-old White Jade Ginseng King—Mother Plant.
• Beasley receives an email offering "Advanced Experience Mode" in Spring City, Earth Star, which allows him to plant the Mother Plant inside his character.

Character Developments

• Beasley adapts to his stone monster character and completes his first quest, obtaining the Hardened talent.
• Beasley's excitement and determination grow as he discovers the bug and its potential.

Significant Themes

• Adaptation and making the most of one's circumstances (Beasley's acceptance of his stone monster character).
• The importance of luck and opportunity (Beasley's discovery of the bug and the Mother Plant).
• The potential consequences of unnoticed abnormalities (Beasley's immersion in the bug's benefits without questioning its origin).

Character Interactions

• No significant interactions are mentioned in this chapter, as Beasley plays the game solo.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beasley arrives in Spring City, disoriented and confused, believing he's been taken to the wrong location by a taxi driver.
• He encounters a veiled woman in white who only he can see, and she disappears, leaving behind a blue light screen with a Great Primordial logo.
• Beasley taps the screen and enters a hallucinatory state, where he becomes the Green Rock Monster in the game, fusing with the White Jade Ginseng King.
• He wakes up at the intersection, experiencing reality and the game world simultaneously.
• Beasley discovers [Data Template] and realizes it's a premium access to the game, allowing him to sense other [Data Template] locations.
• He finds himself at Little Sky Pet Shop, where he plans to take a photo with the game designer.

Character Developments

• Beasley's mental state is deteriorating due to lack of sleep, leading to hallucinations and confusion.
• He becomes more determined and focused on his mission to find the game designer after experiencing the game world firsthand.

Significant Themes

• Reality vs. Illusion: Beasley's confusion between his real-life experiences and the game world.
• The blurring of boundaries between the game and reality, foreshadowing potential consequences of the advanced experience edition.

Character Interactions

• Beasley interacts with the veiled woman, although she doesn't respond, and with the old man who slaps him awake.
• His interactions with the game world and characters (like the stag) highlight his confusion and disorientation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Beasley, after activating his special ability, sees names above people's heads, realizing they are players from Great Primordial.
• He faints due to exhaustion, and Shasha, a Shamate player, helps him.
• In the Primordial World, phantoms and real projections of game characters start appearing.
• Sages, including Nuwa and Hongjun, descend to investigate. Hongjun's disciple, Tongtian Cult Master, sends an incarnation to the lower realm.
• Tongtian Cult Master meets Shen Gongbao, the Water-Parting General of the Eastern Sea, and tasks him with finding the one who will answer the calamity.

Character Developments

• Beasley discovers the presence of other players in the Primordial World.
• Shen Gongbao, once a traitor and now a lowly god, still holds affection for his master, Tongtian Cult Master.

Significant Themes

• The blurring line between the game world and the Primordial World.
• The impact of Earth Star players on the Primordial World.
• The looming Fourth Great Calamity.

Character Interactions

• Beasley and Shasha: A brief encounter, with Shasha helping unconscious Beasley.
• Tongtian Cult Master and Shen Gongbao: A heartfelt reunion, with Tongtian Cult Master entrusting Shen Gongbao with a crucial task.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Shen Gongbao, a former disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, now serves Tongtian Cult Master after feeling excluded in the Chan School.
• Tongtian Cult Master tasks Shen Gongbao with finding the person destined to answer the tribulation, giving him the Fortune Divine Pearl to aid in his search.
• Shen Gongbao persuades the crab spirit to take his place as the East Sea's Water-Dividing God, allowing him to leave the East Sea.
• Beasley, a fan of System's game Great Primordial, locates System on Earth Star and expresses his admiration.

Character Developments

• Shen Gongbao feels guilt for bringing the Jie School disciples to their fate and is determined to help his master despite the risks.
• Tongtian Cult Master shows regret for defying heaven and develops the Fortune Divine Pearl to avoid repeating his mistakes.
• Beasley, a fan of System's game, is overjoyed to meet System and seeks a picture with him.

Significant Themes

• The consequences of defying heaven and the importance of accepting one's fate.
• The power of worship and admiration, as seen through Beasley's devotion to System.

Character Interactions

• Shen Gongbao interacts with Tongtian Cult Master's incarnation, receiving his task and the Fortune Divine Pearl.
• Shen Gongbao attempts to persuade the crab spirit to take his place as the Water-Dividing God.
• Beasley interacts with System, expressing his admiration and taking a picture with him.