Chapter Summaries

Lin Bei reached the old man's home on Calabash Mountain, met the Calabash Brothers, and promised to protect them after revealing that he had defeated the Scorpion Spirit's group. Snake Spirit discovered the gourds and ordered lesser demons to destroy the Gourd Vine before the brothers could mature.

• Snake Spirit sent Centipede Commander and Toad Commander to investigate the village and warned them not to confront a young human man without her.
• Lin Bei found the old man's hut and introduced himself to the Calabash Brothers, who questioned him noisily before Da Wa asked why he had come.
• The old man returned with Pangolin, and Lin Bei explained that he had come to check on their safety and that his village had evacuated to Calabash Town.
• Pangolin blamed himself for releasing the demons, but Lin Bei, the old man, and the Calabash Brothers urged him to focus on defeating them.
• Lin Bei revealed that he had killed the Scorpion Spirit's group and vowed to protect the old man and the children; Er Wa sensed the great power within him.
• Snake Spirit saw the seven gourds in the Magic Mirror and ordered her lesser demons to uproot and destroy the Gourd Vine.

Lin Bei defeated the demons attacking Grandpa’s yard and warned the others to stay inside. The Snake Spirit learned that the Scorpion Spirit might be dead, devised a plan, and sent demons to lure Lin Bei to her cave; Lin Bei saw through the invitation and leapt toward them.

• Lin Bei repelled the Wasp Demons’ Poison Needles and killed them with sword energy, while Water Kid extinguished the Snake Demons’ flames and Lin Bei cut down the fleeing snakes.
• Lin Bei warned Grandpa and the Pangolin that the demons would keep attacking, and they agreed to stay home.
• The Snake Spirit learned that the Scorpion Spirit’s scale armor had been found at a village where fighting had occurred, and suspected he had died at Lin Bei’s hands.
• The Snake Spirit ordered the Toad Commander and Centipede Commander to carry out a plan the next morning.
• The Toad Commander and Centipede Commander invited Lin Bei to a banquet at the Demon Cave, but Lin Bei rejected their offer and sprang into the air to attack them.

Lin Bei defeated Centipede Commander and Toad Commander, and Da Wa emerged from the red gourd. Gold Snake Spirit, worried about the Calabash Brothers and Lin Bei, went to seek help from Green Snake Spirit, who welcomed her at the cave entrance.

• Centipede Commander ordered Wasp Demons to shoot Lin Bei with Poison Needles, but the needles bounced harmlessly off him.
• Lin Bei blew the Snake Demons' flames back at them, killed Toad Commander, and defeated Centipede Commander as he tried to escape.
• Lin Bei returned to the courtyard, where the red gourd matured and Da Wa emerged and embraced the old man.
• Gold Snake Spirit watched Lin Bei's victory through the Magic Mirror and decided to seek help from her younger sister, Green Snake Spirit.
• Green Snake Spirit learned Gold Snake Spirit had arrived without Scorpion Spirit and went out to welcome her.

Lin Bei killed Gold Snake Spirit and fought Green Snake Spirit after she transformed into a gigantic Two-Headed Snake. With Da Wa's help, Lin Bei defeated the demon, leaving her alive in his grasp as she begged for mercy.

• Green Snake Spirit tried to save Gold Snake Spirit, but Lin Bei split Gold Snake Spirit's body and killed her.
• Furious, Green Snake Spirit transformed into a huge Two-Headed Snake and attacked Lin Bei with black whirlwinds and thunderbolts.
• Da Wa arrived to help Lin Bei, grew to match the snake's size, and fought her until poisonous mist forced him to shrink back.
• Lin Bei unleashed a gigantic axe of Spirit Power that overwhelmed the Two-Headed Snake and devastated the mountaintop.
• Lin Bei used his devouring power to seize Green Snake Spirit, who pleaded with him to spare her and offered to serve him.

Lin Bei confirmed that Green Snake Spirit had avoided major wickedness and spared her, then returned to Calabash Town after the demons in the mountains had been eradicated. He told the refugees they could return home and led the people of Lin Family Village back toward their village.

• Lin Bei searched Green Snake Spirit's memories, found she had largely refrained from harming people, and let her go with a warning to cultivate properly.
• Da Wa asked why Lin Bei had spared the demon, and Lin Bei explained that demons, like people, could be good or evil.
• Lin Bei told Da Wa to inform the old grandpa and Pangolin that he would visit after settling the people of Lin Family Village, then headed for Calabash Town.
• An official offered Lin Bei a hundred taels of gold to defeat the mountain demon, but Lin Bei said the demons had already been wiped out.
• Lin Bei reunited with Ya Ya and the villagers, explained that the mountain was safe, and led the people of Lin Family Village home.

Lin Bei helped the people of Lin Family Village rebuild, witnessed the births of Fire Kid and Water Kid, and reached level 4 God Beyond the Realm when Seventh Kid was born. In Slaughter City, Shura God offered Tang San his godhood on the condition that he kill Lin Bei, leaving Tang San conflicted.

• Lin Bei returned to Lin Family Village with soldiers, confirmed the monsters were gone, and helped the villagers rebuild their homes.
• Fire Kid and Water Kid hatched from the Gourd Vine and used their abilities to heat water for the old man.
• After Seventh Kid was born, Lin Bei gained a golden Time-Space Imprint and advanced to level 4 God Beyond the Realm.
• Tang San encountered Shura God in a strange space after cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill in Slaughter City.
• Shura God offered Tang San his godhood and ordered him to kill Lin Bei, but Tang San questioned the order and struggled with the idea of becoming Lin Bei’s enemy.

Lin Bei planted a God Power Seed in Bibi Dong as protection against the Rakshasa God’s influence, then gave his Wind and Thunder Divine Sword and Senzu Bean nine million-year soul rings each. Meanwhile, Tang San was forced into the Shura God’s trial, and the Spirit Empire continued to grow stronger under Lin Bei’s influence.

• Bibi Dong told Lin Bei that soul bones could help bear the burden of adding soul rings to his second martial soul, and Lin Bei thanked her.
• Lin Bei secretly planted a God Power Seed in Bibi Dong while she slept, hoping she would never need its protection.
• Lin Bei used God-Given Soul Rings to give the Wind and Thunder Divine Sword and Senzu Bean nine million-year soul rings each, greatly enhancing their powers.
• Tang San had refused the Shura God’s offer, but the Shura God activated the trial anyway, leaving Tang San to proceed reluctantly.
• The Spirit Empire’s industry, Soul Ring Tower, and growing number of powerful soul masters strengthened its position, while Qian Renxue moved closer to controlling the Heaven Dou Empire.

Tang Hao returned to Tang Xiao and proposed that the Heaven Soul Alliance join the Spirit Empire, but Tang Xiao remained uncertain about their future. Lin Bei entered the White Snake: Origin timeline and recognized the woman he served as Xiao Bai, also known as White Maiden.

• Tang Hao reunited with Tang Xiao and apologized for the pressure the Spirit Empire had placed on him.
• Tang Hao suggested that the Heaven Soul Alliance join the Spirit Empire, arguing that their sects had no irreconcilable feud with it.
• Tang Xiao questioned the proposal because of A Yin, and Tang Hao said his grudge was with Qian Xunji, Yue Guan, and the others rather than the whole Spirit Hall.
• Lin Bei discovered the White Snake: Origin timeline and learned that the realm was in disarray under a National Teacher who hunted snakes to strengthen his demonic martial arts.
• Lin Bei began working as a waiter at Mingxuan Restaurant, served a beautiful woman dressed in white, and recognized her as Xiao Bai, or White Maiden.

Lin Bei recognized the White-Clothed Woman as likely Xiao Bai and followed her to a ship on the river, where he rescued her after she fell into the water. Fleeing the pursuing soldiers, he carried her to Baoqing Workshop, where the owner let them stay for the night.

• Lin Bei served the White-Clothed Woman tea and pastries, then paid her bill, but she left silver on the table anyway.
• After sensing that the woman had gone to a river ship, Lin Bei slipped out at night and swam toward it.
• When the White-Clothed Woman fell from the ship, Lin Bei caught her, took her magical hairpin, and carried her underwater away from the pursuers.
• Lin Bei revived the woman on shore and carried her into the forest as soldiers followed their tracks.
• Lin Bei found Baoqing Workshop, and its owner allowed him to bring the unconscious woman inside for the night.

Lin Bei sheltered the amnesiac Xiao Bai after leaving Baoqing Workshop, and she awoke in a cave with no memory of her identity or past. After he told her officers and soldiers were searching for her as a possible assassin, he showed her the hairpin marked Baoqing Workshop, leaving her to consider its connection to her lost memories.

• Lin Bei carried the unconscious Xiao Bai away from Baoqing Workshop, passed through its concealing barrier, and found that the soldiers searching the forest had left.
• Lin Bei took Xiao Bai to a small cave, warmed it with a fire, and roasted a rabbit while waiting for her to wake.
• Xiao Bai awoke with no memory of her name, identity, or origins, and Lin Bei introduced himself and explained that he had rescued her by the river.
• Lin Bei told Xiao Bai that officers and soldiers might be pursuing her because an assassin had tried to kill the National Teacher, while she recalled only fragments involving a Daoist.
• Xiao Bai ate with Lin Bei and asked about the Baoqing Workshop Owner's claim that she had lost her memory.
• Lin Bei showed Xiao Bai the jade hairpin he had recovered from the river, and she saw the words Baoqing Workshop carved on it.

Lin Bei told Xiao Bai how he found her and explained that her jade hairpin was a magic artifact that had absorbed her memories. After spending the night together in a cave, Xiao Bai decided to search for her origins, and Lin Bei offered to accompany her.

• Lin Bei told Xiao Bai that the jade hairpin was a magic treasure from Baoqing Workshop and that people were searching for her after her attempted assassination of the National Teacher.
• Xiao Bai accidentally used the hairpin to blow out the campfire, confirming that it was a magic artifact.
• Lin Bei and Xiao Bai talked by the fire, and Xiao Bai said she trusted him because he had shown no desire or malice toward her.
• Xiao Bai fell asleep in Lin Bei's arms and woke the next morning embarrassed to find herself there.
• Xiao Bai decided to search for her origins, and Lin Bei said he would go with her.

Snake Mother sent Xiao Qing to retrieve Xiao Bai under a three-day death threat, while Lin Bei and Xiao Bai sheltered in a ruined Buddha Pagoda. As two sinister auras approached the temple, Lin Bei warned Xiao Bai that someone was coming.

• Snake Mother learned that the National Teacher's soldiers had searched to within five li of the Snake Demons' cave.
• Xiao Qing accepted Snake Mother's Blazing Soul Severing Phosphorous and set out to bring Xiao Bai back within three days.
• Snake Mother ordered Chang Pan to follow Xiao Qing and deal with the situation as instructed.
• The National Teacher ordered his veiled disciple to continue searching for the injured Snake Demon.
• Lin Bei and Xiao Bai rested at a ruined Buddha Pagoda and watched the sunset together.
• Lin Bei sensed two sinister auras outside the temple and warned Xiao Bai that someone had arrived.

Xiao Qing reunited with Xiao Bai, who had lost most of her memories and defended Lin Bei from her sister’s suspicion. When Chang Pan attacked them, Lin Bei killed the giant snake with a single punch, leaving Xiao Qing shocked by his strength.

• Xiao Qing found Xiao Bai at the temple, but Xiao Bai initially did not recognize her and stood protectively in front of Lin Bei.
• Xiao Bai remembered that she was Xiao Bai and that Xiao Qing was her younger sister, then insisted Lin Bei had saved her from the National Teacher.
• Xiao Qing accused Lin Bei of being a dangerous human and whipped at him, but Xiao Bai knocked the attack aside.
• An unseen attacker struck at Lin Bei, who blocked the blow and revealed that he had considerable power.
• Chang Pan rose inside the temple and accused Xiao Bai of defecting before lunging to swallow her and Lin Bei.
• Lin Bei leaped at Chang Pan and crushed its head with one punch, stunning Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.

Lin Bei reassured Xiao Bai that he could protect her and that his lifespan matched a yao’s, while Xiao Qing challenged their relationship. After Xiao Bai’s memories began returning, Lin Bei explained that her jade hairpin had absorbed her memories when she tried to assassinate the National Teacher.

• Lin Bei told Xiao Bai he would protect her, and she accepted his reassurance despite Xiao Qing objecting to her being with a human.
• Lin Bei claimed he had an exceptionally long lifespan and described himself as a cultivator pursuing an endless path.
• Xiao Bai said seeing Xiao Qing had restored some memories, though she still could not recall why she had tried to assassinate the National Teacher.
• Lin Bei, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Qing went downstairs in the Buddha Pagoda and gathered by a fire to discuss Xiao Bai’s amnesia.
• Lin Bei identified the jade hairpin as a Baoqing Workshop artifact that absorbed power and memories, explaining that it had likely caused Xiao Bai’s memory loss.

Lin Bei suspected that Xiao Bai’s master had used her as a disposable pawn and that the National Teacher’s persecution of Snake Demons was tied to an old grudge. Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing left to seek answers from their master, while Lin Bei stayed behind and encountered an armored group led by a veiled Taoist priest.

• Lin Bei argued that Xiao Bai’s master may have withheld the Jade Hairpin Artifact’s power and sent Xiao Bai to assassinate the National Teacher as a pawn.
• Lin Bei pointed out that the artifact’s cultivation-absorbing effect resembled the National Teacher’s techniques and suggested the National Teacher had a grudge against Snake Demons.
• Xiao Qing urged Xiao Bai to return to Snake Cave, and Xiao Bai agreed while asking Lin Bei to wait for her in Yongzhou City.
• After Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing left, Lin Bei used his Devour Talent to consume the enormous rattlesnake in the temple.
• A veiled Taoist priest arrived at the temple on a Three-Headed Crane Bird with armored soldiers, accused Lin Bei of suspicious movements, and ordered three soldiers to seize him.

Yue Guan told Lin Bei that Qian Renxue had taken full control of the Heaven Dou Empire and planned to merge it into the Spirit Empire, though Lin Bei doubted she would give up her throne. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu joined a group of soul masters to learn why fewer people were entering the forest and heard about Lin Bei’s Soul Ring Tower.

• Yue Guan reported that Spirit Hall had helped Qian Renxue eliminate opposition and that she planned to request the Heaven Dou Empire’s merger into the Spirit Empire.
• Lin Bei questioned whether Qian Renxue would be willing to return, and Yue Guan admitted he did not know.
• Xiao Wu, living with Da Ming and Er Ming, agreed to find human soul masters and ask why fewer were entering the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu approached a group of seven soul masters, pretended she had lost her companions, and joined them.
• A female soul master explained that Lin Bei’s Soul Ring Tower let soul masters earn suitable soul rings and skills by passing its trial, and Xiao Wu recognized it as something Brother Lin had made.

Xiao Wu returned to human society to see the Spirit Empire’s Soul Ring Tower and was amazed by its modern transportation and soul ring trials. After watching a young soul master emerge with a powerful new soul ring and skill, she left admiring the family’s happiness.

• Xiao Wu persuaded Da Ming and Er Ming to let her travel alone to the Spirit Empire to visit the Soul Ring Tower.
• Xiao Wu rode a bus through the Spirit Empire and reached the towering Soul Ring Tower.
• Xiao Wu watched Ao Li Ao present his credentials, pay the fee, and enter the tower for a trial.
• Ao Li Ao returned with a genuine hundred-year soul ring and demonstrated his Wind Blade skill to his delighted parents.
• Xiao Wu watched the family embrace and softly remarked, “How nice...”

Xiao Wu traveled by train from Cha Mo City to Spirit City to meet Lin Bei and learn how his inventions and the Soul Ring Tower had changed human life. After visiting his workshops and exploring the city, she left because Spirit City was still the territory of her mother’s killer, while Bibi Dong no longer needed to hunt soul beasts for soul rings.

• Xiao Wu saw soul masters entering the Soul Ring Tower and traveled from Cha Mo City to Spirit City by train.
• At Spirit City’s station, Xiao Wu told carriage drivers she was looking for Spirit Hall's Holy Son, and they hurried away from her.
• Xiao Wu reached Lin Bei's Eastern Palace, where Lin Bei welcomed her and heard about her journey.
• Lin Bei took Xiao Wu to visit production workshops in Spirit City and showed her how the empire manufactured goods.
• After spending several days in Spirit City, Xiao Wu said goodbye and left because she felt uncomfortable staying in the land of her mother's killer.
• Bibi Dong used the Soul Ring Tower to obtain soul rings and no longer targeted Xiao Wu, Da Ming, or the others.

Lin Bei entered the Super God Academy timeline and joined a battle against a Taotie mech, where he protected police officer Qi Lin and helped disable the machine. Qi Lin awakened a power that let her spot the mech’s weak points and landed a shot that stopped its left arm as Lin Bei charged in.

• The simulator placed Lin Bei in the Super God Academy timeline as a corporal, amid a military battle against a huge mech.
• Lin Bei saved police officer Qi Lin from the mech’s laser and then joined the attack, firing at gaps in its armor.
• Lin Bei’s shooting disabled the mech’s right arm, but the Taotie pilot retaliated and blasted apart his cover.
• Qi Lin awakened a power that revealed the mech’s weak points and let her hit them with perfect accuracy.
• Qi Lin shot the mech’s left shoulder, dropping its left arm, and Lin Bei charged forward with his bayonet fixed to his rifle.

Lin Bei defeated a Taotie attacker but failed to stop it from self-destructing, killing 68 people and injuring 324, though Qi Lin survived surgery. After investigators found Lin Bei had no God River Gene despite his extraordinary abilities, Du Kao ordered him transferred to the Super Soldier Company.

• Lin Bei dismantled a Taotie’s mecha and beat the alien unconscious while Qi Lin and the soldiers watched.
• Liu Yi confirmed Lin Bei had subdued the invader, and an old chief praised him before the Taotie self-destructed; Lin Bei shielded the chief and rushed to help survivors.
• Lin Bei waited at the hospital, learned Qi Lin had survived surgery, and left after seeing her safely in her ward.
• A woman reported that Lin Bei’s strength and other physical abilities were ten times those of an ordinary soldier, despite his having no God River Gene or detectable alien technology.
• Du Kao ordered Lin Bei transferred to the Super Soldier Company.