Recaps

Zhang Ruochen questioned Fang Yu about the path arranged for him, but Fang Yu insisted he had no choice until he became strong enough and urged him to follow the plans laid out by others. Zhang Ruochen remained wary of Fang Yu’s motives, and Fang Yu ended by telling him to cultivate and become stronger.

• Zhang Ruochen asked Fang Yu whether refusing the arranged path would lead to his death.
• Fang Yu said Zhang Ruochen lacked the strength to choose his own path and had to follow the arrangements until he became powerful enough.
• Fang Yu argued that the Holy Monk and Zhang Ruochen’s ancestor had caused the world’s suffering and did not deserve forgiveness.
• Zhang Ruochen accused Fang Yu of trying to make him obey Fang Yu instead of the Holy Monk’s plans.
• Fang Yu told Zhang Ruochen to stop questioning him and cultivate, while complaining that his younger brother did not trust him.

Fang Yu explained to Zhang Ruochen that powerful figures had chosen him and others to become a savior capable of protecting the universe, though most candidates had died. He warned Zhang Ruochen about a dark force seeking to destroy the universe, then left his future and whether to accept others’ recruitment up to him.

• Zhang Ruochen asked Fang Yu which world he came from, but Fang Yu said he would reveal it only if Zhang Ruochen became a deity.
• Fang Yu explained that senior figures had arranged hardships for Zhang Ruochen and several other candidates to forge a flawless savior, and that most of the other candidates had died.
• Fang Yu said Zhang Ruochen had grown further than the other candidates because of his own efforts and the legacy of the old bald donkey, but his survival still depended on his strength and endurance.
• Fang Yu warned that an extraordinarily dark force sought to destroy the universe and return it to chaos so its members could pursue eternal life.
• Fang Yu urged Zhang Ruochen to keep growing stronger, said the dark force might try to recruit him, and insisted that the choice would be his.

Fang Yu confronted the old bald monk over his efforts to guide Zhang Ruochen and save the universe, insisting that Zhang Ruochen should choose his own future. The monk explained that he had to appear in this era to keep the future from falling beyond control, while Fang Yu warned him to return to his own time and stop interfering.

• After Zhang Ruochen left, Fang Yu began receiving visitors, and the old bald monk came to see him.
• Fang Yu accused the monk of manipulating Zhang Ruochen and pursuing immortality, and admitted that the monk’s power and sacrifice made him afraid.
• The monk said he had to appear in this period because otherwise the future and the universe might become impossible to save.
• Fang Yu argued that the universe could only be saved temporarily and told the monk not to interfere with his plans or Zhang Ruochen’s choices.
• Fang Yu threatened to erase the monk from every point in time if he continued to obstruct him, and urged him to return to his own time.

Fang Yu brought the Xumi Saint Monk to meet Zhang Ruochen, who received guidance on the Spacetime Crystal and swordsmanship before the monk returned to his own time. Fang Yu then revealed that Zhang Ruochen’s intended future would cost him everyone he loved and urged him to choose his own path, taking Big Black Cat with him as Zhang Ruochen considered what to do.

• Fang Yu took the Xumi Saint Monk to Zhang Ruochen and asked the monk to guide his younger brother.
• The Saint Monk taught Zhang Ruochen about the Spacetime Crystal and other matters, including swordsmanship, over several days.
• After the Saint Monk left, Zhang Ruochen learned from Fang Yu that the monk had crossed into his time because Fang Yu had restored the severed space-time.
• Fang Yu told Zhang Ruochen that the old immortals’ plan would make him powerful but leave him without friends or relatives, and urged him to choose his own path.
• Fang Yu said the Saint Monk wanted Zhang Ruochen to become strong enough to change his fate, then took Big Black Cat away so Zhang Ruochen could decide for himself.

Fang Yu tried to persuade a newly awakened Zhang Family ancestor to return to sleep, claiming the ancestor’s revival would disrupt his plans for the family. The ancestor saw through Fang Yu’s motives and warned him away from using the family’s bloodline, leaving Fang Yu shaken by the realization that the ancestor had returned.

• After Zhang Ruochen left, Fang Yu encountered a newly awakened Zhang Family ancestor and urged him to go back to sleep.
• Fang Yu used bewitching words to convince the ancestor that sleeping would help restore the Zhang Family’s former glory.
• The ancestor resisted Fang Yu’s threat and accused him of trying to protect his own plans rather than the family.
• The ancestor warned Fang Yu not to use the Zhang Family’s bloodline, saying it could bring him danger and would not help him achieve his goal.
• Fang Yu realized the ancestor’s return would alarm a group that wanted him dead, then told him to go back and not come again.

An old man accused the speaker of exploiting his younger brother and urged him to leave the world so the brother could follow his destined path. The speaker admitted pursuing strength and compensation but insisted he would use his power to protect them and change their fates, and refused to leave.

• The old man accused the speaker of taking what belonged to his younger brother and driving away those who cared for him.
• The old man argued that the speaker should leave so his younger brother could become stronger, seek revenge, and save those around him.
• The speaker acknowledged having wolfish ambitions and wanting everything meant for his younger brother as compensation for helping him.
• The speaker defended his plan to gain strength, protect everyone, and restore the family’s glory, then refused to leave or follow the old man’s demands.

A man argued with an old family elder who wanted him to leave his brother’s world, accusing the elder of manipulating his brother into becoming stronger for the family’s revival. He refused to leave and insisted that he would protect his brother and save the world, even as the elder threatened him.

• The man told the old elder to leave his brother’s world and stop interfering in his life.
• The old elder refused, saying he had not finished what he came to do and that changing his brother’s life was necessary to give him a better future.
• The man accused the elder of putting the family’s revival ahead of his brother’s wishes and turning him into a tool for the family.
• The man warned that if the elder appeared near his brother again, he would disregard the lives and worlds destroyed in the conflict.
• The man rejected the elder’s demand that he leave and said his brother could not abandon the world that needed saving.
• The man claimed the elder and other old men had arranged for his brother to become stronger by losing his family and friends.

Fang Yu confronted Zhang Ruochen about the old men’s plans and warned him that pursuing their power would cost him his family and friends, especially his current mother. Fang Yu explained that the old men were manipulating Zhang Ruochen with hatred and treating chosen people as tools, leaving Zhang Ruochen to decide whether to pursue strength or give it up.

• After the old man left, Zhang Ruochen arrived, having overheard Fang Yu’s conversation with him.
• Fang Yu warned Zhang Ruochen that following the old men’s arrangements could make him powerful but would cost him his loved ones and might turn his mother into a different kind of existence.
• Zhang Ruochen challenged Fang Yu to prove his claims, asking whether abandoning the old men’s plan would leave him vulnerable to them.
• Fang Yu explained that the old men used chosen people as tools because they were locked in a balance of mutual suspicion and rarely acted directly.
• Fang Yu revealed that Zhang Ruochen’s hatred for Her Majesty the Empress had been cultivated by the old men, and said there was no true hatred between them.
• Fang Yu told Zhang Ruochen he could keep pursuing power or give it up to protect his family and friends.

Fang Yu and the entity speaking through Big Black Cat argued over Zhang Ruochen’s future, with both revealing that they wanted to influence his fate for different purposes. Zhang Ruochen learned that Big Black Cat was possessed by an unidentified powerful senior, but the conflict and its stakes remained unresolved.

• Zhang Ruochen declared that he would never be anyone’s pawn, and Fang Yu told him that everyone was caught in a game of power and ordered him to leave with Big Black Cat.
• Big Black Cat spoke through a different voice, threatened Fang Yu, and warned that Zhang Ruochen’s fate had to change to prevent a catastrophe.
• Fang Yu argued that Big Black Cat’s presence had disrupted his plans, while Big Black Cat accused Fang Yu of trying to control Zhang Ruochen’s future.
• Fang Yu admitted that he wanted to control Zhang Ruochen but claimed he had taken Zhang Ruochen’s possessions to make him stronger.
• Zhang Ruochen asked who was speaking through Big Black Cat, and Fang Yu said he could not identify the powerful senior behind it.

Big Black Cat warned Fang Yu that the old immortals would kill him for disrupting their plans to alter Zhang Ruochen’s fate. Fang Yu rejected the threats and argued that the immortals could not control his younger brother without provoking his resentment and eventual backlash.

• Big Black Cat warned Fang Yu to leave before the old immortals killed him and restored Zhang Ruochen’s fate to their intended path.
• Zhang Ruochen was stunned to learn that his fate had been arranged and that defying the immortals could mean death.
• Fang Yu dismissed Big Black Cat’s threats and said the immortals could not kill him, or they would have acted already.
• Fang Yu accused the immortals of trying to use Zhang Ruochen to pursue immortality and said Zhang Ruochen would choose his own path.
• Fang Yu warned that the immortals’ plans would make Zhang Ruochen hate them and eventually turn against them, just as they had once turned against their own elders and clans.

Fang Yu argued with Big Black Cat about whether he should leave the world and let his younger brother face the tragedies planned to make him grow. He refused to abandon his brother, threatened to kill anyone who crossed his line, and waited for the final person sent to persuade him.

• Big Black Cat accused Fang Yu of acting only for himself and said his words could not be trusted.
• Fang Yu told Big Black Cat to leave and asked that the black cat remain beside his younger brother to help him.
• Fang Yu insisted he would prevent the planned tragedies, even if his younger brother grew more slowly, and said he would handle everything himself.
• Fang Yu warned that he would kill the others if they interfered with his plans or harmed his younger brother.
• Fang Yu demanded to know who the final guest would be and told Big Black Cat to stop wasting his time.

Emperor Ming, possessing Cloud Martial Commandery King, confronted Fang Yu over the plan to save the world. Fang Yu condemned Emperor Ming for sacrificing his loved ones and people, but Emperor Ming remained convinced that his choices were necessary, leaving them destined to fight.

• Emperor Ming appeared in Cloud Martial Commandery King's body after Big Black Cat left and challenged Fang Yu over disrupting their plans.
• Fang Yu accused Emperor Ming of abandoning his lover, son, empire, clan, and disciples while deceiving himself that his sacrifices served the world.
• Emperor Ming insisted that the sacrifices were worthwhile because they gave the world a chance to survive, and refused to believe Fang Yu's accusations.
• Emperor Ming warned that they could not reach a compromise and would eventually fight to the death.
• Fang Yu said he would show no mercy and accused Emperor Ming of failing his lover and younger brother.

An unnamed speaker berated the person before them for making others suffer through supposedly necessary sacrifices, while the other person defended those sacrifices and ordered the speaker away from their child. Neither changed the other's mind, and the speaker remained in the world as the argument ended.

• The speaker accused the other person of foolishly sacrificing family, friends, and the world while claiming to save it.
• The speaker blamed an old bald donkey for deceiving the other person into believing the sacrifices were necessary and warned that they could be avoided.
• The other person insisted the sacrifices were worthwhile, accused the speaker of trying to take everything from their child, and demanded that the speaker leave the child alone.
• The speaker acknowledged that neither could persuade the other, warned that the other could not act without breaking the rules, and continued trying to make them reconsider.

Fang Yu confronted an old Buddhist monk who had appeared before his time, arguing that the monk’s plans would turn his younger brother into a puppet and urging him to leave. Fang Yu ended by calling him “Master” for the first and last time and demanding that he return.

• An old bald monk from the Buddhist Sect told Fang Yu and another person to stop arguing and go their separate ways.
• Fang Yu challenged the monk’s premature appearance and warned that his presence could disrupt events and endanger Fang Yu’s younger brother.
• The monk said he would stay unless he could change Fang Yu’s mind or persuade the two to part ways.
• Fang Yu accused the powerful figures behind his younger brother’s trials of trying to make him an emotionless puppet they could control.
• Fang Yu urged the monk to return, warned that remaining could get him killed, and offered to owe him a favor if he left.
• Fang Yu called the monk “Master” for the first and last time and again told him to leave.

Fang Yu refused to leave after Zhang Ruochen urged him to escape the dangers surrounding him. He explained that he intended to prevent the tragedies tied to Zhang Ruochen and warned that powerful enemies wanted to control him, leaving the two at odds over how to face the future.

• Fang Yu complained that Zhang Ruochen had drawn trouble to him, and Zhang Ruochen bluntly told him to leave.
• Zhang Ruochen said he wanted Fang Yu to live and feared the powerful enemies would kill him if he stayed.
• Fang Yu refused to leave, saying he would keep trying to prevent tragedies for Zhang Ruochen and the people caught up in his fate.
• Fang Yu explained that Zhang Ruochen's memories could be erased and that his enemies engineered tragedies to temper and control him.
• Fang Yu warned that Zhang Ruochen was irreplaceable to his enemies, who wanted Fang Yu gone so they could control Zhang Ruochen completely.

Fang Yu told the Queen he was leaving the royal palace to evade elders who were pressuring him over Zhang Ruochen, then asked the lady boss to gather cultivation resources. He continued cultivating with the supplies she collected and planned to reward her, while keeping his destination secret.

• Fang Yu warned the Queen to avoid meddling in his affairs or Zhang Ruochen’s and said he was leaving the palace for a while.
• Fang Yu visited the lady boss, requested ten times the resources he had needed before, and explained that he was leaving to escape the elders bothering him.
• The lady boss gathered about one-third of the requested resources and promised to collect the rest as quickly as possible.
• Fang Yu assured the lady boss that others would handle the trouble caused by her gathering resources and offered her the prospect of future benefits, including a chance to become a Saint King.
• Fang Yu used the resources to cultivate and decided to give the lady boss valuable items to help her advance.

Fang Yu left the commandery but realized that leaving would fulfill the wishes of the old enemies who wanted him separated from his younger brothers. He returned and vowed to stay, determined to thwart their plans.

• Fang Yu left silently after the proprietress gathered enough resources, leaving letters for several important people.
• Fang Yu reconsidered as he departed, realizing that leaving would give his enemies what they wanted, and turned back.
• The proprietress asked Fang Yu why he had returned, and he repeatedly insisted that he would not leave or let his enemies succeed.
• The proprietress tried to calm Fang Yu and agreed with him as he resolved to return and face the old enemies.

Fang Yu returned after realizing the old immortals had manipulated him into leaving, and he refused to leave Zhang Ruochen again. He promised to help Zhang Ruochen change his fate and prevent the tragedies the immortals planned, while vowing to uncover and destroy their schemes.

• Zhang Ruochen was shocked when Fang Yu returned after previously saying he would leave.
• Fang Yu explained that the old immortals had tricked him into leaving, so he had come back to defy their plans.
• Zhang Ruochen urged Fang Yu to leave and said he would use the immortals' resources to grow stronger and follow the fate he could not escape.
• Fang Yu accused Zhang Ruochen of repeating the immortals' arguments and admitted he intended to use Zhang Ruochen to prevent future tragedies.
• Fang Yu vowed to stop the immortals from turning Zhang Ruochen into an emotionless puppet and threatened to destroy them if they continued their schemes.

Zhang Ruochen confronted Fang Yu, who insisted on staying by his side to disrupt the plans of the old seniors, while Zhang Ruochen accused him of pursuing his own goals and demanded that he leave. Fang Yu recognized that the speaker was not Zhang Ruochen, and the chapter ended with him saying he understood the danger of remaining in this world.

• Fang Yu declared that he would stay with Zhang Ruochen to prevent the old seniors' plans from succeeding.
• Zhang Ruochen argued that Fang Yu was acting for his own goals and demanded that he leave and stop interfering with his life.
• Zhang Ruochen accused Fang Yu of trying to control him like a puppet and urged him to leave this world for other worlds.
• Fang Yu claimed the speaker was not Zhang Ruochen and demanded that Zhang Ruochen's body be returned.
• Zhang Ruochen repeatedly told Fang Yu to attend to his two wives and leave, while Fang Yu said he would only leave if Fang Yu did.
• Fang Yu said he understood the warning that he should not exist in this world.

Zhang Ruochen's brother insisted that he would stay, defy the senior figures, and prevent their plans and tragedies, while warning Zhang Ruochen that his Spacetime Divine Martial Imprint was his only leverage. He left Zhang Ruochen with the claim that he must grow strong enough to save the world and universe or face a horrific fate.

• Zhang Ruochen's brother rejected the suggestion that he leave and vowed to disrupt the senior figures' plans and prevent future tragedies.
• Zhang Ruochen's brother declared that he intended to kill the senior figures and their backups, even if doing so required Zhang Ruochen's death to expose their weakness.
• Zhang Ruochen warned that defeating the senior figures could cost his brother his life, but his brother insisted he would make them pay for manipulating him.
• Zhang Ruochen's brother said he might not help Zhang Ruochen because he had more important goals of his own, while Zhang Ruochen argued that he had to act to protect his loved ones.
• Zhang Ruochen's brother told him that his Spacetime Divine Martial Imprint was his only bargaining power and that he had to grow strong enough to save the world and universe.

Fang Yu refused to leave and confronted the person behind the plans he believed had tried to manipulate him. He warned that their efforts to control everyone’s fates were impossible, and remained determined to disrupt their arrangements.

• After fooling Zhang Ruochen, Fang Yu saw someone who should not have appeared and insisted he would not leave.
• Fang Yu accused the other party of trying to drive him away so their plans could proceed, and mocked the plans as foolish.
• Fang Yu warned that violence against him would bring a terrible death, while arguing that the other party could not afford to force him out.
• Fang Yu criticized their attempt to control his fate, another person’s fate, and the future, saying their scheme would cause tragedies and fail.
• Fang Yu told the other party that they could not control everyone’s lives, deaths, plans, or fates, and should focus on what they could actually manage.

Fang Yu refused to leave, insisting that his presence was necessary to prevent tragedies and warning the elders that they could not force him out without risking consequences they could not bear. The elder accepted that they could not act against him, and Fang Yu urged them to leave while arguing that their plans to save Cangsheng were misguided.

• Fang Yu rejected repeated demands to leave and said he would stay to prevent tragedies from happening.
• The elder insisted on remaining to watch Fang Yu, fearing he might do something unexpected.
• Fang Yu warned that staying could lead the elder to attack him and meet death, while leaving might preserve a chance to live.
• The elder admitted that the old fossils had forbidden action against Fang Yu because the consequences would be unthinkable.
• Fang Yu urged the elder to leave and argued that the death of living beings was a natural law that could not be changed by their plans.
• Fang Yu told the elder to pass on his warning that he would not leave and would turn against them if they interfered with his life.

A returning woman confronted her sister-in-law and explained that only she could protect her younger brother from the dangers and manipulation surrounding him. She urged her sister-in-law to cooperate against the people controlling his fate, revealing that the brother was destined to lose her and become emotionally numb unless they changed that future.

• The woman insisted she would not leave, while her sister-in-law said she had come to ask her to protect her younger brother, not to drive her away.
• The woman claimed that only she could save her younger brother and described the dangers he would face if he followed others’ orders.
• The sister-in-law recognized that the woman wanted her to cooperate against the people threatening the younger brother.
• The woman said she wanted to create a brighter path for her brother and warned that his original fate included losing the person he loved most and becoming cold and unfeeling.

An unnamed speaker told Your Majesty that immortal elders across multiple worlds were manipulating her son and that no one could control his fate, then asked her to undertake tasks that would help his younger brother. Your Majesty agreed on the condition that the speaker never endanger or coerce her child, while the speaker promised not to use him carelessly but said he would not rescue him if danger arose.

• The speaker warned Your Majesty that immortal elders intended to use her son as a puppet and that her hopes of changing his fate were impossible.
• The speaker explained that immortal elders from their world, other worlds, and the Hell Realm had competing plans, then asked Your Majesty to handle tasks that would benefit his younger brother.
• Your Majesty promised not to reveal the speaker's disclosures but demanded that he never threaten her child or force him to do things he opposed.
• The speaker promised not to put his younger brother in danger, while clarifying that he would not intervene to save him if danger occurred.
• Your Majesty said she would not obstruct the speaker as long as he kept his promise, and the speaker said he wanted to resolve matters and save the world and universe.

The protagonist rejected a woman’s demand that she leave her younger brother, insisting she would stay to change tragedies while leaving his future alone. She warned the woman and the people behind her not to interfere, and the confrontation ended with her refusing to back down despite the dangers.

• The woman urged the protagonist to stay away from her child, but the protagonist refused to leave.
• The protagonist said she would not change her younger brother’s future but would act to prevent tragedies.
• The protagonist warned the woman not to interfere with her or trouble people around her, and argued that immortality was impossible.
• The woman warned that staying near the protagonist’s younger brother would bring grave dangers, but the protagonist refused to leave.
• The protagonist told the woman to pursue other chosen people instead and threatened to kill those who continued to provoke or obstruct her.