Chapter Summaries

An unnamed speaker berated a group for interfering with him and accused them of using their power to bring suffering to the world. He refused to leave and demanded their support, warning them to think carefully before causing further devastation.

• The speaker complained that the group kept confronting him despite his promise not to interfere in their affairs, and admitted that he had sabotaged their plans.
• He said he understood the group’s motives but rejected their belief that their actions were right, and warned that their use of power could bring tragedy.
• The speaker explained that he would not leave because his departure would strengthen the group’s chances of victory.
• One of the group told the speaker that they could support him only if he left.
• The speaker refused to go and urged the group to stop pestering him, use their brains, and avoid dragging the world into hell.

An unnamed speaker repeatedly warned others to stop interfering in their affairs, complaining that recent setbacks had ruined their mood and disrupted their plan. The speaker ended by ordering them away and insisting that further interference would bring consequences.

• The speaker called the others foolish for meddling and warned them to stay out of their business.
• The speaker complained that recent obstacles had shattered their hopes, though they still believed there was a chance to change things.
• The others questioned whether the speaker intended to interfere in their affairs, and the speaker replied that their actions had made them unhappy.
• The speaker warned that further provocation would make them retaliate and urged the others to leave and handle their own tasks.

An unnamed speaker tried to persuade the others to follow their orders, claiming cooperation was necessary to prevent tragedies and change history. The others questioned whether they were being controlled, and the speaker admitted to using them before telling them to choose what to do.

• The speaker insisted the others must obey because they could not prevent future tragedies without their cooperation.
• The speaker argued that the others' actions were wrong and warned that refusing orders would bring severe consequences.
• One of the others accused the speaker of wanting to control and use them.
• The speaker said they were not from the others' world and had no responsibility to intervene, but admitted they were using them.
• The speaker told the others to do what they wanted, then ended the exchange.

A speaker argued with a group seeking immortality, refusing to help them and warning that their methods would lead to tragedy and a dead end. He urged them to accept his arrangements, but the group accused him of disguising a threat as a warning.

• The speaker told the group they were partners, not servants, and insisted that their pursuit of immortality was impossible and would lead to death.
• He refused to take responsibility for their problems, saying they had to bear the consequences of their own choices.
• The group sarcastically thanked him, then accused him of warning them not to stop him and called him disgusting.
• The speaker admitted he was contradictory and said the group’s actions could make someone hate them, despite better options being available.
• He urged them to follow his arrangements, saying he could only change the tragedies their choices would cause.

A powerful speaker argued with beings who insisted that tragedy was necessary for growth, while she defended changing the fates of innocent people harmed by their plans. She refused to help them and warned them to stop obstructing her.

• The speaker rejected the claim that tragedy was necessary, saying she wanted to change events that made her unhappy rather than remain naive.
• She blamed the others for innocent people’s deaths and insisted she was trying to save those people from their mistakes.
• She challenged them to kill her if they believed she was wrong and warned that she would not hold back if they continued interfering.
• The others asked her to help them and promised she could gain greater benefits by doing so.
• She refused, arguing that helping them would betray ordinary people whose lives the powerful treated as insignificant.

A mysterious speaker argued that the group had to obey him to survive and save the world, while they rejected his authority and accused him of seeking to control and exploit them. The group offered peaceful cooperation in exchange for his help, but remained convinced that their own actions were not wrong.

• The speaker insisted that only his instructions could give the group a way to survive and save the world, and warned them against trusting others.
• The group refused to obey, saying his orders represented only his will and accusing him of deception and self-righteousness.
• The speaker warned that their mistakes could kill innocent people and make their sacrifices meaningless, but they challenged his power to save the world.
• The group proposed that they cooperate peacefully, promising to help him if he provided enough benefits and assistance.
• The group insisted that they had never believed their actions were wrong, only that they could have done them better.

The speaker repeatedly told a group to stop pressuring him for help, insisting that he could not grant them immortality or solve their problems and that their threats would not change his position. The group demanded cooperation and threatened him with death, leaving the dispute unresolved.

• The speaker told the group he could not grant immortality and urged them to stop bothering him.
• He said their pestering would not make him help, and warned that continuing would bring them trouble.
• The group demanded that he help resolve their problem and threatened him with a miserable death if he refused.
• The speaker denied wrongdoing, accused them of seeking trouble rather than a solution, and said the situation could not be changed.
• He urged them to settle down and go their own way, while the group’s demand remained unmet.

The speaker rejected being pressured to save the world and universe, insisting that doing so offered no benefit and that the other person should focus on cultivation. The chapter ended with the speaker directing them to his younger brother if they still wanted to save the world.

• The other person accused the speaker of wanting to save the world and universe while resisting being forced into that role.
• The speaker denied having any wish to save the world and argued that changing tragedies did not require saving the entire world or universe.
• The other person insisted that the speaker was the best candidate and that others would pay too high a price.
• The speaker told the other person not to let others use them and to cultivate steadily rather than concern themselves with saving the world.
• The speaker said that anyone who wanted to save the world should find his younger brother, while those who did not should leave the matter alone.

The boss rejected the group’s request to help save the world and left, telling them to seek his younger brother instead. He later insisted he would handle his own priorities and prevent the tragedies he knew about, while leaving the world’s rescue to his younger brother.

• The boss told the group he would not help save the world, urged them to find his younger brother, and warned them not to interfere even if he died.
• The boss stood up and left, stunning the others, who discussed seeking another opportunity to gain his help.
• The boss said he was not afraid of retaliation and threatened to kill anyone who tried to interfere with him.
• The boss blamed the old bald monk for leading the group astray and wondered whether his younger brother could become the world’s savior.
• The boss said he would leave saving the world to his younger brother and handle everything else himself.

The speaker rejected pressure to leave the world, insisting that they would remain until they had resolved unfinished matters and would intervene when they felt it was necessary. The others warned that the speaker’s presence had already caused changes, but the speaker refused to accept responsibility for saving the world.

• The speaker said they would not leave while they still had unfinished matters to settle and warned the others to stop trying to drive them away.
• The speaker insisted they had no obligation to save the world and that leaving or staying was their own decision.
• The others argued that the speaker had to leave because their presence had caused important changes in the world.
• The speaker dismissed the warning, claimed the others could not control or affect them, and said they would intervene if the others did something they found unacceptable.

A speaker dismissed others’ concerns and insisted they obey him, claiming his freedom and the power of the world behind him protected him from consequences. He left them with the command to resolve an unavoidable matter without bargaining.

• The speaker rejected responsibility for others’ problems and said he would not follow anyone’s orders.
• He claimed his opponents could not defeat him and that his handsome face proved he was not shameless.
• The others questioned how he could guarantee his claims, and he insisted he had never made a mistake.
• The speaker said the others feared the world behind him, which let him act arrogantly and demand their obedience.
• He lectured them that survival meant struggling against Heaven and Earth for lifespan, a power they lacked.
• The speaker told them to stop wasting his time and obediently resolve the matter, saying there was no room for bargaining.

The speaker argued that immortality was impossible and warned the visitors that the road they wanted opened led only to death. The visitors continued to plead for access, but the speaker refused and ordered them to leave.

• The speaker warned the visitors that pursuing immortality would lead to a dead end and insisted that no one could live forever.
• The visitors argued that they wanted to survive and protect their families and friends, and asked the speaker to open the road to immortality.
• The speaker explained that the other world was more brutal and that finite resources would eventually run out, making endless life impossible.
• The visitors maintained that the speaker was the only one who could open the road because they had come from it.
• The speaker refused to help and told the visitors to leave and stop disturbing them.

A group seeking immortality pressed the speaker to open a passage to his world, while he warned that the world was deadly and eternal life there was impossible. He agreed to help only if they first changed his tragedies, then mocked them with a proposal to die and reincarnate before dismissing their hopes again.

• The group asked the speaker to open a passage to his world so they could become eternal beings, insisting that their goal was possible.
• The speaker warned that his world was a place where living beings devoured one another and said the group would find death, not immortality, there.
• The group persisted, saying they had seen eternal beings in his world and begging him to help them reach it.
• The speaker agreed to send them there if they first helped change the tragedies that troubled him.
• The speaker told the group to die so he could reincarnate their souls, then admitted he was toying with them and mocked their pursuit of immortality.

Fang Yu refused Empress Chi Yao's and the Xumi Old Monk's requests to help save their world, insisting that his only purpose was to change the tragedies caused by Chi Yao. The Xumi Old Monk left without persuading him, and Fang Yu remained committed to his own mission.

• Fang Yu told Empress Chi Yao that he would stay to change the tragedies but would not risk his life saving a world that was not his responsibility.
• Empress Chi Yao accepted that Fang Yu would not help and left after asking him to leave the world instead.
• Fang Yu felt relieved after Empress Chi Yao departed and reaffirmed that he would not leave before completing his mission.
• The Xumi Old Monk arrived and asked whether Fang Yu was unable or unwilling to help; Fang Yu said he would only help by saving people and changing tragedies.
• Fang Yu acknowledged that he could make the crisis easier but said he had no right, need, or obligation to do more.

Fang Yu refused to help the woman save the world, insisting that he would not sacrifice his life and that she should rely on her own efforts. He reassured her that her plans could succeed, then warned her not to act rashly as she left to pursue them.

• Fang Yu told the woman he would not risk his life to save the world and urged her to stop seeking immortality.
• The woman asked Fang Yu to help, but he refused and told her to pursue her goals herself, promising that he understood the future and believed she could succeed.
• The woman interpreted Fang Yu’s assurance as an offer to resolve any trouble, but Fang Yu clarified that she would have to handle problems on her own.
• Fang Yu joked that he might help later only if she made him happy, and the woman suspected he was withholding something.
• Fang Yu told the woman to proceed with her plans and warned her not to act impulsively, saying he would handle some troubles where he was.

Fang Yu rejected the woman's demand that he save the world, arguing that his younger brother should fulfill that role while he changed tragedies he believed were wrong. He left open the possibility of helping with specific matters but insisted he would not accept responsibility for saving the world.

• Fang Yu claimed to be extraordinarily old and mocked the elders who sought immortality.
• The woman asked Fang Yu to save the world, saying his help would reduce the cost and casualties.
• Fang Yu argued that his younger brother should save the world while he dealt with the tragedies caused by their plans.
• The woman said some tragedies had to happen, but Fang Yu maintained that people should try to change the ones they could.
• Fang Yu explained that he would act according to his own judgment, not to save the world, and warned the woman not to pressure him into taking on that duty.

Fang Yu refused to save the world despite understanding that its destruction would kill the people he cherished, saying he would only change tragedies that upset him. After another figure left, a mysterious woman confronted him and demanded his help, but Fang Yu again refused and told her to leave.

• Fang Yu told the figure he would not save the world if doing so harmed the people around him, and the figure warned him that the world’s destruction would kill them all.
• Fang Yu ended the discussion, and the figure left, allowing him a brief moment of peace.
• A mysterious woman appeared and told Fang Yu to leave the world if he would not save it.
• Fang Yu accused the woman of fearing him and said she wanted his help to gain immortality, but he refused to assist her.
• Fang Yu explained that he would only prevent tragedies he could not bear to see, while the woman insisted that he should save the world.

Fang Yu refused to take responsibility for saving the world or universe, arguing that the locals should handle their own problems and that helping could bring disastrous consequences. He left the would-be persuaders with his proposed method of salvation and warned them not to keep pressuring him.

• Fang Yu told the group he had no obligation to save their world and accused them of treating him as a tool because he was an outsider who could bear the risks.
• A man demanded that Fang Yu leave if he would not help, but Fang Yu refused to go and said he would stay to resolve troubles he considered tragedies.
• Fang Yu insisted the world's people should save themselves, rejected the idea that he would save the universe, and warned that taking control to do so would bring an unbearable price.
• When the group appealed to him on behalf of all living beings, Fang Yu again refused and told them to change the lives and circumstances that needed changing instead of relying on him.

Fang Yu repeatedly rejected the woman’s request that he save the world, insisting that his younger brother was the person she should train and support. He agreed to change specific tragedies and protect his brother, but left the woman still trying to persuade him.

• The woman questioned whether following Fang Yu’s plan would make them his pawns, and Fang Yu said she should focus on cultivating his younger brother as the world’s chosen savior.
• Fang Yu claimed he could only help with small matters and argued that his younger brother was more suitable to save the world.
• The woman insisted Fang Yu was the better candidate, but Fang Yu admitted he did not want the responsibility and urged her to approach his brother instead.
• Fang Yu said he would change tragedies that offended him but would not become a savior, and he promised to protect his younger brother and make him bear the responsibility.

Fang Yu rejected the woman's demands that he save the world, arguing that their plan and its consequences were not his responsibility. He insisted he would help only on his own terms, but ended the conversation still refusing to take their burden.

• The woman argued that Fang Yu's interference had left them with no candidate but him and that tragedies were necessary to temper the weak candidate.
• Fang Yu accused the woman of blaming him for their problems, while she insisted he must either help or stop obstructing them.
• Fang Yu refused to let tragedies unfold and warned that provoking him could bring worse consequences, even as the woman called him shameless.
• Fang Yu told the woman he would not accept responsibility for saving the world, though he claimed his own approach could still lead them to success.
• The woman offered to fulfill Fang Yu's conditions and shield him from responsibility, but Fang Yu still refused and told her to find someone else.