Chapter Summaries

Fang Qingxue warned Fang Yu to remain in this world, understand its laws, and avoid changing Han Li or the course of events. Fang Yu admitted he had already changed things and insisted he could withstand the world’s backlash and protect his plans, leaving Fang Qingxue unconvinced but recognizing his determination to rely on his own strength.

• Fang Qingxue returned and told Fang Yu he needed to stay in the world, study its laws, and avoid altering events, especially anything involving Han Li.
• Fang Yu admitted he had already changed many things and said he could not undo them, though he promised not to make further changes.
• Fang Qingxue warned that opposing the world’s laws could bring dangerous consequences and urged Fang Yu to restore the original course of events.
• Fang Yu dismissed her concerns, claiming the world was too small to threaten him and promising to handle any danger himself.
• Fang Yu declared that he wanted to remain with Fang Qingxue and would kill anyone who tried to separate them or use her to control him.
• Fang Qingxue recognized that Fang Yu wanted to prove he could rely on his own power, and he confirmed that was exactly his intention.

Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue argued over his insistence on personally handling dangerous matters, his warning not to trust two of their three elderly allies, and his hidden purpose in this world. Fang Qingxue pressed him about the problems entangled with him, while Fang Yu continued to evade her questions and promised to break through soon.

• Fang Yu vowed that finding and reviving a certain thing would resolve their problems, but Fang Qingxue angrily told him not to make reckless promises and ordered him to focus on cultivation.
• Fang Yu insisted that some matters required his personal intervention and warned Fang Qingxue that only Wei Wuya among the three old fellows was somewhat trustworthy.
• Fang Qingxue said the situation was difficult and questioned whether following Fang Yu into this world had been the right choice, then asked what he hoped to accomplish beyond cultivation.
• Fang Yu claimed he had no purpose besides cultivating, but Fang Qingxue rejected his excuse and threatened him when he stared at her.
• Fang Qingxue said Fang Yu’s problems were deeply entangled with him, and he complained that everything had been pushed onto him before she teased him for claiming to be a good person.

Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue discussed whether she would return to the The Great Primordial World, with Fang Yu insisting he could handle matters and Fang Qingxue urging him to stay cautious. Their conversation ended with Fang Yu admitting he wanted her to listen to him, while Fang Qingxue rejected the idea.

• Fang Qingxue told Fang Yu she would eventually need to return to the The Great Primordial World because her status and responsibilities could cause trouble if she stayed away too long.
• Fang Yu assured Fang Qingxue she could leave or stay as she wished and claimed he could handle everything, but Fang Qingxue said his words made her distrust him.
• Fang Qingxue explained that she trusted Fang Yu but warned him to stay on guard and let her help with burdens he did not need to carry alone.
• Fang Yu agreed to listen to Fang Qingxue, then joked that she would become ugly if she got angry, prompting her to warn him not to say that to women.
• Fang Yu revealed that he wanted Fang Qingxue to obey him, but she rejected the demand, and he admitted his own claim was not believable.

Fang Yu took Fang Qingxue to Yellow Maple Valley to meet the Human Realm’s strongest cultivator and exchange knowledge about their different cultivation paths. After learning more about the Human Realm’s crisis and the sealed demonic energy, Fang Yu insisted he would resolve the matter, while Fang Qingxue remained skeptical of his motives.

• Fang Yu persuaded Fang Qingxue to stay with him so they could meet a powerful Human Realm cultivator and discuss cultivation.
• Fang Qingxue brought Fang Yu to Yellow Maple Valley, where her aura drew out the old fellow.
• Fang Yu explained that they came from another great world and described cultivation that began with the physical body rather than spiritual roots.
• The old fellow agreed to share his cultivation methods, abilities, and life experiences with Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue.
• The old fellow explained the Human Realm’s history and current crisis in greater detail, surprising Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue.
• Fang Yu said they needed to help resolve the crisis and promised to handle it, but Fang Qingxue rejected his claim that he had no ulterior motives.

Fang Yu gave Xiang Zhili a secret art that would let him use his full strength without harming his lifespan, and told him to cultivate it before helping resolve the Human Realm crisis. Fang Qingxue cut off her younger brother’s lengthy explanations and warned him to follow her instructions as the matter moved toward its next stage.

• Fang Yu told Xiang Zhili that the Human Realm had to handle its crisis first, then offered him a secret art to protect his lifespan while using his full strength.
• Xiang Zhili read the scroll, thanked Fang Yu repeatedly, and agreed to cultivate the art so he could help the other cultivators.
• Fang Qingxue interrupted Fang Yu’s rambling and told him to stop explaining and focus on what needed to be done next.
• Fang Yu insisted that his actions were for Fang Qingxue’s sake and warned her that refusing his instructions could bring serious consequences.

Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue discussed the dangers surrounding their world and the need to resolve the looming crisis, though neither had a clear solution. Fang Qingxue intended to handle her own affairs, while Fang Yu insisted he would manage the rest, and they ended with the threat of the power of nothingness still unresolved.

• Fang Yu told Fang Qingxue he did not blame her but wanted her to stay, fearing the consequences of returning himself.
• Fang Qingxue rejected Fang Yu's attempts to direct her and said she would protect her own safety and handle what she could.
• Fang Yu urged Fang Qingxue to follow his instructions and leave the other troubles to him, but she warned that events could exceed his expectations.
• Fang Yu and Fang Qingxue agreed that the crisis and the power of nothingness had to be resolved, despite having no way to overcome them yet.
• Fang Yu admitted that even ascending to the Immortal Realm would leave him weak, and wondered what the future would bring.

Fang Yu reassured Fang Qingxue before she returned, then visited Yellow Maple Valley to repay Old Ma with a prescription for curing his hidden injury and a warning about an impending demonic invasion. He left Old Ma to decide whether to follow his advice and try to form a Golden Core.

• Fang Yu told Fang Qingxue that he believed he could reach the Heavenly Sovereign realm and urged her to beware of her senior brother when she returned.
• After Fang Qingxue departed, Fang Yu went to Yellow Maple Valley to meet Old Ma, the medicinal garden caretaker.
• Fang Yu gave Old Ma a prescription that could cure his hidden injury and let him attempt to form a Golden Core.
• Fang Yu warned Old Ma that the demonic path would soon invade the various nations and advised the sect to prepare.
• Fang Yu left Old Ma to study the prescription, refine the pills, and decide whether to trust the warning.

Fang Yu warned Li Huayuan's Dao companion that her unstable state of mind could put her cultivation and life at risk, but refused to explain their connection or let her help him. She agreed to remember his advice, while Fang Yu insisted she was too weak to take part in his affairs.

• Fang Yu encountered Li Huayuan's Dao companion after she returned from gathering spiritual herbs.
• Fang Yu warned her that her state of mind could cause a cultivation crisis and urged her to avoid distractions.
• Li Huayuan's Dao companion asked Fang Yu how to stabilize her state of mind, and he told her to rely on herself and not seek him out.
• She wondered whether Fang Yu had taken a fancy to her, but he denied it and refused to explain their relationship.
• Li Huayuan's Dao companion asked for further guidance, but Fang Yu said she was too weak to help him and should simply listen to his advice.

Fang Yu argued with a man from his former world who had also started over, warning him that he could not help with the man’s troubles and that their changed circumstances had made the future unpredictable. The man blamed Fang Yu for dragging him into the situation, while Fang Yu urged him to handle his own affairs and seek help elsewhere.

• A man appeared beside Fang Yu, and Fang Yu recognized him as someone from their former world who had started over in this one.
• Fang Yu told the man to stop relying on him and to take responsibility for the troubles he had caused.
• The man complained that Fang Yu had dragged him into the situation and should bear responsibility for it.
• Fang Yu warned that events had changed because they had come to this world, making it impossible for him to alter the man’s fate or safely help him.
• Fang Yu cautioned that involving his older sister could put them both in danger and told the man to find someone more capable.

After an annoying man left, Fang Yu planned to seek out old acquaintances and was surprised when one returned alive and appeared before him. Fang Yu warned him that his early arrival could endanger everyone and urged him to stay put, but the old friend challenged him to stop lecturing.

• Fang Yu felt relieved after the annoying man left and decided to find his old acquaintances, hoping they were still alive and could help him.
• An old friend appeared before Fang Yu, who expressed surprise that the man had returned alive and arrived so soon.
• The old friend asked whether his appearance had disrupted Fang Yu’s plans.
• Fang Yu warned that the old friend’s arrival had brought serious consequences and urged him to stay put and avoid getting involved in trouble.
• The old friend told Fang Yu to stop lecturing him and focus on his own responsibilities.

Fang Yu argued with an old man about being forced to change the past and help save the cultivation world, while questioning whether his apparent second chance was real. The old man urged him to grow stronger and accept that he could not defy fate yet, and Fang Yu remained reluctant but recognized the burden was his to carry.

• Fang Yu questioned the old man about why he had been given another chance and why he could not change the past.
• The old man told Fang Yu that no one blamed him, but warned that he lacked the strength to alter fate and should proceed carefully.
• The old man said Fang Yu represented hope for the cultivation world and urged him to become stronger and better at understanding and controlling others.
• Fang Yu fell silent, acknowledging that the old man's words were true, then complained that the cost of resolving the world's troubles was unfair and unbearable.
• Fang Yu said he would seek control over his circumstances and determine whether the world was real or false, while hoping to change it and prevent further suffering.

Fang Yu told the old fellow he would not help solve their problems or take on the task of saving the world, warning them not to trouble him. The old fellow accepted that Fang Yu could not be persuaded, but insisted that they would make him help if they had no other choice.

• Fang Yu told the old fellow to rely on themselves and warned that anyone who caused him trouble would face consequences.
• The old fellow said they might need Fang Yu's help in the future and would make him assist them regardless of the cost.
• Fang Yu said the task of saving the world must be given to someone else because assigning it to him would bring serious consequences.
• The old fellow acknowledged Fang Yu's position and said they would have to accept whatever consequences followed.
• Fang Yu warned the old fellow not to expect him to help or clean up their mess, and said he would not allow them to complete the dangerous task.

Fang Yu confronted someone who questioned why he had come to this world, and argued that the other person lacked the strength and courage to stop or kill him. He insisted they follow his script and leave him alone, while acknowledging that he was a calamity and that he eventually needed to resolve their conflict.

• Fang Yu asked why the other person had come to challenge his choice of world and said his freedom was none of their concern.
• Fang Yu taunted the other person for lacking the strength or nerve to kill him, while warning that he would kill them if they kept interfering.
• Fang Yu said he needed to resolve the other person before he could focus on his plans to visit other worlds and address their tragedies.
• Fang Yu claimed they were not enemies, though he acknowledged that his existence had disrupted the other person's plans and position.
• Fang Yu urged the other person to follow his script or find a way to kill him, and admitted that others viewed him as a calamity.

Fang Yu visited Nangong Wan at Moon-Covering Sect, gave her powerful cultivation techniques and warned her about an impending invasion. He hinted that they shared a past connection, then left her to cultivate and decide how to prepare.

• Fang Yu warned those he was leaving behind not to seek him out, then departed for Moon-Covering Sect.
• Fang Yu entered Nangong Wan’s cave abode and gave her a storage pouch of cultivation techniques, divine abilities, and secret arts, urging her to keep them secret and cultivate them.
• Nangong Wan examined the contents for three days and was stunned by how they surpassed her understanding of cultivation.
• Fang Yu told Nangong Wan they were connected from the past but withheld the details, and advised her to entrust practical matters to people she trusted.
• Fang Yu warned Nangong Wan that the righteous and demonic paths would soon invade her countries, leaving her to decide whether to alert her family, friends, or sect.

Fang Yu confronted Xiao Yan after his Battle Qi test and revealed that Yao Chen was responsible for Xiao Yan’s lost talent. He offered Yao Chen a soul-recovery cultivation method in exchange for helping restore Xiao Yan and refining pills, then urged Xiao Yan to take Yao Chen as his master.

• Fang Yu approached Xiao Yan after Xiao Yan tested at the third stage of Battle Qi and invited him to follow.
• Fang Yu led Xiao Yan to the back mountain and summoned Yao Chen from Xiao Yan’s ring.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan that Yao Chen was the chief culprit behind his lost Battle Qi, prompting Xiao Yan to angrily confront Yao Chen.
• Fang Yu gave Yao Chen a method to restore soul power and demanded that he help Xiao Yan recover and refine pills.
• Yao Chen warned Fang Yu that he would refuse to assist with evil deeds, and Fang Yu promised he only wanted pills refined.
• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan to kneel and accept Yao Chen as his master so he could begin restoring his talent.

After Fang Yu left, Xiao Yan began gathering the costly medicinal ingredients Yao Chen needed to restore his talent. Fang Yu warned Ling Ying to take his Young Lady away from Xiao Yan before he revealed the truth about her intentions, leaving Ling Ying to report the threat.

• Xiao Yan asked Yao Chen who Fang Yu was, and Yao Chen admitted he did not know while instructing Xiao Yan to gather medicinal ingredients.
• When the steward arrived, Yao Chen returned to Xiao Yan's ring, and Xiao Yan went back to his room to prepare for the costly search.
• Fang Yu invited Ling Ying into a teahouse and told him to take his Young Lady away from Xiao Yan before the truth about her motives came out.
• Ling Ying questioned Fang Yu and challenged his authority, but Fang Yu insisted that the clan could not harm him and warned of the consequences of ignoring him.
• Fang Yu insulted Ling Ying's Young Lady and ordered Ling Ying to report his warning; Ling Ying promised to relay everything to her.

Fang Yu confronted Xiao Xun'er, accused her father of deceiving her, and urged her to stop hurting Xiao Yan and pursue her own strength. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan having overheard their conversation as Fang Yu left them alone.

• Xiao Xun'er confronted Fang Yu and warned him to stay away from Xiao Yan and her clan's affairs.
• Fang Yu claimed Xiao Xun'er's father had sent her to spy on Xiao Yan's clan and offered her a cultivation method to gain freedom.
• Xiao Xun'er rejected Fang Yu's accusations and insisted she would not believe her father had deceived her.
• Fang Yu revealed that Xiao Yan had heard their conversation, and Xiao Xun'er turned to see him behind them.
• Fang Yu left, telling Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan to talk things over themselves.

Fang Yu told Xiao Yan that his family had once been powerful and that its inherited treasure had made it a target, warning him that his childhood sweetheart’s family was involved. After Xiao Yan thanked him and promised to be more cautious, Fang Yu warned that a major confrontation might come within days and left Xiao Yan to handle the consequences.

• Fang Yu explained Xiao Yan’s family history, the danger surrounding its inherited treasure, and the threat posed by powerful hostile families.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Fang Yu wanted him to sever ties with his childhood sweetheart, and Fang Yu said the choice was his own.
• Xiao Yan thanked Fang Yu for warning him that he might otherwise have surrendered the family treasure and become a traitor to his family.
• Fang Yu urged Xiao Yan to prepare for an earth-shattering event in the coming days and to eliminate threats rather than leave hidden dangers behind.
• Fang Yu said Xiao Yan’s teacher could help him and then declared his favor repaid, leaving Xiao Yan responsible for what happened next.

Fang Yu warned Yao Chen that Xiao Yan would face many trials and that he would soon leave, while Yao Chen asked for help protecting Xiao Yan during a dangerous cultivation technique. Fang Yu refused to promise aid and departed with his intentions still unclear.

• Fang Yu told Xiao Yan's teacher to guide Xiao Yan through his distress and warned that Xiao Yan's family had many enemies.
• Yao Chen questioned Fang Yu's identity and motives, while Fang Yu said he owed a debt of gratitude and could offer little help.
• Yao Chen asked when Fang Yu would help Xiao Yan and requested his assistance with a dangerous cultivation technique.
• Fang Yu refused to interfere in the technique's risks and said Xiao Yan's survival would depend on his own efforts and luck.
• Fang Yu said he would leave soon to face a dangerous task and warned Yao Chen not to confront the person responsible for the technique.

Xiao Xun'er returned after awakening her bloodline and becoming a Dou King, demanding to know why Fang Yu had told Xiao Yan about her clan. Fang Yu admitted he had ill intentions and urged her to return to her clan, grow stronger, and avoid interfering with events that still required his cooperation with Xiao Yan.

• Xiao Xun'er returned to confront Fang Yu after raising her strength to Dou King and asked why he had told Xiao Yan everything.
• Fang Yu said he had warned Xiao Yan so he would not be deceived, and argued that Xiao Xun'er could not change her clan's decisions or protect Xiao Yan without becoming stronger.
• Xiao Xun'er accused Fang Yu of ill intentions, and he admitted he wanted her to stop pursuing him and said Xiao Yan could not forgive her clan for its role in his family's ruin.
• Xiao Xun'er asked whether Fang Yu was helping her and suspected he came from a particular race; Fang Yu said he wanted her to become stronger and claimed to be a good person.
• Fang Yu warned Xiao Xun'er not to interfere with upcoming events, especially because Xiao Yan still needed to cooperate with him.