Chapter Summaries

Li Xiao used the Soul-Pointing Technique to temporarily restore the souls of Youmingzi’s puppets, turning two dead powerhouses against their master. Thunderclap Child and Baili Hanfeng drove Youmingzi into a hopeless corner, leaving the battle close to its end.

• Li Xiao explained that the Soul-Pointing Technique gathered ownerless soul power to restore a corpse’s memories and abilities, then used it on Youmingzi’s puppets.
• Baili Hanfeng awakened, recognized Youmingzi as the Dead Puppet Master, and attacked him with his sword.
• Li Xiao awakened Thunderclap Child, who struck Youmingzi with a lightning bolt that curved after him and drew blood.
• Viewers and Ou Zhizi identified the awakened powerhouses and discussed their ages and reputations.
• Thunderclap Child and Baili Hanfeng coordinated their attacks, repeatedly damaging Youmingzi and preventing him from escaping or fighting back.
• Ou Zhizi and Zhixing remarked that the Soul-Pointing Technique had become Youmingzi’s fatal weakness as the fight neared its end.

Li Xiao and his allies defeated Youmingzi’s puppet body, and Thunderclap Child and Baili Hanfeng repaid Li Xiao by giving him a secret technique and entrusting him with their final wishes. As Li Xiao prepared to leave, Youmingzi’s true body descended in an iron coffin and buried him beneath the earth, leaving him unable to move or breathe.

• Thunderclap Child and Baili Hanfeng thanked Li Xiao, and Thunderclap Child taught him the Summoning Technique.
• Baili Hanfeng asked Li Xiao to cremate his remains and deliver a letter to his younger brother, who would repay Li Xiao’s kindness.
• Thunderclap Child and Baili Hanfeng’s souls dissipated, and Li Xiao gathered and buried the puppets’ ashes.
• Youmingzi’s voice rang out as a black iron coffin crashed down, triggering an earthquake that buried Li Xiao underground.
• Ou Zhizi identified the presence inside the coffin as Youmingzi’s true body, while Li Xiao said he could not move or breathe.

Li Xiao escaped Dao Wanhua’s killing blow with a livestream-shop Teleportation Talisman and fled into the Ancient Demon Pit. After viewers tipped him over two billion Live Points, he began buying items to prepare for Dao Wanhua’s imminent pursuit.

• Dao Wanhua revealed himself as Youmingzi’s true identity and attacked Li Xiao, who could barely move under his pressure.
• Li Xiao activated a livestream-shop Teleportation Talisman and escaped to the Ancient Demon Pit, where Dao Wanhua split into four bodies and entered in pursuit.
• Li Xiao caught his breath inside the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm and asked viewers for support; Ou Zhizi and Unmarried Young Dragon tipped him generously.
• Li Xiao used his Live Points to buy a Chatter Ray Gun and considered other shop items as he searched for a way to survive Dao Wanhua.

Li Xiao gambled on fusing magical treasures, losing several useful items before combining a large pile with three Fusion Orbs. The fusion produced a strange staff-like banner pole, and Li Xiao was shocked as he learned what it was.

• Li Xiao bought a Power-Boosting Pump and Emergency Escape Boots, then fused the Copper-Lung Qi-Nourishing Godslayer Blade with the Twin-Headed Dragon Flying Sword to create the Stealthwing Silent Godslayer Blade.
• Li Xiao fused the Emperor Soul Banner with the Sea-Summoning Jadewater Banner, creating the Black Emperor Heavywater Banner but losing the Emperor Soul Banner’s long streamer.
• Li Xiao fused the Black Emperor Heavywater Banner with the Stealthwing Silent Godslayer Blade, producing the Wind-Swaying Blade-Control Banner and losing the previous treasures’ other abilities.
• After livestream viewers urged him to risk more items, Li Xiao bought a pile of magical treasures and three Fusion Orbs, then fused them all together.
• The fusion formed a staff-like pole topped with a tattered flag, and Li Xiao learned that it was a banner pole.

Chapter Summary: Banner of Strange Powers and Chaotic Gods

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao completes the fusion of the Chaos Banner, a mysterious artifact composed of four immense abilities: strange, force, chaos, and god. Its powers are so broad and abnormal that it no longer fits the ordinary definitions of a magical treasure.
• The Chaos Banner can absorb the fundamental abilities of other magical treasures by devouring them. Fusion Pearls no longer enhance it directly, though Li Xiao can feed them to the banner.
• Li Xiao first sacrifices the Dragon-Subduing Stone. The banner destroys the stone and gains the ability to perceive the world through qi, allowing Li Xiao to see:
  • Black qi rising from the Ancient Demon Pit
  • Red qi corrupting the surrounding area
  • Monsters infused with red and black qi, revealing that they have become puppets of the Abyssal Will
• As Dao Wanhua descends with countless monsters, Li Xiao activates the Chaos Banner’s strange ability. He and Dao Wanhua occupy the same apparent space but cannot physically touch each other; attacks pass through or are shifted away from Li Xiao.
• Dao Wanhua attempts to counter this ability using the Six Qi God-Controlling Art, reasoning that Li Xiao’s breathing should allow the six forms of qi to enter his body. However, even this attack is separated from Li Xiao by the banner’s strange power.
• Li Xiao attacks with the banner. When Dao Wanhua grabs its fabric, the Chaos Banner’s chaos ability causes Dao Wanhua to split endlessly into countless fragments. Li Xiao then scatters those fragments across different universes, effectively removing Dao Wanhua from the battlefield.
• Afterward, Li Xiao absorbs the Golden Palace Miro Bell into the Chaos Banner. Unlike the Dragon-Subduing Stone, the bell dissolves into golden liquid and forms two patterns on the banner’s flagpole.
• The banner recreates the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm, but the realm has changed dramatically. It now resembles an invisible, movable pocket world containing actual land and a small courtyard.
• The monsters cannot perceive or enter this new realm. Li Xiao can extend his hand outside, lure monsters, and withdraw safely, while attacks and creatures that reach the boundary are displaced elsewhere.
• Li Xiao and observers such as Ou Zhizi and the Unmarried Young Dragon debate whether this ability is truly spatial. It produces none of the spatial ripples, coordinate mismatches, or cutting effects normally associated with spatial manipulation. Its nature remains mysterious.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao becomes vastly more powerful and gains a deeper understanding of the Chaos Banner’s abilities. He shifts from merely possessing a powerful artifact to actively experimenting with and mastering its different functions.
• His increased confidence is shown when he considers sacrificing the Golden Palace Miro Bell and later uses the Chaos Banner to defeat Dao Wanhua.
• Li Xiao also demonstrates caution and intelligence: he does not immediately sacrifice the bell, first testing the banner with the Dragon-Subduing Stone and observing its effects.
• Dao Wanhua, previously an overwhelming and seemingly invulnerable opponent, is unexpectedly defeated by an ability he cannot understand or counter. His confidence gives way to alarm when his body begins endlessly fragmenting.
• Ou Zhizi and the Unmarried Young Dragon act as analytical commentators, helping interpret the strange nature of Li Xiao’s new realm and emphasizing how far it differs from conventional magical or spatial abilities.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond classification: The Chaos Banner cannot be neatly categorized as a magical treasure, artifact, or ordinary ability because it combines and absorbs powers in unprecedented ways.
• The limits of logic and understanding: The abilities of “strange” and “chaos” defy normal physical laws. Even powerful experts cannot determine whether Li Xiao’s realm is spatial, illusory, or something entirely different.
• Adaptability and experimentation: Li Xiao gains control not simply through strength but by testing the banner, observing its reactions, and applying its abilities creatively.
• Hidden corruption and cosmic influence: The red and black qi reveal that the monsters are controlled by the Abyssal Will, suggesting a broader force corrupting the world.
• Power and vulnerability: Although the Chaos Banner appears nearly flawless, its ultimate effectiveness still depends on Li Xiao’s own strength and ability to use it.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and Dao Wanhua: Their confrontation centers on Dao Wanhua trying to understand and overcome the banner’s strange ability. Li Xiao refuses to explain it and defeats him through the banner’s incomprehensible powers.
• Li Xiao and the monsters: After absorbing the Golden Palace Miro Bell, Li Xiao uses the invisible realm to observe and toy with the monsters, remaining safe while they cannot detect him.
• Li Xiao, Ou Zhizi, and the Unmarried Young Dragon: Their discussion focuses on analyzing the new Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm. Both commentators agree that it does not behave like ordinary spatial magic, reinforcing the artifact’s mysterious nature.
• Li Xiao and the livestream audience: The audience is stunned by Dao Wanhua’s sudden defeat and questions whether Li Xiao has actually killed him, highlighting the dramatic impact of the Chaos Banner’s power.

Chapter Summary: “Controllable Wonder Realm”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao experiments with the newly formed Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm while livestreaming from the Ancient Demon Pit. He repeatedly tempts nearby monsters by extending his hand into the realm, though they cannot reach him.
• To retain viewers’ interest, he begins exploring the realm. He discovers that its grass, courtyard, buildings, and furnishings appear real, despite the realm having evolved from the Golden Palace Miro Bell.
• Inside the courtyard, Li Xiao finds a bedroom containing a painting and a modified quotation attributed to Su Shi. This leads viewer Fei Yinghao to recognize the place as a replica of his missing father Su Dun’s residence.
• Li Xiao also discovers a cultivation manual belonging to the Su family. Fei Yinghao asks him not to spread it, and Li Xiao agrees, though he privately reads it. He later dismisses the technique as inferior to the thousands of better methods he already possesses.
• Li Xiao closes and reopens the wonder realm several times:
  • The first version is a replica of Su Dun’s courtyard.
  • The second resembles Unmarried Young Dragon’s beautiful floating island.
  • The third is a grassy area centered around a massive Golden Bodhi Tree.
• By retrieving a ring he had discarded earlier, Li Xiao realizes that all these spaces are not separate locations but different transformations of the same realm.
• He concludes that the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm is controllable and can change into countless forms, while also providing exceptional concealment and security.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao demonstrates curiosity, confidence, and growing understanding of his new ability. He shifts from random experimentation to deliberately testing the realm’s rules.
• His immense power and collection of superior cultivation techniques reinforce his position above ordinary cultivators and even many powerful figures.
• Fei Yinghao becomes wary and restrained. Although he initially considers whether Li Xiao should compensate him for possessing a relic connected to his father, Li Xiao’s strength discourages him from pressing the issue.
• Unmarried Young Dragon reacts with surprise when the realm copies his home and jokingly offers it to Li Xiao, showing increased familiarity and goodwill toward the streamer.
• Ou Zhizi recognizes the realm’s potential as a model for artifact refinement. He is impressed and jealous but acknowledges that reproducing it would require enormous materials, research, and effort.
• The livestream audience divides between supportive viewers, curious spectators, and malicious commenters attempting to provoke conflict or accuse Li Xiao of theft.

Significant Themes

• Power as the basis of social relationships: Fei Yinghao chooses caution because Li Xiao’s strength makes confrontation dangerous.
• Creation versus replication: The realm produces seemingly real grass, buildings, and landscapes, raising questions about whether it creates objects or merely copies existing places.
• Innovation and opportunity: The transformation ability demonstrates the extraordinary value of combining the Strange Force Chaos Banner with the Golden Palace Miro Bell.
• Envy and unequal power: Viewers and Ou Zhizi envy Li Xiao’s rare, secure spatial treasure, emphasizing the gap between ordinary cultivators and powerful figures.
• Privacy and trust: Li Xiao respects Unmarried Young Dragon’s privacy by not exploring too deeply into the copied island, while Fei Yinghao remains uncertain about whether Li Xiao can be trusted with his family’s secrets.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao engages constantly with livestream viewers, responding to their requests, provocations, and suggestions.
• Fei Yinghao identifies the courtyard as his father’s residence and asks Li Xiao to protect the family cultivation method.
• Viewers attempt to pressure Li Xiao into compensating Fei Yinghao, while others defend him or encourage him to study the manual before resetting the realm.
• Unmarried Young Dragon and Ou Zhizi provide interpretations of the copied island and the realm’s potential, helping Li Xiao understand its capabilities.
• By the end, the audience realizes alongside Li Xiao that the wonder realm is not merely a random hiding place but a highly adaptable and possibly invaluable magical residence.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ou Zhizi and the viewers recognize the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm’s most frightening ability: it can randomly copy any scene, even places Li Xiao has never seen. This could allow him to enter powerful cultivators’ residences and obtain their secret techniques and treasures.
• Many cultivators become jealous and secretly begin hiding their cultivation manuals and valuables. Li Xiao already understands the ability’s potential but is uninterested unless it can produce something at the Supreme level.
• While exploring the Ancient Demon Pit, Li Xiao encounters a human bound by black matter. The man has lost his memories and appears to be enduring torture as a form of cultivation.
• When the man attacks or blocks Li Xiao’s Chaos Banner, Li Xiao destroys him. The Chaos Banner then reveals his identity: Gu Qizong, the younger brother of the fallen Artisan God Gu Guizong.
• Gu Qizong had entered the Ancient Demon Pit seeking the Artisan God’s Vault, but he was corrupted by the Abyssal Will and transformed into a monster. The strange object within him was a rare treasure called Literary Dragon Ink.
• Ou Zhizi explains that Literary Dragon Ink is a supreme Literary Dao treasure that can repel evil, protect the divine soul, and defend the wearer’s will from manipulation. The ink found by Li Xiao is only around Grade Seven and was unable to fully resist the Abyssal Will.
• Li Xiao feeds the Literary Dragon Ink to the Chaos Banner. The banner absorbs it and gains an enhanced ability to protect both the soul and the wearer’s sense of self.
• Freed from much of the Ancient Demon Pit’s mental pressure, Li Xiao decides to continue descending without activating the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm.
• As he descends, he observes increasingly dense red currents representing the Abyssal Consciousness. These currents corrupt wills, mutate bodies, and transform living beings into contagious monsters.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao remains confident and unconcerned about the envy directed toward him. His abundance of cultivation methods and treasures makes him indifferent to items that would be priceless to others.
• He also demonstrates his growing adaptability: after absorbing Literary Dragon Ink, he chooses to explore the pit directly because its mental influence is no longer a serious threat.
• Gu Qizong is revealed to have been powerful and heavily equipped because of his relationship with the Artisan God, but his privileged background made him careless with treasures. He possessed Literary Dragon Ink without understanding its origin or abilities.
• Ou Zhizi continues serving as an expert commentator, explaining the nature, grades, history, and functions of Literary Dragon Ink to Li Xiao and the viewers.
• The viewers’ reactions emphasize the widening gap between ordinary cultivators and Li Xiao, whose Chaos Banner can absorb and improve upon rare treasures.

Significant Themes

• Power and privilege: Gu Qizong’s casual treatment of a supreme treasure contrasts with ordinary cultivators’ desperate efforts to preserve and understand every resource.
• Knowledge versus possession: Owning a powerful artifact is not enough; Gu Qizong’s ignorance prevented him from using Literary Dragon Ink effectively.
• Corruption and loss of identity: The Abyssal Will twists bodies, minds, and souls, reducing powerful cultivators like Gu Qizong to monstrous tools while erasing their identities.
• Adaptation and accumulation of power: Li Xiao continually converts dangers and treasures into advantages, making the Chaos Banner increasingly versatile.
• Observation and concealment: Li Xiao understands the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm’s dangerous potential but deliberately keeps his knowledge and intentions hidden from others.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and the viewers: The livestream audience envies his treasures and worries about the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm, while Li Xiao casually dismisses their concerns.
• Li Xiao and Gu Qizong: Their brief encounter ends in Gu Qizong’s destruction, after which Li Xiao extracts the treasure and information hidden within him.
• Li Xiao and Ou Zhizi: Ou Zhizi identifies Literary Dragon Ink and explains its properties and grading system; Li Xiao responds by absorbing it into the Chaos Banner.
• Li Xiao and the Ancient Demon Pit: The pit’s corrupting influence initially causes discomfort, but the Chaos Banner’s new protection allows him to descend more freely and confidently.

Chapter Summary: “Drought God”

Key Plot Points and Events

• With the Chaos Banner, Li Xiao can safely explore the Ancient Demon Pit without personally fighting its monsters.
• He searches for poisonous insects and discovers an Abyss Earthworm, a rare creature whose venom dissolves several monsters. After its single defensive attack, Li Xiao captures it.
• The livestream viewers explain the nature of Horn Demons, common Abyssal creatures that evolve through several forms and possess extremely cruel behavior. They also warn that the Abyss contains far more dangerous beings and that its corruption can turn intruders into puppets.
• Li Xiao jokingly offers to give viewers Fusion Orbs, hoping partly to trick hostile viewers into gambling. However, Primordial Rubik’s Cube and Ou Zhizi warn everyone about the dangers, forcing him to abandon the plan.
• As Li Xiao continues descending, hordes of monsters and black mud tentacles attack him, but the Chaos Banner renders their assaults ineffective.
• A powerful zombie hidden in a crack notices someone approaching. Believing Li Xiao may be a comparable opponent, the zombie initially fears being forced into a deadly battle.
• Li Xiao senses the zombie’s unusual aura and concludes that he may be Hou Tu, a Drought God specializing in earth-based power.
• To avoid revealing himself, Li Xiao enters the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm, causing the surrounding monsters and tentacles to lose track of him.
• He approaches the crack and confirms that the mysterious figure is indeed a zombie. The chapter ends with Li Xiao and the viewers realizing that this zombie’s existence was unknown even in the Li Family’s records.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao demonstrates increasing confidence and resourcefulness. He relies on the Chaos Banner and his qi-observation ability to explore dangerous territory while avoiding unnecessary combat.
• He remains mischievous and opportunistic, attempting to use the Fusion Orbs as a possible trap for hostile viewers, though he ultimately gives up when others expose the risks.
• His ability to identify the zombie as a possible Drought God shows his growing knowledge and awareness of powerful supernatural beings.
• The hidden zombie is revealed to be cautious rather than reckless. He has stayed concealed while searching for treasure and fears confronting an opponent of similar strength.
• The livestream viewers continue serving as a source of information, explaining Abyssal creatures, Earth-Escape Techniques, and the dangers of Fusion Orbs.

Significant Themes

• Survival and adaptability: Even tiny Abyssal insects possess remarkable vitality, while Li Xiao survives by combining observation, magical treasures, and strategic caution.
• The danger of gambling: Fusion Orbs represent the temptation to risk everything for a rare reward, reflecting how even powerful cultivators can be controlled by greed and luck.
• Hidden power and uncertainty: The Ancient Demon Pit conceals not only monsters but also powerful beings whose existence is unknown to the outside world.
• Knowledge versus strength: Li Xiao’s ability to observe qi and interpret unusual auras allows him to recognize threats without directly fighting them.
• The horror of the Abyss: The chapter emphasizes the Abyss’s cruelty, corruption, and vast hierarchy of monstrous beings.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao engages playfully with the livestream viewers, boasting about his chances of achieving Transcendence and inviting them to “invest” in him.
• Viewers debate the nature of Horn Demons and warn one another about the Abyss’s corruption.
• Primordial Rubik’s Cube exposes the dangers of Fusion Orbs, while Ou Zhizi discourages Li Xiao from encouraging viewers to gamble.
• Mo Yunqingzhu, Zhixing, Qiu Jianghong, and Ou Zhizi discuss whether the hidden zombie could have reached the location through an Earth-Escape Technique.
• Li Xiao and the zombie do not directly speak, but they observe one another indirectly, creating tension as both assess the other’s strength and intentions.

Chapter Summary: The King of Playing It Safe

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao discovers a mysterious zombie hiding at the bottom of the Ancient Demon Pit. He suspects the zombie may have existed there even before the Li Family took control of the area.
• The zombie is identified as a Drought God, a realm above Li Xiao’s current Emperor-level strength. Because Li Xiao knows little about the Drought God realm, he is uncertain whether he could defeat it.
• Viewers urge Li Xiao to attack and inspect the zombie’s memories, while others mock him for hesitating after defeating Dao Wanhua. Li Xiao rejects their provocation, emphasizing that his victory over Dao Wanhua relied heavily on surprise and the Strange Force Chaos Banner.
• Remembering the hidden Zombie Emperor in the Sima Family, Li Xiao resolves not to underestimate unknown enemies. He chooses to observe the zombie before acting.
• The zombie remains motionless for days, sensing that something is wrong but unable to locate Li Xiao, who is concealed within the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm.
• When the zombie begins digging, Li Xiao approaches to investigate. The zombie suddenly attacks in his direction, piercing through the illusionary realm, but strikes nothing. This confirms that he senses Li Xiao’s presence without knowing his exact location.
• The zombie then buries himself underground using the earth’s power, adopting an extremely cautious defensive strategy. Li Xiao continues observing from a safe distance rather than attacking.
• Li Xiao reasons that the zombie either detected his gaze indirectly or merely became suspicious because of disturbances among the monsters above. He believes the zombie will eventually lose patience before he does.
• As the livestream audience dwindles because of the inactivity, viewers suggest that Li Xiao use the Fusion Orb. He agrees, hoping to create another useful magical treasure before confronting the zombie.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao: Demonstrates his defining cautious nature. He becomes more mature and restrained after realizing that Emperor-level power is not the peak of the world and that reckless confidence nearly led him into danger before. He carefully analyzes the zombie’s abilities, avoids being baited by viewers, and prioritizes survival over excitement.
• The mysterious zombie: Revealed to be highly perceptive, cautious, and patient. Though unable to locate Li Xiao, he detects that something is abnormal and responds by remaining still, testing the situation, and eventually burying himself underground.
• Viewers: Their reactions range from mockery and impatience to genuine strategic advice. Most leave due to the lack of action, while a smaller group remains interested in Li Xiao’s standoff with the zombie.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus recklessness: The chapter emphasizes Li Xiao’s philosophy of considering defeat before victory. Unknown abilities, hidden treasures, and possible counters make direct action dangerous.
• Limits of apparent strength: Li Xiao’s defeat of Dao Wanhua does not prove he can defeat every weaker-ranked opponent, especially because that victory depended on surprise and special techniques.
• Patience and psychological warfare: Both Li Xiao and the zombie remain hidden and wait for the other to reveal a weakness. Their conflict is based more on observation and endurance than physical combat.
• The danger of incomplete knowledge: Li Xiao’s mistaken belief that the Zombie Emperor was the highest possible realm previously caused him to act arrogantly. He now understands that ignorance can be fatal.
• Survival over spectacle: Despite pressure from his audience, Li Xiao refuses to fight merely to entertain them.

Character Interactions

• Viewers repeatedly pressure Li Xiao to attack, mock his hesitation, or encourage him to rush the zombie.
• Other viewers defend his caution, noting that his battle with Dao Wanhua was largely successful because of an ambush rather than overwhelming personal strength.
• Ou Zhizi warns Li Xiao that the zombie’s ability to sense him despite the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm indicates extraordinary power.
• Li Xiao and the zombie engage in an indirect contest: Li Xiao observes invisibly while the zombie senses danger, attempts to lure him out, and finally buries himself.
• The chapter ends with Li Xiao agreeing to use the Fusion Orb to prepare additional power before deciding whether to confront the zombie.

Chapter Summary: “Terrifying Mirror Space”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao has only two major artifacts left: the Strange Force Chaos Banner and the Netherworld Sea Chart. Since the Sea Chart is already refined into his hand, he decides not to fuse it.
• To entertain his livestream audience, Li Xiao spends an enormous number of Live Points purchasing more than thirty items—including the Three-Bull Fist and Teleportation Talismans—along with three Fusion Orbs.
• The Fusion Orbs combine all the purchased items into a single golden coin called the Soaring Dragon Coin.
• The coin has two sides: an Eastern dragon and a skeletal dragon. In a life-or-death crisis, tossing it determines fate:
  • Dragon side up: the user survives and may even turn danger into opportunity.
  • Bone-dragon side up: the user is guaranteed to die.
• A viewer offers ten million Live Points for the coin, but Li Xiao instead feeds it to the Chaos Banner.
• The banner absorbs the coin and develops a new ability called Mirror Space, an even more powerful defensive technique.
• Li Xiao enters Mirror Space, a strange inverted version of the Ancient Demon Pit where colors are reversed, normal space cannot reach it, and gravity and directional orientation do not exist.
• While inside, Li Xiao is completely invisible and intangible to beings outside. He demonstrates this by passing his hand through a monster without being detected.
• He further tests the ability by opening a crack inside the monster and releasing a Gold-Seeking Insect into its stomach. The monster senses the insect and violently attacks itself.
• The livestream audience realizes that Mirror Space could potentially be used to attack enemies in highly deceptive ways, though Li Xiao notes that powerful opponents might detect and evade the opening.
• After an inappropriate viewer suggests abusing the ability against women, the system strikes him with lightning. The audience becomes nervous about Li Xiao’s potential use of the ability, but he jokingly acknowledges its dangerous possibilities before ending the topic and preparing to continue fusing items.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao becomes even more formidable after gaining Mirror Space. He now possesses several extraordinary survival abilities and can avoid most conventional attacks.
• He demonstrates growing confidence and composure, casually sacrificing an extremely valuable artifact for the Chaos Banner because he values the banner’s long-term potential more than the coin itself.
• His playful and mischievous side is shown when he experiments with Mirror Space and jokes about its more sinister applications, though he ultimately maintains control of the situation.
• Ou Zhizi continues acting as a commentator and moral voice, criticizing unfair bids and trying to steer the discussion away from indecent topics.
• Coin Collector remains disappointed that he failed to purchase the Soaring Dragon Coin, especially after seeing Li Xiao transform it into an even more valuable ability.
• The livestream viewers shift from curiosity to admiration and fear as they realize how difficult Li Xiao has become to defeat.

Significant Themes

• Risk and survival: The Soaring Dragon Coin embodies the desperate choice between certain death and a fifty-percent chance of survival.
• Transformation and hidden potential: An apparently mediocre artifact becomes extraordinarily valuable when integrated into the Chaos Banner.
• Power beyond conventional space: Mirror Space demonstrates that some abilities cannot be reached or countered through ordinary spatial techniques.
• The dangers of power: An ability designed for defense can become terrifying when used creatively or maliciously.
• Entertainment and spectacle: Li Xiao spends vast resources to impress his audience, showing how cultivation, commerce, and livestream performance are intertwined.
• Fear of unpredictability: The viewers are less afraid of Li Xiao’s direct strength than of his ability to attack in ways they cannot detect or defend against.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao interacts with Ou Zhizi over the value and proper use of the Soaring Dragon Coin.
• Coin Collector attempts to buy the coin, but Li Xiao rejects the offer and absorbs it into the Chaos Banner instead.
• The viewers question Li Xiao about Mirror Space, its defensive properties, and whether it can be used offensively.
• One viewer attempts to sell everything for the Chaos Banner, but Li Xiao refuses and warns him not to act impulsively.
• An inappropriate suggestion causes the system to punish the viewer with lightning, while Ou Zhizi and the others hurriedly defend Li Xiao’s reputation.
• The audience ultimately treats Li Xiao with a mixture of admiration, dependence, and fear, recognizing that his new ability makes him nearly impossible to threaten safely.

Chapter Summary: “Aperture-Training Method”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Dongmo suggests that Li Xiao test the Fusion Orb on living Gu insects rather than dead objects.
• Viewers contribute Live Points, partly out of genuine support and partly because they fear Li Xiao’s future revenge after previously mocking him.
• Li Xiao experiments with ordinary snakes, insects, rats, and ants. He discovers that most living creatures cannot move within Mirror Space, suggesting that the space is inherently solid or extremely stable. He realizes his freedom of movement comes from the Chaos Banner.
• The Fusion Orb fails to fuse the ordinary insects because Li Xiao merely controls them; they are not truly his possessions. Their independent life and nature prevent the orb from recognizing them as belonging to him.
• Li Xiao releases numerous Gu insects that he personally cultivated and plans to fuse them. Unlike ordinary insects, these Gu are closely tied to his life and cultivation, making them suitable experimental subjects.
• Viewers recognize Li Xiao as a highly capable Gu cultivator after seeing rare Gu such as Evasion Armor Gu, Mountain-Moving Gu, Vitality Gu, and Phantom Venom Gu.
• A discussion begins about why Li Xiao’s Gu insect population is limited. Gu Granny realizes he raises them directly inside his body, while Antiquities Scholar explains that ancient Gu cultivators used special aperture-training methods to create internal spaces capable of housing large numbers of Gu.
• Modern cultivators generally use shortcuts, such as implanting a Mustard-Seed Bone, but Li Xiao dislikes the idea of placing a foreign object in his body. He postpones investigating the lost aperture-training method.
• The chapter ends as Li Xiao prepares to carry out the Fusion Orb experiment on his cultivated Gu insects.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao: Demonstrates caution, analytical thinking, and considerable knowledge of Mirror Space and the Fusion Orb. His petty, vindictive personality is emphasized through his memorization of viewers who insulted him. He also reveals humility—or at least sincere self-awareness—about his Gu-refining abilities and begins considering ways to improve his Gu cultivation.
• Gu Granny: Establishes herself as an experienced Gu cultivator who recognizes the unusual difficulty of Li Xiao’s achievements and questions his unconventional method of raising Gu.
• Antiquities Scholar: Provides historical knowledge about ancient aperture cultivation and explains how modern Gu cultivation diverged from older traditions.
• Viewers: Continue to influence events by funding Li Xiao, offering technical knowledge, flattering him, and debating the merits of ancient cultivation methods.

Significant Themes

• Ownership versus control: The Fusion Orb distinguishes genuine possession from mere domination, suggesting that living beings retain their own autonomy even when controlled by someone stronger.
• Ancient methods versus modern shortcuts: The chapter contrasts painstaking, authentic aperture cultivation with modern methods that prioritize speed and convenience.
• Knowledge lost through impatience: True aperture-training techniques disappeared because cultivators were unwilling to devote time to slowly tempering their bodies.
• Power and experimentation: Li Xiao treats his resources and Gu insects as experimental tools, reflecting his practical and sometimes ruthless approach to cultivation.
• Hidden potential and self-improvement: Although Li Xiao is already skilled, he recognizes that his Gu path has significant room for growth.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and Li Dongmo: Li Dongmo proposes the experiment, prompting Li Xiao to investigate whether living Gu can be fused.
• Li Xiao and the viewers: Viewers fund the experiment, flatter him, and provide commentary. Li Xiao appreciates their support but secretly remembers those who mocked him and intends to settle scores later.
• Li Xiao and Gu Granny: Their exchange reveals Li Xiao’s unusual lack of knowledge about conventional Gu-raising methods and Gu Granny’s respect for his natural talent.
• Li Xiao and Antiquities Scholar: Antiquities Scholar explains the historical purpose of aperture training and introduces the concept of a special internal space for cultivating Gu.
• The viewers collectively: Their debate highlights differing attitudes toward cultivation—some value ancient, difficult methods, while others prefer convenient shortcuts.

Chapter Summary: Blackwater Gu and Twisted Logic Gu

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Fusion Orb successfully combines Li Xiao’s Gu insects, producing a tiny Blackwater Gu.
• The Blackwater Gu resembles both a Black Death Gu and a Blackwind Gu, but its actual ability is far more horrifying: when activated, it releases a black mist that poisons living beings and dissolves their bodies into black water.
• Li Xiao tests it on two monsters:
  • A relatively weak, sloth-like monster is completely dissolved almost immediately.
  • A much faster and physically stronger lizard-like monster suffers the same fate, although the process takes longer.
• The viewers are shocked by the Blackwater Gu’s lethality and realize that, combined with Li Xiao’s Mirror Space, it could silently kill even powerful cultivators by placing the insect inside their bodies.
• A viewer offers ten million Live Points for the Blackwater Gu, but Li Xiao refuses to sell any of his Gu insects. He warns hostile viewers that he remembers those who provoke him and may retaliate if they meet him in the future.
• Some viewers leave because of Li Xiao’s domineering attitude, but his audience stabilizes at around two million, leaving him financially unconcerned.
• Li Xiao repeats the fusion process with the same Gu-insect formula. This time, the result is a large, soft, talking insect called the Twisted Logic Gu.
• The Twisted Logic Gu can distort a target’s cognition through prolonged conversation. However, Li Xiao believes its usefulness in direct combat is limited because enemies usually will not give it enough time to speak.
• The chapter ends with the possibility that the Twisted Logic Gu could be more useful in noncombat situations.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao becomes more confident in the power and versatility of his fused Gu insects. He is willing to reveal their abilities because his growing livestream income allows him to purchase more Fusion Orbs.
• His personality is shown to be possessive, pragmatic, and openly vengeful. He refuses to cater to demanding viewers and makes it clear that strength, rather than popularity or morality, determines survival.
• Li Xiao also demonstrates sound judgment by recognizing the limitations of the Twisted Logic Gu instead of being fooled by its exaggerated claims.
• The Twisted Logic Gu is established as deceptive but not truly intelligent. Its speech consists mainly of manipulative, circular reasoning intended to make others believe in its strength.
• The viewers continue to act as a chorus, reacting with fear, excitement, admiration, criticism, and attempts to bargain with Li Xiao.

Significant Themes

• Power and survival: The chapter emphasizes the principle that the strong prey upon the weak, arguing that this applies not only to cultivation worlds but to all civilizations beneath their surface ideals of order and morality.
• Fear as a weapon: The Blackwater Gu’s stealth and instant lethality make it especially terrifying. Its threat comes not merely from strength but from the impossibility of detecting or resisting it in time.
• Practical limitations of power: Although the Twisted Logic Gu possesses a frightening ability, its effectiveness depends heavily on circumstances. Raw potential does not necessarily translate into combat usefulness.
• Independence and control: Li Xiao refuses to sell his creations or let viewers dictate his actions. He prioritizes retaining control over his resources and methods.
• Appearance versus reality: The Blackwater Gu is tiny yet deadly, while the soft, almost cute Twisted Logic Gu possesses a dangerous cognitive ability. Their appearances conceal their true capabilities.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and the viewers: He explains the Gu insects’ abilities, responds to questions, rejects an offer to buy the Blackwater Gu, and confronts viewers who criticize or threaten him.
• Li Xiao and the Blackwater Gu: Their interaction is efficient and controlled. Because the insect originally belonged to him, it obeys his thoughts and lands on his finger, allowing him to access its information.
• Li Xiao and the Twisted Logic Gu: He physically examines and pinches the creature while remaining immune to its manipulative speech. Their exchange highlights the contrast between the Gu’s boastful claims and Li Xiao’s skeptical judgment.
• Viewers and the Gu insects: The audience reacts with horror to the Blackwater Gu and affection toward the larger, more amusing Twisted Logic Gu, particularly Luo Shiyu, who calls it cute and eagerly asks about its powers.

Chapter Summary: Five-Light, Ten-Color God-Summoning Ring

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao discusses the many noncombat applications of Twisted Logic Gu, including persuasion, romance, and negotiations. Viewers envy him for possessing such rare and versatile Gu insects.
• For his final Fusion Orb attempt, Li Xiao decides to attempt an unusually large fusion based on Li Dongmo’s suggestion.
• He gathers monster corpses, magical treasures, hundreds of Gu insects, Blood Copper, and Waters of the Sea of Bitterness. He relies on his exceptionally strong current fortune to justify the risky investment.
• The fusion succeeds, producing the Five-Light, Ten-Color God-Summoning Ring, a silver ring decorated with five colored patterns and ten multicolored gemstones.
• The ring can summon the Five Light Gods and Ten-Colored Gods, each possessing a unique ability.
• Li Xiao demonstrates the ring by summoning the White Light God, which gives him a massage and is revealed to possess near-instant, extremely powerful healing abilities.
• He then summons several other gods:
  • Azure Light God: Can replenish lifespan, though Li Xiao is uncertain whether it can overcome the soul’s natural lifespan limits.
  • Crimson Light God: Can enhance Li Xiao’s body, strengthen magical treasures, and repair damaged items. However, enhancing his body causes his skin to turn increasingly black, forcing him to stop.
• The chapter ends as Li Xiao summons the Yellow Light God, whose wealthy and extravagant aura immediately becomes apparent.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao continues to demonstrate confidence and daring, willingly risking enormous resources because of his strong luck and faith in the Fusion Orb. He also remains playful and theatrical, choosing to demonstrate the ring rather than explain all its abilities.
• His success reinforces his reputation as an exceptionally fortunate and inventive streamer whose fusion attempts consistently produce extraordinary treasures.
• Li Xiao’s practical side appears when he stops the Crimson Light God’s enhancement after noticing its cosmetic side effect, prioritizing his appearance despite the immense increase in strength.
• The viewers become increasingly envious and excited as Li Xiao reveals the ring’s abilities. Their financial support also shows their willingness to pay heavily for exclusive demonstrations.
• Luo Shiyu remains observant and helpful, warning Li Xiao about the transformation of his skin.

Significant Themes

• Risk and reward: Li Xiao spends vast resources on an uncertain fusion, trusting his luck and ultimately receiving an incredible artifact.
• The limitless utility of Gu and magical treasures: The chapter emphasizes that unusual abilities can have applications far beyond combat.
• Luck and gambling: Li Xiao treats fusion as a gamble, believing that acting while his fortune is strong is wiser than waiting for misfortune.
• Power balanced by drawbacks: Even the ring’s extraordinary abilities have uncertainties or side effects, such as the Crimson Light God’s darkening of Li Xiao’s skin.
• Spectacle and entertainment: The fusion and each summoned god become a livestream performance, with viewer reactions, tips, and curiosity driving the presentation.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao engages directly with viewers, responding to their suggestions and using Li Dongmo’s proposal as inspiration for the large-scale fusion.
• Ou Zhizi praises the creativity of the experiment and later asks about the ring’s abilities.
• Unmarried Young Dragon tips thirty million Live Points to persuade Li Xiao to stop withholding information and demonstrate the ring.
• Li Xiao commands the summoned gods as their “Ring Master,” establishing an immediate master-servant relationship.
• The White Light God obediently massages Li Xiao, while the Azure Light God formally offers its services.
• The Crimson Light God follows Li Xiao’s enhancement order until Luo Shiyu points out the damaging effect on his appearance.

Chapter Summary: “Wealth, Companions, Methods, and Places—Only Companions Remain”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Yellow Light God begins working for Li Xiao. Its ability automatically gathers one ownerless asset every second, including money, magical treasures, pills, and other tradeable valuables.
• Li Xiao explains that the Yellow Light God can use its growing wealth to invest remotely in profitable ventures, allowing its fortune to increase continuously while it remains summoned.
• The viewers recognize that Li Xiao now possesses three things cultivators greatly desire:
  • Wealth: the Yellow Light God
  • Methods: Great Luo Gu Refining
  • Places: the Golden Palace Maitreya Wonder Realm
  • Only a reliable companion had seemed to be missing.
• Li Xiao summons the final Five-Light God, the Black Light God. She is a female combat deity who obeys him and remains at his side to guard him.
• Li Xiao refuses to test the Black Light God’s combat ability because he does not want to alert the supposedly dead—or “playing dead”—zombie nearby.
• He then begins testing the Ten-Colored Gods:
  • The Golden God is a silicon-based lifeform whose body can transform into cooking utensils and prepare extraordinarily delicious food.
  • The White God can create clothing from white silk thread.
• Li Xiao eats the Golden God’s dish at leisure, amusing himself while many viewers impatiently demand that he continue.
• The White God produces a seamless white garment for Li Xiao. He hints that it has powerful defensive abilities but deliberately keeps its exact functions secret.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao becomes increasingly confident and secure as the ring’s abilities provide him with money, protection, useful tools, and powerful allies. He also demonstrates caution by concealing the White God’s true capabilities and avoiding unnecessary combat tests.
• The Yellow Light God establishes itself as a potentially limitless source of wealth, making Li Xiao’s resources grow rapidly.
• The Black Light God is introduced as Li Xiao’s first clear combat-oriented companion. Her loyalty and willingness to guard him suggest that she fills the final gap in his collection of cultivation advantages.
• The Golden God is revealed to have a seemingly mundane but highly refined talent: cooking. Its ability also shows that the Ten-Colored Gods are not necessarily associated with obvious powers based on their names.
• The White God appears gentle and helpful, but its clothing-making ability conceals an extremely powerful defensive function.
• The viewers shift from envy and curiosity to disbelief and impatience as Li Xiao repeatedly reveals increasingly valuable abilities.

Significant Themes

• Wealth as the foundation of cultivation: Li Xiao emphasizes that resources are essential for acquiring techniques, treasures, medicine, and strength. The Yellow Light God therefore represents one of the most important forms of power.
• The value of versatility: The ring provides not only direct combat strength but also wealth, healing, longevity, clothing, food, and other forms of support.
• Secrecy and strategic concealment: Li Xiao hides the White God’s weaknesses and abilities so enemies cannot easily exploit them.
• Appearances versus true power: The Golden God looks like a simple golden construct but excels at cooking, while the White God appears to make ordinary clothing yet creates a garment with extraordinary defenses.
• Companionship and loyalty: With the Black Light God remaining beside him, Li Xiao gains more than another ability—he gains a devoted guardian and potential companion.
• Entertainment and spectacle: The livestream turns Li Xiao’s testing of the ring into a public performance, with viewers reacting through envy, jokes, guesses, and impatience.

Important Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and the Yellow Light God: He commands it to begin gathering wealth and explains its investment ability to the audience.
• Li Xiao and the Black Light God: He orders her to guard him, and she immediately accepts without complaint. He avoids sending her into battle to prevent exposing his position.
• Li Xiao and the Golden God: He allows it to cook using ingredients obtained from the Yellow Light God, then deliberately eats the dish slowly while teasing the viewers.
• Li Xiao and the White God: He asks it to make him clothing, approves of the finished garment, and keeps its defensive secrets from the audience.
• Li Xiao and the viewers: He answers their questions selectively, indulges their requests to summon more gods, and entertains himself by withholding information or prolonging the food demonstration.
• Ou Zhizi and Li Xiao: Ou Zhizi questions whether the White God’s ability is merely clothing production, prompting Li Xiao to confirm that the clothing is far more powerful than it appears.

Chapter Summary: “Betrayal Green”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao continues livestreaming the abilities of the Color Gods contained within his ring.
• He introduces:
  • Red God, a 999-meter-tall giant with limitless strength and an indestructible body, though it is relatively slow.
  • Orange God, a woman capable of giving sleeping targets pleasant dreams that restore them to peak condition upon waking.
  • Yellow God, whose ability is secrecy. Li Xiao refuses to explain its power, implying that it is an extremely dangerous trump card capable of exploiting a target’s desires and damaging their mental state from any distance, provided Yellow God can “see” them through direct observation, photographs, or videos.
  • Green God, whose ability, “Betrayal Green,” causes everyone connected to a target to betray that target.
  • Cyan God, which produces increasingly complex and deadly toxins with no antidote except extremely powerful poison-removal techniques.
• Viewers repeatedly attempt to discover hidden information or obtain access to the Color Gods, but Li Xiao refuses to reveal dangerous secrets or send the gods out.
• A craftsman, Ou Zhizi, offers to forge imitations of the ring’s reproducible abilities, causing viewers to leave the livestream to contact him.
• A viewer proposes paying Li Xiao to use Green God against enemies, but Li Xiao refuses to turn the ability into a commercial assassination service.
• The chapter ends with viewers considering buying Fusion Orbs in hopes of acquiring similarly powerful treasures.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao demonstrates increasing caution and responsibility. Although he enjoys showcasing the ring’s abilities, he recognizes that Yellow God, Green God, and Cyan God could cause catastrophic harm if misused.
• He refuses to reveal Yellow God’s full ability because it is too dangerous and could become an overwhelming trump card for anyone who understood it.
• Li Xiao also rejects a lucrative request to use Betrayal Green against someone, establishing that he will not casually exploit the ability to destroy people’s lives.
• His playful and teasing personality remains evident as he jokes with viewers, manipulates their curiosity, and pretends to be annoyed when they argue.
• The viewers become increasingly impressed, frightened, and envious of Li Xiao’s ring as each new ability proves more dangerous or useful than the last.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: The chapter repeatedly asks whether possessing a devastating ability means one should use it. Li Xiao’s refusal to accept assassination requests highlights restraint.
• The danger of desire: Yellow God’s power exploits the desires present in everyone, suggesting that no cultivator is truly free of ambition or longing—even those pursuing transcendence.
• Fear of the unknown: Li Xiao deliberately withholds information about Yellow God, making ignorance a form of protection. The viewers also understand that unfamiliar abilities can lead to death before a victim even realizes what happened.
• Betrayal and social destruction: Green God does not directly kill its target; instead, it destroys their relationships and support system, potentially ruining their life or driving them to suicide.
• Envy and opportunity: The viewers’ fascination with the ring reflects their jealousy of Li Xiao’s luck and their willingness to gamble on Fusion Orbs in hopes of obtaining comparable treasures.
• Limits of cultivation: Cyan God’s poison emphasizes the rarity of Supreme-level techniques and how even powerful cultivators may lack the means to counter specialized abilities.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao and the viewers: Their relationship is playful but adversarial. Viewers try to bait him into revealing secrets, while he deflects them with jokes and selective answers.
• Li Xiao and Red God: Red God respectfully calls him “Ring Master,” but Li Xiao quickly dismisses it after being overwhelmed by its thunderous voice.
• Li Xiao and Orange God: He orders Orange God to wait beside White God. Her graceful behavior causes viewers to become jealous, and Li Xiao refuses requests to send her to them.
• Li Xiao and Ou Zhizi: Ou Zhizi uses the stream to advertise his ability to forge imitations, showing that Li Xiao’s revelations have commercial consequences.
• Li Xiao and Yellow God: Their interaction is minimal, but his decision to conceal Yellow God’s ability establishes it as one of his most dangerous hidden weapons.
• Li Xiao and Green God: Green God directly explains its power and reinforces its obedience to Li Xiao. Their exchange reveals the frightening scope of Betrayal Green.
• Li Xiao and Gu Granny: Gu Granny asks whether Cyan God’s toxins can be combined with Gu insects, but Li Xiao explains that the poison cannot be neutralized except through Supreme-level methods.

Chapter Summary: The Fool Who Unleashed Disaster

Key Plot Points and Events

• Li Xiao conceals the Chaos Banner’s ability to gather and perceive fortune, knowing that viewers who imitate his Fusion Orb experiments may suffer disastrous consequences.
• While preparing to introduce the remaining Color Gods, Li Xiao notices movement beneath the Ancient Demon Pit. A powerful zombie, suspected of possessing the strength of the Drought God, begins urgently excavating the earth.
• The zombie searches through countless bones and eventually uncovers a withered black arm—the remains of an Evil God Gu, a failed Unifier with catastrophic power.
• Ignoring Gu Granny’s warning, the zombie bites the arm, attempting to absorb its strength. Instead, the Evil God Gu infects and consumes him, causing its revival.
• The Evil God Gu transforms, growing an eye and mouth while releasing countless red blood threads. These threads slaughter nearby monsters and rapidly spread across the Ancient Demon Pit.
• Gu Granny explains that Evil God Gus are disasters capable of killing countless beings, while Unmarried Young Dragon reveals that they are failed Unifiers. The strongest known examples possess power approaching Unity.
• Li Xiao deduces that the Evil God Gu’s remains were likely planted or deliberately left in the Yin-Spirit World, and that someone manipulated the zombie into activating them.
• Realizing that his family and friends are above the Demon Pit, Li Xiao decides to intervene despite the viewers’ warnings.
• He opens a small fissure and sends out Black Light God. She destroys many blood threads, but the Evil God Gu has already produced tens of billions, making the situation increasingly difficult to control.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao remains cautious and calculating, but his concern for his family and friends overrides his fear. He accepts personal danger to contain the spreading disaster.
• He also recognizes his own mistake: had he deployed Black Light God earlier, the Evil God Gu might have been stopped before multiplying.
• The zombie changes from a patient, concealed excavator into a desperate and reckless figure driven by fear of being discovered. His ignorance makes him the instrument that unleashes the catastrophe.
• Gu Granny demonstrates deep knowledge of ancient dangers and reacts with unusual fear, emphasizing the Evil God Gu’s terrifying nature.
• Black Light God proves highly effective in combat, effortlessly annihilating individual blood threads, though the sheer number of enemies threatens to overwhelm her.
• The viewers become genuinely concerned for Li Xiao, even those who usually mock or oppose him, because his death could allow the disaster to spread to other worlds.

Significant Themes

• Ignorance and reckless greed: The chapter’s central warning is that disasters often arise when ignorant individuals pursue power without understanding what they are handling.
• Hidden manipulation: The zombie may have been used as a pawn by an unseen mastermind who knew about the Evil God Gu’s remains.
• Caution versus responsibility: Li Xiao’s caution protects him from unnecessary risks, but excessive hesitation also allows the Evil God Gu to grow stronger.
• The consequences of buried history: Ancient remains and forgotten powers can retain catastrophic potential, even after their original era has vanished.
• Self-sacrifice and duty: Li Xiao chooses to confront the threat because those close to him are endangered, despite knowing he may be unable to win.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao communicates with the livestream viewers, withholding information about fortune while still sharing his observations about the zombie and Evil God Gu.
• Viewers speculate about the zombie’s actions, while Gu Granny identifies the remains and urgently warns everyone not to let him consume them.
• Li Xiao questions Gu Granny and Unmarried Young Dragon about the Evil God Gu, using their explanations to reconstruct the hidden history behind the disaster.
• Gu Granny suggests that an unknown mastermind may have manipulated the zombie, reinforcing Li Xiao’s suspicions.
• The viewers attempt to dissuade Li Xiao from confronting the Evil God Gu, but he refuses and sends Black Light God into battle.
• Black Light God directly confronts the spreading blood threads, demonstrating her strength while revealing the scale of the threat.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Black Light God proves extremely fast but cannot keep pace with the Evil God Gu’s rapidly multiplying blood threads. Li Xiao cancels her summon, triggering a destructive black mist that obliterates everything within several thousand meters.
• The Evil God Gu abandons Black Light God as a target and begins producing mysterious fruits while absorbing energy from surrounding monsters. Its strength increases rapidly, leaving Li Xiao unable to find any ability capable of killing it.
• At the Li Family’s teleportation array, Fengdu Academy’s headmaster and Vice-Headmaster White Bone arrive unexpectedly. White Bone murders Li Xuegan and the guards, revealing that the two are secretly involved in a major conspiracy.
• They travel to the Ancient Demon Pit, killing or bypassing everything in their way. They reveal that the Abyssal Will is also an Evil God Gu and that they intend to use the conflict between the two Evil God Gus to free someone called “A Zong.”
• Their long-term plan involved founding Fengdu Academy, nurturing powerful individuals, and manipulating Li Xiao into entering the Ancient Demon Pit by claiming that an arm inside belonged to the God of Craftsmen and could open a treasure vault.
• Li Xiao recognizes the headmaster and White Bone as far more powerful than publicly believed. He follows them into the pit while broadcasting events to his viewers.
• At the bottom, they find a sealed mass of red energy containing three shriveled bodies: a horned woman, a furious man with a bronze dagger in his chest, and a sinisterly smiling man named A Zong, who appears partly fused with the red energy.
• The seal begins to crack as the Abyssal Will senses the other Evil God Gu. White Bone explains that when two Evil God Gus meet, one must die, creating an opportunity to rescue A Zong.
• The headmaster removes her bracelet and transforms from an elderly man into a beautiful woman, apparently wanting A Zong to see her in her original or most beautiful form.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao remains resourceful and observant, recognizing that the Evil God Gu cannot be defeated through his current abilities. He becomes increasingly suspicious of the headmaster and White Bone and correctly identifies their hidden importance.
• Black Light God is shown to possess devastating power, but her speed and combat ability are insufficient against the Evil God Gu’s overwhelming growth.
• The Fengdu Academy headmaster and White Bone are revealed as ancient, extraordinarily powerful masterminds rather than ordinary academy leaders. Their actions demonstrate a willingness to sacrifice countless lives for A Zong’s freedom.
• The headmaster is revealed to be a woman disguised as an old man. Her transformation shows both her emotional attachment to A Zong and her desire to present herself beautifully when they reunite.
• A Zong appears to be the central figure the conspirators are trying to save. He has been eroded or controlled by the Abyssal Will and remains trapped within the red energy.
• Li Xuegan and the teleportation guards are abruptly killed, emphasizing the conspirators’ ruthlessness and the scale of the betrayal.

Significant Themes

• The morality of sacrificing the world for one person: Li Xiao condemns the headmaster and White Bone for risking the destruction of all life to save A Zong, questioning whether personal love can justify global catastrophe.
• Hidden manipulation and long-term schemes: The chapter reveals that major institutions and historical events may have been carefully engineered to serve the conspirators’ plan.
• Love, obsession, and sacrifice: The headmaster and White Bone have waited for an immense period and endured enormous hardships for A Zong, presenting their devotion as both tragic and morally horrifying.
• The danger of overwhelming power: The Evil God Gus grow stronger by consuming life and energy, suggesting forces that threaten the stability of the entire world.
• Truth beneath appearances: The academy leaders’ public identities conceal their real strength, motives, and history, while the headmaster’s disguise symbolizes the chapter’s broader emphasis on concealed identities.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao communicates with his livestream audience, using their reactions and information while they speculate about the Evil God Gu and urge him to follow the academy leaders.
• White Bone acts as the headmaster’s loyal accomplice, openly eliminating anyone who obstructs their path and explaining the plan to free A Zong.
• The headmaster and White Bone discuss their centuries- or millennia-long preparations, confirming that their actions are coordinated and deliberate.
• Li Xiao criticizes their motives after realizing that the crisis exists largely to rescue A Zong.
• The headmaster’s transformation is a deeply personal gesture toward A Zong, implying an intimate bond and adding an emotional dimension to the otherwise apocalyptic conspiracy.

Chapter Summary:

Zhao Yuemian

Key Plot Points and Events

• The dean of Fengdu Academy reveals her true identity: she is Zhao Yuemian, the first wife of the legendary Artisan God, Gu Guizong. She had disguised herself as an elderly man for countless years in order to conceal her identity and pursue the means to save her husband.
• Gu Granny exposes that Gu Guizong is likely still alive, trapped beneath the Ancient Demon Pit in the pool of red energy. This also suggests that the secrets of the Artisan God’s Vault may still exist.
• The Sealing beneath the pit begins to break apart. A large crack releases pink-red energy connected to the terrifying forces within the pit.
• The pink energy collides with the blood threads of the Evil God Gu, causing violent tremors, destruction, and further damage to the Sealing.
• The three figures within the red energy begin changing:
  • The horned woman’s horn emits light that partially repairs the Sealing.
  • The decaying man believed to be Gu Guizong begins regenerating.
  • The man pierced by a dagger starts emitting flames and red light.
• Zhao Yuemian and White Bone execute their long-prepared rescue plan. Using golden hooked chains, they pull Gu Guizong from the red energy.
• Zhao Yuemian immediately uses a Golden Talisman: Suppress Evil to seal Gu Guizong, knowing that he has been corrupted or controlled by the Abyssal Will.
• White Bone encases Gu Guizong in a coffin made of bones and carries him away with Zhao Yuemian so they can remove the Abyssal Will’s influence later.
• As they escape, the Sealing continues collapsing. One of the Evil God Gu’s strange fruits splits open, revealing a red humanoid creature with multiple arms and legs. Its emergence causes all the pink energy to freeze.

Character Developments

• Zhao Yuemian is revealed to be deeply devoted to Gu Guizong, having maintained an old-man disguise for ages to hide her identity and prepare for his rescue. Her actions also show that her love is balanced by caution and strategic planning.
• Gu Guizong is confirmed to be alive but severely corrupted. His physical restoration and unsettling grin suggest that the Abyssal Will has deeply affected him.
• White Bone proves himself to be Zhao Yuemian’s trusted partner in the rescue operation. He acts quickly and efficiently, sealing Gu Guizong and prioritizing their escape.
• Li Xiao remains cautious and realistic. Although viewers pressure him to intervene, he recognizes that he cannot fight the Evil God Gu, the Abyssal Will, Zhao Yuemian, or White Bone. He chooses to observe and report rather than recklessly risk spreading the catastrophe.
• The viewers shift from urging Li Xiao to act heroically to worrying about his survival, realizing that his teleportation ability could accidentally spread fragments of the disaster to other worlds.

Significant Themes

• Love and sacrifice: Zhao Yuemian’s centuries-long disguise and preparations demonstrate the extraordinary lengths she will go to save Gu Guizong.
• The danger of corruption: Saving Gu Guizong physically is not enough; the influence of the Abyssal Will must also be removed before he can truly be considered rescued.
• Limits of power and responsibility: Li Xiao’s refusal to act recklessly highlights that possessing a powerful ability does not mean it should be used without understanding the consequences.
• Cosmic-scale catastrophe: The destruction of the Sealing threatens not only the current world but potentially every world if the Evil God Gu or Abyssal Will are transported elsewhere.
• Long-term preparation: Zhao Yuemian and White Bone succeed because they have planned carefully for countless years, contrasting with the viewers’ impulsive suggestions.

Character Interactions

• Gu Granny and Ou Zhizi identify Zhao Yuemian and Gu Guizong, turning a hidden rescue mission into public knowledge among the viewers.
• Li Xiao and the viewers argue over whether he should intervene. He rejects their dangerous suggestions and explains that randomly scattering fragments of the Evil God Gu or Abyssal Will would only infect other worlds.
• Zhao Yuemian and White Bone cooperate seamlessly during the rescue, using chains, talismans, and bone-sealing techniques in sequence.
• Zhao Yuemian and Gu Guizong’s relationship is central to the chapter: she risks everything to save him, yet treats him as a potential threat because of his corruption.
• The viewers’ discussion, especially between Luo Shiyu, Moon-Worshipping Sect Leader Li Xiaoyao, and Ou Zhizi, emphasizes their helplessness against the forces awakening beneath the Ancient Demon Pit.

Chapter Summary: “Old Thousand-Layer Cake”

Key Plot Points and Events

• A mysterious humanoid being emerges from the fruit inside the Ancient Demon Pit. With four pairs of hands, it can freeze movement in specific directions:
  • When pointing upward, everything beneath it is prevented from moving downward.
  • When pointing downward, everything above it is also unable to move downward.
• Li Xiao realizes this ability is powerful enough to halt the Abyssal Will’s red energy, though the being’s offensive abilities remain unknown. He informally considers calling it the “Eight-Directions Man.”
• Zhixing identifies the two people trapped below as Fist Hero Zhang Dong and Unicorn Saintess Ai Lingye, both supposedly righteous figures. The group discusses whether Li Xiao should attempt to rescue them.
• Rescue proves extremely difficult because the pair are immersed in the Abyssal Will’s energy, the sealing formation is breaking apart, and the scattered red energy has formed a dangerous barrier. The Eight-Directions Man also prevents Li Xiao from pulling them upward.
• Meanwhile, Zhao Yuemian and White Bone secretly transport the rescued Gu Guizong to a prepared cave. They set up a formation intended to restore or awaken him.
• White Bone suddenly betrays Zhao Yuemian, stabbing her with a bone blade that causes lethal spikes to erupt inside her body. He then attacks her head and kills her.
• Zhao Yuemian realizes too late that White Bone is not Gu Qizong. The real Gu Qizong had apparently been murdered long ago, while White Bone impersonated him to gain her trust.
• White Bone destroys the coffin and reveals his true objective: obtaining Gu Guizong’s immensely valuable Artisan God’s Vault.

Character Developments

• Li Xiao: Becomes more analytical about the fruit-born being’s abilities and recognizes the immense difficulty of rescuing Zhang Dong and Ai Lingye. Although pressured by the others to preserve himself for the sake of the wider worlds, he remains concerned about whether the trapped figures can be saved safely.
• The Eight-Directions Man: Demonstrates extraordinary control over directional movement and successfully restrains even the Abyssal Will’s energy. Its true identity, limits, and killing power remain uncertain.
• Ou Zhizi: Provides background on Zhang Dong, describing him as a powerful but hot-tempered and meddlesome righteous cultivator. He also offers a realistic assessment of the rescue’s dangers.
• Gu Granny and Zhixing: Support Li Xiao with advice and information while emphasizing that his survival is crucial because he is uniquely able to observe the Ancient Demon Pit through Mirror Space.
• Zhao Yuemian: Reveals her determination to save Gu Guizong, having prepared extensively for the rescue. Her trust in White Bone ultimately leaves her vulnerable to betrayal.
• White Bone: Is exposed as a calculating impostor and long-term schemer. His apparent cooperation was merely a plot to obtain Gu Guizong’s treasure, and he is willing to kill even his closest ally to achieve it.
• Gu Guizong: Is confirmed to have been dead or replaced for a long time, while the “Gu Guizong” involved in the rescue was apparently part of White Bone’s deception.

Significant Themes

• The danger of misplaced trust: White Bone’s betrayal shows that an enemy within one’s circle can be more dangerous than an openly hostile opponent.
• Self-preservation versus moral responsibility: Li Xiao must weigh the risks of saving Zhang Dong and Ai Lingye against the possibility that the attempt could endanger himself and countless other worlds.
• The value of information: Li Xiao’s livestream and Mirror Space make him an essential source of intelligence, demonstrating that observation and knowledge can be as important as direct strength.
• Power and uncertainty: The chapter repeatedly emphasizes that apparent strength does not reveal a being’s full capabilities. The Eight-Directions Man can suppress the Abyssal Will but may possess unknown offensive powers, while the Abyssal Will’s true limits remain unclear.
• Greed and exploitation: White Bone’s entire rescue operation is motivated by the enormous wealth of the Artisan God’s Vault, turning an apparent act of salvation into a carefully engineered betrayal.

Character Interactions

• Li Xiao consults Ou Zhizi, Gu Granny, and Zhixing about the mysterious being and the possibility of rescuing Zhang Dong and Ai Lingye.
• Ou Zhizi discusses Zhang Dong’s character and reputation, while Gu Granny challenges his claims and mocks his indirect acquaintance with the Fist Hero.
• The group collectively recognizes Li Xiao’s importance and supports him with information and Live Points, even though they cannot provide a practical rescue method.
• Zhao Yuemian and White Bone work together to prepare Gu Guizong’s recovery, but White Bone’s cooperation is entirely false.
• White Bone manipulates Zhao Yuemian’s trust, then kills her and openly celebrates his success in claiming Gu Guizong’s treasure.

Chapter Summary: “Heaven and Earth Shattered”

Key Plot Points and Events

• White Bone Daoist is confronted by disturbing voices accusing him of having died long ago and of being blinded by greed. Pink vapor rises from the ground, while Gu Guizong awakens inside the sealed white bone coffin.
• White Bone Daoist assumes the Abyssal Will is attacking his mind and uses the Clearheart Bell and a formation to resist it. However, the vapor forces him to relive the truth: he had been corrupted by the Abyssal Will during the ancient catastrophe and survived only because it had already taken control of him.
• His own formation tears his body apart. The Abyssal Will then mutates him into a skeletal, centipede-like creature. He removes the sealing talisman from Gu Guizong’s forehead, allowing Gu Guizong to escape.
• The chapter reveals the history of the Yin-Spirit World:
  • Ai Lingye fought Gu Guizong for ten days and nights after detecting the Abyssal Will around him.
  • Their battle destroyed the world and killed nearly everyone, while Gu Guizong and the Abyssal Will were sealed together.
  • White Bone Daoist later manipulated treasure hunters, impersonated Gu Qizong, and worked with Zhao Yuemian in an attempt to rescue Gu Guizong.
  • The Abyssal Will repeatedly tried to break the seal by controlling cultivators, but Fist Hero Zhang Dong disrupted its plans.
• Gu Guizong is revealed to have been corrupted through his greed for magical artifacts. The Abyssal Will disguised itself as an artifact, allowing him to refine it and become vulnerable to its influence.
• Once free, Gu Guizong summons the nine hundred billion artifacts in the Artisan God’s Vault and unleashes them across the Yin-Spirit World. The falling weapons and formations devastate cities, King Li’s Manor, and countless cultivators.
• The Abyssal Will merges with the artifact formation and spreads pink energy throughout the sky, producing a corrosive pink rain.
• Li Xiao senses the danger and returns to the surface. He brings Li Zongxu, the Eighth Madam, and other survivors into Mirror Space before sealing the entrance. Outside, those struck by the rain freeze and begin radiating strange auras.

Character Developments

• White Bone Daoist: His self-image as a cautious, rational mastermind collapses. He learns that he had been a puppet of the Abyssal Will from the beginning, with his greed and confidence used against him. His transformation symbolizes the destruction of his identity and autonomy.
• Gu Guizong: He emerges as an immensely powerful but deeply flawed Artisan God. His extraordinary talent and vast wealth are matched by an overwhelming greed for magical artifacts, which allowed the Abyssal Will to corrupt him. Once freed, he acts as an almost unstoppable destructive force.
• Zhao Yuemian: Her intelligence and independence are emphasized. She designed much of the plan involving the Evil God Gu, creating a strategy even the Abyssal Will failed to anticipate.
• Ai Lingye: He is established as the ancient opponent who recognized Gu Guizong’s corruption and sacrificed greatly to seal both Gu Guizong and the Abyssal Will.
• Li Xiao: He demonstrates quick judgment and responsibility by recognizing the danger early and protecting his family and clansmen through Mirror Space.
• Li Zongxu: Though initially endangered, he trusts Li Xiao’s judgment and helps organize the survivors, showing concern that his clan not become a burden.

Significant Themes

• Illusion versus truth: White Bone Daoist’s supposed survival and control over events are exposed as delusions created by the Abyssal Will.
• Greed and corruption: Gu Guizong’s desire for magical artifacts becomes the entry point for the Abyssal Will, demonstrating how personal weaknesses can be exploited.
• False agency and manipulation: White Bone Daoist believes he is the mastermind, but he has been controlled for centuries. The chapter questions whether apparently independent choices are truly one’s own.
• Conquest and invasion: The Abyssal Will exists to corrode and occupy worlds, reflecting aggression without any higher purpose beyond expansion.
• The scale of power: The release of Gu Guizong’s countless artifacts turns the entire world into a battlefield, showing the vast difference between ordinary cultivators and ancient great powers.
• Survival and responsibility: Li Xiao’s actions contrast with the destructive ambitions of Gu Guizong and the Abyssal Will, emphasizing protection and collective survival amid catastrophe.

Important Character Interactions

• White Bone Daoist and Gu Guizong: White Bone Daoist frees Gu Guizong after being corrupted, believing he has succeeded, while Gu Guizong immediately claims victory over Ai Lingye.
• White Bone Daoist and the Abyssal Will: Their conflict is largely psychological; White Bone Daoist resists the truth but ultimately realizes he has always been the Abyssal Will’s pawn.
• Gu Guizong and Ai Lingye: Their ancient battle forms the foundation of the chapter’s backstory. Ai Lingye sealed Gu Guizong to prevent the Abyssal Will’s spread.
• Zhao Yuemian and White Bone Daoist: They collaborated in a scheme involving the Evil God Gu, though White Bone Daoist’s supposed control was undermined by his hidden corruption.
• Li Xiao and Li Zongxu: Li Xiao instructs his father to shelter in Mirror Space, and Li Zongxu accepts his authority while reassuring him that the clan will not hinder him.
• Gu Guizong and the Yin-Spirit World: Gu Guizong treats the world as an object to conquer, raining down artifacts that annihilate cities, cultivators, and King Li’s forces.