Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: The Slacking-Off Host

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian lives a stable but unambitious life in a modern metropolis. He rejects romantic invitations from colleagues, prefers reading medical texts, and embraces “lying flat,” slacking off, and avoiding unnecessary effort.
• While carefully obeying traffic laws at an intersection, he is suddenly hit by a dump truck and killed.
• His system, 10086, attempts to initiate transmigration. It accidentally uses a novice Main God manual before correcting the mistake and binding itself properly to Lin Xian.
• Lin Xian awakens in a version of Mount Tai associated with The Outcast, but immediately discovers something is wrong: nine dragons are pulling a coffin across the sky.
• The system assigns him several missions:
  • Alter a major plot event in the world.
  • Win first place in the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
  • Defeat the Old Celestial Master on Mount Longhu.
  • His reward for the trial mission is one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• Lin Xian realizes he has not entered the relatively low-powered The Outcast setting, but the vastly more dangerous Shrouding the Heavens universe.
• The system explains the enormous difference between the two worlds and becomes increasingly alarmed after recalling that the setting includes not only Shrouding the Heavens, but also Perfect World and Sacred Ruins, whose strongest beings transcend time, causality, reality, and entire world systems.
• Despite the catastrophic danger, Lin Xian simply decides to continue slacking off, leaving the system stunned.

2. Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Initially presented as cautious, practical, and committed to a peaceful, mediocre life. His defining trait is his refusal to strive or take risks. Even after discovering that he has been placed in an unimaginably dangerous universe, he retains his laid-back attitude rather than panicking into action.
• System 10086: Begins as a smug, inexperienced system that believes its host’s death is a routine part of transmigration. It makes a serious procedural mistake, grows nervous after discovering the wrong world, and tries to disguise its uncertainty with false confidence. Its fear of the higher-level universe contrasts comically with Lin Xian’s indifference.

3. Significant Themes

• Rejecting conventional ambition: Lin Xian rejects the urban ideals of romance, career advancement, and relentless competition, choosing stability and early retirement instead.
• The absurdity of transmigration clichés: The chapter humorously subverts the usual “chosen hero” narrative by giving a reluctant, lazy protagonist an impossibly dangerous setting.
• Mismatch between ordinary life and cosmic danger: Lin Xian’s mundane values—following traffic rules, keeping his job, paying his mortgage—are placed against a universe where planets, stars, time, and causality can be destroyed.
• Power escalation and genre collision: The chapter contrasts the relatively grounded supernatural world of The Outcast with the vast cultivation hierarchy of Shrouding the Heavens and its sequels.
• System incompetence: The system itself is not omnipotent; it is inexperienced, prone to mistakes, and frightened by the world it has entered, creating a comedic reversal of the typical reliable-system trope.

4. Character Interactions

• Lin Xian politely refuses invitations from female coworkers, emphasizing his detachment from urban romance and social competition.
• His main interaction is with System 10086. Their relationship is immediately antagonistic and comedic:
  • The system causes his transmigration and initially mishandles the process.
  • Lin Xian angrily challenges the system’s claim that the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is merely a normal variation of The Outcast.
  • The system attempts to maintain an authoritative tone while privately realizing it may have made a disastrous mistake.
  • When the system expresses concern about the danger of the Shrouding the Heavens universe, Lin Xian responds with complete indifference, reaffirming his determination to slack off.

Chapter Summary:

The Laid-Back System

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian establishes his personal philosophy of cultivation: every stage of survival counts as a victory. Living healthily to one hundred is a “small win,” surviving the Dark Turmoil is a “medium win,” becoming a powerful cultivator is a “big win,” and reaching the Immortal Realm by following Heavenly Emperor Ye is an “enormous win.”
• He argues that he and System 10086 should avoid unnecessary competition, danger, and effort. Their goal should be to survive by staying close to powerful allies rather than becoming heroes themselves.
• Lin Xian reasons that Beyond the Sacrificial Path is unlikely to attack them, since they have already been allowed to enter the Shrouding the Heavens universe. However, the system remains cautious, emphasizing that indifference does not equal goodwill.
• The two discuss Ye Fan’s terrifying potential and future identities. While the system fears the unknown forces connected to him, Lin Xian sees Ye Fan as an ideal “thigh” to cling to because of his heroic nature and willingness to confront great catastrophes.
• Lin Xian persuades the system that following Heavenly Emperor Ye could allow them to coast toward the Immortal King Realm—or even become Dao Ancestors. He uses Pang Bo’s future achievements as evidence that choosing the right ally may matter more than personal effort.
• The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin arrives above Mount Tai, creating a violent upheaval of wind, thunder, dust, and earthquakes. Lin Xian realizes this is their opportunity to board the coffin and enter the wider cultivation world.
• Lin Xian and System 10086 form an alliance based on mutual benefit. He rejects the usual host-versus-system conflict and proposes a “Destiny Community” in which both cooperate and exploit opportunities together.
• The system gives Lin Xian his beginner gift: Qi-State Origin-Flow, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, whose effect is Return to Origin.
• The technique condenses into a Qi Infant in Lin Xian’s lower dantian. It can dissolve complex or harmful energies into pure source qi, primarily serving as a defensive and life-preserving cultivation method rather than an offensive technique.
• Lin Xian reflects on how Qi-State Origin-Flow corresponds with Daoist theories and the secret realms of Shrouding the Heavens. He connects the upper, middle, and lower dantians with the Immortal Platform, Dao Palace, and Wheel of the Sea Secret Realms.
• The chapter concludes with an explanation of cultivation progression, particularly the importance of opening the Wheel of the Sea and eventually reaching the Four Extremes, the first realm in which a cultivator can truly connect with Heaven and Earth and trigger thunder tribulation.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian becomes more confident in his survival-oriented philosophy. Rather than resisting his system, he manipulates its ambitions and turns it into a cooperative partner.
• He demonstrates cleverness, shameless pragmatism, and psychological insight by convincing the system that “lying flat” is not cowardice but a rational path to success.
• Lin Xian also reveals broader knowledge of Daoist medicine, cultivation theory, and the human body’s energy centers, suggesting that his medical background may help him understand and adapt to the new cultivation system.
• System 10086 shifts dramatically from an aloof, rule-bound assistant into a conflicted and ambitious participant. It initially resists Lin Xian’s laid-back approach but is gradually tempted by the possibility of becoming an Advanced System.
• The system’s fear of being reset or remaining low-level pushes it to accept Lin Xian’s plan and pursue a mutually profitable relationship.

Significant Themes

• Survival over glory: The chapter rejects conventional heroic ambition in favor of staying alive and benefiting from powerful allies.
• Choices versus effort: Lin Xian repeatedly argues that choosing the right environment and patron can matter more than relentless cultivation.
• Mutual cooperation: The host-system relationship evolves from potential conflict into an alliance built on shared interests.
• Satire of cultivation tropes: The chapter humorously mocks systems that demand hard work, public displays of power, face-slapping, and ruthless behavior.
• Potential hidden in adaptation: Qi-State Origin-Flow is not initially a destructive attack technique but may evolve into a genuine cultivation method, showing that defensive or unconventional abilities can become powerful.
• Unity of different traditions: Lin Xian links Daoist medicine, dantian theory, and the secret realms of Shrouding the Heavens, emphasizing that different systems may describe the same underlying path.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian constantly teases and challenges System 10086, especially when it becomes anxious about powerful beings or refuses to accept his lazy strategy.
• He contrasts Ye Fan’s heroic character with more morally questionable figures, persuading the system that Ye Fan is the safest and most reliable powerful ally.
• The debate over whether to contact Ye Fan becomes the turning point in the host-system relationship. Lin Xian appeals to the system’s ambition, while the system ultimately agrees to cooperate.
• Their final agreement transforms them from reluctant host and system into partners seeking shared advancement, with Lin Xian providing strategy and the system providing resources.

Chapter Summary: “A Sliding Tackle”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian comprehends the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm, learning that the Life Wheel records a person’s lifespan while the Sea of Bitterness gradually erodes it.
• His Nascent Soul qi washes over his Life Wheel, restoring one year of life and reducing his apparent age from twenty-five to twenty-four.
• He realizes that Qi-State Origin-Flow, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, has opened the path of cultivation for him but cannot make him an Immortal automatically. He must advance through cultivation on his own.
• Golden divine power surges through Lin Xian’s body, greatly enhancing his physical abilities. He races up Mount Tai at a speed that shocks the tourists, who begin wondering whether cultivators have appeared in the modern world.
• Lin Xian argues with System 10086, accusing it of inventing the trial mission and withholding the benefits of the Main System’s novice gift package.
• The system admits that it deliberately created the trial mission to test whether Lin Xian would make a suitable host. It had originally planned to abandon him if he proved useless, but their accidental transmigration has left it committed to him.
• At Jade Emperor Peak, Lin Xian discovers that the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is about to depart. He desperately sprints toward it and performs a sliding tackle, successfully landing inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin just before it closes.
• The coffin seals, and the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin departs through the Five-Colored Divine Light, beginning the journey toward the Big Dipper Ancient Star.
• Inside the coffin, the ordinary passengers panic in darkness and fear. Lin Xian then announces the journey in the style of a train conductor, revealing that the next stop is Yinghuo Ancient Star.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian advances from an ordinary person into an early-stage cultivator, gaining increased longevity, physical strength, speed, and a clearer understanding of the cultivation path.
• His attitude remains pragmatic and irreverent. Rather than reverently approaching the legendary coffin, he treats boarding it like catching a departing train and is willing to make a reckless sliding tackle to secure his place.
• Lin Xian recognizes that his future depends on taking advantage of his circumstances. He views the journey aboard the coffin as essential to achieving greater cultivation and possibly becoming an Immortal.
• System 10086 is revealed to be calculating and self-protective rather than a simple mechanical assistant. It tested Lin Xian before committing to him and now worries that its host may face dangers far beyond what the Eight Extraordinary Skills can handle.
• Despite its doubts, the system has developed a cooperative relationship with Lin Xian and acknowledges that his unusual qualities influenced its decision to keep him.

Significant Themes

• Cultivation as a struggle against time and mortality: The Life Wheel symbolizes lifespan, while the Sea of Bitterness represents the forces that erode life and obstruct transcendence.
• Self-made transformation: Techniques may open the door to cultivation, but true immortality requires personal effort, endurance, and comprehension.
• Fate versus personal initiative: Although Lin Xian benefits from extraordinary circumstances, he must act decisively—especially when he physically throws himself into the departing coffin—to seize his opportunity.
• Adaptability and survival: The chapter presents cultivation and interstellar travel through humorous modern imagery, showing Lin Xian’s ability to adapt to an absurd and dangerous situation.
• Mutual selection and partnership: The relationship between host and system is portrayed as a two-sided alliance. The system evaluates Lin Xian, while Lin Xian also challenges and criticizes it.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and System 10086 exchange sarcastic accusations about the fabricated trial mission and the missing novice rewards.
• The system explains its original plan to abandon an unsuitable host, while internally worrying about Lin Xian’s survival in a universe filled with overwhelming cosmic dangers.
• Lin Xian’s arrival contrasts sharply with the terrified ordinary passengers inside the coffin. While they fear being trapped and unable to return, he treats the coffin as a necessary “interstellar train.”
• His conductor-like announcement at the end adds comic relief and establishes the next stage of the journey toward Yinghuo Ancient Star.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The passengers inside the Bronze Ancient Coffin learn that they are aboard an interstellar train traveling through space, possibly already en route to Mars. This revelation causes renewed panic and disbelief.
• Lin Xian reveals that he is human, easing some of the crowd’s fear but not their suspicion. Many classmates, led by Liu Yunzhi, accuse him of deception and demand that he be captured and forced to explain himself.
• Liu Yunzhi attempts to use the crowd’s fear to establish authority, arguing that thirty people can easily overpower one outsider.
• Ye Fan opposes this plan, warning that attacking Lin Xian without evidence could create unnecessary danger. He advocates peaceful communication.
• Lin Xian calmly challenges Liu Yunzhi’s group, declaring that he can fight ten of them. When Ye Fan asks whether he knows martial arts, Lin Xian humorously identifies his abilities as “Immortal Cultivation.”
• Lin Xian demonstrates overwhelming physical power, effortlessly knocking Liu Yunzhi and his followers unconscious. His display leaves the entire group stunned and fearful, viewing him almost as a deity.
• The chapter ends by explaining Ye Fan’s complicated reaction: although he has always been fascinated by ancient legends and immortality, confronting the genuine supernatural fills him with fear rather than excitement.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian is established as composed, confident, and vastly more powerful than the passengers. He deliberately maintains an air of mystery but is not needlessly cruel, responding to hostility only when challenged. His knowledge of the future gives him unusual confidence.
• Liu Yunzhi emerges as opportunistic and domineering. He exploits the group’s panic to turn them against Lin Xian and strengthen his own position, revealing his preference for numbers, intimidation, and control.
• Ye Fan demonstrates moral courage and rationality by defending Lin Xian despite his own suspicions. Although fascinated by ancient history and supernatural legends, he is deeply unsettled when those legends become reality.
• The classmates shift rapidly from terror to relief, then to collective aggression, showing how fear and uncertainty can make people seek safety through group violence.

Significant Themes

• Fear of the unknown: The passengers are more frightened by the unfamiliar nature of the interstellar journey and Lin Xian’s mysterious identity than by any confirmed threat.
• Power and authority: Liu Yunzhi tries to gain control through numbers and social influence, while Lin Xian establishes dominance through undeniable strength.
• Reality versus fantasy: Ancient myths, immortal cultivation, and cosmic travel are revealed to be real, forcing the characters to reconsider what they once viewed as fiction.
• False admiration of the supernatural: Ye Fan’s fascination with dragons, immortals, and ancient legends is exposed as an attraction to imagined ideals rather than genuine encounters with overwhelming supernatural beings.
• Strength versus social rules: Liu Yunzhi relies on group pressure and manipulation, whereas Lin Xian embodies direct physical power that renders such strategies meaningless.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and the classmates: His revelation that he is human briefly reassures them, but his claim that they are traveling to Mars intensifies their distrust.
• Lin Xian and Liu Yunzhi: Liu attempts to intimidate and capture him, but Lin Xian responds with calm contempt and defeats his faction almost instantly.
• Lin Xian and Ye Fan: Ye Fan seeks a peaceful solution and shows caution toward Lin Xian. Lin Xian recognizes Ye Fan’s importance, addresses him as “Master Ye,” and invites him to witness his cultivation.
• Ye Fan and Liu Yunzhi: Ye Fan rejects Liu’s attempt to mobilize the classmates against Lin Xian, creating a clear moral and strategic conflict between restraint and opportunism.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pang Bo suddenly appears in the Bronze Coffin, shocking the classmates because he had not attended the gathering. They initially fear he may be a ghost, but Ye Fan confirms that Pang Bo is warm and alive.
• Zhou Yi reveals that his family knows about cultivators and asks Lin Xian to identify Pang Bo. Lin Xian presents himself as a Daoist who inherited the teachings of Mount Longhu’s Tianshi Mansion.
• Lin Xian dramatically declares that Pang Bo is a “demon,” then clarifies that he is a descendant of an ancient Demon God. Pang Bo possesses both human and demon blood, with his demon lineage currently recessive.
• The classmates briefly distance themselves from Pang Bo, but Ye Fan defends him, emphasizing their years of friendship and Pang Bo’s fundamentally good nature. Lin Jia, Wang Zicheng, Zhang Wenchang, and Li Xiaoman also support him, calming the situation.
• Lin Xian explains that the Demon God bloodline may be an advantage because awakening it could grant Pang Bo a powerful physique and inherited fragments of the Great Dao. He identifies Pang Bo as an “Immortal Seedling.”
• Everyone becomes excited by the prospect of cultivation. Lin Xian’s position as the only apparent cultivator makes him the group’s informal leader, which serves his goal of uniting them against the danger of the Crocodile Ancestor on Mars.
• Ye Fan asks Lin Xian to assess him. Lin Xian identifies him as the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, a supreme physique said to be second only to the Great Emperor across the entire universe.
• Lin Xian jokingly describes the Sacred Body’s battle prowess as capable of “fists against the Forbidden Zone’s retirement home” and “feet kicking the Saint Spirit kindergarten,” embarrassing Ye Fan but amusing the others.
• The chapter ends with everyone realizing that Ye Fan and Pang Bo may possess extraordinary destinies far beyond their former ordinary lives.

Character Developments

• Pang Bo: Reunites with Ye Fan and is forced to confront the shocking revelation that he has demon ancestry. He initially feels embarrassed and alienated, but his friends’ support helps him accept that his bloodline does not define his morality. He also learns that his Demon God lineage may make him exceptionally talented at cultivation.
• Ye Fan: Demonstrates loyalty and emotional courage by immediately embracing Pang Bo and defending him against suspicion. He learns that he possesses the incredibly rare Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, potentially making him the second-strongest being in the universe beneath a Great Emperor.
• Lin Xian: Consolidates his authority over the group by presenting himself as a trustworthy Daoist cultivator. He uses humor, partial truths, and carefully chosen revelations to reduce panic while encouraging unity and hope.
• Zhou Yi: Reveals that his family has knowledge of cultivators and treats Lin Xian with increased respect after learning of his connection to Mount Longhu.
• The Classmates: Shift from fear and suspicion to acceptance. Their former memories of Pang Bo’s kindness help them overcome prejudice, while their interest in cultivation gives them a new shared purpose.

Significant Themes

• Identity versus ancestry: Pang Bo’s demon bloodline raises the question of whether heritage determines a person’s nature. The chapter argues that morality and personal choices matter more than blood.
• Friendship and loyalty: Ye Fan’s immediate defense of Pang Bo, followed by support from the others, shows how long-standing relationships can overcome fear of the unknown.
• The collapse of the ordinary world: The classmates’ assumptions about reality are repeatedly overturned by cultivators, demons, ancient bloodlines, and supreme physiques.
• Destiny and potential: Both Pang Bo and Ye Fan are revealed to possess extraordinary innate advantages, suggesting that their former lives were only the beginning of much greater destinies.
• Unity in crisis: Lin Xian encourages the group to focus on cultivation and cooperation because the Crocodile Ancestor poses a threat that they cannot face as frightened individuals.
• Humor amid danger: Lin Xian’s exaggerated descriptions and Pang Bo’s self-mockery relieve tension while making the characters’ supernatural talents more memorable.

Character Interactions

• Ye Fan and Pang Bo: Their emotional reunion reinforces their deep friendship. Ye Fan protects Pang Bo from suspicion and reassures him that his human heart matters more than his ancestry.
• Pang Bo and the classmates: The classmates initially treat him as a possible monster, but their shared memories gradually restore trust. Pang Bo responds with humor, complaining that they have “kicked him out of the human race.”
• Zhou Yi and Lin Xian: Zhou Yi approaches Lin Xian respectfully as a fellow cultivator and asks him to judge Pang Bo’s nature, helping establish Lin Xian’s authority.
• Lin Xian and the group: Lin Xian becomes the center of attention, educating the group about bloodlines, physiques, and cultivation while subtly guiding them toward cooperation.
• Lin Xian and Ye Fan: Lin Xian’s revelation about Ye Fan’s Sacred Body changes how everyone views him, leaving Ye Fan stunned and the others impressed, amused, and somewhat intimidated.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Pang Bo learns that his Demon God Blood ranks around one-hundredth in the universe. Lin Xian explains that, with sufficient effort, Pang Bo could become a Quasi-Emperor and perhaps even challenge the limitations imposed by his bloodline.
• Ye Fan asks whether a Sacred Body can become an emperor. Lin Xian explains that no Sacred Body has ever directly proven the Dao, though a Great Accomplished Sacred Body could potentially rival an emperor through an Alternative Path to Enlightenment and Ultimate Sublimation.
• Lin Xian reveals the history of a powerful Sacred Body who surpassed even the Western Empress, clarifying that they were husband and wife. Their son possessed the Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo and also became an emperor—meaning the Sacred Body patriarch was the only member of the family who failed to become one.
• Zhou Yi asks whether the passengers possess the destiny to cultivate and become immortals. Lin Xian declares that boarding the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin is itself a tremendous immortal opportunity, since it will transport them from Earth to the Big Dipper Cultivation Realm.
• The passengers discover that the journey is effectively one-way. Lin Xian explains that returning to Earth would require reaching the level of an Ancient Antiquity Sage or finding a Five-Colored Altar, an ancient starry-sky teleportation formation.
• Lin Xian reassures them by claiming that those with great destiny might become Sages within twenty or thirty years. This gives the frightened passengers hope, particularly because Mount Tai had contained a Five-Colored Altar.
• The group examines the carvings inside the Bronze Coffin and recognizes creatures from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, suggesting that ancient Earth civilizations may have traveled to the stars and later returned. The inscriptions also include patterns resembling a star map.
• Ye Fan deduces that Earth may once have been known as the Primordial Ancient Star, while the Big Dipper is their destination. He begins to suspect that many figures from Earth’s myths—such as the Western Empress—were real cultivators.
• A smaller coffin is discovered inside the enormous outer coffin. Pang Bo explains that it is the true coffin, enclosed within an outer casing, intensifying everyone’s curiosity and fear about the identity of the buried being.
• The Bronze Coffin arrives at a Mars transfer station. Lin Xian announces that the legendary Great Thunderclap Temple is located there and encourages the passengers to explore it for Buddhist artifacts, while warning them to return before the coffin departs.
• The passengers leave excitedly to investigate the temple. Lin Xian stays behind, claiming that a Daoist should not intrude upon a Buddhist sacred site.
• In private, Lin Xian discusses the opportunity with System 10086. The system points out that Mars contains treasures such as a Bodhi Seed and an Immortal Elixir, but Lin Xian refuses to pursue them. He believes Ye Fan should obtain these resources and grow powerful enough to confront future catastrophes.

Character Developments

• Pang Bo remains optimistic and thick-skinned. He is delighted by his high ranking, jokes about his prospects, and uses humor to lighten the group’s fear.
• Ye Fan becomes increasingly thoughtful and concerned. He is encouraged by the possibility that his Sacred Body could eventually rival an emperor, but he is also troubled by the prospect of permanently losing contact with his family on Earth. His deductions about Earth’s ancient history show his growing awareness of the larger cultivation world.
• Zhou Yi demonstrates intelligence and caution by asking about everyone’s cultivation potential while bringing Ye Fan and Pang Bo with him, ensuring Lin Xian will be more inclined to answer.
• Lin Xian establishes himself as the group’s source of knowledge and emotional stability. He deliberately offers partial truths, hopeful predictions, and carefully chosen exaggerations to keep the passengers calm. Despite appearing powerful, he is fundamentally unwilling to take dangerous risks himself.
• System 10086 recognizes the importance of the Mars treasures and challenges Lin Xian’s laziness. Its exchange with him highlights that Lin Xian’s real strategy is to let Ye Fan take the risks and claim the rewards.
• The ordinary passengers shift from panic to excitement as they begin to view their abduction from Earth as a chance to enter a world of immortals, Buddhas, and ancient mysteries.

Significant Themes

• Hope amid fear: The passengers are terrified of being separated from Earth, but the possibility of cultivation, returning through a Five-Colored Altar, or becoming immortal gives them the will to continue.
• Fate versus individual effort: Powerful physiques provide advantages but do not guarantee enlightenment. Mortal Bodies can become emperors, while even exceptional Sacred Bodies may fail.
• The burden of strength: The Sacred Body’s power comes with immense restrictions, reinforcing the idea that great advantages are balanced by equally great costs.
• Myth and history merging: The carvings, star maps, Western Empress, Buddha, and Great Thunderclap Temple suggest that Earth’s myths may preserve distorted memories of an ancient cultivation civilization.
• Knowledge as authority: Lin Xian’s understanding of the universe allows the passengers to trust him, even when he is misleading them. His information gives structure to the unknown.
• Strategic selfishness and comic relief: Lin Xian openly embraces laziness, preferring to support Ye Fan from behind rather than fight powerful enemies himself. His motto—“Let Ye Fan suffer; I’ll bear the infamy”—parodies the heroic cultivation narrative.

Character Interactions

• Pang Bo’s boasting about his ranking provokes envy from the other passengers but also eases the tense atmosphere.
• Ye Fan repeatedly questions Lin Xian about Sacred Bodies, emperors, and returning to Earth, showing both ambition and attachment to his family.
• Pang Bo teases Ye Fan about potentially marrying an Empress, turning the revelation about the Sacred Body patriarch’s marriage into a source of humor.
• Zhou Yi strategically approaches Lin Xian alongside Ye Fan and Pang Bo to improve his chances of receiving a favorable answer.
• The passengers collectively rely on Lin Xian for guidance, treating him as their protector and authority during the journey.
• Ye Fan notices that Lin Xian remains behind at Mars and questions him, prompting Lin Xian’s humorous explanation about Daoist and Buddhist sectarian boundaries.
• Lin Xian and System 10086 argue over the value of the Mars treasures. Their conversation reveals Lin Xian’s deliberate plan to let Ye Fan collect the resources needed to become the future powerhouse who will handle the universe’s major crises.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian debates with System 10086 over whether to accept the Immortal Elixir Bodhi Seed. He views it as a burden of causality, since accepting it would imply responsibility for universal peace, the Emperor’s path, and fighting the Dark Supremes.
• Lin Xian explains why he is willing to “loaf around”: unlike cultivators who must desperately compete for the Emperor Path because of short lifespans and scarce resources, he knows that immortality and a future cultivation path exist. He therefore believes he can advance safely and gradually.
• To protect his Dao Heart, Lin Xian plans to rely on overwhelming realm suppression rather than challenging stronger opponents directly. Later, he intends to cut away his cultivation and rebuild his foundation, eventually reaching the Quasi-Emperor Realm or entering the Immortal Realm through other means.
• He persuades System 10086 to study the Small Bronze Coffin and the Immortal Scripture inside it. The scripture, left by the Desolate Heaven Emperor, contains profound principles of world creation and Immortal Realm evolution.
• Liu Yunzhi and several others awaken inside the coffin and attempt to leave. They are killed by the Divine Crocodiles outside, while Zhou Yi, Ye Fan, Pang Bo, and the remaining students return safely using Buddhist artifacts.
• Thousands of Divine Crocodiles attack the Five-Colored Altar as the seal beneath the Great Thunderclap Temple weakens. Lin Xian organizes the survivors, gathers the power of their Buddhist artifacts, and uses Ye Fan’s Ancient Bronze Lamp to annihilate many of the demons.
• The Crocodile Ancestor awakens and threatens the group, but the slaughtered Divine Crocodiles provide enough energy to activate the Tai Chi Eight Trigrams diagram and reopen the starry passage. Lin Xian orders everyone back into the Bronze Coffin, allowing the group to escape through the “Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin” formation.
• Afterward, Lin Xian returns the Ancient Bronze Lamp to Ye Fan but asks to borrow his Bodhi Seed. The seed greatly enhances Lin Xian’s comprehension, and he temporarily gives it to the system to study.
• As the group travels toward the Big Dipper, Lin Xian begins teaching them how to survive in the cultivation world—primarily through deception, bluffing, theft, and manipulation. He invents a cover story that they are novice Buddhist disciples from the Western Desert.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Reveals his deeply pragmatic, lazy, and opportunistic philosophy. He avoids unnecessary risks but becomes decisive and authoritative when others’ lives are threatened. Although he rejects burdensome responsibilities, he willingly uses powerful treasures and manipulates circumstances to his advantage. His leadership becomes clear during the Divine Crocodile attack.
• System 10086: Becomes increasingly exasperated by Lin Xian’s shameless reasoning and refusal to cultivate conventionally. Nevertheless, it submits to his plans and begins studying the Immortal Scripture and Bodhi Seed.
• Ye Fan: Demonstrates generosity, courage, and practical judgment by handing Lin Xian the Ancient Bronze Lamp and Bodhi Seed without hesitation. He also shows ambition and cunning by immediately asking whether Lin Xian will accept him as a disciple.
• Zhou Yi, Pang Bo, and the other survivors: Grow more dependent on Lin Xian’s leadership. They obey his instructions during the crisis and successfully coordinate their Buddhist artifacts.
• Liu Yunzhi: Shows distrust and self-preservation by attempting to flee the coffin, but his decision leads to his death along with the others who follow him.
• Crocodile Ancestor: Emerges as a terrifying ancient threat, though the group escapes before it can fully attack them.

Significant Themes

• Avoidance versus responsibility: Lin Xian insists on avoiding unnecessary burdens, yet repeatedly takes control when danger threatens the group.
• Pragmatism and shameless survival: The chapter humorously presents deception, realm suppression, and strategic retreat as legitimate ways to survive in a hostile cultivation world.
• Power and causality: Treasures such as the Immortal Elixir and Bodhi Seed are not merely rewards; they carry consequences, responsibilities, and connections to larger cosmic events.
• The decline of ancient power: The weakened seal and ruined Buddhist artifacts show how time erodes even the authority of powerful ancient figures and institutions.
• Collective survival: The survivors succeed by combining their Buddhist artifacts and following Lin Xian’s direction, emphasizing cooperation during crisis.
• Knowledge as power: Lin Xian’s understanding of the universe lets him remain calm and plan long-term, while the Bodhi Seed and Immortal Scripture represent alternative paths to enlightenment and comprehension.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and System 10086 engage in a comedic argument over cultivation, responsibility, and the ethics of exploiting treasures.
• Lin Xian takes command of Ye Fan and the others during the Crocodile attack, and Ye Fan willingly surrenders his Ancient Bronze Lamp for the group’s survival.
• After borrowing Ye Fan’s Bodhi Seed, Lin Xian praises Ye Fan’s potential, prompting Ye Fan to seek an apprenticeship.
• Lin Xian refuses to become Ye Fan’s master but offers to explain cultivation principles to him and the rest of the group.
• The chapter ends with Lin Xian instructing the survivors in the art of bluffing, establishing his role as both their protector and their guide into the wider cultivation world.

Chapter Summary: System Upgrade, Descending upon Desolate Antiquity

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian explains the extraordinary value of the Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin. Its inner coffin contains an evolving Immortal Realm, scriptures left by the Desolate Heaven Emperor, and a core forged beyond the Sacrificial Path. Compared with it, ordinary Immortal Elixirs, imperial weapons, and scriptures are insignificant.
• The Bodhi Seed, an Immortal Elixir capable of enhancing comprehension, is revealed to be the key to extracting the dragon coffin’s immense Dao laws and vital energy.
• Holding the Bodhi Seed, Lin Xian recites profound Dao principles. His words affect everyone present differently: some weep, some become enlightened, and others fall into deep contemplation.
• Impressed and grateful, the crowd begins addressing Lin Xian as “Master Lin,” despite the fact that he teaches principles rather than specific cultivation techniques.
• Lin Xian returns the Bodhi Seed to Ye Fan immediately, claiming that external treasures are only tools for seeking the Dao and are unnecessary once one has already found it.
• When Ye Fan asks whether he has truly attained the Dao, Lin Xian confidently says yes, using his mysterious System-supported abilities to maintain the appearance of a profound sage.
• Lin Xian activates an upgrade for System 10086. The System reveals information about the hierarchy of the System Race:
  • Low-level Systems are mass-produced and expendable.
  • Intermediate Systems bind themselves to protagonists and Children of Destiny.
  • High-level Systems possess overwhelmingly powerful abilities and can dominate entire worlds.
• After being presented with various intermediate System templates, Lin Xian chooses the Check-In System.
• The upgraded System detects the iconic scene of Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin, absorbs its Dao resonance, and grants Lin Xian a round-trip Time-Space Travel Ticket. The ticket permits one traversal, with the destination influenced by karmic connections.
• Lin Xian privately mocks the System, wishing it would evolve into a high-level Sign-In System capable of granting far more powerful rewards. System 10086, although annoyed, resolves to work hard and eventually become the strongest System.

Character Development

• Lin Xian further establishes himself as a mysterious, confident, and theatrically profound figure. He appears to others as an enlightened sage while privately relying on his System and joking about his own superiority.
• His attitude toward treasures develops the image of a detached cultivator: he treats the Bodhi Seed as insignificant compared with personal comprehension of the Dao.
• Lin Xian also reveals his strategic thinking by choosing the Check-In System not merely for its immediate benefits, but because it can potentially evolve into the more powerful Sign-In System.
• Ye Fan becomes more respectful and curious about Lin Xian. His surprise at Lin Xian’s rejection of the Bodhi Seed shows that he recognizes the treasure’s value and is increasingly puzzled by Lin Xian’s origins and capabilities.
• System 10086 gains a clearer identity and ambition. Though originally a low-level System, it now seeks to evolve into a supreme System and accepts that it must compensate for Lin Xian’s laziness.

Significant Themes

• The Dao versus external objects: The chapter emphasizes that treasures and cultivation tools can assist a person, but true understanding of the Great Dao must ultimately come from personal comprehension.
• Appearance versus reality: Lin Xian presents himself as an enlightened master, while internally he remains irreverent, calculating, and dependent on cheat-like System abilities.
• Hierarchy and evolution: The System Race mirrors the cultivation world, with beings and Systems advancing through opportunities, fusion, and competition.
• Ambition and partnership: Lin Xian and System 10086 have an unusual relationship: the host expects the System to become stronger and carry him, while the System must work independently despite its host’s laziness.
• Destiny and karmic connections: The Time-Space Travel Ticket introduces the idea that future journeys will be guided not only by choice, but also by karma and links between worlds.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian’s Dao sermon deeply affects the gathered cultivators, causing them to respect him as “Master Lin.”
• He exchanges the Bodhi Seed with Ye Fan, rejecting the opportunity to keep or study the precious artifact.
• Ye Fan directly challenges Lin Xian’s claim of having attained the Dao, prompting Lin Xian to reinforce his mysterious sage persona.
• Lin Xian internally taunts System 10086 about its limited reward and urges it to evolve, while the System silently resents his attitude but remains determined to improve.
• The chapter concludes with the host-System relationship inverted for comedic effect: Lin Xian expects to be carried, whereas System 10086 dreams of becoming powerful enough to carry him.

Chapter Summary: Forbidden Zone Heir Ye Fan

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Nine Dragons Pulling a Coffin finally reaches the Big Dipper Burial Emperor Star. The surviving passengers emerge from the Bronze Ancient Coffin, relieved to have escaped the darkness of the starry journey.
• Their relief quickly turns to fear when they witness a gigantic Golden-Winged Great Peng carrying an enormous elephant. Ye Fan warns everyone that this world is not a safe paradise.
• Lin Xian reassures the group that the natural dangers of the new world are less frightening than the people they may encounter. He then reveals that Ye Fan is the “Forbidden Zone Heir.”
• The coffin crashes into an abyss surrounded by nine mountains. Beneath the abyss lie two terrifying existences: Ruthless Great Emperor and the corrupted Great Accomplished Saint Physique, the original Desolate Lord.
• Lin Xian separates from the group and searches the temporarily weakened Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone for Divine Springs and Sacred Fruits.
• He discovers an immortal spring and receives a system reward: an incomplete “Sea of Bitterness Scripture,” a Saint-level cultivation method capable of serving as the foundation for a new technique.
• Lin Xian jokes about having the system cultivate or fight for him, revealing his extreme laziness and desire to gain power without effort. Nevertheless, he reluctantly begins cultivating.
• Ruthless Great Emperor awakens briefly and recognizes Lin Xian’s philosophy as similar to her own. The Great Accomplished Saint Physique also observes Lin Xian and Ye Fan, silently realizing that Ruthless may have mistaken Lin Xian’s nature.

Character Developments

• Ye Fan: Becomes more cautious and aware that arriving at the Big Dipper does not mean safety. He is bewildered by Lin Xian’s declaration that he is the heir to the Forbidden Zone, though the revelation implies that he possesses an extraordinary connection to the Ancient Desolate Forbidden Zone.
• Lin Xian: Displays a carefree, humorous, and deeply opportunistic personality. He seeks powerful resources while avoiding unnecessary danger and mocks the labor required for cultivation. Despite his complaints, he starts practicing the incomplete scripture.
• Ruthless Great Emperor: Takes interest in Lin Xian after hearing his philosophy of obtaining strength through the efforts and resources of others. She views his ideas as resembling her own Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art, though her methods and ultimate path were far more profound.
• The Great Accomplished Saint Physique: Recognizes that Ye Fan possesses the genuine bloodline of the Primordial First-Generation Sacred Body. He also suspects that Ruthless Great Emperor has misunderstood Lin Xian, whose laziness may have suppressed rather than intensified his demonic nature.

Significant Themes

• False safety and hidden danger: The survivors believe they have reached a paradise, but the enormous beasts and ancient powers reveal that the new world remains perilous.
• Inheritance and identity: Ye Fan’s status as the Forbidden Zone Heir connects him to the ancient powers beneath the forbidden zone and establishes him as someone with an extraordinary destiny.
• Laziness versus ambition: Lin Xian wants the benefits of cultivation without enduring its hardships, creating a comedic contrast between his aspirations and his unwillingness to work.
• Power through exploitation: Lin Xian’s desire to benefit from the efforts of others parallels Ruthless Great Emperor’s Heaven-Swallowing Demon Art, which harvested the origins and achievements of geniuses.
• Misunderstanding and perspective: Ruthless interprets Lin Xian’s words as evidence of a sophisticated, predatory philosophy, while the Great Accomplished Saint Physique understands that Lin Xian may simply be too lazy to cultivate seriously.

Character Interactions

• Ye Fan warns the survivors not to relax, while Lin Xian encourages him to accept the new world and reveals his hidden status.
• Lin Xian bids farewell to the group before entering the Forbidden Zone alone.
• Lin Xian argues with System 10086 about outsourcing cultivation and combat, producing comic tension between his laziness and the system’s refusal to do everything for him.
• Ruthless Great Emperor compares Lin Xian’s ideas to her own methods of harvesting power, while the Great Accomplished Saint Physique silently questions her judgment.

Summary

Plot and key events

• Lin Xian cultivates in the Divine Spring while eating a Sacred Fruit, studying the Wheel of the Sea Scripture and reflecting on the body’s hidden secret realms.
• He explains the progression of the Wheel of the Sea Realm: Sea of Bitterness, Life Spring, Divine Bridge, and Other Shore. Unlike traditional cultivators, he does not seek a stable foundation; he intends to advance rapidly, later destroy his cultivation, and rebuild according to his own Immortal Path.
• The Sacred Fruit raises him to the Great Perfection of the Late Sea of Bitterness, while the Divine Spring supplies enough energy for him to break through into the Life Spring Realm.
• His Life Wheel connects to the Sea of Bitterness, forming a divine spring within his body and allowing him to condense mana. He gains the ability to fly and prepares to advance toward the Divine Bridge Realm.
• His breakthrough is interrupted when a Desolate Slave—Tianxuan’s last Saintess—appears in response to the aura of the Tianxuan cultivation method he is using.
• Lin Xian initially mistakes her for “Huang,” then realizes she is an ancient figure connected to the Ruthless Great Emperor. He becomes terrified that she may have been sent to investigate or capture him.

Character developments

• Lin Xian: Demonstrates rapid cultivation and a highly unconventional philosophy. He deliberately prioritizes speed over foundation, planning to reach the summit and then destroy his cultivation to pursue a self-proven Immortal Path. Despite his confidence in cultivation, he becomes deeply anxious and paranoid when confronted with the possible attention of a Great Emperor.
• Tianxuan Saintess: Appears as a beautiful, transcendent Desolate Slave. Her connection to Sage Tianxuan explains why she detects Lin Xian’s mana and approaches him, though her intentions remain uncertain.
• Ruthless Great Emperor: She does not directly intervene, but her terrifying reputation dominates Lin Xian’s thoughts. Her emotional detachment and absolute power make him fear interrogation, soul-searching, or death.
• Great Accomplished Saint Physique: Mentioned as another powerful figure whose unwavering Dao heart makes him unlikely to interfere without a personal emotional connection.

Character interactions

• Lin Xian’s cultivation method effectively creates a connection with Tianxuan Saintess, as she recognizes the aura of a fellow disciple.
• He does not yet directly converse with her, but her arrival turns his private cultivation into a dangerous encounter.
• Lin Xian mentally evaluates how Ruthless Great Emperor might treat him, imagining that she could use the Spirit-Deliverance Art, search his soul, or kill him without concern.
• His awareness of the power gap prevents him from considering negotiation or resistance.

Significant themes

• The pursuit of one’s own path: Lin Xian rejects conventional cultivation and intends to destroy and rebuild himself to prove an original Immortal Path.
• Speed versus foundation: His rapid progress comes at the cost of stability and refinement, reflecting his willingness to gamble everything on future transformation.
• Power and absolute authority: The chapter emphasizes that, before overwhelming strength, reason and schemes are nearly meaningless. A Great Emperor’s single action can surpass countless plans.
• Fear of supreme beings: Even ambitious cultivators must remain cautious around Emperors, whose strength makes them effectively unaccountable.
• Identity and recognition: Lin Xian’s borrowed cultivation method reveals his connection to Tianxuan’s lineage, showing how one’s techniques can expose hidden affiliations.
• Humanity’s desire to transcend limits: His breakthrough into the Life Spring Realm and ability to fly symbolize the fulfillment of a fundamental human dream, even as greater dangers immediately emerge.

Chapter Summary: Immortal Returns to the City

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian encounters the terrifying Desolate Slave Tianxuan Saintess, an incarnation associated with the Ruthless Great Emperor. Rather than risk fighting her, he immediately uses the Time and Space Coupon to escape.
• The coupon sends him not to his original Earth, but to the Earth of The Outcast, a modern world filled with supernatural “Otherworlders.”
• He arrives in the middle of a chaotic battle involving zombies, Xia He, a knife-wielding girl, and several powerful ability users.
• Lin Xian discovers that his body has returned to a youthful state after consuming the Sacred Fruit and Divine Spring. His Life Wheel still bears twelve cracks, but his cultivation and physical strength have greatly improved.
• He meets Zhang Chulan, who is tied up and desperately asks for help. Recognizing Zhang Chulan’s identity, Lin Xian realizes exactly which world he has entered.
• System 10086 restarts his missions:
  • Side Mission: Win first place in the Luotian Grand Ceremony.
  • Main Mission: Defeat the Old Celestial Master of Mount Longhu.
• Lin Xian assesses the Old Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei, as the greatest threat in this world. Although Lin Xian is at the late Life Spring Peak, he doubts whether his strength is sufficient to defeat him.
• During the battle, a massive boulder is shattered and its fragments fly toward Lin Xian. Xia He claims she was only testing whether he was truly ordinary.
• Lin Xian protects himself with brilliant platinum Divine Runes, effortlessly destroying the debris and revealing that he is far beyond an ordinary human.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Demonstrates caution by fleeing from Tianxuan Saintess rather than fighting recklessly. He is pleased by his rejuvenated appearance and recognizes that his return has placed him in a world connected to his destiny. His confidence rises when he realizes his cultivation vastly surpasses the supernatural abilities around him, though he remains wary of the Old Celestial Master.
• Zhang Chulan: Appears resourceful but helpless after being captured and obstructed by gu worms. He temporarily sets aside his pride, flattering Lin Xian and begging for assistance.
• Xia He: Shows her provocative and dangerous personality, attacking Lin Xian while carefully limiting her force. She understands the rules governing the Otherworlder community and deliberately tests whether Lin Xian is truly ordinary.
• Xu San: Acts as an enforcer of the rule prohibiting Otherworlders from harming ordinary people. His anger at Xia He reflects the authorities’ effort to control supernatural conflicts.
• Tianxuan Saintess: Her overwhelming reputation causes Lin Xian to retreat instantly, emphasizing her terrifying status even before she takes action.

Significant Themes

• Pragmatism over pride: Lin Xian chooses escape when confronted by an enemy far beyond what he considers safe to fight.
• Destiny and causality: The Time and Space Coupon does not transport Lin Xian randomly; it brings him to a world linked to his past and unfinished missions.
• Power and hidden identity: Lin Xian initially appears to be an ordinary young man, but his divine runes and cultivation quickly expose his extraordinary nature.
• The contrast between cultivation systems: Lin Xian’s immortal cultivation is portrayed as vastly superior to the supernatural abilities of this modern world, while the Old Celestial Master may be powerful enough to challenge him.
• Rules versus lawlessness: The conflict between Xia He and Xu San highlights the fragile balance between the uncontrolled Quanxing faction and the authorities’ regulations.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Zhang Chulan meet as apparent civilians in the middle of a supernatural battle. Zhang Chulan seeks rescue, while Lin Xian teases him about his identity and appearance.
• Xia He attacks in Lin Xian’s direction, prompting Xu San to condemn her for endangering an ordinary person.
• Lin Xian responds to the attack by destroying the incoming stones with Divine Runes, signaling to everyone present that he is not an ordinary civilian.
• Lin Xian’s thoughts about the Old Celestial Master establish the major future conflict and his uncertain position within the new world.

Chapter Summary: “I Don’t Eat Beef”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian reveals himself as an overwhelmingly powerful cultivator. Hovering in the air on a divine rainbow and wielding enormous platinum energy swords, he easily defeats the situation’s strongest opponents.
• Xia He attempts to escape, but Lin Xian destroys her motorcycle and forces her to surrender. Her Bone-Scraping Blade techniques are ineffective because she cannot reach an airborne opponent.
• Lu Liang immediately kneels and begs for mercy, recognizing that Lin Xian’s ability to fly through his own qi marks him as an almost legendary “Earth Immortal”-level figure.
• Liu Yanyan also surrenders, volunteering to go to prison. Zhang Chulan shamelessly tries to flatter Lin Xian, asking whether he should call him “Senior,” “Patriarch,” or even “Grandpa.”
• Lin Xian identifies Zhang Chulan as the descendant of Zhang Huaiyi, whom he refers to as the “big-eared bastard.” He hints that he knew Zhang Huaiyi and owes him a favor.
• Lin Xian throws Zhang Chulan toward Feng Baobao, who removes the gu worm Liu Yanyan planted in him.
• He tells Xu San that Feng Baobao can be trusted because she is connected to the Feng family, implying that Zhang Chulan should trust her just as he trusts his grandfather, Zhang Huaiyi.
• Lin Xian’s knowledge of Zhang Huaiyi shocks everyone and suggests a hidden connection to the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• When the Company surrounds him, Lin Xian briefly considers the danger of provoking the entire Inhuman World. He then abruptly shifts from threatening them to claiming he wants to “protect” the Inhuman World.
• The chapter ends with Lin Xian jokingly—or possibly seriously—asking to become one of the Ten Elders.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Establishes himself as a nearly unmatched and mysterious powerhouse. Despite his youthful appearance, he behaves like an ancient senior. He is calculating, using his connection to Zhang Huaiyi to construct a believable identity and gain trust. His intimidating demeanor is balanced by teasing humor and an opportunistic willingness to negotiate.
• Xia He: Previously confident, she becomes terrified after realizing her techniques cannot counter Lin Xian’s flight and overwhelming strength. She abandons resistance and submits.
• Lu Liang and Liu Yanyan: Both quickly surrender, emphasizing their fear of Lin Xian’s power and their instinct for self-preservation.
• Zhang Chulan: His shamelessness and survival instincts are highlighted. He immediately tries to attach himself to Lin Xian as a possible master or ancestor, but his behavior also reveals his emotional reaction to hearing about Zhang Huaiyi.
• Feng Baobao: Remains calm and practical. She ignores Zhang Chulan’s plea for help, then efficiently removes the gu worm from him.
• Xu San: Acts cautiously and diplomatically, recognizing Lin Xian as an unprecedented threat while trying to avoid provoking him.

Significant Themes

• Power and submission: Lin Xian’s overwhelming strength forces enemies and bystanders alike to abandon pride and submit immediately.
• Identity and trust: Lin Xian understands that a mysterious outsider cannot easily gain credibility, so he adopts a persona connected to Zhang Huaiyi and the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• Legacy and hidden history: His familiarity with Zhang Huaiyi implies that the past of the Inhuman World is far more complicated than the characters realize.
• Humor amid danger: The chapter contrasts terrifying power with comedic reactions, especially Zhang Chulan’s shameless flattery and Lin Xian’s sudden political maneuvering.
• Pragmatism and self-preservation: Nearly every character chooses survival over confrontation, while Lin Xian himself adjusts his behavior after calculating the risks of fighting the Company.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Xia He: Lin Xian effortlessly prevents her escape and mocks her inability to flee.
• Lin Xian and Lu Liang/Liu Yanyan: Their fear leads them to surrender, reinforcing his dominance.
• Lin Xian and Zhang Chulan: Zhang Chulan tries to claim Lin Xian as a grandfather or patriarch, while Lin Xian rejects the literal relationship but accepts the usefulness of their shared connection to Zhang Huaiyi.
• Lin Xian and Feng Baobao: Lin Xian vouches for Feng Baobao without claiming to know her, instructing Zhang Chulan to trust her; she then removes the gu worm from him.
• Lin Xian and Xu San: Xu San serves as the cautious representative of the Company, while Lin Xian tests how far he can intimidate and negotiate with them.

Chapter Summary: Inner Sage and Outer King

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu San explains that the Ten Elders are the most powerful and influential figures in the Inhuman World, supported by extensive networks of disciples and allies.
• Lin Xian dismisses the importance of political backing, confidently claiming he can earn a seat by defeating several factions through sheer strength, much as Na Ruhu supposedly did.
• Xu San warns him that modern society is governed by law and that ordinary people cannot be harmed. Lin Xian reassures him that he is not a bloodthirsty killer.
• Lin Xian asks Xu San to arrange an identity card and a residence near Nadutong so that he can remain easily accessible. Xu San agrees, preferring to keep the dangerous but cooperative outsider under observation.
• Lin Xian gives his identity as “Lin Xian,” claims to be twelve years old, and says he is an Earthling. Xu San privately suspects that he is an ancient being who has regained his youth.
• At Nadutong’s North China Division, Xu San and Xu Si consult Feng Baobao about Lin Xian’s Qi. She reports that it constantly shifts between youthful and ancient states, making his true nature impossible to determine.
• Feng Baobao also reveals that Lin Xian knows Zhang Chulan and Zhang Xilin, and may have connections to her own mysterious past.
• Xu Si learns that Lin Xian has taken away three captured Quanxing members. He angrily objects, but Xu San argues that Nadutong cannot use military force against someone of Lin Xian’s strength without violating its mission of maintaining social stability.
• The brothers debate the company’s purpose and the dangers of powerful Otherworlders becoming involved in worldly affairs.
• Xu San explains the distinction between the “Inner Sage” and the “Outer King”: cultivation and spiritual advancement require withdrawing from worldly ambition, while ruling or governing requires directing one’s energy toward society. Historical figures such as Zhuge Liang and Zhang Jiao failed to reconcile both paths.
• Xu Si worries that Lin Xian may be pursuing both spiritual power and worldly authority, potentially causing major turmoil. Xu San remains relatively calm, noting that the Inhuman World has never truly been peaceful.
• The chapter ends with Xu Si becoming amused upon learning that Xia He is among the people Lin Xian took, making a suggestive remark about Lin Xian’s apparent interest in beautiful women.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian is established as immensely confident, physically powerful, and unconcerned with conventional authority. Although he appears to be a child, his knowledge, connections, and fluctuating Qi suggest that he is an ancient and highly mysterious figure. He also shows practical adaptability by requesting legal identification and housing.
• Xu San emerges as cautious, diplomatic, and politically aware. He recognizes Lin Xian as a potential threat but chooses cooperation and supervision over confrontation. His understanding of history and the company’s mission gives him a more thoughtful perspective than his brother.
• Xu Si is shown as impulsive, irreverent, and suspicious. Beneath his joking and aggressive behavior, he is deeply concerned about threats to the existing balance of power.
• Feng Baobao provides crucial supernatural insight into Lin Xian’s unusual Qi. Her seemingly foolish behavior contrasts with moments of sharp intuition, particularly regarding Lin Xian’s possible connection to her family.
• The Xu brothers’ relationship remains argumentative but functional: Xu Si challenges official explanations, while Xu San responds with discipline and ideological clarity.

Significant Themes

• Power versus influence: Physical strength can challenge individual factions, but lasting authority in the Inhuman World depends on networks, backing, and political legitimacy.
• Tradition versus modern law: Lin Xian belongs to an older, combat-oriented worldview, while Nadutong must operate within modern legal and social constraints.
• The Inner Sage and Outer King: The chapter explores the incompatibility between spiritual cultivation and political rule. Pursuing both can divide a person’s energy and lead to failure.
• Balance and stability: Nadutong’s goal is not to eliminate evil or uphold a particular moral faction, but to prevent the Inhuman World from disturbing ordinary society.
• Mystery and hidden history: Lin Xian’s changing Qi, apparent age, and knowledge of legendary figures suggest buried connections to past eras and major secrets.
• Approaching turmoil: Lin Xian’s arrival may destabilize an already fragile world, even though he has not openly acted against Nadutong.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Xu San: Their exchange establishes a tentative alliance. Xu San tries to control the situation through diplomacy, while Lin Xian casually treats the Ten Elders’ authority as something he can seize through force.
• Xu San and Xu Si: They argue over Nadutong’s response to Lin Xian and over whether official principles genuinely explain the company’s actions. Their disagreement highlights the tension between practical stability and ideological honesty.
• Xu San and Feng Baobao: Xu San seriously investigates Lin Xian’s identity through Feng Baobao’s unusual perceptions, treating her observations as valuable despite her playful manner.
• Xu Si and Feng Baobao: Xu San disciplines Xu Si for smoking near Feng Baobao, reinforcing the protective and familiar dynamic surrounding her.
• Lin Xian and the Quanxing members: Though they do not interact directly in the scene, Lin Xian’s decision to take them away demonstrates his independence and creates concern within Nadutong.
• Lin Xian and Xia He: Their implied interaction becomes a source of teasing for Xu Si and suggests that Lin Xian may have personal or unconventional reasons for taking certain captives.

Chapter Summary: “All Are Longevity Calamities”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian abruptly asks Xia He to help with his cultivation, startling Lu Liang and Liu Yanyan outside.
• Xia He leaves the room only three seconds later, annoyed, and explains that Lin Xian has entered seclusion rather than responding to her seduction.
• Liu Yanyan suggests using Lin Xian’s absence to escape, but Lu Liang points out that they are being held at a company outpost. Drones and the location’s security make escape or a rescue attempt nearly impossible.
• Inside, Lin Xian is testing Qi-State Origin-Flow against Xia He’s Bone-Scraping Blade, an Innate Supernatural Ability that induces lust.
• The technique successfully breaks down Xia He’s pink supernatural energy into primordial qi. The energy is absorbed into Lin Xian’s Sea of Bitterness, while his Life Wheel grows stronger.
• Although the supernatural influence disappears, ordinary desire remains briefly, proving that the technique can remove external power but does not erase normal human impulses.
• Lin Xian concludes that Qi-State Origin-Flow has an almost limitless potential and is far more profound than an ordinary cultivation technique.
• He theorizes that Zhang Huaiyi did not truly create it; rather, the Empyrean may have transmitted an immortal art through him.
• Lin Xian identifies the Eight Extraordinary Skills as a type of “Longevity Calamity”—powerful arts connected to immortality that can bring disorder and disaster when wielded by those unprepared for them.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian demonstrates extraordinary self-control, resisting Xia He’s supernatural seduction while calmly using it as a cultivation experiment.
• His understanding of Qi-State Origin-Flow deepens dramatically. He now sees it as a technique capable of dismantling all arts and divine powers, potentially serving as the foundation for cultivation across countless worlds.
• Lin Xian’s philosophy also develops: he associates the Nascent Soul with freedom from desire, the return to an innate, uncontaminated self, and the Dao’s impartial relationship with all things.
• Xia He is frustrated and unsettled by Lin Xian’s immunity to her charm. His resistance is unprecedented among the men she has encountered, causing her to question how he could be unaffected.
• Liu Yanyan remains naïve and impulsive, immediately thinking of escape, while Lu Liang provides the practical explanation that their surroundings make escape impossible.

Significant Themes

• Desire versus transcendence: Lin Xian seeks to overcome acquired emotions and desires without denying the underlying nature of life.
• The purity of the True Self: The Nascent Soul symbolizes an original state untouched by worldly “Dao contamination,” emotions, and attachments.
• The balance of opposing forces: The Life Wheel and Sea of Bitterness represent creation and destruction, vitality and extinction. Their endless interaction resembles Tai Chi, with each force generating and restraining the other.
• The danger of immense power: Techniques connected to immortality are not ordinary skills. In the hands of insufficiently virtuous or prepared people, they can cause chaos—hence the term “Longevity Calamity.”
• Mystery of the Eight Extraordinary Skills: The chapter suggests these abilities may originate from an immortal or higher existence rather than from human invention.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian’s direct request to Xia He creates comic tension, especially because she assumes he is seeking her assistance for a more personal reason.
• Xia He’s failed seduction reverses their usual power dynamic: instead of controlling Lin Xian, she becomes confused and irritated by his indifference.
• Liu Yanyan’s escape proposal is dismissed by Xia He and undermined by Lu Liang’s practical knowledge of the company’s surveillance and security.
• Though Xia He does not consciously assist Lin Xian, her supernatural ability becomes the raw material for his experiment, turning their encounter into an involuntary test of his cultivation method.

Chapter Summary: An Artifact Woven from Dao and Principle

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian reflects on the various paths to immortality pursued by the beings of both worlds. He concludes that orthodox True Immortal methods rely on the power of heaven, earth, and the Immortal Realm, while the Red-Dust Immortal Path—relying solely on oneself—is an unusual exception.
• He considers how different cultivation systems, including the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Eclosion Ascension, and the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, may intersect through shared principles such as unifying with heaven and earth.
• To test his ideas, Lin Xian cultivates the Tianxuan Scripture, an ordinary Wheel of the Sea technique by the standards of his universe but an extraordinarily profound Saint-created method.
• During cultivation, his Sea of Bitterness, Life Spring, Life Wheel, and Qi Infant transform into a majestic vision centered on Star Lord Tianxuan and the All-Heavenal Star-Dipper Diagram.
• Lin Xian realizes that Qi-State Origin-Flow can potentially draw upon stellar force, especially the power of the sun. He reaches an epiphany: the Great Dao is not limited to the world beneath his feet but exists throughout the heavens and the universe.
• He decides to forge a personal life-bound artifact capable of embodying his Dao and absorbing the power of the stars.
• Rejecting conventional weapon forms such as swords, sabers, bells, and cauldrons, Lin Xian chooses a diagram representing the universe. He sees himself as someone who encompasses all things and contains the myriad phenomena of creation.
• Using divine rune chains symbolizing the Sea of Bitterness and Life Wheel, he begins forming a Universe Diagram based on the interaction of life and death, Yin and Yang, and the relationship between the human microcosm and the greater universe.
• Although he cannot yet comprehend the deeper mysteries of time and space at his current realm, his developing artifact already resembles a star-filled heavenly river surrounded by a dark, silent universe.

Character Development

• Lin Xian gains greater confidence and clarity regarding his cultivation path. He moves beyond dependence on existing techniques and begins seeking a Dao that is uniquely his own.
• His perspective expands dramatically. Formerly powerful figures such as the Old Celestial Master, Zhang Huaiyi, and Wugensheng now seem insignificant compared with the vastness of the universe.
• He recognizes that Qi-State Origin-Flow and his other abilities are only branches of a greater Dao. He resolves to establish his own foundation rather than simply relying on inherited methods.
• His choice of artifact reveals his ambition and self-image: he views himself as a universal, all-encompassing existence rather than someone defined by a single weapon or technique.

Significant Themes

• Multiple paths to immortality: Different cultivation systems are not necessarily superior or inferior; they are intersecting routes toward the same ultimate goal.
• The Great Dao and the cosmos: True understanding comes from looking beyond the immediate world and recognizing the universe itself as the source of profound principles.
• Self-created cultivation: Lin Xian begins moving from studying established methods toward creating a personal Dao and life-bound artifact.
• Unity of opposites: Life and death, Yin and Yang, darkness and light, and the Sea of Bitterness and Life Wheel are presented as mutually dependent forces whose interaction generates new possibilities.
• Artifact as embodiment of Dao: A life-bound weapon is not merely a tool but an extension of the cultivator’s soul, life, and Dao Fruit.
• Human microcosm and universal macrocosm: Lin Xian’s body and cultivation realms mirror the structure of the larger universe.

Character Interactions

• There are no major direct interpersonal confrontations in the chapter. The important “interactions” are conceptual:
  • Lin Xian engages with the teachings and legacy of Sage Tianxuan through the Tianxuan Scripture.
  • He reflects on the limitations and achievements of figures such as Tianxuan, the Old Celestial Master, Zhang Huaiyi, and Wugensheng.
  • His internal dialogue weighs different artifact forms and cultivation philosophies before he settles on the Universe Diagram.
  • His cultivation interacts symbolically with the sun, stellar force, and the cosmic principles of life, death, Yin-Yang, time, and space.

Chapter Summary: “Preparing for the Second Lifetime”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian completes a celestial “River of Myriad Laws,” incorporating all his major insights: Qi-State Origin-Flow, Divine Runes, the Bronze Coffin, Buddhist principles from the Bodhi Seed, and other understandings.
• He explains his decision to remain relatively passive in this lifetime. In the brutal struggle for the Emperor Path, bloodline, powerful Emperor Scriptures, resources, and strong backing create overwhelming advantages. Rather than compete unfairly, Lin Xian chooses to accumulate knowledge and foundations for a more powerful Second Lifetime.
• His current goal is to observe the Dao resonances of the Myriad Realms, gather and unify countless laws, and eventually forge a hundred scriptures and a supreme cultivation foundation.
• Lin Xian tempers the Cosmic Galaxy Diagram and uses it to draw down both Solar Yang power and Lunar Essence. He realizes that the sun and moon coexist in the cosmos and incorporates their yin-yang principles into his understanding of the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm.
• He successfully manifests a golden-silver Immortal Bridge from solar and lunar power. The artifact carries him back to his villa faster than his divine rainbow, giving him a more dignified, “immortal” presence.
• The Nadutong organization witnesses the event through a drone. Xu San and Soil Monkey are stunned, comparing Lin Xian to an immortal from mythological tales, but decide not to withdraw the drone because Lin Xian clearly does not care about being observed.
• Lin Xian returns to the Quanxing members and forces Lu Liang into serving him. He demands seventy percent of Lu Liang’s future earnings, threatening to turn him over to the company if he refuses.
• Lu Liang agrees immediately, presenting himself as grateful for being spared. Lin Xian appoints him as a potential “chief strategist” and establishes a relationship based on fear, survival, and forced loyalty.
• The chapter closes by explaining Quanxing’s origins as a Daoist philosophy centered on preserving one’s true nature, and its later degeneration into a notorious, lawless organization whose members are treated as enemies by both righteous and criminal factions.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Becomes more deliberate and strategic about his cultivation path. Rather than pursue immediate glory, he plans for a future rebirth or Second Lifetime in which he can exploit the foundation built now. His understanding of yin-yang theory and the Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm deepens, allowing him to create the Immortal Bridge artifact.
• Lu Liang: Shifts from a dangerous Quanxing member into a frightened subordinate. His desire to survive and uncover the truth about his younger sister makes him willing to submit to Lin Xian, even accepting exploitative terms.
• Xu San and Soil Monkey: Their view of Lin Xian changes from observing a mysterious cultivator to witnessing someone who appears genuinely immortal. Their shock highlights the gap between modern society and Lin Xian’s supernatural abilities.
• Quanxing: Is presented not merely as a villainous group but as a corrupted version of an originally philosophical Daoist tradition.

Significant Themes

• Long-term preparation versus immediate achievement: Lin Xian values accumulating knowledge and foundations over competing prematurely in an unfair world.
• Unequal starting advantages: Bloodlines, scriptures, resources, and backing determine success in the Emperor Path, making talent and effort alone insufficient.
• Rebirth and self-reinvention: Lin Xian treats this lifetime as preparation for a stronger Second Lifetime, turning apparent passivity into a calculated strategy.
• Yin-yang balance and cosmic harmony: The sun, moon, and secret realms are connected through cycles of complementary forces, which Lin Xian translates into both cultivation theory and artifact creation.
• Power and submission: Lu Liang’s obedience shows how overwhelming strength can transform enemies into servants.
• The corruption of ideals: Quanxing’s original philosophy of preserving true nature has degenerated into lawlessness, illustrating how doctrines can lose their essence over time.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian interacts with the Nadutong observers indirectly, ignoring their surveillance and demonstrating his confidence and detachment from ordinary society.
• He confronts Lu Liang in a deliberately intimidating but almost businesslike manner, demanding most of Lu Liang’s earnings while offering him survival and a possible position of authority.
• Lu Liang uses exaggerated submission and gratitude to avoid punishment, while Lin Xian tests whether his obedience is genuine.
• Xu San and Soil Monkey react with disbelief and fear to Lin Xian’s Immortal Bridge, emphasizing how extraordinary his powers appear even to experienced supernatural agents.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian orders Zhang Chulan to take Liu Yanyan to Nadutong, retrieve her grandfather’s corpse, and make her personally rebury all the bodies she exhumed.
• Zhang Chulan is moved by Lin Xian’s concern for the dead and begins believing that Lin Xian truly knew his grandfather.
• With only Xia He and Lu Liang remaining, Xia He attempts to seduce Lin Xian using her Bone-Scraping Blade ability, which manipulates lust.
• Lin Xian resists her supernatural charm through Qi-State Origin-Flow and slaps her twice when she continues provoking him. He also has Lu Liang photograph her humiliation.
• Xia He is initially unfazed by the threat of compromising photographs, since her reputation is already notorious. However, Lin Xian then threatens to let Perfected Lingyu of Mount Longhu see them, exposing his knowledge of her hidden connection to Lingyu.
• Realizing Lin Xian is far more dangerous and calculating than she assumed, Xia He submits and agrees to cooperate.
• Lin Xian orders her to find and bring him Barren Greer, a foreign Quanxing associate and close friend of Xia Liuqing.
• He instructs Xia He to entice Barren Greer with two pieces of information: the existence of the Six Vaults Immortal Thief and the possibility that Lin Xian can cure his illness.
• Xia He realizes Lin Xian is connected to the Eight Extraordinary Skills and suspects he may be pursuing immortality, but Lin Xian dismisses Quanxing’s understanding of the Immortal Dao as crude and self-serving.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian is established as compassionate toward the dead but ruthless and psychologically manipulative toward the living. He remains completely immune to Xia He’s seduction and demonstrates both overwhelming self-control and extensive knowledge of the Otherworld.
• Zhang Chulan develops greater trust and respect for Lin Xian after seeing him protect the dignity of the deceased rather than exploit the situation for power or profit.
• Liu Yanyan is forced to take responsibility for her actions by personally reburying the corpses she disturbed.
• Xia He shifts from confident seductress to wary subordinate. Her usual charm and supernatural ability are useless against Lin Xian, and fear of exposure—especially before Perfected Lingyu—forces her to obey.
• Lu Liang remains opportunistic and willing to betray others to secure Lin Xian’s trust, reflecting Quanxing’s lack of loyalty.

Significant Themes

• Justice and responsibility: Lin Xian insists that Liu Yanyan personally repair the harm she caused to the dead.
• Power and psychological control: The chapter contrasts Xia He’s ability to control lust with Lin Xian’s superior emotional discipline and manipulation.
• Reputation versus true leverage: Xia He’s infamous reputation makes ordinary blackmail ineffective, but Lin Xian identifies a secret personal vulnerability that can control her.
• The corruption of ambition: The Eight Extraordinary Skills and Immortality represent immense power, yet Lin Xian criticizes Quanxing for pursuing them without genuine understanding.
• Compassion beneath ruthlessness: Lin Xian’s harsh methods coexist with a sincere concern for the dead and for Zhang Chulan’s perspective.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Zhang Chulan connect through their shared respect for Zhang Chulan’s grandfather and the proper treatment of corpses.
• Xia He repeatedly tries to seduce Lin Xian, but he defeats her both physically and psychologically, humiliating her with slaps and photographs.
• Lu Liang witnesses Xia He’s humiliation, considers betraying her, and obediently photographs her at Lin Xian’s command.
• Lin Xian and Xia He engage in a tense battle of manipulation, ending with her submission and assignment to locate Barren Greer.
• Xia He attempts to probe Lin Xian’s motives regarding the Eight Extraordinary Skills, but he refuses to reveal his plans and mocks Quanxing’s ambitions.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Xian confronts Xia He over Quanxing’s pursuit of the Eight Extraordinary Skills. He argues that techniques without a proper Dao only create disorder, especially when possessed by people who have not reached true immortality.
• He easily defeats Xia He, hurling her into the courtyard and later suspending her upside down from a tree with Divine Runes.
• When Xia He accuses him of hypocrisy and greed, Lin Xian explains that the Eight Extraordinary Skills are merely stepping stones for his cultivation, not his path to immortality. He threatens to kill her and psychologically manipulate Zhang Lingyu if she refuses to cooperate.
• Terrified, Xia He submits and agrees to serve Lin Xian. He orders her to complete her task, warning that failure will bring public humiliation and death.
• Lin Xian reflects that the Old Celestial Master, Zhang Zhiwei, is the only truly significant opponent in the world. He decides that even though the other powerful figures are beneath his concern, he must prepare carefully against Zhang Zhiwei.
• Through analysis with System 10086, Lin Xian identifies two Eight Extraordinary Skills most compatible with his cultivation system:
  • Qi-State Origin-Flow, already integrated into his Wheel of the Sea Secret Realm.
  • Six Vaults Immortal Thief, which he believes is ideal for cultivating the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
• The system explains that Six Vaults Immortal Thief allows perfect digestion, absorption of the vitality of heaven and earth, and concealment through unity with nature. However, it overdevelops physical vitality while neglecting spiritual cultivation, potentially turning the user into an empty, puppet-like being.
• Lin Xian concludes that Qi-State Origin-Flow can refine essence into Qi, while Six Vaults Immortal Thief can refine Qi into spiritual transformation. Together, they may create a complete path of cultivation. System 10086 calculates an 86% chance of success.
• Lin Xian speculates that the system’s true purpose is to guide him toward the optimal cultivation path by adjusting missions and rewards according to his needs.
• He then checks Lu Liang’s progress in earning money. Lu Liang has only a small amount left because he invested in A-shares and lost most of the funds.
• Lin Xian brings Lu Liang with him to the Nadutong Company after receiving word that Feng Zhenghao has come to recruit Zhang Chulan as his son-in-law. Lin Xian realizes Feng Zhenghao’s true objective is likely to gain access to him, not merely Zhang Chulan.
• Lin Xian reveals that he is interested in Feng Zhenghao’s possession of Spirit Summoning and Dispatching and the Soul-Clarity Technique, two more of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• He argues that the techniques themselves are not inherently invincible; their power depends on the user. Even the owners of the Eight Extraordinary Skills would likely be unable to defeat Zhang Zhiwei.
• Lin Xian declares that he is not yet an immortal and must first become invincible in the human world. He then flies away with Lu Liang using a Sun-Moon Immortal Bridge, heading toward the next stage of his plans.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian: Becomes more openly ruthless, confident, and manipulative. He views the Eight Extraordinary Skills pragmatically and considers them tools rather than ultimate goals. His cultivation theory becomes more refined as he seeks to unite physical vitality, spiritual transformation, and the Shrouding Method.
• Xia He: Her arrogance and defiance collapse under Lin Xian’s overwhelming power and psychological threats. She shifts from mocking him to sincerely submitting, recognizing that he may be more dangerous and lawless than Quanxing itself.
• Lu Liang: Remains frightened and financially incompetent, losing most of his money through reckless investment. However, he begins to see Lin Xian not merely as a brutal employer but as a genuine cultivator pursuing the Immortal Dao, which inspires admiration and reverence.
• System 10086: Shows signs of developing a more independent sense of purpose. It considers whether its real function is to correct Lin Xian’s weaknesses and guide him toward the most efficient cultivation path, though it still prioritizes upgrading itself.

Significant Themes

• Power without wisdom: The Eight Extraordinary Skills are dangerous when used by people who possess techniques but lack a true Dao or moral restraint.
• Immortality and perspective: Lin Xian emphasizes that “immortal” is relative to the observer and that cultivation has no final limit. True immortality requires more than extraordinary abilities.
• Technique versus Dao: Skills are only tools; the ultimate path depends on the principles and cultivation system behind them.
• Physical and spiritual cultivation: Six Vaults Immortal Thief can strengthen the body and refine Qi, but must be balanced with spiritual and divine cultivation to avoid becoming hollow or mindless.
• Psychological domination: Lin Xian defeats Xia He not only physically but emotionally, using threats involving Zhang Lingyu and Quanxing’s reputation to break her will.
• Strength as the ultimate measure: Lin Xian repeatedly stresses that realms and techniques do not automatically determine combat ability. True power must be proven through actual battles.
• Modernity and cultivation: Lin Xian combines supernatural power with modern surveillance, financial systems, corporations, and transportation, showing how traditional cultivation operates within a contemporary world.

Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Xia He: Their confrontation moves from verbal criticism to overwhelming violence and psychological coercion. Xia He accuses Lin Xian of hypocrisy, but he distinguishes himself by claiming that he uses the Eight Extraordinary Skills only as temporary tools.
• Lin Xian and System 10086: They collaborate intellectually to design a more complete cultivation route. Their exchange also becomes humorous when Lin Xian accuses the system of becoming exploitative after it urges him to complete more missions.
• Lin Xian and Lu Liang: Lin Xian treats Lu Liang as both an assistant and a financial tool, while Lu Liang fears punishment but gradually develops genuine respect for Lin Xian’s pursuit of immortality.
• Lin Xian and Zhang Lingyu: Though Zhang Lingyu does not appear directly, Lin Xian uses his relationship with Xia He as a threat, exploiting the conflict between Quanxing and Mount Longhu.
• Lin Xian and Feng Zhenghao: Their meeting has not yet occurred, but Lin Xian anticipates that Feng Zhenghao’s recruitment of Zhang Chulan is a pretext for approaching him and plans to investigate Feng’s techniques.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Feng Zhenghao, chairman of the World Association and one of the Ten Elders, introduces his daughter Feng Shayan to Zhang Chulan and openly encourages him to pursue her.
• Zhang Chulan is suspicious of the sudden proposal, assuming Feng Zhenghao may be targeting the Qi-State Origin-Flow, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills.
• Feng Zhenghao reveals that his grandfather, Feng Tianyang, and Zhang Chulan’s grandfather, Zhang Xilin, were sworn brothers. He also demonstrates his own Eight Extraordinary Skill, Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, and proposes that descendants of the two lineages should cooperate.
• Feng Zhenghao speculates that Zhang Chulan’s father may possess the Qi-State Origin-Flow, since Zhang Chulan claims not to know it.
• Lin Xian unexpectedly enters and declares that he knows the technique. Feng Zhenghao immediately recognizes Lin Xian as an extraordinary expert whose life cultivation rivals even the Old Celestial Master’s.
• Lin Xian teases Zhang Chulan for rejecting Feng Shayan and the enormous wealth of the World Group, revealing that the organization is a corporation worth hundreds of billions.
• At Lin Xian’s request, Feng Baobao humiliates Zhang Chulan by bluntly criticizing his appearance, poverty, and lack of romantic experience.
• Lin Xian reveals that Zhang Chulan is a virgin with a Pure Yang Body, a rare condition that makes him especially suited to cultivating the Qi-State Origin-Flow.
• When offered the technique, Zhang Chulan initially refuses, explaining that the Eight Extraordinary Skills brought disaster to his family and caused his grandfather to hide.
• Zhang Chulan states that he values his family more than power, viewing the technique as the source of chaos surrounding his life.
• Lin Xian counters that people—not techniques—create disorder, and argues that Zhang Chulan is already trapped in the conflict. Without his own power, he will have no way to protect himself.
• Zhang Chulan jokingly claims he can simply rely on Lin Xian. Lin Xian rejects this dependence and throws the Qi-State Origin-Flow to him, forcing him to take responsibility for his own future.

Character Developments

• Zhang Chulan: Demonstrates his usual shamelessness, caution, greed, and fear of trouble, but also reveals a serious, principled side. He clearly understands the dangers of power and prioritizes family over personal advancement. His refusal is ultimately undermined by his need for self-reliance.
• Lin Xian: Is established as an overwhelmingly powerful and highly cultivated figure. He acts as Zhang Chulan’s protector and mentor, but refuses to let Zhang Chulan remain dependent on him. His teasing hides a deliberate attempt to push Zhang Chulan toward growth.
• Feng Zhenghao: Shows himself to be both politically calculating and genuinely sincere. He wants to recruit Zhang Chulan, but also respects his character and family connection. Lin Xian’s strength forces Feng Zhenghao to reassess the situation.
• Feng Shayan: Remains cold and uninterested in Zhang Chulan, treating the proposed romance as her father’s arrangement rather than a genuine relationship.
• Feng Xingtong: Acts as an enthusiastic intermediary, defending his father and joking about becoming Zhang Chulan’s brother-in-law.
• Feng Baobao: Casually delivers devastating insults at Lin Xian’s request, creating one of the chapter’s main comedic moments.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: The chapter questions whether extraordinary techniques are inherently dangerous or whether the people who use them are responsible for the resulting chaos.
• Family versus ambition: Zhang Chulan’s decision to prioritize his family over the Qi-State Origin-Flow shows that personal loyalty matters more to him than wealth, status, or power.
• Self-reliance: Lin Xian emphasizes that no protector can be relied upon forever. Zhang Chulan must eventually gain the strength to defend himself.
• True self and inner cultivation: Lin Xian’s “Only I Am Supreme” philosophy stresses preserving one’s original heart amid temptation, danger, authority, and hardship.
• Appearance versus reality: Zhang Chulan’s crude, cowardly, and shameless exterior conceals considerable awareness, restraint, and loyalty. Likewise, Lin Xian’s joking behavior masks his serious role as a mentor.
• Humor amid danger: Romantic matchmaking, corporate wealth, virginity, and Feng Baobao’s blunt insults provide comic relief while the larger conflict over the Eight Extraordinary Skills grows more serious.

Important Character Interactions

• Feng Zhenghao and Zhang Chulan: Feng Zhenghao attempts to recruit Zhang Chulan through both family ties and the possibility of marriage to Feng Shayan. Zhang remains wary but speaks honestly about his fears.
• Lin Xian and Feng Zhenghao: Feng Zhenghao initially presents himself as a powerful elder, but Lin Xian’s overwhelming presence makes him recognize a much higher level of cultivation.
• Lin Xian and Zhang Chulan: Their relationship combines protection, teasing, and forced mentorship. Lin Xian refuses to let Zhang Chulan hide behind him and ultimately gives him the Qi-State Origin-Flow.
• Lin Xian and Feng Baobao: Lin Xian uses Feng Baobao’s blunt honesty to embarrass Zhang Chulan, turning the scene into a comedic interrogation.
• Zhang Chulan and Feng Shayan: Zhang is shocked by the opportunity to marry into immense wealth, while Feng Shayan shows little personal interest and merely reacts with amusement to his humiliation.
• Feng Xingtong and Zhang Chulan: Feng Xingtong cheerfully reinforces the matchmaking proposal and treats Zhang as a potential future brother-in-law.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Zhang Chulan receives the Qi-State Origin-Flow technique from Lin Xian. The overwhelming information causes him to faint.
• Feng Baobao is confused by Lin Xian’s knowledge of the technique, while Xu San realizes Lin Xian’s earlier claim of having discussed the Dao with Zhang Xilin may explain it.
• Lin Xian states that the technique originated with Zhang Huaiyi and that passing it to Zhang Xilin’s grandson completes a cycle of inheritance. His vague explanation convinces the others that he had a deep relationship with Zhang Xilin and may even have been connected to the legendary Thirty-Six Thieves.
• Lin Xian confirms with the System that an artificially orchestrated historical event can become a “famous scene” if it is remembered and mythologized across generations, producing Dao resonance.
• He proposes a deal to Feng Zhenghao: help him become one of the Ten Elders by joining forces to eliminate the Wang Family, whose position Lin Xian intends to take.
• Xu San interrupts, warning that such a discussion is inappropriate on Company property. Lin Xian and Feng Zhenghao move outside to negotiate.
• Xu Si jokes about taking the unconscious Zhang Chulan to experience worldly pleasures, provoking Xu San, who beats him and orders him to report the rapidly changing situation to the Company leadership.
• Feng Zhenghao discusses the hidden truth behind the Jia Shen Turmoil, acknowledging that Lin Xian’s assistance revealed information he might otherwise have taken much longer to uncover.
• Feng Zhenghao agrees to help Lin Xian oppose the Wang Family, not merely as payment, but also because the Wang Family is an old enemy of the Wind Family. He even offers Lin Xian access to Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, once the Wang Family is defeated.
• Lin Xian reveals his immediate priority: obtaining a massive supply of medicinal herbs, especially ten-, hundred-, and thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, to support his cultivation.
• Feng Zhenghao is stunned when Lin Xian openly claims that the herbs are for “becoming immortal.”
• Lin Xian reflects on his cultivation system, viewing external realm advancement as something that can be purchased through pills, resources, and techniques, while true Dao-heart development must be achieved personally through repeated lifetimes and comprehension.
• He prepares for a future breakthrough into the Divine Bridge realm, hoping his preparations will finally give him enough power to challenge the Old Celestial Master.

Character Developments

• Lin Xian further establishes himself as a mysterious, ancient-seeming expert with connections to major historical figures and secret techniques. He proves himself highly strategic, manipulating others’ assumptions while pursuing political influence and cultivation resources.
• Zhang Chulan becomes the inheritor of Qi-State Origin-Flow, tying him more deeply to the legacy of Zhang Huaiyi and Zhang Xilin. His unconsciousness emphasizes how overwhelming the technique is.
• Feng Zhenghao demonstrates that he values people, loyalty, and long-term alliances more than money or rare techniques. He willingly risks the Wind Family’s resources and offers Spirit Summoning and Dispatching, showing his decisiveness and generosity.
• Feng Baobao becomes suspicious of Lin Xian’s connection to Zhang Xilin, indicating that his claims challenge her understanding of the technique’s transmission.
• Xu San and Xu Si represent contrasting reactions to the crisis: Xu San responds seriously and responsibly, while Xu Si uses humor but still recognizes the need to alert the Company.

Significant Themes

• Manipulation of history and legend: Lin Xian deliberately creates events that may become legendary, and the System confirms that constructed historical moments can generate Dao resonance.
• Power through relationships and people: Feng Zhenghao argues that people are more valuable than money or techniques because people create wealth, cultivate abilities, and shape the future.
• Exchange, loyalty, and political alliance: Lin Xian frames his interactions as transactions, while Feng Zhenghao transforms the proposed deal into an act of revenge and loyalty toward his family.
• Cultivation through resources versus inner enlightenment: Lin Xian believes physical realms and mana can be built through pills, herbs, and wealth, while Dao Heart and genuine comprehension cannot be outsourced.
• Immortality and modern cultivation: The chapter juxtaposes twenty-first-century society with Lin Xian’s absurdly ambitious goal of becoming immortal through financial and material means.
• The value of people over possessions: Both Feng Zhenghao’s philosophy and Lin Xian’s plans suggest that techniques and wealth are ultimately tools, while individuals are the true source of power and change.

Important Character Interactions

• Lin Xian and Zhang Chulan: Lin Xian passes Qi-State Origin-Flow to Zhang Chulan, completing what he describes as the proper continuation of the technique’s lineage.
• Lin Xian and Feng Baobao: Feng Baobao questions Lin Xian’s knowledge, suspecting that his connection to Zhang Xilin may predate her own.
• Lin Xian and Feng Zhenghao: They form a strategic partnership against the Wang Family. Feng Zhenghao agrees to help Lin Xian secure a Ten Elders position and offers further assistance, while Lin Xian requests medicinal resources.
• Xu San and Xu Si: Xu San reprimands and physically attacks Xu Si for making inappropriate jokes, then orders him to report the crisis to the Company.
• Lin Xian and the System: Lin Xian verifies that deliberately creating a legendary event can produce Dao resonance, reinforcing his plan to shape history as part of his cultivation strategy.