Chapter Summaries

Key plot points

• After their first guide proves inexperienced, repeatedly misleads them, and talks down to them, Luo Qian, Nangong Jue, and Li Shu end the contract and return to find someone more reliable.
• Their next guide, an experienced Sixth Rank Saint, abruptly withdraws because of a family emergency. Wu Xiuer then offers her services for four Superior Saint Stones a day. Luo Qian bargains briefly but accepts.
• Wu Xiuer guides them safely through the Outer Domain, avoiding dangerous areas and the territories of major powers. She brings them to the central reaches, a contested buffer zone where adventurers can claim discoveries, though local gangs may demand a share.
• Nangong Jue uses his unusual sense of smell to search for a resource-rich planet. When he finds one in the Disordered Domain, Wu Xiuer warns them away: within it, natural laws and even relationships may become unpredictable.
• Li Shu agrees not to enter, while Nangong Jue remarks that the region may contain resources worth half the Saint Realm. The group moves on, but Luo Qian is left intrigued by the domain’s wealth and mystery.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian remains cautious and commercially minded, testing guides and bargaining over Wu Xiuer’s fee. Nangong Jue’s remark about the Disordered Domain’s riches sparks his curiosity.
• Nangong Jue is easily distracted by Wu Xiuer’s beauty, earning a slap from Luo Qian, but proves valuable through his ability to locate resources by scent.
• Li Shu is physically formidable but respectful of nature’s power. Wu Xiuer’s warning convinces him that the Disordered Domain is not worth entering.
• Wu Xiuer proves competent, confident, and knowledgeable. She teases Luo Qian and Nangong Jue, while Li Shu remains oblivious to her charm.
• The three companions act in unison when Wu Xiuer asks if they distrust her because she is a woman, showing that they do not share that prejudice.

Significant themes

• Competence and trust: The contrast between the dishonest, unskilled first guide and Wu Xiuer shows the importance of judging people by their ability and reliability.
• Respect for nature and limits: Li Shu’s refusal to challenge the Disordered Domain reflects the belief that individual power does not place one beyond nature.
• Risk and reward: The Outer Domain offers freedom and extraordinary riches, but its greatest opportunities are bound to serious danger and uncertainty.

Key plot points and events

• While exploring a mineral-rich planet, Luo Qian and Nangong Jue lament the valuable ores they left behind. Despite their finds, the planet has no Saint Stones, disappointing Li Shu.
• Wu Xiuer reveals she has a risky “big deal” to propose and leads the group to a heavily guarded world surrounded by twelve military satellites.
• The group discovers that Wu Xiuer is a Wuyou Corps general—and that the planet is her home. She explains that she never lied about her name; Luo Qian simply assumed the wrong identity.
• They meet Wuyou, the Corps’ imposing leader and Wu Xiuer’s father. He tests Li Shu’s strength with a handshake that becomes a dangerous contest, then welcomes the visitors.
• Wuyou reveals that the Outer Domain’s three great powers have secretly concealed the scarcity of Saint Stones. They publicly claim to control all the mines and sell stones at high prices, while secretly buying them from within the domain at a loss.
• Wuyou proposes a long-term trade: rare ores in exchange for Saint Stones sourced by Luo Qian’s group. Luo Qian asks to negotiate the price before agreeing.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian remains shrewd and opportunistic. He recognizes the danger behind Wuyou’s disclosure but is more interested in the potential profit than intimidated by the Corps.
• Wu Xiuer shifts from mysterious companion to confident insider, bringing the group to her family’s stronghold and pitching the deal. Luo Qian’s teasing about her and Li Shu embarrasses her.
• Li Shu stays withdrawn because the planet has no Saint Stones. Unaware of romantic implications, he treats Wu Xiuer’s affection as unremarkable. His strength impresses Wuyou during their handshake.
• Nangong Jue is overwhelmed by the hostile aura around the Corps’ satellites, but remains part of the group’s negotiations.
• Wuyou is initially imposing and tests Li Shu, then becomes frank and cordial once he recognizes the visitors’ strength.

Significant themes

• Profit and risk: Luo Qian weighs a dangerous opportunity against its promised rewards.
• Secrets and political power: The Three Great Powers manipulate information about Saint Stones to conceal their dependence on the inner domain.
• Hardship and strength: Luo Qian reflects that the Outer Domain’s harsher living conditions may have produced stronger Saints than those within.
• Misunderstanding and subtext: Wu Xiuer’s carefully literal answer and Luo Qian’s teasing highlight the gap between what characters mean and what others assume.

Key plot points and events

• Luo Qian completes a highly profitable exchange with the Wuyou Corps: roughly 50 tons of assorted raw materials for an equal weight of Superior Saint Stones. Wuyou gives him a special communication card for future deals.
• Afterward, Nangong Jue warns Wu Xiuer not to expect affection from Li Shu. Wu Xiuer rejects Nangong’s concern, then directly tells Li Shu she will miss him. Li Shu takes her words literally, says “Got it,” and walks away, leaving her heartbroken.
• Luo Qian worries that helping the Wuyou Corps grow too powerful would destabilize the Outer Domain and damage his future trade. He decides to make connections with the other two major powers: the Zhao Clan Court and the Three Great Bandits.
• The chapter shifts to the Zhao Clan Court’s mining planet, Mine Tent No. 34. Luo Qian’s group has occupied it for three days, repeatedly repelling Zhao forces. Li Shu is bored by the weak opponents.
• Zhao clan head Zhao Guangying orders his nephew, Zhao Gou, to retake the planet. Zhao Gou moves slowly but competently, assembling eighty elite warriors and enlisting the Eighth Rank Attendant Elder Guo.
• When Zhao Gou’s party reaches the planet, Elder Guo senses danger and orders the warriors into formation. They see Mine Tent No. 34 transformed by a mysterious, milky-white veil.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian shows himself to be both a shrewd trader and a cautious strategist: he recognizes that unchecked growth by one faction could undermine the market he hopes to build.
• Li Shu remains oblivious to romance and treats opponents as entertainment, crudely ranking them as “trash” by strength.
• Wu Xiuer becomes more direct about her feelings, but Li Shu’s blunt indifference leaves her close to tears.
• Nangong Jue tries to protect Wu Xiuer from disappointment, but she mistakes his warning for jealousy. Luo Qian points out that Li Shu—not Wu Xiuer—was the one who needed advice.
• Zhao Gou contrasts with his hot-tempered uncle: he is slow and unhurried, yet knows how to secure support and prepare for a mission. Elder Guo’s sudden alert suggests Zhao Gou’s expedition may face more than an ordinary attack.

Significant themes

• Power and balance: Luo Qian understands that a monopoly can harm commerce, so he seeks dealings with multiple factions rather than backing only one.
• Romantic miscommunication: Wu Xiuer’s clear confession is met with Li Shu’s literal, emotionally unaware response.
• Strategy and preparation: Luo Qian favors negotiating from strength, while Zhao Gou’s team relies on discipline, formations, and experienced guidance.
• Contrasting temperaments: Zhao Guangying’s rage and Zhao Gou’s patience highlight different approaches to leadership.

Plot points and events

• Li Shu, initially treating the Zhao Clan Court’s attack as a game, draws on more power from his true body when its fighters surprise him with a defensive formation. He eventually overwhelms them, collapsing the formation with only a small increase in strength.
• Luo Qian and his companions emerge to meet the defeated Zhao forces. Learning that Zhao Gou is the head of the clan leader’s nephew, Luo Qian brings him to the Planet and proposes a trade: Saint Stones in exchange for minerals of equal weight.
• Zhao Gou secures a personal guarantee that Luo Qian will deal with him alone. He returns to Court Planet with 100,000 Superior Saint Stones as compensation and a first-meeting gift, presenting the arrangement as a major benefit to the Lineage.
• The council is stunned by the offer, then factions scramble to claim responsibility for the lucrative trade. Another man wins the assignment to visit Mine Court No. 34, while Zhao Gou is left out of the political contest.
• Zhao Gou wakes to find himself treated with unusual respect—including a new, attractive maid—and realizes that Luo Qian’s promise has improved his life. He decides to rely on Luo Qian’s connection for a comfortable future.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Shu reveals the scale of his strength, forcing the Zhao forces to recognize that their opponent may be a terrifyingly powerful individual. He also drags Zhao Gou back to the Planet when Zhao Gou hesitates.
• Luo Qian handles the aftermath strategically: rather than simply defeating the Zhao forces, he uses the encounter to secure a mineral-trading partner with political standing. His easy manner puts the cautious, slow-moving Zhao Gou at ease.
• Zhao Gou proves more perceptive and opportunistic than others assume. Though habitually slow, he acts quickly enough to secure exclusive dealings with Luo Qian and present the trade as a triumph. His newfound confidence is short-lived, however: once the Lineage sees the value of the deal, others push him aside.
• The old Attendant recognizes Li Shu’s overwhelming power and privately intends to report it to the Lineage leadership.
• Zhao Guangying, Zhao Gou’s uncle, begins angry and dismissive, but the gift of Saint Stones changes the council’s priorities. He and the other leaders focus on the opportunity rather than Zhao Gou’s role in obtaining it.

Significant themes

• Opportunity and timing: Zhao Gou’s normally slow nature does not prevent him from seizing a brief chance to negotiate for himself.
• Power and leverage: Li Shu’s force makes resistance futile, while Luo Qian’s access to scarce Saint Stones gives him economic and political influence.
• Factional ambition: Once the deal proves valuable, the Lineage’s members compete to claim its rewards, sidelining the person who made it possible.
• Comfort over status: Zhao Gou accepts being excluded from power struggles because the connection he has gained promises security and ease. The closing image casts Luo Qian as the “shovel” that has flipped Zhao Gou’s life around.

Plot points and events

• After securing the Zhao clan’s agreement, Luo Qian leaves its territory with the minerals extracted from Planet Mine, which belong to him under the terms of the deal. He also negotiates with the Three Great Bandits, though their leader Shi Kong bargains for extra concessions.
• Back in the Inner Domain, Luo Qian persuades Master Basmo to end his retirement by showing him an extraordinary collection of rare materials, including a huge piece of Mengxi Soil. Basmo refuses payment in Saint Stones but agrees to work in exchange for thirty percent of the materials.
• Luo Qian expands his Alchemy business from a modest shop into flagship stores across all five First-Class Saint Markets. Basmo’s superb work sells briskly, and Luo Qian becomes one of the Saint Realm’s wealthiest figures. He later trades six hundred thousand Superior Saint Stones for enough raw materials to keep Basmo supplied for half a year.
• Luo Qian obtains Immortal Tree Demon seeds from Helenson in the Elf World. With Li Shu and Yifen’s input, he helps develop a force of thirty loyal tree-demon warriors, each as powerful as a Seventh Rank Saint. Their potential for further growth strengthens the security of Luo Qian’s holdings.
• After visiting friends and wives in the Immortal Realm, Luo Qian heads to the Mortal Realm to check on another piece in his plans.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhao Gou adapts to his improved status, remaining deferential to Zhao Guangying while enjoying the comforts enabled by Luo Qian’s support.
• Luo Qian demonstrates his skill in bargaining and persuasion, turning his mineral finds into partnerships, a flourishing commercial empire, and greater security.
• Basmo’s passion for Alchemy overrides his reluctance to return to work. He and Luo Qian bargain over materials, with Basmo insisting on compensation in kind rather than money.
• Yifen continues to manage the business and learns from Basmo’s meticulous craftsmanship. Li Shu gains a powerful new force through the tree-demon project, developed in consultation with Luo Qian and Yifen.

Significant themes

• Wealth as leverage: Luo Qian uses valuable resources to negotiate, recruit talent, and expand his influence.
• Craft and mentorship: Basmo’s dedication to quality both drives the business’s success and helps Yifen grow as an Alchemist.
• Security through preparation: The tree-demon warriors turn Luo Qian’s growing wealth into practical protection.
• Strategic ambition: Luo Qian moves between realms, steadily building commercial and military power while advancing a broader plan.

Key plot points and events

• Milona has successfully brought the Holy See’s intended guests to Italy, but her claim that she met God remains disputed. She hopes a tangible divine relic will silence her critics.
• Luo Qian finds her at a café. As she treats every casual remark of his as a sacred command to memorize, their conversation leaves her exhausted. A phone call reports trouble at the inn holding the guests.
• Luo Qian takes Milona to the inn, where Selby, an ambitious member of the Inquisition, blocks access to the prisoners and challenges her authority.
• Luo Qian shows Selby an illusion of Heaven. Convinced he has witnessed the divine, Selby apologizes, worships Luo Qian, and helps bring the guests out.
• Seeing how vulnerable Milona’s position is, Luo Qian seeks a physical proof of his divinity. He travels to the Divine Realm, overpowers the God King with Saint Origin Force, and takes three of the King’s hairs as a supposed divine artifact.

Character developments

• Milona remains loyal and resourceful, but the Holy See’s internal skepticism has made her position precarious. Her reverence for Luo Qian is so intense that she tries to preserve every word he says.
• Luo Qian continues his divine imposture with confidence and theatrical ingenuity. He recognizes that Milona needs evidence, then uses his growing power to obtain it.
• Selby shifts abruptly from obstructing Milona to professing devotion after Luo Qian’s vision convinces him. His sincere faith overrides his ambition and initial skepticism.
• The God King discovers that Luo Qian is now vastly stronger than before and is helpless against him.

Significant themes

• Faith and proof: Milona’s authority depends on an unverifiable miracle, while Luo Qian seeks an object that can make belief more persuasive.
• Power and manipulation: Luo Qian controls others through spectacle, supernatural force, and his understanding of their beliefs.
• Religious hierarchy and ambition: The Holy See’s factions use procedure and authority to challenge Milona, while Selby’s ambitions coexist with genuine faith.
• Comic irreverence: Luo Qian’s casual behavior and the God King’s humiliating defeat undercut the story’s grand divine imagery.

Character interactions

• Milona treats Luo Qian’s ordinary conversation as scripture, while he remains unaware of the burden this places on her.
• Selby confronts Milona over control of the prisoners; Luo Qian’s illusion turns him into her ally.
• Luo Qian and the God King meet as enemies, but their former power balance is reversed: Luo Qian effortlessly subdues him and takes the hairs he needs.

Plot points and events

• After secretly taking the God King’s armpit hairs as relics, Luo Qian returns to his room and meets four people brought in under restrictions.
• He recognizes that the four are not ordinary humans and questions them about their origins. Three describe unusual Fourth-Level Worlds: one is a sea of magma, one is an immense gas-filled world, and one is a cold world. Their inhabitants have no formal cultivation systems and survive by absorbing or consuming energy.
• Luo Qian’s World God’s Nest registers the first three worlds. The fourth man, Yudana Du, is revealed as a transmigrator from the magical Homer World, whose cell appears on a higher level.
• Yudana recounts how his attempt to establish a magic-device workshop on Earth led to its closure and a violent clash with modern authorities. Though Luo Qian offers to send him home, Yudana proposes returning with downloaded information to build an industrial and military empire. Luo Qian decides he is too dangerous to let go and orders Selby and Milona to watch him.
• Luo Qian then takes Terlero to Magma World to investigate the “Sacred Water Droplets” that extend its inhabitants’ lives. Terlero leads him through the magma, where they spot a large, white, droplet-shaped substance.

Character development and interactions

• Luo Qian is confident and irreverent, enjoying his victory over the God King. He also shows curiosity and sympathy: he listens to the visitors’ accounts and pities Yudana’s disastrous experience on Earth. However, he becomes wary when Yudana reveals his plans and promptly contains him.
• Terlero is initially frightened by Luo Qian’s power but becomes cooperative. His knowledge of Sacred Water Droplets makes him Luo Qian’s guide in Magma World.
• Langnong explains that he was once an enormous giant, but his gas-based body was compressed upon entering this world.
• Yudana Du is embittered by his failure on Earth but remains ambitious and inventive. His plans to introduce technology and weapons to Homer World reveal a dangerous, warmongering streak.
• Selby and Milona follow Luo Qian’s orders, first escorting the four visitors and later tasked with keeping Yudana under guard.

Significant themes

• Worlds and survival: Different worlds produce radically different forms of life and survival, often without formal cultivation.
• Culture clash: Yudana’s magical assumptions fail against Earth’s scientific institutions and modern weapons.
• Power and responsibility: Luo Qian’s ability to move between worlds gives him influence over others, but he uses it cautiously when Yudana’s plans threaten broader conflict.
• Comic reversals: The legendary image of a triumphant transmigrator is undercut by Yudana’s humiliating defeat, while Luo Qian’s casual “relic collecting” from the God King turns an old grievance into a comic victory.

Plot points and events

• Luo Qian collects rare materials from three fourth-tier worlds—Sacred Water Droplets, combustible gas, and ice crystal—by pressuring their rulers to gather more for him. He returns to the Mortal Realm and orders Milona and Selby to locate two suspected cultivators.
• He rewards the women with the God King’s armpit hair, presenting it as a holy relic. Milona and Selby eagerly accept, seeing it as a way to strengthen the Holy See; Luo Qian privately enjoys the deception and considers harvesting more.
• Back in the Immortal Realm, Luo Qian reflects that his commercial success has surpassed his old ambitions. What still matters to him is his loved ones and friends, not wealth or status.
• He reunites with his companions and spends a week with Pei Sefei. Their intimate reunion confirms the profound, almost fated bond they feel; Xie Tang and Zhu Ke’er overhear them, with Zhu Ke’er becoming embarrassed by what she hears.
• Luo Qian then travels to Homer World, expecting a primitive fantasy realm but finding a highly developed magical civilization, with skyscraping Magic Towers, vehicles, automatons, and a global information network powered by Magic Stones.
• Seeing an opportunity to profit from the world’s technology, he copies information from a public Magic Stone, then steals the device itself when he realizes the Saint Realm cannot read the copied data. When magical police pursue him, he fights back, destroying their iron-bird craft with the Treasure Seal before escaping.
• His attack sparks panic across Homer World. He is branded the “Great Devil King,” and academies begin assembling teams of elite students to confront him. Meanwhile, Master Basmo—already tired of Luo Qian’s demands—receives yet more unusual materials and reluctantly resumes his work.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian remains a shrewd, irreverent opportunist, but his success prompts him to question what he truly values. He recognizes that his emotional ties, rather than business or power, keep him connected to the Immortal Realm. In Homer World, his curiosity and greed for useful ideas lead him from observation to theft and open combat.
• Milona and Selby grow more confident in their positions within the Holy See, grateful for what they believe are sacred relics. Their reverence contrasts sharply with Luo Qian’s mockery.
• Pei Sefei and Luo Qian deepen their relationship through a reunion both experience as timeless and destined. Their closeness is highlighted by Xie Tang’s teasing satisfaction and Zhu Ke’er’s mortified curiosity.
• Master Basmo is increasingly exasperated by Luo Qian, yet his fascination with unfamiliar materials keeps drawing him back into the partnership.
• Homer World’s authorities and public respond to Luo Qian as a catastrophic threat, while he views their advanced defenses as obstacles he can casually overpower.

Significant themes

• Ambition and fulfillment: Having achieved far more than his original goals, Luo Qian finds that achievement alone does not provide lasting purpose.
• Love and belonging: His reunion with Pei Sefei and his reflection on friends and family reveal the relationships that give his life meaning.
• Deception and faith: Luo Qian exploits religious devotion by disguising a grotesque object as a holy relic.
• Progress and power: Homer World’s advanced technology has transformed society, but its civilians appear helpless in crisis, suggesting that progress does not necessarily preserve individual strength.
• Cross-world curiosity and exploitation: Luo Qian sees every world both as a place to explore and as a source of materials, knowledge, or profit.

Key plot points and events

• Luo Qian gives Master Basmo a blue stone containing stored, emotion-stripped memories and an unusual magic array. Basmo becomes engrossed in analyzing it. Luo Qian then realizes Homer World’s magical network could support online games—and potentially expand his business across multiple realms.
• Nangong Jue, overwhelmed by managing Luo Company’s Saint Realm operations, proposes hiring Die Jue. Luo Qian reluctantly agrees, and learns Die Jue and his sister Butterfly Spirit are already waiting. Despite Die Jue’s suspicion that Luo Qian wants his sister, both siblings join the company.
• Returning to Homer World, Luo Qian notices signs of widespread military preparation and sees that its magical weapons can rival Earth’s advanced weapons. To build an online-game team, he seeks out people from lower-level worlds who have lived there long enough to understand it.
• Luo Qian finds George, a long-lived scholar hiding in plain sight at a magic-tech academy. George attacks, but Luo Qian easily defeats him, suppresses his magic, and takes him to his original “World of Light.” George agrees to cooperate. Since he cannot grasp the idea of online games through explanation, Luo Qian sends him and three other recruits to Earth for a practical introduction with Chen Baozi.
• Luo Qian also retrieves two people from Italy and brings back raw materials, then returns to the Saint Realm while the four recruits study online games.
• Bai Ru is forced to pay heavily to recover an already-settled IOU that was resold through the Private Professionals Association. His resentment toward Luo Qian deepens.
• Feng Feitian’s army has grown to three thousand and is preparing to crush Tu Lang, the Saint Realm’s leading outlaw. Tu Lang avoids a direct fight, moves his men out of danger, and hides nearby after Bai Ru reveals Feng Feitian’s battle plan. His men prepare to use a mysterious weapon supplied through Bai Ru.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian continues acting as an entrepreneur and strategist, delegating routine management while pursuing new markets. He is resourceful but forceful: he recruits George by overpowering him, then tries a hands-on approach to teaching him.
• Nangong Jue admits he cannot manage the company’s growing workload and maneuvers to bring Die Jue aboard, partly because of Butterfly Spirit. His flirtatious interest in her is obvious, though Die Jue dismisses him as harmless.
• Die Jue remains fiercely protective and distrustful of Luo Qian, warning him to stay away from Butterfly Spirit. He and his sister nevertheless join Luo’s firm.
• George, an exceptionally learned but inconspicuous figure who has repeatedly started over in Homer World, is finally discovered. His confidence collapses after Luo Qian defeats him, and he agrees to cooperate once returned to his homeland.
• Bai Ru and Tu Lang form a practical alliance against Feng Feitian. Bai Ru’s anger over the IOU contrasts with his composed welcome to Tu Lang; Tu Lang, meanwhile, prioritizes his men’s survival and relies on political protection and the weapon he has received.
• Feng Feitian has become powerful and confident, leading a large, organized campaign against Tu Lang. She believes her strength makes her safe from all but a Ninth-Rank opponent.

Significant themes

• Expansion through technology and commerce: Luo Qian sees online games as a vast new market and adapts his business strategy to unfamiliar worlds.
• Worlds as interconnected systems: Travel between realms, imported materials, and cross-world learning make the boundaries between civilizations increasingly permeable.
• Knowledge gained through experience: When George cannot understand online games through explanation, Luo Qian sends him to experience them firsthand.
• Power, politics, and manipulation: Bai Ru’s influence enables Tu Lang to evade Feng Feitian, showing that military strength alone does not determine outcomes.
• Comedy alongside danger: The chapter’s banter and absurd imagery sit beside powerful weapons, coercive recruitment, and preparations for a major conflict.

Plot points and events

• Tu Lang ambushes Feng Feitian in space. Their first clash is even, but Feng’s strength forces him to flee, and she pursues him far from the battle.
• Tu Lang’s allies use a hammer-like device to trigger the explosion of a nearby star, then escape with Rune Stones. The resulting interstellar storm destroys Feng’s saintly body. She gathers her power around a fragment of consciousness and sends it away, but even that fragment is shattered.
• Three thousand of Feng’s elite soldiers also die. Ling Xingxian arrives to reclaim her property under the Saint Court’s law, but first struggles with the burden of telling Luo Qian the news.
• Wu Xiuer tells Luo Qian that the Saint Court has suffered a major defeat and that its commander was killed. Luo Qian realizes she means Feng, though he initially insists Feng must be alive because he feels no sign of her death.
• Li Shu reacts with grief and anger, and Wu Xiuer reports that the raiders knew Feng’s deployments and destroyed a star, suggesting a larger conspiracy.
• Luo Qian suspects Bai Ru and vows to identify those responsible. When Ling Xingxian arrives, he reveals that Feng fell into Tu Lang’s ambush. He also warns that her property may be confiscated, but promises to resist the order and protect Luo Qian.

Character developments and interactions

• Feng Feitian is shown as formidable and increasingly powerful, but her confidence after repeated victories leaves her vulnerable to an unexpected, catastrophic trap. Her last act is to preserve a fragment of her consciousness.
• Tu Lang proves that evasion and a prepared trap can overcome a stronger opponent. He lures Feng into position before his allies detonate the star.
• Luo Qian appears outwardly composed and insists Feng is alive, grounding his certainty in their emotional bond. Yet he quietly begins planning retaliation, using his wealth and political connections as leverage. He even feigns grief for Ling Xingxian, who does not know Luo Qian suspects a conspiracy.
• Li Shu openly grieves for Feng and is ready to pursue whoever plotted against her. His faith in Luo Qian remains absolute.
• Wu Xiuer delivers the news reluctantly, recognizes its personal impact, and provides intelligence that points to deliberate sabotage.
• Ling Xingxian feels guilty about bringing the news and carrying out the property seizure. His sympathy for Luo Qian leads him to promise protection, even at personal risk.

Significant themes

• Love and faith: Luo Qian’s conviction that Feng is alive reflects the depth of their bond, even as others regard his certainty as denial.
• Hubris and vulnerability: Feng’s strength cannot protect her when she underestimates her enemies’ preparation and willingness to use overwhelming force.
• Grief and performance: Luo Qian’s outward reactions conceal his own interpretation and plans, while Ling’s sorrow is genuine.
• Power, politics, and loyalty: The defeat has consequences beyond the battlefield—factional maneuvering, confiscation, and the use of wealth and influence all become part of the struggle.

Plot points and events

• Bai Ru seizes on Xing Xian’s return without Feng Feitian as an opportunity to attack his old rival. At the Saint Court, the Immortal Realm faction splits over whether Feng’s estate should be confiscated for her military failures or left untouched in recognition of her sacrifice. The Saint Lord watches as the dispute threatens the elder councilor’s standing.
• Meanwhile, Luo Qian decides to find Tu Lang, believing he may have plotted against Feng Feitian. Though he suspects Bai Ru, he wants proof before taking revenge. With Stone Slave—and thus a possible way to locate Feng—missing, he turns to underworld contacts.
• Luo Qian brings Li Shu to Rhinoceros Sky Saint Market and approaches Landy, an underworld-connected businessman. He offers Landy a 30-percent stake in Luo Company’s furniture stores in exchange for help finding Tu Lang, and demonstrates Li Shu’s overwhelming strength to make clear he can enforce his threats.
• Landy arranges a meeting with a hidden contact. He leads Luo Qian and Li Shu through a concealed route, including a hooded journey across space, to a secret settlement beneath a harsh, storm-wracked planet. Landy is not allowed to accompany them. The chapter ends as Luo Qian and Li Shu enter a brightly lit chamber and meet a smiling, balding old man.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Ru has become reckless and consumed by ambition, caring little about damage to the Saint Court as long as he can weaken his rival.
• Luo Qian is determined but cautious: he feels guilty over recent events, yet insists on identifying the true culprit before acting. He also reveals more of his hidden wealth and power to Li Shu, whom he trusts as a brother.
• Li Shu supports Luo Qian and proves capable of overpowering Landy despite Landy’s Seventh Rank strength.
• Landy is wary of helping a dangerous outlaw, but the promised business stake—and the display of Li Shu’s Ninth Rank power—persuade him to cooperate.
• The Saint Court’s factions and Landy’s careful security arrangements show how political rivalries and underworld connections shape the characters’ choices.

Significant themes

• Political factionalism: Feng Feitian’s legacy becomes a weapon in a struggle over power.
• Justice and loyalty: The debate weighs accountability for military failure against honoring sacrifice; Luo Qian’s pursuit of Tu Lang is driven by loyalty to someone close to him.
• Power, ambition, and leverage: Bai Ru seeks political advantage, while Luo Qian uses wealth, strength, and threats to secure help.
• Secrecy and distrust: The hidden route, hoods, and guarded meeting place emphasize the risks of operating beyond official authority.

Key plot points

• The old underworld boss agrees to reveal Tu Lang’s hiding place after Luo Qian argues that killing Tu Lang would be better compensation than money. The boss wants Tu Lang removed because their long rivalry keeps him from ruling alone.
• Rather than attack with his small group, Luo Qian returns to Feng Feitian’s planet and hires the Wuyou Corps. Wu Xiuer agrees to help for a 30 percent price increase; Luo accepts.
• The force grows to two thousand Wuyou fighters, supported by thirty Immortal Tree Demon Warriors. Li Shu, now near Tenth Rank strength, leads the assault.
• The Wuyou Corps bombards Tu Lang’s hideout from space, killing or disabling most of his followers. Li Shu defeats Tu Lang and brings him to Luo Qian.
• Luo Qian learns that Bai Ru arranged the attack on his wife. He sends Tu Lang’s surviving followers to the Outer Domain, then allows Tu Lang to leave as well.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian shows strategic judgment by hiring a larger force, and remains composed when Tu Lang challenges him. Though driven by anger over his wife, he distinguishes between the instigator and the man who carried out the attack.
• Li Shu displays great strength and fierce loyalty, insisting on joining the mission and personally punishing Tu Lang.
• Wu Xiuer proves an effective commander, directing the Wuyou Corps’ formation and bombardment. Her cooperation also strengthens her group’s relationship with Luo Qian.
• The old man is courteous to Luo Qian because he sees him as a useful ally against Tu Lang, not out of pure generosity.
• Tu Lang is defeated and forced to reveal what Luo Qian had already suspected. He accepts that his men are being exiled and is surprised when Luo Qian spares him.
• Luo Qian’s longing for Feng Feitian surfaces as he watches the assault, wondering whether she is still alive and where she may be.

Significant themes

• Strategy over strength: Luo Qian admits he cannot beat Tu Lang directly and wins through alliances and planning.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Tu Lang refuses to betray a friend, while Luo Qian holds Bai Ru—not merely the weapon she used—responsible for the attack.
• Justice and restraint: Luo Qian’s revenge is tempered by his belief that Tu Lang was manipulated and did not actually kill his wife.
• Power and self-interest: The old man’s help reflects the shifting balance of power and his desire to eliminate a rival.

Key plot points and events

• The Wuyou Corps learns that the Three Great Bandits have attacked its headquarters. Wu Xiuer orders the prisoners killed and rushes home; Luo Qian sends Li Shu after her to protect her and Wuyou.
• Twenty days later, Li Shu returns with Wu Xiuer and fewer than seven hundred battered Wuyou Corps survivors. Wuyou is gravely wounded and unconscious. The attack was made possible by an insider’s betrayal, and the bandits had grown far stronger than anyone expected.
• Luo Qian realizes his past dealings may have helped the Three Great Bandits expand, and that the Saint Court may soon target him for sheltering so many people from the Outer Domain. He resolves to protect his allies rather than abandon them.
• Seeking weapons and support, Luo Qian visits Master Basmo. Basmo reveals that the treasure Luo once found for him—the Cosmic Star Lake—contains hundreds of Star Cores, each capable of enabling an Eighth Rank expert to become Ninth Rank.
• Basmo agrees to help create more Ninth Rank experts if Luo can find suitable candidates. Luo believes ten such allies could give him leverage to negotiate with the Saint Lord, despite the Saint Court’s million-strong army.
• Basmo recounts that the ancient war began over the Cosmic Star Lake and ended when a catastrophic clash tore open a passage that swept the combatants into the Saint Realm. They arrived in an empty world, though Basmo cannot say what lies beyond it.

Character developments and interactions

• Wu Xiuer shifts from determined leader to a numb, grieving daughter after the Wuyou Corps is nearly destroyed. She initially refuses Luo Qian’s help, insisting Outer Domain conflicts belong to its own people, but Li Shu follows anyway.
• Li Shu returns wounded after helping the Wuyou Corps escape. Though he feels he has failed Luo Qian, Luo reassures him and accepts responsibility for the consequences.
• Luo Qian moves from guilt and despair toward a risky plan. He is unwilling to sacrifice Feng Feitian, Tie E, Wei Shandong, or the Wuyou survivors, and begins seeking allies strong enough to resist the Saint Court.
• Master Basmo remains playful and evasive, teasing Luo Qian about their “friendship” before revealing the immense value of the Cosmic Star Lake. His promise to help gives Luo a possible path forward, but only if Luo can gather powerful candidates.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and loyalty: Luo Qian feels accountable for the danger facing the Wuyou Corps and refuses to abandon those connected to him.
• Power and its costs: The Star Cores offer a way to create powerful allies, but doing so demands rare candidates and risks escalating conflict.
• Betrayal and political miscalculation: An insider’s treachery and the underestimated growth of the Three Great Bandits expose the danger of relying on assumptions.
• The unknown and the scale of history: Basmo’s account reframes the Saint Realm as the aftermath of an ancient catastrophe and leaves open the possibility of worlds beyond it.

Plot points and events

• Li Shu and Luo Qian prepare ten Immortal Tree Demon Warriors for a risky advancement using Master Basmo’s alchemy and a Star Core. Basmo estimates their chances at roughly 70%, leaving Luo Qian anxious about the warriors’ lives.
• Anticipating war with the Saint Court, Luo Qian concentrates his forces and supplies on his Main Planet, halts the sale of Saint Stones, and seeks Ling Xingxian’s help as a potential mediator.
• Ling Xingxian, wary of the accusations against Luo Qian, receives him discreetly. He agrees to mediate only if the conflict reaches a stalemate.
• Luo Qian then obtains 300 Immortal Tree Demon seeds from the Elf World. Li Shu brings the resulting warriors to Seventh Rank at the cost of six million Superior Saint Stones and severe exhaustion.
• Basmo’s alarming claim that none of the original ten warriors has succeeded turns out to be a deliberate misunderstanding: they remain alive in their cocoons, and a longer process may improve their odds. The Star Core continues to lose power, however, while the cocoons show no signs of movement.
• Despite Luo Qian’s preparations, the Saint Court’s forces do not attack. Within the court, Bai Ru’s faction demands Luo Qian’s destruction, but the Saint Lord remains silent and does not authorize an army. Ling Xingxian gradually stops defending Luo Qian, though he is relieved that the threats have not advanced.
• Li Shu eagerly awaits a chance to fight at full strength, but the delay leaves him frustrated.

Character development and interactions

• Luo Qian shows strategic caution by consolidating his resources, but his concern for the ten warriors reveals that he sees them as living companions, not merely weapons. He is also willing to seek political help while still believing he can defeat the Saint Court.
• Ling Xingxian is torn between self-preservation and loyalty to Feng Feitian’s family. His discreet welcome and offer to mediate are limited but compassionate gestures.
• Master Basmo is confident in his craft yet candid about its risks. His darkly comic teasing briefly terrifies Luo Qian before he clarifies that the warriors are still alive.
• Li Shu is exhausted by the effort of producing the new force, yet remains eager for battle and proud of the chance to fight without restraint.
• The Saint Lord’s silence unsettles the court and frustrates Bai Ru, while leaving both Luo Qian’s allies and opponents unsure of what will happen.

Significant themes

• The cost of power: Strengthening the warriors consumes vast resources and risks their lives.
• Loyalty and responsibility: Luo Qian’s anxiety reflects his obligation to those who follow him; Ling Xingxian’s actions show loyalty constrained by political danger.
• Preparation amid uncertainty: Luo Qian prepares for war, but both the warriors’ fate and the Saint Court’s intentions remain unresolved.
• Political paralysis and hidden motives: The Saint Lord’s silence prevents action while intensifying speculation within the court.

Key plot points and events

• After more than ten days without news from the Saint Court, Luo Qian learns that the ancient Saint Lord has died. Master Basmo suggests that even a Tenth Rank expert cannot outlive the world that sustains him.
• The Three Great Bandits defeat the Zhao Clan Court and invade the Saint Domain. The newly enthroned Saint Lord leads the Saint Court’s response, while the invasion leaves Luo Qian temporarily less vulnerable to attack.
• Basmo hints that Luo Qian could benefit if the Saint Court and bandits weaken each other. At the same time, ten metal cocoons open, revealing ten Ninth Rank experts for Luo Qian’s forces.
• The Supreme Pure Emperor arrives to support Luo Qian. Now at the peak of Eighth Rank, he insists on helping and devotes himself to cultivation.
• The Saint Court’s army initially faces a stalemate against the bandits, but internal disagreement grows over whether to prioritize that war or eliminate Luo Qian. The new Saint Lord ultimately chooses to march on Luo Qian, secretly bringing a tenth Ninth Rank expert, Gushe Village.
• Feng Feitian, believed dead, reappears as a Ninth Rank expert after her soul fuses with a Star Core formed in the Stellar Explosion. She blocks the Saint Court’s army to protect Luo Qian, but is captured.
• The Saint Lord takes Feng Feitian hostage and demands that Luo Qian help defeat the Three Great Bandits. In return, he promises Luo Qian rule over the Outer Domain and freedom of choice for those ascending to the Saint Realm. He ends by calling himself a legend.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian shifts from anxiety over the Saint Court to cautious confidence as his forces grow, but Feng Feitian’s capture leaves him emotionally exposed. He restrains Li Shu rather than risk her life.
• Master Basmo remains enigmatic, revealing his connections to the Saint Lord, Li Shu’s advancement, and the realm’s history while offering Luo Qian cryptic strategic advice.
• The Supreme Pure Emperor demonstrates loyalty by joining Luo Qian, using relentless cultivation to cope with losing his former status and purpose.
• Feng Feitian returns with extraordinary strength and acts decisively to protect her husband. Her reunion with Luo Qian is tearful, but she immediately becomes leverage in the Saint Lord’s negotiation.
• The new Saint Lord proves politically shrewd: he has built a hidden power base and chooses negotiation with Luo Qian over simply letting their forces destroy one another.
• Li Shu is eager to act against the Saint Lord, but Luo Qian does not understand his hesitation until the hostage situation is revealed.

Significant themes

• Mortality and limits: Even supreme cultivation cannot make someone independent of the world they inhabit.
• Power and political upheaval: The old ruler’s death destabilizes the realm, while war exposes divisions and unexpected alliances.
• Loyalty and love: The Supreme Pure Emperor’s support and Feng Feitian’s intervention show the strength of personal bonds; the Saint Lord exploits Luo Qian’s devotion.
• Freedom and governance: The Saint Lord’s offer to end the Outer Domain’s status as a place of exile challenges the existing order and promises greater choice.
• Uncertainty and hidden strength: Basmo’s knowledge, Luo Qian’s newly revealed experts, and the Saint Lord’s concealed resources all show that appearances and intelligence reports can be misleading.

Key plot points and events

• Luo Qian discovers that Fei Sheng, the man who once competed with him over Saint Stones, is actually the Saint Lord. Fei Sheng admits that their confrontation was staged to create the legendary story he wanted. Gushe Village also reveals that Luo’s old job-board request helped save Gushe Rong, who is now to become Fei Sheng’s empress.
• Fei Sheng gives Luo control of the Outer Domain, partly in gratitude and partly because he wants Luo’s strength protecting its frontier. Luo realizes that Fei Sheng’s mentor is Master Basmo—the man who secretly helped turn Fei Sheng into a Ninth Rank expert—and angrily concludes Basmo had known far more than he let on.
• The Saint Court crushes the three great bandits’ rebellion. Despite the bandits’ hidden strength, the Court’s ten Ninth Rank fighters defeat them, while another force destroys their Outer Domain stronghold.
• Luo builds up the Outer Domain through recruitment, commerce, and entertainment. He stages a series of elaborate portraits for prospective Saints and plans to attract settlers, adventurers, and workers from the overcrowded Inner Domain. He also seeks Saint Stones, which the Outer Domain desperately needs.
• Fei Sheng becomes addicted to Luo’s online game and repeatedly reveals that he is the Saint Lord when losing, only to be mocked and beaten. He calls Luo for help, then heads off to seek a weapon for revenge.
• Years later, Qian Qinglei—now living under the name Lei Qing—wins an audience with the Outer Domain’s king after discovering a small Saint Stone deposit. He is stunned to find that the king is Luo, the son he once rejected. Luo treats him formally and courteously, without acknowledging their relationship.
• After Qian leaves, Luo admits that ignoring him was likely easier for his grandfather, though the encounter leaves Luo’s mood soured. A call from his family in the Immortal Realm quickly restores his spirits, and he hurries off, abandoning the portrait shoot.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian has become a powerful ruler and entrepreneur, building the Outer Domain while maintaining ties with the Inner Domain. His encounter with Qian Qinglei shows that his past family wounds remain unresolved, even as he chooses not to confront them directly.
• Fei Sheng is revealed as both the Saint Lord and Luo’s playful old acquaintance. Despite his authority, he remains impulsive, theatrical, and comically inept at keeping his identity secret in the game.
• Gushe Village serves as a candid friend and adviser, exposing Fei Sheng’s motives while confirming Luo’s past connection to Gushe Rong.
• Qian Qinglei has rebuilt his life in the Outer Domain, but meeting Luo forces him to confront the reversal of their former positions. His controlled deference contrasts with his inner shock and regret.
• Luo’s calls with Fei Sheng, Feng Feitian, Pei Sefei, and his family highlight his informal, humorous relationships and his eagerness to return to loved ones.

Significant themes

• Reversal of fortune and social status: The rejected son becomes king, while the former patriarch must climb the steps to seek his favor.
• Ambition and opportunity: The Outer Domain’s hardships also make it a place where outsiders can build something for themselves.
• Power, loyalty, and obligation: Fei Sheng’s gift to Luo is both generous and practical, tying Luo’s influence to the defense of the realm.
• Reconciliation left unresolved: Luo and Qian Qinglei meet face-to-face, but neither addresses their history, leaving their family conflict emotionally unsettled.
• Comedy and ordinary pleasures amid epic events: Games, staged portraits, business plans, and family calls puncture the grandeur of war and kingship, giving the finale a light, personal close.

Summary

• Plot and events: This is the author’s closing note rather than a story chapter. Shi San explains that, unlike the earlier books, this one ends without a final showdown because combat was not its focus. He chose to preserve the book’s lighthearted, humorous tone through the ending.
• Character development: No characters develop in this note; the author reflects on the creative choices behind the book and says he has done his best.
• Themes: The note emphasizes consistency of tone, creative intent, and gratitude. It frames the ending as a deliberate departure from the series’ usual climactic battles.
• Character interactions: There are no fictional character interactions. Shi San addresses readers directly and thanks them, along with his parents and friends, for their support.

Plot points and events

• Still blacklisted by the European Union, Chen Baozi avoids traveling with Luo Qian. Luo Qian spends several million euros on artistic furniture in France, then returns to the Immortal Realm by way of the Western Divine Realm. To avoid Strathas and the proposed passage to the Heavenly River Water Court, he slips away through the Carefree Cloud Sea and restocks at the Rare Metal Mine.
• Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren are arrested and loudly insist Luo Qian will be protected by the Immortal Court. Luo Qian never appears at the Immortal Apprehension Office, leaving them convinced he is hiding while making a fortune.
• A message reaches Xie Tang, who quietly leads Luo Qian’s four wives away. They find him safe at Luo Cloudtop. Luo realizes he narrowly avoided being trapped by the public accusations and considers taking revenge, but decides his former rivals have already lost everything. With no serious challengers left in the Immortal Realm, he turns his attention toward the Saint Realm.
• Luo Qian organizes Luo Company’s first annual meeting, inviting allies and Immortal Court officials but excluding the hostile censors. Xu Hu receives an invitation and realizes Luo Qian is free, though Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren dismiss it as a trick.
• At the banquet, Luo Qian appears openly. He needles Du Lengning by displaying the affectionate harmony of his own household, provoking a tense, awkward exchange between Du and the two women at his sides. Soon Xu Hu arrives with Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren in custody. Luo welcomes the soldiers and offers them a feast, but pointedly ignores the prisoners. Qi Ren’s final outburst prompts Luo to turn back and smile at the two men.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian escapes a dangerous political trap, then shifts from anxiety to confidence. He considers revenge but finds it pointless, suggesting he has outgrown his old rivalry with Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren. His composed, almost indifferent response to Qi Ren’s taunts marks a quiet emotional break.
• Xie Tang and Luo Qian’s other wives share his danger and relief. Their close bond is clear when they leave together to find him and comfort him.
• Xu Hu proves both dutiful and perceptive: he keeps enforcing the law, recognizes the meaning of Luo Qian’s invitation, and brings the prisoners to the banquet.
• Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren remain defiant and self-deluding until Luo Qian’s appearance exposes their mistake. Qi Ren’s appeal to their former relationship fails to provoke the reaction he wants.
• Du Lengning, Li Xuexiao, and Qian Qiuluo provide comic tension. Luo deliberately flaunts his happy household, while the women’s rivalrous attempts at gentleness leave Du more distressed than reassured.

Significant themes

• Power and isolation: Luo’s dominance has left him without meaningful rivals, bringing not only security but loneliness.
• Revenge and detachment: Though Luo has the means to retaliate, he sees little purpose in punishing men who have already lost everything. His final smile suggests he is releasing old grudges.
• Appearances and misjudgment: Dongfang Chen and Qi Ren mistake Luo’s absence for proof of guilt, while their confidence collapses when he appears publicly.
• Loyalty and companionship: The wives’ support contrasts with the abandoned political rivals, underscoring the value of personal bonds alongside power.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• After defeating Qi Ren, Luo Qian decides not to punish him personally. He sees Qi Ren’s humiliation and loss of any chance at revenge as a more fitting consequence, and trusts that others in the Immortal Realm will handle any future danger. The confrontation also makes it harder for anyone to dismiss Luo Qian because of his Lower Realm origins.
• Development of Pinglu City continues, while Luo Qian returns to the Saint Realm and expands the Heretical Furniture Store. With its funds reaching 100,000 Superior Saint Stones, he establishes four additional stores around the original location.
• Tie E arrives to help, leaving Yifen behind. Together with Wei Shandong, he can help protect the main store. The group names its new business the Different Home Furniture Chain and opens all four branches at once.
• Different Home uses self-service shopping and charges roughly half the Furniture Guild’s average price. Customers flock to the stores, while the Thirteen Furniture Stores’ sales nearly collapse. Luo Qian’s success pushes the rival businesses into a united front.
• On the way back from a branch, Luo Qian and his companions are confronted by thirteen Seventh Rank experts sent by the rival stores. Luo Qian orders Tie E and the others to escape, reasoning that he can be reborn through the Exquisite Gallbladder and that the attackers are targeting him. Tie E initially refuses but eventually leaves.
• Just as the attackers prepare to strike, Feng Feitian arrives with Saint Soldiers and armed troops. She invokes the market’s laws and has the thirteen men arrested. She then departs without acknowledging Luo Qian; he follows after her, teasingly protesting her coldness.

Character developments

• Luo Qian shows confidence and restraint: he declines revenge on Qi Ren, takes bold commercial risks, and faces the thirteen experts with composure despite the danger. His willingness to sacrifice himself for his companions reflects both courage and practical trust in his ability to return.
• Tie E proves loyal to Luo Qian, rushing to help him and offering to take the Exquisite Gallbladder’s place in the confrontation. He also begins a tender relationship with Yifen, whose initial resentment gradually softens as he cares for her.
• Yifen moves from anger and self-pity toward cautiously accepting Tie E, responding to his attentiveness even though he leaves abruptly to help Luo Qian.
• Feng Feitian appears as a formidable, official-minded commander. Her intervention saves Luo Qian, but her deliberate lack of acknowledgment preserves distance—and prompts his familiar, playful pursuit.

Significant themes

• Strength, failure, and revenge: Luo Qian believes that living with defeat and no prospect of retaliation can be worse than death, and that only the weak need to fear every possible future threat.
• Innovation and competition: Low prices and self-service shopping overturn established business practices, but Luo Qian’s success also drives his rivals into cooperation and violence.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Tie E’s refusal to abandon Luo Qian, and Luo Qian’s effort to send his companions away, show mutual loyalty expressed in opposite ways.
• Power and law: The attack exposes how commercial rivalry can turn deadly; Feng Feitian’s soldiers restore order through the authority of the Saint Market.

Character interactions

• Luo Qian’s dismissive attitude toward Qi Ren contrasts with the concern of those who might act against Qi Ren on his behalf.
• Tie E’s tender care gradually wins Yifen’s trust, though his sudden departure to assist Luo Qian tests that new bond.
• Luo Qian and Tie E argue over who should face the attackers, each trying to protect the other.
• Luo Qian attempts to recruit the thirteen experts, but they refuse, bound by their employers’ payment.
• Feng Feitian rescues Luo Qian without greeting him; he follows her, turning the tense aftermath into a teasing exchange.

Key plot points and events

• Feng Feitian meets Luo Qian at the Rhinoceros Sky Saint Market and takes him somewhere private. Their intimacy helps her advance her cultivation; she explains that reaching Seventh Rank would let her replace a superior she despises. She has since become Deputy Commandant of the market and expects to rise further.
• Feng promises to protect Luo Qian’s business, but their relationship remains awkward: she frames their encounters as a practical means of improving her strength. A second, more openly affectionate encounter follows.
• With Feng’s protection, the Furniture Guild and local gangs stop harassing Luo Company. Luo’s low prices draw customers from nearby markets, while competitors struggle or seek to become franchise stores. The franchise network spreads across the Saint Realm.
• Having secured the furniture business, Luo hands its day-to-day operation to Wei Shandong and Tie E. Concerned that continued competition could damage his friendship with Wei, he withdraws and keeps only his share of the Heretical Furniture Store.
• Luo leaves the Rhinoceros Sky Saint Market without seeing Feng: guards bar him from the Commandant’s Office, and he does not get the chance to say goodbye. Since rivals threaten him beyond Feng’s territory, he hires four powerful bodyguards.
• Back in the Black Iron Saint Market, Luo sends Yifen to reunite with her husband and starts planning a landscaping business. He intends to bring plants from other realms to the mostly barren planets of the Saint Realm and seeks expertise from the Netherworld.
• In the Netherworld, the Lord Emperor—anxious about the unfinished Stone Tablet and the approaching hundred-year deadline—welcomes Luo with relief and is prepared to grant his requests.

Character developments and interactions

• Luo Qian remains ambitious and entrepreneurial, but his decision to step back from furniture shows that he values friendship over maximizing profit. His relationship with Feng is more emotionally complicated than he lets on.
• Feng Feitian gains strength and status, becoming Deputy Commandant. She tries to manage her guilt by treating intimacy with Luo as cultivation, though she also responds to his tenderness. She is surprised when he abandons the business opportunity she thought he would exploit.
• Wei Shandong is trusted to run the furniture trade; Luo deliberately avoids crowding him out. Their friendship influences Luo’s business choices.
• The Netherworld Lord Emperor is increasingly desperate about the Stone Tablet and sees Luo as his best hope, making him unusually willing to accommodate him.
• Yifen is sent away to reunite with her husband, while Feng’s absence from the Commandant’s Office prevents Luo from giving her a proper farewell.

Significant themes

• Ambition balanced by loyalty: Luo seeks new markets but steps aside when success might cost him a friend.
• Intimacy and emotional self-protection: Feng recasts her relationship with Luo as a practical exchange, while their later closeness suggests deeper feeling.
• Economic disruption and expansion: Luo’s low-cost model reshapes the furniture trade and drives competitors toward franchising or surrender.
• Opportunity through cross-realm exchange: Luo’s landscaping plan turns plants familiar in other realms into valuable resources in the barren Saint Realm.
• Urgency and dependence: The Lord Emperor’s fear of the Stone Tablet deadline contrasts with Luo’s calm, opportunistic pursuit of new ventures.