Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• A thousand-zhang Fortune Golden Dragon appears above Tianyuan Holy Land, its immense light and auspicious power stunning everyone. Its presence boosts the land’s fortune, reportedly raising the elders’ chances of breaking through below Human Immortal Realm by roughly thirty percent.
• The spectacle convinces hesitant members of the Five Poisons Holy Land to submit to Tianyuan. They see Tianyuan as a prestigious, righteous sect, unlike the Five Poisons’ disreputable reputation.
• Chen Tianlin and Li Xuanyuan arrive in Qingyun Prefecture and ask Chen Mu whether he summoned the dragon. He confirms it, saying he wanted to help Tianyuan grow.
• To explain how he obtained it despite rarely leaving home, Chen Mu reveals a Divine Rank Shadow Puppet that can travel and act under his remote control. He claims to have made it himself through insights into artifact refining.
• When asked whether one puppet could confront the dragon, Chen Mu says he has a hundred like it. He then demonstrates by making his shadow cover the courtyard and calling forth all one hundred Divine Rank puppets.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains modest—or at least strategically understated—about extraordinary abilities. He presents his vast capabilities in stages, revealing only what is necessary and choosing demonstration over explanation.
• Chen Tianlin, despite being a Great Emperor, is shaken by Chen Mu’s talent and briefly questions his own standing as an exceptional cultivator.
• Li Xuanyuan, Chen Mu’s godfather and a Quasi-Emperor, is equally astonished. He reflects that taking Chen Mu as his godson has brought him enormous prestige.
• Ye Qingcheng, already familiar with a Shadow Puppet’s power, is no longer surprised by a single one, but finds the prospect of a hundred overwhelming. She longs for comparable strength.
• The elders and new followers interpret the dragon as Tianyuan’s protector and blessing, strengthening their confidence in the sect.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming talent and power: Chen Mu’s abilities repeatedly surpass even the expectations of powerful figures.
• Fortune and institutional strength: The golden dragon symbolizes prosperity, protection, and Tianyuan’s rising influence.
• Reputation and legitimacy: The chapter contrasts Tianyuan’s orthodox prestige with the Five Poisons Holy Land’s sinister image.
• Restraint and revelation: Chen Mu conceals the full scale of his resources, carefully controlling how much others discover.

Plot and key events

• Chen Mu reveals one hundred Divine Rank Shadow Puppets, each built and equipped for a different role or fighting style. Chen Tianlin and Li Xuanyuan are stunned by their number and power.
• Eager to test himself, Chen Tianlin challenges the puppets. Chen Mu agrees and uses the system’s one-click autopilot to control them, moving the battle into the sky to protect Qingyun Prefecture.
• The Tianyuan Holy Land’s disciples and elders gather to watch. They learn that the puppets are Divine Rank Treasure Weapons and marvel that Chen Mu can control so many at once.
• Chen Tianlin initially fights using only brute strength, knocking puppets aside and evading their coordinated attacks. The puppets restrain and strike at him, but he slips free.
• When Chen Mu allows the system to remove its combat restrictions, the puppets gain the ability to learn and imitate Chen Tianlin’s techniques, find counters, and repair themselves. Even a severed arm quickly reconnects.
• Chen Tianlin finally releases his spiritual energy, blasting the puppets away. They retreat, surround him, and activate linked formation diagrams that combine into a vast formation, transforming the sky and making the onlookers struggle under its oppressive force. The battle remains unresolved at the chapter’s end.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu stays casual and amused, treating the duel almost like a spectacle. He is impressed by his father’s strength but lets the puppets adapt to make the fight more challenging.
• Chen Tianlin shows his enthusiasm for combat and confidence in his ability to hold back. His excitement grows as the puppets prove tougher and more adaptable than expected.
• Li Xuanyuan feels the pressure of the hundred puppets and privately wonders whether Chen Mu is even human.
• The Holy Land’s onlookers shift from confusion to awe, recognizing Chen Mu’s extraordinary talent as a Puppet Master.

Significant themes

• Overwhelming talent and power: Chen Mu’s control of a hundred Divine Rank puppets is presented as unprecedented.
• Adaptation and escalation: The puppets learn from their opponent and heal, turning an initially one-sided test into an increasingly serious confrontation.
• Strength through coordination: Their individual abilities matter, but their linked formation signals the greater threat posed by teamwork.
• Awe mixed with spectacle: The duel’s scale astonishes observers, while Chen Mu’s lighthearted commentary contrasts with its destructive force.

Plot points and events

• Chen Tianlin’s eight-star sword formation traps him, but he breaks it with his Star-Slaying Sword technique, carving a huge slash through the forest.
• The system analyzes and copies the technique. Chen Mu’s hundred Shadow Puppets then reproduce it together, stunning the onlookers—including Quasi-Emperor Li Xuanyuan and Chen Tianlin.
• Chen Mu worries that the system will keep escalating the fight and might defeat Chen Tianlin, damaging his confidence or prompting him to retire into seclusion and make Chen Mu inherit the Holy Lord’s position.
• To avoid that outcome, Chen Mu dismisses the puppets and claims he is tired and knows he cannot win. Chen Tianlin accepts the sparring match’s end.
• Li Xuanyuan gives Chen Mu the Divine Talisman. Chen Tianlin takes him away to talk and drink, while the two older men speculate about Chen Mu’s true puppet-master abilities.
• After watching their conversation through the Heaven-Peering Mirror, Chen Mu is relieved that he will not be made Holy Lord early. Ye Qingcheng is baffled by his relief.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains more concerned with avoiding responsibility than proving his strength. Though he conceals the puppets’ ability to learn and copy techniques, his control and apparent composure make others suspect his puppet mastery is extraordinary.
• Chen Tianlin is impressed and unsettled by seeing his signature technique replicated. He dismisses the idea that Chen Mu could truly overpower him, but Li Xuanyuan’s observations leave him questioning how capable his son is.
• Li Xuanyuan recognizes that the puppets adapt to Chen Tianlin’s attacks and suggests Chen Mu’s puppet mastery may rival his cultivation. He also urges Chen Tianlin not to brood over having such a gifted son.
• Ye Qingcheng shares Li Xuanyuan’s impression that Chen Mu showed no signs of fatigue, but is left confused by his fear of becoming Holy Lord.

Significant themes

• Imitation and adaptation: The puppets turn Chen Tianlin’s own technique against him, making the fight feel like a confrontation with his reflection.
• Hidden talent and misjudgment: Chen Mu’s apparent limits conceal abilities that impress even powerful observers.
• Power versus responsibility: Chen Mu’s main concern is not losing the spar, but avoiding the duties and expectations that might follow from victory.
• Parental pride and insecurity: Chen Tianlin is pleased by his son’s talent, yet visibly shaken by what it might mean.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mu dismisses the prospect of becoming Tianyuan Holy Land’s Holy Lord, leaving Ye Qingcheng to conclude that his outlook is simply beyond her understanding.
• In the Great Wu capital, Chen Juexin celebrates the Chen family’s emergence of two Great Emperors and uses their reputation to protect her merchant association.
• At the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, she finds its deputy master treating Shan Yurong—the notorious Thousand-Faced Devil Lord—with marked deference. Shan explains that Chen Mu sent him to serve the Pavilion.
• Chen Juexin learns that Shan submitted because Chen Mu offered him life extension and a Saint Body, while Shan’s younger sister remains in Tianyuan as a hostage. She recruits Shan to teach the Pavilion’s people his Transformation Art, which will strengthen its intelligence network.
• Chen Juexin goes to Auction City to buy gifts for Chen Mu. After purchasing several lots, she discovers that a celebrated poem and calligraphy signed “Qingyun” were written by her brother. Delighted, she decides to support the work at auction.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Juexin proudly leans on her brother’s growing power, rewards loyalty to him, and seeks prestigious gifts for him. Her discovery of his literary talent adds admiration to her already strong affection.
• Shan Yurong shows complete submission to Chen Mu’s authority and readily agrees to serve Chen Juexin. His devotion to his sister helps explain why he accepts the arrangement.
• Chen Mu is portrayed as powerful and resourceful enough to win over even a feared Devil Lord, while also possessing unexpected poetic and calligraphic talent.
• Ye Qingcheng remains awed by the gap between her understanding and Chen Mu’s.

Significant themes

• Power and loyalty: Chen Mu’s influence secures obedience and protection for those connected to him.
• Family devotion: Chen Juexin celebrates and supports her brother, while Shan’s actions are driven by his love for his sister.
• Strength serving institutions: Shan’s Transformation Art is intended to turn the Pavilion into Tianyuan’s far-reaching intelligence network.
• Versatility and reputation: Chen Mu’s unexpected literary accomplishments broaden the image of him beyond his immense cultivation.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Juexin hears people questioning the high starting price for Qingyun’s poetry and calligraphy, then bids 100 million Supreme Spirit Stones to buy her younger brother Chen Mu’s work and establish his literary reputation.
• Her identity as a member of the Tianyuan Holy Land—and daughter of a Great Emperor—silences the crowd. She wins the piece, and Auction City hands over the full proceeds rather than keeping a cut.
• Ye Qingcheng brings Chen Mu the money. He gives all 100 million Supreme Spirit Stones to an elder, instructing him to replenish the Holy Land’s treasury, improve disciple benefits, and reward those who have served.
• The donation triggers Chen Mu’s hundredfold rebate: he receives 10 billion Supreme Spirit Stones. The system then upgrades, unlocking Infinite Money, which lets him spend any amount in any currency without affecting his rebates.
• Chen Mu relaxes with Ye Qingcheng attending to him and the Myriad Poisons Dragon resting on him. After falling asleep and waking at night, he learns someone has come to see him and complains that Qingyun Prefecture attracts too many visitors.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Juexin openly supports Chen Mu’s literary pursuits, using her immense wealth and influence to make sure his work gains notice.
• Chen Mu turns the sale into a threefold advantage: his work gains prestige, the Holy Land receives a major donation, and the rebate makes him vastly richer. He remains casual about both his wealth and the system’s mysterious behavior.
• Ye Qingcheng admires Chen Mu’s generosity and serves him attentively, unaware that the donation has earned him a ten-billion-stone rebate.
• The crowd and auction officials react with awe and fear to Chen Juexin’s bid and status; the elder entrusted with the donation is astonished but promises to follow Chen Mu’s instructions.

Significant themes

• Wealth as power: Chen Juexin’s money and status silence criticism, while Chen Mu’s new ability removes any practical limit on spending.
• Family loyalty and generosity: Chen Juexin backs her brother, and Chen Mu directs the proceeds toward the Holy Land and its disciples.
• Art and cultural prestige: Chen Mu’s poetry is praised as genuinely powerful, though its strength comes from his use of celebrated classical works from another tradition.
• Humor and system subversion: The system’s upgrade gives Chen Mu an extraordinary advantage, while its unexplained origins and possible rebellion remain a playful mystery.

Plot points and events

• Zhuang Fan, the former Primordial Chaos Great Emperor and current master of the Enlightenment Dao Manor, visits Chen Mu after hearing that Chen’s residence has produced Top-Grade Enlightenment Tea.
• Ye Qingcheng serves the tea. After one cup, Zhuang Fan experiences signs of a breakthrough in his stalled cultivation and is convinced of its extraordinary power.
• Seeking a seed, Zhuang Fan offers his entire fortune—accumulated over nearly ten thousand years—and promises Chen Mu three favors, even at the cost of his life.
• Chen agrees to provide seeds, on the condition that Zhuang Fan prioritize Tianyuan Holy Land if it needs tea in the future. Though Chen has none at first, a system check-in supplies 100 seeds. He gives Zhuang Fan two: one to plant and one to test.
• The gift triggers a hundredfold rebate, awarding Chen two ready-grown Enlightenment Tea trees. Zhuang Fan leaves grateful, while Chen inspects the ring and discovers immense stores of weapons, treasures, and cultivation manuals, including a divine-rank Blazing Sun Blade. He then notices that the central bookcase has an unusual aura.

Character developments

• Chen Mu remains gracious but practical, securing future priority access to Zhuang Fan’s tea and gaining the loyalty of a powerful ally. The system’s timely reward also gives him valuable tea trees immediately.
• Zhuang Fan is revealed to be a humble former emperor who has let go of past glory, yet remains intensely devoted to Enlightenment Tea. His willingness to trade his fortune and pledge his service shows how deeply he values it.
• Ye Qingcheng acts as Chen’s capable attendant, welcoming the guest, serving tea, and seeing him off.

Character interactions

• Chen treats Zhuang Fan respectfully despite his legendary status, while Zhuang Fan shows deference to Chen’s strength.
• The tea’s effects persuade Zhuang Fan more than words could; he responds with an extravagant offer, and Chen negotiates terms before accepting.
• Ye Qingcheng facilitates their meeting and hospitality.

Significant themes

• Strength and humility: Past status matters less than present ability and respectful conduct.
• The value of opportunity: A single seed is worth a vast fortune and future favors because it offers access to an extraordinary resource.
• Loyalty and reciprocity: Chen’s gift creates an alliance, while his conditions protect his sect’s interests.
• Fortune and discovery: The system’s rewards and the ring’s mysterious bookcase hint that major gains may come from unexpected sources.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• In Zhuang Fan’s ring, Chen Mu discovers several pinnacle Heaven Rank arts and instantly masters the Heavenly Demon Tyrant Body through his Max-Level Comprehension. The technique once let Zhuang Fan transform into a heavenly demon and destroy an entire holy land, though Chen Mu feels he has little need for it.
• Chen Mu gives Ye Qingcheng the Thirteen Azure Lotus Swords as a reward for her hard work. The gift triggers a hundredfold rebate, granting him Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect, which he also masters immediately.
• Chen Mu tests the new art, drawing more than ten thousand swords from across the Tianyuan Holy Land toward Qingyun Prefecture. He then releases them.
• Zhuang Fan leaves behind his imperial seal, binding his protection to the Tianyuan Holy Land. The seal can intimidate attackers, while its activation will alert Zhuang Fan so he can come to the sect’s aid. The disciples recognize the seal and celebrate Chen Mu for securing another Great Emperor’s support.
• The chapter closes by shifting to the Blackwood Mountains, where more than a thousand hooded figures gather. They speculate uneasily about whether their sect leader intends to attack Tianyuan Holy Land, then fall silent as the leader arrives.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains casually confident in his overwhelming power. He effortlessly masters two formidable techniques, rewards Ye Qingcheng, and experiments with his new sword art.
• Ye Qingcheng receives the sword manual with deep gratitude. Witnessing Chen Mu command a vast tide of swords leaves her awestruck and makes her abandon the idea that she could ever catch up to him.
• Jian Qingzhu recognizes Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect from past experience and realizes Chen Mu can wield it with enough force to overpower even her grip on her sword. Shan Yuchan responds with admiration, while Jian Qingzhu smiles at her reverence.
• Zhuang Fan shows gratitude to Chen Mu by pledging his protection to the holy land, turning his imperial seal into both a warning and a means of summoning him.

Significant themes

• Power and effortless mastery: Chen Mu acquires and masters supreme techniques almost instantly, reinforcing how far beyond others he stands.
• Gratitude and loyalty: Chen Mu rewards Ye Qingcheng, while Zhuang Fan repays Chen Mu by safeguarding his sect.
• Reputation and awe: Chen Mu’s display strengthens the disciples’ faith in him and leaves those around him increasingly conscious of the gap between their abilities and his.
• Impending danger: The gathering in the Blackwood Mountains hints at a new threat and contrasts sharply with Chen Mu’s peaceful night.

• Xiong Lie abandons the Demon Heaven Church: The Church’s leader, Xiong Lie, announces that he is resigning and has nothing more to do with the organization, then vanishes before anyone can question him. His followers conclude that he is afraid of the Tianyuan Holy Land’s two Great Emperors. With no one willing to risk confronting them, the Demon Heaven Church effectively disbands.
• The story spreads: The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion reports the Church’s collapse through its Martial World Bulletin. People across the Southern Region mock the Church’s sudden surrender and marvel at the Tianyuan Holy Land’s power. Its reputation grows, attracting more young people.
• Xiong Lie seeks forgiveness: The next day, Chen Mu learns from Ye Qingcheng that the Church has disbanded because its Saintess was the evil spirit Chen Mu destroyed. Soon after, Xiong Lie kneels at Tianyuan’s mountain gate, identifies himself as the former cult leader, and asks to meet the Holy Lord to beg forgiveness. Ye Qingcheng recognizes the kneeling powerhouse as a perfected Human Immortal and admires Chen Mu’s influence.
• Tianyuan considers taking him in: Chen Mu watches through the Heaven-Peering Mirror. His father, Chen Tianlin, is wary of accepting a former demon-cult leader, but Chen Mu sees no harm in recruiting such a powerful expert. The system grants Chen Mu 10,000 Ninth-Rank Tendon-Breaking Bone-Melting Pills, which can enforce loyalty through a Blood Oath. Chen Mu also argues that accepting Xiong Lie would show Tianyuan’s mercy and openness to reform. Chen Tianlin agrees to proceed and sends for the pills.
• Chen prepares to strengthen Tianyuan further: Pleased at the prospect of adding another perfected Human Immortal to the Holy Land, Chen Mu relaxes with pastries and tea. He then decides to release the War Dragon God and Flame Saint Dragon, intending for three dragons to guard Tianyuan.
  Character developments and interactions: Xiong Lie shifts from fleeing responsibility to seeking Tianyuan’s protection and forgiveness. Chen Mu shows confidence, pragmatism, and a preference for using strength alongside mercy; he persuades Chen Tianlin to accept Xiong Lie while offering a safeguard against betrayal. Ye Qingcheng’s admiration for Chen Mu deepens, while Chen Tianlin’s initial caution gives way to agreement.
  Themes: The chapter emphasizes the overwhelming influence of power, the collapse of organizations that cannot withstand it, and the way fear can turn rivals into supplicants. It also explores mercy and redemption—whether a former enemy can be welcomed into a new allegiance—and uses Chen Mu’s easygoing domestic routine to contrast with Tianyuan’s growing might.

Summary

• Three enormous dragons—the gold Fortune Dragon, black dragon, and red sacred dragon—gather above Tianyuan Holy Land, causing a sensation across the Southern Region. Onlookers marvel at the Young Master’s power; the red dragon also seems to strengthen fire-attribute cultivators. Xiong Lie, a former Demon Heaven Church leader, is terrified by the display and grows curious about Chen Mu.
• Ye Qingcheng reports to Chen Mu what she witnessed at the mountain gate. Determined to keep serving him, she plans to push herself further in the Trial Tower. Chen Mu encourages her to train, partly because he prefers relying on capable subordinates rather than doing things himself.
• While relaxing, Chen Mu checks the status of Zhang Shengcai, the cook. Though Zhang has no cultivation and failed to awaken at a ceremony, Chen Mu discovers that he has a hidden, unactivated talent. The system explains that such talents are difficult to uncover but may indicate exceptional aptitude.
• Chen Mu tells Zhang about the talent and offers to activate it. Overjoyed by the prospect of cultivation and a longer life, Zhang vows lifelong service and kneels in gratitude. Chen Mu begins the process, but the system activates the hidden talent instantly. He then checks Zhang’s updated status, eager to see what it is.

Character developments and interactions

Ye Qingcheng’s loyalty to Chen Mu is matched by fierce ambition: she believes she must become exceptionally strong to remain useful to him. Chen Mu is supportive but fundamentally relaxed, happy to let others handle the work. Zhang shifts from an ordinary cook with a thwarted dream of cultivation to someone with a newly awakened opportunity and intense gratitude. Meanwhile, Xiong Lie’s fear reinforces the immense reputation Chen Mu commands.

Themes

The chapter emphasizes the overwhelming prestige of power, ambition and self-improvement, and the importance of hidden potential. It also plays with the contrast between Chen Mu’s effortless, almost casual interventions and the life-changing hopes they inspire in others.

Plot points and events

• Chen Mu suspects the system is deliberately bringing body-refining prospects into his life, after previously introducing him to the body-refining Great Emperor Zhuang Fan.
• He tests the newly arrived cook, Zhang Shengcai, by asking him to strike his own arm with a cleaver. The blade shatters, confirming that Chen Mu has awakened Zhang’s hidden bloodline and given him copper skin and iron bones. Ordinary blades cannot harm him, though stronger spiritual weapons might.
• Chen Mu gives Zhang the Golden Bell Tyrant Body Art, planning to let him build a foundation before considering more advanced cultivation. Zhang gratefully accepts the gift but returns to his kitchen duties, focused on preparing dinner.
• Chen Mu’s older sister, Chen Juexin, arrives. She fusses over him, jokes about his status as a Great Emperor, and happily lets him feed her rare Purple Jade Grapes.
• Chen Juexin explains that her business has grown across the Southern Region, but expanding elsewhere is difficult because established local competitors already have strong reputations. She asks Chen Mu for advice.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains cautious about the system and keeps its existence secret, even from his sister. Though powerful, he is content to avoid grand ambitions and relax.
• Zhang Shengcai gains extraordinary durability and a path to cultivation, but his humility and devotion to his work remain unchanged. His gratitude toward Chen Mu is profound.
• Chen Juexin is affectionate and playful with Chen Mu, yet also an ambitious businesswoman who sees her work as a way to support his rise and the Tianyuan Holy Land. She genuinely seeks his help.

Significant themes

• Unexpected cultivation and hidden potential: Zhang’s bloodline awakens, opening a new life for someone who had been a humble cook.
• Loyalty and gratitude: Zhang values his ordinary duties even after receiving the chance to pursue immortality.
• Family affection and teasing: Chen Mu and Chen Juexin share easy intimacy, expressed through jokes, grape-feeding, and candid conversation.
• Ambition versus personal desire: Chen Juexin dreams of helping Chen Mu “attain the Great Dao and forge an eternal dominion,” while Chen Mu privately prefers a quiet, comfortable life.
• Secrecy and caution: Chen Mu keeps the system’s existence hidden because its origins and risks remain unknown.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu claims he has no business sense, but a system check-in grants him the [Head for Business] skill. He immediately invents a scheme to attract customers to Chen Juexin’s business: God of Gambling Stones, mysterious stones that may contain valuable treasures.
• Chen Juexin initially rejects the idea, worried that presenting the stones as natural could deceive customers and damage both her reputation and Chen Mu’s future standing.
• The system then supplies 1,000 God of Gambling Stones, which it says it created from Chen Mu’s description. Chen Mu demonstrates that their contents cannot be seen with divine sense and can only be revealed by cutting them open.
• Chen Juexin, Ye Qingcheng, Zhang Shengcai, and Chen Mu each choose a stone for a trial. Their first results include a seventh-grade Jade Essence Pill, Earth Rank boots, treasured armor, and one empty stone—Chen Mu’s.
• They try again. Chen Juexin and Ye Qingcheng find nothing, while Zhang Shengcai uncovers Earth Rank gauntlets. Just before Chen Mu’s stone is opened, another check-in grants him supreme luck; he reveals a Saint Rank divine weapon.
• The successful finds convince Chen Juexin that the suspense and possibility of a life-changing prize will make the stones irresistible to customers.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu turns an improvised idea into a workable business concept, though his success depends heavily on system-granted abilities and luck. He conceals the stones’ true origin and playfully credits both the system and his sister.
• Chen Juexin shows integrity and protectiveness, refusing to risk her reputation or Chen Mu’s future for profit. Once she sees the stones in action, she recognizes their commercial appeal and promises the proceeds to Chen Mu.
• Ye Qingcheng, returning injured from the Trial Tower, participates in the demonstration and is delighted by her first prize, though she finds nothing in the second round.
• Zhang Shengcai eagerly chooses the largest stone and wins treasures in both rounds, becoming an enthusiastic witness to the stones’ potential.
• Chen Juexin affectionately teases Chen Mu for pretending to lack business talent, while he accepts the praise with a wry smile.

Significant themes

• Luck and uncertainty: The stones’ unpredictable contents create both disappointment and spectacular rewards.
• The thrill of risk: Winning and losing heighten the desire to try again, making the scheme compelling.
• Integrity and trust: Chen Juexin weighs profit against honesty and reputation before embracing the idea.
• System-assisted fortune: Chen Mu’s sudden expertise, the magically created stones, and his timely luck show how the system drives his success.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu’s [Top-Tier Fortune] produces a string of Saint- and Divine-Rank treasures from divine stones, leaving Chen Juexin and the others unable to match his luck.
• He gives Chen Juexin his remaining 984 stones. A hundredfold rebate grants him 98,400 more, adding to his already enormous stock of powerful treasures.
• Ye Qingcheng and Zhang Shengcai keep the treasures they won. Zhang then practices the body-tempering art Chen Mu gave him, while Ye learns that Chen Mu recognized his hidden talent and gave him a top-grade Heaven-Rank technique.
• Back in his room, Chen Mu uses the system’s Dream-Drunk Incense to fall asleep, reassured that it cannot trap someone of his cultivation level.
• Chen Juexin returns to the capital and opens the Divine Stone Pavilion, hoping to test public interest before expanding the gambling business. Her deputy, Sun Qian, explains the concept to a skeptical crowd, claiming a stone might contain a Divine-Rank artifact.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains carefree and supremely confident in his fortune, while his generosity toward Chen Juexin and his recognition of Zhang’s potential show his influence over those around him.
• Chen Juexin is determined to turn divine-stone gambling into a major enterprise and promises to spread it throughout the Great Cang World.
• Zhang Shengcai is deeply moved by Chen Mu’s investment in him and vows fierce loyalty. Ye Qingcheng, who had underestimated him, now recognizes his talent and urges him to remember Chen Mu’s kindness.
• Ye Qingcheng and Zhang Shengcai discuss his newfound cultivation path, highlighting the impact of Chen Mu’s guidance.
• Sun Qian tries to promote the new pavilion calmly, but the crowd initially dismisses the idea as absurd.

Significant themes

• Fortune and power: Chen Mu’s extraordinary luck turns divine stones into a vast reserve of high-level treasures.
• Generosity and loyalty: Chen Mu’s gifts create lasting gratitude and devotion.
• Hidden potential and recognition: Zhang’s talent might have gone unnoticed without Chen Mu’s insight.
• Risk, belief, and persuasion: The pavilion’s success depends on convincing people that gambling on stones can yield extraordinary rewards.
• Ease amid immortality: Chen Mu’s reflections on time and sleep underscore his relaxed attitude toward life, despite his immense power.

Key plot points and events

• Sun Qian claims the Divine Stone Pavilion’s stones may contain treasures—even a divine-rank weapon. The crowd initially mocks him, but backs down when he explains the pavilion is supported by Tianyuan Holy Land and its leader, Chen Juexin.
• Sun Qian explains the rules: customers buy a stone and have it cut open; the contents are unpredictable. The stones’ exact origin is secret, though they were discovered by the Tianyuan Young Master in a legendary secret realm.
• Curious customers begin gambling, with Chen Juexin’s nearby pawnshop offering a way to raise money. Many lose their investments, prompting accusations that the pavilion is rigged and demanding refunds.
• The uproar eases when one customer reveals a genuine heaven-rank Cold Wind Sword. Sun Qian insists the pavilion would not risk its leaders’ reputations for a few coins.
• Grand Academician Zhao Zhitong arrives with two guards. After Sun Qian offers him a free stone, Zhao refuses special treatment and insists on paying. He prepares to choose a stone as the chapter ends.

Character developments and interactions

• Sun Qian shifts from nervous and overwhelmed to more confident as the crowd recognizes the authority backing the pavilion and a valuable weapon is uncovered.
• The customers move from ridicule to curiosity, then frustration over losses; the Cold Wind Sword gives them proof that the stones can yield real treasures.
• Zhao Zhitong is presented as principled and incorruptible: he rejects preferential treatment despite his high status. The crowd admires his reputation, while Sun Qian treats him with deference.
• Chen Juexin and the Tianyuan Young Master do not appear, but their influence shapes the crowd’s behavior and the pavilion’s credibility.

Significant themes

• Risk, luck, and greed: Gambling promises life-changing rewards but can also lead to heavy losses.
• Power and reputation: The backing of Tianyuan Holy Land and Chen Juexin silences threats and accusations.
• Integrity and fairness: Zhao’s refusal of a free stone contrasts with the crowd’s suspicion that the business may be exploiting customers.
• Suspense and spectacle: The chapter closes on anticipation as Zhao makes his selection.

Key plot points and events

• Zhao Zhitong, a wealthy grand secretary, visits the Divine Stone Pavilion with two guards. He invites them to choose divine stones, and all three try their luck.
• The guards win impressive prizes: one gets ten sixth-grade Qianyuan Pills, and the other a Heaven Rank Wind Roar Blade. Zhao initially gets nothing, then repeatedly spends more money on stones, receiving mostly worthless or minor items.
• After losing over a million spirit stones, Zhao offers the famous Three Thousand Scrolls of the Grand Confucian as collateral. Sun Qian accepts it in exchange for five stones.
• Zhao’s first four stones yield mixed results, but the last produces a Saint Rank Confucian Sage Relic. The crowd is amazed, and the Pavilion’s fame—and business—surges.
• The scroll and the Pavilion’s earnings are transferred through the Child-Mother Spatial Ring to Chen Mu. When he wakes, Chen Mu examines the scroll. The system says that earning the Grand Confucian Remnant Soul’s recognition will bring a reward. Curious about its dense spiritual energy and unusual Confucian Dao, Chen Mu decides to open it.

Character developments and interactions

• Zhao Zhitong shifts from generous and composed to increasingly fixated on recovering his losses, risking a treasured Confucian book. His final win restores his confidence, though he struggles to contain his excitement.
• The two guards accept Zhao’s generosity and are delighted by their prizes; their good fortune contrasts with his early losses.
• Sun Qian calmly handles the transactions, accepting the valuable scroll at the price of five stones without showing his limited knowledge of its importance.
• Chen Mu benefits indirectly from the Pavilion’s success and becomes intrigued by the scroll, despite doubting he needs the recognition it promises.

Significant themes

• Luck and risk: The Pavilion’s random outcomes appear genuine, and even a powerful, wealthy figure can lose repeatedly before winning big.
• Greed and temptation: Zhao’s mounting losses drive him to keep gambling and eventually stake a priceless book.
• Reputation and fortune: Zhao’s dramatic win brings attention to the Pavilion, turning a risky business into a celebrated attraction.
• The unfamiliar blend of traditions: Chen Mu’s curiosity about the scroll hints that Confucian Dao in this world may be intertwined with cultivation.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Mu enters the Literary Abyss World, a realm formed from Literary Energy and shaped like an ink-wash painting. His body remains in Qingyun Prefecture; only his consciousness is here.
• At the summit of Ink Mountain, Great Confucians Elder Mo and Elder Li serve as examiners. They are astonished that someone so young has reached the final trial, since no one has done so for thousands of years.
• Chen Mu learns that the once-powerful Confucian Dao has declined as martial paths such as sword, spear, and saber cultivation have become dominant.
• Ink wolves, tigers, soldiers, and generals attack him, but all are destroyed before they can reach him. The examiners assume his immense Literary Energy is protecting him.
• At Book Mountain, the staircase’s crushing pressure barely registers with Chen Mu. He uses instant movement to leap thousands of steps at once.
• Elder Mo declares that Chen Mu has the makings of a Sage. Both elders consider passing down their legacies, though Chen Mu must still complete the final trial: composing poetry and reaching the summit.

Character developments

• Chen Mu remains calm and unimpressed by challenges that overwhelm everyone else. His extraordinary strength and lack of patience for the trials reveal both his confidence and his immense potential.
• Elder Mo becomes an enthusiastic believer in Chen Mu’s promise, seeing him as a possible Sage and heir to the Confucian tradition.
• Elder Li begins skeptical, doubting that one young man can reverse the Dao’s decline, but Chen Mu’s feats gradually change his view.

Significant themes

• A fading tradition and the possibility of revival: The Confucian Dao has nearly vanished, but Chen Mu may renew it.
• Talent versus circumstance: Elder Li recognizes that even he might have abandoned Confucian study if born in the present era, underscoring how difficult the path has become.
• Legacy and hope: The elders’ willingness to pass on their teachings suggests a chance for the tradition to survive.

Character interactions

• Elder Li and Elder Mo debate whether Chen Mu deserves praise, with Li urging caution and Mo expressing confidence.
• The gathered Confucians watch Chen Mu’s effortless progress, moving from surprise to excitement and imagining him as a future Sage.
• The elders’ discussion of their own pasts—and of the era’s disadvantages—helps turn Li from a skeptic into a hopeful supporter.

Key plot points and events

• At the summit of Book Mountain, Chen Mu faces a final test: compose a poem of at least Prefect-Reaching grade.
• Confident in his knowledge of classical poetry, he writes a famous, powerful verse. The observers are swept up by its force and recognize it as far beyond the required standard.
• Sacred light fills the ink-wash world, and the barrier marks the poem Eternal—the highest grade. The witnesses are stunned, praising Chen Mu as a possible reincarnated Sage.
• When Chen Mu passes through the barrier, his restrained Emperor’s Might overwhelms the nine observers, forcing them to their knees. Elders Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan confirm that his aura exceeds that of a Great Emperor they once encountered.
• Chen Mu asks whether he has passed. The elders insist they are unworthy to test him or bestow their legacies, but Chen Mu points out that he has come too far to leave empty-handed.
• Li and Mo agree to give him something. They release an immense flow of Literary Aura and Righteous Haoran Energy into him, while their own bodies begin to fade.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu remains calm and self-assured, treating the poetry challenge as easy. Despite the observers’ reverence and fear, he matter-of-factly insists on receiving a reward, adding a light comic note to the scene.
• The nine observers move from admiration of his poetic talent to terror and submission when they sense his Emperor’s Might.
• Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan shift from judges to deferential supplicants. They fear offending Chen Mu, then decide to transfer their power to him despite the apparent cost.
• Chen Mu’s exchanges with the elders highlight the contrast between their awe and his practical expectation that the trial should still yield a reward.

Significant themes

• Unfathomable talent and power: Chen Mu’s poem reaches the highest possible grade, while his aura reveals an even more extraordinary status.
• Reverence and hierarchy: The observers’ reactions show how quickly perceived power transforms their relationship with him.
• Legacy and sacrifice: Li and Mo’s fading forms suggest that passing their knowledge or energy to Chen Mu may require them to give up what remains of themselves.
• Humor amid grandeur: Chen Mu’s insistence that he deserves “at least a little something” punctures the scene’s solemnity.

Plot points and events

• After inheriting the accumulated literary talent, righteous qi, and knowledge of the Great Confucians Mo Yuan and Li Chengzun, Chen Mu uses a system reward to leap directly to the highest Confucian realm: Sage.
• His ascension produces a vast display of golden light and a Sage’s phantom, astonishing the onlookers. Chen Mu feels his literary power and physical strength surge dramatically.
• The blessing of his ascension also lifts Mo Yuan, Li Chengzun, and their companions into higher realms; the two former Great Confucians reach Half-Saint. They thank Chen Mu for the opportunity.
• Chen Mu invites the group to leave the Three Thousand Scrolls world and help revive the Confucian Dao in Tianyuan. Though they are willing, a barrier has kept them trapped there. Chen Mu destroys it with a glance and opens a portal as their world begins to collapse.
• Back in Qingyun Prefecture, Chen Mu finds that the group’s souls survived but lack bodies. The system supplies unclaimed bodies, which the souls enter and reshape into their former appearances. Chen Mu realizes this could allow anyone whose soul survives to be restored.
• Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan swear loyalty and gratitude to Chen Mu. Before he can respond, Ye Qingcheng rushes in with her sword, reacting to what she believes is an attack on the prefecture.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Mu advances from Great Emperor to Sage, gains confidence in the reach of the Confucian Dao, and commits to rebuilding its lineage. His treatment of the others is generous: he shares the benefits of his breakthrough, frees them, and provides them with bodies.
• Mo Yuan and Li Chengzun move from near-erasure and despair over their prospects to Half-Saint cultivation, restored bodies, and a chance to live again. Their gratitude becomes a pledge of service.
• The other souls also benefit from Chen Mu’s ascension and accept new bodies.
• Ye Qingcheng appears at the end in a protective, combative role, interrupting the group’s reunion.

Significant themes

• Reading and cultivation as paths to transformation: The chapter presents the Confucian Dao as a way to change one’s fate and reach extraordinary power.
• Generosity and shared fortune: Chen Mu’s rise benefits those around him, emphasizing the ripple effects of personal achievement.
• Renewal and second chances: Breaking the barrier and granting new bodies turn apparent endings into opportunities for continued life.
• Restoring a neglected tradition: Chen Mu sees reviving the Confucian Dao as a way to offer more people a path to advancement.

Key plot points and events

• Ye Qingcheng senses unfamiliar people in Chen Mu’s bedroom and draws her sword, assuming they are assassins. Chen Mu stops her and explains that the visitors are not hostile.
• Ye Qingcheng recognizes Li Chengzun as a legendary Confucian scholar whose exploits include defeating a beast tide and a Quasi-Demon King. Li explains that Chen Mu remade his and the other scholars’ bodies, allowing them to return to the mortal world.
• Chen Mu sends Li Chengzun, Mo Yuan, and their companions to be accommodated and given plans for restoring the Confucian Dao.
• Ye Qingcheng asks why the visitors call Chen Mu a Sage. He calmly confirms that he is both a Confucian Sage and a Great Emperor, leaving her astonished.
• In Tianyuan Holy Land’s great hall, Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan meet Holy Lord Chen Tianlin. Their return—and the news that a Confucian Sage has appeared after a hundred thousand years—alarms Chen Tianlin and the elders, who fear conflict with the Confucian Dao.
• The elders speculate that the Sage may be a friend of Chen Mu and that connecting with him could greatly benefit Tianyuan. Li then reveals that Chen Mu himself is the Sage they revere.

Character developments and interactions

• Ye Qingcheng shows fierce protectiveness toward Chen Mu, then unquestioning obedience when he reassures her. Her recognition of Li Chengzun gives way to wonder at Chen Mu’s true status.
• Chen Mu is relaxed and matter-of-fact about his extraordinary identity and power. He focuses as readily on arranging the scholars’ restoration of the Confucian Dao as on waiting for dinner.
• Li Chengzun is reverent toward Chen Mu, crediting him with restoring the scholars and addressing him as Sage.
• Chen Tianlin and the elders initially react with shock and strategic anxiety, worrying that a Sage’s arrival could destabilize Tianyuan. Their concern begins to turn into hope when they imagine Chen Mu might forge ties with him.

Significant themes

• Power and humility: Chen Mu’s immense status contrasts with his casual manner and ordinary appetite.
• Restoration and legacy: The returned scholars intend to revive a tradition that has been in decline.
• Misunderstanding and revelation: Tianyuan’s leaders mistake the Sage for a potential outside power before learning that he is already their own young master.
• Loyalty and trust: Ye Qingcheng’s instinctive devotion to Chen Mu shapes her response to the unexpected visitors.

Plot points and events

• Chen Tianlin and Tianyuan’s elders struggle to believe Li Chengzun’s claim that Chen Mu—still under twenty—is both a Great Emperor and a Confucian Saint. Li Chengzun, Mo Yuan, and others swear that the claim is true, and the group accepts it.
• Li Chengzun explains that, following Chen Mu’s instructions, they intend to revive the Confucian Dao lineage and begin at Tianyuan. Chen Tianlin welcomes them and assigns them an unoccupied peak, later named Book Mountain.
• Tianyuan’s elders speculate about Chen Mu’s extraordinary power, especially after learning that Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan returned from the dead and reached the Half-Saint Realm.
• Zhao Guizhen, Holy Lord of the Eastern Pole Holy Land, arrives with his daughter, Zhao Yueling. He openly declares that Eastern Pole is willing to submit to Tianyuan, citing its strength and Chen Mu’s immense future potential.
• News of Eastern Pole’s submission spreads through Tianyuan, prompting excitement and talk of the sect’s growing dominance. Zhao Guizhen warns Yueling to be cautious before they meet Chen Mu.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Tianlin moves from disbelief to pride and anticipation over Chen Mu’s abilities. He supports the Confucian revival because it is Chen Mu’s decision, and recognizes that Chen Mu’s influence is attracting other holy lands.
• The elders shift from skepticism to awe, interpreting the visitors’ transformation and loyalty as evidence of Chen Mu’s near-miraculous power.
• Li Chengzun and Mo Yuan affirm Chen Mu’s status and seek Tianyuan’s support for restoring the Confucian Dao.
• Zhao Guizhen approaches Chen Tianlin respectfully and pragmatically, choosing submission without resentment. His interaction with Yueling shows his concern that she not offend or misjudge Chen Mu.
• Zhao Yueling hears about the Confucian revival and becomes curious, but her father tells her to focus on their upcoming audience with Chen Mu.

Significant themes

• Power and political realignment: Chen Mu’s reputation reshapes alliances, bringing the Eastern Pole Holy Land under Tianyuan’s influence.
• Ambition and legacy: Chen Tianlin imagines Chen Mu’s ambitions extending beyond Tianyuan, while the sect’s followers envision eventual dominance across Great Cang.
• Revival and uncertainty: The Confucian Dao’s return offers hope, though some doubt whether a tradition that has declined for ten thousand years can be restored.
• Awe and rumor: Chen Mu’s achievements inspire both sincere reverence and increasingly grand speculation about his abilities.

Key plot points and events

• Zhao Guizhen and his daughter, Zhao Yueling, travel to Qingyun Prefecture to thank Chen Mu for saving her from an evil spirit. Zhao Guizhen also wants to avoid seeming ungrateful or damaging his relationship with the Tianyuan power.
• At the gates, Yueling remarks on the delicious smell of food. Her father sharply reminds her not to forget her promise to behave respectfully around Chen Mu.
• Ye Qingcheng opens the gate. Yueling recognizes the famous prodigy but, having lost her memories of their earlier encounter, wonders why she is there.
• Yueling sees Chen Mu and is struck by his appearance, a reaction intensified by his new Immortal Bearing.
• Zhao Guizhen and Yueling pay their respects. Guizhen explains that Eastern Pole has submitted to Tianyuan and that they came to express gratitude for Chen Mu’s rescue of Yueling.
• Guizhen presents Chen Mu with a rare Dragon Egg. Chen Mu accepts it, then sends it high into the sky, apparently entrusting its hatching to someone else.

Character developments

• Zhao Guizhen acts with careful deference, recognizing how dangerous it is to offend a powerful sovereign. He parts with a prized treasure to show gratitude and strengthen ties.
• Zhao Yueling tries to remain respectful but is nervous around Chen Mu. Seeing his beauty unsettles her, and her father’s warning shows she still needs to control her impulsiveness.
• Chen Mu remains relaxed and direct, dismissing the need for formalities while accepting the gift. His extraordinary appearance draws an involuntary reaction from Yueling.

Significant themes

• Power and submission: Eastern Pole’s visit reflects its new subordinate position under Tianyuan.
• Caution in courtly relations: Guizhen believes even minor missteps can threaten trust with a supreme ruler.
• Gratitude and gift-giving: The Dragon Egg is both a thank-you for saving Yueling and a political gesture.
• Beauty and influence: Chen Mu’s Immortal Bearing affects those around him without effort.

Character interactions

• Guizhen reprimands Yueling for speaking carelessly and guides her through the visit.
• Ye Qingcheng’s appearance surprises Yueling, who knows of her reputation as a leading beauty and prodigy.
• Guizhen and Yueling formally thank Chen Mu; he downplays his rescue as trivial.
• Guizhen offers the Dragon Egg with both hands, and Chen Mu accepts it before directing it toward an unnamed party to hatch.