Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Manager Zhou shows Chen Siyao and her friends the Ying Group’s flagship yacht, the Wave Chaser, provided for their outing at Young Master Ying’s request. The vessel’s lavish facilities impress the group.
• The yacht heads out to sea. The girls enjoy the breeze and scenery, while Siyao livestreams the trip.
• Chen Hao discovers fishing rods on the lower deck and confidently starts fishing, showing practiced technique and promising Siyao a big catch.
• Despite waiting, changing locations, and replacing the bait, Chen Hao gets no bites. His growing frustration becomes a source of amusement for the others and the livestream audience.

Character developments

• Chen Hao: His usually composed demeanor slips as he struggles with an ordinary, unexpectedly difficult pastime. His failed attempts reveal a humorous, more vulnerable side beneath his formidable reputation.
• Chen Siyao: She eagerly shares the outing with her livestream audience and playfully teases her brother without pressing him when he becomes embarrassed.
• Yang Wanqing, Cai Jingwen, and Xiao Yue: They relax and enjoy the yacht, then laugh at Chen Hao’s fishing misfortune.

Character interactions

• Manager Zhou explains the yacht’s features and the Ying family’s generosity to the group.
• Siyao notices Chen Hao’s unusual interest in fishing, approaches him, and later checks whether he has caught anything.
• The other girls watch and quietly enjoy his predicament, while viewers’ comments shift from admiring his skill to joking about his failure.

Significant themes

• A fallible hero: Even someone famed for extraordinary feats can fail at something mundane.
• Humor and humility: Chen Hao’s inability to catch a fish gently punctures his powerful image.
• Shared leisure and camaraderie: The yacht trip gives the group a chance to enjoy one another’s company and tease Chen Hao affectionately.

Plot points and events

• After being mocked in the livestream comments for not catching anything, Chen Hao uses his supernatural awareness to guide his hook to a huge bluefin tuna.
• He reels in the fish—estimated at over 300 jin—without help. When teased about his confident claim that he had been “waiting” for a big catch, he denies humblebragging and walks away.
• The captain recommends eating the rare tuna fresh. The crew prepares it as sashimi, which the women praise enthusiastically while viewers watch the feast online.
• During the meal, Yang Wanqing spots a vivid mirage-like range of forested mountains above the sea. A gigantic blue-green bird with red markings flies from the forest carrying a heart-shaped stone in its beak. The mountains then fade away.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao remains composed throughout the catch, but briefly shows a playful, boastful side that surprises the women. He shares little about his unusual ability and lets others handle the fish.
• Yang Wanqing is openly amused by Chen Hao’s unexpected “humblebrag” and later alerts everyone to the strange vision.
• Chen Siyao enjoys teasing her brother and livestreaming both the catch and the meal; the viewers’ comments add a humorous, celebratory tone.
• The women react with awe to the tuna and delight in its freshness. Xiao Yue is startled by the fish, then curious, and later watches the apparition intently.
• The captain recognizes the fish’s value and assists with landing and preparing it.

Significant themes

• Skill and hidden power: Chen Hao’s extraordinary control turns an apparent failure into a spectacular catch.
• Humor and family camaraderie: The women’s teasing contrasts with Chen Hao’s deadpan manner.
• Abundance and shared enjoyment: The catch becomes a meal enjoyed together, even as the livestream audience looks on.
• The ordinary meeting the mysterious: A routine fishing trip shifts into the uncanny when the mountains and enormous bird appear, introducing a larger supernatural mystery.

Key plot points and events

• A vast bird carrying a stone appears in a brief mirage over the sea. Viewers recognize it as Jingwei, the legendary bird said to fill the sea with stones.
• Chen Siyao asks Chen Hao whether the legend is true. He confirms it, but hints that the real story differs from the familiar tale and speaks with sadness.
• At Yaoyao’s urging, Chen Hao offers to show the group Jingwei’s nearby cave abode.
• The yacht sails to an apparently empty stretch of sea. Chen Hao forms a hand seal, revealing a large island concealed by a formation.
• The island is lush and mountainous, with a waterfall and a bird-like shape. The group lands on its beach, where Xiao Yue shows keen interest in the island’s scent.

Character developments

• Chen Hao confirms his knowledge of Jingwei and the Primordial Era, revealing a hint of grief; he then demonstrates his power by unveiling the hidden island.
• Chen Siyao is curious and impatient to hear the rest of Jingwei’s story, and her livestream lets millions witness the discovery.
• Yang Wanqing joins Yaoyao in pressing Chen Hao for answers and helps bring Xiao Yue ashore.
• Xiao Yue reacts excitedly to something she smells on the island.

Significant themes

• Myth and reality: The Jingwei legend is confirmed as rooted in real events, though its familiar version may be inaccurate.
• Hidden worlds and ancient history: A formation conceals a real place connected to the Primordial Era.
• Wonder and revelation: The livestream audience and the women are stunned as the island appears.
• Curiosity and suspense: Chen Hao’s partial answer and the group’s arrival at Jingwei’s abode set up the fuller story.

Character interactions

• Yaoyao asks Chen Hao about the mirage after viewers urge her to consult him; he confirms the legend but initially withholds details.
• Yaoyao and Yang Wanqing persuade him to show them the cave abode, and he responds by revealing its location.
• The women and livestream viewers share their astonishment at the island’s appearance, while Yang Wanqing asks Xiao Yue what she has sensed.

Plot and events

Chen Hao leads Chen Siyao, Cai Jingwen, Yang Wanqing, and Xiao Yue from the beach up a wooded path into Jingwei’s island home. The livestream audience—including botanists and zoologists—watches as they encounter an ecosystem unlike anything known to science: blue-gray trees and vividly colored foliage, enormous unfamiliar ferns, warm purple shallows filled with multicolored coral, large flowers with rainbow-shimmering butterflies, and tame indigo birds that approach the women and even perch on Chen Siyao’s shoulder.
Chen Hao continues toward the island’s center, and the group reaches Mirror Dusk Lake. Its orange-pink surface reflects the sky, while transparent, faintly glowing fish reveal their bones and beating hearts. At the lake’s center stands a small island dominated by an enormous tree; the chapter ends before the group investigates it.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao guides the group calmly and hints at a personal history with Jingwei, thinking that he has not seen her in a long time.
• Chen Siyao is excited by the island’s scenery and eagerly films it for the livestream.
• Cai Jingwen gently handles a butterfly, showing a quiet, tender response to the island’s beauty.
• Yang Wanqing cautiously approaches the unafraid birds, sharing in the group’s growing wonder.
• The group repeatedly pauses to admire the discoveries but follows Chen Hao onward.
• The viewers and experts react with fascination: scientists try to classify the unfamiliar life, while fans urge them to focus on the unfolding adventure.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes the island’s mystery and otherworldly beauty, contrasting its living, colorful landscape with the limits of modern scientific knowledge. It also develops a mood of peaceful wonder: the unusual creatures seem calm around visitors, and the scenery encourages curiosity and reverence.

The group crosses a narrow wooden bridge to a vast island tree, whose glowing, cracked bark and carefully carved interior suggest it has been inhabited for a long time. Inside, they find a spiral staircase and vivid murals depicting beings from the Primordial Era. The livestream audience watches as Chen Siyao films the discovery.
The first mural shows a one-legged, blue-green bird with red markings. A mythology scholar identifies it as Bi Fang, the legendary fire-associated bird. When Chen Siyao asks how Bi Fang relates to Jingwei, Chen Hao reveals that Jingwei herself was a Bi Fang.
Chen Hao explains that Jingwei belonged to the Primordial Era, about five thousand years before the Yan Emperor. The Yan Emperor later adopted a different Bi Fang and treated it as his daughter. Later generations confused the two birds, giving rise to the legend that Jingwei was the Yan Emperor’s daughter. Cai Jingwen restates the distinction, and Chen Hao confirms it.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao acts as the group’s guide and authoritative source, calmly correcting traditional accounts of Jingwei’s identity.
• Chen Siyao films and documents the discoveries, asking questions that draw out Chen Hao’s explanation.
• Cai Jingwen helps clarify the timeline and the difference between the two Bi Fang birds.
• Yang Wanqing and Cai Jingwen are awed by the tree’s scale; the group follows Chen Hao inside and studies the murals together.
• The livestream audience shifts from amazement at the legendary bird’s apparent reality to confusion and debate over its connection to Jingwei.

Significant themes

• Myth versus historical fact: familiar legends may combine people or events from different eras.
• Misremembered history: Jingwei’s association with the Yan Emperor arose from confusion between two similar divine birds.
• Discovery and reinterpretation: the murals provide evidence that challenges established accounts of ancient mythology.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao explains that the Yan Emperor and Jingwei belong to different eras, separated by roughly five thousand years. He describes a period in which spiritual energy vanished and civilization declined before ordinary tribes emerged; the Primordial Era had no nations, only the Nine Continents.
• He says the Bi Fang adopted by the Yan Emperor was treated as his daughter and became his tribe’s guardian beast, though he does not know whether she is still alive.
• The mural shows Jingwei taking human form, entering a city, and meeting a kind-hearted man who cares for animals. They travel together to a sect devoted to raising and fighting with exotic beasts.
• At the sect, Jingwei has a beast companion, but the man stands alone, apparently without one.
• Jingwei discovers imprisoned Bi Fang birds and frees them. When sect members pursue her, she stays behind to cover the birds’ escape.
• She fights fiercely, but the pursuing disciples and elders trap her in a formation and overpower her. The chapter ends with Jingwei fallen and captured or defeated.

Character developments

• Chen Hao presents a radically different account of ancient history, while admitting that some details remain unknown.
• Chen Siyao trusts her brother’s explanations and follows the mural’s story with growing curiosity.
• Jingwei is shown progressing from a transformed, curious newcomer to a compassionate and courageous protector willing to risk herself for her kin.
• The unnamed man is established as gentle toward living creatures, but his lack of a beast companion hints at loneliness or an unresolved difference from the other disciples.

Significant themes

• History and uncertainty: Chen Hao’s account challenges accepted timelines, while leaving gaps and unanswered questions.
• Compassion and loyalty: Jingwei’s rescue of the imprisoned Bi Fang reflects her devotion to her own kind.
• Freedom versus control: The sect’s captivity and use of exotic beasts contrasts with Jingwei’s effort to liberate them.
• Sacrifice and courage: Jingwei holds off her pursuers so the others can escape, even as the odds turn against her.
• Belonging: The man’s isolation among beast-owning disciples suggests a tension between fitting in and finding one’s place.

Character interactions

• The viewers debate Chen Hao’s claims, while Cai Jingwen and the professors react to their implications for history.
• Chen Siyao asks Chen Hao about the Yan Emperor’s Bi Fang, Jingwei’s transformation, and the mural; he answers her questions.
• Jingwei and the kind-hearted man travel together and share a concern for animals.
• Jingwei’s conflict with the sect escalates from freeing the Bi Fang prisoners to fighting disciples, their beasts, and the elders who trap her.

Key plot points

• During Jingwei’s battle with a sect, its elders conjure a giant sword. A man steps in front of it to save her and is mortally wounded. Before dying, he gives her a Jade Plaque.
• Grief-stricken, Jingwei transforms into her true Bi Fang form and releases a fiery inner pearl, driving back the sect’s forces and breaking their formation so she can escape with the man’s body.
• In a later scene, Jingwei—now older and hardened—returns with a vast army of exotic beasts and attacks the sect, destroying it and killing the elder who had threatened her.
• She places her inner core in the dead man’s mouth and repeatedly feeds him her blood, exhausting herself, but he remains lifeless.
• Still injured, she carries his coffin to a remote mountain cottage. A mysterious young man gives her a book and places it gently on her head; Jingwei weeps.
• She then travels to a bird-shaped island with the book and the coffin.

Character developments

• Jingwei changes from an exhausted, grieving survivor into a determined avenger. Her devotion to the man drives both her destruction of the sect and her desperate attempt to restore him, even at great cost to herself.
• The man shows his devotion by sacrificing himself to save Jingwei and entrusting her with the Jade Plaque. His death becomes the central force shaping her actions.
• The mysterious young man appears to offer Jingwei guidance or aid, though his intentions and the book’s purpose are not yet explained.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and devotion: The man gives his life for Jingwei; afterward, she risks her own life and power trying to revive him.
• Grief and vengeance: Jingwei’s sorrow hardens into a destructive campaign against the sect.
• Hope and persistence: Even when her efforts fail and her body is weakened, Jingwei continues carrying the coffin toward an unknown destination.

Character interactions

• The man protects Jingwei, gives her the Jade Plaque, and dies in her arms.
• Jingwei confronts the sect’s elders and disciples, then later returns with her beast allies to destroy the sect.
• Her Bi Fang companions try to stop her from sacrificing her inner core, but she pushes past them.
• At the mountain cottage, the young man appears to counsel Jingwei and gives her a book, marking a possible turning point in her journey.

Plot points and events

• The murals show Jingwei hollowing out a tree through years of relentless pecking, creating a chamber for Lin Hai’s coffin.
• She then gathers glowing stones from across the world and feeds them to him with drops of blood from her wounded wing. The murals depict this sacrifice continuing through the seasons, with no conclusion.
• Asked whether Jingwei saved Lin Hai, Chen Hao admits he does not know. He recognizes the book Jingwei carried as the Soul-Continuing Art, which he had given her years earlier. At the time, Lin Hai’s cultivation made success extraordinarily unlikely.
• The women suspect the mysterious man in the murals is Chen Hao. He neither confirms nor denies it and leads them farther up the staircase.
• At the top, they find a circular room with an empty stone platform matching the one shown in the murals. Nearby are a detailed portrait of a man and a board covered in ancient writing.
• Chen Hao uses a hand seal to transform the writing into modern Chinese characters.

Character developments and interactions

• Jingwei is revealed as intensely devoted and self-sacrificing, persisting for years despite severe wounds and uncertain odds.
• Chen Hao’s usual certainty gives way to doubt and visible emotion. His silence when asked if he is the man in the murals deepens the mystery.
• Chen Siyao notices this change in her brother and directly questions him; Cai Jingwen agrees that the painted figure resembles him.
• The women are deeply moved by Jingwei’s story. Xiao Yue also seems to grieve, while Yang Wanqing comforts her before she resumes scouting ahead.

Significant themes

• Devotion and sacrifice: Jingwei’s labor, blood, and endurance express unwavering love.
• Hope against impossible odds: The Soul-Continuing Art offers a chance of survival, but success was nearly impossible.
• Uncertainty and responsibility: Chen Hao wonders whether giving Jingwei the book was right, without knowing what became of Lin Hai.
• Mystery and unfinished history: The blank final mural, empty platform, concealed identity, and newly deciphered writing leave the outcome unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Siyao reads Jingwei’s scattered writings about Lin Hai. He opposed the sect’s practice of enslaving spirit beasts and wanted to form equal bonds with them.
• Jingwei eventually discovered the method Lin Hai sought, but by then he was gone. She spent 137 years searching for more than 800 Life-Soul Stones in an attempt to revive him, despite her failing strength.
• The final panel shows Jingwei carrying Lin Hai’s coffin to a magnificent mountain, where she sees “New hope.” It offers no confirmation that Lin Hai was revived.
• Chen Hao admits nothing about his role, though the women and livestream viewers suspect he gave Jingwei the book and was the powerful figure she once begged for help.
• Chen Siyao discovers a hidden drawer beneath the platform. It holds a box addressed “To be opened personally by Venerable Chen.” At Chen Hao’s instruction, she opens it and finds an ornate blue-green feather robe. The chapter ends before its purpose is revealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Jingwei emerges as deeply devoted and enduring: she lived on for Lin Hai and persisted in her search for over a century, even as hope and strength dwindled.
• Chen Siyao is moved by Jingwei’s story and gently asks her brother whether he knew her and what became of Lin Hai. She does not press him when he stays silent.
• Yang Wanqing and Cai Jingwen respond with grief, while Li Li comforts Xiao Yue. The women share the emotional weight of Jingwei’s loss.
• Chen Hao remains guarded and uncertain about Lin Hai’s fate, but directs Chen Siyao to open the box apparently meant for him.

Significant themes

• Love expressed through perseverance: Jingwei’s long search embodies her promise to keep living for Lin Hai.
• Freedom and ethical bonds: Lin Hai’s rejection of beast enslavement reflects a desire for relationships founded on equality.
• Hope amid uncertainty: Jingwei’s “new hope” offers possibility, not resolution; neither the characters nor readers learn whether Lin Hai can be saved.
• Memory and hidden history: The murals, writings, and newly discovered robe reveal fragments of a past in which Chen Hao may have played a pivotal role.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao examines the extraordinary feathered garment Jingwei left behind. Made from Bi Fang’s rare lifebound essence feathers, it offers powerful protection and lets its wearer comprehend Bi Fang’s devastating flame art.
• Chen Hao gives the garment to his sister, Chen Siyao. He explains that it can change into any style and never needs washing.
• The group visits the violet coral beds beside Mirror Dusk Lake. Chen Hao says the coral improves skin and beauty, and gives Siyao an ancient recipe using it as the main ingredient. The women eagerly gather coral.
• They also explore the island’s beach and collect beautiful shells. As evening falls, they return to the boat.
• Chen Hao seals the island from view again, then goes inside. The captain asks where they are headed next.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao’s decision to give Siyao Jingwei’s priceless gift shows his affection and protectiveness, while also acknowledging the hopes Jingwei placed in him.
• Siyao is moved by the time and devotion behind the garment, but her excitement over its convenience soon lifts her sadness.
• The women’s playful exchange over borrowing the garment—and their enthusiastic coral gathering—brings levity to an otherwise poignant moment.
• Xiao Yue watches the women’s collecting with bemusement; Chen Hao jokes that it is “a woman’s nature.”

Significant themes

• Devotion and sacrifice: Jingwei’s garment embodies years of effort and profound loyalty.
• Family affection: Chen Hao passes the gift on to Siyao, and she recognizes the emotional weight of that choice.
• Beauty and everyday pleasures: The group’s interest in coral, clothing, and shells adds humor and warmth to their magical adventure.
• Hidden worlds and separation: Chen Hao’s spell conceals the island again, preserving its mystery as the group moves on.

• Key events: After leaving the hidden island, Chen Siyao keeps the glowing feather-blue garment, while the group sails to Star Sand Island for the night. The next morning, Yang Wanqing eagerly uses Chen Hao’s translated recipe to make beauty cream from the rare purple coral they collected. The pharmacist cannot identify the coral, but supplies the remaining ingredients. The cream works dramatically: Yang Wanqing’s skin becomes smooth, radiant, and seemingly years younger. Siyao tries the remaining cream, then the two women share it with Cai Jingwen and Li Li, who experience similarly striking transformations.
• Character developments: Yang Wanqing’s excitement over the recipe shows her playful, beauty-conscious side; her initial disbelief gives way to delighted amazement. Siyao moves from sleepy reluctance to eager curiosity and then shares the discovery with her friends. Li Li’s transformation is especially meaningful: her tired appearance, associated with the strain of her divorce, gives way to renewed vitality. Cai Jingwen’s professional experience in cosmetics makes her astonishment especially telling.
• Character interactions: Wanqing drags Siyao out early to make the cream, and the two tease and laugh together as Wanqing applies it. Siyao verifies the results by touching Wanqing’s face, then tries the cream herself. The transformed pair surprise Cai Jingwen and Li Li, who quickly join in; the four women end the scene laughing together before the mirror.
• Themes: The chapter blends wonder and comedy with the thrill of discovery. The extraordinary cream highlights the hidden island’s rare, almost magical resources, while the women’s shared experiment strengthens their friendship. Its effects also suggest renewal—not only improved appearance, but a renewed sense of confidence and vitality.

Key plot points and events

• At breakfast, the women admire the dramatic skin effects of Chen Hao’s Beauty Cream. Cai Jingwen realizes the formula could become a major cosmetics business.
• Chen Hao explains that violet coral—the cream’s key ingredient—can be cultivated in clean seawater. Cultivated coral could still help ordinary people look seven or eight years younger, making large-scale production possible.
• Cai Jingwen proposes building a domestic luxury cosmetics brand around the cream. Chen Siyao agrees to partner with Veya Group and asks Cai to serve as general manager, while she retains a share. Cai accepts, requesting a 15 percent stake for her expertise.
• Chen Siyao consults Chen Hao, who supports her choice and says her happiness matters more to him than wealth.
• After sightseeing on Star Sand Island, the group decides to return to Pengcheng by luxury cruise ship. Because the ship belongs to the Ying family, the staff upgrade them to its Presidential Suite at Ying Wenjie’s instruction.
• The women explore the lavish suite and enjoy the ocean views. At dusk, Chen Siyao changes her Feather Garment into a white dress, and Chen Hao arrives ready for dinner.

Character developments and interactions

• Cai Jingwen moves from assessing the cream’s commercial potential to confidently proposing and accepting leadership of the new brand.
• Chen Siyao shows trust in Cai by offering her the general-manager role, while making clear that money is not her main concern. She seeks her brother’s approval, and he encourages her independence.
• Chen Hao remains relaxed and supportive, treating the formula and wealth as unimportant compared with his sister’s well-being. His connections also ensure the group receives exceptional service.
• Yang Wanqing brings humor and enthusiasm, joking about becoming a capitalist and playfully comparing everyone’s appearance.
• Xiao Yue reacts with curiosity to the women’s changed looks and later enjoys the cruise ship’s balcony view.

Significant themes

• Trust and generosity: Chen Siyao entrusts Cai Jingwen with a valuable opportunity, while Chen Hao places his sister’s happiness above profit.
• Entrepreneurship and national pride: The cream could support a powerful domestic luxury brand and challenge established foreign cosmetics companies.
• Wealth and privilege: The group’s luxurious treatment highlights Chen Hao’s influence and the advantages that come with powerful connections.

Plot and events

• On a cruise ship bound for Pengcheng, Chen Hao and his companions dine beside actress Du Ling and her manager, Lin Jiaxing. Du Ling recognizes Chen Hao from his livestreams and, urged on by Lin, approaches him for photos.
• Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing recognize Du Ling. The groups introduce themselves, and Du Ling readily accepts an invitation to join Chen Hao’s table. She warms quickly to Xiao Yue, who lets her pet her.
• Elsewhere, at Veya Group headquarters, Yao Wei reviews encouraging sales figures from the Pengcheng branch. Cai Jingwen arrives and unexpectedly tells her she wants to resign.

Character developments and interactions

• Du Ling’s curiosity about Chen Hao has grown after watching his livestreams, which have begun to challenge her rational skepticism. Though initially worried about imposing, she is eager to meet him and unusually enthusiastic about taking photos beside him.
• Lin Jiaxing remains Du Ling’s outspoken, supportive friend and manager, enthusiastically arranging the meeting and photo.
• Chen Hao is calm and accommodating, while Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing respond with excitement to meeting a celebrity. Du Ling’s gentle manner wins Xiao Yue’s trust.
• Yao Wei is pleased with Cai Jingwen’s work and the Pengcheng branch’s improvement, making Cai’s resignation announcement a surprise.

Significant themes

• Wonder versus skepticism: Du Ling’s interest in Chen Hao’s apparent supernatural experiences unsettles her rational worldview.
• Chance encounters and connection: The cruise brings celebrities, fans, and Chen Hao’s group together, creating an easy, friendly gathering.
• Unexpected change: The warm reunion at sea contrasts with the abrupt career decision at Veya Group, leaving Cai’s reasons unexplained.

Key plot points and events

• Cai Jingwen resigns from Veya Group after nearly eight years, explaining that she plans to help a friend launch a cosmetics business.
• Her former manager, Yao Wei, urges her to reconsider and offers a senior position—or even future investment—but Jingwen says her decision is personal and firm.
• Jingwen gives Yao a sample of Violet Coral Beauty Cream, claiming it can make skin seven to eight years younger. Yao doubts that a new brand can compete in the cosmetics market but agrees to try it.
• The next morning, Yao sees that the cream has dramatically rejuvenated her skin. Astonished, she calls Jingwen, immediately asking about supply, patents, permits, pricing, and sales plans.

Character developments and interactions

• Cai Jingwen leaves a secure career with calm resolve, showing both loyalty to Yao and confidence in the new venture. She remains composed even when Yao initially doubts the product.
• Yao Wei shifts from a supportive but cautious employer to an excited potential business partner once she experiences the cream’s effects firsthand. She had valued Jingwen and hoped to promote her.
• Their relationship is warm and respectful: Yao tries to protect Jingwen from the risks of entrepreneurship, while Jingwen appreciates her support and gently teases her about her earlier skepticism.

Significant themes

• Taking risks and pursuing new paths: Jingwen gives up a successful corporate career to pursue an uncertain startup.
• Evidence versus skepticism: Yao’s doubts about the product disappear after she tests it herself.
• The power of a breakthrough product: The cream’s apparent results could transform the cosmetics market—and the company’s prospects.
• Mentorship and loyalty: Yao’s care for Jingwen persists even as Jingwen chooses to leave.

Key plot points and events

• After seeing the Beauty Cream’s extraordinary effects, Veya Group president Yao Wei apologizes to Cai Jingwen for dismissing it the day before and offers Veya’s offline distribution network in exchange for help marketing the product.
• At their meeting, Yao lays out practical steps for launching the business: secure domestic and international patents, scale production, register a company, and plan distribution and promotion. She offers contacts at the patent and business-registration offices, introduces potential manufacturers, and offers help finding a brand ambassador.
• Yao explains that she also wants to help because the cream could give a domestic cosmetics brand a chance to compete with established foreign companies. Cai accepts her support and promises to make the venture succeed.
• Cai tells Yao that the cream’s results will continue improving with use, and that one jar can last two or three months. Yao is delighted by her rejuvenated appearance.
• Elsewhere, aboard a cruise ship, Chen Siyao asks Du Ling about her clear skin. Du Ling says she relies on sleep, while Yang Wanqing reveals that Chen Hao has developed a secret skincare formula—the Beauty Cream—which the group hopes to produce commercially and share with Du Ling.

Character developments

• Yao Wei shifts from skepticism to wholehearted commitment. Her enthusiasm is driven not only by the cream’s profitability but also by her ambition to strengthen domestic cosmetics.
• Cai Jingwen moves from employee to aspiring entrepreneur and gains a powerful industry ally. Her gratitude and confidence deepen their relationship with Yao.
• Du Ling shows growing interest in the Beauty Cream and continues to be drawn to Chen Hao.
• Chen Siyao and Yang Wanqing help bring Du Ling into the group’s plans, with Yang openly promoting Chen Hao’s product.

Significant themes

• Trust earned through results: The cream’s visible effects overcome Yao’s earlier doubts.
• Ambition and domestic competition: Yao sees the product as a way for a homegrown brand to challenge foreign cosmetics.
• Mentorship and solidarity: Yao uses her experience and connections to help Cai build an independent business.
• Beauty and attraction: The cream’s effects prompt admiration and curiosity, while Du Ling’s presence and Chen Hao’s quiet smile hint at romantic tension.

Character interactions

• Yao and Cai develop a warmer, more personal bond, shifting from executive and employee to “Sister Wei” and trusted collaborator.
• Yao gives Cai concrete business support as well as encouragement; Cai, in turn, advises Yao on using the cream.
• At the pool, the group teases one another about Xiao Yue’s preference for Du Ling, then discusses skincare and the planned product.
• Du Ling notices Chen Hao smiling and reacts shyly, suggesting her feelings for him are intensifying.

Key plot points and events

• Over dinner, Lin Jiaxing asks whether Jingwei succeeded in reviving Lin Hai. Chen Hao gives only a guarded answer: Jingwei “found new hope.” Yang Wanqing redirects the conversation to swimming.
• The group enjoys the cruise ship’s pool and beach. Du Ling says her commercial shoot in Pengcheng will take about three days; Yang Wanqing hopes to join her, and Du Ling agrees despite Lin Jiaxing’s silent reminder that her schedule is crowded.
• The next morning, the group arrives in Pengcheng. Du Ling leaves for her shoot, while Chen Siyao is collected by a driver from the Ying Group.
• Back at Treasure Sky City, Chen Hao studies the Flame Spirit Stones recovered from underground. They strengthen his body slightly, but he decides he needs a proper body-refining method before using more.
• Cai Jingwen and Li Li arrive from the airport. Li Li excuses herself to the balcony, leaving Cai Jingwen alone with Chen Hao.
• Cai Jingwen updates Chen Hao on the company: domestic and international patents are being pursued, Veya Group will handle offline distribution, online sales will launch on several platforms, and potential violet-coral cultivation sites near Qiongzhou still need inspection.

Character developments

• Chen Hao remains reserved about Jingwei and Lin Hai. He also begins considering physical cultivation, recognizing that his current strength does not match his spiritual cultivation.
• Cai Jingwen feels unusually nervous around Chen Hao, but regains her professional composure when discussing the company’s progress.
• Du Ling accepts Yang Wanqing’s offer to visit during her shoot, even though Lin Jiaxing signals that she is busy.
• Li Li appears to create a private moment for Cai Jingwen and Chen Hao by stepping away to take a phone call.

Significant themes

• Unresolved hope and grief: Jingwei’s story remains uncertain, though Chen Hao’s words suggest a new possibility.
• Growth and adaptation: Chen Hao considers developing his body as well as his spiritual cultivation; the company likewise moves from planning toward production and sales.
• Work and personal life: The characters balance business obligations, social plans, and personal feelings.

Character interactions

• Lin Jiaxing’s curiosity about Jingwei is gently restrained by Du Ling, and Yang Wanqing lightens the mood.
• The women share a relaxed poolside outing while Chen Hao and Xiao Yue keep to the beach.
• Du Ling exchanges warm farewells with Chen Siyao before leaving for work.
• Cai Jingwen briefs Chen Hao on the company, while Li Li’s deliberate absence leaves the two alone.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao and Cai Jingwen leave the new company’s name undecided and agree that Chen Siyao should choose it.
• After Siyao returns home with Yang Wanqing, the group jokes through several suggestions before Cai Jingwen proposes Haoyue Si, combining references to Siyao and Chen Hao with a mythic, romantic image. Siyao loves it, and Jingwen writes it down.
• Jingwen also suggests Coral Sea Time for the beauty cream, named for its violet-coral ingredient and rejuvenating effect. Siyao approves both names.
• At home, Chen Hao cooks a meal while Siyao chats with him and Yang Wanqing helps serve. Jingwen and Li Li watch the domestic scene warmly.
• A few days later, Du Ling visits the company’s still-under-construction headquarters in Pengcheng’s business district. Seeing the sign for Haoyue Si Biotechnology Co., Ltd., she explains that she is willing to endorse its products because Chen Hao supplied the formula and she expects it to outperform competitors.
• Lin Jiaxing suspects Du Ling’s interest is personal as well as professional—she may want to see Chen Hao. Du Ling blushes and denies it, while Jiaxing remains unconvinced.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Siyao is excited to take part in the business and feels proud when her preferred company and product names are chosen.
• Cai Jingwen shows tact and creativity, guiding the naming discussion and contributing thoughtful ideas.
• Chen Hao supports Siyao’s involvement and creates a warm, welcoming atmosphere at home.
• Yang Wanqing provides comic relief by offering deliberately silly names, teasing Siyao, and sharing in the group’s laughter.
• Du Ling makes an early commitment to the company, demonstrating confidence in Chen Hao’s formula; her embarrassment at Jiaxing’s teasing hints at a personal attraction to him.
• The family-and-friends group interacts with affectionate teasing and shared enthusiasm, while Du Ling and Jiaxing have a more playful, probing dynamic.

Significant themes

• Family collaboration and encouragement: Siyao is given meaningful ownership in the new venture.
• Ambition and entrepreneurship: The company enters a high-stakes business environment before its products are even manufactured.
• Reputation and trust: Du Ling’s confidence in the venture rests heavily on Chen Hao’s reputation and expertise.
• Warmth and belonging: The shared meal contrasts with the competitive, money-driven world of Pengcheng’s business hub.

Key plot points and events

• Du Ling visits Haoyue Si to sign an endorsement contract. She signs without requesting changes, then learns Chen Siyao’s group is flying to Qiongzhou the next morning.
• Though her own filming does not begin for another week, Du Ling arranges to travel at the same time as Chen Siyao’s group. Her manager, Lin Jiaxing, recognizes the real reason but does not call her out openly.
• At the airport and on the flight, Du Ling watches Chen Hao and tries to conceal her interest. She understands that his brief, reserved manner is how he treats everyone.
• In Qiongzhou, the group attracts attention. A gossip blogger secretly photographs Du Ling.
• The group splits up at the arrivals hall: Chen Siyao’s party heads for Yongle City, while Du Ling stays behind. Chen Siyao gives Du Ling a jar of their new skincare product, Coral Sea Time, to try before deciding how to promote it.

Character developments and interactions

• Du Ling appears professional while signing the endorsement, but her disappointment at Chen Hao’s absence from the office and her eagerness to travel with his group reveal her growing attraction. She is pleased by his small acknowledgment and treasures the product gift.
• Lin Jiaxing sees through Du Ling’s pretense and gently teases her about staring at Chen Hao, while discreetly helping her keep up appearances.
• Chen Hao remains calm and minimally expressive, giving Du Ling only a brief greeting and nod. She increasingly interprets his reserve as part of his general temperament rather than personal rejection.
• Chen Siyao warmly welcomes Du Ling and shares the group’s travel plans and product sample, blending friendship with the new business partnership.
• Cai Jingwen handles the contract and company matters courteously; the chapter establishes her as a capable businesswoman and shareholder.
• Yang Wanqing travels with Xiao Yue, while the group’s plans also involve assessing whether West Sea Island’s waters can support violet-coral cultivation.

Significant themes

• Professional ties and personal motives overlap: Du Ling’s endorsement deal connects her to Chen Siyao’s company, but her decision to travel early is driven largely by personal interest.
• Unspoken attraction: Du Ling’s glances, concealed disappointment, and careful attention to Chen Hao convey feelings she refuses to admit aloud.
• Public image and celebrity scrutiny: The crowd recognizes Du Ling, and the blogger’s covert photographs show how quickly private travel can become entertainment news.
• Quiet gestures carry meaning: Chen Hao’s small nod and Chen Siyao’s thoughtful gift matter to Du Ling more than she lets on.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao and Cai Jingwen inspect potential waters off Yongle City for farming violet coral. Chen confirms the water quality and seabed are suitable for producing Beauty Cream ingredients.
• While probing the seabed with his divine sense, Chen Hao detects a powerful current of energy and discovers a vast, ancient human-made hidden realm beneath the sea, protected by a light barrier. He keeps this discovery to himself for the moment.
• Xiao Yue senses something unusual in the sea and reacts with tension and a low growl. Yang Wanqing misreads her behavior as wanting to be carried.
• Cai secures a permit to lease the sea area. A local official warns that the waters have strong undercurrents and recalls a fisherman losing a net there.
• Chen Hao invites the group to see the underwater world, then takes them by boat to a small island. Using his divine sense, he finds an ancient formation concealed in a tortoise-shaped rock and identifies it as an entrance. The formation is still active but extremely weak, and he begins investigating how to activate it.

Character developments

• Chen Hao shifts from practical business planning to uncovering a major supernatural mystery. He is cautious, withholding what he has found from the others while investigating further.
• Cai Jingwen handles the practical arrangements efficiently, securing the lease permit.
• Chen Siyao notices that Chen Hao seems troubled after his discovery but chooses not to press him. She also films the outing for her livestream.
• Xiao Yue shows unusual sensitivity to the hidden energy beneath the sea.
• Yang Wanqing remains playful and affectionate toward Xiao Yue, initially misunderstanding the animal’s alarm.

Significant themes

• The ordinary world of coastal farming and local administration sits alongside ancient, concealed supernatural forces.
• Hidden knowledge and unexplored places drive the chapter’s mystery.
• Caution is emphasized by the warnings about dangerous currents and Chen Hao’s decision not to reveal his discovery immediately.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao consults Cai about the proposed coral-farming site, then leaves her to handle the permit.
• Yang Wanqing comforts Xiao Yue, while Chen Siyao quietly observes Chen Hao’s reaction to the sea.
• Chen Hao gathers the women for an excursion, reassures Yang Wanqing that they will not need to dive, and leads them to the island’s concealed entrance.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao discovers that the sealed formation requires the essence blood of a powerful Primordial Era beast. He retrieves one of the three drops of Phoenix Essence Blood given to him long ago and uses it to activate the formation.
• The ground opens to reveal a staircase descending underground. Chen Hao leads Cai Jingwen, Chen Siyao, Yang Wanqing, and Xiao Yue inside.
• The group passes through a damp passage lit by unusually bright fluorite and opens a stone door into a hidden undersea realm.
• They find a vast, air-filled space enclosed by a formation: seawater stretches overhead like a sky, with sunlight filtering through it, fish and a ray swimming above, and glowing jellyfish lining an agate path. Chen Siyao livestreams the discovery, leaving her viewers astonished.

Character developments

• Chen Hao shows practical knowledge and confidence, drawing on his long history and rare possessions to open the way.
• Chen Siyao remains enthusiastic and adventurous, filming the journey for her audience even as the passage grows eerie.
• Yang Wanqing and Cai Jingwen move from curiosity and caution to stunned wonder at the undersea landscape.
• Xiao Yue reacts warily to the dark entrance, standing alert as the group approaches.

Significant themes

• The extraordinary hidden within the world: The formation conceals a realm that defies ordinary expectations.
• Ancient power and accumulated history: Chen Hao’s past encounter with a Phoenix becomes the key to unlocking the present.
• Wonder versus explanation: The realm’s impossible-seeming structure inspires awe, while viewers attempt to interpret it through science.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao explains the formation and leads the group, while Yang Wanqing questions how the passage connects to the Undersea World.
• Cai Jingwen identifies the glowing wall stones as fluorite; Chen Hao later explains that a formation keeps the seawater overhead from falling.
• Chen Siyao shares the discovery with her livestream audience, whose excitement, skepticism, and scientific commentary echo the group’s amazement.