Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “Looking for Yun Yao”

Key plot points and events

• After leaving the mountains by helicopter, Chen Hao’s phone reconnects and floods with messages from the immortals, who urgently want more cigarettes, cola, games, and Sacred Fruit.
• Chen Hao contacts Yun Yao, who is delighted to hear from him and sends her location. Fang Ying reroutes the helicopter to a large mining site in Yunjiang Province.
• Yun Yao welcomes Chen Hao and Qin Yumo, but their visit is interrupted by Uncle Bo, who reprimands Yun Yao for bringing outsiders into the office.
• Uncle Bo reminds Yun Yao that her family has only three days left to meet a pledge: find jade deposits within a year or accept responsibility for the project’s costs and risk being expelled from the Yun Family.
• Upset by the warning, Yun Yao breaks down in Qin Yumo’s arms. She explains that her father, Yun Sheng, became a vegetable shortly after securing the mining contract, leaving her to run the operation.
• The site has cost more than one hundred million, yet no jade has been found. With the deadline approaching, Chen Hao offers to look for deposits himself.

Character developments

• Chen Hao balances his supernatural connections with his personal relationships, showing concern for Yun Yao and confidence that he may be able to help.
• Yun Yao is revealed as determined and responsible: after her father’s collapse, she took charge of the mine and worked to secure future sales. Her strain becomes visible when Qin Yumo offers her genuine support.
• Qin Yumo acts with warmth and empathy, comforting Yun Yao and helping her feel safe enough to share her troubles.
• Uncle Bo emerges as an intimidating figure with influence over the Yun Family’s mining operations, openly pressuring Yun Yao’s branch.

Significant themes

• Family rivalry and unequal power: Yun Yao’s branch has been pushed to the margins, and the mining contract is both an opportunity and a high-stakes test.
• Duty and resilience: Yun Yao takes on the burden of her father’s project despite the enormous financial and personal pressure.
• Support and vulnerability: Yun Yao is accustomed to coping alone, but the kindness of Chen Hao and Qin Yumo allows her to release her pent-up fear.
• Hope amid crisis: Chen Hao’s offer to search for jade introduces a possible way out just before the deadline.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao and Yun Yao reconnect warmly, and he quickly agrees to visit her.
• Yun Yao welcomes Chen Hao and Qin Yumo, especially bonding with Qin Yumo.
• Uncle Bo’s confrontation exposes the precarious position of Yun Yao’s family and leaves her visibly shaken.
• Qin Yumo comforts Yun Yao, while Chen Hao listens and offers practical help by proposing to inspect the mine.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao, Qin Yumo, and Yun Yao search the Mining Area for the jade deposit. Chen Hao and Qin Yumo find nothing within its official boundary, but discover jade beneath the unused land just beyond it.
• Chen Hao says the deposit is not the immediate concern: they must first wake Yun Yao’s father, Yun Sheng, who has been unconscious for a year.
• At Yun Yao’s home, Chen Hao examines Yun Sheng with his Heavenly Eye Art and identifies a severe blockage in the cervical spine compressing nearby nerves. He suspects deliberate poisoning and believes the coma may be connected to the Mining Area.
• A doctor who has treated Yun Sheng for a year gives Yun Ling vague assurances and accepts extra money. When pressed about waking Yun Sheng, he tries to sell her a consultation with his supposed famous mentor for 200,000 yuan. Yun Ling considers paying.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao is confident in both his ability to locate jade and his medical skill. He notices the deposit outside the boundary and quickly diagnoses Yun Sheng, while keeping his suspicions about the coma to himself for now.
• Qin Yumo assists with the search using her Qi-Viewing Art and supports Chen Hao’s confidence, though she cautions him not to promise too much before examining Yun Sheng.
• Yun Yao moves from disappointment over the failed search to hope at the discovery of jade and Chen Hao’s offer to help her father. She remains doubtful that he can cure a year-long coma.
• Yun Ling is worried and desperate to save her husband. Her trust in the doctors makes her vulnerable to their pressure and apparent exploitation.
• Dr. Chen appears evasive about Yun Sheng’s recovery and opportunistic in accepting money and proposing an expensive specialist consultation.

Significant themes

• Hidden truths and deception: The jade deposit lies just outside the mining boundary, while Yun Sheng’s condition may have been deliberately caused. The doctor’s conduct also raises doubts about his honesty.
• Hope versus exploitation: Yun Yao and Yun Ling hope Chen Hao can help, while Yun Ling’s desperation is exploited by a doctor who offers costly promises.
• Unconventional expertise: Chen Hao’s mystical techniques challenge the assumption that formal credentials are the only source of medical or investigative ability.

Key plot points

• Chen Hao offers to treat Yun Sheng, promising to wake him for the same fee Doctor Chen demanded. Doctor Chen accuses him of trying to swindle the Yun family, while Yun Ling initially sides with the established physicians and orders him to leave.
• Yun Yao begs Chen Hao to help her father and confronts her mother for repeatedly trusting expensive experts despite their failure. Seeing her distress, Chen Hao gives Yun Ling five minutes and agrees to be arrested if he fails.
• Doctor Chen encourages the trial, expecting it to fail, and has the procedure recorded. Chen Hao uses golden needles and spiritual energy to treat Yun Sheng.
• Just before the deadline, Yun Sheng coughs up dark blood and begins murmuring. Yun Ling realizes he is awake, and he manages to open his eyes and speak. Chen Hao gives him Peach Blossom Wine to help restore his strength.
• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo leave the family to reunite. Doctor Chen then tries to recruit Chen Hao for profit; Chen Hao rejects him and threatens to have him arrested, sending him and his colleagues away.

Character developments

• Chen Hao remains calm despite insults and suspicion. He helps because of Yun Yao’s desperation, proves his skill, and refuses to let Doctor Chen exploit his success.
• Yun Yao shows determination and loyalty to her father, openly challenging her mother when conventional treatment has failed.
• Yun Ling shifts from distrust and anger to hope and gratitude after witnessing Yun Sheng awaken.
• Doctor Chen is exposed as self-serving: he dismisses Chen Hao, expects failure, and quickly tries to turn Chen Hao’s skill into a source of income.

Themes

• Actions over credentials: Chen Hao succeeds where costly, established experts have failed.
• Family devotion and desperation: Yun Yao’s appeal reflects the family’s fear that Yun Sheng’s condition will tear them apart.
• Greed and hypocrisy: Doctor Chen publicly condemns fraud while pursuing money himself.
• Hope through taking a chance: Yun Ling’s willingness to let Chen Hao try opens the way for a seemingly impossible recovery.

Character interactions

• Yun Yao pleads with Chen Hao and clashes with Yun Ling over her father’s care; Qin Yumo supports Yun Yao’s request.
• Chen Hao challenges Doctor Chen’s motives, then proves his medical ability in front of him and rejects his later business proposal.
• Yun Ling’s reunion with the awakening Yun Sheng marks the emotional payoff of the chapter, with Yun Yao joining them in tears of relief.

Summary

• After Dr. Chen leaves, Yun Yao joyfully embraces Chen Hao, and her mother, Yun Ling, thanks him for helping the family. Chen Hao brushes off the gratitude and asks only for a meal. Yun Ling cooks, and the group shares a lively dinner.
• Yun Ling teases Chen Hao about his relationship with Qin Yumo, then asks what he thinks of Yun Yao. Both women are embarrassed, and Yun Yao eventually tells her mother to stop.
• Yun Sheng, who has been bedridden for a year, has recovered enough to come downstairs. He thanks Chen Hao and Qin Yumo for saving him. He asks about the medicinal liquor that helped him recover, but Chen Hao says it was the last of an inherited supply and its brewing method is lost.
• Yun Yao tells her father that the family’s mining operation found no jade for a year. Yun Sheng is surprised, since the site had been surveyed carefully. After examining the map, he agrees with Chen Hao’s suspicion that its outline is accurate but its coordinates were altered, directing the miners away from the deposit.
• Yun Sheng asks for his work laptop and discovers that the Yun Family took his computer and documents on the day he collapsed. Chen Hao links this to the falsified map and suggests the events were planned in advance. Yun Sheng realizes the collapse, seizure of his records, and map tampering may all be part of a conspiracy.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao remains modest and tactful: he declines repayment beyond a meal, deflects Yun Sheng’s request for more medicinal liquor, and carefully reasons through the mining deception.
• Yun Yao is openly grateful and increasingly flustered by her mother’s hints about Chen Hao, while remaining focused on understanding what happened to her father and the mine.
• Yun Ling shifts from apologizing for her earlier mistrust to showing warm hospitality. Her matchmaking questions add humor, though they embarrass Yun Yao, Chen Hao, and Qin Yumo.
• Yun Sheng returns to the family in visibly improved health, expresses deep gratitude, and quickly recognizes the implications of Chen Hao’s theory.
• Qin Yumo stays beside Chen Hao, playfully pinches him when he calls her an outsider, then keeps a reserved, quiet presence during the meal.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and humility: Chen Hao helps the family without seeking payment or praise.
• Family affection and romantic teasing: Yun Ling’s matchmaking creates lighthearted tension among the younger characters.
• Betrayal and conspiracy: The suspicious map, missing records, and timing of Yun Sheng’s collapse point toward a deliberate scheme within the Yun Family.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao suspects Yun Sheng’s year-long coma may be tied to a plot over the family’s mining area, though Yun Sheng cannot recall anything linking his collapse to it.
• Yun Sheng retrieves an SD card hidden among his and Yun Ling’s old keepsakes. It contains a backup of the original mining documents.
• Comparing the backup with the version taken by the Yun Family, they discover the coordinates were shifted 100 meters south—deliberately excluding an area known to contain mineral deposits. Yun Sheng concludes that someone intended to sabotage the family and possibly harm them.
• Grateful to Chen Hao, Yun Sheng takes charge of the mining dispute and asks Yun Yao to show Chen Hao and Qin Yumo around Yunjiang.
• Later, Chen Hao tries to collect his commission for supplying cigarettes to Supreme Lord Lao. After delaying the calculation overnight, Lao Jun claims Chen Hao actually owes him 586 Daoist Merit Points. He justifies the result with alleged shop expenses and an 80% cut taken by the Jade Emperor, prompting Chen Hao to accuse the immortals of being crooks.

Character developments

• Yun Sheng moves from confusion to certainty about the conspiracy. Despite his anger, he regains his composure and resumes responsibility for the family’s mining affairs.
• Yun Yao feels guilty for not making a backup, then is relieved and eager to help once the original map is recovered.
• Chen Hao proves resourceful and loyal to Yun Yao’s family, but his confidence in earning a large commission turns to comic indignation when Lao Jun presents the bill.
• Yun Ling supports her family and helps retrieve the keepsake box that contains the crucial backup.
• Supreme Lord Lao reveals himself as evasive and self-serving, using technicalities and dubious accounting to avoid paying Chen Hao.

Significant themes

• Greed and betrayal: The altered map suggests that someone within the Yun Family targeted Yun Sheng’s family to seize valuable land.
• Preparedness and evidence: Yun Sheng’s backup preserves the truth when the official documents have been taken.
• Loyalty and gratitude: Chen Hao helps because of his friendship with Yun Yao, not for reward.
• Exploitation and comic hypocrisy: The heavenly business arrangement mirrors ordinary corporate accounting, turning Chen Hao’s expected windfall into a debt.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao prompts Yun Sheng to reconsider his collapse and guides the family toward investigating the map.
• Yun Sheng and Yun Yao compare the original and altered documents, while Yun Sheng thanks Chen Hao and asks Yun Yao to host him and Qin Yumo.
• In a separate exchange, Chen Hao and Supreme Lord Lao argue over the cigarette commission; Lao Jun’s explanations frustrate Chen Hao until he angrily denounces the immortals.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao disputes his cigarette charges with Supreme Lord Lao, only to learn that his earlier loan of 1,000 Daoist Merit Points leaves him in debt. Lao also presses him to send the promised chocolate.
• The God of Wealth calculates Chen Hao’s monthly commission as –1,355 points, blaming him for a cola shortage that damaged the store’s reputation. Chen Hao protests that he was never told about the strict delivery rule, but the God of Wealth puts the debt on his tab and expects future deliveries.
• After breakfast, Yun Sheng goes to handle family matters. Yun Yao offers to show Chen Hao and Qin Yumo around Yunjiang, but Chen Hao instead asks her to help him locate more yellow dragon jade marrow.
• Yun Yao explains that the jade marrow came from the Yun Family Main Branch’s mines. The family once prospered from it, but none has been found there for over a decade. Because the mine remains an important restricted site, Yun Yao is unsure she can get Chen Hao access.
• Yun Yao makes a call and quickly arranges a visit. As she leads them to the car, her cheerful expression fades.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao’s hopes of earning Daoist Merit Points collapse as both Supreme Lord Lao and the God of Wealth reveal unexpected debts. He feels exploited and bitterly accepts that he has no leverage except to provide future goods.
• Yun Yao is eager to help Chen Hao, but her limited standing within the Yun Family makes access to the mine difficult. Her subdued expression after arranging the visit hints that the situation may be more complicated than she lets on.
• Qin Yumo wants to return to Capital City to see her grandfather, but stays with Chen Hao out of gratitude. She questions his interest in jade and explains that refining its spiritual energy requires a cultivation method—knowledge Chen Hao does not reveal whether he possesses.
• Chen Hao’s search for yellow dragon jade marrow is tied to his urgent goal of breaking the seal on Guanghan Palace. He also shows awareness of Qin Yumo’s spiritual perception, recalling her earlier interest in the jade.

Significant themes

• Exploitative bargains and hidden rules: Chen Hao’s business dealings with the immortals turn into unexpected debts, while both creditors defend undisclosed terms with “You never asked.”
• Trust and obligation: Qin Yumo remains with Chen Hao because she feels indebted to him, while Chen Hao depends on Yun Yao’s goodwill and influence.
• Power, access, and knowledge: Rare resources such as yellow dragon jade marrow—and the methods needed to use them—are controlled by powerful families and organizations.

Chapter summary

• Yun Yao brings Chen Hao and Qin Yumo to the immense Yun Family estate. The gatekeepers refuse to admit her guests—and require Yun Yao to call Yun Hong for permission to enter—revealing how little respect she seems to receive within her own family.
• Yun Hong, the family’s young heir and Yun Yao’s childhood acquaintance, greets them. He is immediately taken with Qin Yumo and offers to show them around. During the tour, he boasts about the family’s influence and its Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow business.
• Chen Hao asks about the jade vein and requests a visit. Yun Hong agrees but says mining is temporarily suspended while a feng shui expert inspects the site, hoping to locate another vein. Chen Hao and Qin Yumo exchange a knowing look, confident in their own ability to find jade.
• A commotion draws them to a hall, where Yun Qing is beating Yun Sheng—Yun Yao’s father. Yun Sheng has apparently recently awakened from a vegetative state and came to challenge Yun Qing, despite expecting trouble. Yun Qing’s associates and the gathered family members show little sympathy.
• Yun Yao tries to protect her father, but A Xing shoves her down and strikes Yun Sheng. As A Xing prepares another blow, Chen Hao intervenes, stopping his fist and condemning him.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Yao is shown as vulnerable within her own family but fiercely protective of her father. Seeing him attacked brings her distress and anger to the surface.
• Yun Sheng demonstrates courage by confronting Yun Qing, even though he knows the family may mistreat him. His concern for Yun Yao is clear when he asks why she came.
• Yun Hong is hospitable and eager to impress Qin Yumo, but his flirtatious attention ignores her cool response. His confident talk about the family also contrasts with the family’s internal cruelty.
• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo remain focused on their reason for visiting—the jade vein—until the violence forces them to respond. Chen Hao’s intervention signals that he will not stand by while Yun Yao and her father are harmed.
• Yun Qing and A Xing wield the family’s hierarchy to humiliate and assault Yun Sheng, while Uncle Bo watches without intervening.

Significant themes

• Family hierarchy and exclusion: Despite sharing the Yun surname, Yun Yao and Yun Sheng are treated as outsiders, and even entry to the estate is tightly controlled.
• Abuse of power and injustice: Yun Qing uses his status and A Xing’s strength to silence Yun Sheng rather than hear his case.
• Loyalty and protection: Yun Yao risks herself for her father, and Chen Hao steps in when the violence escalates.
• Appearance versus reality: The Yun estate’s grandeur and claims of influence conceal a family culture marked by favoritism and brutality.

Key plot points and events

• Chen Hao intervenes when Yun Qing’s subordinate A Xing attacks Yun Sheng and Yun Yao. With a small movement, Chen Hao sends A Xing flying, then uses his spiritual power to stop the Yun Family members from rushing him.
• Yun Qing recognizes Chen Hao as a Qi Refiner and abruptly switches from hostility to politeness, inviting him inside. Yun Sheng, confused by the change, accompanies Chen Hao and his daughter.
• Yun Qing summons his brother, Yun Xian, the Yun Family head. Yun Xian initially promises to clear Yun Sheng’s name, then sends the others away so he and Yun Qing can confront Chen Hao.
• Yun Qing reveals that his earlier courtesy was tactical and demands that Chen Hao answer for striking a family member. He attacks, but Chen Hao knocks him aside with a flying marble tabletop.
• Yun Xian attacks next. Chen Hao blocks him with blood-red Qi Armor, revealing that he has reached the third realm. Chen Hao then defeats Yun Xian with the Overlord Blade Slash, shattering his Qi Armor and sending him crashing into the sofas.
• Yun Xian and Yun Qing are stunned by Chen Hao’s age and power. Their great-grandfather appears, warns Chen Hao against arrogance, and is met with open provocation. The chapter ends as the old man angrily responds to Chen Hao’s insult.

Character developments

• Chen Hao displays overwhelming strength and confidence, remaining seated as he defeats both Yun brothers. He is also strategic enough to avoid an immediate public feud because he still needs access to the Yun Family’s mining area.
• Yun Sheng gains confidence with Chen Hao at his side and presses Yun Xian to hear his case, though he is later asked to leave the private discussion.
• Yun Qing shifts from bullying Yun Sheng to flattering Chen Hao once he realizes Chen Hao is a Qi Refiner, then turns hostile again when he thinks he can challenge him privately.
• Yun Xian initially presents himself as a reasonable family leader, but joins the confrontation. After Chen Hao defeats him, he recognizes the vast gap between their abilities.
• The great-grandfather enters as a powerful elder, but Chen Hao judges him insufficiently threatening and deliberately provokes him.

Significant themes

• Power and status: The Yun family’s courtesy and authority prove conditional on perceived strength; Chen Hao’s realm immediately changes how others treat him.
• Arrogance and pride: The Yun brothers’ family standing leads them to underestimate Chen Hao, while Chen Hao’s own confidence escalates into deliberate taunting.
• Generational achievement: Yun Xian’s long climb to the third realm contrasts sharply with Chen Hao reaching it while still young.
• Appearance versus intent: Yun Qing’s polite welcome masks a plan to confront Chen Hao once witnesses are gone.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao protects Yun Sheng and Yun Yao from A Xing and Yun Qing, establishing himself as their ally.
• Yun Qing tries to manage Chen Hao through flattery, then threatens him when they are alone.
• Yun Xian and Chen Hao move from a seemingly civil meeting to a direct fight, which Chen Hao wins decisively.
• The great-grandfather’s warning sparks another clash of pride, setting up a confrontation beyond the chapter’s end.

Plot points and events

• Chen Hao faces the Yun family’s great-grandfather, who attacks him. Chen Hao calmly identifies a dangerous buildup of spiritual energy in the old man’s chest, stopping the assault.
• The great-grandfather immediately kneels and begs Chen Hao to treat him. Chen Hao agrees in exchange for a favor, though he exaggerates the difficulty to strengthen his bargaining position.
• Outside the hall, Yun Xian and Yun Qing are stunned by the reversal. Yun Xian abruptly treats Yun Sheng warmly, while Yun Qing panics and tells Uncle Bo to find a scapegoat.
• The chapter reveals that Yun Qing and Uncle Bo plotted to put Yun Sheng in a coma so they could take control of his jade-mining property. Yun Qing fears the great-grandfather may uncover their scheme.
• After negotiating with Chen Hao, the great-grandfather introduces him as an honored guest and orders Yun Xian to take him to the Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow Vein.

Character developments

• Chen Hao displays confidence and sharp perception, using his knowledge of cultivation to gain leverage. He also enjoys teasing and humiliating the Yun family’s leaders.
• The great-grandfather shifts from furious attacker to desperate petitioner, then becomes deferential toward Chen Hao once he realizes Chen can save him.
• Yun Xian goes from cheering on the attack to obeying Chen Hao’s escort order and acting deferentially toward Yun Sheng.
• Yun Qing is exposed as a conspirator. His confidence gives way to anxiety as he tries to cover up his role in Yun Sheng’s coma.
• Yun Sheng receives unexpected warmth from Yun Xian, though he does not understand why.

Significant themes

• Power and status can reverse suddenly: Chen Hao’s apparent vulnerability is overturned by his knowledge and skill.
• Family loyalty versus greed: Yun Qing’s scheme shows how the pursuit of family interests can mask betrayal and self-interest.
• Deception and face-saving: Yun Qing seeks a scapegoat, while the great-grandfather flatters Chen Hao and Chen uses humor to assert dominance.
• Respect earned through ability: The Yun family’s contempt gives way to obedience once Chen Hao proves his value.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao’s calm diagnosis transforms his confrontation with the great-grandfather into a negotiation.
• The great-grandfather berates Yun Xian and Yun Qing for interrupting, then later publicly protects Chen Hao’s status as a guest.
• Yun Xian’s sudden friendliness toward Yun Sheng contrasts with his prior disregard for him.
• Yun Qing’s urgent instructions to Uncle Bo reveal his fear that the great-grandfather’s involvement will expose their plot.
• Chen Hao repeatedly jokes that “Grandpa is right here,” irritating Yun Xian while the great-grandfather tolerates the teasing.

Key plot points

• Acting on Yun Tian’s orders, Yun Xian leads a large Yun Family entourage to escort Chen Hao into the mountains and treat him as an honored guest.
• Chen Hao jokes about the rough path, then insists that Yun Xian and Yun Qing carry his sedan chair. The two senior family members reluctantly comply while Chen Hao enjoys an extravagant ride.
• At the Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow Mountain Range, Chen Hao becomes serious and heads to the inactive mining site. He notices a curly-haired man who may be the feng shui master Yun Hong mentioned.
• Yun Ping, a Yun Family member overseeing the site, mistakes Chen Hao for an intruder and prepares to attack him. Yun Xian arrives, slaps Yun Ping, and orders him to apologize.
• Yun Ping initially resists, but when Yun Xian threatens to expel him from the family, he immediately kneels. Chen Hao ignores him and continues onward.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao shifts between playful arrogance and focused seriousness. He takes advantage of Yun Xian’s deference for comic effect, but turns attentive once he reaches the jade-mar­row vein.
• Yun Xian is visibly anxious to please Chen Hao, following Yun Tian’s instructions even at the cost of his own dignity. His quick punishment of Yun Ping shows how much he fears anything jeopardizing Chen Hao’s approval—and, by extension, his own position.
• Yun Qing shares the humiliation of carrying the sedan chair and later avoids helping Yun Ping, prioritizing his own safety.
• Yun Sheng and Yun Yao are curious about Chen Hao’s standing, but he declines to explain. Qin Yumo remains unimpressed by his status and teases him, puncturing his confidence.
• Yun Ping is blustering and self-righteous until faced with real consequences; he quickly abandons his “principles” and kneels. His followers likewise retreat when the family leadership intervenes.

Significant themes

• Power and hierarchy: Yun Tian’s favor gives Chen Hao unusual authority, while Yun Xian’s leadership proves dependent on keeping him satisfied.
• Dignity versus obedience: Yun Xian and Yun Qing endure public humiliation, and Yun Ping’s lofty talk collapses under the threat of expulsion.
• Comedy through contrast: Chen Hao’s luxurious sedan-chair ride and Yun Ping’s forced kneeling contrast sharply with the solemn importance of the mountain and its mineral vein.
• Curiosity and withheld information: The family wants to understand Chen Hao’s influence, but he keeps his reasons—and the true nature of his role—unclear.

Key plot points and events

• At the mining site, Chen Hao encounters Master Hu, a flamboyant self-proclaimed feng shui and fortune-telling expert. Hu warns that Chen is in danger, but Chen dismisses him as an irritating fraud.
• Chen inspects three abandoned mine tunnels. He detects an exceptionally faint trace of spiritual energy in the third, though neither Qin Yumo nor the others can initially sense it.
• Unsure whether a Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow Vein lies below, Chen decides to descend the deep, potentially dangerous tunnel to investigate.
• Yun Qing, still resentful toward Chen, secretly orders Uncle Bo to arrange explosives so Chen can be killed in the mine.
• Qin Yumo refuses to let Chen go alone, recalling her promise after the Mist Forest incident. The two descend together, navigating a damp, slippery tunnel above an underground river.
• Farther down, Qin finally senses the strange spiritual energy, strengthening Chen’s belief that the vein is nearby. As they crawl into a narrow, steep section, Qin slips; Chen catches her, but both lose their footing and slide downward.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao is focused and determined, willing to risk the descent despite uncertainty because he needs spiritual energy to unseal Guanghan Palace. He is dismissive of Master Hu but attentive to the tunnel’s clues.
• Qin Yumo shows growing loyalty and concern for Chen. She insists on accompanying him, and their lighthearted exchange about her treating him to a meal softens the dangerous journey.
• Yun Qing escalates from resentment to attempted murder, recruiting Uncle Bo to sabotage the mine.
• Master Hu provides comic relief through his exaggerated persona and mispronunciation of “Fujian” as “Hujian,” while his ominous warning may foreshadow danger.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and mutual protection: Qin’s decision to share the danger reflects her commitment to Chen.
• Determination and risk: Chen pushes forward despite uncertainty and physical hazards.
• Hidden danger and deception: The mine’s peril is both natural and deliberately increased by Yun Qing’s plot.
• Spiritual perception: Chen’s Heavenly Eye Art lets him detect energy others cannot, making his abilities central to uncovering the possible vein.

Plot points and events

• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo fall into a cramped, water-filled pit in the mine. Chen Hao’s Qi Armor protects them from serious injury, but they are pinned together and cannot move freely.
• They argue over Chen Hao’s involuntary physical reaction to their close contact. Their walkie-talkie’s button is accidentally held down, so everyone outside hears the exchange. Yun Yao alerts them; Chen Hao then drops the radio into the water.
• Using the Heavenly Eye Art, Chen Hao discovers a large Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow vein behind the rock wall. The pair inch toward it together, and Chen Hao uses his Dragon Claw artifact to dig through the stone.
• Chen Hao reveals the Crescent Pendant, which absorbs spiritual energy from the vein and rapidly increases his cultivation. Before he can explain further, an explosion causes the wall and then the mine to collapse, burying both of them.
• Outside, Yun Yao is devastated, Yun Xian panics about the consequences for his position as family head, and Yun Sheng orders an urgent rescue. Yun Qing and Uncle Bo privately welcome the apparent deaths, seeing them as a way to advance their interests. The walkie-talkie gives only static, and Yun Yao fears the pair have little chance of surviving.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao stays resourceful under pressure, using his abilities to find the vein and dig a route toward it. His teasing and embarrassment create comic tension with Qin Yumo, while his excitement over the pendant and spiritual energy underscores his ambition.
• Qin Yumo shifts from anger and embarrassment during their close-quarters quarrel to focused interest when Chen Hao finds the vein. She remains wary of his unusual powers and objects to his Dragon Claw, which he identifies as a spirit artifact.
• Yun Yao shows strong concern for both of them, first checking their safety and later breaking down when the mine collapses.
• Yun Sheng takes command of the emergency, prioritizing a rapid rescue over investigating the suspected sabotage.
• Yun Xian is more concerned with the political fallout and his leadership prospects, while Yun Qing and Uncle Bo quietly hope the disaster benefits them.

Significant themes

• Trust and intimacy under pressure: The forced closeness brings out both friction and reluctant cooperation between Chen Hao and Qin Yumo.
• Power, cultivation, and ambition: The jade vein and Crescent Pendant offer a major boost, but exploiting that power brings immediate danger.
• Rivalry and political self-interest: The collapse exposes how some characters view Chen Hao’s fate chiefly through its effect on family leadership.
• Uncertainty and peril: The chapter ends with the protagonists buried, communication lost, and their survival in doubt.

Chapter summary: “The Seal Lifted”

• Plot and events: A mine collapse traps Chen Hao and Qin Yumo beneath tons of rock. Chen Hao uses the temporary strength of the Giant Spirit Art to hold the rubble up, but his Spiritual Power is running out. Water then floods the chamber, leaving them close to drowning. As Qin Yumo loses consciousness and Chen Hao gives up struggling, the Crescent Pendant sinks into the pool. Chen Hao catches it and receives a message that Guanghan Palace is fully restored, its seal lifted, and its spatial power unlocked. He takes Qin Yumo into the pendant’s inner world and revives her with rescue breaths.
• The newly revealed palace: Chen Hao and Qin Yumo discover Guanghan Palace, guarded by ancient armored soldiers and filled with vast, pure Spiritual Power. Its energy makes Chen Hao’s cultivation method circulate on its own, and he finds a huge Spirit-Gathering Array in the central courtyard. He realizes the palace could greatly accelerate cultivation.
• Character development and interactions: In the face of death, Chen Hao keeps trying to protect Qin Yumo, while she admits that although she regrets entering the mine, dying with him would be enough. Their shared danger deepens their emotional bond; they face death together with a calm, affectionate smile before the pendant saves them. Qin Yumo wakes confused, initially believing they have reached the Netherworld, while Chen Hao struggles to explain their survival.
• Comic aftermath: Chen Hao lets Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul into the palace. Both immediately vie for the Spirit-Gathering Array: Qin Meng complains that the Saintess has bullied her, but the Saintess effortlessly throws her aside and claims the best spot. When Qin Meng insults her, the usually dignified Saintess erupts into a furious argument, revealing a sharp, quarrelsome side. Chen Hao avoids taking sides and blocks out their shouting.
• Significant themes: The chapter contrasts peril and hope, showing how loyalty and affection persist even at the brink of death. The pendant’s restored power turns apparent disaster into a breakthrough, opening a new sanctuary and opportunity for cultivation. The palace’s immense Spiritual Power also signals a major advance in Chen Hao’s abilities, while the ending shifts from life-or-death suspense to supernatural comedy.

Summary

Plot points and events

• After escaping the collapsed mine into the Crescent Pendant’s hidden space, Chen Hao and Qin Yumo discover that they can see the two resident spirits, Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul. Qin Yumo tests whether they are truly alive by punching Chen Hao in the face.
• Chen Hao briefly returns to the flooded mine shaft. The rocks block his way out, and the walkie-talkie he retrieves is ruined. He confirms that hiding in the pendant does not move its physical location, so they remain trapped beneath the collapse.
• At the surface, Yun Tian arrives and angrily demands an explanation for the explosion. Yun Ping claims explosives in a neighboring shaft may have gone off accidentally, but Yun Tian suspects foul play. His urgency is driven partly by his need for Chen Hao to treat a decades-old spiritual-energy problem.
• Rescue efforts proceed slowly. Yun Sheng and Yun Yao use the mine plans to dig a new shaft, but progress is painfully limited. Yun Qing proposes blasting through, provoking Yun Sheng, who angrily confronts him over his past behavior and reckless suggestion.
• Inside the pendant, Chen Hao and Qin Yumo share food while waiting. Spotting the Samadhi True Fire Talisman gives Chen Hao an idea. He interrupts Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul’s ongoing argument and orders them to clear the area above the trapped pair. They agree after he threatens to banish them from the palace.

Character development

• Chen Hao stays resourceful and lighthearted despite the danger. He tests the pendant’s limits, then recognizes the talisman may offer a way forward.
• Qin Yumo shifts from shock and teasing to genuine concern about their predicament, though she remains composed enough to eat and adapt.
• Yun Tian shows desperation beneath his authority: he needs Chen Hao’s help and orders the rescue to continue at any cost.
• Yun Sheng openly stands up to Yun Qing, revealing how deeply he resents him and how fiercely he supports Chen Hao.
• Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul remain combative, but their dependence on the Guanghan Palace makes them quickly cooperative when Chen Hao threatens their access to it.

Significant themes

• Resourcefulness in crisis: Chen Hao turns a small discovery—the talisman—into a possible solution when conventional rescue efforts stall.
• Power, dependence, and self-interest: Yun Tian’s concern for Chen Hao is tied to his own need for treatment, while the spirits comply because Chen Hao controls their refuge.
• Conflict and loyalty: Yun Sheng’s confrontation with Yun Qing reflects accumulated resentment and loyalty to the person who saved him.
• Humor amid danger: The banter, arguments, and comic reactions provide levity against the serious threat of being trapped underground.

Character interactions

• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo tease each other, then face the danger together.
• Yun Tian interrogates Yun Ping, while Yun Qing intervenes to redirect attention toward rescue.
• Yun Sheng clashes with Yun Qing over the proposed use of explosives.
• Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul insult one another until Chen Hao interrupts and recruits them to warn the people above.

Plot points and events

• To clear the Mining Area so Chen Hao can escape, Qin Meng first creates strong winds, but the workers keep digging. The Saintess Remnant Soul intensifies the storm and adds ghostly sobs, frightening most workers away.
• When Yun Sheng and Yun Yao refuse to leave, the Saintess writes “Leave” in the dirt. Qin Meng warns that leaving a physical mark violates the laws separating the living and the dead and could expose the Saintess to a Soul Reaper and eternal punishment.
• The Saintess explains that Yun Yao reminds her of her own daughter. Yun Sheng and Yun Yao accept the warning and leave.
• Underground, Chen Hao uses the Samadhi True Fire Talisman. He channels samadhi true fire into it, then retreats into the pendant as the talisman’s power builds.
• Master Hu arrives at the deserted site and sits near the buried mine entrance. His lighter fails; when he throws it, the talisman detonates. The blast devastates the Mining Area, forming a huge crater and hurling or melting heavy equipment.
• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo emerge from the crater. Yun Sheng and Yun Yao return and are relieved to find them alive. Chen Hao says his priority is finding whoever caused the disaster and settling the score.

Character developments and interactions

• The Saintess Remnant Soul shows compassion and personal vulnerability by risking severe punishment to protect Yun Yao, who resembles her absent daughter. Qin Meng is shocked and warns her, but ultimately lets her act.
• Qin Meng and the Saintess work together to clear the site, though their familiar rivalry continues: after returning underground, they ignore Chen Hao’s announcement and head off to argue.
• Yun Sheng and Yun Yao move from skepticism to caution, choosing to trust the supernatural warning and leave.
• Chen Hao remains confident in his talisman plan, though its astonishing destructive power surprises him. He and Qin Yumo reunite with Yun Sheng and Yun Yao, who are relieved and grateful.

Significant themes

• Compassion and sacrifice: The Saintess risks her afterlife to protect a living family.
• Boundaries and consequences: The rules between the living and dead are strict, and even a well-meant action can bring grave punishment.
• Power and unintended destruction: Chen Hao’s talisman succeeds in freeing him but causes immense collateral damage, underscoring how dangerous supernatural power can be.
• Trust under uncertainty: Yun Sheng and Yun Yao act on an unexplained warning rather than dismissing it.

Key plot points

• Chen Hao survives the mining disaster and returns to the Yun Family, where Yun Tian summons the family to hear his accusation: someone deliberately tried to kill him.
• Yun Tian initially blames Yun Ping, the Mining Area’s safety supervisor, and expels him. Chen Hao offers Yun Ping a chance to identify the person behind the plot.
• Yun Ping names Uncle Bo, who then admits that Yun Qing ordered the sabotage. When Yun Qing tries to kill Uncle Bo to silence him, Qin Yumo intervenes, and Yun Tian breaks Yun Qing’s arm and strips him of his position.
• Uncle Bo confesses to years of wrongdoing, including helping Yun Qing frame Yun Sheng’s family and seize control of the Mining Area. Yun Tian spares Uncle Bo’s life but leaves his fate to Chen Hao.
• Chen Hao declines to punish the men himself. Yun Sheng calls the police, and Yun Qing and Uncle Bo are removed from the hall to face the consequences of their crimes.
• Yun Tian then holds Yun Xian accountable for his oversight of the mining expedition. Chen Hao demotes him to second patriarch and proposes that Yun Sheng become the new patriarch.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao is calm and commanding, steering the proceedings while offering Yun Ping a chance to tell the truth. He delegates the final punishment to Yun Sheng and uses Yun Xian’s demotion to position Yun Sheng as the next leader.
• Yun Tian demonstrates his authority by punishing Yun Qing and holding other family leaders responsible. His warm welcome to Chen Hao contrasts with the severity of his judgment.
• Yun Ping shifts from pleading for his position to exposing Uncle Bo once Chen Hao offers him a way to save himself.
• Uncle Bo and Yun Qing turn against each other when their plot is exposed. Yun Qing’s attempt to silence Bo fails, and Bo retaliates by revealing their history of corruption.
• Yun Sheng learns that Yun Qing framed his family. Though furious, he chooses to let the police handle the criminals, while Chen Hao’s proposal raises him toward leadership.
• Qin Yumo protects Uncle Bo from Yun Qing’s attack, giving Yun Tian time to intervene.
• Yun Xian remains silent during the confrontation, then accepts Chen Hao’s judgment once his own responsibility is raised.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and self-preservation: When threatened, Yun Qing and Uncle Bo quickly sacrifice one another to escape blame.
• Accountability and justice: Yun Tian strips Yun Qing of power, while Yun Sheng chooses legal punishment over personal revenge.
• Power and leadership: The crisis exposes the Yun Family’s corruption and opens the way for a change in leadership.
• Truth emerging under pressure: Uncle Bo’s confession reveals the long-running conspiracy against Yun Sheng’s family.

Plot points and events

• Chen Hao proposes that Yun Sheng become head of the Yun Family, but Yun Sheng and Yun Tian doubt he has enough authority or achievements to win the family’s support.
• Chen Hao says Yun Sheng can earn the position by discovering a new Yellow Dragon Jade Marrow Vein. Yun Tian agrees that such a find would justify the appointment; Chen promises to help, though he postpones explaining how.
• Yun Tian asks Chen Hao to treat the dangerous spiritual energy accumulated in his body. Chen requests the Yun family’s Pure Heart Art, explaining that the cultivation method may be the root of the problem.
• Chen Hao reads the method, identifies flaws, and uses Golden Needles to release the spiritual energy safely. He channels the pure energy through the Crescent Pendant and Guanghan Palace’s Spirit-Gathering Array into himself, improving his own abilities.
• Yun Tian’s blockage is cleared, allowing him to resume progress toward the Fourth Realm. Chen Hao gives him revised cultivation guidance, then declines Yun Tian’s invitation to stay and heads back toward Zhonghai City.
• At the gate, CC reappears with a crowd of female dogs, prompting Chen Hao to joke that the dog deserves the name “Sowing Boy.”

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao presents himself as a benefactor, but acts with practical motives: he wants Yun Sheng in power to strengthen his ties to the Yun Family and secure a future supply of jade. He also memorizes the Pure Heart Art so he has a cultivation method he can teach others. His confidence and resourcefulness impress Yun Tian.
• Yun Sheng is modest and skeptical that he deserves leadership, but is positioned as a potential family head if he can make a major contribution.
• Yun Tian begins reluctant to reveal a family secret, then trusts Chen Hao after hearing his explanation. Once cured, he is grateful and openly admires Chen.
• Chen Hao and Yun Tian’s relationship grows more trusting, while Chen Hao’s relationship with Yun Sheng is framed as a strategic friendship. CC’s comic return provides a lighthearted ending.

Significant themes

• Ambition and political legitimacy: Leadership must be backed by deeds that earn the family’s respect.
• Trust and guarded knowledge: Yun Tian’s hesitation over the family method reflects the value of inherited secrets; Chen Hao must persuade him to share it.
• Self-interest beneath generosity: Chen Hao genuinely helps Yun Tian, but also uses the encounter to improve his cultivation and advance his long-term plans.
• Cultivation and hidden costs: The Pure Heart Art has flaws that cause spiritual energy to accumulate dangerously, showing that power can carry inherited risks.

Key plot points and events

• On the drive back, Chen Hao reveals that a large reserve of yellow dragon jade marrow remains beneath the explosion crater. He has already arranged with Yun Tian for Yun Sheng to mine it and become head of the Yun Family.
• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo leave Yunjiang the next morning. Yun Yao drives them to the airport, where she and Qin Yumo share an affectionate farewell. Yun Yao privately hopes Chen Hao will return.
• Chen Hao accompanies Qin Yumo to Capital City to check on her grandfather, despite wanting to return to Zhonghai City. On the flight, he and Qin Yumo acknowledge—without directly discussing it—that their feelings for each other have grown more complicated.
• At the airport, Chu Mengling greets Chen Hao with her usual boisterous affection. Qin Kai reports that Elder Qin has awakened and begun eating, suggesting Chen Hao’s Gu-Removing Technique worked.
• At the Qin family’s historic courtyard, Qin Yumo is reunited with her grandfather. Elder Qin comforts her and learns that Chen Hao risked his life to save him and the family.

Character developments and interactions

• Yun Sheng is overwhelmed by Chen Hao’s help, which transforms his prospects and brings him within reach of family leadership. He promises to provide Chen Hao with the finest jade in the future.
• Yun Yao is reluctant to part with Chen Hao and Qin Yumo; her wistful farewell hints at her affection for Chen Hao.
• Chen Hao and Qin Yumo share an increasingly intimate but unresolved bond. Their teasing and shared experiences give way to quiet tension, as both fear that openly acknowledging their feelings could damage their friendship.
• Chu Mengling continues to pursue Chen Hao playfully, while he reacts with comic discomfort. CC also eagerly draws her attention.
• Elder Qin is grateful to see Qin Yumo safe, but carries guilt and resentment over the harm done to his family. Learning of Chen Hao’s sacrifice deepens his gratitude.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and gratitude: Chen Hao’s aid reshapes Yun Sheng’s future and saves the Qin family, prompting strong feelings of indebtedness.
• Unspoken affection: Chen Hao and Qin Yumo’s closeness grows, but fear of changing their friendship keeps their feelings unexpressed.
• Family hardship and recovery: Elder Qin’s awakening brings hope after the Qin family’s suffering, while his reunion with Qin Yumo offers an emotional turning point.
• Separation and longing: Farewells to Yun Yao and the journey to Capital City underscore the relationships Chen Hao leaves behind and those he is returning to.

Key plot points

• Chen Hao visits the recovering Elder Qin, whom he recently saved from a Gu technique. A misunderstanding about Qin Yumo’s promised “compensation” sparks playful teasing among the young people.
• Chen Hao examines Elder Qin and gives him Peach Blossom medicinal wine. Chu Jinliang arrives, then promptly steals and drinks the wine himself.
• Chu Jinliang privately asks Chen Hao to stay for an important meeting the next day, attended by the Capital Gate and senior National Congress officials. Chen agrees after learning the meeting may involve a major decision requiring his cooperation.
• That evening, Chen Hao examines the dragon leg he owns. Using his Dragon Claw Immortal Artifact, he removes a scale and learns it can help resist a spiritual-energy attack and serve as talisman material.
• Realizing he has the spiritual energy, dragon scales, and samadhi true fire needed to make powerful talismans, Chen Hao begins collecting scales. He then notices a drop of emerald-green liquid on the meat and suspects it may be dragon blood.

Character developments and interactions

• Chen Hao remains modest about his medical skill and generous toward Elder Qin, but also shows resourcefulness by recognizing the value of the dragon scales for talisman-making.
• Elder Qin is grateful to Chen Hao and increasingly impressed by his abilities. His recovery appears to be progressing well.
• Qin Yumo and Chen Hao are teased by Qin Kai, prompting an embarrassed, comic exchange that reveals their comfortable friendship.
• Chu Mengling playfully accuses Chen Hao of hiding something from her, adding to the misunderstanding.
• Chu Jinliang and Elder Qin display a mischievous, familiar rapport when Chu Jinliang confiscates the wine and drinks it himself.
• CC pesters Chen Hao for dragon meat and cheekily ignores the limit he sets, creating a comic contrast with Chen Hao’s serious discovery.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and loyalty: Elder Qin’s thanks and Chu Jinliang’s efforts to help Chen Hao reinforce bonds formed through mutual support.
• Power and opportunity: The upcoming meeting could connect Chen Hao with influential figures and involve decisions of national importance.
• Resourcefulness and cultivation: Chen Hao turns rare dragon remains into potential tools, recognizing that their scales could make unusually powerful talismans.
• Humor and camaraderie: Teasing, bickering, and the old men’s antics lend warmth to otherwise high-stakes developments.

Key plot points and events

• After CC bites open a dragon leg, Chen Hao discovers a drop of dragon blood in its meridians and catches it before it hits the floor. He stores it, hoping it will greatly enhance his Giant Spirit Art.
• Chen enters Guanghan Palace to practice talisman-making. He finds the Saintess Remnant Soul meditating in the Spirit-Gathering Array while Qin Meng stays quietly aside.
• Wanting to protect his family and loved ones, Chen chooses to make a Diamond Talisman. Using Samadhi True Fire, the Immortal Collection of Talismans, dragon scales, and the array’s abundant spiritual energy, he fails hundreds of times before completing his first talisman after an all-night effort.
• The next day, Chen gives dragon scales to Chu Jinliang and Qiao Shan, describing them as family protective charms. Chu accepts one quietly; Qiao is skeptical.
• Chen and Chu attend a gathering at a rooftop garden in a five-star hotel. The event is connected to the National Congress and Capital Gate, and its security is staffed by powerful Qi Refiners.
• There, Chen recognizes Fang Lei. Fang is surprised to see him with Chu, and Chen reveals that Chu is his grandfather. The chapter ends as the group settles in to hear how Chen and Fang met.

Character developments

• Chen Hao grows more proactive in safeguarding those he loves. He pushes through the difficulty of a new discipline and achieves an impressive first talisman, while also sharing dragon-scale protection with his companions.
• Chu Jinliang accepts Chen’s gift without argument, showing quiet trust in his grandson.
• Qiao Shan remains doubtful about the supposed protective charms.
• Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul are unexpectedly peaceful with one another, though the reason for their changed arrangement is not explained.

Significant themes

• Protection and responsibility: Chen’s choice of talisman and his gifts reflect his concern that his loved ones are vulnerable.
• Perseverance and mastery: Talisman inscription demands painstaking control, and Chen’s success comes only after repeated failure.
• Trust and secrecy: Chen gives out protective scales without explaining their true nature, while his companions respond according to their differing levels of trust.

Character interactions

• Chen briefly observes the unusually calm dynamic between Qin Meng and the Saintess Remnant Soul but leaves them undisturbed.
• He offers Chu and Qiao dragon scales as protective keepsakes; Chu accepts, while Qiao questions the gift.
• Chen steadies Chu when the rooftop wind makes him sway.
• Chen and Fang Lei greet each other warmly, joking about Chen’s failure to mention his relationship to Chu. Their reunion prompts Chu to ask how they know each other.