Chapter Summaries

Shi Chun endured fifteen years of imprisonment while his friends and former associates struggled to hold together, and Dong Liangyi married after learning that Shi Chun had quietly helped her. Five years later, Mulan Qingqing entered the Great Contest against her father’s wishes, prompting Mulan Jin to seek Shi Chun’s help through Qieshan.

• Shi Chun spent fifteen years in the Prison of Life, sustained by cultivation and an annual meal from Lan Qiaoyan, while he waited for Wu Jinliang to find a way to free him.
• Dong Liangyi learned from Situ Gu that Shi Chun had asked him to take her as a disciple, then married into a prominent family despite her feelings for Shi Chun.
• Tong Mingshan, Feng Chi, and Duan Xiangmei examined a hairpin sent for Shi Chun, while Feng Chi stayed with the group, freed Wu Hong and others, and kept Duan Xiangmei’s contact with Wu Jinliang secret.
• Five more years passed, and Mulan Qingqing signed up for the Great Contest despite Mulan Jin’s objections.
• Mulan Jin decided Shi Chun could protect Mulan Qingqing in the contest and resolved to press Qieshan to help get him out of the Prison of Life.

Mulan Jin arranged for Shi Chun to leave the Prison of Life and protect Mulan Qingqing after learning that she had secretly registered for the Centennial Amnesty War. Shi Chun accepted the dangerous task, and Mulan Jin promised him a favor if he brought her back alive.

• Mulan Jin told Lu Mi that Shi Chun had reached the human immortal realm and would make a suitable helper for Mulan Qingqing in the Great Amnesty War.
• Du Huoguan ordered Qieshan to arrest someone from the Qi Household so he could find a reason to release Shi Chun.
• Mulan Jin confronted Qieshan and used an old favor and a new investigation into his ties to the Demonic Path to pressure him into helping free Shi Chun.
• Du Huoguan agreed to release Shi Chun and told Qieshan to let word spread that Mulan Jin had secured his release.
• Mulan Jin visited Shi Chun in prison and offered to get him out if he would undertake a task.
• Mulan Jin revealed that Mulan Qingqing had secretly registered for the Great Amnesty War and ordered Shi Chun to protect her and bring her back alive, promising him a favor if he succeeded.

Shi Chun secured his release from the Prison of Life by agreeing to protect Mulan Qingqing in the Great Amnesty War, and Mulan Jin took him away to join the campaign. News of Shi Chun’s release reached the Demon Empress and Wei Mo, who planned to recruit him for their forces.

• Shi Chun promised Mulan Jin he would protect Mulan Qingqing and asked him to secure Wu Jinliang’s release as well.
• Mulan Jin agreed to consider Wu Jinliang and then arranged for Shi Chun to be released from the Prison of Life.
• Lan Qiaoyan and Old Tan recognized Shi Chun as he left Zhixu City, and Mulan Jin took him away before he could return home.
• Daozhen told the Demon Empress that Mulan Jin had freed Shi Chun, prompting her to order an investigation into his whereabouts.
• Young Master Nan tried to persuade Wei Mo not to send Tong Mingshan, Zhu Xiangxin, and An Wuzhi to war, but Wei Mo rushed off to recruit Shi Chun after hearing the release rumor.

After Mulan Jin secured Shi Chun’s release from the Prison of Life and registered him with the Heavenly Court Team, Shi Chun reunited with the Bright Mountain Sect in the Heavenly Capital. He ordered its Human Immortals to join him in the Great Amnesty War and learned that Feng Chi and Duan Xiangmei had refused to betray him.

• Wei Mo learned from Jia Huan that Shi Chun had been released and that the Stargazing Pavilion had taken the Bright Mountain Sect members away, then found Young Master Nan checking their empty lodgings.
• Shi Chun soaked in an immortal spring and learned from Feng Chi that the Stargazing Pavilion had brought the others to the Heavenly Capital and that Xiang Lan'er had been sent to the Northern Ju Royal Capital.
• Feng Chi told Shi Chun about her efforts to resist the Demonic Path and protect his people, then said she had long belonged to him.
• Shi Chun reunited with the Bright Mountain Sect and ordered everyone who had reached the Human Immortal Realm to register for the Great Amnesty War with the Heavenly Court Team.
• Tong Mingshan apologized for previously urging Shi Chun to surrender, and Shi Chun learned that Feng Chi and Duan Xiangmei had refused to betray him.

After returning from twenty years in the Prison of Life, Shi Chun reunited with the Bright Mountain Sect and prepared to enter the Great Amnesty War. Mulan Jin arranged for Shi Chun and Mulan Qingqing to lead the same group, and Shi Chun left in disguise to find Wu Jinliang and prepare for battle.

• Tong Mingshan told Shi Chun how the Bright Mountain Sect had survived and grown stronger with Young Master Nan's resources.
• Shi Chun considered the sect members' cultivation techniques and suspected that Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng had stayed together.
• Feng Chi supported Shi Chun's decision to join the Great Amnesty War, and Mulan Jin arrived with Mulan Qingqing.
• Mulan Jin arranged for Shi Chun and Mulan Qingqing to serve in the same group and persuaded them to take leadership roles.
• Shi Chun asked to leave and prepare, and Mulan Jin told him to travel in secret while someone came to meet him.
• Shi Chun and Mulan Qingqing spoke together, then Shi Chun disguised himself as one of three visitors and left the Immortal Mountain with them.

Shi Chun reunited with Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng, recovered his belongings, and learned that they planned to join the Great Amnesty War with him. He then secretly went to Mount Wukang, where Bian Weiying asked him to help meet a massive talisman order, and the chapter ended with him carrying her to bed.

• Wu Jinliang sent Xiao Sheng to test Shi Chun, but Shi Chun saw through Xiao Sheng's disguise and demanded the real Wu Jinliang appear.
• Wu Jinliang returned, gave Shi Chun his belongings, and revealed that he had reached the upper completion realm of human immortality while Xiao Sheng had mastered transformations.
• After hearing about Shi Chun's release and Mulan Jin's offer of official posts, Wu Jinliang insisted that Xiao Sheng join them in the Great Amnesty War.
• Shi Chun secretly met Bian Weiying and agreed to try to help Mount Wukang produce a hundred thousand Fourth-Rank Immobilizing Talismans before the war.
• Bian Weiying arranged for Shi Chun to stay secretly on Mount Wukang, and he carried her to bed after their private dinner.

Shi Chun reunited with Jin Fu and Wu Jinliang, arranged for Huang Yingying to cultivate the Big Dipper Demon Tome in the Nether Realm, and reconnected with their long-waiting companions. After settling their affairs, he returned to the Heavenly Capital with Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng, arriving before Mulan Jin’s deadline.

• Shi Chun met Jin Fu and asked him to leave the Golden-Haired Rat Clan’s affairs behind so they could arrange for someone to cultivate the Demon Tome.
• Jin Fu chose Huang Yingying to receive the opportunity, and Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang took them through the Two-Realm Passage into the Nether Realm.
• Shi Chun gave Huang Yingying the Big Dipper Demon Tome and arranged for him to cultivate in seclusion there, despite his reluctance to leave Bai Qiru.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang reunited with Lao Changhai and Chu Jingtang, then gave the two men money and returned to the Heavenly Capital with Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng.
• The Bright Mountain Sect group welcomed Wu Jinliang and Xiao Sheng, while Mulan Jin beckoned Shi Chun over.

As Northern Ju’s Great Amnesty War commander Lan She considered Shi Chun a potential threat, Liang Mian asked him to ensure Shi Chun would not survive the war. The Demonic Path ordered Shi Chun to cooperate with its plans, and he left Xiang Lan’er in tears after forcibly assaulting her.

• Shi Jiao warned Lan She that Shi Chun might be a formidable opponent and suggested recruiting Situ Zhen to counter him.
• Liang Mian told Lan She that Xiang Lan’er wanted to see Shi Chun again and implied that Lan She could arrange for Shi Chun to die in the war.
• Gong Shaoci’s steward Lei Ying reported that Commander Ming had understood Gong Shaoci’s warning about Shi Chun.
• Feng Chi told Shi Chun that Xiang Lan’er had arrived with instructions from the Demonic Path, which threatened to expose his identity if he refused to cooperate.
• Shi Chun immobilized Xiang Lan’er and forcibly assaulted her while Feng Chi stood guard.
• Feng Chi led the tearful Xiang Lan’er away and urged her to compose herself before leaving.

Shi Chun confronted the Demonic Path over its past attacks on his people and demanded compensation, forcing it to deposit five billion with Young Master Nan before the Great Amnesty Battlefield. As the battle teams prepared to enter, Young Master Nan visited Shi Chun, while Wu Jinliang learned about the money and asked whether Nan would run a betting pool.

• Xiang Lan'er returned to Liang Mian in new clothes and claimed Feng Chi could not leave because Shi Chun had signed her up for the Great Amnesty War.
• Feng Chi found Shi Chun at the Spirit Spring Bath, where he told her to report what happened to Xiang Lan'er and demand compensation from the Demonic Path for its earlier attacks.
• The Demonic Path initially rejected Shi Chun's demand, but he threatened to expose its operation in the Demonic Domain and turn himself in, so it agreed to provide five billion before he entered the battlefield.
• Shi Chun instructed Feng Chi to report that he would not enter the battlefield until the money was deposited with Young Master Nan, and the Demonic Path accepted.
• Several days later, Young Master Nan visited Shi Chun on Immortal Mountain, confirmed the five billion had arrived, and apologized for past events; Wu Jinliang asked whether Nan was running a betting pool, and Nan commented on how fat he had become.

Shi Chun learned why the teams had assembled and heard how Pang Tiansheng had been forced to join the war, then prepared to serve as a centurion squad leader in the Heavenly Court Team. The chapter ended with Commander Man Xi recognizing Shi Chun and offering him a centurion Command Token.

• Young Master Nan told Shi Chun that the teams had assembled and were competing for squad leader positions, and Shi Chun realized Mulan Jin had spared him the contest.
• Bian Weiying told Shi Chun that Pang Tiansheng had joined the Eastern Victory Team after taking an Ascension-Defying Pill to repay Mount Wukang’s debt, and asked Shi Chun to protect him if possible.
• Shi Chun promised Bian Weiying he would help Pang Tiansheng if he could, then joined his companions in the Heavenly Court armor with a squad leader’s Auspicious Cloud belt.
• Mulan Jin introduced Han Bao, a grand completion earth immortal, as a member of Shi Chun’s squad and brought Shi Chun and Mulan Qingqing to meet Heavenly Court Team commander Man Xi.
• Man Xi recognized Shi Chun and gave him a centurion Command Token to claim with a drop of blood.

Shi Chun caught a fleeting glimpse of the woman he remembered as his teacher, but she vanished before he could find her, and Mulan Jin told him to wait until the expedition ended. He was then brought to meet the soldiers of unit number three thousand as their Centurion.

• Shi Chun bound the Command Token to himself with his blood and learned that he belonged to unit number three thousand.
• Shi Chun recognized a woman dressed as a man among a passing group and ran after her, but she disappeared before he could catch up.
• Man Xi ordered an investigation, but the guards reported seeing no woman or group, and Mulan Jin told Shi Chun to leave the search until their return.
• An officer led Shi Chun, Mulan Qingqing, and the Bright Mountain Sect group to unit number three thousand and introduced Shi Chun as their Centurion.

Shi Chun took command of Squad Three Thousand, used the alias Wang Ping, and watched the Bright Mountain Sect group adopt false identities among their teammates. He told Wu Jinliang that they had seen their teacher near the Heavenly Court, but they decided to assess the danger before trying to reach her.

• Shi Chun arrived to find Squad Three Thousand waiting for its Centurion, and Wu Jinliang prompted him to introduce himself.
• Shi Chun gave the name Wang Ping, and the Bright Mountain Sect group followed with aliases while Han Bao used his real name.
• The Bright Mountain Sect group claimed false sect affiliations and prison histories as they got acquainted with their squadmates.
• Wu Jinliang pulled Shi Chun aside, and Shi Chun revealed that he had seen their teacher in a guarded building with Mulan Jin.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang wondered whether their teacher knew they were free and agreed to judge the situation before risking their lives to find her.

Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang discovered that Number Three Thousand Squad had been assigned mostly weak, criminal recruits, while Man Xi explained that he intended to keep Mulan Jin’s daughter safe by having the squad hide. In the Southern Jambu Royal Capital, Ming Chaofeng urged Li Hongjiu to compete in the Great Amnesty War and warned him that Shi Chun might prove a threat; the teams prepared to depart.

• Shi Chun examined Number Three Thousand Squad’s roster and found that, aside from the Bright Mountain Sect members, its recruits were low-ranking human immortals with criminal records.
• Man Xi told Mulan Jin that he had assigned only four earth immortal cultivators to his daughter’s squad because he planned to monitor them and direct them to safety.
• Ming Chaofeng gave Li Hongjiu a jar of wine and explained that his reputation and strength had helped bring them both into the war.
• Li Hongjiu said he would compete seriously and would take Command Tokens from Shi Chun if necessary, despite having dealt with him before.
• Ming Chaofeng warned Li Hongjiu that Shi Chun’s past record made him a potential obstacle, then received word that the Southern Jambu Battle Team was ready to depart.

Shi Chun's group entered the Demonic Domain while Xie Yunzhao pursued him after learning that Wu Jinliang was likely in Squad Three Thousand. To avoid being recognized through the Sky-Gazing Mirror, Shi Chun had his companions cover their faces, leaving even the masked allies unable to identify one another.

• Xie Yunzhao learned that a tall man in Squad Three Thousand was the closest match to Wu Jinliang and set out toward the Heavenly Court Team's central hub.
• Situ Gu told Shi Chun that Zhen'er had joined the Northern Ju Team and asked him to protect her if he could.
• Shi Chun and his group entered the Demonic Domain, where Wu Jinliang noticed suspicious scrutiny near the exit.
• After seeing the Sky-Gazing Mirror could reveal them, Shi Chun led his companions away from the entrance and hid beneath a cliff.
• Shi Chun had everyone cover their faces to avoid recognition, but the disguises made it difficult for the group to tell one another apart.

Shi Chun’s squad hid beneath a cliff while he secretly prepared Command Tokens, but their location was exposed and four enemy squads closed in. Shi Chun ordered everyone to flee, leaving Mulan Jin unable to identify her daughter among the squad’s colorful masks on the Sky-Gazing Mirror.

• Shi Chun gave Wu Jinliang the Centurion Token and told him to make a hundred convincing copies, while Tong Mingshan went with him to help.
• Shi Chun received instructions from a Demonic Path contact to head toward the Western Ox Team and seize Command Tokens, but the contact withheld their squad number.
• Man Xi noticed Squad Three Thousand near the Heavenly Court Team’s command hub, and observers from other camps learned its location.
• Mulan Jin spotted four squads converging on Shi Chun’s position, and Man Xi sent a warning through Shi Chun’s Command Token.
• Wu Jinliang and Tong Mingshan returned with the warning, and Shi Chun led the squad in a hurried escape as Man Xi watched through the Sky-Gazing Mirror.

Shi Chun’s squad fled as experts from all three battle teams converged on them, while the command centers tried to identify the masked targets. Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang realized the pursuit was coordinated, and Xie Yunzhao’s search was thrown off by the disguises.

• Man Xi identified Zhu Qingqiu, Lu Yin, Xie Yunzhao, and Wu Shuang as leaders of squads closing in on Shi Chun, then recalled experts to support the fleeing squad.
• Ming Chaofeng, Wei Mo, and Lan She watched the masked group appear in the projections, and Lan She grew suspicious that Xie Yunzhao might be a mole.
• Wu Jinliang used Xiao Sheng’s transformation method to disguise himself as Gao He, while Shi Chun contacted the command center and learned that pursuers from all three battle teams were approaching.
• Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang concluded that the commanders might have coordinated the hunt, as a thunderous clash erupted behind them.
• Xie Yunzhao struck the trailing squads, pursued the scattered fighters, and questioned two captives who insisted their tall teammate was Gao He, not Wu Jinliang.

Xie Yunzhao and the other pursuing forces were fooled by Shi Chun’s group’s false names and abandoned the wrong targets. Han Bao took Mulan Qingqing away, leaving Shi Chun to demand surveillance and updates from the command hub, while Wei Mo realized the deception and ordered Lu Yin to pursue and kill Shi Chun at any cost.

• Xie Yunzhao questioned captured members, learned their squad leader was Wang Ping and the tall man was Gao He, then realized he had pursued the wrong group and changed course.
• Han Bao told Shi Chun that four grand-completion Earth Immortals were pursuing them, then took Mulan Qingqing away to protect her.
• Shi Chun demanded that the command hub monitor the four forces and report their movements, while Mulan Jin silently allowed Man Xi to grant the request.
• Wu Shuang, Zhu Qingqiu, and the Eastern Victory Team’s pursuers each captured and questioned members of the fleeing squads, discovering they had mistaken their targets.
• Wei Mo recognized Wang Ping and Gao He as Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang’s old aliases, realized the masked group had tricked three pursuing forces into leaving, and ordered Lu Yin to catch and kill Shi Chun at any cost.

Shi Chun’s masked squad lost most of its pursuers, but Lu Yin continued hunting them after defeating a rescue force. As Shi Chun sought help from the Demonic Path and learned that Wu Jinliang had made convincing fake Command Tokens, the squad headed toward a rendezvous in Western Ox territory.

• Niu Qian discovered that Li Hongjiu was in Squad One Thirty-Eight, realized Ming Chaofeng had misled the search, and ordered Du Wulang to learn Li Hongjiu’s location.
• Lu Yin routed the squad sent to rescue Mulan Qingqing, and Mulan Jin told Man Xi to stop sending reinforcements after his daughter was no longer with Shi Chun’s group.
• Shi Chun learned that three pursuing teams had withdrawn and that Lu Yin was still following them, while the Heavenly Court Team said no nearby reinforcements remained.
• Shi Chun contacted the Demonic Path and reported that his depleted squad had eleven Command Tokens and Lu Yin was expected to catch them before they reached the highest peak in Western Ox territory.
• Wu Jinliang showed Shi Chun a fake Command Token, and Shi Chun found its craftsmanship difficult to distinguish from the genuine one.

Shi Chun tried to use his pile of tokens to draw other factions into the chase and secure help, while Man Xi ordered him to hand the tokens to a receiving team. After tossing the tokens to the receivers, Shi Chun led his team underground without their armor or token, escaping as the rival forces converged.

• Shi Chun removed his face covering, ordered his team to do the same, and showed the command center a stack of tokens to attract attention and potential help.
• Man Xi saw the tokens in the Sky-Gazing Mirror projection and ordered Shi Chun to surrender them to a nearby receiving team, with Mulan Jin's approval.
• Wei Mo, Ming Chaofeng, Lan She, and other commanders mobilized their forces toward Shi Chun after learning about the tokens, while reinforcements from the Demonic Path passed his team.
• Shi Chun tossed the tokens to receivers waiting in a Great Canyon and warned them to run, then led his team away toward a valley.
• Shi Chun ordered everyone to remove their trackable armor and use the Earth-Diving Technique to escape underground, revealing that he had given away their own Centurion Token too.

Shi Chun escaped pursuit by handing his team's tokens to the collectors, who were then ambushed by Lu Yin, while Man Xi and Mulan Jin debated whether Shi Chun had disobeyed orders. Mulan Jin realized Shi Chun had exploited Man Xi's wording and decided the loophole gave him grounds to protect him.

• Shi Chun led his companions away from the pursuers and hid, while the Bright Mountain Sect group and Feng Chi followed without questioning him.
• Man Xi saw Shi Chun's token moving with three unarmored collectors and ordered a warning, but Lu Yin attacked and drained the collectors after they received the message too late.
• Lu Yin took the collectors' tokens, fought off a group of attackers, and fled as more pursuers approached.
• Mulan Jin accused Shi Chun of disobeying orders, but Shi Chun replied that he had handed over every token as the command center instructed.
• Man Xi admitted that Shi Chun had exploited his ambiguous command, and Mulan Jin decided he could protect Shi Chun without compromising himself.