Chapter Summaries

Ying Ming Hao hosted a feast to reunite with friends who had returned from the Secret Realm, where they recounted their battles and near-deaths. He revealed that Zhao Yuan and the others had placed tracking marks on their wagered weapons, and the gathering ended with everyone sharing drinks and laughter.

• Ying Ming Hao praised Fatty Zhang's exaggerated account of his exploits and urged the guests to enjoy the feast.
• Fatty Zhang, Lin Hao, Lin Yong, and Qi Qing described how enemies repeatedly tracked and ambushed them in the Secret Realm, while Qing Yun initially claimed they had faced no particular danger.
• Ying Ming Hao revealed that Zhao Yuan and the others had put tracking marks on the weapons they lost in the wager, and the group found the marks and cursed their enemies.
• Ying Ming Hao teased Shui Furong, sat beside her, and cheered her up with jokes and drinks.
• Ying Ming Hao and the other guests exchanged toasts until the three-year separation felt forgotten.

After waking early from a drunken sleep, Ying Ming Hao hurried back to his secret trading spot to satisfy a crowd of disciples demanding his food and goods. Lin Zihan, Qing Yun, and Shui Furong followed him, curious about the business he had built during his three years away.

• Ying Ming Hao woke after only two hours when customers flooded his Communication Token with demands, and Qing Yun served him sweet sobering soup.
• Ying Ming Hao carried the sleeping Shui Furong to bed, then sent Yun Qingyi lists of goods to prepare and deliver.
• Lin Zihan and Qing Yun joined Ying Ming Hao as he left to resume business, and Shui Furong abandoned her pretense of sleeping to follow them.
• Ying Ming Hao arrived at the secret trading spot, where a crowd of disciples welcomed him and cheered when he promised to give them extra goods.

Ying Ming Hao and his companions sold ingredients to disciples, unaware that Liang Yi was secretly gathering evidence against them for Luo Bai. Luo Bai and his allies planned to use the recordings to bring Ying Ming Hao down and take revenge.

• Ying Ming Hao ordered Qing Yun, Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and the others to help sell ingredients to the waiting disciples.
• Senior Sister Liu tried to get Ying Ming Hao to accept payment later, but he refused and insisted on payment at the time of sale.
• Liang Yi bought ingredients from Ying Ming Hao, placed a large order for the next day, and secretly recorded the transaction.
• Liang Yi met Luo Bai, Wang Baishun, Hao Wu, and Zhao Wei in a secluded place and handed over the spirit beasts, Storage Bags, and Image-Recording Stone as evidence.
• Luo Bai told Liang Yi to gather more evidence and plotted with his allies to lure Ying Ming Hao into the Life-and-Death Arena and take revenge.

Ying Ming Hao’s trading operation earned enormous profits, and he rewarded Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, and the others with spirit stones before dodging their questions about his wealth. Half a month later, his growing reputation and expanding customer base left his Spirit Beast supply running low as his business continued to thrive.

• Ying Ming Hao finished a record-breaking day of sales and gave spirit stones to Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Qing Yun, and the others as reunion gifts.
• Lin Zihan asked Ying Ming Hao how much he had earned over the past three years, but he changed the subject and hurried off to dinner.
• The Cafeteria and Restaurant managers wondered why their businesses had lost customers while Ying Ming Hao’s Grove attracted the spending disciples.
• Half a month later, Ying Ming Hao had contracted more than two hundred breeding farms, but his Spirit Beast stock was nearly depleted.
• Ying Ming Hao became known throughout the Misty Sect as Ying the Peddler, and disciples, Elders, and Stewards flocked to buy from him.

Ying Ming Hao received a warning that Zhao Yuan, Luo Bai, and their allies were coming to expose his smuggling operation, but Liang Yi and his accomplices blocked his escape. The crowd turned back to fight the blockers, and Ying Ming Hao quietly signaled his people to withdraw while the attackers were distracted.

• Chen Gong collected geese from Ying Ming Hao and urged him to visit for a drink.
• Liang Yi hinted that Ying Ming Hao would soon learn what he was doing, and Ying Ming Hao received an urgent warning that Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, Luo Bai, and disciples from the Enforcement Hall and Beast Taming Hall were approaching.
• Ying Ming Hao ordered everyone to destroy the evidence and flee, but Liang Yi grabbed him while dozens of disciples intercepted Lin Zihan, Qing Yun, and the others.
• Ying Ming Hao accused Liang Yi of setting them up and pretended to hold off the attackers so the others could escape, provoking the fleeing disciples to turn back and fight.
• Ying Ming Hao and the women beat Liang Yi's group, while Zhao Yuan and Luo Bai never appeared.
• Ying Ming Hao signaled several disciples to retreat, and they slipped away as the crowd continued attacking the fallen blockers.

Ying Ming Hao had his companions escape and strip Liang Yi and the others of their belongings while his group erased evidence at the Breeding Farm. Zhong Shuyao arrived with Zhao Yuan and Luo Bai, armed with apparent proof of Ying Ming Hao’s illegal trading, and led the Enforcement Hall toward the farm as Ying Ming Hao’s followers prepared to defend it.

• Ying Ming Hao secretly instructed Qing Yun, then sent the injured disciples away before the Enforcement Hall arrived.
• Ying Ming Hao, Lin Zihan, and the others robbed Liang Yi and his companions, while Wang Yong, Fatty Zhang, and the others removed or destroyed evidence.
• Zhao Yuan found Liang Yi and the others unconscious, and Luo Bai presented Zhong Shuyao with an Image-Recording Stone and Storage Bags as evidence against Ying Ming Hao.
• Zhong Shuyao led the Enforcement Hall to the Breeding Farm, while Li Yin followed with Beast Taming Hall disciples.
• Ying Ming Hao acted unconcerned and told Yun Qingyi and the others to protect the Breeding Farm as they prepared to take responsibility for him.

Zhong Shuyao came to take Ying Ming Hao and his companions to the Enforcement Hall over accusations of secret profiteering and shady dealings. Before leaving, Ying Ming Hao made Zhao Yuan, Luo Bai, and the others sign a contract to protect the breeding farms, then calmly went with Zhong Shuyao.

• Zhong Shuyao accused Ying Ming Hao of harming the Sect and ordered him and everyone present to come to the Enforcement Hall for questioning.
• Ying Ming Hao warned that leaving the breeding farms unattended could lead to losses, and Luo Bai and Zhao Yuan volunteered to take them over.
• Ying Ming Hao demanded a contract requiring Zhao Yuan, Luo Bai, and the others to pay a hundredfold if anything was missing from the farms.
• Zhao Yuan, Luo Bai, Su Mei, Xu Bai, and the others agreed to the terms and signed Ying Ming Hao's contract.
• Ying Ming Hao, Lin Zihan, Fatty Zhang, and their companions left with Zhong Shuyao for the Enforcement Hall.

Ying Ming Hao was brought before the Enforcement Hall and accused of abusing his authority and secretly selling spirit beasts. He denied stealing from the sect, and Yun Qingyi and Li Yin presented evidence that the breeding quotas had been met as the hearing continued.

• A crowd gathered as Ying Ming Hao and his companions arrived at the Enforcement Hall, where Elder Zhong opened the hearing.
• Luo Bai and Zhao Yuan accused Ying Ming Hao of lining his own pockets and harming the sect, and Zhong Shuyao submitted an Image-Recording Stone showing his transactions.
• Ying Ming Hao denied withholding goods, claiming the Breeding Farms had exceeded their daily quotas and accusing Zhao Yuan and Luo Bai of slandering him.
• Luo Bai and Zhao Yuan rejected his claim and demanded proof, so Elder Zhong asked Ying Ming Hao to substantiate his defense.
• Yun Qingyi presented records of the fulfilled quotas, and Li Yin testified that he supervised them; Zhao Xu and Yu Huohuo stayed silent.

Elder Zhong found no sect rule that Ying Ming Hao had violated, so the accusations of smuggling and harming the sect’s interests failed. When the accusers claimed Ying Ming Hao had beaten Liang Yi and others, he challenged them to prove they had seen it, while his companions threatened to summon their masters.

• Elder Zhong cleared Ying Ming Hao of abusing his authority or lining his own pockets after reviewing the Hall of Missions and Beast Taming Hall records.
• Luo Bai and Zhao Yuan accused Ying Ming Hao of unauthorized sales, damaging the sect’s restaurants, and assaulting disciples, but Zhao Yuan’s men had not brought Liang Yi and the others as witnesses.
• Ying Ming Hao argued that selling spirit beasts violated no sect rule, and Elder Zhong agreed that no applicable provision existed.
• Xu Bai and Zhong Shuyao repeated the assault accusation, but Ying Ming Hao demanded that anyone who had seen him beat Liang Yi step forward.
• Qing Yun, Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Lin Qinqin, Fatty Zhang, and the others threatened to call their senior disciples and masters unless the accusers explained their actions.

Ying Ming Hao turned the spectators against Zhong Shuyao and Elder Zhong while they tried to prove he had beaten Liang Yi and the others. He demanded that Zhong Shuyao inspect the sole prints or that Deputy Hall Master Liu be summoned.

• Ying Ming Hao secretly celebrated after arranged hecklers and Qing Yun's acquaintances rallied the spectators to his side.
• Elder Zhong silenced the crowd and asked Xu Bai for evidence, so Zhao Wei had Liang Yi and the other injured disciples carried into the hall.
• Liang Yi identified Ying Ming Hao as the one who beat them, but Ying Ming Hao, Fatty Zhang, Lin Qinqin, and Lin Xue countered with accusations that Liang Yi's group had stolen their belongings.
• Elder Zhong ordered Enforcement Hall disciples to inspect the sole prints, but Ying Ming Hao objected to the male disciples examining the women and demanded that Zhong Shuyao do it instead.
• Elder Zhong refused to make Zhong Shuyao verify the prints, and Ying Ming Hao challenged him to summon Deputy Hall Master Liu if he would not agree.

Zhong Shuyao began verifying the shoe-sole marks while Ying Ming Hao mocked her and challenged the Enforcement Hall to act. Luo Bai tried to challenge Ying Ming Hao but backed down when others called him out, leaving Zhong Shuyao to continue her inspection.

• Zhong Shuyao agreed to verify the marks herself and examined the shoe soles of Liang Yi and the others.
• Ying Ming Hao taunted Zhong Shuyao and Elder Zhong as she collected the marks.
• Luo Bai challenged Ying Ming Hao to fight in the Life-and-Death Arena, but Wang Yong, Fatty Zhang, and Sister Huo'er challenged him first.
• Ying Ming Hao agreed to fight Luo Bai only if he suppressed his cultivation to match, and Luo Bai refused.
• Ying Ming Hao and the others mocked Luo Bai until he fell silent, while Zhong Shuyao continued gathering the marks and privately appreciated the distraction.

Ying Ming Hao mocked Zhong Shuyao while she inspected his shoes, and Elder Zhong’s rage erupted after Ying Ming Hao fell on and kissed her. Elder Zhong’s attack left Ying Ming Hao apparently dead, and his companions prepared to retaliate as the hall watched in shock.

• Zhong Shuyao reluctantly examined Ying Ming Hao’s shoes, and he leaned close to tease her about her scent.
• Elder Zhong struck Ying Ming Hao with a powerful kick, sending him crashing into a stone pillar after his Protective Talisman failed to protect him fully.
• Wang Yong and the others attacked Elder Zhong to avenge Ying Ming Hao, but he easily knocked them down.
• Qing Yun, Lin Zihan, Shui Furong, and the others found Ying Ming Hao unresponsive and apparently dead, while Elder Zhong dismissed the consequences.
• Wang Yong, Fatty Zhang, and the others struggled back to their feet with killing intent as Ying Ming Hao’s companions mourned him.

After Ying Ming Hao’s clone died, Qing Yun, Wang Yong, and the others summoned Giant God Spirits to avenge him, opening a rift above the Misty Sect. Sect Master He and the sect’s experts fought to stop three spirits from breaking through as the disciples fled.

• Qing Yun, Qing Ying, Wang Yong, and the others swore to avenge Ying Ming Hao and formed a summoning formation.
• A gigantic black eye appeared through a rift in the sky, alarming the Misty Sect and cultivators across the South Sea Continent.
• Sect Master He ordered Qing Yun and the others restrained, but the completed summoning continued and three Giant God Spirits began forcing their way through the rift.
• Sect Master He ordered the disciples to retreat and led the sect’s experts in attacking the Giant God Spirits, while Lin Zihan, Miss Shui, Fatty Zhang, and the others stayed beside Ying Ming Hao’s corpse.
• The three Giant God Spirits counterattacked with Energy Cannons, killing many experts, but they remained trapped at the boundary because the summoners’ cultivation was too shallow.

Ying Ming Hao bargained with the Old Beggar, the Misty Sect’s former sect master, to intervene against the approaching Giant God Spirits. After receiving the Sect Master Token, Ying Ming Hao departed while both men privately plotted to use the other.

• The Old Beggar begged Ying Ming Hao to stop the Giant God Spirits from destroying the Misty Sect, but Ying Ming Hao teased him about his past betrayal and his chance to reclaim leadership.
• The Old Beggar promised to make Ying Ming Hao the next sect master if he helped, and Ying Ming Hao demanded tangible proof of the offer.
• The Old Beggar handed Ying Ming Hao the Sect Master Token, which could command the sect’s forces and control its protective formation.
• Ying Ming Hao inspected the token, agreed to help, then secretly tossed it into his Storage Ring and headed for the Law Enforcement Hall.
• The Old Beggar watched Ying Ming Hao leave and privately regarded him as a pawn, while two companions appeared beside him.

Ying Ming Hao revealed that the apparent corpse was his clone, reassuring his companions before they shut down the summoning formation and ended the attack on the Misty Sect. Sect Master He ordered the injured treated and Elder Zhong questioned, while Ying Ming Hao and his allies left after beating Liang Yi and his companions again.

• Ying Ming Hao reappeared alive and explained that the corpse beside Lin Zihan was his clone, calming Qing Yun, Lin Zihan, and the others.
• Ying Ming Hao ordered Qing Yun and Wang Yong to deactivate the summoning formation, and the Giant God Spirits were forced back through the closing rift.
• Sect Master He ordered the wounded treated and summoned Elder Zhong to explain the incident, while deciding not to punish Ying Ming Hao's group.
• Ying Ming Hao retrieved his clone's body and stomped Liang Yi and his companions, then Lin Zihan, Qing Yun, Yun Qingyi, and the others joined in before they left.

After Ying Ming Hao and his companions celebrated at Ming Hao Palace, Sect Master He and the Misty Sect’s leaders secretly plotted to kill Ying Ming Hao and suppress their internal opponents. The chapter ended with the conspirators dispersing after a long, concealed meeting.

• Ying Ming Hao and his companions returned to Ming Hao Palace and feasted after leaving the Enforcement Hall.
• The Great Elder punished Elder Zhong and the other implicated elders by sending them to guard the spirit mine in the Boundary Balance Mountains.
• Sect Master He warned the Misty Sect’s leaders not to provoke Ying Ming Hao because of the powerful force behind him.
• Sect Master He and the Great Elder agreed to lure Ying Ming Hao outside the sect and kill him, while Deputy Hall Master Yu urged them to eliminate the Neutral Faction.
• The leaders discussed weakening the Neutral Faction and prisoners, then proposed goading Zhao Fei, Su Huai, and others into attacking Ying Ming Hao to conceal their involvement.

Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, Luo Bai, and their allies plotted to provoke Ying Ming Hao indirectly after the sect forbade them from targeting him openly. At Steward Jin’s residence, Luo Bai returned in high spirits and demonstrated that he had recovered before she could give him the Three-Flavored Imperial Pills.

• Zhao Yuan and Su Mei lamented that Ying Ming Hao had survived and regretted making an enemy of him.
• Wang Baishun warned that the sect had ordered disciples not to provoke Ying Ming Hao, but Luo Bai proposed waiting for Ying Ming Hao to act first.
• Luo Bai planned to keep the Breeding Farm after Ying Ming Hao’s group came to reclaim it and devised ways to continue trading while avoiding blame.
• Steward Jin worried that the Three-Flavored Imperial Pills would not help Luo Bai and wondered why he had not returned.
• Luo Bai arrived, embraced Steward Jin, and showed her that he had recovered before she could give him the pills.

Ying Ming Hao disguised himself as Luo Bai and used Soft-Bone Powder and Red Romance to overpower Steward Jin before vanishing. The real Luo Bai arrived drunk and tried to prove his virility, but failed, while Steward Jin hid what had happened.

• Ying Ming Hao, wearing Luo Bai's appearance, used the powders to overpower Steward Jin and forced a kiss on her.
• Luo Bai pounded on the door from outside, and Steward Jin shoved Ying Ming Hao away before fleeing to dress.
• Ying Ming Hao revealed his identity, mocked Luo Bai, and vanished.
• Steward Jin returned to find the room empty, then opened the door for the real Luo Bai and concealed her distress.
• Luo Bai tried to have his way with Steward Jin, but an hour later he still could not prove his virility.

Steward Jin confronted an identical Luo Bai who appeared while the real Luo Bai slept, but the encounter turned into a bizarre, intimate ordeal. By dawn, the real Luo Bai remained asleep while Steward Jin was still exhausted beside the fake.

• Drunk Luo Bai passed out at the table, and Steward Jin calmly freed herself from his grip.
• Steward Jin felt a strange surge and found a second Luo Bai standing before her.
• Steward Jin attacked the apparent impostor, but stopped short of killing him and ordered him to leave.
• The fake Luo Bai kissed Steward Jin, and she slapped him repeatedly while setting up a soundproofing Formation around the real Luo Bai.
• The fake Luo Bai carried Steward Jin away from the sobbing fit and continued his assault while the real Luo Bai slept through the night.

Ying Ming Hao returned to the Breeding Farm and confronted Zhao Wei and the others, who refused to give it back despite the contract dispute. Unable to risk a fight against their larger force, Ying Ming Hao sent Yun Qingyi to fetch Senior Sister Zhong to judge the matter.

• Yun Qingyi slapped the disciple who blocked the Breeding Farm entrance, and Ying Ming Hao led his group inside.
• Zhao Wei and his disciples blocked Ying Ming Hao, insisting the farm remained under their supervision according to the contract.
• Xu Xiu argued that the contract did not specify when they had to return the farm, so Yun Qingyi ordered Jie Kong to slap him.
• Ying Ming Hao weighed the numbers on both sides and called for Senior Sister Zhong to settle the dispute.
• Yun Qingyi left with several disciples to fetch Senior Sister Zhong while both groups traded insults.