Chapter Summaries

Qin Churan struggled to recover from seeing Chen Lin’s Leopard Cat, while Qi Tongwei reported the success of the raid and Donald John’s escape. Chen Lin then studied and established a Spirit-Gathering Formation in his courtyard, where Clear Wind and Bright Moon settled down to cultivate.

• Qin Churan joined Chen Lin for breakfast, still shaken by the Leopard Cat’s icy gaze.
• Qi Tongwei told Chen Lin that Zhao Hua’s accomplices, two officials, and the America International Hospital conspirators had been arrested, and more than thirty victims had been rescued, but Donald John had escaped.
• Chen Lin told Qi Tongwei that a family hypnosis technique had made Zhao Hua confess, and Qi Tongwei chose not to press him for details.
• Chen Lin studied the Beginner Spirit-Gathering Formation and mastered its principles in less than half a day.
• Chen Lin set twelve low-grade spirit stones around the stone table beneath the Osmanthus Tree and activated the formation.
• Clear Wind and Bright Moon rushed into the courtyard and curled up on the stone table to absorb the denser spiritual energy.

Chen Lin’s new cultivation method, pill, and formation rapidly advanced his Qi Refining progress before Gao Yuliang summoned him to the Sanatorium. There, State Security officials questioned him, and Chen Lin rejected the buzz-cut subordinate’s confrontational attitude.

• Chen Lin used a Qi Gathering Pill with the Azure Origin Sword Art and formation to cultivate rapidly, nearing a breakthrough to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
• Gao Yuliang called Chen Lin and asked him to come to the Sanatorium, so Chen Lin brought Clear Wind and Bright Moon along.
• Chen Lin encountered Qin Churan on his way out and told her that knowing more about the world could bring more worries.
• At the Sanatorium, Gao Yuliang introduced Chen Lin to three State Security officials who wanted to question him.
• Chen Lin dismissed the buzz-cut official’s attempt to intimidate him and told the middle-aged official that he would leave if the meeting was only about posturing.

Chen Lin faced questions from the Guoan Bureau about three men who had exposed their own crimes, and claimed hypnosis had caused it. He demonstrated his ability on Li Aotian, leaving Li Aiguo, Jiang Aoxue, and Gao Yuliang stunned.

• Li Aiguo introduced himself and showed Chen Lin videos of Li Lei, Li Gang, and Zhao Hua confessing to their crimes.
• Chen Lin said hypnosis had caused the confessions, but Li Aotian mocked his explanation and Li Aiguo asked for a demonstration.
• Chen Lin agreed and chose Li Aotian, despite his protests.
• Chen Lin snapped his fingers, and Li Aotian abruptly lost consciousness while the others stared in shock.

Chen Lin used his illusion technique to make Li Aotian dance, then refused Li Aiguo’s offer to join the Guoan Bureau. After Gao Yuliang warned that Chen Lin’s powers would draw the attention of Yanjing Headquarters, Chen Lin returned to Chen Family Village, where Chen Shuting showed him the preliminary design for his Song-Style Courtyard House.

• Chen Lin made Li Aotian perform the Subject Three Dance with vacant eyes, and Jiang Aoxue secretly recorded him.
• Li Aiguo asked Chen Lin to join the Guoan Bureau’s Special Operations Eighth Squad, but Chen Lin firmly refused and accepted Li Aiguo’s business card.
• Gao Yuliang warned Chen Lin that his powers would attract attention from Guoan Bureau headquarters in Yanjing.
• Chen Lin drove back to Chen Family Village and found Chen Shuting waiting at the former chicken farm site with the preliminary architectural design for his Song-Style Courtyard House.

Chen Lin approved an extravagant Song-Style courtyard design, visited the busy Water Restaurant, and cultivated until he neared a breakthrough. Qin Churan resolved to learn cultivation, while Chen Lin set out for River View Splendor Mansion.

• Chen Shuting showed Chen Lin the preliminary design and 88-million-yuan budget for his courtyard house, and he approved the plan.
• Chen Lin visited the Water Restaurant and saw Chen Muyao, Chen Qianqian, Zhang Ruoxi, and Li Jiaojiao working happily amid a crowd of customers.
• Chen Lin returned to the Farmhouse Courtyard and began cultivating in the Spirit-Gathering Formation as Clear Wind and Bright Moon raced into the rear courtyard.
• Qin Churan watched Chen Lin cultivate and decided she had to learn, whatever it cost.
• Chen Lin cultivated until he was close to breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, then drove toward River View Splendor Mansion.

Chen Lin returned to River View Splendor Mansion and taught Song Qiuya the Taiyin Breathing Technique after Qin Chuxia fled from Song Qiuya’s jealous warning. Song Qiuya felt stronger after practicing, and Chen Lin said he would put her progress to the test.

• Chen Lin cooked dinner for Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia, then added spirit spring water to their fish soup to ease their exhaustion.
• Qin Chuxia tried to get Chen Lin to massage her shoulders, but Song Qiuya interrupted, and Qin Chuxia hurried home.
• Chen Lin and Song Qiuya spent the night together, and Song Qiuya remarked that his strength had increased.
• Chen Lin taught Song Qiuya the Taiyin Breathing Technique, and she practiced for an hour until her exhaustion gave way to renewed vitality.
• Song Qiuya noticed that her skin felt better after showering, and Chen Lin pulled her into his arms to test her newfound strength.

Chen Lin broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, then returned to the village to consolidate his cultivation. Qin Churan begged him to teach her martial arts and offered to kneel or become his lover, leaving Chen Lin stunned by her determination.

• Chen Lin took a Golden Marrow Pill and a Qi Gathering Pill, broke through his bottleneck, and reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.
• After Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia left for the company, Chen Lin drove to Chen Family Village to cultivate beneath the Osmanthus Tree.
• Qin Churan asked Chen Lin to teach her martial arts and said she would do anything he wanted.
• Chen Lin told Qin Churan to kneel, but caught her before her knees hit the ground when she began to obey.
• Qin Churan explained that she wanted strength to face evil without helplessness and said she would even be his lover if that was what he wanted.
• Chen Lin was moved by Qin Churan's resolve and called her a police officer through and through.

Chen Lin agreed to teach Qin Churan, provided she kept his abilities secret, and began instructing her and Li Xiaoyue in the Taiyin Breathing Technique. As he corrected Qin Churan’s stance, she felt a strange current spread through her body.

• Chen Lin overcame his reluctance and agreed to teach Qin Churan after she tried to kneel again.
• Qin Churan swore she would tell no one about Chen Lin, and he told her to wait until midnight for her lesson.
• That night, Chen Lin taught Li Xiaoyue the Taiyin Breathing Technique after they were intimate.
• Chen Lin demonstrated the technique to Li Xiaoyue and Qin Churan, explaining how to draw in lunar essence.
• Chen Lin corrected Qin Churan’s posture, and his touch sent a strange current through her body and brought a blush to her face.

Chen Lin trained Qin Churan, Li Xiaoyue, and Song Qiuya in the Taiyin Breathing Technique, rapidly increasing their strength and stamina. Meanwhile, Guoan Bureau officials reviewed evidence of Chen Lin’s inexplicable hypnosis, and a final test video began playing.

• Chen Lin ended Qin Churan and Li Xiaoyue’s training after their bodies expelled foul-smelling impurities through sweat.
• Over three days, Chen Lin cultivated and guided the three women, while his own cultivation and Azure Origin Sword Art progressed quickly.
• Qin Churan effortlessly lifted a heavy stone planter, and Li Xiaoyue and Song Qiuya also noticed major gains in stamina and energy.
• At the Guoan Bureau Beihu Branch, Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng struggled to learn what foreign spies had sought at America International Hospital.
• Li Aiguo showed Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng videos of Chen Lin making Li Lei, Li Gang, and Zhao Hua confess, then played a final recording of a hypnosis test.

Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng visited Chen Lin to recruit him as deputy director of the Northlake Province Guoan Department, but he refused. Jin then revealed that five captured hospital executives were foreign spies who had resisted interrogation, and Chen Lin paused when he heard about them.

• Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng watched Li Aotian perform the Subject Three Dance and decided Chen Lin was a national treasure worth recruiting.
• Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng flew to Chen Family Village and asked Chen Lin to join Guoan as deputy director with Department-Level Rank benefits.
• Chen Lin rejected the offer, saying he preferred farming, raising fish, and living peacefully.
• Jin Yuansheng explained that five captured executives from America International Hospital were spies from Little Japan and America who had withstood three days of interrogation.
• Chen Lin stopped as he was about to leave after hearing about the spies.

Chen Lin went to a secret Guoan base to deal with the Japanese spy Stone Buddha, ignoring the experts who doubted him. He snapped his fingers and instantly broke Stone Buddha’s will, leaving everyone stunned.

• Chen Lin agreed to accompany Xu Tiannan and Jin Yuansheng to a secret military base near Wucheng.
• Jin Yuansheng introduced Stone Buddha and the skeptical Professor Zhang and Master Wang to Chen Lin.
• Chen Lin entered the interrogation room with Clear Wind and snapped his fingers in front of Stone Buddha.
• Stone Buddha’s defiance vanished instantly, stunning the observers and silencing Master Wang.

Chen Lin effortlessly broke the minds of all five foreign spies and let the national security team interrogate them. An hour later, Jin Yuansheng brought him a preliminary report revealing a shocking discovery.

• Chen Lin prompted the stunned officials to interrogate Yamamoto Kazuo, who revealed his affiliation and mission to obtain the 'Pangu' virus sample and help Donald John conduct experiments on living subjects.
• Chen Lin asked to handle the other four spies, and Xu Tiannan escorted him to the high-security wing.
• Chen Lin entered each spy's cell, and within five minutes all five had become vacant and compliant like 'Stone Buddha.'
• Chen Lin waited in a reception room while officials interrogated the spies and gathered their intelligence.
• An hour later, Jin Yuansheng brought Chen Lin a preliminary report and warned that it contained a staggering discovery.

After learning that a second laboratory beneath America International Hospital was developing the deadly Pangu virus, Chen Lin’s allies raided it and seized its researchers and evidence. A citywide operation then arrested more than thirty members of the espionage network while Chen Lin flew away, troubled by the virus’s 75% fatality rate.

• Jin Yuansheng ordered a Level A-protection assault on the hidden laboratory fifty meters beneath America International Hospital.
• Xu Tiannan and the soldiers broke into the laboratory, found human specimens and researchers, and arrested everyone while sealing the equipment and records.
• State security forces launched Operation Sharp Sword across Wucheng, arresting more than thirty people implicated by the five spies’ confessions.
• Chen Lin left Wucheng by helicopter with Clear Wind and continued to worry about the Pangu virus and its high fatality rate.

After learning that America and Little Japan were involved in a plan to create a more vicious virus, Chen Lin vowed to grow strong enough to retaliate. He returned home, detected Xu Tiannan’s hidden guards, and was welcomed by Li Xiaoyue and Qin Churan.

• Chen Lin decided to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining before seeking revenge on America and Little Japan.
• Chen Lin sensed and counted the twelve elite soldiers Xu Tiannan had concealed around his courtyard, then messaged Xu to withdraw them.
• Xu Tiannan was shocked that Chen Lin had detected the guards so quickly and counted them exactly.
• Chen Lin entered his courtyard, reassured Li Xiaoyue that he was unharmed, and sent everyone to bed.
• Qin Churan blushed under Chen Lin’s teasing gaze, then returned to her room with her heart pounding.

After reaching the Senior Stationmaster rank, Chen Lin discovered that the Myriad Worlds Garbage Transfer Station had expanded to a vast wasteland and unlocked new abilities. He tested his freedom to enter and leave, then explored the Stationmaster’s Workshop and its remarkable panoramic screen.

• Chen Lin entered the garbage station at midnight and found that it had expanded into an enormous wasteland.
• The station announced Chen Lin’s promotion to Senior Stationmaster and unlocked new planes, the Stationmaster’s Workshop, and all permissions.
• Chen Lin learned he could enter and leave whenever he wanted and move objects with his thoughts, then tested both abilities.
• Chen Lin summoned the Stationmaster’s Workshop, a plain house that contained a screen displaying the entire station in extraordinary detail.
• Chen Lin used the screen to inspect garbage piles a thousand meters away and marveled at its impossible range and clarity.

After the station upgrade let Chen Lin inspect and retrieve items through the wall screen, he discovered that the newly unlocked planes included a modern technological world. He found an intelligent robot among its garbage, whose description suggested its civilization surpassed Blue Star’s.

• Chen Lin used his thoughts to pull a jade hairpin from the wall screen into his hand.
• He inspected the rapidly sorted garbage and found an emerald fragment identified as an ordinary beer bottle fragment.
• Chen Lin realized the station had begun receiving garbage from planes with modern industrial technology.
• He spotted an intelligent robot whose description said it could perform over 90% of complex human tasks and run for a hundred years on a miniature nuclear fusion battery.

Chen Lin activated the intelligent robot he salvaged, named it Friday, and tested its capabilities. Friday proved exceptionally agile and skilled in combat, then began cleaning Chen Lin’s workshop.

• Chen Lin summoned the intelligent robot from the screen and stored it in his Storage Ring while he sorted the remaining garbage.
• Chen Lin pressed a button on the robot’s back and completed its voiceprint and iris-scan setup.
• Chen Lin named the robot Friday, and it addressed him as Master.
• At Chen Lin’s command, Friday walked gracefully, performed a backflip, and demonstrated a precise military combat routine.
• Chen Lin ordered Friday to clean the workshop, and Friday scanned the room before rapidly tidying the scraps and vacuuming the floor.

Chen Lin tested Friday’s extraordinary abilities and appointed him head butler of the Farmhouse Courtyard. The next morning, the others discovered Friday sweeping the yard, and Qin Churan recognized that his technology was far beyond anything available on Blue Star.

• Chen Lin had Friday harvest ripe vegetables, cook two dishes, and analyze a restaurant company’s financial report, impressing him with Friday’s precision and insight.
• Chen Lin named Friday the head butler of the Farmhouse Courtyard.
• The next morning, Li Jiaojiao spotted Friday sweeping the backyard and called the others to look.
• Li Xiaoyue, Qin Churan, Li Jiaojiao, and Chen Muyao saw Friday at work, and Qin Churan concluded that his abilities surpassed Blue Star’s most advanced technology.

Chen Lin introduced Friday as the household’s new butler, stunning the women with its dancing and cooking. Qin Churan confronted Chen Lin about Friday’s impossible technology, but their tense exchange was interrupted by a call from Qin Chuxia.

• Chen Lin introduced Friday to Li Xiaoyue, Qin Churan, Chen Muyao, and Li Jiaojiao as their new head butler.
• At Chen Lin’s request, Friday greeted the women with a bow and performed an impressive street dance.
• Chen Lin ordered Friday to make breakfast, and the women were amazed by the tomato and egg noodles it served.
• Qin Churan pulled Chen Lin aside and demanded to know where Friday came from, but he repeated that a friend had given it to him.
• Qin Churan wondered who Chen Lin really was, and Chen Lin’s phone rang with a call from Qin Chuxia.

Chen Lin rushed to the sealed Autumn Forest Group after Qin Chuxia told him that the Drug Administration Bureau had taken Song Qiuya for questioning. He learned that the company had been accused of causing organ failure with Fat-Burning No. 1 and suspected Xiao Chen had engineered the frame-up, while a commotion began at the entrance.

• Qin Chuxia called Chen Lin in tears and reported that the Drug Administration Bureau had sealed the company and taken Song Qiuya for questioning.
• Chen Lin reassured Qin Chuxia, told Friday to guard the house, and left for the Autumn Forest Group with Clear Wind.
• Chen Lin arrived at the sealed building and found Qin Chuxia and the company's employees waiting outside.
• Qin Chuxia explained that Xiao Chen had offered one billion for thirty percent of the company, then a complaint alleged Fat-Burning No. 1 had caused organ failure in five people.
• Qin Chuxia said officials and police had sealed the company and taken Song Qiuya away, while Chen Lin suspected Xiao Chen and a link to the Pangu Virus incident.
• A commotion broke out near the Autumn Forest Group's entrance.