Chapter Summaries

After Huaxia’s fleet commanders were incapacitated by suspected supernatural forces aboard a multinational fleet, Chen Lin set out with Changqingzi and Yun Sheng aboard a powerful flying boat to confront them. As they raced toward the South China Sea, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang ordered the outmatched Huaxia fleet to fall back to its territorial boundary and hold the line.

• Ye Wenjun told Chen Lin that a seven-nation fleet was advancing toward Huaxia waters and that five senior South Sea Fleet commanders had fallen into unexplained comas.
• Chen Lin called Changqingzi and Yun Sheng to join him, left Gu Changfeng and his sister to protect the courtyard, and summoned a massive flying boat.
• Chen Lin filled the boat’s formation with spirit stones and flew south with Changqingzi and Yun Sheng to face the foreign forces.
• Aboard the Kunlun, Deputy Chief of Staff Wang learned that the commanders remained unresponsive and that the multinational fleet was nearing Huaxia’s territorial boundary.
• Wang ordered Huaxia’s ships to withdraw to the twelve-nautical-mile line and hold it while awaiting orders from the rear.

Chen Lin arrived aboard a Flying Boat to confront three ancient Little Japan cultivators threatening the fleets in the South China Sea. He ordered Changqingzi and Yun Sheng to kill them, and all three old monsters were swiftly defeated.

• Abe and two ancient cultivators prepared to attack the fleets, planning to destroy Huaxia’s ships and challenge its legendary god.
• Chen Lin appeared above the fleet aboard a Flying Boat, with Changqingzi and Yun Sheng beside him.
• Abe ordered the three old monsters to attack Chen Lin and seize his Flying Boat.
• Chen Lin told Changqingzi and Yun Sheng to kill the old monsters without dirtying his boat.
• Changqingzi crushed Inoue’s head, Yun Sheng beheaded Abe, and Changqingzi killed the final old monster by tearing out his false core.

Chen Lin ordered Changqingzi to destroy the Seven-Nation Joint Fleet, and Changqingzi annihilated its ships and soldiers with a mass of enchanted seaweed. After Huaxia's commanders and leaders witnessed the destruction, Chen Lin turned the Flying Boat toward Tokyo to collect on Japan's wager.

• Changqingzi returned to the Flying Boat after killing the three ancient fiends Japan had worshipped as gods.
• Michael ordered the fleet to fire on Chen Lin, but its missiles and shells failed to pierce the Flying Boat's barrier.
• Chen Lin ordered Changqingzi to bury the fleet, and Changqingzi raised giant seaweed vines that crushed more than a hundred warships and drowned seventeen thousand soldiers.
• Huaxia officers watched the fleet's destruction on drone footage, while General Zhao and the leaders in Capital City wondered what realm Chen Lin had reached.
• Chen Lin praised Changqingzi, then ordered him and Yun Sheng to turn the Flying Boat toward Tokyo.

Chen Lin launched an attack on Tokyo, sending Changqingzi to trigger Mount Fuji’s eruption and Yun Sheng to destroy the Imperial Palace. As lava swept down the volcano, Yun Sheng began her assault, while Chen Lin prepared to strike the prime minister’s residence.

• After losing contact with their fleets, Takaichi Zaomiao and Japan’s Defense Minister realized the empire’s last forces had vanished.
• Chen Lin gave Changqingzi an Earthshaker Talisman and ordered him to awaken Mount Fuji, then gave Yun Sheng the Cloudborne Sword and ordered her to raze the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Lin targeted the prime minister’s residence with the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder Talisman.
• Changqingzi drove the Earthshaker Talisman into Mount Fuji’s earth vein, triggering a massive eruption that sent lava and ash toward nearby towns.
• Yun Sheng drew the Cloudborne Sword above the Imperial Palace and unleashed its power.

Chen Lin destroyed Japan’s Imperial Palace and political center with the Cloudborne Sword and Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, while Mount Fuji erupted and the Seventh Fleet was lost. As the Flying Boat returned to the village, Donald Trump ordered American forces to retreat and cut off aid to Japan.

• Chen Lin’s Cloudborne Sword reduced the Imperial Palace to dust, killing the emperor and everyone inside.
• Takaichi Zaomiao received reports of Mount Fuji’s eruption and the Imperial Palace’s destruction before Chen Lin’s voice reached the officials in the shelter.
• Chen Lin unleashed forty-nine bolts of Purple Firmament Divine Thunder, erasing the Prime Minister’s Official Residence and the surrounding area, including Takaichi Zaomiao and the senior officials.
• Changqingzi and Yun Sheng reported that the cleanup was complete, and Chen Lin ordered the Flying Boat back to the village.
• Donald Trump rejected a general’s call to retaliate, ordered American vessels to withdraw to the Second Island Chain, and halted aid to Japan.

Monkey Philippines and Kangaroo Country capitulated after Chen Lin destroyed the Seven-Nation Coalition and Little Japan’s leadership, prompting Huaxia’s government to secure the region and fortify Yicheng. Back in Chen Family Village, Chen Lin discovered that the Imperial Seal of China had absorbed immense national fortune and become a powerful barrier.

• Monkey Philippines and Kangaroo Country issued apologies and concessions, while Little Japan descended into chaos after Mount Fuji erupted and its leaders disappeared.
• At the Red Wall Compound, the elderly leader ordered Yicheng elevated to a directly administered municipality, deployed three heavy brigades, and directed the East China Sea Fleet to take control of the disputed waters.
• Chen Lin returned to Chen Family Village, gave Yun Sheng a supreme-grade wind-attribute Magic Treasure and responsibility for guarding the courtyard, and sent Changqingzi to catch wild boars.
• Chen Lin rejoined Li Xiaoyue, Song Qiuya, Zhang Ruoxi, and Qin Chuxia, then noticed that the Imperial Seal of China had turned dark gold and expanded its barrier around the hills.
• Chen Lin touched the barrier with his divine sense, suffered its powerful recoil, and realized the Imperial Seal was changing under the influence of national fortune.

Chen Lin tested the defensive limits of the national-fortune barrier surrounding Chen Family Village. Yun Sheng broke through it with a late foundation establishment attack, but Changqingzi crushed the energy before it could damage the village.

• Chen Lin took Yun Sheng and Changqingzi beyond Chen Family Village to test the barrier around the village and Three Mountain Peaks.
• Chen Lin ordered Yun Sheng to attack with spiritual power at progressively higher cultivation stages while Changqingzi guarded the village from inside.
• Yun Sheng's great perfection qi refining strike shattered harmlessly against the barrier, and her early foundation establishment strike caused ripples without breaking it.
• Yun Sheng's late foundation establishment attack tore a half-meter hole through the barrier.
• Changqingzi crushed the sword qi that passed through the hole before it could harm the village.

Yun Sheng tested the national fortune barrier protecting Chen Family Village, and Chen Lin judged it strong enough to withstand most attacks. Huaxia then made Yicheng its Fifth Municipality and ordered its new leaders to serve Chen Lin, while Northlake officials inferred that his power had helped trigger the move.

• Yun Sheng tore a hole in the barrier, which rapidly repaired itself, and Chen Lin assessed its defensive strength.
• Chen Lin returned to Chen Family Village with Yun Sheng and Changqingzi, telling Changqingzi to guard his mountain gate.
• Huaxia announced that Yicheng would become the Fifth Municipality and deployed three heavy combined-arms brigades around it.
• Chen Qingquan and An Changlin learned that their task was to serve Chen Lin and protect Chen Family Village.
• Gao Yuliang told Qi Tongwei that Yicheng's elevation likely repaid Chen Lin for his role in recent international events, and warned him not to cause trouble.

After finishing a major case, Qin Churan returned to Chen Family Village and discovered Qin Chuxia and Song Qiuya cultivating immortality beside Chen Lin. Feeling left behind, she asked Chen Lin to teach her as well.

• Qin Churan drove straight to Chen Lin’s courtyard after completing her two-week case.
• Qin Churan arrived as Qin Chuxia used a Fireball Technique to shatter a boulder.
• Qin Chuxia pretended to collapse into Chen Lin’s lap and teased Qin Churan about her tired appearance.
• Qin Churan learned that Qin Chuxia had been cultivating under Chen Lin’s guidance.
• Song Qiuya showed Qin Churan her flying sword and joined Chen Lin and Qin Chuxia in the courtyard.
• Qin Churan demanded that Chen Lin teach her to cultivate immortality too.

Chen Lin told Qin Churan that her police work and its baleful energy prevented her from cultivating, so she agreed to resign and accepted his Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art. After seeing its lewd illustrations and hearing Chen Lin invite her to practice qi induction in his room, she fled to the police station, leaving her cultivation plans unresolved.

• Chen Lin explained that Qin Churan's criminal investigation work kept her mind unsettled and made cultivation impossible while she held her position.
• Qin Chuxia urged Qin Churan to quit and boasted that she would soon fly on a sword, prompting Qin Churan to agree to resign and ask Chen Lin to teach her cultivation.
• Chen Lin gave Qin Churan the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art, and she blushed after seeing its explicit illustrations and instructions for dual cultivation.
• Yun Sheng secretly watched from the covered walkway and condemned Chen Lin for using a powerful dual cultivation art to pursue women.
• Chen Lin invited Qin Churan to his room to help her with qi induction, so she panicked, grabbed her Land Rover keys, and rushed out to submit her resignation.
• Qin Chuxia laughed at Qin Churan's embarrassment, while Song Qiuya said she needed time to process it and Chen Lin insisted that cultivation allowed no time for hesitation.

Qin Churan resigned from the police force after deciding to stay in Chen Family Village and pursue cultivation with Chen Lin. After preparing herself, she arrived at Chen Lin’s courtyard at night, unsure what would happen next.

• Qin Churan handed Xia Xuejun her resignation, and he approved it after learning she planned to stay in Chen Family Village near Advisor Chen.
• Xia Xuejun urged Qin Churan to focus on taking care of Chen Lin, and she handed her duties over to Anxin before leaving the police headquarters.
• Qin Churan returned to her apartment, recalled Chen Lin’s powers and the cultivation manual, and chose the black silk dress he had admired.
• Qin Churan drove to Chen Family Village and pushed open the courtyard gate, wondering whether to go straight to the master bedroom.

Qin Churan arrived at Chen Lin’s residence after resigning from the police force, and he taught her to cultivate. After she quickly reached qi induction, Chen Lin told her to remove her dress so they could begin the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art, leaving her to decide whether to overcome her shame.

• Qin Churan arrived at the quiet Song-Style Courtyard House, where Friday led her to Chen Lin’s bedroom.
• Chen Lin finished cultivating and learned that Qin Churan had resigned after Xia Xuejun approved her paperwork.
• Chen Lin guided Qin Churan through qi induction, which she completed in an hour.
• Chen Lin explained the Phoenix Yin-Yang Essence Cultivation Art and told Qin Churan to take off her dress.
• Qin Churan felt embarrassed but thought of Qin Chuxia’s and Yun Sheng’s powers as she considered whether she could overcome her shame.

Chen Lin guided Qin Churan through her first cultivation session, helping her reach the First Qi Refining Layer. After she washed away the expelled impurities, he pulled her into an embrace and kissed her, leaving her to realize that cultivation was not the only intimacy he had in mind.

• Qin Churan chose to stay, and Chen Lin transferred spiritual power into her while teaching her to circulate it.
• Qin Churan reached the First Qi Refining Layer as the cultivation purged impurities from her body.
• Chen Lin ended the session and told Qin Churan to shower while he meditated with a mid-grade spirit stone.
• Qin Churan thanked Chen Lin and watched him meditate after washing and changing into his T-shirt.
• Chen Lin pulled Qin Churan into his arms and kissed her, and she returned the kiss.

Chen Lin and Qin Churan spent the night practicing dual cultivation, leaving Qin Churan’s cultivation at the first Qi Refining layer fully stabilized. Yun Sheng was driven to despair by the sounds and spiritual energy from the Master Bedroom, while the morning found Qin Churan content in Chen Lin’s arms.

• Qin Churan tried to overpower Chen Lin, but he broke her hold and pinned her down.
• Chen Lin and Qin Churan practiced dual cultivation through the night, drawing spiritual energy into the Master Bedroom.
• Yun Sheng heard and sensed what was happening, cursed Chen Lin, and eventually hid beneath a pillow in despair.
• Qin Churan woke in the morning with her cultivation at the first Qi Refining layer stabilized and kissed Chen Lin’s cheek.
• Chen Lin pulled Qin Churan back into his arms without opening his eyes.

Chen Lin spent the morning with Qin Churan, then joined the household for lunch and watched the women begin spellcasting lessons. Remembering the Black-Robed Figure’s warning that time was running short, he entered seclusion and swallowed the Mysterious Purity Pill, whose overwhelming spiritual power alarmed Yun Sheng.

• Qin Chuxia teased Qin Churan and Chen Lin outside their bedroom, so Chen Lin used spiritual power to pull her inside.
• At lunch, Yun Sheng sarcastically criticized Chen Lin’s boundless energy, and he placed Fifth-Level Demon Beast meat in her bowl.
• Gu Qingxue taught Song Qiuya, Li Xiaoyue, Zhang Ruoxi, Qin Chuxia, and Qin Churan the Water Arrow Technique.
• Chen Lin recalled the Black-Robed Figure’s warning, announced that he was entering seclusion, and went to the Back Courtyard Quiet Chamber.
• Chen Lin swallowed the Mysterious Purity Pill, and Yun Sheng sensed the violent surge of spiritual power and cried out in alarm.

Chen Lin used a Mysterious Purity Pill to advance from Early to Mid Foundation Establishment in a month, leaving the courtyard residents stunned. Later, Qin Churan struggled with spell practice and asked Chen Lin to help her consolidate her cultivation.

• Chen Lin swallowed a Mysterious Purity Pill, drawing spiritual energy into a massive vortex that forced Changqingzi, Yun Sheng, and Gu Changfeng to protect the courtyard.
• Chen Lin emerged from seclusion at Mid Foundation Establishment, astonishing Yun Sheng and the others with how quickly he had advanced.
• Gu Changfeng and Gu Qingxue compared their slow progress with Chen Lin’s and hurried off to cultivate.
• During the spell lesson, Qin Chuxia’s Fireball was outclassed by Song Qiuya’s stronger spell, while Qin Churan’s Water Arrow sputtered into a puddle.
• After practice, Qin Churan approached Chen Lin and firmly asked to consolidate her cultivation.

Chen Lin found a sealed spatial spirit treasure among a catastrophic shipment of garbage at the Myriad Worlds Garbage Transfer Station. After refining its seal, he activated the Mountains and Rivers Painting and entered the world inside it.

• Qin Churan urged Chen Lin to help her keep pace with the others, and he promised to spend the night with her.
• At midnight, Chen Lin traveled to the Myriad Worlds Garbage Transfer Station and watched a huge load of wreckage from an immortal cultivation plane get dumped and cleared.
• Chen Lin searched the remaining debris and found a scroll clutched by the corpse of a powerful cultivator.
• Chen Lin used his essence blood and Azure Origin Sword Art to break the scroll's damaged seal, learning it was the Mountains and Rivers Painting, a spatial spirit treasure made by a Divine Transformation master.
• Chen Lin activated the painting and vanished from the transfer station, appearing in the world inside it.

Chen Lin discovered that the Mountains and Rivers Painting contained a small spiritual vein, giving him a powerful refuge and abundant cultivation resources. He brought his family and companions inside to show them the painting, where Qin Chuxia’s attempt to cultivate overwhelmed her meridians.

• Chen Lin explored the Mountains and Rivers Painting and found a spiritual vein beneath its landscape.
• Chen Lin recognized the painting as a safe haven for his family and stored it in his Advanced Storage Ring.
• The next morning, Chen Lin gathered Song Qiuya, Qin Churan, Qin Chuxia, Li Xiaoyue, Zhang Ruoxi, Clear Wind, and Bright Moon in the Back Courtyard.
• Chen Lin opened the painting and led everyone through its portal into the miniature world.
• Song Qiuya sensed the world’s extraordinary spiritual energy, while Qin Chuxia stopped cultivating after the energy strained her meridians.

Chen Lin brought the women into the Mountains and Rivers Painting, where its spiritual vein helped them rapidly improve their cultivation. After they returned to the Courtyard Compound, Chen Lin warned Song Qiuya that hidden threats might remain on Earth, while Yun Sheng noticed their auras had vanished.

• Chen Lin explained that the Mountains and Rivers Painting contained a complete spiritual vein and helped the five women cultivate within it.
• Qin Churan reached the second and then third Qi Refining layer, while Qin Chuxia, Song Qiuya, Li Xiaoyue, and Zhang Ruoxi each reached the fifth layer.
• Song Qiuya decided they would cultivate in the painting every night, and Chen Lin assigned Clear Wind and Bright Moon to prepare timber for cabins.
• Chen Lin returned the group to the Courtyard Compound, where Song Qiuya said she would enter closed-door cultivation to pursue Foundation Establishment.
• Chen Lin told Song Qiuya he feared stronger beings might be dormant on Earth, while Yun Sheng wondered why the courtyard's occupants' auras had briefly disappeared.

Chen Lin used the Mountains and Rivers Painting and its spiritual vein to accelerate the cultivation of Chen Qianqian and the five women, while also training them in spells and dual cultivation. After seven days of dramatic breakthroughs, Yun Sheng discovered their new strength and was left staring at Chen Qianqian.

• Chen Lin brought Chen Qianqian and the five women into the Mountains and Rivers Painting, where the spiritual vein immediately advanced Chen Qianqian to the third Qi Refining layer.
• Chen Lin guided all six women’s cultivation inside the painting while they practiced spells by day and dual cultivation in the afternoons.
• Song Qiuya, Li Xiaoyue, and Zhang Ruoxi reached the sixth Qi Refining level on the third day, and Qin Chuxia and Qin Churan broke through on the fifth day.
• Clear Wind and Bright Moon advanced to mid Foundation Establishment on the seventh day, while Chen Lin reached the peak of mid Foundation Establishment.
• The six women completed the week at the eighth Qi Refining layer, except Qin Churan and Chen Qianqian, who reached the sixth layer, and returned to the courtyard.
• Yun Sheng saw Song Qiuya and Qin Chuxia demonstrate their eighth-layer cultivation and turned her gaze to Chen Qianqian.