Recaps

Ye Fei and the others discussed the faction’s daily tasks as Jun Mo arrived to mooch a meal. Feng An invited the Elf Queen as the faction’s seventh member, leaving her eager to watch him get beaten while he planned to use nearby threats to boost prosperity.

• Ye Fei explained that the faction’s cultivation, combat, and rest tasks allowed members to earn contributions regardless of how they spent their day.
• Jun Mo arrived with Big Leopard, and Long Heng tried to regain confidence by teasing him about living independently.
• Feng An asked Ye Fei to approve an invitation for a player, while Ye Fei was also messaging Junior Schoolmate.
• Snow Mountain joined Free and Unrestrained Mountain as its seventh member and told Feng An she would try to keep him alive longer when others ganged up on him.
• Feng An revealed that he had obtained a Life Tree Branch from the Elf Queen and intended to use the creatures threatening her home to increase faction prosperity.

Lu Heng and several others introduced themselves in the Player Faction chat, where Feng An and the Elf Queen traded accusations and warnings. Ye Fei interrupted their exchange to ask about customizing Identity Tags, and the Elf Queen approved of his chosen title.

• Lu Heng introduced himself to the Player Faction, and Jun Mo and Long Heng followed with their own introductions.
• Feng An introduced himself as a member of the Demon Race and Long Heng’s father, while warning the others to contact him if his son caused trouble.
• Lingyan and the Elf Queen introduced themselves, and the Elf Queen warned the group that Feng An liked setting traps.
• Feng An hinted that the Elf Queen’s home had a problem, and she retorted that her Life Tree devoured life and accused him of concealing his son’s identity.
• Ye Fei asked whether Identity Tags could be customized, and the Elf Queen said his current title suited him.

Ye Fei considered inviting Lin Mu to join his Player Faction, but learned that Lin Mu had buried himself in a deep hole to cultivate in seclusion. After equipping Feimeng with a Pet Storage Space and seeing the foxes head out, Ye Fei prepared to strengthen his dantian.

• Ye Fei chose a modest identity tag and decided not to contact Yang Cheng or Lin Che, while Lin Xian could not join a Player Faction because his Combat Power was too low.
• Ye Fei messaged Lin Mu about joining, but Lin Mu did not reply, so Ye Fei asked Lin Xian what had happened.
• Lin Xian told Ye Fei that Lin Mu had dug a deep hole, climbed inside, and asked to be buried for a few days; Lin Xian had covered him with soil.
• Ye Fei decided to leave Lin Mu alone and asked Phoenix Perch whether dark phoenixes had the earth attribute, but Phoenix Perch could not answer.
• Ye Fei told Phoenix Perch he planned to strengthen and temper his dantian after his spiritual energy reached its limit.
• Feimeng asked Ye Fei for storage space, so he bought a Pet Storage Space and stocked it with food; Feimeng and Qingxue then left with Feng Bai as Ye Fei prepared to cultivate.

Ye Fei completed his first dantian enhancement, increasing his spiritual energy storage limit, then discovered that Feimeng’s deep sleep caused trouble for the other companions. He reassured the embarrassed little fox and suggested sleeping farther from them, leaving Qingxue to help smooth things over.

• Ye Fei enhanced his dantian, spending 23,500 spiritual energy to raise his storage limit by 1,500.
• Ye Fei found Feimeng asleep on the courtyard wall, rolling into the other companions and disturbing them.
• Ye Fei carried the sleeping Feimeng while preparing dinner, and Feimeng woke when Long Heng and the others gathered to eat.
• Ye Fei told Feimeng to sleep farther from the others, and Feimeng learned what had happened while asleep.
• Ye Fei comforted Feimeng and had the companions eat, trusting Qingxue to help them get along.

Ye Fei explained to Long Heng why he let the household members settle their own disagreements, while Long Heng reflected on Ye Fei’s cultivation and poverty. The chapter left Long Heng convinced that Qingxue and the others had been raising Ye Fei as much as he had been caring for them.

• Long Heng questioned Ye Fei for letting the household members run off when they seemed ready to fight, and Ye Fei said intervening could create resentment by forcing him to take sides.
• Long Heng accepted that Ye Fei could be lazy, then recalled learning from Feng An that most human players cultivated slowly and Ye Fei’s progress was unusually fast.
• Ye Fei gave Long Heng Grapes, and Long Heng teased him about surviving with only 3 starting Combat Power after meeting Qingxue.
• Ye Fei defended keeping the Beast Essence Stones and meat for the household, saying Qingxue and Feng Bai had earned them by hunting.
• Long Heng called Ye Fei weak and concluded that Qingxue and the others had joined forces to raise him.

Ye Fei examined Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s prosperity and Contribution Points, learning how hunting rewards were calculated and discovering the Elf Queen led the rankings by a wide margin. After the Elf Queen asked Feng An for water spirits, Ye Fei discussed how Phoenix Perch could be nourished and learned it needed energy from high-grade plants.

• Ye Fei reviewed faction records and asked Feng An why many kills had earned only one prosperity point and one Contribution Point; Feng An explained that rewards used a minimum unless the creature met the normal calculation threshold.
• Ye Fei explored the faction interface, checked member notes and Contribution Point rankings, and found himself in fourth place while the Elf Queen had 11,280 points.
• The Elf Queen asked Feng An in the faction chat to bring her a dozen water spirits, and Feng An replied that it was a hassle.
• Ye Fei asked Phoenix Perch whether it could consume single-attribute creatures, then learned that only energy from Immortal Grade or higher plants, or refined energy crystals, could help it.
• Little Phoenix suggested gathering high-grade plants and sharing their energy with Phoenix Perch, but Phoenix Perch discouraged the idea and advised waiting until they were stronger.

Ye Fei used his savings to plan an expansion of Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s spirit herb field, hoping to grow more medicinal plants and seeds. After collecting seeds, he left Feimeng to continue teaching Feng Bai how to break through to the next level.

• Ye Fei strengthened his meridians twice while continuing to cultivate, raising his speed and strength.
• Ye Fei discussed expanding the courtyard with Qingxue after the household’s work brought his savings to over ten million survival points.
• Ye Fei decided to harvest the spirit herbs for their seeds and make a larger spirit herb field.
• Feimeng called Ye Fei “Feifei” and explained that the household considered him family.
• Feimeng resumed teaching Feng Bai, who needed to break through before he could continue cultivating.

Ye Fei greatly expanded and rearranged his Homestead, spending most of his points on fields and a small Spirit Bee Swarm. After Long Heng visited and complained about scarce prey, they discussed Feng An’s growing contributions and Long Heng teased Ye Fei for lagging behind Lu Heng in cultivation.

• Ye Fei expanded his Homestead walls to 500 × 500, planted spirit herbs, reorganized his crops, and bought a Small Spirit Bee Swarm.
• Long Heng visited Ye Fei’s enlarged Courtyard and said he had been right to settle at the foot of the mountain.
• Ye Fei noted that he had spent over ten million points and postponed renovating the Spirit Spring pool because he had little left.
• Ye Fei urged Long Heng to coordinate hunting directions with the others because prey was scarce, but Long Heng said he did not mind.
• Ye Fei gave Long Heng a fruit platter and said Feng An’s Contribution Points had risen past forty thousand as Free and Unrestrained Mountain neared its next level.
• Long Heng teased Ye Fei for not advancing while Lu Heng had reached Foundation Establishment Second Stage.

Ye Fei continued cultivating at his own pace while teasing Long Heng, until Feng An sent a giant snake for Long Heng to fight. Long Heng charged into battle and was repeatedly knocked away, leaving Ye Fei to question whether Feng An was really helping him train.

• Ye Fei explained that he wanted to strengthen his foundation before rushing his cultivation, and Long Heng warned him not to become the weakest.
• Ye Fei teased Long Heng by tangling his silver hair, and Long Heng angrily tried to reach Ye Fei's hair in return.
• A tornado swept snow outside Ye Fei's courtyard and revealed a giant snake, while Jun Mo arrived with Little Jiaoren.
• Long Heng recognized the snake and angrily accused Feng An of sending it, while Ye Fei prepared his bow to draw Feng An out.
• Feng An appeared and said the snake was meant to help Long Heng train, explaining that the Dragon Race had an advantage over the Serpent Clan.
• Long Heng fought the snake but was knocked away repeatedly, and Ye Fei complained that Feng An had given him an opponent far too strong.

Long Heng endured a brutal fight against a great serpent as Feng An and the others waited for him to awaken his True Dragon awareness. Jun Mo watched Ye Fei and Feng An bicker over Little Phoenix, while Long Heng’s battle continued.

• Qingxue watched Long Heng get repeatedly knocked away by the great serpent as Ye Fei explained that he needed to awaken traits of the Dragon Race on his own.
• Long Heng kept charging back into the fight and swallowing Blood-Replenishing Pills despite his damaged Dragon Scales.
• Jun Mo asked why they could not help, and Ye Fei and Feng An explained that the fight was meant to awaken Long Heng’s awareness of himself as a True Dragon.
• Feng An stopped Little Phoenix from flying toward the fight, and Ye Fei gathered it into his arms after Feng An held it upside down by its claws.
• Little Phoenix pretended to be aggrieved, and Ye Fei and Feng An began arguing over whether Feng An should soothe it.

Long Heng awakened a mutated form of the Dragon Race’s suppressive power and killed the giant snake, while Feng An accepted that his growth had taken an unexpected direction. Ye Fei collected the snake’s remains, and Little Jiaoren explained that it had been secretly refining Water Spirit at night.

• After enduring the giant snake’s attacks, Long Heng erupted with blood energy, tore off its scales, and unleashed lightning that killed it.
• Feng An admitted Long Heng’s growth differed from what he expected and discussed preparing materials for equipment with Ye Fei.
• Ye Fei said he lacked enough spiritual energy to refine equipment and collected the giant snake’s materials for later use.
• Ye Fei asked Jun Mo about Little Jiaoren’s condition, and Jun Mo showed him that its control had improved.
• Little Jiaoren told Ye Fei it had been secretly refining Water Spirit while Jun Mo rested and had asked Lingxiao to keep Jun Mo away at night.

Ye Fei celebrated Feng Bai’s successful advancement and reassured Jun Mo, then discovered Lin Mu had awakened his Dark Phoenix Soul and come to provoke him to spar. Ye Fei called on Fire Dance to meet the challenge.

• Ye Fei comforted Jun Mo by saying his young companions also kept their cultivation private.
• Feng Bai advanced successfully, startled everyone with a roar, and got kicked by Phantom Spirit before Ye Fei soothed him.
• Feimeng teased the other companions for acting like cubs, and Ye Fei said they were only a little over four months old.
• Jun Mo told Ye Fei that Lin Mu had arrived at the main gate behaving strangely, so Ye Fei checked his status and went to meet him.
• Ye Fei realized Lin Mu was pretending to be engulfed in demonic qi and had awakened his Dark Phoenix Soul.
• Lin Mu admitted he wanted to spar with Ye Fei, who summoned Fire Dance to answer his provocation.

Lin Mu visited Ye Fei and asked about the newly founded Player Faction, then accepted Ye Fei’s invitation to join Free and Unrestrained Mountain. He discovered that Ye Fei was the faction’s leader and glared at him in disbelief.

• Lin Mu explained that Lin Xian was in seclusion to advance his level, then asked Ye Fei whether the Player Faction invitation was genuine.
• Ye Fei confirmed the faction had seven members and warned Lin Mu to be polite because powerful figures belonged to it.
• Lin Mu decided to join, and Ye Fei sent him an invitation to Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• Lin Mu accepted, becoming the faction’s eighth member, and greeted its members as a Demon Clan member converted from the Human Race.
• Lin Mu checked the faction information, realized Ye Fei was its leader, and glared at him in shock.

Qingxue began leveling up while Ye Fei held her, and Lin Mu teased Ye Fei about finding a partner. Ye Fei sent Feimeng and Fire Dance to spar with Lin Mu, leaving the fight about to begin.

• Jun Mo brought Qingxue to Ye Fei after she suddenly fell asleep, and Ye Fei explained that she was leveling up.
• Ye Fei held Qingxue while Lin Mu joked about introducing him to one of his younger sisters.
• Ye Fei called Feimeng and Fire Dance to take Lin Mu outside for a fight, and Feimeng agreed to keep him alive.
• Lin Mu equipped his weapons and armor, while Feimeng transformed into a large fox and activated Bloodlust and Mental Hunt.

Ye Fei and Jun Mo watched Feimeng overpower Lin Mu and discussed the Beast Race’s ability to unleash bursts of strength and the Human Race’s unusual path to becoming other races. The chapter left Lin Mu still being tested by Feimeng as Ye Fei cautioned that most Half-Demon players could not escape their captors or benefit from their deaths.

• Little Phoenix hesitated to join the fight as Feimeng repeatedly battered Lin Mu, whose displayed combat power was higher but whose attacks could not land.
• Ye Fei realized Feimeng had activated Bloodlust, which raised its strength beyond the combat power shown in its pet information.
• Jun Mo warned that Beast Race players could use Berserk to multiply their strength, though the skill consumed energy and could cause lasting harm.
• Ye Fei explained that humans could become Half-Demons or Half-Orcs and eventually join other races, while noting that this apparent privilege often forced them to choose whether to remain human.
• Jun Mo recalled that Lin Mu had become a full Demon Clan member after his captor died, and Ye Fei clarified that most Half-Demon players could not kill their captors or share in such good fortune.

Ye Fei tested Lin Mu against Feimeng, whose strength overwhelmed him, then questioned Lin Mu about his unused Demon Clan ability. After Ye Fei explained how Yang Cheng’s grafted tiger claws boosted his combat power, Yang Cheng arrived at the courtyard.

• Feimeng beat Lin Mu badly while Ye Fei watched, and Jun Mo carried Lin Mu back inside.
• Ye Fei asked why Lin Mu had not used his awakened Dark Phoenix Soul, and Lin Mu realized Ye Fei had known about it and arranged the fight to draw it out.
• Ye Fei gave Lin Mu a coat, and Lin Mu bragged about his physique before discussing Yang Cheng’s growth with him.
• Ye Fei explained that Yang Cheng’s combat power was 328, with 200 points coming from his Fire-Forged Tiger Claws.
• Jun Mo spotted Yang Cheng approaching on a tiger, his furry hands fitted with long blades instead of claws.

Yang Cheng visited Ye Fei to ask about joining a player faction, but Lin Mu described its strict requirements and warned him that he would have to cut ties with the players around his home. Yang Cheng questioned the faction’s demands and its benefits, leaving his interest uncertain.

• Lin Mu greeted Yang Cheng outside Ye Fei’s gate and boasted about his damaged gear after a fight with Ye Fei.
• Yang Cheng explained that he had come to speak with Ye Fei about joining a player faction.
• Ye Fei said he had already joined a faction whose members had to focus on cultivation and self-improvement.
• Lin Mu took Yang Cheng aside and described rules requiring recruits to sever ties, seek approval for family life, and work constantly for the faction.
• Yang Cheng questioned why anyone would accept such harsh requirements and asked what benefits the faction offered.

Lin Mu exaggerated the burdens of joining Free and Unrestrained Mountain to scare Yang Cheng away, while Ye Fei quietly watched his performance. Yang Cheng fled after learning the faction’s name, and Lin Mu explained that he had kept him out because the faction was not recruiting beyond its current limit.

• Lin Mu described Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s benefits and burdens to Yang Cheng, who offered him a gift before asking for the faction’s name.
• Lin Mu called the faction’s boss a liar and warned Yang Cheng not to join, prompting Yang Cheng to leave quickly and promise Ye Fei another gift.
• After Yang Cheng departed, Lin Mu burned his hand opening the gate with the Phoenix Tree’s flames and bragged about scaring the visitor away.
• Jun Mo pointed out that Lin Mu had twisted the truth, and Lin Mu admitted he had wanted to prevent Yang Cheng from taking a place that might belong to Lin Xian.
• Ye Fei said Yang Cheng’s aims did not make him an enemy and chose not to take issue with him.

Ye Fei learned that players were lurking near his home and waited for them to come, confident Phoenix Perch and the others could handle them. While he continued cultivating, Qingxue completed her level-up and gained a second tail with an unexpected ability.

• Lin Mu told Ye Fei that Yang Cheng had warned him several powerful players had found a new backer and might be watching Ye Fei's home.
• Ye Fei said he was ready for the hidden players to attack, while Lin Mu and Jun Mo left to return home.
• Ye Fei carried the two little ones to the treetop and decided the enemies should come openly instead of watching from afar.
• Feimeng chose to rest, and Phoenix Perch agreed to prepare its leaves for a possible fight.
• Ye Fei pointed out the likely direction of the enemies, then spent the day cultivating as life at home continued as usual.
• Qingxue completed her level-up, grew a small second tail, and revealed an ability Ye Fei had never expected.

Qingxue evolved into a level 2 two-tailed Spirit Fox, and Ye Fei upgraded Free and Unrestrained Mountain to a level 2 Player Faction. The chapter ended with Lu Heng asking how the faction creator’s role differed from the chief administrator, leaving the chat silent.

• Qingxue evolved into a two-tailed Spirit Fox, while Feng Bai and Phantom Spirit leveled up and Ye Fei checked his other pets’ progress.
• Ye Fei teased Phoenix Perch, which chased him with fireballs while Qingxue and Feng Bai watched.
• Ye Fei upgraded Free and Unrestrained Mountain, unlocking two administrator slots and construction of the faction’s core building.
• Ye Fei assigned elder roles to Senior Lingyan and the Elf Queen after discovering Feng An could not be appointed.
• Feng An, the Elf Queen, and other members chatted in the Faction Chat Channel until Lu Heng asked about the difference between creator and chief administrator, silencing everyone.

Ye Fei designed a Core Building for Free and Unrestrained Mountain while Feng An and the Elf Queen discussed the limits of Feng An’s authority. After Ye Fei warned Feng An not to covet the Life Tree, he developed a vast, tree-centered building concept without deciding what the tree represented.

• Feng An claimed he had sold off the Player Faction, and the Elf Queen explained that he could only expel players and place bounties on them.
• Ye Fei wondered whether the Elf Queen and the Life Tree were connected as he sketched possible forms for the Core Building.
• Feng An suggested the Elf Queen might be an incarnation of the Life Tree, and Ye Fei’s sketch briefly transformed into its likeness.
• Feng An explained that possessing the Life Tree could offer endless life, but Ye Fei firmly warned him not to try to obtain it.
• Ye Fei assembled a design for a vast circular Core Building centered on a towering tree, and Feng An accused him of trying to bind the Life Tree to the mountain.

Ye Fei watched the Free and Unrestrained Mountain faction’s core-building progress rise as its powerful members donated astonishingly valuable resources. After the big shots’ contest ended, the other members contributed modest materials, leaving Ye Fei to see how immense the construction requirements were.

• Feng An donated spiritual energy in three resource grades and learned how each completed resource batch increased construction progress.
• The Elf Queen filled the resource requirements and donated a Life Tree branch, raising construction progress by 1,000.
• Lingyan donated complete Phoenix remains, prompting Feng An to answer with a complete Divine Dragon corpse and the Elf Queen to donate two portions of Life Tree Sap.
• Lu Heng, Jun Mo, and the remaining members contributed low-grade materials after the big shots stopped competing.
• Ye Fei saw the core building reach 32,222 progress and realized that even the other members’ contributions amounted to only a little over 8,000 resource points.

Ye Fei learned that Feng An suspected Lingyan had concealed his true level and race, while Lingyan explained how he had arrived inside the donated Phoenix remains and why he had once needed Blood-Replenishing Pills. The chapter left Feng An poised to contact Lingyan directly as Ye Fei took the little ones to eat.

• Feng An told Ye Fei that Lingyan had been at a high level from the beginning and questioned what he was hiding.
• Ye Fei realized Feng An could not see Lingyan's Spirit Race status and warned Lingyan that Feng An might seek him out.
• Feng An revealed that Lingyan had already accepted his friend request, while Ye Fei went to feed the little ones.
• Lingyan told Ye Fei that he had landed inside the adult Phoenix remains and that the Phoenix he later killed had left inferior materials.
• Lingyan recalled disintegrating to avoid becoming a half-demon, rebuilding his body with a Phoenix Nirvana Pill, and asking Ye Fei for Blood-Replenishing Pills after bugs depleted his health.

Ye Fei watched a group of human, beast race, and half-demon players surround his home and summon demons, convinced he would not attack players. He and his companions began turning back the invasion, while the Red-Haired Little Fox woke eager to hunt the beast race players.

• Ye Fei and Feng An watched the invading players assemble formations, and Feng An explained that the half-demons planned to summon demons using demonic qi.
• Ye Fei shot and killed a summoned demon elder with the Dragon-Phoenix Flame Spirit Bow, then asked Feng An about the demon’s combat power.
• Ye Fei told Little Phoenix to stop anyone who tried to flee, while he continued shooting summoned demons near his home.
• The players continued their attack, with human players assuming Ye Fei would not harm them and half-demons repeatedly summoning demons under blocked perception.
• The Red-Haired Little Fox woke on Ye Fei’s shoulder and asked to attack the beast race players for their Beast Cores.

Feimeng lured the Beast Race players away from their group so Ye Fei could shoot the silver-gray wolf, Lie Feng, and help her settle an old score. Ye Fei kept the powerful gorilla at bay while Feimeng tormented Lie Feng, who had once skinned her, and prepared to kill him.

• Feimeng asked Ye Fei to help her deal with the stronger Beast Race players, and he agreed to cover her while Phoenix Perch guarded the Demon Race players.
• Feimeng transformed into a Big Fox and drew Lie Feng away from the Beast Race group while the gorilla dismissed her as a pet.
• Ye Fei struck Lie Feng with three arrows, piercing his throat, breaking his lower back, and pinning his hind leg, but Lie Feng survived and began recovering.
• Feimeng clawed at the injured Lie Feng instead of killing him, while Ye Fei watched for the gorilla to intervene.
• Feimeng recognized Lie Feng as the wolf who had once bitten her leg and skinned two of her legs, and she tormented him in revenge.