Recaps

After Wood Demon Pavilion joined the alliance, its leaders introduced themselves and questioned how Free and Unrestrained Mountain could rank so highly despite most of its members having low combat power. Ye Fei and the others discussed their powerful allies and turned their attention to the Heavenly Imperial Sect's search for reinforcements.

• Blue Feather reduced Wood Demon Pavilion's membership to nine by removing players she suspected had ulterior motives, then reported that none had leaked news about Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• Die Wu introduced herself as the new Pavilion Master, and Ye Fei and the Elf Queen directed Wood Demon Pavilion to ask Feng An for help.
• Die Wu privately asked Ye Fei how Feng An and the Elf Queen could carry Free and Unrestrained Mountain's weak members to third place, and Ye Fei admitted he was curious too.
• The Queen and Feng An joked about Huang Yu's combat power of two and debated whether he could be considered alive.
• Ye Fei asked about the Heavenly Imperial Sect, and the Queen explained that it was seeking helpers to join its faction and move into range, though leaving afterward would be difficult.

Ye Fei cultivated while his companions discussed how play and rest could support growth, then spent time playing with them at home. Senior Lingyan saw the group at play, and Ye Fei casually invited him to join them for a drink.

• Feng An left with Long Heng after advising Ye Fei to cultivate and finish the Immortal Artifact, while the Elf Queen recommended that Ye Fei build his foundation steadily.
• Ye Fei rested, tended the Courtyard, ate with the little ones, and cultivated beneath the Phoenix Tree.
• The little ones discussed whether Ye Fei should skip meals to cultivate, and Qingxue, Feimeng, and the others concluded that spending time together also mattered.
• Ye Fei woke from cultivation and played with the little ones as Phoenix Perch chased him with Fire Rain.
• Lingyan spotted Ye Fei and the little ones playing, and Ye Fei invited him to join them for a drink.

Lingyan visited Ye Fei and discussed Lin Mu’s progress, then learned that Ye Fei had experienced a Heart-Questioning Illusion while still at the Qi Refining Stage. Lingyan left newly inspired to try something different, while Ye Fei wondered what he had said to affect him.

• Lingyan told Ye Fei that Lin Mu had begun using some of his strength but needed to work through his own tangled past to grow further.
• Lingyan asked about Ye Fei’s family and explained that his ability to perceive weaknesses was connected to his innate ability.
• Lingyan advised Ye Fei to address lingering grudges and inner demons rather than become entangled in the past.
• Ye Fei said a Heart-Questioning Illusion had not been difficult, and Lingyan learned that Ye Fei had entered one at the Qi Refining Stage.
• Lingyan concluded that Ye Fei had exceptional aptitude and left wanting to try something new, while Ye Fei asked Phoenix Tree what had affected him.

Ye Fei reached Foundation Establishment Third Stage and discussed cultivation with Phoenix Perch while considering his progress and future equipment. When Spirit broke its seal and began consuming everything around it, players from the Heavenly Imperial Sect pleaded for help, leaving Ye Fei aware of the crisis.

• Ye Fei reached Foundation Establishment Third Stage, and Phoenix Perch teased him for acting as if his growth were unusual.
• Ye Fei reviewed his improved attributes and considered refining Long Heng's Immortal Artifacts and a flying sword.
• Die Wu asked Ye Fei for help after Heavenly Imperial Sect's Demon Race players called for aid.
• Ye Fei saw messages from Heavenly Imperial Sect players saying they wanted to escape and learned that Spirit had broken its seal.
• Spirit consumed nearby energy bodies and destroyed people, creatures, materials, and buildings as it turned into a Golden Light Cluster.

Ye Fei accepted the awakened Evil Spirit after Feng An arranged for Water God to send it over, and slowly gained its trust. The spirit took the form of a sword hilt in Ye Fei’s hand, while Feng An explained that a powerful Evil Spirit could slay gods and bring Divine Punishment.

• Feng An and Blue Feather said they could not control the Evil Artifact and recommended destroying it, but Jun Mo warned that it belonged to Ye Fei and asked everyone to wait.
• Ye Fei asked Feng An to bring the Evil Artifact to him, and Feng An made preparations before arriving at Ye Fei’s home.
• Feng An warned Ye Fei that the artifact had killed over a hundred thousand players and could influence him, while Ye Fei said it might have changed after leaving the challenge space.
• Water God sent the Evil Artifact to Ye Fei, and its status showed that its Spiritual Awareness had awakened and that it was gluttonous.
• Ye Fei gently reached into the golden light and gained the Evil Spirit’s trust until a sword hilt appeared in his hand.
• Feng An told Ye Fei that an Evil Spirit could slay gods if it grew to God-level, which was why its awakening could bring Divine Punishment.

Ye Fei calmed the Evil Spirit inside the sword and learned that it had been born because of him. Spirit chose Ye Fei as its master, then merged back into the blade, leaving him with a powerful weapon to raise.

• Feng An explained that an Evil Spirit could grow strong enough to slay gods without ever holding a Divine Position.
• The Evil Spirit swallowed Ye Fei in golden light, took the form of a tiny golden kitten, and communicated with him.
• Spirit thanked Ye Fei for giving it the chance to be born and accepted him as its master.
• Spirit merged into the sword, reshaping it into a slender golden blade fitted to Ye Fei's grip.
• Ye Fei told Feng An that he had freed the Spirit Sword from the challenge stage's restrictions, and Feng An advised him to raise and temper it as a weapon.

Ye Fei discussed the nearly finished Immortal Artifacts and the Heavenly Imperial Sect’s impending defeat, then introduced the sleeping Spirit sword to the little ones. As news spread that the sect was about to collapse, its members began exposing their grievances in the chat channels.

• Feng An told Ye Fei that Water God was dealing with the Heavenly Imperial Sect, and Ye Fei asked him to gather suitable materials for the Artifact Refining Furnace.
• Ye Fei warned Feng An that the Immortal Artifacts would be finished the next day and that a thunder tribulation would follow.
• Ye Fei introduced the sleeping Spirit sword to Qingxue and the other little ones in the Backyard.
• Ye Fei read chat discussions about the Heavenly Imperial Sect as members shared complaints about its strict attendance rules and punishments.

Ye Fei agreed to refine Orange Quality Antidote Pills for Xu Ming, who had been poisoned by a Goblin while mining and could not afford a cure. While the pills were being made, Ye Fei promised his companions they could go out afterward and decided to inspect Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s territory in person.

• Xu Ming privately asked Ye Fei to refine Orange Quality Antidote Pills after a Goblin poisoned him during a fight over high-grade ore.
• Ye Fei checked Xu Ming’s limited Points and agreed to refine the pills using the two sets of materials Xu Ming sent.
• Ye Fei carried his companions to the front yard and began refining both sets of antidote materials.
• Xu Ming told Ye Fei he was taking Blood-Replenishing Pills while waiting for the poison to take effect.
• Feimeng asked Ye Fei to let Eclipse Moon go out and play, and Ye Fei agreed they could leave after he delivered Xu Ming’s pills.
• Ye Fei decided to walk through Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s territory instead of relying on simulated images.

After refining an Antidote Pill for Xu Ming, Ye Fei tried to invent a way to fly on his Spirit Sword. He solved the problem by simulating flight with Spiritual Energy and took his companions for a ride, leaving them marveling as the sword rose into the air.

• Ye Fei sent Xu Ming the Antidote Pill and a message, then went outside with his companions.
• Ye Fei used Spiritual Energy to make Spirit fly, but the sword sank into the snow when he stepped on it.
• Ye Fei realized he needed to make the Spirit Sword simulate flight rather than simply support his weight.
• Ye Fei successfully flew on the enlarged Spirit Sword and invited his companions aboard.
• Ye Fei carried Qingxue, Feimeng, and Feng Bai while Eclipse Moon, Phantom Spirit, and Fire Dance joined him in the air.

Ye Fei tested flying on his Spirit Sword, then headed to Lu Heng’s home and found Lu Heng and Jun Mo wagering on who would have to challenge one of Ye Fei’s companions. The chapter ended with Ye Fei asking who had lost, while he suspected the loser would seek out the phoenix tree.

• The Elf Queen watched Ye Fei fly on his Spirit Sword and suggested he forge a flying sword, but Ye Fei explained he did not need a separate weapon for flying.
• Ye Fei discovered Eclipse Moon was afraid of heights and comforted the dog before sending it to find Feng Bai.
• The Elf Queen let Ye Fei and his companions continue, and Ye Fei flew at low altitude toward Lu Heng’s home.
• Jun Mo called Ye Fei down, saying Lu Heng had threatened to challenge him, but Lu Heng covered Jun Mo’s mouth.
• Lin Xian explained that Lu Heng and Jun Mo had wagered on breaking a formation, with the loser having to challenge one of Ye Fei’s companions.
• Ye Fei asked who had lost and recalled a vision that suggested the loser might choose the phoenix tree.

Ye Fei flew around Free and Unrestrained Mountain to inspect its homes and empty territory before encountering a tiger pack that recognized Feng Bai as their Tiger King. The pack asked for Feng Bai’s freedom, and Ye Fei and Feimeng suspected they were seeking permission to stay within the Sphere of Influence.

• Lin Xian cleared away the traces of the formation game while Ye Fei continued exploring from the air.
• Ye Fei surveyed the homes on Free and Unrestrained Mountain, noting the residents’ distinct courtyards and the large areas of empty land.
• Ye Fei landed near a tiger pack hunting wild bison and released Eclipse Moon.
• The lead tiger approached Ye Fei, and Feimeng and Qingxue translated that the pack wanted Feng Bai, whom they recognized as Tiger King, to be free.
• Feimeng learned the pack had appeared after the Sphere of Influence was marked out, and Ye Fei realized the lead tiger would be Tiger King if Feng Bai were not Spirit-level.
• Feimeng suspected the tigers were trying to secure permission to live on the Mountain, perhaps by pretending to be ordinary wild beasts.

Ye Fei decided to let a pack of tigers live in his faction territory and made a Beast King-level tiger their king. The tigers joined Eclipse Moon's snow games, while Feng An left to discuss the Heavenly Imperial Sect's seized resources with Water God.

• Feng An explained that Ye Fei could decide whether the tigers stayed in his territory and designate a tiger king.
• Ye Fei asked the faction members what they thought, and they supported keeping the tigers, with several suggesting ways to raise or play with them.
• Ye Fei patted the Beast King-level tiger and named it king, making the pack docile and adding 1 king, 63 adults, and 12 cubs to the faction's species count.
• Eclipse Moon tackled the tiger king and started burying it and the other tigers in snow, while Feng Bai stayed cuddled in Ye Fei's arms.
• Feng An received a private message and left to discuss the distribution of the Heavenly Imperial Sect's resources with Water God.

Ye Fei found Lin Che badly injured at the edge of his territory and gave him Blood-Replenishing Pills while questioning his terrible luck. Lin Che recovered enough to warn Ye Fei about trusting people and suspected Lin Mu was coming to see him.

• Jun Mo accepted his loss to Lu Heng and decided to chop trees at Phoenix Perch.
• Ye Fei received a notification that someone had entered his territory and went to investigate alone.
• Lin Xian learned from Lin Mu that Lin Che was heading there and followed the others while hiding his identity beneath a cloak.
• Ye Fei found Lin Che bleeding, gave him Blood-Replenishing Pills, and teased him about being injured every time they met.
• Lin Che thanked Ye Fei, warned him that good people could be harmed, and asked whether Lin Mu was coming to see him.

Ye Fei rescued Lin Che, who left after recovering enough to walk, while the others discussed the Lin Family and Lin Xian’s affection for the tigers. Ye Fei recruited five hungry wild cattle into the faction and put Lin Xian in charge of them.

• Ye Fei gave Lin Che more Blood-Replenishing Pills, and Lin Che left after regaining his ability to walk, keeping his connection to Ye Fei secret.
• Lu Heng and Jun Mo emerged after Lin Che departed and discussed the Lin Family’s involvement in his injuries.
• Ye Fei told Lin Xian he could visit and feed the tigers when he was not cultivating, then led the others to explore a nearby area.
• Ye Fei and the others found five hungry wild cattle huddled together, and Jun Mo suggested developing animal husbandry and planting.
• Ye Fei recruited the five cattle into the faction and assigned their care to Lin Xian.

After the faction earned an achievement for certifying ten animal species, Ye Fei left Lin Xian to manage them with the new Livestock Worker Editing Card. Lin Xian and the others hurried to prepare pens before the animals’ protection period ended, while Ye Fei returned home to prepare food and await the Immortal Artifact.

• The faction earned the Species Diversity achievement after Ye Fei and the others inspected tigers, cattle, cows, goats, sheep, pheasants, rabbits, ducks, deer, and pigeons.
• Ye Fei examined the Livestock Worker Editing Card and explained that its virtual workers could work no more than eight hours a day.
• Ye Fei left the animals in Lin Xian’s care and warned him through the Faction Chat Channel that the tigers’ protection period would end in an hour.
• Lin Xian, Lu Heng, and Jun Mo harvested herbs and built partitions to separate the livestock before the protection period expired.
• Lingyan visited Ye Fei and told him not to imitate the Wind God’s bullying.

Ye Fei and Lingyan discussed the Wind God being blamed for the attack on the Heavenly Imperial Sect and learned that the Water Domain had formed an alliance with the surviving sect leaders. The chapter left the sect set to keep recruiting players while serving as a resource-supply base for the Water Domain.

• Ye Fei admitted he had left out that the other animals would still be protected when the tiger's protection period ended, and Lingyan said the Wind God could bear the blame.
• Ye Fei explained that the Heavenly Imperial Sect had fallen from seventh place to below three hundred after the attack, while its players blamed the Wind God and exposed the sect's harsh treatment.
• Lingyan suggested the Wind God had spared the three surviving leaders after receiving enough resources, but Ye Fei said Feng An's message indicated the debt was not yet paid.
• Ye Fei revealed that the Heavenly Imperial Sect and the Water Domain had formed an alliance after the battle.
• Lingyan saw the Water God announce that the Heavenly Imperial Sect could continue developing without restricting players by race or cultivation category, while supplying resources to the Water Domain.

Feng An brought Heavenly God Remnant Souls for Ye Fei to check as materials for Long Heng’s Immortal Artifact Set, and Spirit woke to consume them. Spirit ate a remnant soul while leaving its Divine Power for Feng An, and Feng An watched in alarm as it digested the soul.

• Feng An told Ye Fei that Water God had supplied the Heavenly Imperial Sect with resources, including several Heavenly God Remnant Souls.
• Ye Fei confirmed he could destroy the remnant souls, and Feng An agreed to let Spirit consume them as long as it did not control or assimilate Spirit.
• Ye Fei woke Spirit and instructed it to eat the remnant souls while leaving their Divine Power for Feng An.
• Spirit ate one Heavenly God Remnant Soul over more than two hours, then returned to normal and prepared to eat another.
• Feng An watched Spirit devour the remnant soul and realized why gods instinctively feared it.

Ye Fei returned the last Heavenly God Power to Feng An after Spirit consumed six remnant souls and fell asleep while waiting for the Artifact Refining Furnace. Feng An and Lingyan discussed their plans and Long Heng’s mixed heritage, while Feng An admitted he was deliberately blaming Ye Fei for trouble because he enjoyed watching the boy’s luck shine.

• Ye Fei returned the remaining Heavenly God Power to Feng An, then carried the resting Spirit Sword inside and fell asleep.
• Feng An and Lingyan agreed that the queen and Feng An would each contribute three hundred thousand points to the Faction Core Building, while Lingyan would cover sixty thousand.
• Lingyan told Feng An he had gathered materials to strengthen his new human body and intended to explore the Human Race’s changeable potential.
• Lingyan and Feng An discussed Long Heng’s ties to three races, including how his human connection interfered with awakening True Dragon Qi.
• Feng An suggested Lingyan could use Ye Fei’s help too, and Lingyan challenged his claim that Ye Fei had caused his troubles.
• Feng An admitted he knowingly blamed Ye Fei because he enjoyed seeing the boy’s luck and life shine brighter, and Lingyan acknowledged the Wind God’s schemes.

The Elf Queen confronted Feng An over the cultivation debt he had led players into, while Feng An suspected someone had uncovered it through a scheme targeting Free and Unrestrained Mountain. Feng An left to bring Ye Fei back for the Immortal Artifact Set’s tribulation, and the queen stayed behind with Little Fox.

• The Elf Queen accused Feng An of dragging players into debt, and Feng An argued that they had chosen to learn and use the cultivation method.
• Feng An and the Elf Queen concluded that a player plotting against Free and Unrestrained Mountain had likely exposed the debt through a Karmic scheme.
• Lingyan pointed out that his Combat Power was only 2, so Feng An would have to handle the trouble himself.
• Feng An left to bring Ye Fei back and prepare for the Immortal Artifact Set’s tribulation.
• The Elf Queen picked up Little Fox and asked about her progress toward a Third Tail.

Ye Fei learned that Qingxue had leveled up after the Elf Queen helped her recover from overeating Life Tree leaves. As Feng An brought back a defeated God-level Player’s mecha, Ye Fei began examining the Artifact Refining Furnace to prepare an Immortal Artifact set for Long Heng.

• Ye Fei found Qingxue asleep after leveling up and thanked the Elf Queen, who explained that Qingxue would evolve into her Three-Tailed Complete Form after resting.
• Ye Fei asked about the God-level Players in the Snow Mountain region, and Lingyan estimated that 78 were present, with one about to die.
• Feng An returned with Long Heng and a Gleaming Mecha, explaining that the Thunder God had tricked its owner into challenging him.
• Lingyan inspected the mecha and discarded it, while Feng An gathered materials for refining Long Heng’s Immortal Artifact set.
• Ye Fei carried Long Heng to the Artifact Refining Furnace and used his Spiritual Awareness to inspect it and plan equipment that would fit both of Long Heng’s forms as he grew.

Ye Fei paused the Artifact Refining Furnace to add materials for a set of Immortal Artifacts while Feng An supplied rare resources and Spiritual Energy. The furnace resumed after receiving a Nine-Colored Nine Lives Spirit Heart, and Ye Fei warned Long Heng to prepare for his turn in the process.

• Ye Fei opened the Artifact Refining Furnace midway through refining, and Immortal Artifact auras summoned Thunder Tribulation clouds above his home.
• Ye Fei directed Feng An to add materials across multiple attributes, including lightning, fire, and the other common categories.
• When Ye Fei called for Space materials, the Elf Queen gave Feng An a branch, and he added it with a Seven-Colored Mingkong Stone to meet the requirement.
• Feng An added a Nine-Colored Nine Lives Spirit Heart for the Life attribute, causing the furnace door to close and refining to resume.
• Ye Fei pulled Feng An over to supply Spiritual Energy and told Long Heng to prepare for his later turn, while the furnace continued demanding more energy.

Ye Fei threw Long Heng into the Artifact Refining Furnace to complete the Immortal Artifact’s final step and, after Feng An supplied Divine Dragon materials, began evolving him at the same time. The process neared completion, and Feng An revealed that the Dragon God had cheated him by selling him depleted materials.

• Ye Fei tossed Long Heng into the Artifact Refining Furnace to complete the Immortal Artifact’s final step.
• Ye Fei asked Feng An for the materials to advance Long Heng into a Divine Dragon, and Feng An handed them over.
• Ye Fei transferred the sealed materials into the furnace, woke Long Heng, and combined his Divine Dragon advancement with the Immortal Artifact’s owner recognition and fusion.
• Ye Fei borrowed Life Tree branches from the Elf Queen to replenish his spiritual energy while controlling the process.
• Ye Fei finished the refinement and learned that the Divine Dragon materials’ energy had already been extracted.
• Feng An admitted that the Dragon God had cheated him by selling him an incomplete set of materials.

As Long Heng underwent a perilous transformation in the Artifact Refining Furnace, the Elf Queen traded the Dragon God's blood Feng An had received as compensation for a Life Tree fruit. Ye Fei fused the fruit with Long Heng and his Immortal Artifacts, while ominous clouds gathered and Feng An proposed using Ye Fei to test the coming Thunder Tribulation.

• Lingyan suspected the materials would not affect Long Heng's transformation, while Feng An demanded answers and compensation from the Dragon God.
• The Dragon God sent Feng An a drop of his blood as a birth gift, but Ye Fei warned that using it would mark Long Heng with the Dragon God's bloodline.
• The Elf Queen traded a Life Tree fruit for the Dragon God's blood, and Feng An handed the fruit to Ye Fei.
• Ye Fei fused the Life Tree fruit with Long Heng and the Immortal Artifact set, then sensed that a dangerous Thunder Tribulation was coming.
• Feng An suggested throwing Ye Fei into the Thunder Tribulation to strengthen his thunder spiritual root, and Ye Fei warned that this could increase Feng An's debt.
• The Elf Queen joked about collecting the Wind God's body materials someday and explained that his scales concealed information about him.

Lin Mu arrived to celebrate with Ye Fei but found the courtyard full of seniors, while Ye Fei prepared Long Heng to face a Thunder Tribulation after Long Heng’s evolution left him as a Dragon Egg again. The tribulation began as Ye Fei planned to use Long Heng as a channel for lightning to refine his own body.

• Lin Mu entered Ye Fei’s courtyard to brag, then awkwardly greeted the seniors and was told to find somewhere to sit.
• Ye Fei asked Senior Lingyan to protect his home from stray tribulation lightning before opening the Artifact Refining Furnace.
• Long Heng emerged as a Silver Orb, rushed into Ye Fei’s arms, and accompanied him into the sky to face the tribulation.
• Feng An questioned Ye Fei’s plan to take Long Heng through the tribulation while he was still an egg, but Ye Fei kept hold of him.
• Long Heng messaged Ye Fei to hand him over to Feng An after hatching, while Ye Fei revealed he intended to channel the lightning through Long Heng for body refinement.
• Golden tribulation lightning appeared overhead as Feng An moved farther away from Ye Fei.

Ye Fei used the ninety-nine bolts of golden tribulation lightning to protect Long Heng and temper his own body, while Feng An’s debt unexpectedly shrank. After the tribulation ended, Long Heng remained asleep in his transformed egg, and Ye Fei celebrated his gains and received a promised gift from Lingyan upon reaching Nascent Soul.

• Ye Fei endured the golden tribulation lightning passing through Long Heng’s Dragon Egg and began absorbing it to strengthen his body and cultivate.
• The Elf Queen and Lingyan observed Ye Fei adapting to the lightning, while the Elf Queen noted that Feng An’s debt would grow and Lingyan concluded the process benefited the Wind God.
• Ninety-nine bolts struck before the Tribulation Clouds vanished, and Ye Fei continued cultivating in midair for more than half an hour.
• Ye Fei found Long Heng asleep in a mottled, multicolored egg, while Feng An discovered that his debt had fallen to less than a third of its previous amount.
• Phoenix Perch dropped Ye Fei after he called it cute, and Lingyan praised him and promised a gift when he reached Nascent Soul.
• Ye Fei sat down to drink tea and checked his improved condition, pleased with his gains.