Recaps

Ye Fei agreed to cook for the boy from Iceberg after the boy ruined blue-quality Crane Meat, and sent him clear-stewed Mutton for himself and Little Leopard Cat. They discussed finding a Beast King Core for Eclipse Moon before Ye Fei chatted with the big shot on the Snowfield and learned that he had copied his first message from the chat channel.

• Ye Fei accepted the boy's Crane Meat and Survival Points, bought another Gourmet Crafting Bench, and sent him two portions of clear-stewed Mutton.
• The boy shared one portion of Mutton with Little Leopard Cat and admitted he had given up on ascetic cultivation for now.
• The boy warned Ye Fei that finding a canine Beast King Core for Eclipse Moon might be difficult and suggested buying one from the shop or a special treasure chest.
• Ye Fei asked the big shot on the Snowfield whether cooking depended on talent, and the big shot agreed that it did.
• Ye Fei asked why the big shot had been more talkative before, and the big shot explained that he had copied his first message from the chat channel.

Ye Fei exchanged names with Huang Yu, a 135-year-old Spirit Cultivator, and worried that the dangers of this world exceeded his abilities. After preparing high-quality meals for his friends, he received a warning from the boy that an unexpected situation was likely approaching.

• Huang Yu introduced himself as a Human Race Spirit Cultivator and asked Ye Fei what he meant by calling him a big shot.
• Ye Fei explained the term, agreed to call Huang Yu Senior Lingyan, and reflected that his friends had abilities he lacked.
• Ye Fei reassured Qingxue and Little White Tiger, then cultivated while the little ones played in the backyard.
• Ye Fei cooked purple-quality Clear-Braised Crane Meat and sent meals to the boy and Junior Schoolmate.
• The boy warned Ye Fei that he might soon encounter an unexpected situation and advised him to stockpile spiritual energy.

After the blizzard stopped, Ye Fei learned that hungry beasts now threatened Snow Mountain and that debris might conceal rewards. He prepared to go outside with the little ones after breakfast, while the new danger remained unresolved.

• Ye Fei expanded the Spirit-Gathering Formation, cultivated until midnight, and fed the little ones.
• Two announcements warned that hungry packs of beasts could threaten homes and that blizzard debris might contain surprises.
• Ye Fei considered the risks of going outside, then returned to cultivating instead of trusting the chat channel’s advice.
• After cultivating until morning, Ye Fei told the little ones they would go outside after breakfast.
• Little Fox and Little White Tiger cuddled on Ye Fei’s shoulders while Eclipse Moon chewed on his iron-reinforced boots and got teased.

Ye Fei cleared debris after a blizzard, collected rewards, and brought home the prey his companions had hunted. He found a wolf pack surrounding his home and trapped the wolves outside the courtyard to hunt them.

• Ye Fei found Surprise Chests while clearing snow debris, including an Inventory Expansion Ticket and a Tier 2 Enhancement Recipe, and messaged Little Jun about the recipe.
• Ye Fei collected more than a dozen Surprise Chests and materials before Little Fox returned to lead him to the prey pile.
• Ye Fei found a wild horse among the carcasses and decided not to keep it as a mount.
• Ye Fei approached home and found a wolf pack surrounding it, so he rushed to get inside the courtyard boundaries.
• Little Deer used a Giant Illusion to frighten the wolves, and Ye Fei placed courtyard walls around them before beginning to hunt the trapped pack.

After Ye Fei cleared the snow and helped his companions advance, a Random Help Talisman connected him with a powerful sea monster from the Demon Race. They began chatting as strangers from different worlds.

• Ye Fei sent Little Fox home to divide the Beast Essence Stones while he cleared trash with Little Deer, and Little Deer accidentally activated a Random Help Talisman.
• Ye Fei spent the afternoon clearing snow and expanded his inventory to thirty slots.
• Little Fox advanced, and Ye Fei crafted level-two Home Reinforcement materials for a boy after buying iron ore, copper ore, and iron mesh.
• That night, Ye Fei received a friend request from a tier-two sea monster cultivator on a deserted island and accepted it.
• Ye Fei and the sea monster exchanged greetings, then chatted about Ye Fei's former life as a weak human scholar.

Ye Fei chatted with a Sea Monster from the Deserted Island, comparing their regions and learning about the dangers and scarcity there. As Ye Fei went to cultivate, the Sea Monster sent him a freshly caught sea fish.

• Ye Fei asked the Sea Monster about life on the Deserted Island and how he prepared sea fish, and the Sea Monster warned that sashimi could poison humans.
• Ye Fei explained that humans were common in his region and described how a wolf pack had attacked him when his combat power was still in the single digits.
• The Sea Monster told Ye Fei that Sea Island was greener and more livable than the barren Deserted Island, where fires had recently killed players.
• Ye Fei and the Sea Monster compared their harsh surroundings and complained about the game's design while Ye Fei waited for his crafting to finish.
• When Ye Fei said he was going to cultivate, the Sea Monster sent him a fresh sea fish he had caught during their chat.

Ye Fei processed a deep-sea octopus gifted by a new friend and obtained a Water Spirit Pearl, which he stored for future use. After sending enhancement materials to Little Jun and warning him not to feed unsafe food to his kitten, Ye Fei cultivated and successfully tempered his body.

• Ye Fei processed the deep-sea octopus into ingredients for various dishes and received a Water Spirit Pearl as a drop.
• Little Fox and the other pets showed no interest in eating the Water Spirit Pearl, so Ye Fei decided to store it.
• Ye Fei sent five hundred tier-two enhancement materials to Little Jun, who thanked him and promised to seek high-grade ingredients.
• Ye Fei warned Little Jun not to feed dangerous food to his kitten, and Little Jun said he would taste fruit himself before sharing it.
• Ye Fei performed body tempering and gained one point each in strength, spirit, and comprehension.

Ye Fei cooked an octopus feast that produced several orange-quality dishes with powerful effects, shared portions with his friends, and ate with his pets. As he cleared rubbish for the day’s quest, he read their reactions and plans, including Senior Lingyan’s message, which left him awkward.

• Ye Fei checked his and his pets’ status, then cleaned the yard and harvested a ripe Watermelon for the animals.
• Ye Fei prepared an octopus feast, made several orange-quality dishes, and gave Little Deer extra Watermelon because it did not eat meat.
• Ye Fei sent octopus dishes to his Junior Schoolmate on the Grassland, the Sea Monster on the deserted island, Senior Lingyan on the Snowfield, and the brat on the iceberg.
• Ye Fei ate the feast with his pets, then took them outside to clear snow and rubbish while pursuing the Random Quest to find Supply Crates.
• Ye Fei read his friends’ replies: his Junior Schoolmate praised the food, the brat mentioned a suspected Giant Hound, and the Sea Monster asked him to cook future high-grade fish.
• Senior Lingyan’s message made Ye Fei feel awkward.

Ye Fei’s unusual luck with cooking and refining impressed Lingyan, who offered to provide materials for him to test pill and artifact refining. After clearing snow and gathering rewards with the little ones, Ye Fei headed home with a haul of materials and prey.

• Lingyan questioned Ye Fei about pill and artifact refining after seeing the high-grade food he had made.
• Ye Fei explained that Antidote Pills had advanced in grade during his attempt and survived even though the furnace exploded.
• Lingyan showed Ye Fei the normal failed result and proposed supplying materials for them to split the finished products.
• Ye Fei agreed to test refining with lower-grade materials and considered how to use his stored magical items.
• Ye Fei cleared rubbish from the snow, collected seedlings and other rewards, then gathered the little ones’ prey and Beast Essence Stones to take home.
• Little Fox waved off Little White Tiger and planned to prioritize feeding the weakest member of their group.

Ye Fei learned that Inventory Expansion Tickets were valuable to most players, then gathered prey with Little Fox, Little Deer, and Little White Tiger while Puppy advanced at home. He returned to find that Iceberg had sent him a Red-quality recipe for a Wood Spirit Pill, though he did not recognize any of its ingredients.

• Ye Fei planted eggplants and Small Chili Peppers, warned the little ones to stay away from them, and continued clearing trash from the snow.
• Ye Fei asked Iceberg whether Inventory Expansion Tickets were rare and learned that they sold for fifty thousand Points in the Points Mall.
• Ye Fei noticed a watched player report finding a tameable fish, then recalled that Little Fox had appeared in similarly strange circumstances and praised her.
• Ye Fei went to collect and process the prey caught by Little Fox, Little Deer, and Little White Tiger while Puppy advanced at home after eating a Beast Essence Stone.
• Iceberg told Ye Fei that the canine he had fought was not a Canine King and sent him a Red-quality Wood Spirit Pill Refining Recipe.
• Ye Fei examined the recipe and realized he had never heard of any of its required ingredients.

Ye Fei received a recipe for Wood Spirit Pills and a warning from the boy about strange events, then began refining a Purple Grade Magical Artifact with materials sent by Senior Lingyan. He left the Wind Ring Thorn unused and continued cultivating while the Artifact Refining Furnace worked.

• Ye Fei read the Wood Spirit Pill recipe, and the boy explained that he had found it in the ashes of a damaged Alchemy Furnace.
• The boy warned Ye Fei that something absurd might happen nearby, and Ye Fei promised to stay alert.
• Ye Fei examined the Wind Ring Thorn but postponed refining it when Senior Lingyan sent him two sets of artifact materials and a recipe.
• Ye Fei put the materials for a Windbreaking Blade into the Artifact Refining Furnace, which began an eight-hour refinement.
• Senior Lingyan told Ye Fei to wait until both refining results were ready before reporting them, and Ye Fei went to cultivate beneath the phoenix tree.

Ye Fei completed his first magical artifact and received an achievement reward before encountering a huge wingless snake flying overhead. He brought his pets home and contacted several friends to identify the creature, which continued circling above them.

• Ye Fei retrieved a Windbreaking Blade from the Artifact Refining Furnace and received 999 survival points and 666 Spiritual Energy Orbs for completing his daily cultivation routine.
• Ye Fei resumed clearing trash and warned Qingxue, Little White Tiger, and Puppy Eclipse Moon to stay nearby.
• Ye Fei spotted a wingless snake flying in the sky and led his pets home without drawing its attention.
• The snake circled overhead, frightening Little Deer and Puppy Eclipse Moon, while Ye Fei reassured his pets beneath the Phoenix Tree.
• Ye Fei messaged the boy, Junior Schoolmate, Sea Monster, and Senior Lingyan to ask about the flying snake.

Ye Fei investigated the damage to his courtyard wall and discovered a wood spirit trying to burrow into his home. A giant snake retrieved the spirit, warned him that the Phoenix Tree would attract covetous attention, and left him an emerald scale.

• Iceberg Boy warned Ye Fei that the protective barrier on his courtyard wall might be gone, while others questioned how a snake could appear on Snow Mountain.
• Puppy led Ye Fei to a spot where something was clinging underground beside the courtyard wall, and Ye Fei removed layers of wall to expose it.
• Ye Fei removed the connected wall sections, causing the barrier to vanish and revealing a giant snake and a trembling patch of soil.
• The giant snake called Ye Fei weak, warned him that the Phoenix Tree would attract covetous attention, and identified the hidden creature as its wood spirit.
• The snake swallowed the wood spirit, gave Ye Fei an emerald scale, and vanished.

Ye Fei reassured his friends after a powerful Wind Snake left his courtyard and gave him Wind Snake Essence. Senior Lingyan warned him that using it would gradually turn him into a snake and revealed how a Fire Phoenix had tricked him into becoming half-human and half-ghost; Ye Fei chose to save the essence and stay human.

• Ye Fei repaired his courtyard wall, inspected the Wind Snake Essence, and learned it could be used for crafting, feeding a creature, or transforming him into a demon cultivator.
• Ye Fei comforted his frightened pets, who nuzzled him and resolved to grow stronger through hunting.
• Senior Lingyan recognized that the Phoenix Tree was attracting elemental spirits and asked Ye Fei about the snake.
• Ye Fei told Senior Lingyan that the snake was a demon cultivator and showed him the Wind Snake Essence.
• Senior Lingyan warned Ye Fei not to use the essence unless necessary, explaining that it would turn him into a snake and recounting how a Fire Phoenix had tricked him into destroying his body.
• Senior Lingyan advised Ye Fei to prioritize survival if he ever faced death, while Ye Fei decided to save the essence and remain human.

After surviving the giant snake’s visit, Ye Fei read warnings from his friends about the snake and the danger of using anything it had left behind. The Sea Monster’s friend consulted a Snake Demon, while Ye Fei wondered whether the snake was a player and called it cute.

• Ye Fei joked with Iceberg, who warned him that snakes might appear near his home and that a future creature there would eat them.
• Iceberg said the ice around a suspected Sea Monster or Jiaoren was weakening and that he was trying to keep it from escaping.
• Ye Fei reassured Junior Schoolmate on the Grassland that he was safe, then read the Sea Monster’s messages warning him not to provoke the snake or use anything it had given him.
• Ye Fei told the Sea Monster that the snake’s gift seemed optional and that he thought the snake was cute, then wondered whether it was a player.
• The Sea Monster repeated Ye Fei’s remark to a friend from the Snake Demon Race, who said humans seemed cute to demons too.

Ye Fei cooked a purple-quality snake sent by the Sea Monster and learned that the Sea Monster and his Snake Demon friend considered eating snake meat normal. The Sea Monster explained that the snake and an earlier octopus had been farm-raised ingredients, then offered to supply Ye Fei with more; the chapter ended with Ye Fei seeing his friend transform into a jiaolong and shutting his eyes from the shock.

• Ye Fei received a snake carcass from the Sea Monster, learned it came from a Snake Demon, and questioned whether snake cultivators ate snakes.
• The Sea Monster said eating snakes was normal and explained that his own true form had evolved from a sea serpent.
• Ye Fei harvested purple-quality snake materials and cooked more than a dozen kinds of dishes, sending portions to the Sea Monster and several other friends.
• The Sea Monster told Ye Fei that the snake and the earlier octopuses had been raised as food, and offered to supply him with ingredients in the future.
• The Sea Monster jumped into the sea and transformed into a jiaolong as Ye Fei checked his friend's information, then closed his eyes and stopped talking.

After realizing how immense the flood dragon's strength was, Ye Fei stopped comparing himself to powerful cultivators and treated his companions to a feast. He spent the afternoon cultivating, then learned from Little Jun that the snake would cause trouble and that one of Ye Fei's companions would fight it repeatedly.

• Ye Fei recognized that the flood dragon's Combat Power came from its transformed identity and decided not to torment himself over the difference in strength.
• Ye Fei prepared a feast of snake meat and seafood for Little Fox, Little White Tiger, Little Deer, and Phantom Spirit.
• Lingyan warned Ye Fei not to share food indiscriminately with Demon Cultivators, while Junior Schoolmate from Grassland praised the snake meat and promised to send mutton.
• Ye Fei cultivated through the afternoon, absorbed his 666 Spiritual Energy reward, and raised the Spiritual Energy in his dantian to one thousand.
• Little Jun warned Ye Fei that the snake would not let him off easily and that he had glimpsed several future battles between the snake and one of Ye Fei's companions.

Ye Fei successfully refined two low-grade magical artifacts and arranged for Senior Lingyan to sell them, discovering that the trade could earn a profit but was limited by the furnace’s recovery time. He ended the chapter wondering whether magical artifact refining could be repeated continuously.

• Ye Fei encouraged Iceberg/6666-6155-6999 to rest, and the boy shared how his Little Leopard Cat had cared for him.
• Ye Fei retrieved the Windbreaking Blade from the Artifact Refining Furnace and confirmed it had remained a purple low-grade magical artifact.
• Senior Lingyan explained magical artifact prices and offered to auction Ye Fei’s two Windbreaking Blades, setting bids between three hundred thousand and five hundred thousand points.
• Ye Fei assigned both blades to Senior Lingyan for sale and learned that the refining materials had cost no more than a hundred thousand points altogether.
• Ye Fei noticed that the Artifact Refining Furnace’s success rate bonus was recovering slowly and asked Senior Lingyan whether artifact refining could be done nonstop.

Ye Fei used continuous body tempering to complete eight rounds and improve his attributes, including his mental power. After waking, he fed the little creatures and sent meals to his friends, then discussed ingredient drops with Sea Monster.

• Ye Fei told Senior Lingyan he planned to cultivate and advised him not to rush artifact refining.
• After his stored spiritual energy surpassed 1,000 points, Ye Fei activated continuous body tempering and endured the painful process by recalling his helplessness before the snake.
• Ye Fei completed eight consecutive rounds of body tempering, gaining mental power and other attribute increases and finishing the Qi refining second tier.
• Little Fox and the other creatures gathered around Ye Fei after he woke, and he prepared food for them, Youth, Junior Schoolmate, Senior Lingyan, and Sea Monster.
• Sea Monster told Ye Fei about raising shrimp and fish in a Breeding Area, and Ye Fei replied that his hunted carcasses had to be processed before he could store or trade them.

Ye Fei sold basic timber for a huge profit, then agreed to refine an advanced Windfeather Bow for Lingyan. He learned that many Spirit Pearls were cheap for powerful players and asked Lingyan to find a Canine Series Beast King Core for his puppy.

• The Sea Monster told Ye Fei that ingredient drops were rare and praised his improving Combat Power before returning to cultivate.
• Ye Fei sold one piece of basic timber to Snowfield for 320,000 Survival Points and earned the Survival Novice title.
• Lingyan asked if Ye Fei would keep refining, and Ye Fei agreed; Lingyan then sent him the Windfeather Bow recipe and its materials.
• Ye Fei studied the recipe and asked why purple Gold Spirit Pearls seemed so cheap, and Lingyan explained that most Spirit Pearls were plentiful for players with high Combat Power.
• Ye Fei asked Lingyan to check whether a Canine Series Beast King Core was available and affordable for his puppy.

Ye Fei’s Wind Feather Bow refining advanced beyond its tier, so he sacrificed a red-quality Spirit Tool and added rare materials supplied by Lingyan. The furnace continued refining at greatly increased cost, leaving Lingyan worried about the danger while Ye Fei waited to see what it produced.

• Ye Fei began refining an advanced Wind Feather Bow and let Lingyan choose to receive the first one.
• Ye Fei told Lingyan the refining had advanced and that he had added a red-quality Wind Ring Thorn as a supplement.
• Ye Fei asked Lingyan for stronger materials, and Lingyan obtained a gold-grade Wind Spirit Orb on credit.
• Ye Fei added the Wind Spirit Orb, snake materials, and the Spirit Tool to the furnace, which doubled the refining time and quintupled its energy consumption.
• Lingyan warned Ye Fei to move the furnace outside the Courtyard Wall if it threatened to explode, and Ye Fei rested while the refining continued.

Ye Fei fused the tiger hide left by Little White Tiger’s mother with a Pet Item Storage Space, awakening a protective effect for the cub. He then broke through to qi refining third tier and cultivated through the night, while Little White Tiger and Little Fox went hunting and completed his daily quest.

• Ye Fei decided to make Little White Tiger an item from his mother’s tiger hide and bought a beginner Pet Item Storage Space.
• Ye Fei fused the tiger hide with the storage space to make a neck warmer for Little White Tiger, awakening Mother's Protection, which increased recovery effects by 15%.
• Ye Fei explained that Little White Tiger could use the space to carry small finds and prey, and Little Fox took him to tell Little Deer about it.
• Ye Fei broke through from qi refining second tier to qi refining third tier, raising his attributes and combat power, then began cultivating beside the Artifact Refining Furnace.
• Little White Tiger and Little Fox went hunting in the morning and completed Ye Fei’s daily quest to hunt 20 prey.

Ye Fei shared breakfast with his pets and sent meals to his friends, then discussed Iceberg Boy's affectionate kitten and explained why he cultivated beside his Phoenix Tree instead of in bed. Iceberg Boy remained convinced his kitten was growing fond of him, while Ye Fei privately suspected it simply wanted better food.

• Ye Fei processed the prey Little White Tiger brought home, and the pets picked a watermelon while Puppy watched.
• Ye Fei prepared snake meat dishes, shared portions with his friends, and messaged Iceberg Boy to stop searching for a Dog King and focus on cultivation.
• Iceberg Boy told Ye Fei that Little Leopard Cat had snuggled against his face and neck while sleeping, and Ye Fei wondered if it had merely been trying to step on him.
• Iceberg Boy asked whether Ye Fei's pets slept beside him, and Ye Fei explained that they had the bed while he cultivated in the yard.
• Ye Fei explained that cultivating beside the Phoenix Tree helped it grow, while Iceberg Boy celebrated eating alongside his kitten.
• Ye Fei privately suspected Little Leopard Cat waited to eat because it cared about the quality of the food, not because it was especially attached to Iceberg Boy.

Ye Fei converted his shop to personal shop mode, then spent points building a pool for his little companions. After joining them in the water, he returned to cultivating, still puzzled by what had made them laugh.

• Ye Fei asked Lingyan about personal shop mode, learned that extra sale slots cost increasingly large amounts of points, and converted his shop without unlocking another slot.
• Ye Fei bought pool materials and built a six-by-four-meter oval pool with an automatic water changer.
• Little Fox called Little Deer to see the pool, and Ye Fei let the little ones play after checking the water temperature.
• At Little Fox’s urging, Ye Fei got into the pool, where the companions splashed and played around him.
• Ye Fei left the pool and resumed cultivating, still unsure why Little Deer had laughed at Little Fox and Little White Tiger.

Ye Fei finished forging a gold-quality Spirit Tool bow for Lingyan, then decided to use his remaining Beast Essence Stones to strengthen his pets instead of going hunting. With the Artifact Refining Furnace recovering and the two-month crisis approaching, he focused on cultivation and preparing for danger.

• Ye Fei sent Lingyan the gold-quality Windshadow Snake Spirit Bow, and Lingyan promised to replace the materials Ye Fei had used and urged him to rest.
• Ye Fei realized that, with nearly two hundred thousand points available, he could buy more Beast Essence Stones instead of taking his pets hunting.
• Ye Fei and Little Fox fed Beast Essence Stones to Puppy and Little White Tiger, while Little Deer watched and laughed.
• Ye Fei put the sleeping pets to bed and continued cultivating with Little Fox, preparing for the approaching two-month crisis.