Chapter Summaries

After recovering from his tribulation and reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, Ye Fei took his pets outside and considered earning survival points through artifact and pill refining. He met Lin Mu and asked Long Heng whether he had a grudge against the Demon Clan, prompting Long Heng to scold him for asking when he was powerless.

• Ye Fei reassured Qingxue and the other pets that he had recovered from his tribulation and had more spiritual energy after advancing to the Foundation Establishment Stage.
• Ye Fei considered making money by crafting magical artifacts and refining pills because his survival points were running low.
• Ye Fei rode Feng Bai while the pets traveled with him, and Long Heng explained that Phantom Spirit would need high-grade materials to grow.
• Ye Fei spotted Lin Mu and asked Long Heng whether he had conflicts with the Demon Clan.
• Long Heng slapped Ye Fei's arm and scolded him for asking about grudges when Long Heng could do little in his current state.

Ye Fei brought the critically ill Lin Xian to his home while Lin Mu teased Long Heng about being Ye Fei’s son. There, Ye Fei found several possible treatments for Lin Xian’s magic backlash, but the two feasible options would be painful.

• Lin Mu mistook Long Heng for Ye Fei’s son, and Long Heng punched him before Ye Fei calmed him down.
• Ye Fei checked Lin Xian and found that magic backlash had cost him several senses and left him near death.
• Ye Fei fed Lin Xian Blood-Replenishing Pills and had Lin Mu carry him to Ye Fei’s home while Long Heng argued with Lin Mu.
• At home, Ye Fei learned that treatment could involve unaffordable high-level magic items, converting Lin Xian into a demon, or one of two feasible but painful methods.

Ye Fei chose to let the Phoenix Tree refine Lin Xian in fire after Lin Xian rejected the option of rebuilding his body as a snake. As Lin Mu and Long Heng bickered below, Ye Fei checked on Lin Xian, and Feng An asked whether Phoenix Perch had learned to refine players from him.

• Ye Fei offered Lin Xian two ways to survive, and Lin Xian chose to be refined by the Phoenix Tree rather than have his body rebuilt as a snake.
• Ye Fei carried Lin Xian into the tree and left Phoenix Perch to refine him in fire.
• Long Heng mocked Feng An, Lin Xian, and himself as the old, weak, sick, and disabled residents of Ye Fei's shelter.
• Lin Mu teased Long Heng, who blamed his weakened state on Feng An and the trouble that had caused him to die.
• Ye Fei went up to check on Lin Xian while Lin Mu and Long Heng continued arguing, and Feng An asked whether Phoenix Perch had learned to refine players from Ye Fei.

Ye Fei explained his Lightning Domain Spirit Transformation Art to Feng An and created a lightning domain only half a meter across. Meanwhile, Long Heng continued overpowering Lin Mu in the Pond, leaving Ye Fei to watch rather than intervene.

• Ye Fei explained that his cultivation technique automatically refined spiritual energy within a lightning domain, while Feng An concluded that it devoured energy unusually forcefully.
• Ye Fei spread a lightning domain half a meter across, and Feng An laughed at its tiny size before leaving.
• Phoenix Perch concealed that its flames only provided Lin Xian with a suitable place and initial guidance for refining himself.
• Ye Fei assumed Phoenix Perch did not want to explain its ability and told it that their household could keep its secrets.
• Lin Mu called for Ye Fei to take Long Heng away, but Long Heng used his dragon qi to suppress Lin Mu and warned him not to bully him.

Ye Fei took Long Heng home, while Lin Mu was left to play with Little Phoenix and the animals in the courtyard. After hearing Lin Mu complain about his family, Ye Fei realized the New Year was approaching.

• Ye Fei stopped Lin Mu from retaliating against Long Heng, took the little dragon boy home, and left him food before bed.
• Little Phoenix went down to play with Lin Mu, who dodged its lightning and then got chased around the courtyard by the animals.
• Ye Fei blocked Lin Mu with a lightning strike and asked about his double Demonic Qi shields, which Lin Mu had modeled on Ye Fei’s Golden Light Shield.
• Little Phoenix struck Lin Mu through a gap in his shields, and Lin Mu sprawled on the ground, hugging Eclipse Moon and complaining about his family.
• Ye Fei heard Lin Mu say New Year was near and realized the year was ending after more than a hundred days in this world.

Ye Fei celebrated New Year by making dumplings for his friends and preparing gifts for the little ones at home. Senior Lingyan sent him a rare Wind Wolf Soul Orb, leaving Ye Fei puzzled by the claim that it had simply been picked up on the road.

• Ye Fei adjusted a Crafting Bench recipe until he was satisfied with dumplings made from several meat and vegetable fillings, while Lin Mu stopped complaining after Ye Fei promised him a share.
• Ye Fei sent dumplings and New Year messages to his friends; Jun Mo said he would visit, Feng An arrived at the Phoenix Tree, and Long Heng came over on his own.
• Lu Heng and Ye Fei exchanged messages about New Year customs, while Lu Heng enjoyed the dumplings and reflected on how celebrations had faded in his world.
• Ye Fei prepared New Year snacks and gifts at home and assigned Feng An to watch the little ones, especially the injured Long Heng.
• Senior Lingyan sent Ye Fei a four-gold Wind Wolf Soul Orb as a New Year and Foundation Establishment gift, claiming he had picked it up on the road.
• Feng An laughed at Lingyan's excuse, but Long Heng reminded him that he had once used the same excuse when giving him a Dragon Pearl.

Ye Fei hosted Jun Mo and his little Jiaoren, Lingxu, but the visit turned into a fight between Lingxu and Long Heng over their missing body parts and insults. Lingxu could finally speak, but he fell silent when Long Heng mentioned the Jiaozhu he lacked, leaving Jun Mo to learn that one would cost over a billion.

• Feng An gave Ye Fei a transparent, four-gold-quality material that he claimed to have found in an icy lake.
• Jun Mo arrived with Lingxu, and Ye Fei and Jun Mo briefly went to collect Spirit Fruit.
• When they returned, Long Heng and Lingxu were fighting, and Jun Mo rushed to rescue Lingxu while Ye Fei held Long Heng back.
• Feng An explained that Long Heng had called Lingxu incomplete, while Lingxu had called Long Heng a patchwork creature who had abandoned his species.
• Long Heng said Lingxu lacked a Jiaozhu, causing Lingxu to curl up in Jun Mo's arms.
• Feng An explained that a Jiaozhu could sometimes drop from an adult Jiaoren and currently cost over a billion.

Jun Mo decided to save for a Jiaozhu for Lingxiao or Lingxu after learning it could cost over a billion Survival Points. After the New Year gathering, Feng An warned Ye Fei that cultivators and their companions needed so many Survival Points that saving for one would be difficult.

• Jun Mo declared that he would work hard to save enough money to buy a Jiaozhu, while Long Heng and the little Jiaoren argued until Ye Fei and Big Cat stopped them.
• Ye Fei gathered the guests for a New Year dinner, and Jun Mo later played in the snow with Eclipse Moon, Feng Bai, and Big Cat before leaving with the little Jiaoren.
• Feng An explained that only powerful Jiaoren could yield an intact Jiaozhu, but Ye Fei trusted Jun Mo to keep cultivating while pursuing his new goal.
• Feng An argued that earning a billion Survival Points was difficult because cultivators and their companions needed constant funding, then left with Long Heng.

Ye Fei cultivated beneath the Phoenix Tree while his little companions kept their distance, and the tree’s subtle help drew spiritual energy into a faster cycle. After gaining over seven thousand spiritual energy overnight, Ye Fei wondered how to advance once his reserves reached their limit.

• Ye Fei reassured Qingxue and the others that spending money on their growth was worthwhile, then sent them to play while he prepared to cultivate.
• Little Fox, the White Tiger, Little Deer, and Eclipse Moon each nuzzled Ye Fei before heading to the backyard, while Little Phoenix watched from the Phoenix Tree.
• Ye Fei invited Fire Dance to cultivate with him, but the Phoenix Tree used Flame Tree Leaves to carry her back to her nest.
• Ye Fei cultivated beneath the tree as the Phoenix Tree ignited fire-attribute spiritual energy, which gathered around him into a circulating loop; the tree insisted it had not helped.
• After cultivating from near midnight until morning, Ye Fei reached 7,631 spiritual energy and wondered whether reaching his 23,500-point cap would let him advance.

Ye Fei discovered that converting spiritual energy to lightning let him enhance his meridians and gain strength without advancing his cultivation realm. Feng An asked powerful players about the method and secretly used their experiments to create faint debts connecting them to Ye Fei.

• Ye Fei enhanced his meridians with 5,000 spiritual energy, gained eight strength points, and received a reward for discovering the method.
• Ye Fei asked Feng An whether meridian enhancement was a normal part of cultivation, and Feng An noticed that Ye Fei had gained attributes without advancing his realm.
• Feng An asked players in a high-level chat channel how to classify meridian enhancement, prompting them to test the method and discuss its effects.
• Feng An concluded that the method was a minor enhancement leaning toward superpowers that used internal energy to improve physical attributes.
• Feng An secretly treated the players' successful experiments as faint debts linking them to Ye Fei, pleased that he had drawn them into his scheme.

Feng An explained how enhancement system players grew stronger through materials and grafting, prompting Ye Fei to compare their path with Lin Xian’s transformation. Feng An then brought up the Wind Wolf Ancestor’s search for the killer of his grandson, whose divination result said the killer had been dead for a long time.

• Feng An explained that enhancement system players relied on material rewards and grafting rather than exercise to increase their attributes.
• Ye Fei learned that Yang Cheng planned to graft Tiger Claws to keep a rival from surpassing him, and wondered whether the change would make him a half-demon.
• Feng An explained that grafted players generally remained human and described how advanced enhancement progressed from materials to fusion.
• Ye Fei realized Lin Xian’s body would become artifact-like, leaving him to grow stronger through further tempering and enhancement.
• Feng An asked whether Ye Fei’s senior was dead, then recounted how the Wind Wolf Ancestor’s divination search for his grandson’s killer had identified the killer as long dead.

Feng An warned Ye Fei that Old Wind Wolf was seeking revenge, and Ye Fei alerted Senior Lingyan, who revealed his strength and advised Ye Fei to stay on his cultivation path. Before Ye Fei could resume cultivating, a white crane crashed into the courtyard barrier, and he sent Feng Bai and Little Fox out to face it under Phoenix Perch’s watch.

• Feng An told Ye Fei that Old Wind Wolf was hunting for the killer and warned that the Wind Wolf Soul Orb could help someone on Snow Mountain find him.
• Ye Fei messaged Senior Lingyan to warn him about Old Wind Wolf, and Lingyan said he could stop being human if necessary.
• Lingyan recognized that Ye Fei had succeeded with the unusual cultivation method and advised him not to abandon cultivation as his primary path.
• A white crane crashed into Ye Fei’s courtyard barrier, and Feng Bai and Little Fox rushed to attack it.
• Ye Fei let Feng Bai and Little Fox go out to fight the crane and asked Phoenix Perch to watch over them.

Ye Fei and his companions fought a Spirit Crane, with Long Heng watching as their chaotic attacks brought it down. Afterward, Ye Fei harvested its drops and meat, while Long Heng’s praise of crane meat drew a threatening look from Little Phoenix.

• Long Heng ran outside to watch the Spirit Crane, while Ye Fei readied his Longbow and explained how much spiritual energy he could use for an arrow.
• Little Phoenix kept the Spirit Crane grounded as Little Deer, the White Tiger, Big Fox, and Big Dog attacked it, and Ye Fei blocked its Wind Blades with Golden Light Shields.
• Ye Fei’s companions killed the Spirit Crane in less than ten minutes, earning him a hunting achievement reward.
• Ye Fei harvested a purple-quality Wind Spirit Orb, nine purple-quality crane feathers, and more than twenty cuts of orange-quality meat.
• Long Heng praised the crane meat, and Little Phoenix’s stare reminded him that he was also on a Phoenix’s menu.

Ye Fei prepared the orange-quality meat while Long Heng and the other little ones unexpectedly got along and fell asleep together. He then looked into making equipment to sell, but discovered that buyers could not easily verify claims about special effects, leaving him unsure how to profit from refining.

• Ye Fei comforted Long Heng and Little Phoenix, then prepared the orange-quality meat using several cooking methods.
• Ye Fei found Long Heng asleep beside Eclipse Moon, with Big Dog and the other little ones having comforted him until he settled down.
• Ye Fei went to the basement to sort through materials and browse purchase requests for equipment that might sell well.
• Ye Fei checked the sale listings and realized buyers had no easy way to verify sellers' claims about equipment's special effects.

Ye Fei worried about how to price equipment whose hidden effects he could not see, then woke from a nap to find Lin Xian holding Long Heng after Lin Mu had misled him about the dragon boy. Long Heng angrily denied being Ye Fei’s son or a human, while Lin Xian wondered if Lin Mu had tricked him.

• Ye Fei asked Feng An how people identified equipment effects, and Feng An explained that appraisal manuals revealed them while reminding Ye Fei his talent could see equipment.
• Ye Fei fretted over selling equipment without knowing its value, then soothed Little White Tiger and Little Fox before taking a nap.
• Ye Fei woke and found Lin Xian holding Long Heng beneath the Phoenix Tree as the dragon boy kicked and clawed at him.
• Lin Xian said Lin Mu had warned him that Ye Fei’s son was rowdy and told him to restrain the child.
• Long Heng furiously insisted he was hundreds of years old and neither human nor Ye Fei’s son, leaving Lin Xian to wonder whether Lin Mu had deceived him.

Lin Xian explained how Lin Mu had sent him to Ye Fei and discovered that Lin Mu had mistaken his name and appearance after his magic backlash. As Lin Mu hurried to meet them, Lin Xian embarrassed himself by revealing that he once wore a maid outfit, then tried to convince Ye Fei that he made cloth dolls to sell.

• Lin Xian explained that Lin Mu was his cousin and recalled meeting him while looking like a purple yam after his magic backlash.
• Ye Fei realized Lin Mu might not have recognized Lin Xian, and Lin Xian messaged him before withdrawing in embarrassment over being called Little Bao and Baoyu.
• Lin Mu told Ye Fei that Lin Xian had been autistic and often ill as a child, and Ye Fei suggested Lin Mu let Lin Xian beat him when he arrived.
• Lin Xian accidentally revealed that he had worn a maid outfit as a child, then explained the outfit to Long Heng by dressing a cloth doll.
• Ye Fei reassured Lin Xian about his dolls, but Lin Xian insisted he made them to sell and worried that Ye Fei would mistake him for a doll-loving pervert.

Lin Mu found Lin Xian at Ye Fei’s house and learned that his frail little cousin had become a Half-Demon. After Lin Xian beat him and Long Heng knocked him from a tree with a leaf, Lin Mu explained that he had not recognized Lin Xian when he rescued him, leaving Ye Fei suspicious of his motives.

• Lin Mu searched the courtyard for Lin Xian, and Ye Fei told him to look inside the house.
• Lin Xian attacked Lin Mu for bringing him there and exposing his old name, while taking care not to hurt him badly.
• Long Heng suggested Lin Xian make Lin Mu a maid outfit, then revealed that Lin Mu had nearly slapped him to death earlier.
• Lin Mu charged Long Heng, but a Phoenix Tree leaf knocked him from the branch, and Ye Fei kicked him while he lay on the ground.
• Lin Mu said he had only teased Lin Xian and had not recognized him as the disfigured Half-Demon he rescued.
• Ye Fei questioned why Lin Mu had led Lin Xian into trouble, while Lin Mu apologized and said he had saved him after hearing him ask for help reaching Mountain Peak.

Long Heng learned that Lin Mu’s devotion to Lin Xian came from a childhood incident that Lin Mu had romanticized, while Lin Xian trusted him simply because he had no reason not to. At dinner, Lin Mu urged Lin Xian to move nearby for protection, but Lin Xian refused and chose to keep some distance.

• Long Heng asked Ye Fei why Lin Mu treated Lin Xian so well despite his reputation for tormenting his brother.
• Lin Mu explained that Lin Xian had protected him at their great-aunt’s funeral, but Lin Xian remembered that he had accidentally knocked Lin Mu over and later defended him from a scolding.
• Long Heng asked Lin Xian why he trusted Lin Mu, and Lin Xian said he trusted people he had met, including Ye Fei and Yang Cheng.
• Long Heng nicknamed Lin Mu the “purple sweet potato spirit,” punched him when he tried to braid his hair, and sent Feng An the cousins’ story.
• Ye Fei told Little Fox to enjoy the story without judging the cousins, then went to check on dinner.
• Lin Mu asked Lin Xian to move near the others for protection, but Lin Xian refused because he wanted to maintain a comfortable distance from Ye Fei and his family.

Ye Fei explained to Long Heng how people and other beings change as their desires and circumstances shift, and why having the power to choose matters. Long Heng cried over being rejected by his former kin, while Ye Fei resolved to rely on himself and love himself rather than expect others to give back what he gave.

• Lin Mu warned Ye Fei that Yang Cheng could no longer control the people coming after him, then Ye Fei kicked Lin Mu out when he asked for a share of the spoils.
• Lin Mu complained to Lin Xian about Ye Fei, and Lin Xian teased him by imagining Ye Fei using lightning dragons and phoenixes.
• Ye Fei took Long Heng down from the courtyard wall and warned him not to imitate Lin Mu or overthink the human heart.
• Ye Fei told Long Heng that his own desires had grown from simply surviving to seeking strength and a comfortable life, and explained that every race changed and made sacrifices to gain things.
• Long Heng recalled that his former kin had all wanted to kill him after he became a jiaolong, and he cried as he clung to Ye Fei's arm.
• Ye Fei comforted Long Heng and said they needed the power to choose for themselves, then reflected that he would trust others only in part and focus on loving himself.

Ye Fei discussed his debt and luck with Feng An, who realized Ye Fei's resentment might have caused his bad luck. Feng An left in a temper, and Ye Fei planned to go out with Little Phoenix to hunt spirit beasts.

• Ye Fei told Feng An that their debt left him feeling pressured, and Feng An said he could not kill Ye Fei but could keep adding to his debts.
• Ye Fei asked whether he could control bad luck, and Feng An pointed to Yang Cheng's downfall as an example.
• Feng An realized Ye Fei's resentment might have caused his own bad luck and recalled that Ye Fei's transferred good luck had freed him from the World Seal.
• Feng An slapped Ye Fei, demanded that he refine the pills, and buried him under snow before leaving.
• Phoenix Perch attacked Ye Fei with fireballs and sparks, while Little Phoenix comforted him.
• Ye Fei invited Little Phoenix to go out the next day to hunt more spirit beasts for food.