Chapter Summaries

Ye Fei cleared Long Heng’s Breeding Area and discovered that seven Aquatic Tribe players had become trapped seafood farm workers. He recruited them for Free and Unrestrained Mountain, triggering a worker diversification achievement, while Feng An’s newly captured workers appeared on the Mountain Peak.

• Ye Fei finished gathering the farmed seafood and questioned why the seven Sea Race players had not been transferred with the others.
• The players explained that they had entered the Breeding Area for food, become trapped by its barrier, and gradually turned into seafood farm workers.
• Ye Fei recruited all seven as workers for Free and Unrestrained Mountain, and the two orcas agreed first.
• Free and Unrestrained Mountain received the Worker Diversification (I) achievement for encompassing sea, land, and air workers.
• Lingyan explained that Feng An had caught players in the Snowfield and turned them into workers, and Ye Fei told Long Heng that the new workers had been sent to the Mountain Peak.

Ye Fei demolished Long Heng’s damaged house, checked on the new Wind Chime Bird worker, and went fishing at sea. After an electric eel gave him a giant ribbonfish and warned him away from the water, Ye Fei returned to the island to prepare the catch, while the eel went to speak with Prime Minister Turtle.

• Ye Fei tore down Long Heng’s old house and headed to the sea with a fishing rod.
• Ye Fei learned that the new flying worker was a Wind Chime Bird still inside a red egg, then began fishing from a Golden Light Shield boat.
• A giant electric eel tried to swallow Ye Fei, but he escaped into the air and told it he was fishing for his family.
• The electric eel gave Ye Fei a giant ribbonfish, warned him that the sea was dangerous, and told him to return to land.
• The electric eel went to find Prime Minister Turtle, while Ye Fei returned to the deserted island and bought a Gourmet Crafting Bench to prepare the fish.

Ye Fei and Long Heng discussed the newly hatched Wind Chime Bird and player factions such as the Dragon Palace, Heavenly Court, and Underworld. To soothe the gathered children, Ye Fei told them the story of the monkey who became the Victorious Fighting Buddha, then rested as the second day of his vacation began.

• Long Heng told Ye Fei that the Wind Chime Bird had hatched and suspected Feng An had brought it back after raiding its nest.
• Ye Fei explained that the Wind Chime Bird had once been a player, and Long Heng grew angry at the thought that Feng An had arranged its transformation as a prank.
• Ye Fei asked Long Heng about the Electric Eel General, and Lingyan explained that it belonged to the Dragon Palace, a player faction led by a Dragon Race member.
• Lingyan told Ye Fei about the Heavenly Court and Underworld, factions that restricted recruitment by race.
• At Long Heng's request, Ye Fei told the gathered children the story of the monkey who became the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and then the Victorious Fighting Buddha.
• As dawn broke, Long Heng wondered whether the monkey was still himself after becoming a Buddha, and Ye Fei lay down to rest.

Ye Fei hosted the Dragon King from the Sea Domain, and their friendly conversation revealed that Long Heng had evolved into a Divine Dragon. As the Dragon King prepared to leave, tribulation clouds suddenly formed, trapping him at Ye Fei’s courtyard.

• Ye Fei welcomed the Dragon King from the Sea Domain and shared grilled beef skewers with him.
• The Dragon King explained that Dragon Palace players had been scattered among places like the Sea Domain and deserted islands during the location swap.
• Ye Fei told the Dragon King that Long Heng was a player who had evolved and hatched as a Divine Dragon with the Dragon God’s help.
• Ye Fei and the Dragon King spent the evening sharing complaints and gossip until nearly midnight.
• Tribulation clouds gathered as the Dragon King tried to leave, and he told Ye Fei to run because his Thunder Tribulation had begun.
• The Dragon King suspected Prime Minister Turtle had tricked him about when his tribulation would arrive.

Ye Fei’s mutation thunder spiritual root drew the Dragon King’s tribulation lightning, so Ye Fei negotiated payment to undergo the tribulation in his place. The Dragon King paid eighteen million and promised more, while Lingyan judged that the deal still favored the Dragon King under the world’s rules.

• Ye Fei flew away from the Dragon King and discovered that the tribulation lightning’s focus shifted to him.
• Ye Fei offered to undergo the Dragon King’s tribulation for thirty million, and the Dragon King agreed.
• The Dragon King paid Ye Fei eighteen million, added him as a friend, and promised to pay the remaining fifteen million later, including extra for recovery.
• The Dragon King withdrew from the tribulation and urged Ye Fei to survive so he could collect the balance.
• Long Heng and Lingyan discussed the transaction, and Lingyan calculated that the Dragon King’s faith-based cultivation made the tribulation worth far more than thirty million.

Ye Fei finished enduring a slow Thunder Tribulation and questioned the Dragon King about the risks of his cultivation path. The Dragon King explained how the Water God had led him into becoming Dragon King and revealed that the Water God was human.

• Ye Fei cultivated inside his Lightning Domain as all eighty-one bolts of Tribulation Lightning fell, then descended safely after the sky cleared.
• Ye Fei asked the Dragon King about the dangers of cultivating through faith and official positions, including dependence on followers and recurring tribulations.
• The Dragon King told Ye Fei that the Water God had offered him a shortcut to power, leading him to establish the Dragon Palace and become a True Dragon.
• Ye Fei said the Dragon King was luckier than people who had been transformed without consent, and the Dragon King acknowledged his debt to the Water God despite the god's ruthless actions.
• The Dragon King revealed that the Water God was human, and Ye Fei assured him he would not share the secret in chat.

After learning that Prime Minister Turtle had paid a great price to divine a safe path through the Dragon King's tribulation, Ye Fei kept his distance from the Dragon Palace and tested a new water-based shield. The shield let him move underwater without resistance or disturbing nearby sea creatures, and he prepared to explore for wild seafood.

• The Dragon King introduced Ye Fei to Prime Minister Turtle and Electric Eel General, explaining that Prime Minister Turtle had exhausted himself with a costly divination that helped him find Ye Fei.
• Ye Fei reflected on the Dragon King's supportive family and said goodbye as the Dragon King and his companions left, promising to introduce him to the Dragon Crown Prince another time.
• Ye Fei asked Long Heng where to find wild marine ingredients, but declined to seek help from the Dragon Palace because he wanted to avoid becoming entangled with its faith-based cultivation.
• Long Heng suggested that Ye Fei try a Water Ripple Shield, and Ye Fei bought and learned the intermediate spell.
• Ye Fei tested the Water Ripple Shield underwater and found that it moved without resistance and left nearby fish and shrimp undisturbed.

Ye Fei befriended a powerful water spirit while gathering seabed materials to build up the ocean habitat at Free and Unrestrained Mountain. The water spirit asked him to find its beautiful former master, and Long Heng relayed the guess that the missing person was the Water God.

• Ye Fei gathered seabed materials and mailed sand, soil, seaweed, and coral to Long Heng to furnish the seawater area at Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• A powerful water spirit spoke with Ye Fei and carried him back to the island, curious about why he was collecting ordinary seabed materials.
• The water spirit told Ye Fei that other aquatic creatures feared him and asked him to find his tall, slim former master with aqua-blue hair and a gentle smile.
• Ye Fei asked Long Heng to consult Lingyan, who sought Feng An's opinion about the water spirit's description.
• Lingyan told Long Heng that Feng An thought the missing person might be the Water God, and Long Heng passed the answer to Ye Fei.

Ye Fei discovered that Water Spirit was actually the Water God Whip, a divine artifact searching for its master. After learning how to reach the Water God's faction, the whip was unable to speak in the God-level Channel and its sobbing nearly destroyed the Deserted Island.

• Ye Fei asked the Dragon King whether the Water God matched Water Spirit's description, but the Dragon King had never heard that the Water God was searching for anything.
• Water Spirit confessed to Ye Fei that he was his master's weapon, then revealed himself as the Water God Whip, a divine artifact with 99.99 million Combat Power.
• Ye Fei asked Long Heng about the Wind God's Combat Power and learned it was no lower than hundreds of millions.
• Long Heng told Ye Fei that the Water God Whip could reach his master by joining the Player Faction the Water God had created.
• The Water God Whip found the God-level Channel but could not post, and his crying raised huge waves that battered the Deserted Island.
• Ye Fei soothed the Water God Whip and told him to wait until midnight the following night, after Ye Fei left, to seek the Water God.

Ye Fei recruited the Water God Whip into Free and Unrestrained Mountain so it could travel with him to search for its master, the Water God. As they shared a meal, the artifact recalled its long search and revealed that its master used to call certain men “a good person.”

• The Water God Whip clung to Ye Fei and insisted on joining him to find its master, despite the hundred-day wait before making another regional transfer.
• Ye Fei warned the Water God Whip about the transfer restrictions and the gods in his region, then invited it to join Free and Unrestrained Mountain as its tenth member.
• Ye Fei carried the child to the mountain peak and shared grilled fish with it while they waited for the travel segment to end.
• The Water God Whip recalled its master's battles, its entrapment, and how it had flooded the region while searching for the Water God.
• The Water God Whip explained that its master called certain men “a good person,” leading Ye Fei to suspect the phrase was a way of rejecting them.

Ye Fei returned from Deserted Island with the child formed by the Water God Whip and brought him to Free and Unrestrained Mountain. The child settled into a small house there while everyone waited for the Water God to arrive, and the Elf Queen questioned whether he was truly the whip’s master.

• The Water God Whip withdrew its water and spiritual energy from Deserted Island, lowering the sea level and revealing many islands.
• Ye Fei returned home as the Water God Whip transferred to Free and Unrestrained Mountain, where the others crowded around and startled the child.
• Feng An reported that the Water God planned to come in ten-odd days after dealing with the Heavenly Imperial Sect, and Ye Fei offered the child a place to stay.
• The child chose to live on his own, and Lu Heng brought house components so Ye Fei could help him build a small house on the Mountain Peak.
• The Elf Queen asked whether the Water God was truly the master of the Water God Whip.

Feng An confirmed that the Water God had come to find the child who wielded the Water God Whip, while Ye Fei enabled sharing for the Alliance’s permanent Special Effects. As the child waited indoors for his master, Ye Fei left with Jun Mo and the others to organize worker permissions, expecting the powerful residents to handle any trouble.

• Lingyan and the Queen discussed why the Water God was the only possible master of the powerful child, and Long Heng guessed that the Water God had changed regions to find him.
• Feng An confirmed that the Water God had admitted seeking the child, then asked Ye Fei to enable the Alliance’s Special Effect sharing and went to deliver the Water God’s paintings to the child.
• Ye Fei enabled all six shareable permanent Special Effects, increasing the Free and Unrestrained Mountain Player Faction’s core energy consumption.
• Lu Heng worried that news of the divine artifact would attract God-level players, but Ye Fei said the Wind God and the Queen could handle any fighting while the weaker players stayed safe.
• The child asked Ye Fei if he could wait at home for his master, and Ye Fei sent him food and agreed.
• Ye Fei called Jun Mo and the others, then set off for the workers’ area to assign a worker’s identity and adjust permissions and rules.

Ye Fei reviewed Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s workers and construction as the faction continued growing through Wood Demon Pavilion’s contributions. The big shots prepared to use the Water God Whip as bait to draw in God-level enemies, hoping the ensuing battle would help Ye Fei’s Spirit Sword become a divine artifact.

• Ye Fei appointed Mo Shu as Enforcer and gave her a record book to document workers’ disputes for future rewards and punishments.
• Ye Fei checked Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s status and found its prosperity nearing the next faction level, while Jianmu’s growth benefited from Wood Demon Pavilion’s donations.
• The Elf Queen invited Blue Feather and the Wood Demon Pavilion players to Free and Unrestrained Mountain, and Blue Feather agreed to bring them over within two hours.
• Lu Heng asked Ye Fei whether the big shots had already planned how to fight, and Ye Fei explained that Feng An and Senior Lingyan intended to use the Water God Whip to lure God-level attackers so the Spirit Sword could level up.
• Jun Mo warned that battles over a divine artifact might continue for a long time, while Lin Mu and Lin Xian discussed Long Heng’s uncharacteristic quietness and his age.

Ye Fei and his companions went to welcome the Wood Demon Pavilion players to Free and Unrestrained Mountain, while keeping the Water God Whip hidden because Baby could not distinguish allies from enemies. The visitors settled near the Elf Queen’s home, where their surprise at Ye Fei’s group’s apparent weakness prompted the group to point out that Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s strongest defenders could protect them.

• Long Heng told Ye Fei and the others to return and greet their guests, then went with them to meet the Wood Demon Pavilion players.
• Ye Fei explained that Baby would stay home because he could not fight without attacking allies, and told the others to keep the Water God Whip’s strength mysterious.
• Die Wu greeted Ye Fei by turning into a butterfly and landing on his shoulder as the group met the Wood Demon Pavilion players.
• The Elf Queen welcomed the visitors and showed them houses near her home, while Ye Fei noticed their dismissive reactions to his group’s apparent weakness.
• Lin Mu, Lu Heng, and Lin Xian remarked that the visitors had overlooked the strength of Free and Unrestrained Mountain’s powerful defenders and the protection offered by the Tree of Life.

The Elf Queen calmed the Wood Demon Pavilion after its members showed hostility toward Ye Fei and let Li Yue go join him. As Ye Fei and the others headed up Free and Unrestrained Mountain, the Queen and Feng An discussed the pavilion and argued over their own behavior.

• Ye Fei stopped Lin Mu's speculation about Die Wu, while the Wood Demon Pavilion members felt awkward as they watched the group.
• The Elf Queen warned the demons not to show hostility toward Ye Fei, then let them stay in the courtyard beneath her tree and promised they would share in future benefits.
• Li Yue asked Blue Feather to let him find Ye Fei, and she sent him after the group while telling him to keep an eye on Die Wu.
• Blue Feather lined up the Wood Demon Pavilion members to lecture them as Feng An inspected the defenses around Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• The Elf Queen and Feng An discussed why the pavilion was allowed to stay, and the Queen drove him away with a branch when their argument turned personal.

Li Yue visited Free and Unrestrained Mountain, where he described reaching the God-level through an unexplained run of level-ups and joined the others for a relaxed outing. Meanwhile, Lingyan and Feng An discussed their baiting plan in the God-level Channel and Ye Fei’s role in the God-making Plan.

• Lin Mu asked Li Yue about his forced cultivation on Lake Heart Island, and Li Yue explained that he had chosen superpowers before receiving repeated level-up notifications.
• Lin Mu and Long Heng bickered and tussled while Ye Fei reassured the bewildered Li Yue that their behavior was routine.
• Lu Heng invited Li Yue to fish in the Seawater Area, while Ye Fei spent time with his family at Free and Unrestrained Mountain.
• God-level Players learned that the Wind God had the Water God’s divine artifact and was demanding materials for it, tempting a few weaker players to take the bait.
• Lingyan told Feng An that enough players had been drawn in for the first stage, while Feng An predicted that stronger gods would avoid the trap and might target the Wood Demon Pavilion instead.
• Lingyan and Feng An discussed evolving the Spirit Sword and the God-making Plan, with Lingyan saying Ye Fei had already guessed part of the plan and was interested in accelerating his growth.

The Life Tree grew to its immense current size while Lu Heng and the others discussed its branches and Li Yue’s arrival at the Wood Demon Pavilion. When hostile players approached, Ye Fei took the group to watch them, warning Li Yue not to cause trouble.

• Lu Heng, Lin Mu, and Ye Fei watched the Life Tree tower over Free and Unrestrained Mountain as it finished growing.
• Li Yue explained that Life Tree branches were rare and expensive, and described how Blue Feather and the Wood Demon Pavilion had helped him adjust.
• Li Yue recounted how Wind God Senior had told him that enough deaths could break the formation, leading hostile players to die while trying to seize his lake heart island.
• Jun Mo and Long Heng concluded that the players’ deaths resulted from their own faction leaders’ choices, though Wind God Senior had also ensured the cultivation grounds would be destroyed.
• Ye Fei and the others set off to watch as hostile players arrived, telling Li Yue not to cause trouble.

Ye Fei faced the God-level Players demanding to see Water God's Divine Artifact, then returned inside the Formation as Free and Unrestrained Mountain prepared a staged defense. The first attacker breached the Formation and was killed by the black tiger with a single claw, leaving the defenders unsure how to continue their planned act.

• Ye Fei greeted the players outside Free and Unrestrained Mountain and demanded they bring a gift if they wanted to be treated as guests.
• The bull-headed Half-Demon threatened to force his way in and dismissed Feng An as an overhyped mass of wind.
• Ye Fei challenged the attackers to break through the defensive Formation, then returned inside and told the others to let the Wood Demon Pavilion handle the intruders.
• The defenders gathered in a clearing beneath the Life Tree, where a mouse emerged through the Formation and approached the old yellow ox.
• The black tiger pounced on the mouse and killed it with one claw, leaving the butterfly and the other beasts frozen in surprise.

Ye Fei watched Li Yue and Black Lao Qi fight the invading Wood Demon Pavilion players, while Li Yue’s savage, inexperienced attacks overwhelmed them. The fight continued as Ye Fei’s Spirit consumed the fallen enemies, and Black Tiger nearly broke his cover before Blue Feather stopped him.

• Ye Fei watched from a branch as Black Tiger killed a rat demon, then Die Wu urged Li Yue to join the fight with Black Lao Qi.
• Li Yue jumped into the clearing and attacked the emerging enemies with chaotic water powers, while Ye Fei and the others watched from above.
• Ye Fei sent the Spirit Sword down to consume a defeated player’s remnant soul and the rat demon’s corpse.
• Black Tiger nearly revealed that Spirit was an artifact spirit, but Blue Feather struck him before he could finish speaking.
• Lin Xian remarked that Blue Feather resembled a beast tamer, and Die Wu told him not to feel awkward about it.

Ye Fei and the Wood Demon Pavilion dealt with the first wave of invading players, while the Spirit Sword devoured their souls and the others collected their remains. After returning to Free and Unrestrained Mountain, Ye Fei said the Queen planned to upgrade the faction buildings before they focused on further cultivation.

• Ye Fei explained that he knew the Spirit Sword’s appetite and its danger would attract God-level beings, while Die Wu worried about the trouble it might cause.
• Lu Heng and Jun Mo watched as God-level invaders entered the clearing one by one and were killed by the defenders.
• Feng An threw the last hesitant invader, a bull-horned Half-Demon, into the clearing, where the beasts finished him off.
• Ye Fei collected the final remnant soul, and the group gathered damaged equipment and other materials left by the sixteen invading players and the rat demon.
• Die Wu asked Ye Fei to improve her twin blades, and he led everyone back to Free and Unrestrained Mountain without revealing its appearance to outsiders.
• Jun Mo voiced concern about the group’s strength, and Ye Fei advised him to keep a steady pace while the Queen planned to upgrade their faction buildings.