Recaps

Guan Qianshan left Skycloud Group’s remote Crescent Island posting after Su Ping invited him to manage Woodheart, offering him twice his former base salary. After hearing Su Ping’s ambitious expansion plans, Guan realized the job would require him to handle nearly every role himself.

• Guan Qianshan reflected on his banishment to Crescent Island and worried about Su Ping and the Su Family.
• Su Ping called Guan Qianshan and invited him to work at Woodheart, and Guan agreed without asking about the pay.
• Guan returned to Woodheart and learned Su Ping would pay him sixty thousand a month, plus other benefits.
• Su Ping asked Guan to manage Woodheart’s operations, receive customers, and help expand the property and oversee construction.
• After two hours of hearing Su Ping’s plans, Guan realized he would also be doing a long list of jobs, from security patrols to cooking.

Su Ping expanded plans for the Woodheart Breeding Base and observed Old Sha entering a strange state that might help it comprehend Photosynthesis. He then spent 500 experience points perfecting Accelerated Casting, making the skill cultivable in any pet beast.

• Su Ping clarified the different roles of the breeding base and Beast Taming Space, and considered expanding his Paper-Folding Man population.
• Su Ping found Old Sha absorbing sunlight without noticing him, recorded its condition, and checked the camera to preserve its evolution process.
• Su Ping noticed Little Paper Figure had watched the same films repeatedly while training hard in its Mystic Realm.
• Su Ping used 500 experience points to perfect Accelerated Casting and examined the revised cultivation method.

Su Ping assessed the perfected Accelerated Casting cultivation method and considered suitable resources for Forest Wolves and Little Paper Figure. He discovered that Little Paper Figure had drawn an ace-shaped poker face to imitate a swordsman, and decided to focus on the pet beast’s development while cultivating its Accelerated Casting.

• Su Ping compared the perfected Accelerated Casting method with Woodheart and concluded that its results depended on tailoring resources to each pet beast.
• Su Ping considered which low-level resources might work for undead pet beasts such as the Paper-Folding Man.
• Su Ping found Little Paper Figure standing on the coffee table with an A and a diamond drawn on its face.
• Little Paper Figure explained that a swordsman should hide his feelings behind a poker face and proudly declared that the ace was the highest card.
• Little Paper Figure admitted that it had chosen the ace because peach shapes were too hard to draw, and Su Ping resolved to guide its development while cultivating its Accelerated Casting.

Dong Muyun learned that Su Ping had gained the support of Qin Xiaoxue and a Creation Stone, leaving her wary of acting against him. Meanwhile, Su Ping managed the growing Forest Wolf pack and Little Paper Figure’s training, then discovered that the Creation Stone had begun changing his Beast Taming Space.

• Dong Si told Dong Muyun that Su Ping had developed Woodheart, earned Intermediate Breeder certification, and received a Creation Stone from Qin Xiaoxue; after learning who stood behind the gift, Dong Muyun realized she could not safely target him.
• Su Ping reflected on his exhausting work training fifty Forest Wolves, monitoring Old Sha’s evolution, and building his bond with Little Paper Figure.
• Su Ping considered the Mystic Realm and decided he needed greater strength and a bodyguard before attempting to enter it or revealing Little Paper Figure’s nature.
• Su Ping sensed the Creation Stone had brought moving air and an ecological cycle to his Beast Taming Space, then fell asleep while anticipating the spatial traits he might gain at Elite Tier.

Su Ping discovered that Old Sha had developed Photosynthesis and improved Woodheart during his evolution. After reviewing the night’s footage, he saw Old Sha absorb green light from nearby plants along with sunlight, leaving the surrounding lawn withered.

• Su Ping found Old Sha breathing in an unusual rhythm as his hairs unfurled, while the plants around him had withered.
• Su Ping used True Eye and saw that Old Sha had gained Photosynthesis and raised Woodheart to Proficient.
• Su Ping reviewed the overnight recording and saw Old Sha begin the unusual breathing rhythm as sunlight reached him.
• Su Ping watched faint green motes from the lawn’s flowers and grasses merge into Old Sha alongside the sunlight, covering him in an emerald glow for about three minutes.

Su Ping investigated how Woodheart might enhance Old Sha's Photosynthesis and Sunlight Absorption, then fed him Smiling Sunflower Seeds while working through the skills' possible chemical reactions. Guan Qianshan praised Woodheart to a visitor, who mistook pajama-clad Su Ping's seed-snacking research for extraordinary dedication and booked training for his daughter's Forest Wolf.

• Su Ping concluded that Photosynthesis and Sunlight Absorption might strengthen Woodheart's effects, but prioritized Old Sha's safety and sought to improve his Photosynthesis.
• Su Ping collected Smiling Sunflower Seeds and Sunlight Springwater from Old Guan, then shared the seeds with Old Sha while taking research notes.
• Su Ping analyzed how Photosynthesis, Sunlight Absorption, and Woodheart might interact and produce new effects.
• Guan Qianshan introduced Woodheart to a visiting customer and explained its reputation and training queue.
• The customer admired Su Ping working in pajamas, booked training for his daughter's Forest Wolf, and asked where to pay the deposit.

Su Ping spent a day analyzing how Old Sha’s Sunlight Absorption, Photosynthesis, and Woodheart might form a cultivation cycle, then focused on raising Photosynthesis toward Perfection. A week into Old Sha’s third cultivation stage, Su Ping reached the final day of Little Paper Figure’s Accelerated Casting training, which had increased its consecutive Golden Spear Art casts to fifty.

• Su Ping filled ten notebook pages with calculations and concluded that the three skills might work together once they reached matching levels, though he believed all three would need to reach Perfection.
• Su Ping fed Old Sha seeds and Sunlight Springwater and used mirrors to concentrate sunlight, helping Photosynthesis advance to Proficient.
• After Old Sha’s Photosynthesis stopped improving, Su Ping used a Lung of Nature, raising the skill from Proficient to Mastery.
• Su Ping decided to let Old Sha adapt to Mastery before using the Sun Crystal, since Old Sha showed no sign that his evolution was imminent.
• During the week of Old Sha’s third cultivation stage, Su Ping trained Little Paper Figure in Accelerated Casting each night, and it cast Golden Spear Art fifty times in succession on the final day.

Su Ping pushed Little Paper Figure through an exhausting training session until it learned Accelerated Casting and its intimacy reached the threshold. A new Record lit up in the Myriad Spirits Codex, leaving Su Ping ready to see what it contained.

• Little Paper Figure reached Ordinary Tier Nine and continued practicing Golden Spear Art at Perfection instead of switching to Paper Body Folding.
• Su Ping gave Little Paper Figure Soul-Calming Paper and a Magic Potion so it could keep training.
• Little Paper Figure completed sixty uses of Golden Spear Art before midnight and collapsed from exhaustion.
• Little Paper Figure learned Accelerated Casting at Beginner level and began to feel out the new ability.
• An unfamiliar Record lit up in the Myriad Spirits Codex as Little Paper Figure's intimacy reached the threshold.

Su Ping unlocked the Paper-Folding Man Record and gained Rapid Recovery, then considered Little Paper Figure’s unknown skills and future development. He stayed focused on Old Sha’s cultivation, and five days later Old Sha’s Photosynthesis was close to Perfection, making evolution imminent.

• Su Ping unlocked the Paper-Folding Man Record at level 1 and received the Beast Tamer ability Rapid Recovery.
• Su Ping realized Rapid Recovery could restore Little Paper Figure’s energy and stamina in the pet beast space, though it could only treat minor injuries.
• Su Ping read the Record’s details, learned that Paper-Folding Men had skills including Paper Body Splicing, and decided to seek an expert’s help with Little Paper Figure’s cultivation and evolution.
• Su Ping postponed contacting other Breeders because Old Sha was nearing the end of its third cultivation stage.
• After five more days, Su Ping and Old Sha sensed that Photosynthesis had nearly reached Perfection, leaving Old Sha ready to begin evolving once it accumulated enough energy.

Su Ping watched over Old Sha as Photosynthesis altered his body and fed him a Sun Crystal to help him overcome the final bottleneck. Old Sha absorbed it and gained Photosynthesis at Perfection, leaving Su Ping to witness his second Perfection-level skill.

• Su Ping stayed beside Old Sha for days as Photosynthesis increased and Old Sha’s fur grew greener while his animal traits weakened.
• Su Ping offered Old Sha the precious Sun Crystal, and Old Sha eagerly chewed and swallowed it.
• A point of light intensified within Old Sha before hazy lights spread around his body, filling the air with fresh energy.
• Su Ping saw that Old Sha had reached [Photosynthesis (Perfection)].

After perfecting Old Sha’s Photosynthesis, Su Ping relaxed as Old Sha’s evolution began, then offered to raise a Forest Wolf for Guan Qianshan’s daughter. A message from Su Anyong hinted that he would return in a few days, leaving Su Ping surprised.

• Su Ping fell asleep beside Old Sha after completing Photosynthesis and dreamed of a changed Old Sha among countless pet beasts.
• Su Ping woke at dusk and realized Old Sha’s fur had begun changing into something like branches and leaves, signaling that his evolution had started.
• Guan Qianshan told Su Ping that his daughter needed a pet beast, and Su Ping offered to raise and evolve a Forest Wolf for her.
• Su Ping asked Guan Qianshan why Su Anyong had gone to Beihan, but Guan Qianshan said he did not know.
• Su Ping received a message from Su Anyong saying he was nearly finished and might return in a few days.

Vice President Liu and Qin Erlong discussed Su Ping’s attempt to develop the dangerous Ten Thousand Woods Wolf evolution and arranged support for his experiments. They believed the evolution would take a long time, unaware that Su Ping had already begun it.

• Vice President Liu praised Su Ping’s dedication and told Qin Erlong that the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf evolution was difficult and could kill the wolf if it failed during the evolution stage.
• Qin Erlong blamed Liu Fuhai for not warning Su Ping, and Liu Fuhai angrily brought up Qin Erlong’s earlier failure to explain his granddaughter’s visit.
• Qin Erlong and Liu Fuhai discussed the Jianghai Province Breeder Association’s lack of achievements and hoped Su Ping might develop the evolution in time for the year-end Breeder Competition.
• Qin Erlong urged Liu Fuhai to fund Su Ping’s experiments, and Liu Fuhai said he had requisitioned several Sun Crystals for him.
• The two breeders assumed Su Ping’s work would take a long time, not knowing he had already begun the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf evolution.

Su Ping used Commander Rank Wood Element resources to prepare Old Sha for evolution, culminating in the final Elven Leaf. As Old Sha was enveloped in evolutionary light, he gave Su Ping one last howl expressing his faith in him.

• Su Ping spent his earnings on resources to help Old Sha accumulate enough energy to evolve before his father returned.
• Su Ping gathered the Forest Wolves to witness Old Sha's evolution after half a month of preparation.
• Old Sha consumed the Elven Leaf, and its energy caused the evolutionary light to envelop him.
• Old Sha summoned the strength to howl at Su Ping before the cocoon completely covered him.
• Su Ping understood Old Sha's howl as a declaration of faith in his future as a Beast Tamer and Breeder.

Su Ping stayed beside Old Sha during the final stage of its evolution while Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu arrived at Woodheart with their father, Zhang Lie, a Beast Tamer corps commander seeking a skilled Forest Wolf Breeder. As Zhang Lie toured the facility, Su Ping remained occupied with the evolution.

• Old Guan told Su Ping that a customer who knew him had come to speak with him, but Su Ping refused to leave Old Sha during its evolution.
• Old Guan explained to Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu, and their father that Woodheart’s nurturing price had risen to five million, and he could not offer the brothers their previous price.
• Zhang Lie, commander of the Forest Wolf Regiment, recalled his regiment’s humiliating defeat in an exercise and his mission to find a Forest Wolf Breeder who could improve its training.
• After hearing his sons describe Su Ping’s ability to nurture the Woodheart skill, Zhang Lie decided to visit Woodheart despite doubting the young Breeder’s reputation.
• Zhang Lie asked to see the facility, and Old Guan led him and his sons toward the backyard nurturing area in hopes they might meet Su Ping.

Zhang Lie and his sons visited Woodheart Breeding Base and discovered Su Ping’s Forest Wolves gathered around Old Sha as it underwent evolution. Old Sha’s evolution succeeded, leaving Zhang Lie staring at its unfamiliar form.

• Guan Qianshan showed Zhang Lie and his sons around Woodheart, but the Forest Wolves and Su Ping were nowhere to be seen.
• Zhang Lie’s sons felt embarrassed by the base’s poor reception, and Zhang Lie reassured them that they could return to speak with Su Ping later.
• Guan Qianshan led the visitors to the breeding project, where they spotted dozens of Forest Wolves gathered on the lawn.
• Zhang Lie noticed the Light of Evolution shining around Old Sha and watched, captivated, as the evolution continued.
• Old Sha emerged from its thinning cocoon of light, and Zhang Lie wondered what evolved form it had become.

Su Ping watched Old Sha complete its evolution into the unprecedented Ten Thousand Woods Wolf, gaining renewed vitality and immense power. True Eye revealed that Old Sha had reached Commander Tier Eight with Monarch Tier Nine potential, while Su Ping and Xiao Qing also grew stronger.

• Zhang Lie saw Old Sha's new form and realized it was an unknown evolved Forest Wolf that the surrounding wolves treated like their king.
• Old Sha howled with excitement as it felt its power and vitality restored, and Su Ping confirmed that its intelligence and temperament remained unchanged.
• Su Ping broke through to Ordinary Tier Ten, and Xiao Qing advanced to Ordinary Tier Nine.
• Su Ping used True Eye to inspect Old Sha and learned it was a Commander Tier Eight Ten Thousand Woods Wolf with Monarch Tier Nine potential and several new skills.
• Su Ping recognized that Old Sha could protect Woodheart Breeding Base and had gained a much longer life, then began examining its evolved skills.

Su Ping examined Old Sha’s Ten Thousand Woods Wolf abilities and envisioned how a pack could combine them to dominate a battlefield. After Old Sha’s evolution succeeded, the Myriad Spirits Codex registered the new form as a branch record and awarded experience.

• Su Ping used True Eye to inspect Tree Prison, Mutation Body, Language of Nature, and Life Magnetic Field, noting their combat and plant-raising potential.
• Su Ping imagined a pack of Ten Thousand Woods Wolves combining their skills to create a deadly forest, which he called “Tree World Descends.”
• Su Ping told Old Sha that both of them had succeeded, and Old Sha relaxed after hearing the confirmation.
• The Myriad Spirits Codex registered the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf as an evolved-form branch of the Forest Wolf Record and awarded 800 experience points.

After Old Sha evolved into a Ten Thousand Woods Wolf, Su Ping examined the Forest Wolf Record and tested Old Sha’s new combat abilities. The display left the onlookers in the distant Manor stunned.

• Su Ping found that completing Old Sha’s evolution had brought the Forest Wolf Record close to level 3 and unlocked the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf branch record.
• Su Ping ordered Old Sha to use Tree Prison, and Old Sha rapidly transformed the lawn into a dense grove.
• Old Sha used his new abilities to strengthen the trees and move through them with exceptional agility, demonstrating the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf’s battlefield control and Mutation Body.
• The people watching from the tempered-glass enclosure were stunned by Old Sha’s display and Su Ping’s commanding presence.

Su Ping’s Forest Wolf evolution impressed the Zhang family and drew the interest of Zhang Lie, commander of a Forest Wolf Regiment. Zhang Lie proposed that Su Ping cooperate with the army, and Su Ping invited him to discuss it further.

• Guan Qianshan brought Zhang Wen, Zhang Wu, and Zhang Lie to meet Su Ping after Old Sha completed his evolution.
• Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu dropped their resentment and accepted Su Ping’s original four-million price for Woodheart training.
• Zhang Lie recognized the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf’s potential for the Forest Wolf Regiment and asked Su Ping about breeding it in quantity.
• Zhang Lie introduced himself as a commander in the Beast Tamer army and asked Su Ping to cooperate with the army.
• Su Ping showed interest and invited Zhang Lie to talk in the Guest Room.

Su Ping discussed a potential long-term partnership with Zhang Lie’s regiment, including Woodheart training and the newly developed Ten Thousand Woods Wolf evolution. Zhang Lie left to seek approval for the Merit Point costs, while his sons were still waiting to discuss training for their Forest Wolves.

• Zhang Lie proposed that Su Ping train elite soldiers’ pet beasts as part of a long-term partnership with the regiment.
• Su Ping explained that Old Sha’s Ten Thousand Woods Wolf evolution was still being observed, could take ten to fifteen days, and might reach Monarch Rank potential, but he could not guarantee future successes.
• Su Ping agreed to consider Merit Points as payment, and Zhang Lie said he needed his superiors to approve the costs, especially for evolution training.
• Zhang Wen and Zhang Wu watched their father become unusually excited and realized he had forgotten their original request for Woodheart training.
• Zhang Lie rushed out and called his superior to report that he had found an extraordinary Breeder.

After completing the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf’s evolution, Su Ping began training Old Sha with a difficult fruit-distribution exercise instead of a fight. Old Sha struggled to calculate the shares for the Forest Wolf squads and was left howling in frustration when Su Ping forbade him from using skills.

• Su Ping reassured the Zhang Brothers that they could return whenever they had time, then reflected on how the Beast Tamer Corps and other organizations had begun approaching him.
• Su Ping returned to the Woodland Area and greeted Old Sha and the Forest Wolf pack after Old Sha’s evolution.
• Su Ping set up five barrels of tree fruit and explained that Old Sha had to distribute the correct number among five squads of Forest Wolves as quickly as possible.
• Old Sha tried using his paws and toes to calculate the required fruit, then lay on the lawn in despair when he ran out of toes.
• Old Sha began using branches to help count, but Su Ping ordered him to calculate mentally without using skills.

Su Ping told his father that he had perfected the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf’s evolution, but Su Anyong mistook the news for a sign that Su Ping was under pressure or unwell. The chapter ended with Su Ping realizing that his father was coming home the next day.

• Su Ping made Old Sha continue his recovery training and mathematics exercises to guard against the dangers of Woodification.
• Su Ping reassured Xiao Qing that he would eventually develop suitable training and evolution for him, too.
• After recording the Ten Thousand Woods Wolf’s evolution, Su Ping messaged Su Anyong to share the news that Old Sha had evolved into a new species.
• Su Anyong worried that Su Ping was unwell and explained that he had pressured him to come home only because Su Ping’s second grandpa had urged him to do so.
• Su Anyong dismissed Su Ping’s claims and threatened to discipline him when he returned home the next day, leaving Su Ping startled by the news.

Zhang Lie learned that the Forest Field Army would hold a tournament for elite five-person teams and decided to seek Su Ping’s help raising Forest Wolves. Meanwhile, Su Anyong returned to Linzhou with an extravagant sports car, and Su Ping tried to make him hand it over.

• Zhang Lie told his superior about Su Ping’s new Forest Wolf evolution and learned that the corps tournament would begin in two months, with breeders and teams judged on their results.
• Zhang Lie agreed to recruit top soldiers and negotiate cultivation fees with Su Ping.
• Su Ping waited for hours at the Linzhou airport after Su Anyong summoned him, then saw his father arrive alone.
• Su Anyong drove Su Ping home in a silver-white intelligent sports car and claimed it had been payment for a major job.
• Su Anyong threatened to punish Su Ping if Old Sha suffered, and Su Ping persuaded him to promise the car instead.

Su Ping returned to Woodheart and showed Su Anyong that he had perfected the Woodheart Magic Potion formula and successfully bred Woodheart into dozens of Forest Wolves. The chapter ended with Su Anyong stunned by Old Sha’s radically evolved form.

• Guan Qianshan greeted Su Ping at Woodheart and revealed that customers were interested in breeding services, leaving Su Anyong confused when Su Ping entered ahead of him.
• Su Ping summoned Xiao Qing, and Su Anyong discovered that the Forest Wolf pup had reached Ordinary tier nine and awakened the mutated skill Poison Woodheart.
• Su Ping told Su Anyong that he had perfected the Woodheart formula and bred Woodheart into over forty Forest Wolves without a failure.
• Su Ping revealed that he had been evolving Old Sha, and Su Anyong rushed to the backyard to see him.
• Old Sha knocked Su Anyong down and licked his face, while Su Ping asked whether he remembered what he had said in the car.

Su Ping demonstrated his achievements to Su Anyong, who proudly accepted that Old Sha had evolved but refused to hand over his hover sports car. When Zhang Lie returned to negotiate the Legion’s cultivation fees, Su Anyong revealed his own military standing and sent him back to consult his superiors.

• Su Anyong confirmed Old Sha’s improved health and evolution, then argued with Su Ping over their wager and refused to give him the hover sports car.
• Su Ping meditated while Su Anyong privately showed Old Sha an Emperor-level Natural Essence he had brought for him.
• Zhang Lie returned to Woodheart with elite Beast Tamer soldiers in mind and met Su Anyong while Su Ping was meditating.
• Su Anyong challenged Zhang Lie’s offer of merit points and honorary rank, demanding that he consult his superiors before negotiations continued.
• Su Anyong pinned on his military insignia, and Zhang Lie recognized him as a Chief and saluted.