Chapter Summaries

Mu You rewound time to save the little girl from the Werewolf, then used traps, arrows, and a fire spear to disarm and delay him. As the Werewolf broke free and prepared to pursue them, more than a dozen police officers arrived and surrounded him.

• After the little girl was beheaded, Mu You rewound time and decided to save her, remembering that she had saved him in another timeline.
• Mu You fired an arrow that knocked the Werewolf's Chain Claw away from the little girl, saving her from being hooked.
• The Werewolf chased Mu You and stepped into a trap, where a fire spear and another arrow knocked the Bone-Cleaver beyond his reach.
• Mu You used the Pocket Watch to dodge the Werewolf's Chain Claw, while the Werewolf smashed his way free of the trap.
• More than a dozen police officers entered the rooftop and aimed their guns at the Werewolf.

The Werewolf escaped a police gun barrage, prompting the Abnormal Investigation Bureau to take over the case and recruit the officers who witnessed it. Mu You returned to his shop with the Werewolf’s knife, where Cola mistook him for a thief before recognizing him.

• The Werewolf endured the officers’ bullets, leaped between rooftops, and escaped into the night.
• Zhang Yang and the police reviewed the footage and learned that the Werewolf’s blood had no match in the DNA database.
• The Abnormal Investigation Bureau took control of the case and ordered the witnessing officers to assist, with Zhang Yang instructed by his captain to comply.
• Mu You sneaked into the shop carrying the Werewolf’s knife, startling Cola, who transformed and threatened him before Mu You knocked him out of the illusion.

Mu You learned that the Butcher's Bone-Cleaver was a rare weapon and discovered the Butcher Wolf's heart was its weakness. Determined to grow stronger, he entered Fool and arranged to seek a mount for his journey to the Dark Forest.

• Mu You examined the Bone-Cleaver and learned from Cola that its blue glow marked it as rare grade, while the Mithril Bow was common grade.
• Mu You read the Butcher Wolf skin's description and realized the Werewolf could regenerate as long as its heart survived.
• Mu You decided to find the Witch and learn black magic so he could become stronger before the Werewolf found him.
• Mu You searched the village for the Werewolf and the little girl but found neither, then left for the Dark Forest.
• Mu You learned that the beast keeper rented griffins, landstriders, water rhinoceroses, and little donkeys at different prices.

Mu You traveled toward the Dark Forest on a rented donkey, killing monsters along the way and catching a Pocket Toad that carried a Phoenix Feather. The toad offered to become his Familiar, leaving Mu You to decide whether to accept its contract.

• Mu You rented a Little Donkey and began a sixteen-hour journey north toward the Dark Forest.
• A Black-Spotted Spider killed the donkey, but Mu You survived and killed the spider, then fought other roadside monsters for experience and materials.
• Mu You paused the journey to sleep, resumed grinding in the morning, and continued hunting monsters while riding toward his destination.
• Mu You chased the Pocket Toad, used the Pocket Watch to rewind time, and caught it with a Beast Trap.
• Mu You found a Phoenix Feather in the toad's pocket, and the Pocket Toad offered to become his Familiar.

Mu You contracted and released a Pocket Toad, gained a Phoenix Feather, and wondered whether wearing a skin was changing his appearance. He discovered that Fool would distribute ten million activation codes in a large-scale closed beta starting July 10, just a week away.

• Mu You contracted the Pocket Toad and released it to travel through the mountains and return with treasures.
• Mu You took out the Phoenix Feather and tucked it into his pocket alongside the Time Pocket Watch.
• Xiao Ya warned Mu You that he looked exhausted, and Mu You noticed he was beginning to resemble the Night Watchman.
• Mu You searched the news about the Werewolf’s battle and suspected the authorities already knew about players and were covering up incidents.
• Mu You searched for Fool and found an announcement that ten million activation codes would be distributed for a July 10 closed beta.

Mu You learned that Fool would open to ten million new players in a week, heightening his urgency to gather resources. When his journey reached the Dark Forest, he refused a fairy’s powerful Sanctuary Statue to preserve his chance of finding the Calamity Witch’s treasure, and received Lucky Dust instead.

• Mu You found Fool’s official website and saw that 22.65 million people had already registered, with ten million new players expected in a week.
• Mu You spent the day studying Star Spirit Language and keeping the game running while business at his shop remained slow.
• Mu You’s character arrived at the Dark Forest and followed glowing dust to a fairy who warned him about the Calamity Witch.
• The fairy offered Mu You a Sanctuary Statue that summoned a level 17 knight in exchange for permanently giving up entry to the Dark Forest.
• Mu You refused the fairy’s offer, searched where she vanished, and found Lucky Dust that increased the Pumpkin Lantern’s event trigger rate.

Mu You entered the Dark Forest and discovered he had to pass the Mystic Arts Association’s entrance trial before he could meet the Witch of Calamity. He survived its first deadly choice by rewinding time, but the message he heard while dying left him with a warning about dark magic.

• Mu You became lost in the shifting Dark Forest and met a talking crow, which told him that meeting the Witch required passing the Mystic Arts Association’s trial.
• The crow led Mu You to an altar and presented two identical bottles: one contained Life Spring Water, while the other held Fatal Springwater that would erase his lifespan.
• Mu You questioned Cola and learned that the Witch of Calamity was a notorious Dark Wizard who had founded the Mystic Arts Association with eleven others.
• Mu You drank the Fatal Springwater, heard a warning about dark wizards and uncontrolled power as he began to die, then rewound time.
• Mu You chose the other bottle, drank the Life Spring Water, and gained ten years of lifespan.

Mu You passed the Mad Alchemist’s trial by refusing a potion that would have granted immense strength at the cost of turning him into a baboon. He learned about the dangers of losing control through black magic, heard that Master Vivian was the greatest potion maker, and received the Witch’s Cauldron as his reward.

• Mu You secretly picked up the Fatal Springwater and followed the crow to the Mad Alchemist.
• Mu You tested the red, blue, and purple potions with the Pocket Watch, learning that the purple potion granted a thousand strength but caused the drinker to lose control and become a baboon.
• Mu You chose the blue potion, passed the trial, and learned that losing control permanently transformed a Dark Wizard into a random monster.
• Mu You asked about the Witch and learned that Master Vivian was the most brilliant potion maker in history.
• Mu You received the Witch’s Cauldron, which could brew any potion and slightly increased brewing success.

Mu You passed the mushroom trial by enduring and curing his infection, earning the powerful Phantom Magic Wand. He began the fourth trial, a Tarot card challenge, and discovered the mysterious Fool card's warning about keeping the scales balanced.

• Mu You resisted choosing a mushroom and cured himself by removing the growths and lancing his sores, causing the Mushroom Person to flee and revealing the Phantom Magic Wand.
• Mu You retrieved the epic wand, which boosted spell range and casting speed, resisted disarming, and granted the Apparition teleportation spell.
• The crow healed Mu You and led him to a fourth trial, where a fortune-teller offered him a choice of Tarot Cards amid scattered skeletons.
• Mu You tested the cards and found that each granted a powerful ability, except the Fool card, which offered only a cryptic warning to keep the scales balanced.

Mu You passed the final trials and became a member of the Mystic Arts Association, then found the dead Witch of Calamity and received her recognition as her successor. The chapter ended as he faced a choice between three legacies.

• Mu You chose the Fool card, survived, and passed the fortune-teller's trial after she fled in terror.
• Mu You balanced the fifth trial's scale by taking two spells and replacing the value of the treasures he removed.
• Mu You passed all the trials, received the Aries Ring, and officially joined the Mystic Arts Association.
• Mu You followed a newly revealed path to a cabin and found the Witch of Calamity, Anthony Vivian, dead and bound to a stake.
• Anthony Vivian's spirit emerged from the crow and named Mu You her successor, offering him a choice of Black Magic, Potionology, or Divination legacy.

Mu You inherited Anthony Vivian’s pure black magic Secret Art Crystal and tried to use the Pocket Watch to claim the Witch’s Potionology inheritance as well. After repeatedly refusing him, the Witch offered him a chance to prove his Potionology talent by brewing a fine-grade Spirit-Summoning Potion and summoning her within ten days.

• Mu You chose the black magic inheritance and received memories explaining pure black magic and Vivian’s Secret Art Crystal.
• Mu You rewound time and tried to select the Potionology inheritance, but the Witch recognized that he had already chosen black magic and rejected him.
• Mu You repeatedly rewound time and continued requesting the Potionology inheritance, while the Witch insisted he focus on one path.
• The Witch was moved by Mu You’s persistence and gave him ten days to brew a fine-grade Spirit-Summoning Potion and complete the ritual to summon her to the Otherworld.

Mu You received the Witch of Calamity's quest to brew a Spirit-Summoning Potion and summon her remnant soul within ten days, then tested his newly acquired Black Magic. After his Little Fireball Spell accidentally devastated a park and a nearby building, he rewound time and stopped midway through casting it.

• Mu You obtained an ancient parchment and triggered the Witch of Calamity's Trial quest to brew a Spirit-Summoning Potion and summon the Witch within ten days.
• The Witch's remnant soul ignored Mu You and returned to the crow's eye, and the crow sent him out of the vanished Dark Forest.
• Mu You translated the scroll's complex potion recipe and learned he had to gather the ingredients and brew a Fine-quality potion before the full moon on July 11.
• Mu You sent his donkey back toward Peaceful Village, then went to the park for his Night Watch Duty and meditated to absorb magic power.
• Mu You cast the Little Fireball Spell, which destroyed a tree and engulfed a building under construction in flames.
• Mu You used the Pocket Watch to rewind time and stopped casting halfway through the incantation.

Mu You tested the Black Magic spells Flame Explosion and Rejuvenation, discovering that Rejuvenation healed injuries temporarily as well as changing his age. He then began inscribing Secret Art Cards, using his Pocket Watch to undo mistakes as he worked.

• Mu You realized Flame Explosion had consumed all his stored natural mana and concluded he needed to learn finer control over Black Magic’s power.
• Mu You tested Rejuvenation and found it changed the Night Watchman's age while healing wounds that would return when the spell expired.
• Mu You rewound time to before cutting himself, finished testing the spells, and returned home excited by Flame Explosion’s destructive strength.
• Mu You condensed a blank Secret Art Card and considered using cards to store spells that could be swapped into the Secret Art Crystal’s limited slots.
• Mu You began inscribing a Black Magic circuit onto the card, rewinding whenever he made a mistake.

Mu You stayed awake making Secret Art cards despite his exhaustion, then learned that the ingredients for a Spirit-Summoning Potion were far beyond his means. Before midnight’s Mystic Arts Association gathering, he discovered Mist Mountain as a possible source of potion ingredients and paid Scarecrow for the information.

• Mu You finished his first Secret Art card, a Little Fireball Spell, after engraving through the night.
• Xiao Ya and Lin Xue urged Mu You to sleep, but he could not rest and returned to making cards, completing two more Little Fireball cards and two Rejuvenation cards.
• Mu You’s character returned to Peaceful Village, where he found that the old cat shopkeeper’s potion ingredients were prohibitively expensive.
• Mu You asked Scarecrow about six potion ingredients, but Scarecrow instead charged him one year of lifespan to suggest searching Mist Mountain for wild magic potions.
• Mu You chose not to use the Time Pocket Watch to reclaim the lifespan, and Scarecrow was astonished to have earned a year from him.

Mu You attended his first Mystic Arts Association meeting after encountering the Werewolf and preparing to improve his strength. He found that the gathering was attended by players, and a veteran member began explaining the rules to the newcomers.

• Mu You failed to find the little girl, then passed the Werewolf at the village entrance, where the Werewolf made a throat-slitting gesture but neither attacked.
• Mu You resolved to grow stronger before settling his score with the Werewolf and prepared to use the Aries Ring at midnight.
• The Aries Ring opened a portal and gave Mu You the Mystic Arts Association's four rules, including secrecy, nonviolence during meetings, and concealing members' identities.
• Mu You entered the meeting and found himself seated at the head of a table with six other members, all obscured by black mist and unable to leave their chairs.
• Mu You learned that the attendees spoke Chinese and seemed to be players, then listened as the Taurus member offered to explain the rules to the three newcomers.

At his first Mystic Arts Association meeting, Mu You used the authority of the Aries Ring to stop Taurus and Gemini from recruiting newcomers and abusing their mute privileges. After he expelled them and freed Leo and Sagittarius, Leo began talking so incessantly that Mu You regretted unmuting him.

• Taurus offered Scorpio, Aquarius, and Mu You vice-president positions in the Illuminati and pressed Aquarius to reveal where she lived.
• Mu You challenged Taurus for turning the meeting into a recruitment drive, then muted him when he threatened Mu You.
• Mu You pointed out that Taurus and Gemini had muted Leo and Sagittarius, muted Gemini, and expelled both men from the meeting.
• Mu You unmuted Leo and Sagittarius, and Leo praised Mu You while warning Aquarius that Taurus's recruitment pitch was a scam.
• Leo urged Mu You to ban Taurus and Gemini permanently, but Mu You told him he was too noisy.

Mu You learned more about the Mystic Arts Association’s history and members’ levels, then used his role as overseer to establish rules for trading at its weekly meetings.

• Sagittarius confirmed Leo’s account of the association’s early members and said Capricorn and Libra stopped attending after Gemini and Taurus allegedly wronged them.
• Leo, Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Aquarius revealed their player levels, with Leo claiming he had recently reached level 12.
• When Mu You avoided revealing his level, Leo mistook him for an ancient legend who had surpassed level 15, and the others believed him.
• Mu You redirected the meeting and established rules requiring attendees to bring something tradable, with exceptions for absences and special circumstances.
• Mu You said he would arbitrate trade disputes and permanently expel members found guilty of fraud.

At the Mystic Arts Association meeting, Mu You presented a Rejuvenation spell and heard Leo’s warning that many Astral Spirit Creatures would enter Earth that morning. He began negotiating with Sagittarius and Aquarius for ingredients in exchange for his two copies of the spell.

• Mu You introduced the Rejuvenation spell, which could restore a person’s past appearance and heal injuries, and established the meeting’s speaking rules.
• Leo declined to trade for Rejuvenation and freely shared his prediction that the wall would crack between six and seven that morning, allowing many low-level Astral Spirit Creatures onto Earth.
• Scorpio said he had only become a Secret Art Practitioner the previous day and had nothing ready to offer.
• Sagittarius offered Summon Warhawk and asked to trade for Rejuvenation, while Aquarius offered Shockwave and made the same request.
• Mu You told Sagittarius and Aquarius that he had two Rejuvenation cards and showed them a list of six Spirit-Calling Potion ingredients he needed.
• Sagittarius recognized the ingredients as high-grade and asked whether Mu You was a high-level Potion Maker, and Mu You gave a hesitant answer.

At the society meeting, Mu You traded Rejuvenation to Sagittarius for Resurrection Grass and a Summon Warhawk spell, then agreed to give Aquarius a Rejuvenation card in exchange for a promised drop of red dragon blood. The meeting ended with Mu You returning home, waiting on Aquarius to complete her quest and deliver the rare ingredient next week.

• Sagittarius praised Mu You as a Potion Maker and traded him Resurrection Grass and a Summon Warhawk card for Rejuvenation.
• Aquarius revealed that a quest reward could give her a drop of red dragon blood, and Mu You agreed to trade her Rejuvenation before she completed the quest.
• Aquarius promised to bring the red dragon blood to the next meeting, and Mu You insisted that she complete the quest.
• Leo dominated the conversation after the trades while Mu You listened for useful information.
• The meeting ended, and Mu You returned home.

Mu You tested his new Black Magic spells and used meditation to restore his magic, then learned that the morning’s earthquake marked an outbreak of anomalies across the country. After spotting Qubai Mountain as the likely site of a nearby Spatial Rift, he set out to investigate with Cola.

• Mu You bought equipment and powders for potion-making, then meditated in his Small Wooden House to restore his Mental Power faster.
• Mu You tested Shockwave on a trash can and summoned a level-five Warhawk, discovering that the Warhawk could share its vision and see invisible units.
• Mu You sent his game character toward Mist Mountain and went to sleep, but a violent earthquake woke him and Cola at six in the morning.
• Mu You checked disappearing news reports and learned that the earthquake’s epicenter was near Qubai Mountain, where a Spatial Rift may have appeared.
• Mu You packed his supplies, stuffed Cola and his phone into his backpack, and left to investigate Qubai Mountain.