Recaps

Jiang Lan told the gray-robed man that the Ruins were accelerating life’s evolution to prepare for a harvest, and explained how removing their Spiritual Qi Cores could pause integration. The man gave Jiang Lan a private Token and promised a new plan within three days, while Jiang Lan returned to his room still concealing information tied to his system.

• Jiang Lan revealed that the Spiritual Qi Core was still intact and that Xinghe, an intelligent entity inside a ball from Ruins No. 18, had recognized him as its master.
• Jiang Lan explained that the Ruins released Spiritual Qi to cultivate life for harvesting, and that integration caused the recent abnormalities and Ferocious Beast rampages.
• Jiang Lan told the gray-robed man that removing all seven Spiritual Qi Cores could pause integration, and that Xinghe knew their locations across the continent.
• The gray-robed man told Jiang Lan to keep the information confidential, gave him a Token for direct contact, and said he would prepare a plan within three days.
• Jiang Lan returned to his room and reflected that he had disclosed what he could while keeping system-related information secret.

Jiang Lan waited for the Spiritual Qi Core to recover while he examined his increased perception and learned that Shen Qingqiu was nearing a breakthrough. The core released enough spiritual qi for Jiang Lan to advance Indestructible Diamond Body by two layers, and he then asked Xing where the nearest Ruins were.

• Jiang Lan returned to his room and learned from Xing that the Spiritual Qi Core was recovering but would release much less spiritual qi than before.
• Jiang Lan tested his enhanced perception after Indestructible Diamond Body reached the sixtieth layer.
• Shen Qingqiu told Jiang Lan that his bottleneck was loosening and he might soon break through into the Blood Exchange Realm.
• The Spiritual Qi Core released spiritual qi at night, allowing Jiang Lan to advance Indestructible Diamond Body to the sixty-first and sixty-second layers.
• Jiang Lan asked Xing where the nearest Ruins were, then went to sleep.

Jiang Lan joined a new mission to disable three remaining ruins by removing their Spiritual Qi Cores and received 100,000 contribution points for his intelligence. He prepared to leave the next morning and promised Shen Qingqiu a surprise when he returned.

• Ji summoned Jiang Lan to a conference room in the Inner Domain and outlined plans to remove the Spiritual Qi Cores from three remaining ruins.
• Ji assigned Shen Fang to lead a team with Fang Yi, Su Yao, Han Yue, and Jiang Lan to the northern mountain range, naming Jiang Lan as their guide and locator of the core.
• Jiang Lan asked Ji for contribution points in exchange for his intelligence, and Ji awarded him 100,000.
• Jiang Lan returned home and told Shen Qingqiu he would leave early the next morning for a day or two.
• Jiang Lan promised Shen Qingqiu a surprise when he returned, but kept its nature secret.

Jiang Lan and the others arrived at the second ruins, where Xing guided them through the entrance and along the left passage. After Jiang Lan effortlessly destroyed four energy bodies, Su Yao sensed a powerful one ahead, stronger than the five-light energy body they had faced before.

• Jiang Lan met Shen Fang and Zheng Kai at the rally point, and the three traveled to the mountain coordinates where the rest of the group joined them.
• Xing revealed a crack in the rock face as the entrance to the ruins, and Jiang Lan followed Xing's guidance to choose the left passage at a fork.
• Jiang Lan destroyed four weak energy bodies in less than a second, surprising most of the group with his increased strength.
• The group continued deeper into the ruins as the spiritual qi grew denser, and Su Yao sensed a powerful energy body ahead, stronger than the five-light one they had previously encountered.

Jiang Lan joined Shen Fang and Han Yue in fighting a seven-light-point energy body that used spiritual qi resonance and quickly repaired its damaged lights. After Shen Fang and Han Yue shattered six lights at once, Jiang Lan endured the resonance and destroyed the last one, clearing the chamber as the group prepared to continue.

• Jiang Lan, Shen Fang, and Han Yue approached the seven-light-point energy body while the others stayed behind.
• Shen Fang and Han Yue attacked the energy body, but its spiritual qi resonance disrupted them and allowed it to strike Han Yue.
• Shen Fang and Han Yue realized they needed to shatter all seven lights between resonances, and Jiang Lan offered to withstand the resonance and destroy the final light.
• Shen Fang and Han Yue shattered six lights with simultaneous attacks, and Jiang Lan punched out the seventh during the resonance.
• The energy body disintegrated, and Shen Fang confirmed the group was ready to keep moving.

Jiang Lan led the team to the ruins’ Spiritual Qi Core and secured it, then used his contribution points to buy Marrow-Cleansing Pills and Spirit Source Fruits from Bai Qing. Back home, he prepared to upgrade his cultivation technique before the afternoon meeting.

• Following Xing’s directions, Shen Fang led the team to a chamber containing the Spiritual Qi Core, and Jiang Lan took charge of retrieving it.
• Jiang Lan grasped the core, causing the ruin’s patterns and lights to go dark, and the team left with the core secured.
• After returning home, Jiang Lan set the core aside and entered the Inner Domain to visit Bai Qing’s shop.
• Jiang Lan bought two Marrow-Cleansing Pills for three thousand contribution points and three Spirit Source Fruits for two thousand four hundred.
• Jiang Lan returned to his room, logged out, and prepared to upgrade before the afternoon meeting.

Jiang Lan upgraded Indestructible Diamond Body from level 63 to 72 using the Spiritual Qi Core, then attended a mission debriefing where First Squad reported a deadly failure. Third Squad was assigned to return to the Ruins, and Jiang Lan went home to surprise Shen Qingqiu.

• Jiang Lan absorbed the Spiritual Qi Core’s energy and raised Indestructible Diamond Body to level 72, greatly increasing his attributes.
• Jiang Lan checked his System Panel, saw that future upgrades required Spiritual Qi Points, then went to the Inner Domain for the meeting.
• Shen Fang reported that Third Squad completed its mission without casualties, while Second Squad reported one minor injury.
• First Squad’s squad leader reported that two seven-light-point energy bodies had overwhelmed them, killing Xia Tian and severely injuring Zhao Xiuwen.
• Ji assigned Third Squad, led by Shen Fang, to return to the Ruins after a day of rest, and Jiang Lan went home to surprise Shen Qingqiu.

Jiang Lan gave Shen Qingqiu two Marrow-Cleansing Pills and three Spirit Source Fruits to improve his meridians and aptitude. Shen Qingqiu took a pill and fell asleep after Jiang Lan helped him through the painful effects.

• Jiang Lan surprised Shen Qingqiu with two Marrow-Cleansing Pills and three Spirit Source Fruits, saying he had bought them in the Inner Domain.
• Shen Qingqiu thanked Jiang Lan and took a Marrow-Cleansing Pill when Jiang Lan urged him to begin immediately.
• As the pill reshaped Shen Qingqiu's meridians, he grew flushed, feverish, and unsteady, so Jiang Lan helped him upstairs to lie down.
• Jiang Lan wiped Shen Qingqiu's sweat and massaged him until his discomfort eased.
• After more than an hour, Shen Qingqiu's breathing steadied and he fell asleep while Jiang Lan watched over him.

Jiang Lan stayed with Shen Qingqiu as he adjusted to the Marrow-Cleansing Pill, and Shen Qingqiu broke through to the Blood Exchange Realm. After thanking Jiang Lan with a kiss, Shen Qingqiu teased him, and Jiang Lan joked back about selling organs.

• Jiang Lan woke beside Shen Qingqiu and asked how the Marrow-Cleansing Pill had changed his body.
• Shen Qingqiu went to the Training Room, where Jiang Lan watched him cultivate.
• The pill helped Shen Qingqiu break through from the Astral Condensation Realm to the Blood Exchange Realm.
• Shen Qingqiu thanked Jiang Lan with a kiss, and Jiang Lan asked for more rewards.
• Shen Qingqiu rolled his eyes and asked Jiang Lan whether he sold organs.

Jiang Lan led Shen Fang and the team through the Ruins, where they defeated the two powerful energy bodies blocking the way to the core chamber. As they reached the chamber door, Xing discovered that the Ruins’ energy supply system was not fully dormant and that some energy interfaces remained open.

• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu ate noodles together and discussed Jiang Lan’s upcoming trip to the Ruins.
• Jiang Lan, Shen Fang, and the team entered the Ruins on an island near the South Sea and quickly cleared the first two levels.
• At the entrance to the third level, Qin Yao sensed two powerful fluctuations of Spiritual Qi ahead.
• Jiang Lan absorbed the two energy bodies’ attacks while Shen Fang and Han Yue attacked, defeating both of them.
• When Jiang Lan reached the door to the core chamber, Xing told him that the Ruins’ energy supply system still had open interfaces.

Jiang Lan restored the ruin’s Combat Assistance System, secured a third Spiritual Qi Core, and absorbed it to raise Indestructible Diamond Body to level 78. He then asked Xing whether he could make Energy Cores himself, but Xing said Blue Star lacked the required materials.

• Xing restored the Combat Assistance System, and Jiang Lan opened the ruin’s door after the connection finished.
• Jiang Lan took the Spiritual Qi Core from the ruin, and he and Shen Fang’s team returned safely.
• Jiang Lan went home, absorbed the core, and raised Indestructible Diamond Body to level 78.
• Jiang Lan asked Xing how Energy Cores were made, and Xing said the necessary materials were unavailable on Blue Star.

Jiang Lan found that Xing’s suggestions for making Spiritual Power Cores were beyond his reach, then absorbed energy from the recovering cores to raise his indestructible diamond body to level 82. After three days of training with Shen Qingqiu, Ji’s token summoned him, and Jiang Lan prepared to negotiate rather than surrender the cores.

• Xing told Jiang Lan that making Spiritual Power Cores required rare materials or extremely concentrated spiritual qi, then revealed that wreckage from his crashed spaceship lay in the ocean and that intact ships existed on Blue Star.
• Jiang Lan absorbed energy from two recovering cores, raising his indestructible diamond body to levels 79, 80, and 81 before checking his improved attributes.
• Jiang Lan spent the next three days training with Shen Qingqiu, and the two joked and flirted as their relationship grew closer.
• Jiang Lan absorbed more energy from the third core and reached level 82, then heard Ji summon him through the token.
• Jiang Lan suspected Ji wanted to discuss the Spiritual Qi Cores and the other Ruins, and decided to go while planning not to hand over the cores easily.

Jiang Lan agreed to lend the Spiritual Qi Cores to Ji for research and warned him that the Ruins’ integration would lead to a Harvester attack. Ji agreed to arrange the retrieval of the remaining cores, while the threat of extraterrestrial forces left the fate of Blue Star uncertain.

• Ji asked Jiang Lan to hand over the three Spiritual Qi Cores for up to two weeks of research, and Jiang Lan agreed after explaining that Xing needed their energy.
• Ji told Jiang Lan that three Base Cities had recently faced massive Beast Tides, with the eastern coastal city’s outer defenses nearly breached.
• Jiang Lan explained that the awakening Ruins were integrating, that the process stirred Ferocious Beasts, and that the Harvesters would come after the harvest began.
• Jiang Lan urged Ji to retrieve the cores from the remaining Ruins to slow integration, and Ji agreed to make arrangements.
• Ji asked where the Harvesters came from, and Jiang Lan said their civilization had targeted many planets; Jiang Lan left determined to grow stronger.

Jiang Lan handed three cores to Ji for research while continuing to grow stronger as the Harvesters’ arrival loomed. When a large-scale Beast Tide attacked Huaguo’s Base Cities, Jiang Lan left to reinforce the Outer Defensive Line and told Shen Qingqiu to stay home.

• Jiang Lan gave Ji the three cores and agreed to let the Guardian Manor research them for two weeks.
• Ten days later, Jiang Lan’s punch registered 189,800 kilograms, while Shen Qingqiu’s registered 36,400 kilograms.
• Jiang Lan asked Xing about the Combat Assistant, which could analyze up to three enemies and reveal their movements and weaknesses.
• An earthquake and distant battle sounds alerted Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu to an assault at the Outer Defensive Line.
• Ji announced that a large-scale Beast Tide was attacking Base Cities across Huaguo and ordered combat personnel to assemble.
• Jiang Lan told Shen Qingqiu to stay home, then left to reinforce the Base City.

Jiang Lan rampaged through the beast tide at Base City's outer defensive line, killing a sixth-tier Black-Armored Giant Rhinoceros with two punches. He then sensed an even more terrifying seventh-tier ferocious beast approaching.

• Jiang Lan leaped from the wall and activated Xing's Combat Assistance System, which marked the beasts' weak points and attack trajectories.
• Jiang Lan charged through the beast tide, quickly clearing a hundred-meter zone and killing the beasts in his path.
• Jiang Lan killed a fifth-tier Raging-Horn Savage Bull with one punch and continued fighting while barely using the assistance system.
• Jiang Lan used the system's weak-point markings to cripple and kill a sixth-tier Black-Armored Giant Rhinoceros with two punches.
• Jiang Lan sensed a seventh-tier ferocious beast approaching and grew grave.

Jiang Lan single-handedly resolved the demon beast crisis, leaving the martial artists and their leaders stunned by his power and struggling to contact him. Back home, he discussed Shen Qingqiu’s training before a joint-operations official called to propose working with him.

• Jiang Lan defeated the last Sixth Tier demon beast, and the martial artists questioned how his ability had made the beast tide so easy to handle.
• Qin Longtian and the other leaders debated bringing in an inspector, worried about future beast tides, and criticized their staff for failing to find Jiang Lan.
• Jiang Lan returned home and reassured Shen Qingqiu, who worried that the organization might come after him and insisted on continuing her training.
• A joint-operations official called Jiang Lan’s home to praise his performance overseas and propose cooperation, and Shen Qingqiu said she would pass along the message.

Jiang Lan reconsidered the Federation’s offer after Xing warned that future High-Tier Demonic Beasts might require Star Cores from the organizations. He agreed to join on his own terms, leaving Shen Qingqiu concerned but assuring her the decision was part of his plan.

• Xing urged Jiang Lan to accept the unusual request, warning that circumstances would change later.
• Shen Qingqiu declined to make the decision for Jiang Lan and handed him the phone when he arrived.
• Jiang Lan rejected the Federation’s initial pitch, saying he already had the benefits they offered and did not believe they truly valued talent.
• Xing warned Jiang Lan that future High-Tier Demonic Beasts might overwhelm him without organizations’ Star Cores, so Jiang Lan agreed to the offer.
• Jiang Lan left the Federation representative to infer that better terms could secure his agreement, confusing the representative and his senior executive.
• Shen Qingqiu questioned Jiang Lan’s decision, and he told her he planned to obtain the cultivation resources he wanted from the organization.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu discussed whether to accept an invitation from an organization, weighing the potential resources against the risks and uncertainty. A representative arrived at Jiang Lan’s home to invite him to the organization’s base, and Shen Qingqiu worried that the approach was too sudden.

• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu considered the risks of joining the organization and agreed they needed to take the invitation seriously.
• The organization’s members discussed offering Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu proper treatment and inviting them to take part in a Trial.
• Jiang Lan finished breakfast with Shen Qingqiu and heard a rumbling outside.
• Jiang Lan opened the door and questioned a representative who had come to invite him to the organization’s base.
• Jiang Lan pointed out that he and his aunt were living well at home, while Shen Qingqiu voiced concern that the invitation came too suddenly.

Jiang Lan agreed to go with Su Lielin to inspect a base, while Shen Qingqiu worried about what might happen. On the journey, they met Qin Ling and her group, who said they were heading to the same base to join it, leaving Jiang Lan displeased and Su Lielin scrambling to explain.

• Su Lielin asked Jiang Lan to come along, and Jiang Lan agreed to inspect the situation after breakfast.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu discussed their concerns as they traveled with Su Lielin toward the base.
• Jiang Lan and Su Lielin encountered Qin Ling and her tired group on the road.
• Qin Ling's group asked for a ride and said they wanted to join the base.
• Jiang Lan frowned, and Su Lielin hurriedly explained that the base invited talented people like Jiang Lan rather than ordinary travelers.

Jiang Lan intervened when Su Lielin tried to turn Qin Ling and the other Martial Artists away from the base, allowing them to come along despite the dispute. They reached their destination, where Qin Longtian and the others were waiting.

• Jiang Lan said he did not care about the circumstances surrounding the trip to the base, while Shen Qingqiu hesitated over his response.
• Su Lielin told Qin Ling and the other Martial Artists that the base welcomed capable young people but not them, prompting them to protest that they had followed the earlier procedures.
• Qin Ling explained that the group had only come because of what they had been told before, while Shen Qingqiu worried that Su Lielin was taking the refusal too far.
• Jiang Lan told everyone to stop arguing and let the Martial Artists come along.
• Jiang Lan and the others reached their destination, where Qin Ling thanked him and Su Lielin criticized the group for accepting the offer so readily.
• Qin Longtian and the others waited outside.

Jiang Lan arrived at Qin Longtian’s base with Su Lielin and the others, and Qin Longtian tried to secure Jiang Lan’s agreement to take a leadership position. Jiang Lan reassured them that he did not blame them, while the newcomers were allowed to stay provisionally and prove their usefulness.

• Qin Longtian questioned Qin Ling about the people accompanying Jiang Lan, and Qin Ling explained that they had chosen to come along.
• Jiang Lan heard Qin Longtian’s complaints and said he did not care about the arrangements, prompting Qin Ling and the others to apologize.
• Qin Longtian welcomed Jiang Lan and asked whether he would accept the position they had discussed, but Jiang Lan told him not to be so anxious.
• Qin Longtian said the newcomers could stay temporarily and would be considered for further arrangements after passing practical tests.
• The newcomers expressed concern that others might object, and they recognized that Jiang Lan’s support had given them a chance to remain.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived at Tianxing Base, where Jiang Lan received a comfortable place to stay and was invited to meet with the senior officials. He told them he had his own goals, and the officials agreed to respect his wishes as Beast Tides threatened to grow more frequent.

• A young escort brought Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu to a villa district and asked Jiang Lan to attend future base meetings.
• Qin Ling and her people complained about being assessed and treated differently, but Qin Ling told them to stop arguing and accept the base's willingness to give them a chance.
• The senior officials told Jiang Lan that Beast Tides might come more often as Star Core power spread.
• Jiang Lan said he had his own goals and was not helping solely for the base's sake, while Shen Qingqiu reassured the officials that he meant no harm.
• The senior officials accepted Jiang Lan's position, and Qin Longtian urged them to show him respect.

Jiang Lan took command at Sunny Sky Base and rejected discrimination against weaker trainees, defending Qin Ling and her group. After Qin Longtian backed him, Jiang Lan completed the Handover Ceremony and became the base’s commanding officer, then challenged anyone who doubted his ability to speak up.

• Jiang Lan discussed his new authority with Xing and reassured Shen Qingqiu that he was not worried about the arrangements.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived to observe training, where some people questioned the trainees’ abilities and connections.
• Jiang Lan reprimanded the critics for looking down on Qin Ling and her group, saying his own strength came from hard work and opportunity.
• Qin Longtian supported Jiang Lan’s stance and encouraged Qin Ling and the others to train at Sunny Sky Base.
• Jiang Lan completed the Handover Ceremony and became commanding officer, then invited anyone who doubted him to raise their objections.

Jiang Lan challenged the training-ground fighters to test their objections, and Shen Qingqiu defeated the man who confronted him. The crowd accepted them, while Jiang Lan hoped the base would grow stronger before the next Beast Tide.

• Jiang Lan invited anyone with doubts to challenge him, and Shen Qingqiu went up to spar with a martial artist.
• Qin Longtian reminded both fighters not to take the match too far.
• Shen Qingqiu overwhelmed his opponent and threw him from the platform after a few exchanges.
• The defeated martial artist admitted his skills were inferior, and the spectators stopped objecting to Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu joining them.
• Jiang Lan said he hoped everyone would become stronger before the next Beast Tide.

Qin Ling asked Jiang Lan to lead and train her team, and he agreed after assessing their abilities. He promised to develop them with the best resources and arranged to meet them at the training grounds the next day, while Qin Longtian’s group discussed how to support them.

• Qin Ling and her team decided to ask Jiang Lan to lead them, fearing they would be unprepared for a Beast Tide without his help.
• Qin Ling asked Jiang Lan to take charge, and he agreed to assess the team and train them if they met his standards.
• Qin Ling and the others demonstrated their abilities, and Jiang Lan found they were more talented than he had expected.
• Jiang Lan promised to build up the team with the best resources and told them to meet him at the training grounds the next day.
• Qin Longtian and his subordinates discussed providing resources, and Qin Longtian said Jiang Lan’s strength meant the base could afford to support the team.