Chapter Summaries

Jiang Lan’s strength and authority led others to leave the disputed arrangements in his hands, while Qin Longtian agreed to address any problems that arose. Elsewhere, rival Martial Artists debated challenging Jiang Lan, but their leaders urged caution and Qin Ling ended the argument.

• A man decided to leave the matter to Jiang Lan, and Qin Ling explained to the newcomers that Jiang Lan had already helped them and was beyond their ability to match.
• Qin Longtian agreed to have people respond if anything went wrong, while Jiang Lan’s subordinate said he was simply following orders.
• Martial Artists at another base discussed challenging Jiang Lan, but their Base Chief worried that they could not compete with him for resources.
• One Martial Artist dismissed Jiang Lan as a brute who might rely on a special weapon, and another told him to stop talking recklessly.
• Qin Ling redirected everyone away from the argument.

Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian explained that the resources Jiang Lan’s group brought back belonged to them, while other Martial Artists argued that the rules were unfair. Jiang Lan’s group stood firm, and Qin Ling learned to answer their critics as the dispute left Qin Longtian exasperated.

• Qin Longtian told the base’s Martial Artists that Jiang Lan’s group did not have to share the resources they had brought back.
• Several Martial Artists objected that the usual rules were unfair, and Jiang Lan said the resources were rightfully his group’s.
• Shen Qingqiu silently backed Jiang Lan, while Jiang Lan challenged the Martial Artists to take the resources if they wanted them.
• Jiang Lan’s companions praised his advice and said they had been unsure whether to refuse the resources.
• A Martial Artist insulted Jiang Lan’s companions, Qin Ling snapped back, and Qin Longtian pressed a hand to his forehead.

Jiang Lan and the elders debated how to handle concerns about people from other bases, while Jiang Lan insisted they should wait and face any visitors together. He sent Qin Ling and the others to rest, then tried to reassure an unhappy Shen Qingqiu that the situation would not cause trouble.

• The elders and others argued over whether the base should worry about interference from other bases, and Jiang Lan said they could handle it if anyone came.
• Some people questioned whether Jiang Lan’s base was capable of dealing with the situation, while others urged them to stop speculating.
• Jiang Lan told everyone that he would consider what to do if people from other bases arrived, and the elders relaxed after hearing his position.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling and the others to return and rest, then spoke with Shen Qingqiu about the matter.
• Jiang Lan reassured Shen Qingqiu that the other base could not cause much trouble, but Shen Qingqiu remained frustrated.

Jiang Lan dismissed Shen Qingqiu’s worries while Qin Longtian clashed with his own senior members over their handling of the dispute with another base. After the outsiders returned with a warning that the other base might retaliate, Qin Longtian said Jiang Lan would not help, leaving the others questioning how he could be sure.

• Jiang Lan reassured Shen Qingqiu that the situation had not yet become unmanageable, and she agreed to leave it in his hands.
• Qin Longtian berated the senior members for blaming Jiang Lan and his people instead of recognizing their own mistakes.
• Jiang Lan considered that the other base might have motives and relationships beyond the ones currently apparent.
• Shen Qingqiu asked Jiang Lan to assess the incident and the gains they had made, while the senior members continued arguing inside.
• Inspectors returned and reported that the other base had threatened to make them pay over their attitude.
• Qin Longtian told the senior members that Jiang Lan would not help, and they asked how he could be certain.

Jiang Lan and the others argued with the base’s elders over responsibility, whether to help, and the risks of opposition from Other Bases. They remained divided over whether to proceed, while Jiang Lan sent Qin Ling to rest and considered what to do next.

• Jiang Lan challenged the elders for focusing on past arrangements instead of addressing the base’s current predicament.
• Qin Ling defended Jiang Lan, and the elders worried that helping could bring trouble from Other Bases.
• The elders fell silent as the group debated whether they had any chance of securing what they wanted by trying another approach.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling to rest while he considered how to handle the problems ahead.
• The others continued arguing over whether to go through with the plan and wondered why the people they expected had not arrived.

Qin Longtian confronted the Base Chief of another base over a failed attempt to steal materials from his Dancers, while the visitors denied coming to negotiate. The exchange ended with Qin Longtian treating their visit as a declaration of war and signaling his people to prepare.

• Qin Ling continued training hard in the Martial Arts Arena while others debated the situation and its connection to Jiang Lan.
• Qin Longtian accused the other base of trying to sneak in and steal materials from his Dancers.
• The Base Chief said he had come to remind Qin Longtian what choices to make, not to negotiate.
• Qin Longtian rejected the visitors' excuses and asked whether they thought his base would fear them.
• Qin Longtian signaled to the people behind him, who were startled by his unusual anger.

Jiang Lan confronted the people from a hostile base after they came looking for a fight, warning them that he could wipe out their base if they ignored his demands. After Shen Qingqiu cautioned him to keep the damage down, Jiang Lan swiftly knocked his challenger flat, leaving the others stunned.

• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling that he would wait to see how the situation developed, as long as the base did not make things too ugly.
• Jiang Lan arrived to find the base members ready to fight and accused them of acting like bandits under their Base Chief's influence.
• Jiang Lan warned the base members that he could wipe out their base if they dismissed his demands.
• A base member challenged Jiang Lan and claimed he was not strong, while Qin Ling and the others reacted with disbelief.
• Shen Qingqiu told Jiang Lan to restrain himself, and Jiang Lan immediately charged forward and knocked his opponent flat.

Jiang Lan kept two people from the other base under control and warned their Base Chief to stop making demands without the strength to back them up. After the Dancers fled, he reprimanded Qin Longtian for letting the other side take the initiative, leaving tensions among the base’s elders unresolved.

• Jiang Lan warned the people from the other base that their actions would have consequences and told them to reconsider their demands.
• Su Lielin's Base Chief waited for the two sent people to return and suspected something had gone wrong.
• Jiang Lan sent the Dancers back with a warning for their Base Chief to bring what they wanted and stop acting beyond their means.
• Jiang Lan confronted Qin Longtian for failing to protect the base's interests during the negotiations, and Qin Longtian apologized.
• After Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian left, another person questioned Jiang Lan's unusual plans, while several elders criticized him for overlooking the Base Chief's difficulties.

Jiang Lan refused to take responsibility for every problem at the base, while the Base Chief and the elders struggled with tensions over how others had treated them. As Qin Ling and the others trained harder, a worsening Beast Tide prompted the Dancers to send a squad to investigate without Jiang Lan.

• Jiang Lan told the elders that he would help resolve most problems but would not handle matters outside his responsibility.
• The Base Chief complained that his people had not been treated with the respect he expected.
• Qin Ling and the others returned to the villa and trained harder so the incident would not undermine their aspirations.
• People on the other side argued over how to handle two people and considered having them step down.
• After reports that a Beast Tide had run rampant in another region, the elders sent a squad to investigate and ruled out sending Jiang Lan and the others.
• The Dancers vowed to complete the mission and not repeat their earlier mistakes.

Jiang Lan learned that skills from his base had leaked extensively, complicating the prospect of cooperating with another base to handle the beast tides. He agreed to go with Qin Longtian and Qin Ling to investigate, while Shen Qingqiu stayed behind and warned the Base Chief that cooperation would not be simple.

• Jiang Lan and the others discussed whether to cooperate with the other base, whose Base Chief wanted to gather everyone to deal with the beast tides and share resources.
• Qin Longtian told Jiang Lan that the leakage of their base's skills had become serious, and Jiang Lan reassured him that he would help.
• Qin Ling finished training and said she was glad to go investigate the situation with Jiang Lan.
• Shen Qingqiu stayed behind because his cultivation had stalled, and Jiang Lan told him to report any developments.
• After Jiang Lan and Qin Ling left, Shen Qingqiu warned the Base Chief that the other base would seek cooperation and that the situation could have serious consequences.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu discussed the dangers of the beast tides and the need for martial artists to grow stronger, while Qin Ling invited veterans at the base to train with her. The veterans turned hostile, and when Jiang Lan arrived and learned that his people had been wronged, he warned that everyone would pay the price.

• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan discussed the beast tides, the martial artists’ weak cultivation, and the need to balance training with understanding the wider situation.
• Qin Ling invited the base’s martial artists to train with her, but they resented her and her companions’ strength and accused them of taking resources and opportunities.
• Qin Ling’s companions defended her, and the argument escalated into a fight between them and the veteran martial artists.
• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived, and Jiang Lan pulled Qin Ling away from the fighting and demanded to know what had happened.
• Qin Ling showed that her weapon had recorded the veterans’ provocations and her side’s attempts to treat them fairly.
• Jiang Lan confronted the veterans and said they would all pay for wronging his people, while Shen Qingqiu urged him not to overreact.

Jiang Lan confronted several people who had blamed Qin Ling and his companions, insisting that they apologize and stop bullying his people. The dispute ended with a challenge: anyone who felt unfairly treated could speak up again if they became as strong as Qin Ling and the others.

• Jiang Lan defended Qin Ling and the others, telling the accusers that they mattered to him and warning them not to bully them.
• Qin Longtian arrived late and apologized, while Jiang Lan questioned why the accusers had blamed his people.
• The accusers claimed Jiang Lan had given Qin Ling and the others too many resources, but Shen Qingqiu challenged their complaints.
• Jiang Lan said the group needed to admit their mistakes and apologize, and one person acknowledged fault but wanted to stop arguing.
• As two people prepared to leave, Jiang Lan told them they could return to complain about unfairness if they became as strong as Qin Ling and the others.

Jiang Lan and Qin Longtian negotiated with the Dancers over responsibility for the Beast Tide, with Qin Longtian promising priority resources to those who fought it. Qin Ling set out to prove herself, and Jiang Lan prepared to return to the rest base with Shen Qingqiu.

• The Dancers questioned Jiang Lan’s support for Qin Ling and complained about unfair access to resources as Beast Tides grew more frequent.
• Jiang Lan told Qin Ling not to worry that she would cause him trouble, while Shen Qingqiu arrived to see how he planned to handle the situation.
• Shen Qingqiu warned the others that resolving the Beast Tide would take many steps, and the Dancers challenged her right to intervene.
• Qin Longtian offered priority resources to anyone who dealt with the Beast Tide, and the Dancers agreed to take part.
• Qin Ling decided to go prove herself, and Jiang Lan urged her to stay safe before preparing to return to the rest base with Shen Qingqiu.

Jiang Lan returned to the villa after tensions rose between his group and Dragon Tiger Base, while Shen Qingqiu warned him against getting drawn into their problems. He then called Qin Longtian over and demanded that the base make its concerns clear, leaving the next steps unresolved.

• Shen Qingqiu warned Jiang Lan to consider his own situation before meddling in the base’s affairs again.
• Dragon Tiger Base’s chief argued with his subordinates over whether to continue confronting Jiang Lan’s group, despite being outmatched.
• After Qin Ling and the team set out, Qin Longtian was questioned about whether Jiang Lan would go out to work again.
• Jiang Lan returned to the villa, where Shen Qingqiu scolded him for treating her worries lightly.
• Jiang Lan called Qin Longtian over and told him the base needed to bring its concerns into the open.

Shen Qingqiu, Jiang Lan, and Qin Longtian discussed how to respond to another base’s concerns about unequal resources and low-level Demon Beasts. Qin Longtian remained worried about an encirclement, while Shen Qingqiu argued that their side should arrange its affairs properly and stand firm.

• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan debated whether their base should prepare for outside involvement and how to handle low-level Demon Beasts.
• Jiang Lan said he had his own arrangements, while Shen Qingqiu questioned whether he had considered the risks and discussed his cultivation bottleneck with him.
• Qin Ling joined the others and said they should take whatever resources they could secure, despite her distrust of the other base’s people.
• Shen Qingqiu and Jiang Lan attended a meeting at Qin Longtian’s base, where Qin Longtian told them the other side feared unequal resources could create an encirclement.
• Shen Qingqiu reassured Qin Longtian that the problem was manageable and said they only needed to arrange things properly.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu confronted Qin Longtian and the other elders over their attempt to draw them into the base’s plans without speaking plainly. Jiang Lan rejected being used unconditionally, leaving the elders to back down while Shen Qingqiu questioned why Jiang Lan had once been only a wandering Dancer.

• Shen Qingqiu recognized that Qin Longtian was using indirect talk about connections to influence their decisions.
• Su Lielin and the other elders discussed their suspicions about the opposing base and proposed that Jiang Lan investigate it.
• Jiang Lan said he would visit the base, and Shen Qingqiu warned him to leave if its people objected.
• Shen Qingqiu challenged the elders’ assumptions, and Qin Longtian tried to calm the confrontation.
• Jiang Lan told the elders he would not solve their problems unconditionally, and they agreed to stop pressing him.
• Jiang Lan asked the elders why he had once been nothing more than a wandering Dancer.

Qin Ling and her team faced unusually powerful High-Tier Demonic Beasts, while Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu dealt with lingering tension over past connections. The neighboring base grew resentful of the weapons and resources others possessed, and the chapter ended with uncertainty about whether to get involved.

• Shen Qingqiu confronted Jiang Lan about their past connections, and Jiang Lan said he would still help despite the tension.
• Qin Ling and her team encountered exceptionally powerful High-Tier Demonic Beasts and decided to fight before calling Jiang Lan for help.
• The neighboring base's leader berated his subordinates over their failure to secure resources and prepare for the dangerous beasts.
• Jiang Lan heard about Qin Ling's situation and grew stronger through the system's prompts.
• Shen Qingqiu apologized to Jiang Lan, while people at the neighboring base debated whether to get involved.

Qin Ling and her group struggled against the Demon Beasts, whose abilities had become unexpectedly powerful, and she contacted Jiang Lan for help. Jiang Lan set out with Shen Qingqiu to investigate the worsening Beast Tide.

• Qin Ling's companions worried that their weakened abilities would make them a burden, but Qin Ling insisted they would leave together.
• Qin Ling realized the Demon Beasts' abilities were powerful enough to distract people and decided Jiang Lan needed to be notified.
• After the system warned Jiang Lan that the Beast Tide had worsened, Qin Leader asked him to investigate the missing group.
• Jiang Lan agreed to help after Qin Ling contacted him, then left with Shen Qingqiu.
• Qin Leader and his people were delighted when they heard Jiang Lan was coming and prepared extra supplies.

Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu arrived at the base amid a beast tide, where Jiang Lan learned that Qin Ling and the others had faced waves of demon beasts and hostility from martial artists at another base. He prepared to investigate the beasts’ cause while warning his allies to focus on protecting themselves.

• Jiang Lan and Shen Qingqiu traveled to the destination in a Special Mecha, and Shen Qingqiu insisted on accompanying him because she feared for his safety.
• Martial artists at the base argued over resources and blamed others for the problems caused by their own lack of ability.
• Qin Ling and the others welcomed Jiang Lan and told him that demon beasts had appeared in increasing numbers while he was away.
• Qin Ling explained that the beasts were not individually difficult to fight, but their numbers and strange behavior had overwhelmed the group.
• Jiang Lan asked to learn more about the demon beasts so he could investigate their cause, and he told his allies to focus on their own safety rather than the other base.

Jiang Lan resolved the problem at the vortex and helped Qin Ling and the others handle what lay below. After they defeated the Demon Beasts and gathered their resources, the people from the base threatened to take the spoils, but Jiang Lan's side left the matter to them.

• The Martial Artists argued with Qin Longtian over the lack of help from their base and how to handle the situation.
• Jiang Lan examined the center of the vortex and concluded that the problem was simple to resolve.
• Jiang Lan dealt with the surface problem, then helped Qin Ling and the others understand and clear what lay below.
• Qin Ling and the others defeated the Demon Beasts and collected their Beast Cores and other resources.
• The base's people threatened to seize the gathered resources, but Jiang Lan's companions challenged them and then left the matter in their hands.