Chapter Summaries

Lin Fan and Han Bing went to Jiangzhou University to investigate a spirit body that had killed six people, and Lin Fan identified it as a mirror spirit body that could control people through their reflections. He used Han Bing as bait, and the chapter ended as the spirit body took hold of her while her reflection moved differently from her.

• Han Bing learned that her superiors had not been informed about the Jiangzhou University deaths, and Lin Fan agreed to investigate with her.
• Lin Fan and Han Bing arrived at the university, where He Yingxiong and Wang Jiaojiao were waiting outside the cordoned-off dance studio.
• Lin Fan explained that the spirit body hid in mirrors and controlled people's movements through their reflections, then asked Han Bing to help lure it out.
• Lin Fan and Han Bing entered the mirror-filled studio and concealed their auras while Lin Fan searched the mirrors with his Qi-Observing Technique.
• Han Bing provoked the hidden spirit body, which cast a spell on her; viewers noticed that her reflection was laughing while she remained unaware.

Lin Fan entered the mirror world to stop the mirror spirit body from harming Han Bing, then learned the creature he faced was only an avatar. He left the mirror spirit body's main body's strength and his own return route unresolved.

• The mirror spirit body controlled Han Bing through her reflection and snapped her finger, but Lin Fan pulled it out of the mirror and ordered it to sever its connection with her.
• Lin Fan released the mirror spirit body so it could use its power, but it returned to the mirror and resumed controlling Han Bing.
• Lin Fan entered the mirror world to pursue the spirit body and prevent it from killing Han Bing.
• The system identified the mirror spirit body as an avatar and assigned Lin Fan a mission to kill it and obtain the Mirror Space Core.
• The mirror spirit body was shocked that Lin Fan had recognized it as an avatar, while Han Bing regained control of her body outside and reset her broken finger.

Lin Fan fought the Mirror Spirit Body inside the Mirror Space while viewers and Han Bing worried about his chances of escaping. After half an hour of fruitless attacks, Lin Fan ran out of spiritual power, leaving the Mirror Spirit Body ready to strike.

• Lin Fan ordered Han Bing to leave the dance studio and seal it off, while Dao Tianji worried about him at the wildlife reserve.
• Lin Fan attacked the Mirror Spirit Body with the Evil-Warding Sword, but it teleported away from every strike.
• Wang Jiaojiao suggested sending a robot with a phone into the dance studio, and He Yingxiong used one to restore the livestream view.
• The Mirror Spirit Body mocked Lin Fan as he kept attacking and exhausted his spiritual power over half an hour.
• Lin Fan leaned on his sword, unable to resist, as the Mirror Spirit Body declared that he had no power left.

Lin Fan destroyed Mirror's spirit-body avatar, freed the trapped girls, and gained the Mirror Space Core before returning to his livestream. He connected with a new viewer whose cluttered room became the focus of the chat.

• Lin Fan secretly replenished his spiritual power, then used the Evil-Warding Sword and the Soul-Deliverance Canon to destroy Mirror's spirit-body avatar and earn three thousand heavenly mechanism points and the Mirror Space Core.
• Lin Fan absorbed the Mirror Space Core, found the exit, and left the mirror space as it collapsed.
• Lin Fan used the Soul-Deliverance Canon to send off the six girls' spirit bodies, then told He Yingxiong the dance studio should remain closed and advised Wang Jiaojiao to train.
• Lin Fan returned to Linjiang Wildlife Reserve and invited another viewer to connect during his livestream.
• Life Like a Dream appeared on screen, and viewers commented on the mess in his room before he claimed he tidied every day.

Zhang Mu recounted how he encountered three of the four spirit bodies possessing him after a failed suicide attempt, while Lin Fan explained that fulfilling their wishes could make them leave. Zhang Mu remained focused on ending his life, and the story left the fourth spirit body’s identity and the spirits’ wishes unexplained.

• Lin Fan told Zhang Mu that he had tried to take his own life half a month earlier and identified four spirit bodies as the source of his current troubles.
• Zhang Mu said the spirit bodies took turns possessing him and asked Lin Fan how to drive them away.
• Lin Fan explained that the spirits lingered because of unfulfilled wishes and asked Zhang Mu to tell the viewers how he met them.
• Zhang Mu described waking in the hospital possessed by a middle-aged man who smoked and harassed a nurse, then realizing no one else could see him.
• Zhang Mu recounted how a child spirit consumed the snacks and drinks he bought, making others believe he was eating and littering.
• Zhang Mu said a crying woman grabbed his hand in the corridor, and he recognized the third spirit body when he saw himself crying in a pane of glass.

Zhang Mu learned that the four spirit bodies would leave once he fulfilled their wishes, and began with the lecherous old man, who wanted a rare S200 camera. After searching Jiangzhou’s secondhand markets without success, Zhang Mu returned home exhausted and asked Lin Fan whether he would ever find it; Lin Fan said he would stay connected because Zhang Mu’s situation was unusual.

• Zhang Mu described how the four spirit bodies possessed him and explained that their actions had left him feeling hopeless.
• Lin Fan advised Zhang Mu to ask the spirit bodies about their wishes, and Zhang Mu asked the old man first.
• The old man said he would leave once Zhang Mu found his lost S200 camera, a rare model that viewers said was difficult to obtain.
• Lin Fan refused to find the camera for Zhang Mu, telling him that he had to handle the task himself unless the spirit bodies meant him harm.
• Zhang Mu searched secondhand camera shops and markets throughout Jiangzhou for three hours but found no S200.
• Zhang Mu returned home exhausted and asked Lin Fan whether he would remain connected; Lin Fan said he would stay because Zhang Mu’s situation was unusual.

Lin Fan explained why he was letting Zhang Mu fulfill the four spirits’ wishes himself, then dreamed of the Mirror Spirit Body’s true body, who threatened him for destroying its avatar. The next morning, Lin Fan sent Zhang Mu to Jiangzhou Nursing Home to find the old man’s friend and the camera.

• Lin Fan told Dao Tianji that Zhang Mu should experience helping the spirits himself and that it might become a precious memory, while noting that persuading him to abandon suicide would be difficult.
• In a dream, the Mirror Spirit Body’s true body confronted Lin Fan and threatened to kill him for destroying its avatar; Lin Fan defended his actions because the avatar had killed six innocent girls.
• Lin Fan woke, realized the Mirror Spirit Body’s true body could be a Golden Core Stage being, and decided to prepare for its arrival.
• Zhang Mu joined Lin Fan’s livestream, accepted his call, and followed the old man’s spirit toward Jiangzhou Nursing Home to find A Du and the camera.

Zhang Mu was possessed by the old man, who reunited with his longtime friend A Du and recovered his camera. The old man then tried to help Zhang Mu approach nurse Meijia, but frightened her off before Zhang Mu regained control at home.

• The old man possessed Zhang Mu and recognized A Du, who asked if the old man had come to take him away.
• The old man reassured A Du, and they drank together while A Du returned the old man's camera.
• Lin Fan explained that the four Spirit Bodies would leave only after all their wishes were fulfilled, and that revealing more could affect Zhang Mu's fate.
• Zhang Mu fell for nurse Meijia, and the old man used his body to try to get acquainted with her, but she ran away.
• After A Du passed out, the old man took the camera and left the nursing home; at home, Zhang Mu regained control and protested the old man's failed attempt to flirt with Meijia.

Zhang Mu tried to fulfill the little boy’s wish for crunchy noodles and discovered he wanted a brand Zhang Mu could not remember, so Lin Fan guided him to order Little Raccoon noodles online. Zhang Mu then learned the middle-aged man wished to drive around Jiangzhou with his family, leaving the family’s participation as the main obstacle.

• Lin Fan told Zhang Mu that all four Spirit Bodies had to have their wishes fulfilled before they would leave.
• The little boy said he wanted crunchy noodles, but rejected the ten packs Zhang Mu bought because they were the wrong kind.
• The little boy could not remember which brand he wanted, so Lin Fan asked Zhang Mu to recall his own childhood favorite.
• Zhang Mu remembered Little Raccoon noodles and ordered them online, expecting delivery in two days.
• Zhang Mu asked the middle-aged man about his wish, and the man said he wanted to drive around Jiangzhou with his family.

Zhang Mu helped the uncle go for a long drive, then learned that the auntie's wish was to shop for groceries and cook for her family. After they bought ingredients together, a sedan struck Zhang Mu and left him unconscious.

• Zhang Mu rented a sedan for the uncle, who possessed him and drove around the city for five hours.
• A traffic cop stopped Zhang Mu, but Jiangzhou cops explained his situation and he was allowed to leave.
• Zhang Mu admitted that the drive had made him happy, then asked the auntie about her wish.
• The auntie said she wanted to go grocery shopping with someone and cook a feast for her family, so Zhang Mu went with her to the market.
• As Zhang Mu and the auntie headed home with groceries, a sedan hit Zhang Mu and he lost consciousness.

After surviving a car accident, Zhang Mu grew closer to Nurse Meijia and gathered the courage to invite her to dinner. Once home, he fulfilled the little boy’s wish to eat crispy noodles and prepared to arrange a restaurant meal with Meijia.

• Lin Fan reassured the livestream viewers that Zhang Mu would be safe, and Zhang Mu recovered in the hospital, where he recognized Nurse Meijia.
• Zhang Mu spoke with Meijia during his hospital stay, grew more familiar with her, and invited her to dinner when he was discharged; she accepted.
• Lin Fan reflected that Zhang Mu had taken the first step and continued cultivating as he neared the Golden Core Stage.
• At home, Zhang Mu gave the little boy the crispy noodles he had wished for, and the boy ate them with him.
• The auntie suggested cooking dinner for Meijia at Zhang Mu’s home, but Zhang Mu chose to book a restaurant because he worried the four spirit bodies would cause trouble.

Lin Fan continued guiding Zhang Mu toward hope by helping him reconnect with Meijia and encouraging him not to give up on a possible future with her. After Zhang Mu shared a meal with the four Spirit Bodies, they promised to leave the next morning, leaving him reluctant to lose their company.

• Zhang Mu took Meijia to dinner, and the two chatted comfortably before he escorted her home after a movie.
• Lin Fan received a mission to change Zhang Mu's fate and give him hope, with the Wraith Advanced Codex as its reward.
• Zhang Mu doubted he could make Meijia happy because he lacked money and a future, but Lin Fan urged him to believe in himself and work hard.
• Zhang Mu returned home and ate with the four Spirit Bodies, feeling moved by the company they gave him.
• Zhang Mu asked the four Spirit Bodies to leave after their wishes were fulfilled, and they agreed to depart the next morning.

Lin Fan failed to break through to the Golden Core Realm and prepared for the upcoming Daoist Assembly, while Xiao Tuantuan and Qianshan departed. Zhang Mu woke to find the four Spirit Bodies gone, then followed the auntie Spirit Body’s note and brought red-braised pig’s trotters to Meijia at the hospital.

• Lin Fan found that his Spiritual Power had turned liquid but his repeated attempts to break through to the Golden Core Realm had failed.
• Qianshan confirmed Xiao Tuantuan had an invitation to the Daoist Assembly, and Xiao Tuantuan left to gather herbs for a viewer who wanted to conceive.
• Qianshan left Linjiang Wildlife Reserve to handle preparations for the Daoist Assembly.
• Zhang Mu woke to find all four Spirit Bodies gone and discovered food and a note they had left for him.
• Zhang Mu packed the red-braised pig’s trotters for Meijia and brought them to the hospital, where he met her as her shift ended.

Zhang Mu learned that Meijia’s dying father regretted failing her and asked him to pass along an apology, then realized the man had visited as a spirit after learning he had died. Zhang Mu went to Meijia’s home to offer his condolences, and his comfort nearly brought her to tears.

• Lin Fan told Zhang Mu that Meijia resented her father because he had accidentally caused her mother’s death.
• Meijia thanked Zhang Mu for the braised pork trotters, and he invited her to dinner, but she left angrily when he mentioned her father.
• Meijia’s father appeared at Zhang Mu’s door late at night and asked him to tell Meijia that he had wanted to be a proper father and hoped she would forgive him.
• Zhang Mu learned the next morning that Meijia’s father had died during the night and understood that the visitor had been a spirit.
• Zhang Mu went to Meijia’s home and offered his condolences, and Meijia nearly broke down as he put an arm around her shoulders.

Zhang Mu survived his suicide attempt after Lin Fan reminded him that Meijia needed him, and Meijia agreed to get to know him better. Later, Zhang Mu began remembering his life before age eight after Meijia asked about his cooking.

• Meijia angrily rejected Zhang Mu when he told her that her deceased father had sent him a message.
• Zhang Mu tried to die from car exhaust poisoning, but Lin Fan spoke to him through the livestream and reminded him that Meijia was alone.
• Zhang Mu went to Meijia's home and, with Lin Fan confirming his ability to see spirit bodies, confessed his feelings and asked her to get to know him.
• Meijia said she wanted to learn more about Zhang Mu before deciding whether to accept him.
• Meijia asked why Zhang Mu's red-braised pork trotters tasted sweet, and his answer about his mother triggered painful memories from before he was eight.

Zhang Mu learned that the four Spirit Bodies who had been protecting him were his deceased family, and he reunited with them after Meijia brought him home. Lin Fan explained that each Spirit Body’s wish came from memories of the family’s final trip, while Zhang Mu mourned the loss that had left him alone.

• Zhang Mu remembered his childhood and realized the Spirit Bodies were his grandfather, mother, and older brother among his family.
• Lin Fan revealed that the four Spirit Bodies had returned when Zhang Mu tried to take his own life and had stayed hidden to protect him.
• Meijia drove to Zhang Mu’s home and arrived before he did, then told him Lin Fan had explained the truth.
• Zhang Mu called for the Spirit Bodies, and they appeared; his mother possessed him so they could touch and comfort one another.
• Lin Fan explained that the family had died while going on a trip, and described the wishes each Spirit Body had carried.

Zhang Mu’s family urged him to keep living after he said he wanted to join them, and Lin Fan offered to take a photograph of them together. Zhang Mu, Meijia, and the four spirit bodies went to Lin Fan’s shop, where Lin Fan let the spirits through his protective array.

• Zhang Mu’s family reminisced about him and wished they could leave him a photograph, but Lin Fan explained that their camera could not capture spirit bodies.
• Zhang Mu said he wanted to die and join his family, but the four spirit bodies urged him to keep living; he agreed after seeing Meijia’s distress.
• Lin Fan offered to take a photograph for them at his shop that night or the next morning, and Zhang Mu invited Meijia to join them.
• Lin Fan returned to his shop on Taihe Street and met the Old Daoist, who had been keeping it clean.
• Zhang Mu and Meijia arrived with the four spirit bodies, and Lin Fan temporarily deactivated his magic array so they could enter.

Lin Fan helped Zhang Mu’s four family spirit bodies fulfill their wish for photographs, then advised Zhang Mu to pursue cultivation because his changed constitution would continue attracting spirits. Zhang Mu chose to join Han Bing’s team so he could stay near Meijia, and Lin Fan received the Wraith Advanced Codex as his mission reward.

• Lin Fan photographed Zhang Mu with the four spirit bodies, and they enjoyed the pictures despite knowing they could remain with him for only two or three more days.
• Lin Fan told Zhang Mu that his changed constitution meant he would keep encountering spirit bodies and recommended that he learn to defend himself.
• Lin Fan explained that Zhang Mu could train with Qianshan, which would require at least five years away, or join Han Bing’s team with more freedom to stay near Meijia.
• Zhang Mu asked to join Han Bing’s team, and she gave him her business card after Lin Fan explained that Zhang Mu could become a capable team member.
• Zhang Mu left to spend his remaining time with the four spirit bodies, and Lin Fan received the Wraith Advanced Codex and examined its spells for handling and subduing wraiths.

Lin Fan finished studying the Wraith Advanced Codex, then prepared to help Xiao Ying remove her tattoo and safely have children. After arriving at Huzi's village for the night, Lin Fan chose to cultivate and told Dao Tianji that many beings were stronger than him.

• Lin Fan spent three hours studying the Wraith Advanced Codex and gained a general understanding of its spells.
• Lin Fan reassured Xiao Ying, confirmed Xiao Tuantuan had prepared a method to help her conceive a girl, and gave her two Peace Buttons and two Peace Locks for the children.
• Lin Fan, Huzi, Xiao Ying, and the others traveled to Huzi's village so the yin-yang practitioner could remove Xiao Ying's tattoo.
• Huzi's father welcomed Lin Fan and his group into the family home, where they settled in for the night.
• Lin Fan declined Dao Tianji's offer to share the bed and continued cultivating, explaining that he felt driven to reach the Golden Core Realm quickly.

Lin Fan brought Huzi and Xiao Ying to Mr. Rong, a village Yin-Yang Master, and asked him to remove Xiao Ying’s tattoo using a magical jade carving. Mr. Rong was astonished that Lin Fan would give such a valuable artifact to a viewer, then began the removal process after Lin Fan promised to make him a tattoo knife.

• Lin Fan took Huzi and the others to meet Mr. Rong and recognized his untapped talent.
• Mr. Rong warned that removing Xiao Ying’s tattoo could cause serious problems, but Huzi said Lin Fan had a way to save her and her unborn child.
• Lin Fan presented the Child-Giving Bodhisattva Jade Carving as a replacement for Xiao Ying’s tattoo.
• Mr. Rong was shocked to learn Lin Fan was giving the valuable artifact to Huzi simply because he was a viewer, then asked Lin Fan for a similar artifact.
• Lin Fan agreed to make Mr. Rong a tattoo knife, and Mr. Rong prepared herbs and talismans before tapping Xiao Ying’s back with spiritual power.