Recaps

Webnovel writer Chu Ge went on a blind date with Gu Ruoyan, who left after learning about his unstable income and lack of employment benefits. He returned to his café coffee and reader group, then focused on finishing his overdue update.

• Gu Ruoyan asked Chu Ge about his writing, and he awkwardly described his cultivation novel as a grand literary work before clarifying what it was.
• Gu Ruoyan asked about his income and benefits, called him an unemployed bum, then apologized and left the date.
• Chu Ge reflected that this was his eleventh failed blind date, though he had not wanted a girlfriend before meeting Gu Ruoyan.
• Chu Ge checked his reader group, where members joked about his failed date and reminded him to post his update.
• Chu Ge learned that Gu Ruoyan had paid for her own coffee and left, then decided he needed to finish writing that day's update.

After his blind date failed, webnovel writer Chu Ge returned to his apartment and worked on a story about the aloof sect leader Qiu Wuji falling for her disciple. As he wrote, Qiu Wuji appeared in his room and threatened to kill him if he wrote that she fell in love with the disciple.

• Chu Ge returned home, told Zhang Qiren his blind date had failed, and encouraged him about his book’s upcoming paid release.
• Chu Ge began writing a scene about Qiu Wuji’s loneliness and her thoughts about Chu Tiange.
• Chu Ge felt a cold draft behind him and turned around to find an ancient-dressed woman holding a sword to his neck.
• The woman identified herself as Qiu Wuji and warned Chu Ge not to write that she fell in love with Chu Tiange.

Qiu Wuji confronted Chu Ge about his control over the story and demanded that he stop writing a romance between her and Chu Tiange. She vanished after warning him that she could return and prevent him from writing again.

• Qiu Wuji appeared behind Chu Ge, threatened him with a sword, and took his seat at the computer.
• Qiu Wuji tried to use Chu Ge’s keyboard, then asked him to write that she would ascend immediately.
• Chu Ge explained that sudden ascension would violate the story’s rules, and Qiu Wuji confirmed that writing it caused no change.
• Qiu Wuji reflected on living in a world controlled by an author, while Chu Ge argued that her actions still had to fit her character.
• Qiu Wuji insisted that she would never choose to fall for Chu Tiange and accused Chu Ge of being able to manipulate the story’s consistency.
• Qiu Wuji began to disappear and warned Chu Ge not to write any more romantic entanglement between her and Chu Tiange.

After Qiu Wuji returned to her world, Chu Ge struggled to revise his novel so she would not fall for the male lead, then published a line suggesting she might love her Creator God instead. Qiu Wuji realized Chu Ge had written that thought and grew furious.

• Chu Ge feared that Qiu Wuji could kill him and worried that changing her romance would unravel his novel’s plot.
• Facing his deadline, Chu Ge wrote and published that Qiu Wuji should seek the Father God rather than a disciple.
• Qiu Wuji’s divine consciousness returned to her body after she could no longer sustain her crossing into Chu Ge’s world.
• Qiu Wuji resolved to learn how to cross worlds at will and believed Chu Ge was already changing her fate.
• Qiu Wuji realized that Chu Ge had written the thought about her choosing the Father God and widened her eyes in anger.

After Qiu Wuji prepared to break through the boundary, Chu Ge reconsidered his novel’s romantic direction and decided to revise the outline rather than follow readers’ expectations. He sought advice from Zhang Qiren, who was anxious about his own book going premium but encouraged Chu Ge to write the story he wanted.

• Qiu Wuji ordered the sect elders to fetch treasures and prepare a formation so she could undergo her heavenly tribulation immediately.
• Unable to sleep, Chu Ge read reviews predicting Qiu Wuji would join the protagonist’s harem, challenged the readers’ assumptions, and decided to rewrite his outline.
• Chu Ge posted an announcement that he was taking a day off to revise the outline and recommended Zhang Qiren’s book.
• Chu Ge visited Zhang Qiren, saw him chatting online, and invited him out for a late-night meal.
• Over grilled skewers and beer, Zhang Qiren advised Chu Ge to change the novel’s direction, while both writers worried about the risk of their books failing.

Chu Ge and Zhang Qiren discussed the financial risks of pursuing writing and how Chu Ge could revise his novel’s romantic setup. After noticing their struggling neighbor, a former game streamer who often came home drunk, they reflected on how little room they had to judge one another while all three struggled to make a living.

• Zhang Qiren and Chu Ge shared their worries that another flop could force them to abandon writing and seek other work.
• Zhang Qiren suggested that Chu Ge could avoid choosing a single heroine by ending the novel without confirming any romantic pairing.
• Chu Ge realized the suggestion would let him keep Qiu Wuji’s role while appealing to different readers, and he thanked Zhang Qiren for the advice.
• Zhang Qiren watched their intoxicated neighbor, a former game streamer he had seen online, walk into their apartment complex.
• Chu Ge and Zhang Qiren admitted they found the neighbor attractive but doubted they could afford to support her or themselves, and Chu Ge urged Zhang Qiren to keep writing.

Zhang Qiren’s new book gained strong first-hour subscriptions, but a report forced the editor to hide it for revisions, crushing Zhang Qiren’s hopes of becoming a writer. He quit the book and moved out, leaving Chu Ge alone until Qiu Wuji appeared with a sword at his neck.

• Chu Ge found Zhang Qiren anxiously checking his new book’s first-hour subscriptions, which had exceeded four hundred.
• Zhang Qiren’s editor told him the book had been reported for political insinuations and would be hidden until he revised it.
• Zhang Qiren lost hope, explained how hard he had worked, and posted that he was dropping the book.
• Zhang Qiren moved out that afternoon after saying goodbye to Chu Ge and urging him to speak to the woman across the hall.
• Chu Ge felt lonely in the empty apartment and wondered whether his own writing could be reported next.
• Qiu Wuji put a longsword to Chu Ge’s neck and asked whether he had written a line because he wanted to die.

Chu Ge offered to help Qiu Wuji escape the constraints of her world and added a new ability that let her roam between planes more safely. As she felt the change take effect, he explained that her freedom was tied to his own path and introduced himself by name.

• Chu Ge recognized that Qiu Wuji had crossed over while attempting her first tribulation and explained the dangers her separated spirit faced between planes.
• Chu Ge said he would help Qiu Wuji control her fate and proposed testing an unpublished change to her abilities.
• Qiu Wuji struck Chu Ge when he suggested making her clothes lighter, then watched as he added a spirit-roaming ability to his outline.
• Qiu Wuji sensed that the new ability had taken effect and realized she could remain in Chu Ge's world longer without losing her way.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that her freedom was part of his path to the Dao and introduced himself as Chu Ge.

Chu Ge tried to explain his intentions after Qiu Wuji accused him of lechery, then took her outside to see the modern world. Qiu Wuji was overwhelmed by a realm with no spiritual energy, and Chu Ge urged her to experience her Heavenly Realm.

• Qiu Wuji knocked Chu Ge to the floor after he offered her a handshake and demanded he explain his comments about her wanting a man.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji he could not change the published story and promised to respect her as a real person.
• Chu Ge invited Qiu Wuji to join him for dinner, and she chose to explore the unfamiliar world beyond his room.
• Qiu Wuji rode the elevator and walked through the residential complex, noticing its buildings and the scarcity of spiritual energy.
• Qiu Wuji stared in bewilderment at the city's lights, vehicles, devices, and people, while Chu Ge encouraged her to experience her Heavenly Realm.

Chu Ge showed Qiu Wuji ordinary life in his world, then explained the next plot outline involving her poisoning in the Ten Thousand Snake Cavern. They decided to test whether knowing the plot could change its outcome, leaving Chu Ge revising the story as they questioned what governed Qiu Wuji’s life.

• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji to a noodle shop, where she tried beef noodles and asked why ordinary people in her world lacked food and meat.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that her world and its people were real, then returned with her to his apartment so he could work on his novel.
• Chu Ge described an outline in which Qiu Wuji fought the Poison-Hand Demon Lord, was poisoned at the Fallen Dragon Pool, and needed an antidote.
• Qiu Wuji questioned whether foreseeing the plot meant she would still be ambushed, and she agreed to test the outcome as long as the story avoided physical contact with Chu Tiange.
• Chu Ge revised the manuscript so Qiu Wuji would find the antidote herself, saying neither he nor heaven had the right to control her life.

Chu Ge wrote the next part of Qiu Wuji’s story while she explored his apartment and reflected on her independence from his writing. He tried to introduce her to modern life with television, but the show he chose opened with an explicit bedroom scene and left her furious.

• Chu Ge deleted scenes that brought Qiu Wuji and the protagonist together, then began writing the upcoming poisoning arc.
• Qiu Wuji watched Chu Ge write and considered how her actions might differ from what he wrote about her.
• Qiu Wuji found the second bedroom empty and realized that someone had moved out, possibly explaining Chu Ge’s loneliness.
• At midnight, Chu Ge suggested that Qiu Wuji learn about the modern world through history books and television shows.
• Chu Ge turned on a televised adaptation of a webnovel, and Qiu Wuji mistook the television for a magical recording mirror.
• The show opened with a couple kissing and undressing, and Qiu Wuji angrily asked Chu Ge if he had written her for that.

Chu Ge tried to convince Qiu Wuji that the modern world was dangerous by showing her a war drama, then helped her arrange to learn its history. Qiu Wuji chose to stay in his spare room, leaving Chu Ge awake and flustered over living with the heroine he had written.

• Chu Ge switched from a steamy movie to a war drama and warned Qiu Wuji that her unfamiliarity with the modern world could get her mistaken for a spy.
• Qiu Wuji grew wary after seeing the drama’s violence and asked to learn the world’s history.
• Chu Ge ordered history books for Qiu Wuji and learned she could memorize their contents with her divine sense.
• Qiu Wuji decided to stay in Chu Ge’s spare room until the books arrived and began meditating there.
• Chu Ge returned to his room and spent the night unable to sleep because Qiu Wuji was living next door.

Chu Ge tried to help Qiu Wuji adjust to modern life, but their awkward morning exposed the practical problems of having her live with him. After setting boundaries and asking her to trust him, he showed her an advertisement for modern underwear and left her bewildered.

• Chu Ge finished and published his chapter while using the toilet, then found Qiu Wuji waiting outside to use it.
• Chu Ge explained that the toothbrush and towel were his, and Qiu Wuji flung him onto the sofa before retreating into the bathroom.
• Chu Ge went to the supermarket for Qiu Wuji's toiletries and bought her breakfast, then returned to find her sitting dazed on the sofa.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji he respected her wish for independence but expected her to treat him kindly and not lash out at him.
• Chu Ge explained that she would need modern clothes and protective undergarments if she planned to stay, then showed her a lingerie advertisement before going to write.

After Chu Ge confronted Qiu Wuji about their relationship and the costs of supporting her, she realized she needed to become self-sufficient in his world. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji asking him to take her shopping, determined to find her own way to live independently.

• Chu Ge resumed writing after telling Qiu Wuji he would not support her without clear terms or let her treat him like a doormat.
• Qiu Wuji offered to pay for her food and lodging, but Chu Ge pointed out that she had no money, identification, or practical way to earn it.
• Chu Ge suggested that Qiu Wuji write webnovels through his account, and she questioned whether writing would actually bring in income.
• Chu Ge explained that helping her earn money would ease his expenses, establish that she must contribute to living in his world, and help her break free of the book.
• Qiu Wuji smiled and asked Chu Ge to take her to buy clothes, calling the cost a loan as she resolved to become independent.

Qiu Wuji tried modern clothing for the first time, while Chu Ge delighted in seeing her dressed in an office skirt and black stockings. Back at home, she asked what “girlfriend” meant, leaving Chu Ge wondering how she would react when she learned the truth.

• At a clothing store, Chu Ge chose a blouse and short skirt for Qiu Wuji, who nervously changed into them.
• Chu Ge and the shop assistants praised Qiu Wuji’s appearance and helped select lingerie, black stockings, and high-heeled boots.
• Chu Ge spent beyond his means on the outfit, thrilled to see Qiu Wuji dressed in it.
• Back at home, Qiu Wuji questioned Chu Ge’s unusual enthusiasm and wondered whether he simply preferred that style.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge what “girlfriend” meant, and he worried about what might happen once she understood.

Chu Ge helped Qiu Wuji adjust to modern life as she watched a television show and asked about unfamiliar customs and objects. Just as they began to feel at home together, Qiu Wuji faded away and returned to her world, leaving Chu Ge reminded of the gulf between them.

• Chu Ge explained that he and Qiu Wuji were Dao companions and said she had taken her first step toward fitting into his world by buying modern clothes.
• Qiu Wuji watched a television series and asked Chu Ge about modern cities, transportation, games, marriage, and food.
• Qiu Wuji stopped asking questions so Chu Ge could work on his next chapter, and she said she had accepted that she needed to learn about this world gradually.
• Qiu Wuji began to fade away, explaining that Chu Ge's patch could not keep her there much longer and that she would keep tempering her Divine Soul.
• Qiu Wuji returned to her world, leaving her clothes behind as Chu Ge stared at the empty room.

After Qiu Wuji returned to her world, Chu Ge struggled to write about her and wondered how much influence his writing still had. Qiu Wuji then used her knowledge of the story to prepare a journey to the Ten Thousand Snake Cavern, leaving Chu Tiange puzzled by her unusual rewards.

• Chu Ge struggled to write his planned dungeon arc, posted a rushed chapter, and found readers praising his more detailed descriptions of Qiu Wuji.
• Qiu Wuji woke in her secluded chamber, treated her time with Chu Ge as a dream, and learned that shed Azure Dragon scales might be found in the Ten Thousand Snake Cavern.
• Qiu Wuji told the elders she would travel to the cavern with disciples and summoned Chu Tiange, whom she knew had discovered the lead.
• Qiu Wuji offered Chu Tiange access to the Scripture Pavilion's third floor and a Mystic Tier technique, then ordered the dining hall to give him an extra bowl of beef noodles.
• Qiu Wuji announced that the group would leave in seven days, while the elders and Chu Tiange reacted with confusion to her strange generosity.

Qiu Wuji prepared for the journey to confront the Poison-Hand Demon Lord while questioning how heaven's will might constrain events. In the human world, Chu Ge asked Lin Wuyang about census registration, and Lin later struggled to provide Gu Ruoyan with the materials she had requested.

• Qiu Wuji spent seven days tempering her Divine Soul and watching Chu Tiange study, then ordered the sect to set out.
• Qiu Wuji considered whether heaven's will would limit what happened in her coming battle with the Poison-Hand Demon Lord.
• Chu Ge asked his former classmate Lin Wuyang about registering people who lacked household records and when the next census would occur.
• Lin Wuyang told Chu Ge that the census had taken place the previous year and that he did not know the details of registering unrecorded people.
• Gu Ruoyan visited Lin Wuyang and pressed him for materials he said would take time to obtain.

Chu Ge wrote Qiu Wuji’s dangerous encounter in the Ten Thousand Snake Cavern, then continued the story as she fought the Poison-Hand Demon Lord. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji falling into the Fallen Dragon Pool and being poisoned.

• Chu Ge finished a cliffhanger about Qiu Wuji reaching for the Azure Dragon Shedding Scale, then resumed writing the next chapter.
• Qiu Wuji recognized the Poison-Hand Demon Lord’s ambush and attacked him with her sword techniques.
• The Poison-Hand Demon Lord’s blood-colored centipede absorbed vapor from the Fallen Dragon Pool and exploded against the Azure Dragon Shedding Scale, unleashing the dragon’s might.
• The Poison-Hand Demon Lord destroyed his own body in an explosion that knocked Qiu Wuji into the Fallen Dragon Pool, while his Primordial Spirit escaped.
• Poisonous vapor entered Qiu Wuji’s body as she wondered whether heaven’s will could be defied.

Qiu Wuji neutralized the poison in Fallen Dragon Pool and gained the Azure Dragon Shedding Scale, while Chu Ge chose to abandon the expected romantic plot despite readers’ anger. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji appearing in Chu Ge’s room and thanking him.

• Qiu Wuji found and swallowed a poisonous mushroom at the bottom of Fallen Dragon Pool, using it to counteract the pool’s poison.
• Chu Tiange entered the pool chamber, but Qiu Wuji told him to keep his Snake Saliva Fruit for alchemy and sent him away.
• Qiu Wuji took the Azure Dragon Shedding Scale, considering how its dragon blood will could temper her divine soul.
• Chu Ge read the furious comments criticizing his choice to cut Chu Tiange’s romantic moment with Qiu Wuji, but he decided he did not regret it.
• Qiu Wuji appeared behind Chu Ge after he closed the webpage and quietly thanked him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how the novel’s plot shaped events in her world, then tried to see whether he could cultivate using her instructions. Their lesson ended in a scuffle and an awkward conversation about her laundry, leaving Chu Ge increasingly aware of how real and close Qiu Wuji felt to him.

• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that the Poison-Hand Demon Lord had poisoned her, and Chu Ge wondered whether important events in her world were bound to follow his writing.
• Chu Ge asked to learn cultivation, and Qiu Wuji taught him a mental method before discovering he did not know where the twelve principal meridians were.
• Qiu Wuji flipped Chu Ge onto the sofa and beat him for writing cultivation methods he could not explain, then went to the balcony to cool off.
• Qiu Wuji saw her washed clothes and stockings hanging outside, blushed, and told Chu Ge he no longer needed to wash her clothes.
• Chu Ge urged Qiu Wuji to keep wearing real clothes as she adapted to his world, while she accused him of wanting them for perverted reasons.

Qiu Wuji examined Chu Ge's poor health and told him to improve his habits before he could cultivate, then took charge of his meals and shopping. The chapter ended with Chu Ge buying matching pajamas for them, while Qiu Wuji vowed to start earning money.

• Qiu Wuji examined Chu Ge's meridians and found his body depleted and unsuitable for cultivation until he regained his health.
• Chu Ge promised to exercise after Qiu Wuji mocked his constitution and rejected his boast about his stamina.
• Qiu Wuji advised Chu Ge to eat and sleep regularly while they shared a meal outside the apartment.
• Chu Ge declared that cooking would count as Qiu Wuji's rent, and she agreed to prepare meals at home.
• Chu Ge bought Qiu Wuji stockings and matching pajamas, prompting her to vow to earn her own money.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji returned from the supermarket, and Qiu Wuji used a minor spell to clean his kitchen before preparing to cook. Chu Ge wondered why his book had suddenly attracted new readers, while Zhang Qiren’s actions revealed that he had helped draw attention to it.

• Chu Ge carried most of the groceries while Qiu Wuji carried a heavy bag of rice, and they discussed how she might earn money through cooking.
• Qiu Wuji cleaned Chu Ge’s filthy kitchen with a Cleansing Technique and organized the seasonings while Chu Ge arranged for cooking gas.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed the fighting in his book’s reviews, and Chu Ge wondered why readers outside his usual audience had suddenly appeared.
• Qiu Wuji picked up a history book and remarked that Chu Ge’s civilization was young, prompting him to explain that cultivation worlds did not need realistic social histories.
• The gas delivery interrupted Chu Ge as he declared it was time to write while Qiu Wuji read, and Zhang Qiren closed a thread on the No-Female-Lead Forum, saying he had done what he could for Chu Ge.

Chu Ge adjusted his novel toward a romance-free cultivation story while Qiu Wuji used immortal arts to cook for them. Over dinner, Qiu Wuji sensed that spiritual energy in Chu Ge’s world might be growing slightly denser, leaving Chu Ge wondering whether its return had brought her out of the book.

• Chu Ge wrote and published a new chapter about Chu Tiange pursuing cultivation without romance, then found that subscriptions had declined less than he expected.
• Qiu Wuji used immortal arts to cook vegetables and prepare a meal while continuing to read.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how difficult it would be to obtain a legal identity for her, and Qiu Wuji said she might leave once she understood the world better.
• Qiu Wuji said she sensed spiritual energy in Chu Ge’s world and thought it might be slightly denser than during her previous visit.
• Chu Ge wondered whether spiritual energy was returning and whether that might explain why Qiu Wuji had emerged from the book.

Chu Ge decided to change his routine by socializing more and exercising, while Qiu Wuji settled into their shared home. The night ended with them unexpectedly meeting in the living room after Qiu Wuji secretly bathed, and Chu Ge gently wished her good night.

• Chu Ge realized he needed to socialize more to find clues about how Qiu Wuji had escaped from his book.
• After writing a bonus chapter, Chu Ge cleared his treadmill and tried running and doing push-ups, but quickly exhausted himself.
• Chu Ge went to shower, and Qiu Wuji returned to the spare bedroom to find he had prepared bedding and a pig cushion for her.
• After Chu Ge fell asleep, Qiu Wuji secretly used the bathroom to bathe and changed into matching cartoon pajamas.
• Chu Ge woke to use the toilet and encountered Qiu Wuji sneaking out of the bathroom, then wished her good night instead of teasing her.