Chapter Summaries

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how he could gain the world's recognition, while Xie Jiuxiao shifted Skyreach City's worship toward the Heavenly Dao. Chu Ge felt a new, faint sense of control over the world, and Qiu Wuji pointed out that Yan Qianlie seemed to be waiting for a reason to begin a side quest.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji admired Skyreach City's cloudscape and talked about why people challenged the Heavenly Dao.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that people misunderstood his intentions because they saw the world from their own perspectives, and suggested he openly seek their recognition.
• Xie Yuner asked Xie Jiuxiao whether Qiu Wuji was the heaven he had mentioned, and he decided Skyreach City should worship the Heavenly Dao alongside the Heavenly Emperor.
• Skyreach City's change of allegiance gave Chu Ge a faint sense that the world was beginning to obey him.
• Qiu Wuji pointed out that Yan Qianlie had been watching the sea of clouds pensively, suggesting that Chu Ge had a new side quest to investigate.

Yan Qianlie told Chu Ge how his ruthless Demon Lord persona grew from his violent past and the moment he killed his master, who had raised him as a cauldron and planned to refine him into a pill. Troubled by the possibility that she had hesitated because she loved him, Yan Qianlie asked Chu Ge to bring her back so he could learn the truth.

• Yan Qianlie mocked Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji before admitting that he had long regretted something from his past.
• Chu Ge explained that he had never written Yan Qianlie’s history, and Yan Qianlie described becoming a bandit and later joining the Flame Prison Sect.
• Yan Qianlie recounted how his master first used him as a cauldron, then trained and supplied him after recognizing his talent, while secretly planning to refine his nascent soul into a pill.
• Yan Qianlie killed his master when she hesitated during their final confrontation, then rose to become the Flame Prison Sect’s ruthless Demon Lord.
• Yan Qianlie told Chu Ge he wanted his master brought back so he could ask why she had hesitated, and Chu Ge pressed him to decide for himself.
• Yan Qianlie asked Chu Ge to bring his master back, saying he would never be at peace without asking her the question.

Chu Ge agreed to help Yan Qianlie revive his master by shaping a new story around the Dragon Bone and the Gu God. Back in the real world, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed his influence over the world and ended the chapter teasing and bickering at home.

• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie he would devise a way to revive his master and warned him not to resist if he sensed his destiny being manipulated.
• Yan Qianlie said Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji could not expect an ordinary martial-world journey because their status made every matter significant.
• Chu Ge returned to the real world, where Qiu Wuji had been waiting over their meal and had secretly poked him with a spoon.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how his growing understanding of the world and its characters affected his plans and responsibilities.
• Qiu Wuji made Chu Ge promise to let her keep him in check, then teased him until he fell from his chair and she ordered him to bathe.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge discussed her plans to reform the mortal Dynasty and shared an intimate but awkward evening. Meanwhile, Chu Ge wrote Yan Qianlie’s subplot, where the Heavenly Dao secretly sabotaged his attempt to refine a dragon bone, leaving Yan Qianlie determined to defy heaven.

• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that she had been helping manage the comic company and that the comic had reached third place in the popularity rankings.
• Chu Ge suggested that Qiu Wuji work with Xie Jiuxiao and Yan Qianlie to advance grassroots reforms in the book’s world, and Qiu Wuji said she might begin through the kingdom’s politics.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge kissed and cuddled, but she grew nervous about sharing a bed with him and left to write in her diary.
• Chu Ge wrote that Yan Qianlie was refining the Crimson Flame Dragon Bone in the Heart of Blazing Flame to create a body.
• The dragon bone’s claw and tail struck Yan Qianlie while his vigilance inexplicably failed, and he realized the Heavenly Dao was taking revenge on him.

Yan Qianlie negotiated with the Gu God for the dragon bones and learned that resurrection might be possible, while Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji reviewed the comic to correct inconsistencies before the Heavenly Realm arc. The chapter left Chu Ge focused on using the comic to mend flaws in the world’s history before others could exploit them.

• Yan Qianlie let the dragon bones beat him, then met the Gu God and proposed trading them to forge a Dharma Body.
• The Gu God revealed that he knew resurrection techniques and said the dragon might be revived if they had something containing its Divine Soul.
• On November 12, Chu Ge visited his comic studio, paid Old Zhu and transferred money for employee wages.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about her office outfit, and she agreed to wear trousers instead of skirts and black stockings.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji reviewed the comic’s completed pages and confirmed changes that removed inconsistent romantic scenes from Chu Tiange’s past.
• Chu Ge prioritized harmonizing the world’s past and present in the comic before the upcoming Heavenly Realm arc.

Chu Ge deleted the line that had made Qiu Wuji seek a man, and they confirmed that her love for him remained real. Their intimate moment in the company office was interrupted by Zhu Mengmeng.

• Chu Ge proposed deleting the line that said Qiu Wuji would seek a man, and told her he would court her again if she stopped loving him.
• Chu Ge removed the line from the comic pages while Qiu Wuji watched, and she found that she still liked him afterward.
• Chu Ge hugged Qiu Wuji, and they agreed their love had grown beyond the line that first set it in motion.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji kissed on the office desk until Zhu Mengmeng entered and caught them.
• Qiu Wuji straightened her clothes, then tapped Chu Ge on the head three times before leaving the office.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a celebratory dinner with the studio employees, whose congratulations made the evening feel like a wedding feast. They walked home hand in hand, and Chu Ge entered Qiu Wuji’s room at night, claiming he had come to hear his master’s teachings.

• Chu Ge treated the studio employees to dinner while he and Qiu Wuji exchanged shy smiles and held hands beneath the table.
• The employees photographed Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji and joked that they looked like a married couple, while Chu Ge’s intense thoughts subtly shaped how the gathering felt.
• After dinner, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked home together, and she said the small gathering was not enough to count as the whole world wishing them well.
• Chu Ge caught Qiu Wuji when she ran ahead, and they returned home embracing before she went to shower and wrote in her diary that she liked him.
• As Qiu Wuji tried to go to sleep, Chu Ge entered her room and said his master had summoned him to hear her teachings.

After their wedding-like celebration, Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge returned home and shared a bed, overcoming Qiu Wuji’s nerves through kisses and conversation. Qiu Wuji affirmed that she loved Chu Ge of her own accord, and they embraced their wedding night together.

• Qiu Wuji nervously resisted Chu Ge’s attempt to get under the covers, but he persuaded her to share the bed without crossing the line.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji and kissed her until she relaxed and returned his affection.
• Chu Ge turned off the light at Qiu Wuji’s request, then told her he had written Sect Master Qiu into meditation so she would not sense what happened.
• Qiu Wuji reflected that she had chosen to live with Chu Ge and said she loved him of her own accord.
• Qiu Wuji called Chu Ge her husband and asked him to love her as the bridal candles flickered and autumn rain fell.

After their first night together, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji settled into affectionate daily life while Qiu Wuji wrestled with her attachment to him and her desire to remain independent. At the company, she told Zhu Mengmeng they would marry once Chu Ge had a complete grasp, leaving the meaning of that condition unclear.

• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge after their night together, then limped away while insisting he was responsible for her sore body.
• Qiu Wuji embraced Chu Ge as he made breakfast and reflected on her growing attachment, but rejected the thought of simply doing whatever he wrote.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji continued their ordinary routines, shared a room and a bed, and treated a dual cultivation method as a serious practice.
• Qiu Wuji went to the company for a meeting with Mengmeng, while Chu Ge stayed home.
• Zhu Mengmeng asked Qiu Wuji when she and Chu Ge would marry, and Qiu Wuji answered that it would be soon, once he had a complete grasp.

Qiu Wuji oversaw a major comic release and an animation project while wondering how the story’s characters would appear in motion. Chu Ge finished a story arc and invited her out, while Zhu Mengmeng marveled that their love had grown stronger after they became a couple.

• Qiu Wuji approved a mass release of the comic ahead of its major app promotion.
• Zhu Mengmeng told Qiu Wuji that Tencent Animation had begun adapting the comic using its original artwork.
• Qiu Wuji felt uncertain as the studio discussed the animation and reflected on how helpless they were in reality compared with the book.
• Zhu Mengmeng admitted that Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge’s relationship made her envious and that Chu Ge seemed better than other men.
• Chu Ge arrived at the office after finishing Chu Tiange's overseas arc and invited Qiu Wuji to take the day off with him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji skipped work for a day out, discussing their relationship and Chu Ge’s plans to revise his novel. When Chu Ge revealed his mother had invited him to visit his old home, Qiu Wuji agreed to go with him, seeing it as a possible future marital home.

• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about his lazy lifestyle, and they joked about their intimacy and dual cultivation techniques as they walked together.
• Chu Ge considered revising the original novel, but Qiu Wuji warned that changing it would be a major undertaking and could disrupt his writing.
• Chu Ge explained that he wanted to remove the sentence that had first affected Qiu Wuji, and she told him her love had grown from their time together, not from that sentence alone.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that his mother had asked him to visit their old home, and he admitted he had begun considering it as their marital home.
• Qiu Wuji agreed to visit the old home and linked arms with Chu Ge, eager to see where he had grown up.

Chu Ge brought Qiu Wuji to his old neighborhood, where she experienced the city’s rapid changes and the residents’ formidable gossip firsthand. A teenage fan revealed Chu Ge’s success as an author and the adaptations of his work, leaving the neighbors stunned as the couple hurried away.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked through the old city, and Chu Ge described how much society had changed within a few decades.
• At the compound entrance, the neighbors gossiped about Chu Ge’s career and love life before noticing Qiu Wuji with him.
• Chu Ge introduced Qiu Wuji as his girlfriend, and she said she had started her own company while defending his work as a famous author.
• A teenage fan greeted Chu Ge and mentioned the animation and TV adaptations of his work, surprising the neighbors.
• Chu Ge joked about the neighbors’ small raises, then fled with Qiu Wuji as the teenager called after them.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji visited his childhood home, where Qiu Wuji explored the memories preserved in its furnishings and family keepsakes. Their growing sense of understanding each other gave way to a strange feeling of impending insight, and they turned their attention to the master bedroom, remembering the powerful beings associated with the home.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji entered the dusty Old Residence, and Qiu Wuji cleaned it with a spell.
• Qiu Wuji explored the family photo, Chu Ge’s study, and his childhood awards while teasing him about his past.
• Qiu Wuji found Chu Ge’s old bamboo xiao and suggested they play music together when they returned to the book.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that visiting his home had made the Chu Ge in her heart feel more real, and they shared a kiss.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sensed an unusual insight that felt like an impending cultivation breakthrough, then turned toward the master bedroom and recalled the SS and suspected SSS connected to the home.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discovered that an ordinary mirror in Chu Ge’s old home gathered and erased traces of Spiritual Energy, offering a possible way to study the connection between their worlds. They left with the mirror and books, intending to investigate their mysteries while continuing their lives.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji found a small mirror absorbing Spiritual Energy in the old house, and Qiu Wuji inferred that Chu Ge’s father had left it to clean up traces of his presence.
• Qiu Wuji recognized the mirror as an ordinary object shaped by an extraordinary intent and suggested it might help reveal a connection between their worlds.
• Qiu Wuji put the mirror in her bag, while Chu Ge secretly packed several books and hinted they might contain useful notes or bookmarks.
• Chu Ge said he planned to visit Xiao Xu and investigate his father’s activities, and he and Qiu Wuji agreed to divide their search between the mirror’s principles and the books’ contents.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji appeared on Xiao Xu’s livestream, drawing a surge of viewers and interest in their upcoming anime. Over fish balls, Qiu Wuji questioned whether their priorities belonged in the real world or the world inside the book.

• Xiao Xu welcomed Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji onto his livestream, and viewers recognized them, teased Chu Ge, and praised Qiu Wuji.
• Xiao Xu promoted Chu Ge’s comic, and the stream gained a flood of new followers and tips as viewers discussed the upcoming anime.
• Chu Ge said the anime might be released early next year, while Xiao Xu predicted it would succeed if the production quality held up.
• Xiao Xu suggested that Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji start livestreaming, but Chu Ge said writing remained his foundation.
• Chu Ge admitted he could not bear to sell his old home because of its memories and possible clues about Esper Abilities.
• While eating fish balls, Qiu Wuji suggested that the world inside the book might be real and their current world an illusion.

Chu Ge studied the cryptic notes his father had left in a copy of The Plum in the Golden X, while Qiu Wuji investigated the mirror and discovered how it responded to familiar people. Unable to decipher the clues, they decided to enter the book and examine them there.

• Chu Ge read his father's flyleaf remarks and underlined passages, which seemed to warn him not to get carried away and hinted at a world within a vessel.
• Qiu Wuji's attempt to probe the mirror with her divine sense failed when it swallowed her power and retaliated.
• Qiu Wuji concluded that the mirror showed a nonexistent world that could provide a basis for materialization, and that Chu Ge's father created things according to his understanding.
• Qiu Wuji sensed that the mirror behaved safely around Chu Ge but might attack unfamiliar intruders, leading them to suspect the old house held other hidden dangers.
• Chu Ge proposed recording his father's marked passages and entering the book to study them while building up a backlog of chapters.
• Qiu Wuji agreed, and the two decided to return to the book.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji used dual cultivation to restore his divine soul, but their shared sensations disrupted Qiu Wuji while she was teaching a queen inside the book. Afterward, Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji he wanted to conquer the world as a betrothal gift to her.

• Chu Ge realized the Great Joy and Ultimate Bliss Sutra could restore his strength, and he and Qiu Wuji began dual cultivating.
• While Qiu Wuji instructed the Queen of the Small Country about developing industry and commerce, the sensations from her divided soul left her trembling and unable to continue.
• Chu Ge's strengthened divine soul entered the book and supported Qiu Wuji, who sent the queen away before scolding him in private.
• Chu Ge explained that dual cultivation had let him enter the book without looking at the document, and Qiu Wuji angrily beat him on the Dragon Bed.
• Qiu Wuji challenged Chu Ge to win her over, and Chu Ge said he wanted to conquer the world as his betrothal gift to her.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji visited Yan Qianlie, who had forged a powerful new Dharma Body and was frustrated that the Earthfire Lotus Platform was in Hongfa Temple. Chu Ge explained that Yan Qianlie’s fate allowed him to obtain it and offered to help, then turned him back into Little Flame before they set off for the temple.

• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that the queen believed people needed a home to keep them from rebelling, prompting him to consider what Yan Qianlie might need.
• Yan Qianlie completed his new Dharma Body and learned that the Earthfire Lotus Platform he needed was at Hongfa Temple.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji arrived in the Heart of Blazing Flame, where Yan Qianlie complained that retrieving the platform would be difficult.
• Chu Ge explained that Yan Qianlie was destined to obtain the platform, though the events leading to it had not yet been written.
• Chu Ge offered to help Yan Qianlie and changed him into Little Flame before taking him and Qiu Wuji to Hongfa Temple.

Yan Qianlie visited Hongfa Temple with Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji disguised as his attendants, while they watched Great Compassion for signs of his understanding of heaven’s secrets. Great Compassion welcomed Yan Qianlie and agreed to give him the Bodhi Wonder Tree, leaving Yan stunned.

• Yan Qianlie announced his visit at Hongfa Temple’s mountain gate, startling the monks and awakening eminent monks from meditation.
• Great Compassion opened the temple to Yan Qianlie and welcomed him with a solemn reception.
• Yan Qianlie entered the Mahavira Hall with Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji disguised as attendants and discussed the Buddha’s form and nature with Great Compassion.
• Great Compassion questioned Yan Qianlie about his apparent devotion, and Yan Qianlie said he bowed to neither heaven nor earth.
• Yan Qianlie asked whether Great Compassion would give him the Bodhi Wonder Tree, and Great Compassion immediately ordered the monks to dig it up for him.

Yan Qianlie visited Hongfa Temple seeking the Earthfire Lotus Platform to save someone, but Dabei gave him the Bodhi Wonder Tree without asking for payment. Dabei then offered the lotus platform in exchange for the tree, revealing that he knew Yan Qianlie wanted to save lives and intended to use the gifts of Heaven to help him.

• Dabei said Hongfa Temple would give Yan Qianlie its Bodhi Wonder Tree, and monks brought the sacred tree to the hall.
• Yan Qianlie challenged Dabei with arguments about killing and merit, but Dabei warned that killing someone who had willingly given him a gift would leave him burdened by doubt and karma.
• Yan Qianlie asked for the Earthfire Lotus Platform, and Dabei agreed to give it to him in exchange for the Bodhi Wonder Tree.
• Dabei explained that Yan Qianlie sought the lotus platform to save someone, and pointed out Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji as he said Heaven cherished life.