Chapter Summaries

Tang Jinyan brought Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to a press conference to promote the animation and its wider media franchise, while reporters pressed them about Chu Ge's apparent cultivation abilities. Qiu Wuji's music captivated the room, leaving the reporters praising her as Chu Ge wondered why he was being overlooked.

• Tang Jinyan left Li Yunlin to rest after Qiu Wuji helped restore her health, then took Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to the press conference.
• Tang Jinyan explained that The Tang Dynasty had owned the project from the beginning and was promoting a larger franchise spanning novels, comics, animation, television, films, and games.
• Tang Jinyan defended the work's subject and mocked a reporter who suggested Chu Ge had been chosen through nepotism.
• Reporters questioned Chu Ge about a video of him rescuing a girl and jumping from a building, and he denied knowing how to cultivate immortality while telling them to believe in science.
• Xie Wenyuan introduced the animation, and its theme song silenced the reporters, who then discovered Qiu Wuji was its composer and showered her with praise.

After the press conference, Chu Ge became the focus of Korean media coverage as a suspected Immortal, while Qiu Wuji found little attention paid to her music. Tang Jinyan began preparing to pursue the Azure Dragon Toe Bone, and Chu Ge realized the search could involve powerful rivals.

• Korean media published headlines promoting Chu Ge as a handsome suspected Immortal, while Qiu Wuji found only a small article praising her theme song.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed the publicity campaign and agreed to wait and see how audiences received the animation.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji joked and flirted in their hotel room before Xie Wenyuan told them Tang Jinyan had gone to handle other business.
• Chu Ge inferred that Tang Jinyan was arranging preparations to search for the Azure Dragon Toe Bone.
• Chu Ge reasoned that the bone had only recently emerged from beneath the sea and that competing forces might make the search dangerous.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji joined Tang Jinyan’s armed flotilla to search international waters for the target, while Tang explained his support and his concerns about the rise of Esper Abilities. The patrol boats let them pass, and Tang revealed that his Japanese contacts had narrowed the search to the area ahead, though the exact location remained unknown.

• Crow picked up Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji and brought them to Incheon’s First Pier, where Tang Jinyan waited aboard a converted military landing craft.
• Tang Jinyan explained that he had brought three vessels and armed men to support Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji, keep the authorities at bay, and train his own forces.
• Tang Jinyan told Chu Ge that his Esper group might need to grow into an army as the age of Esper Abilities reshaped the balance of power.
• A patrol flotilla challenged the vessels as they approached international waters, but Tang Jinyan persuaded the patrol to let them pass.
• Tang Jinyan told Chu Ge that Japanese contacts had confirmed the target was somewhere in the area ahead, though they still needed to survey for its precise location.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji tracked the Azure Dragon's toe bone to a Japanese Esper group's underwater search site and waited for a chance to seize it. After Matsuda's team recovered the glowing bone, it vanished from the diver's arms, leaving Matsuda furious and Zhang Qiren suspicious.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sensed the toe bone beneath ships about fifty kilometers away and decided to investigate while Tang Jinyan's ship waited behind.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji found a submarine and divers searching the seabed, while Matsuda's team used instruments to pinpoint the bone.
• Zhang Qiren revealed that he had secretly sent the lead through Tang Jinyan to Wu Xiuyun, hoping his country would intervene and help him recover the relic.
• Matsuda's divers drilled into the seabed and lifted out a person-sized toe bone that radiated light and pressure.
• The toe bone slipped from the diver's arms and vanished, and Matsuda ordered his men to kill whoever was responsible.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji fought the Black Dragon Society’s underwater elites, destroying their submarine and killing the forces surrounding them. They faced the society’s powerful president, Miyamura Jiro, and another formidable Esper as fighting broke out above the water.

• Black Dragon Society Espers forced Chu Ge out of invisibility and attacked him with water, lightning, swordfish, spatial abilities, and a Shikigami.
• Chu Ge repelled the attacks and used an attacking Ninja as a shield, while Qiu Wuji destroyed the submarine with a sword strike.
• The submarine’s explosion killed several Espers, and Matsuda ordered a counterattack as Bagua-flagged ships opened fire on his vessel.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji finished off the underwater fighters but stayed when Miyamura Jiro and a powerful young man arrived.
• Miyamura introduced himself as the Black Dragon Society president, and Chu Ge joked about his name and broken Chinese.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji faced Miyamura Jiro, whose ability nullified violence, while he tried to bargain for the sacred relic. Miyamura and Okamoto Masao trapped them in a life-and-death contract, leaving Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji unable to fight or leave.

• Miyamura Jiro introduced himself as the Black Dragon Society’s president and revealed that Matsuda had been searching for the sacred relic with help from a tiny bone fragment.
• Chu Ge secretly sent Moon Shadow to capture Matsuda and protect the patriot aboard the ship, and asked her to seize the fragment if it was safe.
• Miyamura Jiro offered Chu Ge money for the relic and threatened to kill him and Qiu Wuji when Chu Ge refused.
• Qiu Wuji attacked Miyamura Jiro, but her sword strike vanished within his violence-nullifying domain.
• Okamoto Masao revealed that he had bound Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji in a life-and-death contract that kept them within a hundred meters until one side died.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji faced Okamoto Masao, whose ability turned people to stone when they failed to identify things in a knowledge contest. Chu Ge used outside research to answer Okamoto’s challenge, then asked about inscriptions Okamoto could not recognize, leaving the contest poised to turn against him.

• Chu Ge deduced that Okamoto Masao’s secret ability depended on opponents failing to identify images, and Okamoto explained the rules of their petrification contest.
• Chu Ge asked Okamoto to identify the Dragon Bone, and Okamoto recognized it, revealing the Black Dragon Society’s likely connection to Sandru’s organization.
• Okamoto showed Chu Ge a strange caterpillar-like image, and Chu Ge sent his Divine Soul to Tang Jinyan to search for its identity online.
• Chu Ge identified the image as a Cape sundew, impressing Okamoto and earning the right to ask the next question.
• Chu Ge showed Okamoto Heavenly Dao patterns from the Azure Dragon’s bones, which Okamoto could not identify.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji faced Okamoto Masao in a deadly guessing contest, with each wrong answer causing petrification. After Miyamura Jiro revealed he had only adopted Masao for his usefulness and abandoned him to die, Masao turned to stone, asking Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to let him join him.

• Okamoto Masao incorrectly identified an inscription as Huaxia civilization and his left arm turned to stone.
• Qiu Wuji identified a strange object as a jellyfish tentacle, while Chu Ge tricked Masao into misidentifying a Soul-Reposing Pearl and petrifying more of his body.
• As ships approached from Japan and Korea, Chu Ge lost patience and deliberately answered Masao's questions with “I don't know,” accepting further petrification while asking Masao to identify strange objects from his world.
• Okamoto Masao could not identify Chu Ge's medicinal herb before the three-minute limit, and he pleaded with Miyamura Jiro to help him.
• Miyamura Jiro admitted he had adopted Masao only because he was useful and refused to save him; Masao accepted his death and asked Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to let him join him before turning into a stone statue.

Qiu Wuji killed Miyamura Jiro by crushing him with deep-sea pressure after Chu Ge left the underwater chamber. The story then rewound to Moon Shadow boarding the Black Dragon Society’s vessel, where Matsuda prepared to betray Tang Jinyan before a shadow seized him.

• Chu Ge left Miyamura Jiro with Qiu Wuji, who trapped Jiro in the sea and crushed him with immense pressure.
• The story returned to a little over ten minutes earlier, when Moon Shadow boarded the Black Dragon Society’s vessel.
• Matsuda and Tang Jinyan exchanged ineffective cannon fire with Korean ships while military patrol boats approached.
• Matsuda decided to kill Tang Jinyan to keep him from reporting the battle and the sacred relic.
• Before Matsuda could attack, a shadow rose from the floor and clamped around his throat.

Moon Shadow entered Matsuda’s cabin to protect Zhang Qiren and seize a bone fragment, but became trapped in a fight with Matsuda and his men. Zhang Qiren killed Matsuda with his Causality Law ability, leaving Moon Shadow and the Black Dragon Society members stunned.

• Moon Shadow attacked Matsuda after mistaking Zhang Qiren for the righteous man she had been sent to protect, then demanded Matsuda hand over his bone fragment.
• Matsuda’s men fired as Moon Shadow used a shadow decoy to escape, but she instead attacked them from the window and returned to the cabin.
• Matsuda lunged at Moon Shadow, and Zhang Qiren shot him from behind, provoking Matsuda to stab him in the chest.
• Zhang Qiren activated his Causality Law ability, causing Matsuda to suffer the same wound, then shot Matsuda in the mouth and killed him.
• Zhang Qiren said Matsuda had no right to threaten Moon Shadow, while the Black Dragon Society members stood frozen.

Moon Shadow and Chu Ge saved Zhang Qiren after he deliberately took a wound, and Zhang proposed using the deaths aboard the ship to mislead Japan and South Korea. He planned to exploit the Matsuda Group’s desire for revenge to seize control of the Black Dragon Society, and Moon Shadow agreed to pass his request for covert support to her superiors.

• Moon Shadow killed the Black Dragon Society members around her and tried to stop Zhang Qiren’s bleeding after he was gravely wounded.
• Chu Ge arrived, treated Zhang Qiren with a fresh medicated patch and a pill, and took him toward President Tang’s ship as Japanese and South Korean vessels approached.
• Zhang Qiren proposed blaming the South Koreans for Matsuda’s death and concealing the Sacred Relic’s fate by claiming Miyamura Jiro had taken it.
• Qiu Wuji supported Zhang Qiren’s plan, explaining that the deaths underwater would make identification difficult, while Chu Ge warned that the deception could put Zhang at risk.
• Zhang Qiren proposed using covert support to take over the leaderless Matsuda Group and eventually the Black Dragon Society, and Moon Shadow agreed to relay his request to her superiors.

Chu Ge and Tang Jinyan misled South Korean officials and Japan about the missing sacred relic, triggering a diplomatic crisis over its ownership. Zhang Qiren later convinced the Matsuda Group that Miyamura Jiro and his son had stolen the fragment, turning suspicion toward the Black Dragon Society’s leadership.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji left Zhang Qiren behind, and he pretended to Matsuda’s surviving subordinates that Korean Espers had killed Matsuda and stolen a fragment before collapsing from his injuries.
• Chu Ge told Tang Jinyan and General Park that Miyamura Jiro had stolen the sacred relic, while Tang Jinyan encouraged South Korea to claim it as a relic from Dangun’s mythology.
• Japan and South Korea traded accusations over the deaths and the relic, and America intervened to mediate their escalating dispute.
• After recovering, Zhang Qiren told the Matsuda Group that Miyamura Jiro and his son were likelier to have attacked them and taken Matsuda’s fragment, prompting the group to suspect their own headquarters.

On the voyage back from South Korea, Chu Ge and Tang Jinyan discussed their cooperation, immortal cultivation, and the future of Esper Abilities. Tang Jinyan gave Chu Ge the White Tiger Fang, leaving him stunned by the discovery and its connection to the Azure Dragon.

• Moon Shadow asked Qiu Wuji whether she had been wrong to speak coldly to Zhang Qiren, and Qiu Wuji explained that he had risked himself because he could not bear to see Moon Shadow hurt.
• Chu Ge thanked Tang Jinyan for helping secure the Toe Bone, and Tang Jinyan promised to support Zhang Qiren as he built his name in Japan.
• Tang Jinyan guessed that Chu Ge practiced immortal cultivation, and Chu Ge gave him a basic Cultivation Method while asking him not to pass it on.
• Tang Jinyan explained that Esper Abilities were usually individual talents, though people with similar abilities could share techniques and special items could awaken related powers.
• Tang Jinyan gave Chu Ge a special item in return, and Chu Ge discovered it was the White Tiger Fang from the United States.

After returning to their hotel, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed the White Tiger Fang and Qiu Wuji’s upcoming ascension, then spent the morning together before exploring Seoul. Their outing ended with fans recognizing them and chasing them until they flew away.

• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge discussed giving the White Tiger Fang to Chu Ge’s father and having Qiu Wuji investigate the Four Symbols after she ascended.
• Chu Ge reassured Qiu Wuji that he still relied on her, and she prepared to return for the final battle in a few days.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went out for street food, tried Korean stir-fried rice cakes, and mistook white door couplets for signs of a haunted alley.
• Schoolgirls recognized Chu Ge and Qiu Qiu, and a growing crowd chased the couple through the streets.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji flew over an overpass and disappeared, leaving the pursuers astonished.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji became famous in South Korea after publicly displaying their immortal arts, while their publicity campaign boosted the animation’s launch. Xie Wenyuan told them the show had ranked first on every platform, and Chu Ge learned that their own fame as immortals exceeded the animation’s.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji drew huge crowds and became viral topics after leaping over an overpass in public.
• Tang Jinyan and Xie Wenyuan discussed the live-action casting, and Qin Feier’s agency unexpectedly offered her for the role of Qiu Wuji at her usual fee.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji spent the day showing off their abilities, jumped into the Han River, and enjoyed the night market until dawn.
• Qiu Wuji sensed that South Korean surveillance had withdrawn, and she and Chu Ge returned to the hotel to sleep.
• Xie Wenyuan called Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to report that the animation had achieved an all-kill, ranking first across every platform in South Korea.

After their supernatural displays made them famous in South Korea, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji returned to Huaxia to find reporters waiting at the airport. Their successful animation promotion and public affection drew widespread attention, leaving Qiu Wuji able to stand openly beside Chu Ge.

• Tang Jinyan congratulated Chu Ge on their fame and success, then urged him to return home before powerful officials began seeking his Longevity Method.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji left South Korea with the Azure Dragon Toe Bone and its fragments, but reporters confronted them at the airport about their viral displays.
• Chu Ge told reporters to believe in science, while they largely assumed the couple had staged the feats or possessed esper abilities.
• Chu Ge credited Qiu Wuji’s music and artwork for the animation’s success, and reporters made the couple and their partnership the focus of their coverage.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge why he had become so public, and he kissed her and said he wanted the world to envy their love.

After Boundless Chu Tian became a sensation in South Korea, its success at home prompted Xie Wenyuan to announce the live-action adaptation with Qin Feier as Qiu Wuji. Wu Xiuyun collected the White Tiger Fang, agreed to take Chu Ge to see the hidden Four Symbols bones, and left him thinking about reuniting the two worlds with Qiu Wuji.

• Boundless Chu Tian topped charts across Chinese platforms after its success in South Korea, and Xie Wenyuan announced that filming would soon begin with Qin Feier playing Qiu Wuji.
• Wu Xiuyun told Chu Ge that Qin Feier had chosen to join the adaptation because she liked the novel and was a fan of his work.
• After collecting the White Tiger Fang, Wu Xiuyun agreed to take Chu Ge to see the hidden bones when the White Tiger, Black Tortoise, or Vermilion Bird was found.
• Wu Xiuyun said the government would covertly support Zhang Qiren in Japan but would assign Moon Shadow elsewhere and send other team members to help him.
• Wu Xiuyun learned that Qiu Wuji had returned to her family, noticed signs that she and Chu Ge shared a bedroom, and urged him to have a child.
• Chu Ge wondered whether Qiu Wuji could conceive and considered that finding the Four Symbols might eventually let them connect the two worlds.

Chu Ge asked Wu Xiuyun how to improve his spatial abilities, and she advised him to focus on weaponizing his Portable Space. He then brought the Azure Dragon its missing Toe Bone, awakening it and drawing its scattered fragments back into its body.

• Wu Xiuyun told Chu Ge to strengthen his control over his Portable Space and suggested he could eventually use it to attack by bringing folded space into reality.
• Chu Ge took a day off from writing and flew to the Azure Dragon in the East Sea with its missing Toe Bone.
• Chu Ge placed a small bone fragment from Matsuda onto the Azure Dragon, and it joined the skeleton as the dragon opened its eyes.
• Chu Ge placed the Toe Bone on the Azure Dragon's claw, triggering a dragon's cry, a storm, and a rush of bone fragments from across East Asia.
• The fragments restored the Azure Dragon's skeleton, and ghostly flames appeared in its eyes as it awakened.

The Azure Dragon awakened and explained that it and the other Four Symbols had been shattered after answering a summons to ascend, while Chu Ge vowed to investigate what had happened. Chu Jiangliu learned that Chu Ge had located the Black Tortoise and ordered his best people to protect him from Sandru’s side.

• The Azure Dragon awakened, recognized Chu Ge as Father God, and explained that it had lost its memories and needed time to recover.
• The Azure Dragon recalled that the Four Symbols had answered a summons to ascend, but spatial turbulence had crushed their bodies before they reached the Heavenly Realm.
• Chu Ge promised to help the Azure Dragon recover and investigate whether an outside force had caused the Four Symbols’ misfortune.
• The Azure Dragon said it could sense the Black Tortoise’s location, and Chu Ge told it that his grandpa was already searching for it.
• Wu Xiuyun showed Chu Jiangliu the White Tiger Fang and a video in which Chu Ge had found the Black Tortoise’s location.
• Chu Jiangliu feared Sandru’s side would target Chu Ge and ordered his best people to protect him.

As the Mortal Realm’s final conflict began, Qiu Wuji faced the overseas King of Chasing the Sun in a battle over Shenzhou’s leadership. Their evenly matched duel became a mutual exchange of martial principles, though both knew they would eventually have to fight to the death.

• Yan Qianlie attacked Hongfa Temple, where Xie Jiuxiao fought him and Chu Tiange faced the Hydra, revealing that Chu Tiange had reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage.
• Qiu Wuji led Cloudreach Sect’s elites into an East Sea sword formation and struck the King of Chasing the Sun when he arrived.
• The King questioned why Qiu Wuji had left Hongfa Temple undefended, and she explained that stopping him outside Shenzhou honored Dabei’s trust.
• Qiu Wuji criticized the King’s secret plotting with the Demonic Path, and the two sovereigns began battling over the fate of their civilizations.
• As they fought, Qiu Wuji and the King became absorbed in their exchange of principles and gained mutual appreciation, while Chu Ge watched through the world he had written.