Chapter Summaries

Chu Ge fought to make his writing overpower the Heavenly Emperor’s influence while the television adaptation of Boundless Chu Tian premiered to an enthusiastic response. In the book world, Qiu Wuji returned from watching the show’s progress and used the resulting shift in the Heavenly Dao’s setting to pierce the demonized Li Changkong.

• Chu Ge prepared to contest the Heavenly Emperor’s influence as Qiu Wuji watched Boundless Chu Tian’s television adaptation launch and gain attention.
• Viewers praised the opening theme, Qin Feier’s portrayal of Qiu Wuji, and the production’s prospects, while Qiu Wuji concluded the show would be a hit.
• Qiu Wuji battled the Heavenly Emperor’s mark on Li Changkong, whose Profound Immortal-level power was checked by Chu Ge’s writing that reduced him to a mindless killing instinct.
• Qiu Wuji’s divided soul returned after observing the show’s progress, strengthening her as the Heavenly Dao’s setting disrupted the Heavenly Emperor’s mystic art.
• Qiu Wuji drove Autumn Waters, Jade Green through Li Changkong’s heart.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge defeated the Heavenly Emperor’s mark in the True Warrior Mausoleum, clearing the first Heavenly Realm dungeon. With the hall transformed into a blessed cultivation ground and Chu Ge able to enter the book again, Qiu Wuji asked him to carry her to rest.

• Qiu Wuji fought Li Changkong, while Chu Ge struggled to make his manuscript’s words prevail over the Heavenly Emperor’s control.
• Qiu Wuji used her understanding of Zhenwu’s Sword Qi to withstand Li Changkong’s attacks and destroy the Heavenly Emperor Mark.
• The mark’s destruction annihilated Li Changkong, ended the blood-red Sword Qi, and transformed the hall into a spring-filled spiritual sanctuary.
• Qiu Wuji recognized the encounter as a victory in her first contest with the Heavenly Emperor, while exhausted Chu Ge swallowed an Elixir and regained the ability to enter the book.
• Chu Ge fed Qiu Wuji an Elixir, and she healed her wounds with one from the Mortal Realm.
• Qiu Wuji claimed the palace as her base and asked Chu Ge to carry her to the bedchamber.

After Qiu Wuji gained control of Zhenwu's outer palace, Chu Ge brought her to the Inner Palace and outfitted it as a luxurious retreat with powerful equipment and resources. Qiu Wuji ended the chapter by binding her Mortal World Qiu Qiu avatar and demanding that Chu Ge practice dual cultivation with her.

• Qiu Wuji took control of Zhenwu's outer palace, where spiritual energy and life had returned, and Chu Ge opened a hidden gap to let sunlight into it.
• Chu Ge teleported Qiu Wuji to the Inner Palace, whose Bedchamber he had arranged to resemble her home on Cloud Reach Peak.
• Chu Ge showed Qiu Wuji a superior Dharma Robe, a divine sword, and the Artifact Refining Room where she could reforge Autumn Waters, Jade Green.
• Qiu Wuji split off her Qiu Qiu avatar, then tied and gagged the avatar before pulling Chu Ge onto the bed and insisting on dual cultivation.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji tried a Heavenly Realm Dual Cultivation technique, which promised to strengthen their Divine Souls as well as their cultivation. After Qiu Wuji pushed him into another round, Chu Ge returned to his computer exhausted and found readers wondering why he had stopped updating.

• Qiu Wuji recalled her clone after using it to add excitement, then teased Chu Ge about wanting two Qiu Qius.
• Chu Ge took a Heavenly Realm Dual Cultivation manual and Elixirs from Chu Tiange, who complained that he had not finished memorizing the manual.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji studied the new technique and realized it could help their Divine Souls grow through spiritual communion.
• Qiu Wuji fed Chu Ge an Elixir and pushed him into another round of Dual Cultivation despite his protests.
• Readers speculated that Chu Ge had gone missing to pursue an actress, and Chu Ge returned to his computer drained and unable to write.

After dual cultivation with Qiu Wuji, Chu Ge reached Deification and resumed writing, while Qiu Wuji refined her sword path in the Zhenwu Ruins. The chapter ended as Chu Tiange was summoned by the Heavenly Emperor, beginning a new development in his story.

• Chu Ge felt that his divine soul had reached Deification and realized his unusual cultivation stemmed from the World Within the Book serving as his nascent soul.
• Chu Ge reached Deification after settling his mind, then discovered that Qiu Wuji's clone had remained in the Zhenwu Ruins.
• Qiu Wuji developed her Supreme Sword Body, commanded sword spirits, and prepared to reforge Autumn Waters, Jade Green.
• Qiu Wuji returned to Chu Ge and teased him about refusing to be with two versions of her, while he worried she might develop a split personality.
• The Heavenly Emperor summoned Chu Tiange, who welcomed the start of a new development in his storyline.

Chu Ge wrote the Heavenly Emperor meeting Chu Tiange, while the Heavenly Emperor argued with the voice in his Sea of Consciousness about selfhood and the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Emperor then asked Chu Tiange to investigate the White Tiger’s domain in the Buddha Kingdom as a route to reconnecting the Two Worlds.

• The Heavenly Emperor and the voice in his Sea of Consciousness disputed whether the Heavenly Realm had achieved selfhood and who was responsible for its divisions.
• Chu Tiange arrived at the Cloud Terrace and met the Heavenly Emperor, who appeared as a scholar resembling Xie Jiuxiao.
• The Heavenly Emperor asked whether Chu Tiange still had attachments in the Mortal Realm, and Chu Tiange said he was waiting for his lover to ascend.
• The Heavenly Emperor explained that the Heavenly Observance Envoy role could help establish contact between the Two Worlds and proposed investigating the Four Symbols.
• The Heavenly Emperor told Chu Tiange to investigate the western White Tiger, which likely lay within the Buddha Kingdom’s domain.

Chu Ge explained how the new Heavenly Emperor’s personality shaped his treatment of Chu Tiange and how either outcome would lead to Chu Tiange’s rebellion against the Heavenly Court. He worried that his ruthless control over the story had made him seem demonic, but Qiu Wuji affirmed that she would stay with him and saw him as walking the path of the true Heavenly Dao.

• The Heavenly Emperor sent Chu Tiange to investigate the Buddha Kingdom for the White Tiger, granting him authority over local Heavenly Court forces and permission to seize it if possible.
• The Heavenly Emperor and the original Heavenly Emperor’s voice discussed Chu Tiange’s bearing and the possibility that he would replace them, while the new Heavenly Emperor questioned whether the original had helped create his own downfall.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that the new Heavenly Emperor’s benevolent personality made him temporarily agree with Chu Ge’s arrangements, and that either outcome would steer Chu Tiange toward rebelling against the Heavenly Court.
• Qiu Wuji warned Chu Ge that he was manipulating living beings like a merciless Heavenly Dao, and Chu Ge said he had become this way so no one could keep him from her.
• Chu Ge asked whether Qiu Wuji thought he had fallen into demonhood, and she promised to fall with him if needed, insisting that he was following the true Heavenly Dao.

As Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji returned to their routines, their story’s comic, animation, and television adaptation gained a growing audience. Chu Ge learned from Xie Wenyuan that the drama was popular in Japan and South Korea, while Tang Jinyan was preparing to enter the American market, leaving Chu Ge suspicious that the move might be connected to the White Tiger.

• Chu Ge reflected on his priorities, then resumed writing Chu Tiange’s story as Qiu Wuji oversaw the comic.
• The comic’s first season ended successfully, and work began on the second while the animation continued to attract viewers through its popular songs.
• Chu Ge called Xie Wenyuan to ask about the drama’s audience and learned it was also available through set-top boxes and had become a major hit.
• Xie Wenyuan told Chu Ge that the drama had gained popularity in Japan and South Korea, where Zhang Qiren had profited from its success.
• Xie Wenyuan said Tang Jinyan was pushing to test the American market, and Chu Ge wondered whether the move was linked to the White Tiger affair.

Chu Ge learned that his work already had readers in Japan and discovered a huge overseas distribution payout in his royalties. He told Qiu Wuji they had money, but she dismissed the screenshot as a fake and urged him to get back to writing.

• Zhang Qiren told Chu Ge that his work had gained Japanese fans through existing overseas distribution, adaptations, and his reputation in South Korea.
• Zhang Qiren said he did not know how well Chu Ge was doing in the United States and told him to check his distribution revenue.
• Chu Ge opened his author dashboard and found more than four million in third-party distribution earnings.
• Chu Ge messaged Qiu Wuji about their newfound money and sent her a screenshot.
• Qiu Wuji accused Chu Ge of Photoshopping the screenshot and told him to get back to writing.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji watched Qin Feier portray Qiu Wuji’s past on television, and Qiu Wuji realized she had become independent of the character in the book. Chu Ge proposed buying a secluded house, then revealed that his urgent delivery was a maid outfit.

• Qiu Wuji joined Chu Ge on the sofa, and they watched new episodes of Boundless Chu Tian together.
• Qiu Wuji watched Qin Feier act out events from her real past and wondered whether viewers would mistake the actress for the real her.
• Chu Ge reassured Qiu Wuji that she had become a flesh-and-blood person beyond the book, and she accepted that she had achieved independence from the Heavenly Dao.
• Chu Ge suggested they look for a secluded house to buy the next day so they could set up protective formations.
• A same-city delivery arrived, and Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji he had ordered a maid outfit.

Qiu Wuji reluctantly fulfilled her promise by dressing as Chu Ge’s maid, cheering him after his Divine Soul struggled with the Buddha Ancestor’s power. Chu Ge believed her affection would help him overcome the new challenge in his story.

• Qiu Wuji was stunned by Chu Ge’s writing income and retreated to her room when he brought home maid outfits.
• Chu Ge used true qi to open the door and slipped several outfits inside, while Qiu Wuji insisted she would not wear them.
• After Chu Ge began writing Chu Tiange’s journey toward the Buddha Kingdom, the Buddha Ancestor’s gaze overwhelmed his Divine Soul.
• Qiu Wuji appeared in a cat-eared maid outfit and served Chu Ge spirit tea, then massaged his temples as he explained his new writing challenge.
• Chu Ge said the Buddha Ancestor might be his easiest hurdle because he had the best little maid in the world.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a cozy morning and decided to buy a house so they could marry. Qiu Wuji asked Zhu Mengmeng for recommendations, and Zhu suggested a nearby villa rumored to be haunted.

• Chu Ge cooked breakfast while Qiu Wuji woke and watched him fondly from the kitchen doorway.
• Qiu Wuji put cat ears on Chu Ge, and he gave her rabbit ears before they ate together.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge she wanted to buy a house and wished she could marry him right away.
• Qiu Wuji called Zhu Mengmeng to ask about houses, and Zhu offered the villa next door in the Binhai Villa District.
• Zhu Mengmeng said the villa's owners claimed to have cash-flow problems, but rumors said the house was haunted at night.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji visited Zhu Mengmeng’s mansion and considered buying the neighboring villa, but discovered its troubled owner might be haunted because of a divine-bird pendant and his violent past. Chu Ge offered to buy the house and hear the owner’s story about Southeast Asia.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji toured Zhu Mengmeng’s luxurious home and discussed buying the neighboring villa.
• Zhu Mengmeng introduced the couple to the villa’s thuggish owner, whose neglected property and haunted-house rumors lowered its appeal.
• The homeowner explained that the house had become hot and stuffy, while Qiu Wuji sensed the problem was not connected to the earth veins.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji noticed a divine-bird mural and a matching pendant hidden beneath the homeowner’s shirt.
• Chu Ge told the homeowner that bloodshed and resentment surrounded him, then offered to buy the house and hear what happened during his Southeast Asia trip.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji investigated Zhang Xinghu’s supposedly haunted mansion and heard how a violent encounter in Indonesia ended with a woman vanishing amid ghostly apparitions and fiery clouds. The fiery-cloud vision suggested a possible Vermilion Bird clue, but Chu Ge was left unsure how to pursue it or connect it to the western Buddha Kingdom.

• Chu Ge told Zhang Xinghu that the house did not seem haunted, and Zhang Xinghu grew frightened that a resentful ghost was targeting him.
• Chu Ge recognized Zhang Xinghu as a distant cousin of Zhang Xinglong and asked him to explain what had happened in Indonesia.
• Zhang Xinghu confessed that he had assaulted a female tour guide, then returned to her alone that night; Zhu Mengmeng threw tea leaves at him in anger.
• Zhang Xinghu said ghostly sounds and apparitions appeared in the woods, the woman’s face changed, and he fled as she vanished amid flames.
• Zhang Xinghu described fiery clouds shaped like a firebird and said monks had explained that Buddha Fire purified the woman and a vengeful spirit.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji considered the story a possible Vermilion Bird clue, while Chu Ge wondered how it connected to the Buddha Kingdom and the White Tiger.

Chu Ge found a trace of the Vermilion Bird in Zhang Xinghu’s Firebird Pendant and temporarily purified the resentment plaguing him. The pendant pointed Chu Ge toward Brahma Temple in Indonesia as a possible source, while the cause of Zhang Xinghu’s affliction remained unresolved.

• Chu Ge learned that Zhang Xinghu’s Firebird Pendant came from Brahma Temple in Indonesia and recorded the temple as a lead in the search for the Vermilion Bird.
• Chu Ge concluded that Vermilion Bird-related resentment likely caused Zhang Xinghu’s heat and other symptoms, and warned him to leave his house and give up the pendant.
• Zhang Xinghu handed the pendant to Chu Ge as payment, and Chu Ge discovered a faint trace of the Vermilion Bird within it before passing it to Qiu Wuji.
• Chu Ge told Zhang Xinghu that his past wrongdoing might be connected to the affliction, then used Buddhist light to temporarily purify the resentment.
• Zhang Xinghu felt immediate relief and praised Chu Ge, who privately recognized that the treatment was only temporary and questioned whether he or the Vermilion Bird was truly Buddhist.

Ji Cha celebrated finally receiving a Great God Contract after years of pursuing it, thanking readers and editors for their support. He said he would finish the current book, estimated its length, and confirmed that his next novel would return to the harem genre.

• Ji Cha recalled how content restrictions and the failure of Planet had made him doubt he could ever earn a Great God Contract.
• Ji Cha described how his experimental book performed unexpectedly well, though illness and delayed evaluation disrupted his updates and rankings.
• Ji Cha thanked his editors and readers after learning he had earned the contract, and apologized for not promising extra chapters because of insomnia and writing difficulties.
• Ji Cha estimated the current book would end around 1.5 to 1.6 million Chinese characters and said he planned to write harem fiction next.
• Ji Cha defended his financial success and choice of genre against online critics, while promising to finish the current book and later discuss lessons from it.

After Chu Ge bought Zhang Xinghu’s house, he and Qiu Wuji discussed the pendant’s connection to the Vermilion Bird and their need to investigate Indonesia. Zhu Mengmeng asked to join them in the xianxia world, and Chu Ge agreed, suspecting her presence might bring more surprises.

• Zhang Xinghu sold the house to Chu Ge at a steep discount after Chu Ge temporarily exorcised the ghost, and Zhu Mengmeng urged Qiu Wuji to put her name on the deed.
• Chu Ge explained that the murals were harmless and that the pendant had absorbed a trace of the Vermilion Bird’s essence, pointing to a possible problem at a gold mine or temple in Indonesia.
• Chu Ge said he had asked his mother to send Moon Shadow to investigate and planned to build up a writing backlog before traveling with Qiu Wuji.
• Zhu Mengmeng asked to enter the book because she wanted to meet handsome sword immortals, and Chu Ge agreed, calling her their lucky charm.

Chu Ge brought Zhu Mengmeng to the Heavenly Realm, where she toured Qiu Wuji’s palace and met a modern-dressed avatar of Qiu Wuji. Their outing was interrupted by hostile forces targeting Qiu Wuji, and she warned Mengmeng that the handsome swordsman confronting them would likely die.

• Chu Ge added a scene keeping Chu Tiange in a cave to study a Buddhist treasure while he stockpiled chapters in the Heavenly Realm.
• Zhu Mengmeng marveled at Qiu Wuji’s grand palace, tried on enchanted outfits, and watched Qiu Wuji receive her reforged sword, Autumn Waters, Jade Green.
• Qiu Wuji split off a modern-dressed avatar to accompany Zhu Mengmeng, then Chu Ge left to write while the two women went shopping.
• A middle-aged swordsman confronted Qiu Wuji outside the palace, and forces associated with the Buddha Ancestor and Dao Venerable approached from both sides.
• Zhu Mengmeng admired the swordsman and asked if she could pursue him, but Qiu Wuji said he would probably die soon.

Qiu Wuji protected Zhu Mengmeng while the Buddha and Daoist attacked True Lord Xunfeng, then tried to leave rather than join the fight. When the Buddha’s lotus technique trapped them, Zhu Mengmeng noticed strange connection lines between the flames, the palace, and herself.

• Qiu Wuji decided not to kill True Lord Xunfeng, while reflecting on the Heavenly Realm’s factions and the growing extremism of the Buddha and Daoist.
• The Buddha and Daoist attacked True Lord Xunfeng together, and Qiu Wuji shielded Zhu Mengmeng as they watched the battle.
• Qiu Wuji led Zhu Mengmeng away from the fight, but the Buddha used a lotus technique to stop them.
• Qiu Wuji shattered the lotus restraint and walked onward with Zhu Mengmeng, then countered a lotus pond of water and fire.
• Zhu Mengmeng saw connection lines linking the flames to the Buddha and palace, as well as an unfamiliar line to herself that made her feel she would be safe even without Qiu Wuji’s protection.

Zhu Mengmeng severed the Buddha’s connection to his lotus fire, while Qiu Wuji defeated the Daoist and declared that the Heavenly Realm would face a new faction of emperors. As they left the desert, Zhu Mengmeng suggested that the Vermilion Bird might have scattered into sparks among ordinary people, prompting Qiu Wuji to consider investigating her connection to the nearby city’s Earthfire.

• The Heavenly Dao suppressed the lotus fire’s power as Qiu Wuji cautiously let it touch Zhu Mengmeng, who sensed an intimate but unsettling connection to the flames.
• Zhu Mengmeng cut the connection between the lotus fire and the Buddha, causing a backlash that let True Lord Xunfeng wound him.
• The Daoist attacked Qiu Wuji, but she revealed Profound Immortal-level sword power and killed him.
• The Buddha’s own flames burned him away, leaving only a Glazed Bead, while Qiu Wuji sent the wounded True Lord Xunfeng back east and declared the rise of the Emperors of the Four Directions.
• Zhu Mengmeng proposed that the Vermilion Bird might have scattered into sparks among countless households, and Qiu Wuji considered testing the idea at a nearby city built around Earthfire.