Recaps

Chu Ge explained that he planned for Qiu Wuji to inherit Great Emperor Zhenwu’s position and use the dungeon as her abode, while admitting that writing the Heavenly Realm was exhausting him. Qiu Wuji realized the strain he was under and resolved to work with him, as the upcoming dungeon run approached.

• Qiu Wuji complained about the cost of her cave abode, and Chu Ge explained why spirit stones served as currency in both realms.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that the dungeon could become her abode and that he planned for her to inherit the title of Great Emperor Zhenwu.
• Qiu Wuji eagerly wanted to begin the dungeon the next day, but Chu Ge stopped her and asked her to cook for him.
• Chu Ge read readers’ reactions to the Heavenly Realm plot, then fell asleep after reflecting on how much effort writing it required.
• Qiu Wuji watched Chu Ge sleep, recognized how much the Heavenly Realm had drained him, and resolved to work with him properly.

Chu Ge began sensing the World Within the Book even while asleep, and his dreamlike visit to Qiu Wuji’s cave abode led to playful jealousy when the Qiu Wuji beside him caught him thinking about two versions of her. As Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji considered whether the Heavenly Emperor was resisting his new Heavenly Realm plot, Chu Ge wondered how to handle Chu Tiange’s approach to the Heavenly Court.

• While asleep, Chu Ge sensed activity throughout the World Within the Book and saw Qiu Wuji cultivating in her cave abode.
• Qiu Wuji sensed Chu Ge watching her, teased him about secretly visiting another Qiu Qiu, and promised to keep him company when he could control his wandering spirit.
• Chu Ge woke, and the Qiu Wuji beside him accused him of seeking a vixen while she cooked; they joked before she called him to eat.
• Qiu Wuji suggested that Chu Ge’s exhaustion might come from a clash of divine sense as the Heavenly Emperor resisted the altered Heavenly Realm.
• Chu Ge said the conflict could give Qiu Wuji more room to act, then asked how to handle Chu Tiange nearing the Heavenly Court.

Chu Ge planned Chu Tiange’s Heavenly Court storyline while Qiu Wuji supported him by refining pills, and Chu Tiange arrived at the Heavenly Court to investigate its purpose. The scholar’s questions led Chu Tiange to suspect that the Heavenly Realm had been stripped of its connection to the Mortal Realm.

• Qiu Wuji encouraged Chu Ge to write his new Heavenly Realm freely and went to refine pills for him.
• Chu Ge planned the timing of Qiu Wuji, Chu Tiange, and Yan Qianlie’s storylines, then began writing Chu Tiange’s experiences in the Heavenly Court.
• Qiu Wuji quietly watched Chu Ge work and reflected on how much she enjoyed their ordinary life together.
• Chu Tiange arrived at the Heavenly Court and was impressed by its mountains, palaces, auspicious beasts, and abundant Spiritual Energy.
• The scholar explained that many immortals valued freedom over serving the Heavenly Court and asked Chu Tiange what Mortal Realm its official duties served.
• Chu Tiange considered the Heavenly Realm’s apparent lack of a connection to the Mortal Realm and suspected Chu Ge had written it to erase the original realm’s purpose.

Chu Tiange entered the Heavenly Court to gather information for Chu Ge, while Chu Ge rested under Qiu Wuji’s care and planned how to strengthen her for the coming conflict. The chapter ended with Chu Ge anticipating the effect of Feier and the others’ upcoming TV series.

• Chu Tiange learned that the Heavenly Court wanted information about the Mortal Realm and a way to reopen passage to it, then followed a scholar to meet a Star Lord.
• Chu Ge watched Chu Tiange’s progress and worried that writing the Heavenly Realm arc was exhausting him.
• Qiu Wuji massaged Chu Ge and fed him an elixir, then discussed testing whether she could bring Heavenly Realm elixirs out of her next dungeon.
• Chu Ge explained that the Heavenly Realm arc needed to move quickly so Qiu Wuji could grow stronger before the Heavenly Emperor acted against her.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji noted that Feier and the others’ TV series would begin airing in a few days, and wondered how it might affect the story.

Qiu Wuji learned that the TV series was nearing release as Chu Ge continued writing the Heavenly Realm Arc, where Chu Tiange and Qiu Wuji arrived in the Heavenly Court and introduced themselves. The chapter left Chu Tiange facing an unexpected choice of Heavenly Court rewards while the court ordered someone to track down Qiu Wuji.

• Qiu Wuji finished composing the TV series theme songs, and Chu Ge estimated that its release would coincide with Chu Tiange's first clash with the Heavenly Emperor.
• Chu Tiange entered the Heavenly Court and gave his name, while Qiu Wuji met Li Changkong and agreed to investigate a Profound Immortal's tomb.
• Chu Tiange and Qiu Wuji spoke their names at the same time, causing a brief, mysterious resonance throughout the world.
• The Heavenly Court's scholar told the Star Lord that Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie had overwhelmed the officials who encountered them, and the Star Lord ordered True Lord Xunfeng to find Qiu Wuji.
• The Star Lord offered Chu Tiange a choice of posts, cultivation methods, and treasures, surprising him because he had expected to become Bimawen.

Chu Tiange accepted the Heavenly Court’s generous rewards and the Heavenly Observance Envoy position, while Chu Ge explained that the new Heavenly Realm’s genuine kindness could deepen the Heavenly Emperor’s internal divisions. Qiu Wuji entered the True Martial Emperor’s Mausoleum with her team, leaving the readers wondering what danger awaited her.

• The old man let Chu Tiange choose freely from the rewards, and Chu Tiange demanded everything before accepting the Heavenly Observance Envoy position.
• Wang Heavenly Official led Chu Tiange to a peak Profound Immortal cultivation abode, where he began cultivating amid his confusion and delight.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that the New Heavenly Realm’s honest generosity would help widen the original Heavenly Emperor’s divisions, while an Outer Realms Demon invasion could unite the plot with real events.
• Qiu Wuji and her teammates reached the True Martial Emperor’s Mausoleum, which Li Changkong said was a dangerous Profound Immortal cultivation abode buried beneath the desert.
• Before Li Changkong could discuss how to divide the treasures, Qiu Wuji pried open the mausoleum’s damaged entrance and darted inside.

Qiu Wuji explored a Zhenwu-linked ruin with Li Changkong and the other cultivators, quietly avoiding their competition for its treasures. In the Mortal World, Chu Ge secretly took the Elixirs she wanted, while she had already memorized the sword intent carved on a chamber door.

• Qiu Wuji examined carvings identifying the ruin as connected to Zhenwu, then followed Li Changkong and the group past a stone door whose restriction they overcame together.
• Li Changkong identified a chamber as an alchemy room, and the elderly man in brocade robes opened it with his flames before fighting over its Elixirs broke out.
• Qiu Wuji declined to claim the Elixirs or pursue the sword chamber, leaving Li Changkong puzzled by her composure and lack of interest.
• In the Mortal World, Qiu Wuji happily received the Elixirs Chu Ge had secretly taken from the elderly man's ring.
• Chu Ge had made the sword chamber's contents worthless, while Qiu Wuji had already memorized the sword intent inscribed on its door.

Qiu Wuji studied the dungeon inscriptions while Chu Ge tested his growing ability to bring items out of the Heavenly Realm, though their playful sparring ended in a quarrel over the treasures she actually wanted. As they planned the next story developments, Yan Qianlie reached a fiery ruin he believed was connected to the Vermilion Bird.

• Qiu Wuji shared Chu Ge’s restorative elixir and used their ensuing fight to practice the sword art she had learned from the dungeon inscriptions.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge to bring her familiar treasures into the Heavenly Realm, but he mistakenly produced her dudou instead of her Treasure Zither.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge discussed ending the dungeon soon and turning to Chu Tiange’s cultivation and Little Flame’s search for clues about the Vermilion Bird.
• Yan Qianlie crushed a demonic cultivator and spotted flames shaped like a fiery bird, which he took for the Vermilion Bird’s base.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji relaxed together in the Mortal World and shared a kiss before returning to the dungeon’s final hall. There, the wounded party faced an ancient master’s remains as Qiu Wuji sensed a deadly sword formation beginning to stir.

• Chu Ge recognized that he needed elixirs to raise his strength, but his story required the party to reach the dungeon’s final rewards before he could obtain one.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked together in the rainy park, discussed finishing the dungeon so they could cultivate together, and confessed their love.
• Qiu Wuji and the remaining party members reached the final hall, where they found a Bronze Turtle-Snake Statue and the skeleton of a powerful Profound Immortal.
• Li Changkong warned the group to be careful, while the young man in black advanced toward the remains and the others eyed the potential rewards.
• Qiu Wuji sensed sword qi gathering in the dried pool and noticed signs that the statue’s formation might be awakening as Li Changkong retreated behind the others.

Qiu Wuji and Li Changkong uncovered the deadly mechanism in the temporary palace, and Li Changkong’s attempt to enter its hidden True Hall unleashed demonic energy. The Heavenly Emperor’s aura emerged through Li Changkong, setting up the first clash between him and Qiu Wuji in the Heavenly Realm.

• Qiu Wuji refused to approach the skeleton, while Li Changkong urged her to claim the sword and waited for her to act.
• The black-clad young man and the green-clad burly man approached the skeleton, causing it to crumble and release black mist that killed them and filled the hall with bloody sword qi.
• Qiu Wuji escaped onto the bronze Tortoise and Snake statue and explained that the living had activated its Form of Death.
• Li Changkong fitted a bronze plaque into the tortoise’s shell, opened a hidden space, and entered it despite Qiu Wuji’s warning.
• Demonic energy burst from the hidden space, possessed Li Changkong, and drove him to attack Qiu Wuji with the Heavenly Emperor’s aura.

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.