Recaps

Chu Ge and Moon Shadow met at the renovated Divine Miracle Nightclub, where Zhu Mengmeng revealed that an underground boxing match would resume at midnight. As Moon Shadow reacted to the news, Lin Wuyang prepared to act against the organizers despite objections from the new Bureau Chief.

• Chu Ge and Moon Shadow shared a farewell drink at the Divine Miracle Nightclub and discussed Moon Shadow’s new life after leaving Nanjiang.
• Chu Ge spotted Zhu Mengmeng with a handsome man, and they explained that he was her husband and that she had used an alternate account to expose his former girlfriend.
• Zhu Mengmeng revealed that the underground boxing match would reopen at midnight, and Moon Shadow cracked her glass while Chu Ge questioned whether the information was reliable.
• Zhu Mengmeng’s husband explained that spectators had supported the underground matches as an outlet, and Moon Shadow watched the beer bubbles with a troubled expression.
• Lin Wuyang dismissed the new Bureau Chief’s objections and said he would make those who underestimated him pay.

Chu Ge and Moon Shadow entered the Underground Boxing Arena with Zhu Mengmeng and Cai Zhijian, then joined a police raid to capture Zhang Xiaoren. They subdued Zhang Xiaoren as officers surrounded the arena.

• Zhu Mengmeng and Cai Zhijian brought Chu Ge and Moon Shadow into the arena, where Chu Ge contacted Lin Wuyang about the police operation.
• Chu Ge and Moon Shadow moved to Zhang Xiaoren's room as the boxing match was about to begin.
• Moon Shadow attacked Zhang Xiaoren, while Chu Ge blocked his guards and dodged their dagger strikes.
• Chu Ge proved he was invulnerable to Zhang Xiaoren's dagger and punched him, while Moon Shadow defeated the old man and held a Shadow Blade to Zhang Xiaoren's neck.
• Police surrounded the Underground Boxing Arena, leaving Zhang Xiaoren captured and the outcome settled.

After the police arrested Zhang Xiaoren, Chu Ge and Lin Wuyang discussed the case, while Zhang Qiren used the incident to plan his next moves in Japan. Missing Qiu Wuji, Chu Ge searched for her and found her on a mountain, attempting to break free of the Heavenly Dao by exploring the boundary of the Heavenly Realm.

• Moon Shadow said goodbye to Chu Ge and disappeared into the night after the police intervened.
• Lin Wuyang told Chu Ge that Zhang Xiaoren would likely receive a criminal conviction, and Chu Ge wondered whether the case would help Zhang Qiren.
• In Japan, Zhang Qiren decided to ask his father to shift investment and manpower toward his operation, then pressed a bloodied Japanese man about their business deal.
• Chu Ge returned to his rental, reflected on how easily he had defeated Zhang Xiaoren's men, and used Heaven-Changing Earth-Shaking to look for Qiu Wuji.
• Qiu Wuji stood on a mountain and tried to break free of the Heavenly Dao, sensing the existence of the Heavenly Realm beyond a layer of space.

Qiu Wuji attempted the great heavenly tribulation but could not enter the nonexistent Heavenly Realm, while Chu Ge erased the plot’s backlash and was injured. As Qiu Wuji healed him in the real world, Yan Qianlie’s primordial spirit secretly crossed over and fled, intent on discovering the truth.

• Qiu Wuji faced the great heavenly tribulation and used her divine sword and Four Symbols Formation to withstand its attacks and pierce a gap in space.
• Qiu Wuji was thrown back because the Heavenly Realm did not exist, but Chu Ge erased the remaining tribulation and left her unharmed.
• Qiu Wuji crossed into the real world and found Chu Ge pale and injured from forcibly correcting the plot.
• Qiu Wuji healed Chu Ge, and they discussed her attempt to break free of the plot and his resolve to help her become a real person.
• Yan Qianlie’s primordial spirit arrived in Chu Ge’s living room, studied the illusion formation, and fled before Qiu Wuji could notice him.

Chu Ge discovered that his story’s distribution earnings had surged, while his growing control over the Immortal Dao world let him bring a Luminous Moon Grass into his own world. After Chu Ge sealed off other cultivators’ routes between worlds, Yan Qianlie found himself stranded in the unfamiliar world with no way back.

• Chu Ge saw that his distribution earnings exceeded twice his main-site income and wondered whether his world’s growing presence explained Qiu Wuji’s ability to reach the Heavenly Realm.
• Chu Ge showed Qiu Wuji that he could take a Luminous Moon Grass from her world, though he could not yet bring out heavier treasures.
• Chu Ge added a rule to his document that sealed off other cultivators’ perception of travel between worlds after Qiu Wuji’s repeated attempts.
• Yan Qianlie struggled to recover in a polluted world with scant spiritual energy and discovered he could no longer return to his own world.

Yan Qianlie secretly overheard Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng argue over their search for the source of spiritual energy in Nanjiang, then decided to follow Zhong Yi. Meanwhile, Chu Ge completed forms for adaptation rights to his novel, leaving him and Qiu Wuji excited about the possibility of a screen adaptation.

• Yan Qianlie hid in a rooftop drain and watched Zhong Yi meet Du Lianfeng in Nanjiang.
• Zhong Yi accused Du Lianfeng's Five Elements Group of hunting treasures under the pretense of investigating spiritual energy, while Du Lianfeng challenged Zhong Yi's motives and proposed cooperation.
• Zhong Yi refused to work with Du Lianfeng and warned him that causing trouble would land him in Nanjiang Prison.
• After Zhong Yi left, Yan Qianlie decided to follow him in hopes of learning more about the world's mysteries.
• Chu Ge's editor asked him to fill out forms for possible adaptations of his novel, and Chu Ge sent back the completed forms.
• Qiu Wuji celebrated Chu Ge's opportunity with him, while Chu Ge joked about how to make an editor remember a writer.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji grew closer as a sudden downpour gave them a reason to stay together, while Chu Ge told her what he had learned about Zhu Mengmeng and her husband. The chapter ended with Zhong Yi walking alone through the storm as Yan Qianlie angrily endured the rain inside Little Flame.

• Qiu Wuji questioned Chu Ge about why women cared about breast size, and he teased her until she beat him.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that Zhu Mengmeng seemed to want her husband back and that the man had remained unusually calm when they attacked his home.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge shared a tender moment, and she admitted that the Creator Father God mattered more to her than a monarch.
• A heavy autumn rain began, and Chu Ge held Qiu Wuji close before they kissed.
• Zhong Yi walked alone along Riverside Road in the downpour while Yan Qianlie complained from inside Little Flame.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji found a restrained way to satisfy his desires, and Chu Ge broke through to Foundation Establishment. The next morning, he learned that his breakthrough had strengthened his power but would not keep him from getting hungry in a world low on spiritual energy, so Qiu Wuji began preparing him to refine pills.

• Chu Ge instinctively grabbed Qiu Wuji, but she twisted his arm and pinned him to the bed.
• Qiu Wuji reluctantly let Chu Ge handle her feet through his modified Golden Bell Shield, and the resulting release helped him break through to Foundation Establishment.
• Qiu Wuji stormed out with the pig pillow after Chu Ge suggested buying more stockings, while Chu Ge was pleased that they might repeat what they had done.
• Chu Ge meditated the next morning and sensed solidifying energy in his dantian and a stronger Soul Sea, concluding that his mental power had reached seven stars.
• Chu Ge asked Qiu Wuji why he was hungry after Foundation Establishment, and she explained that the world lacked enough spiritual energy for him to live without food before telling him to prepare to refine pills.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji tested which objects and supplies could cross between worlds, then Chu Ge discovered his writing had stalled because Yan Qianlie had vanished from the book. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji realizing the missing villain might have escaped into the real world.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji found that a Purple Gold Furnace and medicinal materials could be brought out of the Cloudreach Sect storehouse, though Chu Ge quickly ran out of strength.
• Qiu Wuji began refining pills while Chu Ge went to write, but his writing became sluggish and the world felt less familiar to him.
• Chu Ge surveyed the story through the Heavenly Dao and found that Qiu Wuji, Chu Tiange, and the other plotlines appeared to be proceeding normally.
• Chu Ge searched for Yan Qianlie and discovered that the Heart of Blazing Flame was empty and Yan Qianlie was nowhere in the Nine Provinces.
• Chu Ge rushed to Qiu Wuji and warned her that Yan Qianlie might have escaped from the book, nearly causing her to ruin the pills she was refining.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji traced Yan Qianlie's escaped Primordial Spirit to the Black Room using a Soul-Nourishing Pearl. There, Yan Qianlie recognized Qiu Wuji as she arrived and prepared to hide.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji concluded that the severely weakened Yan Qianlie had escaped as a Primordial Spirit during the previous day's upheaval.
• Chu Ge added a passage to the story and retrieved Yan Qianlie's Soul-Nourishing Pearl, which Qiu Wuji used to sense his location.
• Qiu Wuji sensed Yan Qianlie near the Black Room, so she and Chu Ge went there to investigate.
• Yan Qianlie watched the Black Room's members, puzzled by their training and intrigued by their unusual Esper Abilities.
• When Qiu Wuji entered the Black Room, Yan Qianlie recognized her aura and nearly lost control of his flames.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji searched the Black Room for the hidden Yan Qianlie while concealing their intentions. After Chu Ge’s conversation revealed that Yan Qianlie was a character in his book, Qiu Wuji’s array trapped him, and Chu Ge rallied the others to help capture him.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji entered the Black Room pretending to visit friends while Qiu Wuji secretly searched for Yan Qianlie.
• Zhong Yi joked that Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji were newlyweds, leaving Yan Qianlie stunned to see them together.
• Pan Da and Wan Zijun discovered that Chu Ge was their author, and Chu Ge joked about turning Yan Qianlie into a woman named Yan Qianqian.
• Yan Qianlie tried to flee when danger reached him, but Qiu Wuji’s array sealed the room and Chu Ge blocked the exit.
• Chu Ge claimed Yan Qianlie was a runaway Little Fire Spirit and enlisted everyone in the Black Room to help catch him.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge recaptured Yan Qianlie after he escaped into the outside world and sealed him in his Soul-Reposing Pearl. Chu Ge explained his affection for his characters and his limits on helping them escape, leaving Yan Qianlie to challenge whether Chu Ge would treat every character equally.

• Qiu Wuji and the Black Room crowd cornered Little Flame, and Qiu Wuji sealed Yan Qianlie inside his Soul-Reposing Pearl.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji returned home, where Yan Qianlie cursed at them from inside the pearl and questioned why Qiu Wuji could escape her fate while he could not.
• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie that his world was a book and argued that Yan Qianlie remained bound by the fate he had written.
• Chu Ge said he valued Yan Qianlie's dignity and understood why characters wanted to escape, but refused to help Yan Qianlie because he was a villain.
• Yan Qianlie asked whether Chu Ge would similarly prevent a righteous character such as Xie Jiuxiao from breaking free, and Chu Ge could not answer.

Chu Ge explained that he allowed Qiu Wuji into his world because he trusted her to respect his boundaries, while he feared anyone else gaining control or disrupting his life. Yan Qianlie learned that his fate might never have been set for death, then tried to bargain for his survival and ended up trapped under Qiu Wuji’s alchemy furnace.

• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie that Qiu Wuji had earned his trust by carefully avoiding changes that might affect his world, and that he would allow only her to exist outside the book.
• Chu Ge revealed that he had never written Yan Qianlie’s death into the human-realm outline, leaving Yan Qianlie to wonder why he had fought so hard against fate.
• Qiu Wuji said she wanted to ascend so she could become a real person and Chu Ge’s wife, prompting Yan Qianlie to beg the Creator Father God to spare him.
• Yan Qianlie asked Qiu Wuji to erase his memories, but she said her current cultivation was insufficient to do so to a Primordial Spirit.
• Qiu Wuji shoved Yan Qianlie’s bead beneath the alchemy furnace and told him to refine pills with Danyang Soulfire before she would consider his request.

Chu Ge struggled with the responsibility of shaping the World Within the Book, but Qiu Wuji helped him clarify his purpose and establish his Dao. He stepped onto the Immortal Path, then published a chapter of Qiu Qiu's Autobiography as readers flooded the comments with affection for Qiu Qiu.

• Qiu Wuji left Yan Qianlie heating the Pill Furnace under a formation and took Chu Ge aside to talk.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that deciding the fates of the book's inhabitants weighed on him, and she urged him to write according to the story rather than his personal feelings.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge to forgive Yan Qianlie's mistake and to take responsibility for the plot instead of erasing an important character on a whim.
• Chu Ge realized that making the book feel real in his writing was part of his Dao, and Qiu Wuji declared that his Dao Foundation was complete.
• Chu Ge sensed a connection between himself and the World Within the Book and stepped onto the Immortal Path.
• Chu Ge published a saved chapter of Qiu Qiu's Autobiography, and the readers' comments filled with calls of affection for Qiu Qiu.

Chu Ge made Yan Qianlie accept Heaven’s authority and recruited him to identify others in the World Within the Book who knew about the Heavenly Dao. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji chasing Chu Ge with a feather duster after he teased her about being his consort.

• Chu Ge revised Yan Qianlie’s character settings so he would obey the Heavenly Dao until he could challenge it.
• Yan Qianlie finished refining Qiu Wuji’s elixirs and admitted that he accepted Chu Ge’s superiority for now.
• Chu Ge asked Yan Qianlie to test influential figures by pretending to invite them to rebel against the Heavenly Dao.
• Yan Qianlie agreed to patrol on Heaven’s behalf, while Qiu Wuji ordered him to refine another batch of elixirs.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about being his consort, and she chased him with a feather duster.

After Little Flame overheard Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng discussing spiritual qi in Nanjiang, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji suspected that people emerging from the World Within the Book might contribute to the Spiritual Qi Revival. Chu Ge sent Little Flame back, and he and Qiu Wuji decided to move while staying close enough to investigate.

• Little Flame refined three batches of pills while Chu Ge asked why he had gone to the Black Room.
• Little Flame recounted Zhong Yi and Du Lianfeng's conversation about spiritual qi gathering in Nanjiang, prompting Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji to connect the increase to people emerging from the World Within the Book.
• Chu Ge returned Little Flame to his Heart of Blazing Flame and warned him not to reveal anything about the outside world.
• Qiu Wuji asked whether Chu Ge could control Little Flame, and Chu Ge said he had placed a beacon on him.
• Chu Ge proposed moving to avoid unwanted attention while continuing to investigate indirectly, then persuaded Qiu Wuji to go house-hunting with him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a rainy walk while looking for a larger rental home, but the outing ended with them deciding to rent the studio across the hall from Moon Shadow’s place. They left hand in hand, content to enjoy the rain together.

• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji out beneath their shared umbrella, and she used a mystic art to keep his rain-soaked shoulder dry.
• They discussed finding a larger rental home, hoping for a duplex near their current neighborhood.
• A real estate agent had no suitable duplex available and spoke dismissively to Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji.
• Qiu Wuji recognized Moon Shadow’s nearby studio on the rental listings and suggested renting it for storage and exercise space.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji decided to contact the owner directly and walked away together through the rain.

After making room by renting Moon Shadow’s apartment across the hall, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji settled into their enlarged home and discussed protecting it from possible intruders. The chapter ended with them feeding each other elixirs like chocolate while preparing to cultivate.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji rented Moon Shadow’s apartment across the hall for reduced rent and moved their treadmill, Pill Furnace, and other belongings into it.
• Qiu Wuji rested with her head on Chu Ge’s lap and wondered whether Zhang Qiren and Moon Shadow had moved out to make room for her.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed who knew their address and agreed that Qiu Wuji could set up a protective formation in their home.
• Qiu Wuji asked Chu Ge to obtain Formation Stones and Formation Banners, then urged him to improve his cultivation with elixirs.
• Chu Ge gave Qiu Wuji a Muscle and Bone Tempering Elixir while she lay on his lap, and Qiu Wuji fed him one in return.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji took different Immortal Elixirs, strengthening their bodies and advancing their cultivation. After discovering that Qiu Wuji could now remain longer and had become far stronger, Chu Ge challenged her to spar and was quickly beaten; she teased and kissed him before going to bathe, leaving him eager to work hard for another chance.

• Chu Ge took an Essence-Nourishing Pill, which strengthened his meridians and helped his Foundation Establishment progress toward completion.
• Qiu Wuji explained that her strengthened body would let her stay longer without relying as much on soul power.
• Qiu Wuji invited Chu Ge to spar and defeated him twice, overpowering him with her increased speed and strength.
• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about missing his chance for intimacy, then kissed him and told him to work hard before going to bathe.

Chu Ge cultivated through writing while Qiu Wuji refined the Clam Pearl into a jade Guanyin pendant for him. On a Mid-Autumn outing, Chu Ge wondered whether Qiu Wuji had truly become a modern person and asked what personal hobby she wanted to pursue.

• Chu Ge advanced his cultivation by writing, while Qiu Wuji trained, laid formations, and refined a magical treasure.
• Qiu Wuji gave Chu Ge a jade Guanyin pendant made from the Clam Pearl and other materials, and explained how it aided cultivation and recovery.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went out together on Mid-Autumn Festival to shop for a large plush pig.
• Qiu Wuji asked whether she counted as a competent modern person, and Chu Ge suggested her life still seemed too much like that of a cultivator.
• Chu Ge asked whether Qiu Wuji had a hobby she wanted to pursue for herself, such as listening to music.

While shopping during the Mid-Autumn holiday, Chu Ge helped Qiu Wuji recognize that she still viewed the modern world as a spectator and encouraged her to build interests and connections of her own. Their conversation turned to games, social issues, and children, leaving Qiu Wuji embarrassed by her own thoughts about having children with Chu Ge.

• Qiu Wuji admitted she struggled to feel interested in the world, and Chu Ge explained that she had not yet considered herself part of it.
• Chu Ge encouraged Qiu Wuji to develop activities and relationships beyond him, and she considered listening to traditional music and playing games.
• Qiu Wuji asked about popular games, and Chu Ge recommended competitive games such as DOTA 2, League of Legends, and Honor of Kings.
• Chu Ge tried to explain modern social issues, including why people avoided having children, and joked that Qiu Wuji should study Marxist illegal acts.
• Qiu Wuji wondered privately about having children with Chu Ge, then squeezed his hand and blushed amid the crowded shopping mall.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went shopping for clothes, and Qiu Wuji chose traditional outfits that made her feel at home in the modern world. After Chu Ge tried on a swordsman’s outfit, the two left together in hanfu, carrying prop swords and imagining a future in which they could share each other’s worlds.

• Chu Ge helped Qiu Wuji choose a pale yellow dress, and she decided she wanted to wear what she liked rather than worry about fitting in.
• Qiu Wuji tried on several hanfu outfits and chose one, while Chu Ge encouraged her and agreed to try on a swordsman’s outfit.
• Chu Ge emerged in a blue-and-white swordsman’s outfit, drawing admiring glances and photos from the other shoppers.
• The salesgirl gave Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji prop swords, and they left the store arm in arm in their traditional clothes.
• As they walked toward the sunset, Qiu Wuji imagined them sharing each other’s worlds, both in the modern world and beyond the book.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji celebrated Mid-Autumn by buying a giant mooncake and escaping the crowds to watch the moon beside the river. They shared a kiss beneath the moon, and Qiu Wuji celebrated the reunion for the first time in her ten thousand years.

• Chu Ge introduced mooncakes to Qiu Wuji, who chose an enormous rustic cake to eat that night.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji went to Jiangbin Park, but the crowds and food stalls left them full and unable to enjoy the riverside.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked beyond the crowds to a quiet stretch of riverbank, where Qiu Wuji used Daoist arts to repel insects and clean the rocks.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sat together watching the moon, and Qiu Wuji wondered aloud about vows made beneath it.
• Chu Ge kissed Qiu Wuji, who let him hold her and quietly celebrated her first Mid-Autumn reunion in ten thousand years.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared an intimate night by the river, where his declaration that their love would last forever moved her deeply. The chapter ended with Qiu Wuji kissing his neck as a reward beneath the moon.

• Qiu Wuji scolded Chu Ge for bringing her to the riverbank and warned him not to touch her, but he continued kissing her until she threw him into a joint lock.
• Chu Ge confessed that he loved Qiu Wuji and said he hoped their one lifetime together would be eternal.
• Qiu Wuji questioned his promises, but believed he meant them when he said he would cultivate so he could keep up with her and enter the book to find her.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge kissed again, and she let him kiss her neck and shoulders before pushing him away and fixing her clothes.
• Qiu Wuji called Chu Ge a lecher, then kissed his neck as a reward while they gazed at the moon.

Qiu Wuji mobilized the sect to search for Chu Tiange after he disappeared in the far north, then spent the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival with Chu Ge in the city. They bought a huge stuffed bear that Qiu Wuji thought resembled him, and she ended the night happy with the gift.

• Qiu Wuji read Huang Yi's novels and reflected on how Chu Ge's writing drew from them.
• A maid told Qiu Wuji that Chu Tiange had fought fiends in the far north and gone missing, so Qiu Wuji ordered Swordpeak Hall to find and protect him.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge headed home after she accidentally hurt him, with both hiding their embarrassment and guilt.
• Chu Ge took Qiu Wuji to a toy shop to buy her a gift, and she chose a huge bear because it looked like him.
• The clock struck midnight, marking the end of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Qiu Wuji happily hugged the bear.