Chapter Summaries

Nüba agreed to let Tang Xiaoling spend the night in Nine Suns Village, whose rules required visitors to remain until morning. At Tiantian’s suggestion, Nüba dragged the people watching from afar into the village, and Lu Sui marked them as visitors.

• Lu Sui explained that anyone who entered Nine Suns Village had to stay overnight and face the Fusang Tree’s trial, and Nüba agreed to stay with Tang Xiaoling.
• Tiantian suggested bringing the distant onlookers into the village, and Lu Sui supported her idea.
• Lu Sui explained that the crowd had come seeking Tang Xiaoling’s Dark Supreme God divine core, and Nüba decided to intervene.
• Nüba immobilized and pulled the crowd, including Azazel, Shali, and the Sakura Four-Person Group, to the village entrance.
• Lu Sui poured water over the newcomers to mark that they had entered Nine Suns Village.

Lu Sui confronted Oya and the other Western gods and demons after bringing them inside, demanding they remain for the Trial. When Oya invoked the Holy Father to refuse, Lu Sui challenged her to summon him, then unleashed his Emperor Realm power and forced everyone present to kneel.

• Oya introduced herself as one of Heaven's twelve Seraphs and humbly asked Nüba and Lu Sui why they had summoned her.
• Shali called Oya a hypocrite, and Azazel whispered to Shali until she reluctantly agreed to hold back.
• Lu Sui said he had brought everyone inside to stay another night, making clear they could not refuse his invitation to join the Trial.
• Azazel and Oya each claimed urgent matters and asked to return to their territories, with Oya invoking the Holy Father's gratitude.
• Lu Sui said he had never heard of the Holy Father and challenged Oya to pray and make him appear.
• Lu Sui released his Emperor Realm power, forcing the demons and Fallen Angels to kneel while Great Sky Dog struggled to endure the pressure.

Lu Sui let Oya, Azazel, Princess Shali, and Bilu leave, knowing the rules would send them back at night, but stopped Great Sky Dog and made him stay. Great Sky Dog promptly praised Lu Sui, while Zashiki-warashi, Snow Woman, and Blue Monk remained behind, stunned by his sudden flattery.

• Azazel pleaded with Lu Sui to forgive them and let them leave, and Lu Sui withdrew his oppressive aura and agreed.
• Oya flew away, followed by Azazel carrying Princess Shali and by Bilu.
• Lu Sui stopped Great Sky Dog from leaving and invited him to stay; Great Sky Dog agreed and knelt before him.
• Zashiki-warashi, Snow Woman, and Blue Monk stayed where they were rather than risk asking Lu Sui to let them go.
• Lu Sui told Tiantian that the rules would send the departing group back at night.
• Great Sky Dog praised Lu Sui's wisdom, leaving Zashiki-warashi, Snow Woman, and Blue Monk amazed at his sudden change in attitude.

As the group gathered around the bonfire, Lu Sui’s family connection to Nüba became a source of teasing, easing the tense mood. Oya and the others returned in fury, accusing Lu Sui of forcing them into a Trial.

• Callisto woke hungry, panicked at the sight of Lu Sui, and hid behind Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian.
• Nüba corrected Tang Xiaoling about their generations, leading Tang Xiaoling to call Lu Sui her Great-Grandson and making the Sakura Four-Person Group laugh.
• Lu Sui used his Emperor Realm pressure to frighten the Sakura Four-Person Group, while Callisto feared Tang Xiaoling had stopped protecting her.
• Oya and the others rushed back to the village, bedraggled and furious after encountering a Trial.
• Bilu demanded to know what Lu Sui had done to force them into a Trial, as the others glared at him.

After returning from their disastrous attempts to leave the village, Oya and the others confronted Lu Sui, only to learn that the Trial offered a trace of World-Origin Power. The reward erased their resistance, and Azazel apologized to Lu Sui as they prepared to compete for it.

• Oya and the others returned to the village after bad luck and dangerous obstacles forced them to turn back before nightfall.
• Oya, Azazel, and Shali accused Lu Sui of trapping them in a deadly Trial, and the group prepared to fight him.
• Night fell, and a notification announced the Nine Suns Village Trial, with Lu Sui setting the rules and World-Origin Power as the clearance reward.
• Oya and Azazel realized the World-Origin Power could help them pursue their own paths to God Kinghood, and they abandoned their plans to resist.
• Azazel bowed and apologized to Lu Sui, hoping to take part in the Trial and win its reward.

Lu Sui began the Nine Suns Village Trial, forcing its participants to pay blood essence as admission while exempting Tang Xiaoling, Tiantian, and Callisto. After Azazel asked whether the Trial would be fair, Lu Sui agreed the challenges depended on the participants’ abilities, though he privately intended to ensure Tang Xiaoling passed.

• Lu Sui started the Trial and required each participant to pay a drop of blood essence to enter.
• Oya, Bilu, Azazel, Shali, and the Sakura Four-Person Group paid their blood essence, which Lu Sui used to restore the Fusang Tree.
• Oya and Bilu challenged Lu Sui for exempting Tang Xiaoling, Tiantian, and Callisto, but he insisted that he made the rules.
• Bilu refused to participate, while Lu Sui dismissed his protest and said the rules would force the participants into the Trial.
• Azazel asked whether the Trial would be fair, and Lu Sui said the challenges would depend on their abilities while privately planning to help Tang Xiaoling pass.

Lu Sui set rules for the Trial’s first stage that gave Tang Xiaoling special treatment, requiring every player who found a meditation cushion to hand it to a girl under five before claiming it. With Nüba promising to accompany Tang Xiaoling, the group prepared to search the village for the ten cushions.

• After Tang Xiaoling said the other players looked scary, Nüba silently pressured Lu Sui into making a rule that forced everyone except Tang Xiaoling’s group to smile.
• Tang Xiaoling laughed at the players’ forced smiles, and Tiantian joined in while Callisto worried about surviving the Trial.
• Nüba told Lu Sui to begin the Trial and said she would accompany Tang Xiaoling, easing his concerns about the first stage.
• Lu Sui announced that eleven participants had to find meditation cushions hidden in the village to advance to the second stage.
• Lu Sui ruled that anyone who found a cushion had to give it first to a girl under five without one, effectively ensuring Tang Xiaoling could obtain a cushion.

Lu Sui’s unfair Trial rules stalled the contestants at the village entrance until the two-hour deadline forced them to act. Bilu protested and stayed behind, while the other contestants entered the village to search for meditation cushions.

• Tiantian spotted a loophole that could let Tang Xiaoling pass her first cushion to Tiantian or Callisto, and Bilu asked Lu Sui what would happen if Tang Xiaoling passed it on.
• Lu Sui said it would be the contestants’ bad luck, prompting Bilu to refuse to participate and complain that the rules guaranteed an elimination.
• Lu Sui warned that the first stage lasted two hours, that ten minutes had already passed, and that anyone who failed would be punished.
• Zashiki-warashi, Snow Woman, and Blue Monk hurried into the village, followed by Shali and Azazel.
• Oya entered the village, and Bilu eventually stood and followed, leaving Tang Xiaoling and her companions at the entrance.

Tang Xiaoling and her companions prepared to enter Lu Sui’s illusion village for the trial, while Nüba learned the rules and stayed outside to protect Tang Xiaoling’s opportunity. Tang Xiaoling, Tiantian, and Callisto entered the village to search for meditation cushions.

• Lu Sui explained that he had given Tang Xiaoling the Golden Crow Clan’s mark, which would keep the village’s evil spirits from harming her.
• Nüba learned that the trial’s reward was World Origin and that Lu Sui could not claim it because he had set the rules.
• Lu Sui warned Nüba that entering the village would destroy the trial, and she chose to wait outside after confirming the village’s restrictions.
• Nüba urged Tang Xiaoling to run if she faced danger and asked Tiantian to protect her.
• Tang Xiaoling dragged the sleeping Callisto toward the village, and Tiantian followed them into the illusion realm.

Tiantian, Tang Xiaoling, and Callisto entered a bustling village of Evil Spirits, where a dispute over roasted sweet potatoes led Tiantian to punch the stallholder. A corrupt bailiff blamed Tiantian and ordered her to pay a huge fine and serve three days in prison.

• Tiantian let Tang Xiaoling explore the crowded village while Callisto stayed close beside her.
• Tang Xiaoling and Callisto wanted roasted sweet potatoes, so Tiantian offered the stallholder a hundred Spirit Coins for all the cooked ones.
• The stallholder demanded a hundred Spirit Coins per tael, snatched Tiantian's money, and gave her a tiny sweet potato; Tiantian asked if it was guaranteed cooked and punched him.
• The stallholder called for help, and an Evil Spirit bailiff arrived to hear his complaint.
• The stallholder bribed the bailiff with Tiantian's hundred Spirit Coins, and the bailiff ordered Tiantian to pay one thousand Spirit Coins in compensation and a hundred thousand in fines, then spend three days in prison.

Tang Xiaoling revealed a Golden Crow Clan mark, making the Ghost Messenger abandon his threat to arrest Tiantian and turn on the greedy stallholder instead. Tiantian, Tang Xiaoling, and Callisto left, while the terrified Ghost Messenger hurried to the Prefectural Yamen with the money Tang Xiaoling had given him.

• The Ghost Messenger demanded a fine and threatened to take Tiantian away, so Tang Xiaoling offered him a stack of Spirit Coins.
• The Ghost Messenger saw the Sun Mark on Tang Xiaoling’s hand and recognized it as the Golden Crow Clan mark.
• Tang Xiaoling insisted the Ghost Messenger take the money as punishment for his wrongdoing, and he realized she was likely the Princess and a daughter of Lord Lu Sui.
• The stallholder appealed to the Ghost Messenger for justice and tried to give him his own Spirit Coins.
• The Ghost Messenger whipped the stallholder, fined him a hundred thousand Spirit Coins, and banned him from running a stall.
• Tiantian led Tang Xiaoling and Callisto away, and the Ghost Messenger ran toward the Prefectural Yamen with the million Spirit Coins.

The County Magistrate eagerly pocketed the million Spirit Coins Xiao Yong brought in, unaware they belonged to Princess Tang Xiaoling. After learning she carried the Golden Crow Mark, he panicked and blamed Xiao Yong, leaving the two in the ruined yamen.

• The Ghost Messenger rushed to the Prefectural Yamen with a million Spirit Coins after Tang Xiaoling disappeared.
• The County Magistrate counted the money, kept nearly all of it, and promised Xiao Yong a future promotion.
• Xiao Yong tried to warn the County Magistrate that the money belonged to the Princess, but the County Magistrate boasted that no one could challenge him in Nine Suns Village.
• Xiao Yong explained that Tang Xiaoling had the Golden Crow Mark, and the County Magistrate realized she was the Princess.
• The furious County Magistrate grabbed Xiao Yong and hurled him through a neglected wall.

The County Magistrate panicked after learning the Little Princess’s money had been taken and sought a way to appease her. The Advisor proposed using the deposit to lure valuables and money from the other trial takers, and the County Magistrate ordered Xiao Yong to enforce a costly spending requirement for Clearance Tokens.

• The County Magistrate struck Xiao Yong nearly to death, then restored his soul with more than two hundred years of cultivation after Xiao Yong claimed to have an idea.
• Xiao Yong suggested keeping the Little Princess’s money as a deposit and covering her expenses, but the County Magistrate rejected his plan.
• The Advisor proposed promising the Little Princess a hundred million Spirit Coins in interest and obtaining the funds or treasures from the other trial takers.
• The County Magistrate praised the Advisor and ordered Xiao Yong to post a notice requiring trial takers, except the Little Princess’s group, to spend at least twenty million Spirit Coins for a Clearance Token.

Tang Xiaoling, Tiantian, and Callisto explored the Instance while five other players despaired over the county magistrate’s costly demands. The chapter ended with Tiantian paying the vendor’s exorbitant price so Tang Xiaoling could play ring toss.

• Tiger and the other players reacted with disbelief and anger after learning they would need to spend heavily to obtain meditation cushions and escape.
• Tang Xiaoling suggested exploring the area, while Tiantian warned her that the Instance’s rules might be dangerous.
• Tang Xiaoling chose to play ring toss, and Tiantian asked the vendor how much it cost.
• The vendor demanded a thousand taels for ten rings, then offered twenty for fifteen hundred taels.
• Tiantian paid the vendor, who regretted setting such a high price after seeing how readily Tiantian produced the money.

A vendor tried to overcharge Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian, but a constable intervened after recognizing Tang Xiaoling as someone the county magistrate was desperately searching for. The coffin disguised itself as a constable and rigged the ring toss so Tang Xiaoling could win prizes, leaving the vendor frightened and subdued.

• The vendor changed the rules and demanded extra money from Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian for the large rings.
• A constable dragged the vendor away and warned him against overcharging, then revealed that the county magistrate was searching for Tang Xiaoling.
• The coffin disguised itself as a constable, apologized to Tang Xiaoling, and let her play for free.
• The coffin used Ghost Aura to move the prizes and guide Tang Xiaoling's rings so that every throw won.
• Tang Xiaoling collected a pile of gifts and stopped playing, while the vendor stayed obediently in the shadows.

Tang Xiaoling, Tiantian, and Callisto encountered hostile officials while trying to reach the Nine Nether Flowers, but the runners eventually let them pass after recognizing the Little Princess. Elsewhere in the Instance, four participants struggled with rising costs and task demands, and the chapter ended with one runner warning another about Tang Xiaoling’s identity.

• Tang Xiaoling noticed people treating her strangely after the ring-toss stall, while an Official Runner warned the vendor not to cause trouble for the Little Princess.
• Tang Xiaoling wanted to cross a river and see the Nine Nether Flowers, but an Official Runner shoved the group and tried to bar their way.
• Four other participants complained about the Instance’s expensive demands, and yamen runners warned them to obey their Master or face consequences.
• An Official Runner returned, apologized to Tang Xiaoling and her companions, and allowed them to pass toward the Nine Nether Flowers.
• The runner who had blocked them questioned his colleague, who kicked him and warned him that he had nearly provoked the Little Princess.

Tang Xiaoling strolled through the Instance with Tiantian and Callisto, unaware that others were struggling to enter. When the Manager tried to drive them away, a Golden Crow Mark struck him down and revealed their connection to Tang Long.

• The Official Runner and his companion discussed the danger of the Manager learning about the Little Princess’s Golden Crow Mark.
• Tang Xiaoling explored the area with Tiantian and Callisto while livestream viewers compared her easy progress with the other challengers’ difficulties.
• The Manager ordered Tang Xiaoling and her companions to leave, but Tiantian told her to ignore him.
• The Manager attacked them, and a Golden Crow Mark blocked the attack and sent him flying.
• The Manager realized they might be connected to Tang Long, but another force hurled him away before Tang Xiaoling could act.

The County Magistrate learned that his subordinates had harmed Tang Xiaoling and feared the consequences from the powerful person who had noticed. Tang Xiaoling picked flowers with Tiantian and Callisto, while the County Magistrate hurried over to find them.

• The County Magistrate scolded his subordinates for causing trouble for Tang Xiaoling and ordered them to take him to her.
• The County Magistrate realized the powerful person had noticed what happened and that their deposited money could no longer protect them.
• The man who had attacked Tang Xiaoling felt his power fading as she passed by and called him annoying.
• The people working through the Instance argued over whether to follow the quest, then one of them decided he had to finish it.
• Tang Xiaoling picked flowers, tucked one behind Tiantian's ear, and said she would take the rest to her parents.
• The County Magistrate arrived and found Tang Xiaoling picking flowers while Tiantian and Callisto waited beside her.

Tang Xiaoling and Tiantian confronted the County Magistrate about the overpriced roasted sweet potato, while other people in the Instance arrived and found the situation had changed in unexpected ways. The newcomers spoke kindly to Tang Xiaoling, though they were frightened themselves.

• Tang Xiaoling gathered flowers with Tiantian while the County Magistrate waited to approach them.
• The County Magistrate offered Tang Xiaoling the money he had collected to apologize for charging too much for a roasted sweet potato.
• Tiantian challenged the County Magistrate for his past prices, and Tang Xiaoling questioned whether he had arranged the earlier trouble.
• The County Magistrate nervously denied being responsible, while the livestream viewers joked about his predicament.
• Other people arrived, noticed that the situation looked unusual, and realized Tang Xiaoling was there.
• The newcomers asked Tang Xiaoling how she had ended up in the Instance and tried to reassure her, despite their own fear.

Tang Xiaoling attracted the other instance runners, who offered her treasures and rallied around her when a hostile steward confronted her. The group attacked the steward, while Tang Long watched the footage with delight.

• Sukanan, Qi Mai, and the other runners offered Tang Xiaoling their treasures, and she thanked them and invited them to play together.
• A man who had been knocked down challenged Tang Xiaoling and the others, insisting they had broken a taboo and should pay for it.
• Tang Xiaoling said she disliked the man, and Tiantian grew angry over his behavior.
• Tang Long enjoyed watching his daughter on the footage and dismissed advice not to interfere.
• The runners knocked down the steward and hurled their items at him to make Tang Xiaoling smile.