Chapter Summaries

Zhao Xing'er and Yue Wen fought the three tiger demons in the basement, killing two and driving the survivors into an escape passage. Zhao Xing'er fired an RPG at them, collapsing the passage and leaving their fate unknown.

• Zhao Xing'er wielded the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and Dragon Gallbladder Silver Spear, overpowering the suited tiger and cutting off most of its tail.
• Yue Wen used his flying sword to kill the headphone-wearing tiger after it caught the blade between its paws.
• The suited tiger seized the black tiger and tried to flee, but Zhao Xing'er pursued them with her spear.
• The black tiger smashed through a basement wall, revealing an escape passage, and the suited tiger blocked Yue Wen's attempt to strike again.
• Zhao Xing'er pulled out an RPG-107 and fired into the passage, causing an explosion that buried its entrance.

Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er defeated the Tiger Head Gang, then learned they had misunderstood the gang’s role in Guo Yang’s missing-son case. They found Guo Yang’s son safe at home, while Yue Wen gained a reward and a warning about new enemies.

• Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er questioned Brother Tiger and discovered Chen Dafa had asked the gang for backup, not to kidnap Guo Yang’s son.
• Wang Shoucai arrived, confirmed the Tiger Head Gang’s destruction was a major contribution, and warned Yue Wen not to disrupt public order.
• Wang Shoucai told Yue Wen that the evil cultivator he had killed belonged to Flame Ghost Hall and warned that Ahei Yan might seek revenge.
• Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er visited Guo Yang and learned his son had returned after sneaking off to play games with friends.
• The boy thanked Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er by giving each an arcade token, and Yue Wen accepted his token with a smile.

Yue Wen treated Zhao Xing'er’s injuries and let her keep her job after she promised to follow three rules. He then pursued a local source of Blazing Flame Powder, and the seller invited him to inspect it at a private address.

• Zhao Xing'er applied ointment to Yue Wen’s wounds, including a blade injury she had accidentally caused during the fight.
• Yue Wen tried to dismiss Zhao Xing'er, but she pleaded to stay, so he agreed on the conditions that she not hit him or customers and use no weapons if she had to hit someone.
• After the two stayed up until dawn, Yue Wen checked replies to his Cultivation Chat post seeking Blazing Flame Powder.
• Yue Wen contacted Old Bai, who offered three taels for five hundred thousand and invited him to inspect the powder at an address in Half-Mountain District, City Six.
• Yue Wen grew suspicious when Old Bai suggested that they meet at his home.

Yue Wen traveled to City Six to inspect Old Bai’s Blazing Flame Powder, only to find the eccentric alchemist working in a psychiatric hospital. Old Bai’s powder produced a dangerously powerful fire dragon, and he tried to persuade Yue Wen to use it despite admitting it could not be swallowed safely; the story left Yue Wen facing a potentially lethal deal.

• Yue Wen arrived at Jiangcheng City Psychiatric Hospital, City Six Branch, and followed the guard’s directions to Old Bai’s ward.
• Yue Wen found Old Bai brewing an elixir in a room filled with corrosive green mist, and watched him shoot a humanoid blob of liquid before bottling the potion.
• Old Bai cleared the mist and gave Yue Wen a sample of his Blazing Flame Powder to test.
• Yue Wen ignited the powder, which erupted into a fire dragon several dozen feet long, and realized the formula was far too explosive to consume safely.
• Old Bai refused to make a milder version and promoted the powder as a breakthrough aid, while admitting that he lived at the hospital partly because killing people was not a crime for him.

Yue Wen visited Old Bai to inspect his Blazing Flame Powder, but found the apothecary eccentric and his medicine suspiciously potent. He left with free cookie-like pills, then learned through Cultivation Chat that Old Bai’s invisible roommate called himself Old Fan.

• Yue Wen tried to leave the psychiatric hospital, but Old Bai stopped him and claimed he had been a brilliant disciple of the Medicine King Institute.
• Old Bai described how his master Li Danyang rejected his medicines and claimed the institute had him committed out of jealousy, while Yue Wen saw no evidence of the roommate Old Bai addressed.
• Old Bai offered Yue Wen Blazing Flame Powder for a higher price than before and gave him a box of Qi-Blood Unity Pills that looked like sandwich cookies.
• Yue Wen left with the pills and decided to inspect them before considering Old Bai’s powder.
• Old Bai messaged Yue Wen with instructions to eat the pills with milk, then said he was Old Bai’s roommate and could be called Old Fan.

Huang Dahu brought Hei Xiaozai to the Monster Club to recruit help in avenging their murdered brothers. After arranging to hire two monsters from the Wasteland Zone, he found Hei Xiaozai distracted by a dancing leopard monster.

• Huang Dahu and Hei Xiaozai entered a hidden Monster Club beneath the rocky hills outside City Three.
• At the bar, Hei Xiaozai introduced himself while the bartender explained that the club served partially transformed monsters.
• Huang Dahu asked the bartender to find two powerful monsters to help kill the cultivators who destroyed the Tiger Head Gang.
• The bartender offered two newcomers from the Wasteland Zone for five hundred thousand yuan, and Huang Dahu agreed while insisting they follow his orders.
• Huang Dahu recalled how his brothers had survived together, then discovered Hei Xiaozai staring at a leopard monster on the dance floor and smacked him.

Yue Wen worried that he could not afford the purple jade branch being auctioned next week, then mastered the curse-breaking method and unlocked the message hidden in the Demon Emperor Hide. The message revealed that the hide and a bronze cauldron had been offered to Purple Throne as part of a plan involving the Tiger Tomb.

• Treasure Forest told Yue Wen that its purple jade branch was reserved for the annual auction, leaving him anxious about how he could afford it.
• Yue Wen considered ways to earn money and decided to ask Qi Dian about lucrative missions.
• Yue Wen contemplated the demonic Dao resonance in the Purple Sea and gradually uncovered the visualization diagram’s mysteries.
• Yue Wen mastered the curse-breaking method and used it to reveal golden characters hidden on the Demon Emperor Hide.
• The message addressed Purple Throne and said the hide could be used to contact its senders, while the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron held a gift and the key to entering the Tiger Tomb.

Yue Wen deciphered a message from a Demon Emperor that linked the missing Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron to the Tiger Tomb, then kept the hide secret while seeking a lucrative job. Qi Dian visited Yue Wen’s agency and offered him a three-day opportunity, but Zhao Xing’er’s overwhelming strength left Qi Dian embarrassed about offering to guide her.

• Yue Wen read the Demon Emperor’s message, learned that the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron could open the way into the Tiger Tomb, and decided to hide the Demon Emperor Hide rather than report it.
• Qi Dian visited Yue Wen’s agency in City Seven, where Yue Wen and Zhao Xing’er awkwardly got him to order lunch.
• Yue Wen asked Qi Dian about high-paying work, and Qi Dian offered a three-day job that might earn several hundred thousand.
• When men parked their sedan across the agency entrance, Zhao Xing’er struck it with her spiked club and launched it into the sky.
• Yue Wen explained that Zhao Xing’er had an immature Innate Immortal Body, and Qi Dian felt mortified about offering to guide her.

Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er learned that Carefree Media was recruiting cultivators for a simulated wasteland exploration livestream and joined the selection process. He Caihua announced that only four of the eight unconfirmed candidates would earn spots, and the group proposed a contest of magical skills.

• Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er went to Carefree Media after Qi Dian recommended them for a secretive three-day project.
• After signing nondisclosure agreements, they learned the project was a wasteland exploration livestream using a simulated wasteland to keep participants safe.
• A Mei explained the pay and revealed that the company wanted lower-realm cultivators to make the livestream feel dangerous.
• A Mei brought them to meet He Caihua and the other candidates in the training ground.
• He Caihua said Liu Yuanjun and Flying Rosy Clouds already had confirmed spots, leaving four places for the remaining eight candidates.
• The candidates proposed settling the selection with a contest of magical skills.

Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er entered a duel-based selection alongside several Immortal Sect disciples, and Zhao Xing'er drew the first match against Bu Zhongyao. Yue Wen repeatedly tried to prevent the spar from turning dangerous, but Bu Zhongyao began the fight with weapons and insults, leaving him to mutter that he was protecting her opponent.

• Several Immortal Sect disciples questioned whether including independent cultivators Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er in the duels was fair, but He Caihua proceeded with the selection.
• A Mei arranged the matches by drawing lots, and Yue Wen drew the final slot while Zhao Xing'er drew the second.
• Zhao Xing'er was paired with Bu Zhongyao of the Que Saber Sect, and Yue Wen urged them to spar without weapons.
• Bu Zhongyao rejected Yue Wen's suggestion and insulted Zhao Xing'er, who took out her Twin Yin-Yang Swords to face Bu Zhongyao's blades.
• Yue Wen interrupted again to object to Bu Zhongyao's taunts, then returned to the viewing room and muttered that he was protecting Bu Zhongyao.

Zhao Xing'er defeated Bu Zhongyao with a devastating Fire Dance Whirlwind after Bu Zhongyao attacked her viciously. As the selection continued, Hidden Dragon Pool disciples won their matches, and Yue Wen faced the arrogant Chen Hao, successor to the Sky-Piercing Gate.

• Bu Zhongyao attacked Zhao Xing'er with her flying saber and a strike aimed at her neck, but Zhao Xing'er caught the blade and unleashed her Fire Dance Whirlwind Sword Technique.
• Zhao Xing'er knocked Bu Zhongyao unconscious and scorched the guardian who tried to shield her; He Caihua arranged for Bu Zhongyao to be taken to the infirmary and reminded the contestants to keep their matches friendly.
• Yue Wen reassured Zhao Xing'er that the injury was not her fault, and Zhao Xing'er advanced in the selection alongside a long-haired disciple from the Hidden Dragon Pool.
• The long-haired Hidden Dragon Pool disciple defeated a martial artist using her Shadow-Mystic Divine Ability, and her red-haired fellow disciple won his match with spirit flames and fire shadows.
• Yue Wen drew Chen Hao, who introduced himself as the twelfth-generation successor of the Sky-Piercing Gate and revealed his Dragon-Tattoo Technique.

Yue Wen defeated Chen Hao after countering his tattoo-based divine marks and stopped him just before he could reveal his final technique. The viewing room praised Yue Wen’s sword mastery, while He Caihua ordered Chen Hao and the Sky-Piercing Gate blacklisted.

• Chen Hao unleashed his Azure Dragon and White Tiger marks, but Yue Wen destroyed both with his flying sword.
• Chen Hao summoned the Asura Hundred Ghosts, and Yue Wen scattered them with the Thunderclap Art before sending his sword at Chen Hao.
• Chen Hao revealed his Heaven-Pillaring Wings and prepared to use his final divine mark, the Double Flower Red Staff.
• Yue Wen merged with his sword, reached Chen Hao in time, and knocked him unconscious with a punch before he could reveal the technique.
• Liu Yuanjun recognized Yue Wen’s consummate sword control, and He Caihua ordered Carefree Media to blacklist Chen Hao and the Sky-Piercing Gate.
• Zhao Xing'er told Yue Wen that he had saved her from becoming angry at Chen Hao.

Yue Wen learned about Carefree Media’s simulated Wasteland livestream and decided to buy another divine ability after realizing his combat skills were limited. Da Long presented him with three techniques, and Yue Wen began inspecting the first, Trace-Hiding Art, whose demonstrations made him suspect it was better suited to criminals than decent people.

• He Caihua explained the three-day Wasteland exploration livestream and its rewards to the six winning cultivators.
• A Mei handed out contracts requiring participants to give Carefree Media first priority for managing their personal accounts, and Ji Yang asked to have a lawyer review his.
• Yue Wen noticed Zhao Xing'er seemed unusually thoughtful, then returned to the office and went upstairs to cultivate.
• Yue Wen visited Da Long and asked for an evasive combat ability suited to complicated environments.
• Da Long presented three techniques, and Yue Wen examined Trace-Hiding Art as its demonstrations showed the unseen caster stealing money and sneaking into a bathroom.

Yue Wen chose and bought the Shadow-Shifting Talisman Art and three Shadow Talismans from Da Long, then returned to his room to study them. Zhao Xing'er told Yue Wen she had run away from home and explained her plan to join the livestream while hiding her identity.

• Yue Wen watched demonstrations of the Shadow-Shifting Talisman Art and Thunderlight Escape, learning their risks, costs, and limitations.
• Yue Wen paid Da Long one hundred pieces of Evil-Suppressing Money for the Shadow-Shifting Talisman Art and three Shadow Talismans.
• After returning to the agency, Zhao Xing'er messaged Guimi about being selected for the Livestream Plan and worried that her family might recognize her.
• Guimi suggested Zhao Xing'er change her name and cover her face during the livestream, and Zhao Xing'er decided the idea could work.
• Zhao Xing'er told Yue Wen that she had run away from home, then began explaining her plan for taking part in the livestream.

Zhao Xing'er recounted the destructive escape that severed her ties with the Zhao Family, and Yue Wen realized she was the runaway young lady from the Heavenly Capital. After she fled, Yue Wen practiced the Shadow-Shifting Talisman Art, discovered its teleportation ability, and died in the visualization trial before awakening in his room.

• Zhao Xing'er explained how she injured three cultivators, fought with her father, and caused widespread chaos to escape her family.
• Yue Wen recognized Zhao Xing'er as the runaway young lady from the Zhao Family, and she denied her identity before fleeing downstairs.
• Yue Wen summoned three Shadow Talismans and entered the Shadow-Shifting Talisman Art visualization diagram.
• Yue Wen used the talismans to kill three Black-Armored Monsters and shifted to one of them, but fell to his death when he could not fly or reach the talismans.
• Yue Wen awoke in his room, considered how the talismans differed from modern ones, and wondered whether Da Long could take the form of a mature beauty.

Huang Dahu and Hei Xiaozai met the Muntjac Demon brothers to hire them for an assassination, but the meeting turned violent when the muntjacs took offense to being called stupid. The chapter left Black Tiger being beaten while Huang Dahu and the dreadlocked lion watched from the sidelines.

• Huang Dahu and Hei Xiaozai arrived at an abandoned factory with the dreadlocked lion to meet two gold-medal assassins.
• The dreadlocked lion introduced the assassins as Big Muntjac and Second Muntjac and warned that they sometimes killed their clients.
• Second Muntjac struck Black Tiger with a hammer after the Tiger Demon brothers mistook the muntjacs for other animals.
• Huang Dahu tried to explain the assassination requirements, but Second Muntjac hit him when he heard a word that triggered the brothers.
• Black Tiger guessed that the muntjacs hated being called stupid and repeatedly said the forbidden word while trying to apologize.
• Big Muntjac and Second Muntjac beat Black Tiger as Huang Dahu and the dreadlocked lion discussed cigars nearby.

Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er arrived at Carefree Media’s Wasteland Zone Base for a three-day livestream challenge. After learning the rules and hearing that the demon beasts could be killed freely, Yue Wen eagerly anticipated the opportunity.

• He Caihua picked up Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er, and Carefree Media agreed to Zhao Xing'er’s plan to wear a mask during the livestream.
• The group arrived at Carefree Media’s sprawling suburban Wasteland Zone Base, while a pitch-black bird watched them from the woods.
• Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er met the other livestream participants and listened as the director explained the treasure-chest challenge and the rules for dealing with demon beasts.
• Yue Wen asked whether they could kill the released demon beasts, and the director confirmed they could.
• Yue Wen welcomed the prospect of earning money, becoming famous, and fighting demon beasts at the base.

Yue Wen entered the Simulated Wasteland Zone livestream, where his unusual preparations and effortless defeat of a demon beast drew little attention from viewers. As the broadcast followed more popular contestants, he continued deeper into the zone, focused on the demon beasts he could kill for Evil-Suppressing Money.

• The commentators introduced He Caihua, Liu Yuanjun, and masked Star Girl as the explorers entered the Wasteland Zone.
• Star Girl used an enormous Eight Trigrams Flower-Cleaving Axe to kill a Mountain-Crashing Bear by brute force.
• Yue Wen encountered a Swift Bat-Wolf, used his Demon-Detecting Mirror to assess it, and revealed a shirt advertising the Yue Family Cultivation Office.
• Yue Wen killed the Swift Bat-Wolf with one strike from his flying sword and continued onward to hunt more demon beasts.
• The livestream switched to other explorers, while viewers gave Yue Wen little attention and focused on their favorites.

Yue Wen used the livestream’s demonic beasts to earn Evil-Suppressing Money, while his repeated one-strike kills made viewers call him “Tough Guy Bro.” His popularity rose as the director decided to give him more screen time and place sponsored chests along his route, but the crew discovered they were already running short of demonic beasts.

• He Caihua, Su Renxue, and Liu Yuanjun found chests, while Liu Yuanjun trapped and erased a Blood Lightning Mouse with the Mysterious Wind Temple’s Heaven-and-Earth Grasp.
• Yue Wen kept killing demonic beasts with single strikes, secretly following the Demon-Detecting Mirror and Spirit-Searching Needle to farm Evil-Suppressing Money.
• Viewers noticed Yue Wen had found no chests but had killed dozens of demonic beasts, nicknamed him “Tough Guy Bro,” and sent him gifts.
• The director learned Yue Wen’s popularity was nearing Liu Yuanjun’s and ordered the crew to give him more main-stream screen time and place obvious sponsored chests along his route.
• A staff member told the director that the crew was running short of demonic beasts.

Huang Dahu and the Muntjac brothers infiltrated the Private Garden by clinging beneath trucks in a convoy, while Black Tiger was mistaken for a drugged demon beast and carried inside. Meanwhile, the director announced that stronger beasts had been released and urged the cultivators to focus on combat, prompting Ji Yang to prepare to show off his skills.

• Huang Dahu confirmed that Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er were at the Private Garden and stopped the Muntjac brothers from charging in recklessly.
• Huang Dahu led the team beneath trucks entering the garden, and the Muntjac brothers followed him.
• Black Tiger struck a truck's wheel, but the accompanying cultivators mistook him for a drugged beast and brought him inside with the others.
• The director told Yue Wen and the others that stronger demon beasts had been released and encouraged them to rest when they could.
• The director told Ji Yang that his livestream was unpopular and suggested he hunt demon beasts, so Ji Yang decided to demonstrate his abilities.