Recaps

After years of failing to advance in martial arts, Lianshan Xin decided to pursue immortality through the imperial court or seek a Qi Condensation Pill by entering the White Deer Grotto Academy. His parents doubted his chances, but a scholar arrived with an admission letter for him.

• Lianshan Xin told He Miaojun he planned to join the imperial court to seek immortal cultivation, but she firmly refused to let him become an official.
• Lianshan Xin explained to Lianshan Jingcheng that he could take the imperial examinations after entering the White Deer Grotto Academy, where becoming chief disciple could earn him a Qi Condensation Pill.
• Lianshan Jingcheng and He Miaojun privately agreed that Lianshan Xin was overconfident and hoped rejection from the academy would persuade him to inherit Spring Revival Hall.
• A scholar in blue robes arrived at Spring Revival Hall and said he had come on his teacher's orders to deliver Lianshan Xin an admission letter to the White Deer Grotto Academy.

Kong Ningyuan delivered Lianshan Xin’s recommended admission letter to White Deer Grotto Academy, and the two secured a mutually beneficial friendship. After Lianshan Xin revealed that President Qu was threatening his father’s clinic, he explained that attending the academy would help protect their family.

• Kong Ningyuan presented Lianshan Xin with an admission letter and hinted that Xin’s past advice had helped him earn a recommendation to the Imperial Court.
• Lianshan Xin and Kong Ningyuan agreed that Kong would help him navigate the academy, then joked about Kong’s invented request for virility pills.
• Kong Ningyuan told his attendant he had pretended to have a weakness to build trust with Lianshan Xin and saw little risk in befriending him.
• Lianshan Jingcheng and He Miaojun worried about the academy’s dangers and urged Xin to stay and study medicine with his father.
• Lianshan Xin revealed that President Qu had cut off the clinic’s medicinal supplies and would likely keep harassing Lianshan Jingcheng after his brother-in-law died.
• Lianshan Xin told his parents that his academy admission could deter President Qu and pledged to stand beside his father and help support their family.

Lianshan Xin used his connection to Kong Ningyuan and his admission to White Deer Grotto Academy to force President Qu to apologize and make amends. With the Qu Family brought under control, Xin resolved to use the academy to gain influence and explore the wider martial and imperial worlds.

• Lianshan Xin explained that he sought government authority to protect his family because he lacked martial talent.
• President Qu visited Lianshan Jingcheng with gifts and learned that Kong Ningyuan had recommended Xin to White Deer Grotto Academy.
• Lianshan Jingcheng told President Qu that Xin had asked Kong Ningyuan to intervene and that the matter could be settled only if Xin agreed.
• Lianshan Xin confronted President Qu, who knelt and apologized, then drank three jars of wine as penance.
• Lianshan Xin offered to help President Qu's son enter White Deer Grotto Academy, and President Qu promised that his merchant association would support Spring Revival Hall.
• Lianshan Xin concluded that White Deer Grotto Academy could bring him greater authority and connections, and resolved to make himself known to the world.

Lianshan Xin prepared to enter White Deer Grotto Academy with Kong Ningyuan’s recommendation, but an escaped Demon Cult elder and a crisis at the academy changed the stakes. He chose to seek an introduction to Heavenly Sword and discovered that President Qu was a Demon Cult fiend.

• Lianshan Jingcheng secretly gave Lianshan Xin gold leaves and warned him not to rely too heavily on Kong Ningyuan or President Qu.
• Kong Ningyuan arrived to take Lianshan Xin to White Deer Grotto Academy and explained that an academy deputy headmaster, a Demon Cult elder, had escaped Heavenly Sword, prompting an investigation and suspension of recommendations.
• Lianshan Xin insisted on entering the academy despite the danger and asked Kong Ningyuan to arrange a meeting with Heavenly Sword.
• As Lianshan Xin left Spring Revival Hall with Kong Ningyuan, he recognized President Qu as a Demon Cult fiend.

Lianshan Xin discovered that President Qu was secretly connected to the Demon Cult, then learned from Kong Ningyuan that the Heavenly Sword’s failure had destabilized Great Yu and drawn the Nine Heavens into Jiangzhou. As they headed to the White Deer Grotto Academy, Lianshan Xin saw the coming turmoil as a chance for an ambitious nobody like him to rise.

• Lianshan Xin used his innate gift to see President Qu receiving the wounded White Deer Grotto Academy deputy headmaster, confirming that President Qu belonged to the Demon Cult.
• Lianshan Xin told Kong Ningyuan that he had used Kong’s influence against President Qu, and Kong warned President Qu while Lianshan Xin concealed his discovery.
• After Lianshan Xin and Kong Ningyuan left, Qu Junjie complained about Lianshan Xin, and President Qu urged caution as they discussed the Holy Cult’s plan to strike back at Great Yu.
• On the journey to the White Deer Grotto Academy, Kong Ningyuan explained that the Demon Cult and overseas nations had allied, while the Heavenly Sword’s failure weakened the Nine Heavens’ dominance.
• Kong Ningyuan warned that the Nine Heavens’ intervention at the academy could expand their power over Jiangzhou, and Lianshan Xin concluded that the coming chaos could give him a chance to advance.

Lianshan Xin pursued admission to White Deer Grotto Academy and confronted the Heavenly Sword’s circle, using his gift to expose Lin Xiangwen’s secret. The Heavenly Sword dismissed Lin Xiangwen and left Lianshan Xin’s admission unresolved.

• Lianshan Xin and Kong Ningyuan agreed to support each other politically as Kong warned that recommending him could create trouble with the Nine Heavens.
• Kong Ningyuan brought Lianshan Xin to White Deer Grotto Academy, where the Heavenly Sword had rejected even the prefectural governor’s son and another recommended student.
• Lianshan Xin entered the Imperial Library and explained to the Heavenly Sword and the officials that he came from an ordinary family and had earned Kong Ningyuan’s recommendation through their friendship.
• Lin Xiangwen insulted Lianshan Xin for relying on the Kong Family, and Lianshan Xin challenged Lin’s motives for seeking a place in the Nine Heavens.
• Lianshan Xin revealed that Lin Xiangwen did not like women and was using Qi Shiyun as a cover for his love for the Heavenly Sword, shocking them both.
• The Heavenly Sword ordered Lin Xiangwen to leave.

Lianshan Xin sought to join the Heavenly Sword’s service, explaining that he needed a Qi Condensation Pill to overcome his poor aptitude and pursue the martial Dao. He offered to help capture a Demon Cult fiend, but the Heavenly Sword remained wary of a possible trap.

• The Heavenly Sword believed Lianshan Xin’s accusation against Lin Xiangwen and sent Lin Xiangwen away from the Imperial Library.
• Lianshan Xin praised the Nine Heavens and explained why he wanted to serve the Heavenly Sword rather than pursue orthodox officialdom.
• The Heavenly Sword examined Lianshan Xin’s pulse and learned that blocked meridians made it difficult for him to reach the Meridian Opening Realm.
• Lianshan Xin said he wanted a Qi Condensation Pill and offered to help capture a Demon Cult fiend in exchange for entering the Heavenly Sword’s service.
• The Heavenly Sword suspected the Kong Family might be using Lianshan Xin to pass information or lure him into a trap, while Lianshan Xin insisted he sought profit and official service rather than rebellion.

Lianshan Xin told Heavenly Sword and Qi Shiyun about Demon Cult fiends hiding in the Qu Family and negotiated protection for his parents before helping investigate. Qi Shiyun named him the next Chosen One Son of Heaven, then recorded him as the ninety-first person she had given that title.

• Lianshan Xin offered to help capture the Demon Cult fiends in exchange for the bounty, a place at White Deer Grotto Academy, and a chance to join the Nine Heavens.
• After Lianshan Xin shared his discovery about the Qu Family, Heavenly Sword and Qi Shiyun prepared to investigate it, while Lianshan Xin insisted that the Nine Heavens protect his parents.
• Heavenly Sword and Qi Shiyun explained the Nine Heavens' protection of members' families and the consequences for those who violated that rule.
• Heavenly Sword introduced Qi Shiyun as Third-Place Qi, a celebrated martial artist and Chosen of Heaven's disciple.
• Qi Shiyun called Lianshan Xin the next Chosen One Son of Heaven and sent him outside while she prepared to investigate the Qu Family.
• After Lianshan Xin left, Qi Shiyun wrote his name in her notebook as the ninety-first Chosen One Son of Heaven, leaving Heavenly Sword to question the title's worth.

Qi Shiyun explained the risks and purpose of the Chosen of Heaven Lineage to Heavenly Sword, who offered Lianshan Xin a chance to join his lineage if he proved talented. Lianshan Xin learned that the academy’s regular exam could place him in danger, and he urged Kong Ningyuan to pursue official service as well.

• Qi Shiyun told Heavenly Sword that she had selected ninety-one Chosen One Sons of Heaven to spread the risk, explaining that her own generation had thirty-six and she alone survived.
• Heavenly Sword offered Lianshan Xin a chance to join the Heavenly Sword lineage if he proved useful and showed talent with the sword.
• Lianshan Xin told Kong Ningyuan that Heavenly Sword had not ruled him out and still planned to test him further.
• Kong Ningyuan warned Lianshan Xin that the Four Great Academies’ civil students were expected to fight well and that the martial division could be dangerous for him.
• Lianshan Xin thanked Kong Ningyuan and advised him to rely on his father and leave the academy for official service.

Lianshan Xin persuaded Kong Ningyuan to seek a recommendation from his father and leave White Deer Grotto Academy, then accompanied Qi Shiyun to investigate the Qu Family estate. During their flight, Qi Shiyun revealed that she cultivated immortality and offered to teach Lianshan Xin if he worked for her.

• Lianshan Xin urged Kong Ningyuan to reconcile with his father and obtain a recommendation, and Kong Ningyuan agreed.
• Qi Shiyun appeared, and Kong Ningyuan hurried away after announcing he would enter official service through a recommendation.
• Lianshan Xin flattered Qi Shiyun, and she set off with him for the Qu Family estate to investigate possible Demon Cult ties.
• Qi Shiyun carried Lianshan Xin through the air and explained that she cultivated immortality rather than merely practicing martial arts.
• Lianshan Xin agreed to work for Qi Shiyun in hopes of learning immortal cultivation despite the danger.

Qi Shiyun told Lianshan Xin that he had exceptional aptitude for immortal cultivation and explained why she wanted him in her lineage. Meanwhile, Fu Xinghuai sought treatment from Doctor Lianshan, but Qi Shiyun’s bell revealed Fu Xinghuai’s location at the Qu Family residence, where Lianshan Xin arrived with her.

• Qi Shiyun warned Lianshan Xin that joining her lineage could endanger his clan, then assured him that he had great talent for immortal cultivation.
• Lianshan Xin embraced the prospect of becoming an immortal cultivator and asked whether cultivators could overpower martial artists.
• Fu Xinghuai, wounded and bleeding at the Qu Family residence, told President Qu to bring Doctor Lianshan to treat him and suggested recruiting him into their cult.
• President Qu and Qu Junjie encountered Lianshan Xin and Qi Shiyun outside the residence, and Qi Shiyun’s bell rang to indicate that Fu Xinghuai had been found.
• Lianshan Xin praised Qu Junjie for inadvertently revealing the demon cult fiend’s whereabouts, then took him into the Qu Family residence.

Lianshan Xin questioned Qu Junjie and Steward Qu after Qi Shiyun’s forces seized the Qu Family estate. He won over his guards by offering Qi Wenbin a chance to earn merit and cultivation supplies.

• Qi Shiyun restrained President Qu and led him into the estate as her people gathered, while Lianshan Xin identified the steward as someone who had mistreated his father.
• Qi Shiyun assigned Du Jiu and Qi Wenbin to protect Lianshan Xin and let him question Qu Junjie and Steward Qu.
• Qu Junjie quickly admitted his loyalty to the Demon Cult but agreed to talk rather than endure torture, and Lianshan Xin left him with Du Jiu.
• Steward Qu denied knowing about the Demon Cult, and Qi Wenbin judged that he was telling the truth.
• Lianshan Xin pointed out that Steward Qu could help Qi Wenbin obtain merit and cultivation supplies, prompting Qi Wenbin to apologize and offer to follow his lead.

Lianshan Xin and his companions uncovered the Qu Family’s connection to the Demon Cult and turned its storeroom keys over for a decision, while a raid unfolded outside. The Demon Cult elder escaped after revealing himself to be a double for Thousand Faces, leaving Lianshan Xin aware that even his special talent could not make him underestimate the world’s experts.

• Lianshan Xin persuaded Du Jiu and Qi Wenbin to report the Qu Family storeroom keys to Qi Shiyun rather than risk seizing the suspected Demon Cult treasures themselves.
• Du Jiu and Qi Wenbin explained that Qi Shiyun was known for acting honorably, so Lianshan Xin decided to speak with her directly.
• As fighting broke out outside, Lianshan Xin placed Qi Wenbin, Du Jiu, Qu Junjie, and Steward Qu in front of himself for protection.
• After the raid ended, Qi Wenbin said that some Demon Cult members had escaped, and Qu Junjie panicked over the likely retaliation.
• Qi Shiyun told Lianshan Xin that the Qu Family had hidden a double for Thousand Faces, the Demon Cult’s master of disguise, who had escaped Lord 'Heavenly Sword' and fled again.

Lianshan Xin discovered a Millennium Snow Lotus in the Qu Family’s storeroom and chose to take it for his ailing mother instead of offering it to the Crown Prince. Qi Shiyun granted his request and accepted him into the dangerous Dragon Aiders Lineage, making the Crown Prince his enemy.

• Qi Shiyun explained that the Nine Heavens had to avoid provoking a backlash after Lord Heavenly Sword took over the White Deer Grotto Academy, then led Lianshan Xin to the Qu Family’s storeroom.
• Qi Shiyun found a Millennium Snow Lotus and revealed that the Crown Prince needed one to cure his congenital frailty.
• Lianshan Xin told Qi Shiyun that the lotus could save his mother, He Miaojun, and knelt to ask her for it rather than let her offer it to the Crown Prince.
• Qi Shiyun agreed to give Lianshan Xin the lotus in exchange for his unwavering loyalty, despite the danger of deceiving the emperor and Crown Prince.
• Qi Shiyun warned Lianshan Xin that accepting the lotus made the Crown Prince his enemy, and he accepted it without hesitation.

Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin searched the Qu Family’s storeroom and found a wealth of rare treasures, then debated how much to turn over and how to use the rest. Qi Shiyun agreed to let Lianshan Xin manage the assets, ending the chapter convinced he was a worthy talent.

• Qi Shiyun offered to find a master physician to prepare the Millennium Snow Lotus, but Lianshan Xin said his physician father could handle it discreetly.
• Qi Shiyun and Lianshan Xin discovered that the Qu Family’s storeroom held treasures rivaling those of Jiangzhou’s richest institutions.
• Qi Shiyun said they could keep at most a tenth of the treasure, while Lianshan Xin pocketed banknotes and argued that the group needed money to advance.
• Lianshan Xin persuaded Qi Shiyun that he was taking money for her and Lord Heavenly Sword, then offered to manage the assets and handle matters she could not.
• Qi Shiyun handed Lianshan Xin responsibility for disposing of the Qu Family’s assets and called him a worthy talent.

Lianshan Xin arranged to distribute seized supplies and watched Qi Shiyun execute President Qu before she left to report to Lord Heavenly Sword. Meanwhile, a hidden Demon Cult master explained that Qi Shiyun belonged to the Nine Heavens’ impatient Young Faction, whose young warriors were eager to make their mark.

• Lianshan Xin told Qi Wenbin and Du Jiu to set aside supplies for Lord Heavenly Sword and Third-Place Qi, take what they wanted, and share the rest while leaving at least half behind.
• Qi Shiyun beheaded President Qu, explained her authority as heir to the Chosen of Heaven Lineage, and warned Lianshan Xin that the Millennium Snow Lotus’s secret might have leaked.
• Qi Shiyun left Lianshan Xin in charge of the Qu Family’s affairs and went to report to Lord Heavenly Sword.
• Lianshan Xin returned to the Qu residence and openly faced the crowd gathered outside.
• A woman asked a disguised middle-aged man whether Qi Shiyun’s failure to search the city was a trap, and he said she feared what she might do if she caught him.
• The middle-aged man described the Nine Heavens’ factions and identified Qi Shiyun as a leader of the Young Faction, whose young warriors no longer wanted to wait for glory.

Thousand Faces instructed his disciple to infiltrate the White Deer Grotto Academy and investigate Lianshan Xin, while warning her not to approach the Heavenly Sword. Lianshan Xin returned home with a Millennium Snow Lotus for his mother, and his father began preparing to treat her despite the danger of possessing it.

• Thousand Faces told his disciple to seek Qi Shiyun's trust, investigate Lianshan Xin, and contact him through the Eastern Grove Temple only if necessary.
• Lianshan Xin let Du Jiu and Qi Wenbin distribute the spoils and returned home to visit his sick mother.
• Lianshan Xin gave He Miaojun a Millennium Snow Lotus, and Lianshan Jingcheng confirmed it could cure her illness.
• He Miaojun warned that keeping the lotus could bring the emperor's punishment, but Lianshan Xin and Lianshan Jingcheng chose to use it for her treatment.
• Lianshan Jingcheng went to prepare the medicine, while Lianshan Xin promised He Miaojun that their family would stay together and share whatever consequences came.

Lianshan Xin woke to news that Dai Yueying had come to see him and decided to end any romantic misunderstanding between them. Dai Yueying tried to rekindle their supposed old romance, but Lianshan Xin rejected her claim that accepting her gifts meant he had accepted her.

• He Miaojun told Lianshan Xin that she had turned away marriage proposals and that Dai Yueying had come to visit him.
• Lianshan Xin explained that Dai Yueying had once pursued him, but he had never returned her feelings and had no desire to start a romance now.
• Lianshan Xin noticed that Dai Yueying looked more beautiful and carried herself differently when he met her in the courtyard.
• Dai Yueying mistook Lianshan Xin's lack of attraction to her Bewitching Art for iron devotion to the Dao and tried to rekindle their old romance.
• Lianshan Xin said that accepting Dai Yueying's gifts did not mean he had accepted her, and Dai Yueying angrily called him shameless.

Lianshan Xin rebuffed Dai Yueying’s attempt to rekindle their relationship, growing suspicious of how much she had changed. After she left, He Miaojun warned him that his sharp words could get him beaten by a stronger woman.

• Lianshan Xin mocked Dai Yueying’s claims of academic success and boasted that the Heavenly Sword had personally recommended him to White Deer Grotto Academy.
• Dai Yueying softened her manner and proposed that she and Lianshan Xin study together and become an immortal couple, but he rejected her and questioned her motives.
• Dai Yueying insisted she still cared for Lianshan Xin, but he told her to give up and sent her away, resolving to watch her closely.
• Dai Yueying left in a daze, and He Miaojun and Lianshan Jingcheng emerged from Lianshan Xin’s room after watching the exchange.
• He Miaojun warned Lianshan Xin not to speak that way to a woman stronger than him because she could beat him to death.

Lianshan Xin told his parents about joining the Nine Heavens, his connection to the Heavenly Sword, and the Millennium Snow Lotus he had kept secret. The family faced the danger together, with Lianshan Xin determined to rise through the organization and secure their future.

• Lianshan Jingcheng recognized that Dai Yueying likely had an unawakened born bewitching physique, and Lianshan Xin teased his father for noticing her.
• Lianshan Xin told his parents he planned to join the Nine Heavens and explained that he wanted the organization’s protection despite its fearsome reputation.
• Lianshan Xin revealed that the Heavenly Sword favored him because he had exposed President Qu as a Demon Cult member.
• Lianshan Xin admitted he had secretly kept the Millennium Snow Lotus and warned his parents that the Crown Prince might retaliate if anyone learned of it.
• Lianshan Xin told his parents that Qi Shiyun intended to recommend him to the Chosen of Heaven Lineage and urged the family to face the risks together.

Lianshan Xin arranged surveillance on Dai Yueying and warned Du Jiu about the Thousand Faces Demon before learning the Nine Heavens would let his family take over President Qu’s medicinal herb business. He persuaded Lianshan Jingcheng to accept the deal, leaving his father furious and chasing him out of Spring Revival Hall with a stick.

• Lianshan Xin asked Qi Wenbin to watch Dai Yueying because he suspected something was wrong with her.
• Lianshan Xin warned Du Jiu that the Thousand Faces Demon might have infiltrated the Nine Heavens and urged him to report the concern to Third-Place Qi.
• Du Jiu told Lianshan Xin that the Heavenly Sword had ranked his merit first and offered Lianshan Jingcheng President Qu’s medicinal herb business in exchange for half its annual profits.
• Lianshan Xin explained the offer to Lianshan Jingcheng and insisted that his father accept the Nine Heavens’ backing.
• Lianshan Jingcheng beat Lianshan Xin out of Spring Revival Hall with a stick, then lamented to He Miaojun about their son.

Lianshan Xin impressed Heavenly Sword with his insight into the Demon Cult’s infiltration and was assigned to investigate its agents within White Deer Grotto Academy under Qi Shiyun. Heavenly Sword also rewarded him with the Qi Condensation Pill he had long sought, leaving him poised to break through his martial bottleneck.

• Heavenly Sword praised Lianshan Xin for persuading Qi Shiyun to help raise funds for the Nine Heavens’ plans in Jiangzhou.
• Heavenly Sword invited Lianshan Xin to study the sword under him, but Lianshan Xin declined, and Heavenly Sword lamented that he had failed to learn the Falling Goose Sword’s basics in half a month.
• Lianshan Xin explained that the Demon Cult might infiltrate the Nine Heavens to destroy it from within, citing a passage from the Great Nirvana Sutra.
• Heavenly Sword and Qi Shiyun discussed the danger posed by people Thousand Faces had placed in high offices, and Qi Shiyun recommended that Lianshan Xin first investigate Demon Cult agents at the academy.
• Heavenly Sword placed Lianshan Xin directly under Qi Shiyun and gave him the Qi Condensation Pill as a reward for his merit.

Qi Shiyun guided Lianshan Xin toward the qi condensation realm and explained how the Qi Condensation Pill let him condense qi before opening his blocked meridians. After warning him that accepting the Celestial Master’s pill tied him to dangerous factions and obligations, she watched as he swallowed it anyway.

• Qi Shiyun took Lianshan Xin to the Seclusion Room and offered to guard him as he advanced to the qi condensation realm.
• Qi Shiyun explained that immortal cultivators could wield mysterious methods and recounted how she had once slain a fifth-realm grandmaster.
• Qi Shiyun told Lianshan Xin that the Qi Condensation Pill let him condense qi first and then force open his meridians.
• Qi Shiyun warned Lianshan Xin that the pill came from the Celestial Master and that his ties to the Celestial Master, Heavenly Sword, and the Chosen of Heaven lineage could draw him into a maelstrom.
• Lianshan Xin swallowed the Qi Condensation Pill despite Qi Shiyun’s warning.

Lianshan Xin endured the Qi Condensation Pill’s painful transformation and successfully opened his meridians, while Qi Shiyun revealed the Dragon Aiders’ method of advancing their cultivation by supporting an imperial dragon. The chapter left Lianshan Xin wondering whether he could become emperor and bring Qi Shiyun greater rewards.

• Qi Shiyun watched as Lianshan Xin endured the Qi Condensation Pill’s surging dragon energy and guided it with the Basic Cultivation Method.
• After an hour, Lianshan Xin completed the Meridian Opening Realm and Qi Shiyun washed the grime from him with a rain-summoning technique.
• Qi Shiyun explained that the Chosen of Heaven were called the Dragon Aiders and benefited from raising a true dragon emperor.
• Lianshan Xin realized the lineage supported imperial claimants as cultivation material, and Qi Shiyun described failure as rebellion and success as kingmaking.
• Lianshan Xin asked whether Qi Shiyun could gain more by making him emperor, but she dismissed the idea as a dangerous fantasy.

Lianshan Xin learned how the Dragon Aiders lineage relied on fortunate people and imperial bloodlines to cultivate, while Qi Shiyun explained their shared interests and his future path. He left determined to repay her kindness and hoped to reach grandmaster soon enough to guide other Chosen One Sons of Heaven.

• Qi Shiyun warned Lianshan Xin not to consider rebellion, and he clarified that he had only raised it as a hypothetical.
• Lianshan Xin accepted Qi Shiyun’s explanation that relying on fortunate people was a practical way for their lineage to cultivate.
• Qi Shiyun told Lianshan Xin that his fortunes and survival also affected her cultivation, making them fellow travelers on the same path.
• Lianshan Xin thanked Qi Shiyun for guiding him into cultivation and promised to remember her kindness.
• Qi Shiyun explained that Lianshan Xin had to reach the Astral Transformation Realm before he could guide other Chosen One Sons of Heaven.
• Lianshan Xin said he could catch up with Qi Shiyun if he advanced one realm each year, and she teased him to keep dreaming.