Chapter Summaries

Chi Yu watched Xie Xiyi massacre a cultivator city with a Forbidden Curse, then parted ways with him and traveled to the male lead Yang Dali’s village. After arriving, Chi Yu asked local children where Yang Dali lived.

• Chi Yu asked Xie Xiyi to remove the Forbidden Curse that would prevent him from growing up, but Xie Xiyi refused.
• Xie Xiyi used the Netherworld Forbidden Curse to kill Golden Core cultivators in a city, while Chi Yu watched from a Flying Boat.
• Chi Yu reminded Xie Xiyi that he had promised him a lamp, but Xie Xiyi teased him by saying he would not give it to him.
• Chi Yu parted ways with Xie Xiyi and stocked up on supplies in a mortal town.
• Chi Yu flew to the village where Yang Dali had grown up and asked children where Yang Dali lived.

Chi Yu found Yang Min, the male lead he feared had disappeared, and gave him guidance and a cheat sheet for his future cultivation while healing Yang Dali and the village. He left Yang Min to pursue his own opportunities and told Ling Hezhou and Ling Tian that the secret-realm treasures belonged to the child of fortune.

• Chi Yu followed the village children to Yang Dali’s house, where he claimed Yang Dali’s youngest son was a reborn immortal and healed Yang Dali’s lame leg.
• Chi Yu treated the villagers and their animals, then met seven-year-old Yang Min and confirmed the male lead was still alive.
• Chi Yu told Yang Min how to enter the Immortal Sect, gave him a cheat sheet of opportunities, and asked him not to use the alias Long Aotian; Yang Min agreed to become Zhao Ritian.
• After Chi Yu left without giving Yang Min cultivation resources, Ling Hezhou and Ling Tian questioned his knowledge of secret realms and his willingness to give opportunities away.
• Chi Yu told Ling Hezhou and Ling Tian that the secret-realm opportunities belonged to Yang Min, the child of fortune, and warned them not to compete with him for certain treasures.

Xie Xiyi arrived in Wangxian Continent and learned about the Immortal Alliance and the Xuanxiao Immortal Sect while concealing his identity among local cultivators. After revealing himself, he destroyed the restaurant’s spirit-wine concentrate and killed its owner, then set his sights on the Xuanxiao Immortal Sect; news of his arrival reached Yan Tongchen, who was refused an audience with Qingxuan.

• Xie Xiyi overheard cultivators discuss his killings in Eastern Mirror Continent and learned that Taixuzi led both the Xuanxiao Immortal Sect and the Immortal Alliance.
• Xie Xiyi claimed he was twenty-six and challenged the cultivators to verify his age, then revealed himself as the Ghost-Masked Cultivator and let them flee.
• Xie Xiyi questioned the restaurant owner about its Thousand Mountains Brew concentrate and took the owner to see the supply.
• Xie Xiyi inhaled the concentrate’s fragrance, then followed the Spine Sword’s prompting and destroyed the cauldron before killing the restaurant owner.
• Xie Xiyi declared that he wanted to challenge the Xuanxiao Immortal Sect, while Yan Tongchen went to see Qingxuan and was refused.

Chi Yu arrived in Wangxian Continent, complained about its entry fees, and bought a flask of Thousand Mountains Brew before seeking out Xie Xiyi. He found Xie Xiyi surrounded by the Immortal Alliance, whose leader had come to confront him.

• Yan Tongchen encountered the captured Golden Core disciple and killed him, so other disciples arrested him for slaughtering a fellow disciple.
• Immortal Lord Qingxuan ordered Yan Tongchen punished according to sect rules and learned from Taixuzi that Xie Xiyi had reached Wangxian Continent.
• Chi Yu paid the Immortal Alliance’s landing fee to enter Wangxian Continent, then learned about Thousand Mountains Brew and bought a flask.
• Chi Yu put the wine away and went looking for Xie Xiyi, hoping to capture fresh footage and see the villain defeated.
• Chi Yu learned that the Immortal Alliance leader had arrived with a Spirit Transformation avatar to confront Xie Xiyi, and eagerly hoped the leader would kill him.

Xie Xiyi fought Taixuzi’s split soul, then turned Taixuzi’s time-and-space formation and servant contract against him. He discovered that Taixuzi’s true body was now effectively in his grasp.

• Taixuzi met Xie Xiyi at a restaurant and attacked him, but Xie Xiyi blocked his Divine Transformation strike and taunted him.
• Xie Xiyi followed Taixuzi into a great formation while Chi Yu tried to record their fight.
• Taixuzi activated the formation, which warped time and erased Xie Xiyi’s memories of Chi Yu, then offered him a contract to become Taixuzi’s servant.
• Xie Xiyi said he could not read, then used his black blood to reverse the contract and make Taixuzi the bound party.
• Xie Xiyi pulled Taixuzi’s split soul toward him, held him by the neck, and said Taixuzi’s true body had fallen into his hands.

Xie Xiyi destroyed Taixuzi’s divine clone, slaughtered the cultivators sent after him, and turned on Chi Yu before a mysterious Forbidden Curse pulled Chi Yu into a secret realm. Chi Yu woke alone in the grass with his earring missing and called for Ling Hezhou and Ling Tian.

• Xie Xiyi melted Taixuzi’s divine clone, captured its Nascent Soul Spirit, and sent a Puppet to summon more cultivators.
• Taixuzi ordered Nascent Soul cultivators to attack Xie Xiyi, while Chi Yu, Ling Hezhou, and Ling Tian hurried toward the battle.
• Xie Xiyi slaughtered the arriving cultivators and captured their Nascent Soul Spirits before Chi Yu reached him with a bottle of spirit wine.
• Xie Xiyi told Chi Yu to run, then trapped him in a modified formation and prepared to kill him with a Forbidden Curse.
• A powerful Forbidden Curse opened a secret realm and swallowed Chi Yu, leaving Xie Xiyi intrigued by his servant’s hidden power.
• Chi Yu landed in a grassy place, realized his earring was missing, and called for Ling Hezhou and Ling Tian.

Chi Yu searched the secret realm for his missing Soul Pearl with help from the twin cultivators Suoluo and Qiye, but the search failed and he learned he had been taken to Zizai Continent. A young diviner named Zhiguan said the pearl was still on Chi Yu and that he would recover it when the right opportunity came.

• Chi Yu hired Suoluo and Qiye to search the secret realm for his Soul Pearl, and they found nothing within its bounds.
• Chi Yu discovered that Xie Xiyi's coordinates had vanished from his system panel, while the Soul Pearl remained missing after repeated searches.
• After the secret realm closed, Chi Yu paid the brothers and learned they were in Zizai Continent rather than Wangxian Continent.
• Suoluo brought Chi Yu to Zhiguan, who divined that the Soul Pearl was still on him and would return when the right opportunity arose.
• Qiye defended Zhiguan's divination and asked him to examine Chi Yu's circumstances next.

Chi Yu entered the Chan Sect after passing the Mind-Certifying Terrace and was assigned to the Dao class. When he reached his dormitory, Xuanji tricked him into paying Xiaoqiu a top-grade spirit stone to move out of a room that belonged to Xiaoqiu, not Xuanji.

• Zhiguan read Chi Yu's fortune, and Chi Yu decided to study at the Chan Sect after confirming his Soul Pearl was on him.
• Suoluo and Qiye guided Chi Yu to the Mind-Certifying Terrace, where he passed an illusion of the three and eight sufferings and earned a place in the Dao class.
• The Chan master gave Chi Yu a dormitory token, and Suoluo and Qiye explained that the Chan Sect provided students with lodging and cultivation resources.
• Chi Yu ran into Xuanji at the dormitory, and Xuanji demanded five hundred middle-grade spirit stones for him to move out.
• Chi Yu offered Xuanji a top-grade spirit stone, but Xiaoqiu took it and revealed that the room was his own dormitory and Xuanji lived elsewhere.

Chi Yu settled into his new dormitory, befriended Xiaoqiu by sharing his cooking, and learned that Xiaoqiu served Xie Xiyi. The next day, Chi Yu arrived at the Dao Di Chan Abode and sat beside Xie Xiyi, asking the senior cultivator his name.

• Chi Yu spent a hundred million on an extra-spacious single room, turned one room into a kitchen, and cooked a meal for himself.
• Xiaoqiu visited Chi Yu after smelling the food, accepted a bowl, and returned his washed dishes while asking Chi Yu's name.
• Chi Yu told Xiaoqiu his name was Long Aotian and offered to cook for him without asking for the Top-Grade Spirit Stone back.
• Xiaoqiu returned to Xie Xiyi's luxurious residence and praised Chi Yu's cooking, while Xie Xiyi watched Chi Yu from his window.
• Chi Yu arrived at the Dao Di Chan Abode the next day, sat beside Xie Xiyi, and asked his name.

Chi Yu learned that Xie Xiyi was the Anuttara Buddhist Sect’s designated Buddha’s Chosen, then impressed Lecturer Hong with an impromptu discourse on Daoism and Zen. After class, Chi Yu found out what resources the Dao classes provided and heard that Xie Xiyi was being kept from joining the sect because of his rebellious streak, demonic heart, and obsessive mind.

• Chi Yu realized he had somehow traveled to a time when Xie Xiyi was the designated Buddha’s Chosen, and worried briefly about returning to his high school exams.
• Lecturer Hong caught Chi Yu distracted in class and asked him to share his insights, so Chi Yu delivered a long explanation of Daoism, Zen, and cultivating the mind.
• Lecturer Hong asked Chi Yu about the Dao De Jing, and Chi Yu offered to copy it out for him.
• After class, Chi Yu asked what resources Dao classes provided and learned that students received tea, spirit stones, and Dao Embryos each month.
• A cultivator told Chi Yu that Xie Xiyi had been designated Buddha’s Chosen but could not enter the Anuttara Buddhist Sect until his rebellious streak, demonic heart, and obsessive mind were worn away.

Chi Yu sold several scriptures to Lecturer Hong for spirit stones, then befriended Xiaoqiu and argued with Xie Xiyi about how Xiaoqiu was treated. Xie Xiyi sent Xiaoqiu to live with Chi Yu, who introduced himself as Long Aotian.

• Chi Yu gave Lecturer Hong a copy of the Dao De Jing and several other scriptures, earning a total of one hundred and ninety Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and declined an invitation to join the Anuttara Buddhist Sect.
• Xiaoqiu told Chi Yu that he was an imperial prince and explained that Xie Xiyi had been deposed after a Chan master urged him to become a monk.
• Xie Xiyi told Chi Yu to associate less with servants, but Chi Yu defended Xiaoqiu and criticized Xie Xiyi for neglecting him.
• Xie Xiyi proposed that Xiaoqiu live with Chi Yu, and Chi Yu agreed on the condition that Xie Xiyi pay five hundred middle-grade spirit stones per month.
• Chi Yu announced that his name was Long Aotian, and Xie Xiyi later ordered Xiaoqiu to move in with him.

Chi Yu settled into his dormitory with Xiaoqiu, who grew closer to him as they shared a room. When Suoluo and Qiye came looking for work, Chi Yu proposed ways they could make money from cultivators across the world, including creating a new communication artifact.

• Xie Xiyi gave Xiaoqiu spirit stones and let him move in with Chi Yu as part of their wager.
• Chi Yu planted vegetables, rearranged his room, and bought Xiaoqiu a spirit-treasure bed.
• Chi Yu warned Xiaoqiu not to reveal the crown prince's private affairs and urged him to protect his prince.
• Suoluo and Qiye asked Chi Yu for work, but he refused to hire them directly.
• Chi Yu suggested they sell guides to Chan sects and develop an artifact that enabled people to communicate across realms.

Chi Yu took Little Ball out to enjoy a child’s day of play, while Xie Xiyi reflected on the prophecy that had shaped his future and considered Chi Yu better suited to be the Buddhist scion. The chapter left Chi Yu and Little Ball on the mountain, appreciating a long, straight stick.

• Chi Yu decided his weak Foundation Establishment cultivation and inadequate method meant he needed to seek opportunities outside.
• Chi Yu persuaded Little Ball to take a break from cultivation and learn about joy by playing in the mortal world.
• Xie Xiyi arrived and questioned where Chi Yu was taking Little Ball, but Little Ball chose to go shrimp fishing with Chi Yu.
• Xie Xiyi went to hear sutras at the Anuttara Buddhist Sect and reflected that a prophecy had blocked his hopes of becoming emperor.
• Chi Yu found a long, straight stick on the mountain, and Little Ball tried to find Chan insight in it.

Chi Yu took Xiaoqiu fishing, then persuaded Xie Xiyi to give him a Foundation Establishment cultivation method. As he began to suspect he had returned from the future with a mission, he asked Xie Xiyi to explain the method, leaving Xie Xiyi incredulous that he could not understand it.

• Chi Yu and Xiaoqiu caught no fish, and Xie Xiyi explained that the fish and shrimp had been steeped in Buddhist chants and were vegetarian.
• Xie Xiyi offered to help Chi Yu with anything he needed, and Chi Yu asked for a high-quality Foundation Establishment cultivation method in exchange for his gratitude and friendship.
• Xie Xiyi gave Chi Yu the method, and Chi Yu urged him not to defect from the Buddhist sect before admitting he would not become Buddha-son because he did not want to shave his head.
• Chi Yu found the cultivation method difficult to understand and recalled that he had been Zizai Continent's Long Aotian five hundred years earlier, perhaps after returning to the past with a mission.
• Chi Yu asked Xiaoqiu to take him to Xie Xiyi so he could ask for an explanation, and Xie Xiyi reacted with disbelief that he could not understand a basic cultivation method.

Chi Yu helped Suoluo and Qiye plan a cheaper Communication Jade Token business and invested in their project. By the end, they had accepted his funding and his offer of a one-third stake.

• Xie Xiyi agreed to teach Chi Yu a mental cultivation method, and Chi Yu understood it after two hours of instruction.
• Chi Yu hinted that he could share ancient musical pieces with Xie Xiyi, leaving him intrigued.
• Suoluo and Qiye showed Chi Yu their Communication Jade Tokens and explained that adamantine gold made them expensive.
• Chi Yu urged them to find a cheaper substitute and keep the final production cost low so their tokens could reach Qi Refining cultivators.
• Chi Yu invested five Top-Grade Spirit Stones in the business in exchange for one-third of its shares, and Suoluo and Qiye accepted.

Chi Yu tried to befriend his classmates, impressed the Chan classroom with an explanation of his Dharma name and a clever answer to Lecturer Hong, and invited Xie Xiyi to share his cooking. Xie Xiyi followed him back to his quarters, where Xiaoqiu awkwardly greeted the crown prince.

• Chi Yu arrived late to class again and told Xie Xiyi he wanted to grow close to him and make friends with everyone.
• Chi Yu introduced himself to Lianchi and explained the grand meaning he gave to his Dharma name, Long Aotian, leaving the class and Lecturer Hong captivated.
• Lecturer Hong asked what made leaves move, and Chi Yu answered that the leaves and wind moved while he remained still.
• After class, Chi Yu left his admirers to walk back with Xie Xiyi and invited him to try his cooking.
• Chi Yu returned to his quarters with Xie Xiyi, where Xiaoqiu, waiting for lunch, stood up guiltily when he noticed the crown prince.

Chi Yu visited Lecturer Hong and Venerable Hanshan, who recognized his exceptional potential and gave him a Buddhist treasure that could help fulfill his wish to return home. The chapter ended with Venerable Hanshan explaining that Chi Yu would not become Zhengtong's Buddha-son because his heart was attached to another home.

• Lecturer Hong summoned Chi Yu, and a message butterfly led him up a mountain to meet Lecturer Hong and Venerable Hanshan.
• Venerable Hanshan examined Chi Yu and praised his talent, saying he was not from this world.
• Venerable Hanshan gave Chi Yu a supreme Buddhist pearl that could help him fulfill his wish, asking for nothing in return.
• Chi Yu thanked Venerable Hanshan, put the pearl in his Sumeru Ring, and left to cultivate.
• Lecturer Hong asked whether Venerable Hanshan intended to make Chi Yu Zhengtong's Buddha-son, and Venerable Hanshan said Chi Yu's attachment to home made him unsuitable.

Chi Yu asked Xie Xiyi about the luminous pearl Venerable Hanshan had given him, then spent time with the Crown Prince and obtained a manual for training his divine sense. The chapter left off with Zhiguan visiting Chi Yu, who could not understand his gestures.

• Xiaoqiu told Chi Yu that the luminous pearl was a token for a future Buddha-son, but Chi Yu decided it had nothing to do with his own future.
• Chi Yu visited Xie Xiyi to ask how to fill the pearl, and Xie Xiyi admitted he did not know.
• Chi Yu persuaded Xie Xiyi to play the guqin, but the music overwhelmed Chi Yu and exposed his unusually weak divine sense.
• Xie Xiyi warned Chi Yu about his weakness and gave him a manual for training his divine sense after Chi Yu begged for one.
• Zhiguan came to see Chi Yu, who invited him to a meal and asked him to write down what he wanted to say.

Chi Yu encouraged Zhiguan to speak despite his stutter and discovered that a short tongue made the problem harder to fix before Zhiguan reached Golden Core. Zhiguan gained confidence from Chi Yu’s praise, while Xiaoqiu ran to complain to Xie Xiyi about him.

• Lianchi brought Qingxuan to settle into the Dao Di Chan Abode and told him that senior brother Xuanji had quickly refined four Buddha Bones and entered Second Chan.
• Lianchi told Chi Yu that Qingxuan’s senior brother had been assigned to a crowded dormitory after demanding another assessment and making a fuss.
• Lianchi recognized Zhiguan as the little stutterer, upsetting him, and Chi Yu comforted him while Xiaoqiu grew jealous.
• Chi Yu asked Zhiguan whether he wanted to change his stutter, then encouraged him to speak and praised him for managing a word.
• Chi Yu noticed Zhiguan’s tongue was congenitally short and explained that the condition could only be corrected once he reached Golden Core.
• Xiaoqiu ran to Xie Xiyi’s palace and complained that Zhiguan played the victim and used dirty tricks.

Xiaoqiu sought comfort from Chi Yu after Xie Xiyi dismissed his jealousy, while Chi Yu welcomed the newly arrived Qingxuan and chatted with him. On the way to class, Chi Yu introduced Qingxuan to Xie Xiyi and noticed Xie Xiyi seemed to dislike him.

• Xiaoqiu complained to Xie Xiyi about Zhiguan, but Xie Xiyi scolded him and ordered him to cultivate.
• Xiaoqiu pretended that Xie Xiyi had insulted him, and Chi Yu comforted him with an embrace and snacks.
• Qingxuan visited Chi Yu, gave him a gift, and revealed that he came from the Five Aggregates Sect on the Eastern Mirror Continent and made talismans.
• Chi Yu encountered Xie Xiyi and Qingxuan on the way to class, introduced them, and asked Qingxuan about buying talismans.
• After they reached the classroom, Chi Yu quietly asked Xie Xiyi whether he disliked Qingxuan.