Chapter Summaries

After returning from the Taklamakan, Lu Ling arranged to sell his large stores of Soul Essence through several agents. He recruited Mu Nuxin as an agent, and she accepted his business card and invitation, leaving their relationship uncertain.

• Lu Ling stayed in the Spirit Realm until Jiang Feng finished advancing, then returned to Fanxue City with Li Man and Jiang Feng.
• Lu Ling decided to sell his Soul Essence through several agents to avoid flooding the market, and he approached Mu Nuxin about representing him.
• Lu Ling showed Mu Nuxin a hundred Commander-level Spirit Essences and offered her a commission and access to Spirit City.
• Lu Ling told Mu Nuxin he was offering the opportunity to her personally, encouraged her strengths outside magic, and gave her a business card.
• Mu Nuxin teased Lu Ling about whether the card was for selecting consorts, then accepted it and wondered whether to pursue his suggestion involving her and Mu Nujiao.

Lu Ling maintained his Soul Essence and subdragon-taming arrangements while Mu Yinfeng and Liu Ru helped Yu Shishi protect Spirit City. The Moon Moth Phoenix emerged from her cocoon, and Lu Ling prepared to take her for revenge before turning his thoughts to the next dungeon in Yantai.

• Lu Ling kept in contact with Ailin about subdragon sales and updated her on Spirit City and the girls.
• Mu Yinfeng froze Dog Man and his party with Ice Dust after they threatened the Moth Woman.
• Yu Shishi sensed that the Moon Moth Phoenix was about to revive and hurried to her cabin, while Lu Ling and Mu Yinfeng followed.
• Lu Ling and Yu Shishi waited as the Moon Moth Phoenix broke out of her cocoon and emerged small enough to rest in Yu Shishi's palm.
• Lu Ling said he would take the Moon Moth Phoenix for revenge after she had time to adjust, then recalled the next dungeon's location in Yantai.

Lu Ling told Shao Zheng he was already searching for China’s totems and confirmed that Baxia and two other Totem Beasts were connected to Spirit City. In Yantai, Jiang Feng reunited with her mother, Lü Yi, and Lu Ling brought out the frail, revived Moon Moth Phoenix, revealing the creature Lü Yi had once killed.

• Lu Ling told Shao Zheng he was a Totem Guardian and had found three totems, including Baxia, while Shao Zheng asked him to keep searching and help defend the coast.
• Lu Ling arranged to travel to Yantai with Jiang Feng, explaining that her mother, Lü Yi, had been the Moon Moth Phoenix’s guardian and had killed it more than thirty years earlier.
• Jiang Feng reunited with Lü Yi, who welcomed her without asking questions and was overjoyed to see her daughter alive.
• Lu Ling opened the Gate of the Spirit Realm, and Yu Shishi presented the revived Moon Moth Phoenix to Lü Yi.

Lü Yi recognized the Moon Moth Phoenix and confessed her guilt over the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree, then joined Lu Ling’s group to confront it. At Mount Kunyu, Lü Yi attacked the tree while Lu Ling shielded her and linked the group with the Power of the Star Talisman.

• Lü Yi saw the Moon Moth Phoenix in Yu Shishi’s hand and broke down, admitting that she had harmed it.
• Lu Ling explained that the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree consumed living beings, and Lü Yi insisted on joining the fight to end her guilt.
• Lu Ling restored Lü Yi’s body and magical energy with Life Force Revival and Spiritual Power Seal, then the group set off for Mount Kunyu.
• Lu Ling revealed that the bounty on Demon Crowns was feeding the tree, which secretly absorbed the blood shed by humans and Demon Beasts.
• Lü Yi unleashed powerful earth, fire, and wind magic against the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree, while Lu Ling used Chaos Domain, Order Reversal to deflect its attacks.
• Lu Ling cast Power of the Star Talisman and connected the people around him with threads of starlight.

Lu Ling, Lü Yi, and Jiang Feng killed the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree, and Yu Shishi fed its core leaf to the Moon Moth Phoenix. Lü Yi entrusted Yu Shishi with the Moon Moth Phoenix’s guardianship before leaving, while Lu Ling went to rescue hunters being chased by Mountain Men.

• Lu Ling shielded the group with Star Sigil Power and strengthened Lü Yi with Moon Sigil Power, letting her unleash her full strength against the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Divine Tree.
• Jiang Feng trapped the Devil Tree in Calamity Flame Heavenly Fire, and Lu Ling used Chaos Reflection and other magic to pin and weaken it until Lü Yi killed it.
• Lu Ling found the tree’s core leaf and gave it to Yu Shishi, who fed it to the Moon Moth Phoenix to help it recover.
• Lü Yi thanked Lu Ling for helping her slay the Devil Tree, then entrusted her totem token to Yu Shishi and named her the Moon Moth Phoenix’s new guardian.
• Lu Ling sensed fleeing humans pursued by Mountain Men and left to help them after Lü Yi asked about his relationship with Jiang Feng; Lü Yi then questioned her daughter before returning home.

Lu Ling rescued Shao Yu from Mountain Men, healed her, and brought her along while hunting Demon Beasts before returning to Fanxue City. Later, he spoke with Yu Shishi about the Heavenly Seed she had promised and kissed her, leaving her frozen in surprise.

• Shao Yu fled five pursuing Mountain Men until Lu Ling arrived, froze them with Ice Phoenix, and healed her.
• Lu Ling gave Shao Yu a coat, and she introduced herself as a Sound Mage who wanted to join Spirit City.
• Lu Ling took Shao Yu along to hunt Demon Beasts, then regrouped with the others and returned to Fanxue City.
• Yu Shishi told Lu Ling that the Moon Moth Phoenix had entered another chrysalis cycle after eating a leaf.
• Lu Ling pressed Yu Shishi about making his Heavenly Seed and kissed her, leaving her stunned.

Lu Ling’s Summoning System broke through to Super Level, and he discovered Long Zhanye crying on a cliff because she feared she might never grow up. After he comforted her and assured her he liked her as she was, Long Zhanye kissed him.

• Lu Ling broke through to Super Level in his Summoning System after a week of cultivation.
• Lu Ling entered the Ancient Desolate Continent and, guided by the Mysterious Dragon Emperor, found Long Zhanye crying on a cliff.
• Lu Ling comforted Long Zhanye about her small appearance and promised that he would always like her.
• Long Zhanye asked whether Lu Ling meant what he had said, then softened her lunge and kissed him.

Long Zhanye kissed Lu Ling, then unexpectedly grew into her adult form after sleeping beside him. She briefly showed off her new appearance to Spirit City and Fanxue City before shrinking back into her child form.

• Long Zhanye insisted that Lu Ling prove he liked her, and they kissed passionately before going outside together.
• The Mysterious Dragon Emperor sensed the kiss through the Life and Death Soul Pact and felt its effects.
• Golden light surrounded Long Zhanye as she slept beside Lu Ling, and she grew into a beautiful adult form.
• Long Zhanye woke, saw her transformed appearance in Lu Ling's mirror, and thanked him excitedly.
• Long Zhanye flew over Spirit City and Fanxue City to announce herself as Dragon Sovereign, then suddenly shrank back into her child form.

Lu Ling learned that Long Zhanye could maintain her main form for only an hour a day, while Ling Ling had reached Advanced Level in all three of her elements. He visited Tang Yue to warn that a Sea Monster invasion might come and recruit the Black Totem Snake, then abruptly left through a spatial portal after sensing an urgent problem.

• Ling Ling reported that Long Zhanye could keep her main form for only one hour a day, and Lu Ling tried to comfort the sulking dragon.
• Lu Ling discovered that Ling Ling had advanced in her Ice, Light, and Shadow Elements and that Long Zhanye had reached Supreme Monarch Level.
• Lu Ling told Tang Yue that Sea Monsters might invade and that humanity would need the Black Totem Snake and other totems.
• Lu Ling reunited with the Black Totem Snake and showed him Baxia's vessel, explaining that Baxia belonged to the same lineage.
• Lu Ling sensed something urgent, opened a silver spatial portal, and left while Tang Yue worried about his safety.

Lu Ling rescued Leng Qing from Purple Ghost, healed her injuries, and watched over her until she woke safely in a hotel. Leng Qing learned that Lu Ling had already uncovered the Black Vatican threat, and he assured her that he would pursue those responsible.

• Purple Ghost wounded Leng Qing and prepared to kill her, but Lu Ling froze time and changed Purple Ghost’s perception so he believed she was dead.
• Lu Ling carried Leng Qing into the Spirit Realm, treated her injuries and curse, and watched over her for a day.
• Leng Qing woke in a hotel, recognized Lu Ling, and learned that he already knew about the Black Vatican.
• Lu Ling told Leng Qing he had marked the man who attacked her and promised that the culprits would not escape.
• Lu Ling kissed Leng Qing after she refused to thank him with actions.

Lu Ling brought Leng Qing to Fanxue City after the two spent several days together, and he explained the growing threat of rising sea levels as they traveled along the coast. The chapter left them heading toward Fanxue City, where Lu Ling planned to introduce Leng Qing to the others.

• Lu Ling asked Leng Qing to go to Fanxue City with him, and she agreed after hesitating about meeting his companions.
• Lu Ling dressed Leng Qing in a black mermaid dress and took her aboard the Heavenly Star White Dragon.
• Yaoyao appeared during the flight and introduced herself to Leng Qing as a mermaid Contract Beast.
• Leng Qing asked about the troubled coastline, and Lu Ling explained the impending rise in sea level.
• Lu Ling said a twenty-thousand-kilometer coastal defense line was under construction, including five thousand kilometers of walls that he had helped create.

Lu Ling explored the Thousand Elf Tower with Long Zhanye, then prepared Ye Chang and Long Zhanye for growth while operating alone in the Northern Border. Leng Jue arrived at a deserted village, confident that no one could stop his destruction.

• Lu Ling opened the Ancient Demon Gate, and Long Zhanye unexpectedly followed him through the pass into the Thousand Elf Tower.
• Long Zhanye explained that she could connect to Ten Thousand Dragon Valley, while a golden-haired elf sensed Lu Ling’s presence after they left and believed he could save her.
• Lu Ling spent half a month surveying the Northern Border while Ling Ling gathered information and Leng Qing helped from Fanxue City.
• Netherworld told Ye Chang that she would eventually reach Forbidden Curse if she kept loving Lu Ling, and Lu Ling summoned Long Zhanye to help improve her strength.
• Leng Jue arrived at the boundary village, learned that its statue depicted Qiqige, and dismissed the absence of its people as he threatened destruction.

Lu Ling confronted Leng Jue as the Khufu Pyramid and its undead forces advanced on Zhenbei Pass, killing Purple Ghost and Unas and setting the Black Vatican followers ablaze. As a Scorpion Lord Medusa approached, Lu Ling received an urgent call from Shao Zheng, who handed the conversation to Jiang Nian for an update on the Northern Border.

• Unas summoned the Khufu Pyramid toward the Northern Border, and its mummies surged toward Zhenbei Pass.
• Lu Ling appeared through a spatial passage, killed Purple Ghost, and provoked Leng Jue by mentioning his mother.
• Lu Ling recognized Blue Bat, lifted her with telekinesis, and sent her into the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling killed Unas with Gravity Space and Southern Ming Li Fire, then spread the flames among the Black Vatican followers while Mind Shock disrupted their spells.
• The Khufu Pyramid sent a Scorpion Lord Medusa toward Lu Ling, and he answered Shao Zheng's call while slowing time with the Divine Eye of Space and Time.
• Shao Zheng told Lu Ling that Monarch Level creatures had reached the North City Wall, then passed the call to Jiang Nian, who asked for the exact situation at the Northern Border.

Lu Ling confronted Khufu at the Khufu Pyramid and unleashed his undead army against the Egyptian forces. With Austin and Qingluo’s help, he killed the Pharaoh, Khufu.

• Lu Ling told Jiang Nian that he would face Khufu himself, then summoned the Eight Directions Undead Lords to attack the Egyptian undead.
• Lu Ling sent Leng Jue into Sha Yuan and confronted Khufu, whose imperial aura met his own in an even clash.
• Lu Ling and Khufu fought in the sky while Lu Ling’s army overwhelmed the Egyptian undead on the ground.
• Khufu tried to retreat, but Lu Ling used Time Stop to expose him to Austin’s dragon breath.
• Qingluo struck Khufu with Mermaid’s Song, and Lu Ling finished him with a barrage of evil dragons, killing the Pharaoh.

After defeating Khufu and absorbing the Egyptian undead into Sha Yuan, Lu Ling returned to the Spirit Realm and confronted Ye Chang with the full extent of his power. Several days later, he told Blue Bat that her undercover mission was over because Salang was already under his control.

• After Khufu fell, Lu Ling gave Khufu’s Emperor-level Soul Essence to the Nine Nether Queen, then dismissed the undead army back into Sha Yuan.
• Lu Ling thanked Qingluo and Austin for their help and prepared to return to Fanxue City.
• In the Spirit Realm, Lu Ling teased Ye Chang about his power and his feelings for her, and she admitted she felt lost before kissing him.
• Lu Ling brought Blue Bat to see Ye Chang sitting in his arms, leaving Blue Bat shocked to discover her teacher’s changed behavior.
• Several days later, Lu Ling told Blue Bat that Salang was under his control and called her Bee Sting, revealing that her undercover work was over.

Lu Ling turned Blue Bat away from the Black Vatican and brought her into his circle, then returned to Fanxue City with spoils from the Northern Border as danger at sea continued to grow. He reunited with Ding Yumian, who welcomed him back while teasing him about the many women around him.

• Lu Ling told Blue Bat that he had taken control of Salang and the Black Vatican’s pope, and said she could stay with Ye Chang instead of serving him.
• Blue Bat relaxed and said that seeing Ye Chang with Lu Ling felt like a dream.
• Lu Ling left the Northern Border with Soul Essences and the Triangular Dimensional Mirror, then returned to Fanxue City and reported Khufu’s death to Shao Zheng.
• Lu Ling considered the rising sea levels, the threat of the Extreme South Emperor, and his plans to visit Jiang Shaoxu and Uncle Jiang when the coast stabilized.
• Ding Yumian found Lu Ling, kissed him, and admitted she was happy to have many friends despite being jealous of his many women.
• Lu Ling suggested they visit the sisters, and Ding Yumian called him a pervert.

After Lu Ling reached Super Level in Space, Qingluo tested his unusual ability to increase others’ strength and accidentally awakened his Sound Element with a kiss. Qingluo then discovered that the encounter had also advanced her own Emperor-level cultivation, leaving her questioning what Lu Ling and the others truly were.

• Lu Ling reflected on his Space Element reaching Super Level and his growing control over the Divine Eye of Space and Time.
• Qingluo told Lu Ling that his ability to strengthen others while improving himself seemed to defy nature, then asked him to close his eyes so she could test it.
• Qingluo kissed Lu Ling, awakening his Sound Element as the twelfth guest in his mental world, then hurried through the Gate of the Spirit Realm.
• In Shen Xi’s ice crystal palace, Qingluo explained that kissing Lu Ling had advanced her stalled cultivation and caused him to draw in nearby elemental energy.
• Shen Xi told Qingluo that Lu Ling was the embodiment of power, and Qingluo considered the meaning of her words.

Lu Ling followed a mysterious summons to the Summoning Plane, where the elf Lina mistook him for a Spirit of Nature and asked him to save her. After explaining that her power had stalled, Lina demonstrated her most destructive magic by stealing the years from nearby plants, leaving them withered.

• A strange voice summoned Lu Ling to a place he had visited before, and he used Thousand Elf Tower to reach the Summoning Plane.
• Lina greeted Lu Ling as the Spirit of Nature and begged him to save her from disappearing into history.
• Lina introduced herself as an omniscient and omnipotent elf who commanded the plane’s elemental laws, while Lu Ling questioned her claim and asked Shen Xi about the Spirit of Nature.
• Lina admitted that the plane was incomplete and her strength had stopped growing, then offered to show Lu Ling her magic.
• Lina cast Years, stealing time from the plants and causing them to wither into dried remains.

Lu Ling contracted with Lina after learning that she could manipulate time, then brought her to the Magic Plane. When Lina tried to escape, he trapped her in the Spirit Realm and used the Blood Oath to punish her, leaving her incapacitated.

• Shen Xi urged Lu Ling to seize Lina after he discovered her time-related power, and Lina asked him to take her to his world so she could complete her power.
• Lu Ling made Lina accept a contract, and she called him Master before he opened the Ancient Demon Gate.
• Lina sensed several kinds of power on the Magic Plane, then unleashed an elemental storm and tried to flee.
• Lu Ling used Stasis to freeze Lina, pulled her back, and took her to the Spirit Realm.
• Lu Ling cut Lina off from the elements, and she claimed her omniscience and omnipotence would let her master other powers.
• Lu Ling activated the Blood Oath, leaving Lina writhing in pain before she collapsed on the ground.

Lu Ling subdued Lina after she tried to break free of their contract, then spent a week taking revenge on her. Shen Xi told him Lina’s power would help him grow stronger, and Lina remained by his side, exhausted and asleep.

• Lu Ling questioned Lina about her powers and dismissed her as not especially useful.
• Lina used Space Confinement and claimed she could undo their contract, but Lu Ling broke free with the Divine Eye of Space and Time.
• Lu Ling used the contract to restrain Lina and stopped her from drawing decades-lasting ink on his face.
• Lu Ling punished Lina for a week, and she was left exhausted in bed.
• Lu Ling asked Shen Xi why she had urged him to take Lina’s ability, and Shen Xi said Lina would help him grow stronger.