Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian and Tushan Yaya tricked the Heavenly Being of Creation into promising them one healing or resurrection. When Tushan Honghong returned, she asked him to resurrect one person, thinking of the little Daoist priest.

• Xiao Tian and Tushan Yaya stopped the Heavenly Being of Creation from leaving and persuaded him to play a card-drawing game for one request.
• Tushan Yaya drew an SSR card, and the Heavenly Being of Creation agreed to grant one request involving healing or resurrection.
• The Heavenly Being of Creation revealed that all ten cards had been SSR cards and agreed to wait for Tushan Honghong.
• Tushan Yaya told Tushan Honghong that she had won the promise, and Tushan Honghong asked the Heavenly Being of Creation to resurrect one person.

Xiao Tian's Shadow Clone, posing as the Heavenly Being of Creation, told Tushan Honghong that the boy frozen in the cave had reincarnated and was destined to become a human sage. He warned her not to interfere, then vanished through spatial rifts, leaving Tushan Honghong to wonder whether the boy would be reborn into the Dongfang Family Clan.

• Tushan Honghong and the Heavenly Being of Creation entered a cave in Tushan to examine the boy sealed in ice.
• The Heavenly Being of Creation claimed the boy had reincarnated and that resurrecting him would endanger humanity and disrupt the world's laws.
• He revealed that Tushan Honghong had accidentally killed the boy years earlier when she mistook his attempt to remove talisman paper for an attack.
• The Heavenly Being of Creation said the boy's future parents would include an outstanding human who knew how to play with fire, prompting Tushan Honghong to think of the Dongfang Family Clan.
• The Heavenly Being of Creation warned Tushan Honghong not to interfere with the boy's fate and vanished through spatial rifts.

Tushan Rongrong took in a little white fox and named her Tushan Meimei, while Xiao Tian recognized her from the original timeline and suspected she might betray Tushan. He offered to train her, leaving her receptive to his help.

• Tushan Yaya called Xiao Tian over to see the little white fox Tushan Rongrong had taken in.
• Tushan Yaya grew displeased when the fox refused Sprite, but Xiao Tian noticed she liked Lafite.
• Tushan Rongrong told the fox she would have to earn her place in Tushan and named her Tushan Meimei.
• Xiao Tian recognized Tushan Meimei from the original timeline and suspected she might eventually betray Tushan.
• Xiao Tian offered to train Tushan Meimei, and she responded to him with a slightly affectionate cry.

Xiao Tian trained Tushan Meimei to become faster and convinced Tushan Rongrong that his bone-fetching drills were effective. Tushan Honghong then asked him to do a favor connected to the Dongfang Family Clan’s upcoming birthday celebration.

• At Xiao Tian’s insistence, Tushan Rongrong let him teach Tushan Meimei, and Meimei began speed training by fetching chicken bones.
• Xiao Tian asked Fox Fairy Lady A to continue Meimei’s training until evening, with breaks and rotating helpers.
• After confronting Xiao Tian, Tushan Rongrong accepted his explanation of the training and left Meimei in his care.
• Tushan Honghong told Xiao Tian that the head of the Dongfang Family Clan would celebrate his sixtieth birthday in a month and asked him for a favor.
• Xiao Tian wondered whether Tushan Honghong was sending him to gather information on the Dongfang Family, then demanded substantial benefits before agreeing.

Xiao Tian agreed to help Tushan Honghong build a relationship with the Dongfang Family in exchange for permanent free access to Tushan’s businesses. He used training and Genjutsu to try to steer Tushan Meimei away from a treacherous future, leaving her waking from a night of nightmares filled with growing hatred for the Black Fox Empress.

• Tushan Honghong offered Xiao Tian free access to Tushan’s businesses if he helped establish a good relationship with the Dongfang Family, and he accepted.
• Xiao Tian gave Tushan Meimei a lollipop and a bath after a grueling day of training.
• Xiao Tian used his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan to make Tushan Meimei dream of defeating the Black Fox Empress and becoming Tushan’s most powerful figure.
• Tushan Meimei dreamed that she became the Black Fox Empress’s lackey, returned to conquer Tushan, and was killed by the three Tushan sisters.
• Tushan Meimei endured changing nightmares throughout the night, and her resentment and hatred toward the Black Fox Empress grew.

Xiao Tian helped Tushan Meimei confront his Black Fox nightmares by encouraging him to explore Tushan and accept it as home. After his fears eased, Tushan Meimei began tracking training and grew stronger, though he still could not take Xiao Tian’s bell.

• Tushan Meimei told Xiao Tian about his recurring Black Fox nightmares, and Xiao Tian framed them as a psychological response to unfamiliar surroundings.
• Xiao Tian told Tushan Meimei to explore Tushan rather than claim to accept it before he understood the place.
• Tushan Meimei spent the afternoon exploring the city and found its fox demons warm and approachable.
• The next morning, Xiao Tian began tracking training and promised to teach Tushan Meimei a divine ability if he snatched the bell from his waist.
• Over the next three days, Tushan Meimei's cultivation advanced severalfold, and he destroyed the Black Fox twice, though he still could not take the bell.

Xiao Tian brought Tushan Meimei to the Bitter Love Tree after Meimei grew attached to Tushan and began overcoming his nightmares. Meimei briefly received the tree’s acknowledgment, then realized his uncertainty about his feelings for Tushan Rongrong might be the reason the Vermilion Fruit withdrew.

• Tushan Meimei asked Xiao Tian whether he could teach others the divine abilities he learned, and Xiao Tian agreed while asking about his nightmares.
• Xiao Tian took Tushan Meimei to the Bitter Love Tree and instructed him to convey his true feelings about Tushan.
• At Xiao Tian’s request, the Bitter Love Tree sent a Vermilion Fruit toward Tushan Meimei, then withdrew it.
• Xiao Tian reassured Tushan Meimei that the tree’s response showed his potential, and Meimei said he had not decided how to regard Sister Rongrong because he feared she might reject his confession.

Xiao Tian told Tushan Meimei a tragic love story to help her understand her feelings for Rongrong and convinced her that devoted companionship was the way to pursue love. After Tushan Meimei overcame her inner knot, Xiao Tian secretly arranged for the Bitter Love Tree to give her a Vermilion Fruit, which she ate as she understood her path.

• Xiao Tian recounted the story of the Demon-Subduing Kingdom’s princess and Shi Kuan to Tushan Meimei.
• Tushan Meimei asked whether the lovers’ reincarnation succeeded, and Xiao Tian taught her that lasting love required companionship and self-improvement.
• Tushan Meimei resolved to pursue Rongrong devotedly, even if Rongrong rejected her or fell in love with someone else, and her Demonic Power surged as she began taking human form.
• Xiao Tian took Tushan Meimei back to the Bitter Love Tree and secretly arranged for it to give her a Vermilion Fruit.
• Tushan Meimei ate the Vermilion Fruit and understood her own path.

Xiao Tian left Tushan for the Dongfang Noble Family after encouraging Tushan Meimei to continue training. Tushan Rongrong later discovered that he had taken twenty thousand talismans from Tushan's inner treasury in Tushan Honghong's name.

• Tushan Meimei told Xiao Tian that the Vermilion Fruit had given her the Divine Movement ability, and he praised her progress.
• Tushan Rongrong investigated Xiao Tian's teaching and became reassured that Tushan Meimei could become one of Tushan's pillars.
• Xiao Tian comforted Tushan Meimei and urged her to find her own path before leaving Tushan with Tushan Honghong.
• Tushan Honghong gave Xiao Tian a Cold Jade Box containing a dragon's eye for the Dongfang Family head's birthday celebration and refused to provide him with protective treasures.
• Xiao Tian revealed that he had secretly taken a stack of talismans from Tushan's inner treasury in Tushan Honghong's name.
• Tushan Rongrong showed Tushan Honghong a list of the twenty thousand talismans Xiao Tian had taken, including Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Talismans.

Tushan Honghong learned that Xiao Tian had scammed Tushan Meimei, who was now working to repay the losses, while Xiao Tian traveled to Eagle Sea City ahead of the Dongfang patriarch’s birthday. There, he watched Wangquan Zui defeat Deng Qiyue and recognized their names as possibly connected to the Mask Group.

• Tushan Rongrong told Tushan Honghong that Xiao Tian and the inner treasury steward had deceived Tushan Meimei, who would need to work for a thousand years to repay the losses.
• Xiao Tian left Tushan and used Shadow Clones to learn where the Dongfang Spirit Clan lived.
• Xiao Tian settled in Eagle Sea City, where guests were gathering for the Dongfang patriarch’s sixtieth birthday and inns had become expensive.
• Xiao Tian used the Ruyi Divine Ability and Invisibility Technique to watch Wangquan Zui fight Deng Qiyue.
• Wangquan Zui defeated Deng Qiyue, and Xiao Tian wondered whether their names were connected to the Mask Group.

Xiao Tian challenged Wangquan Zui to a contest of mental power and used his Word Spirit Curse to make her kneel, defeating her despite her attempts to break free. He introduced himself as Xiao Yan and left Wangquan Zui eager for a rematch.

• Xiao Tian transformed into a youth wearing an Ultraman Tiga mask and provoked Wangquan Zui by boasting about his Heavenly Dao Palace.
• Wangquan Zui agreed to fight Xiao Tian in a mental power contest, with Deng Qiyue acting as referee.
• Wangquan Zui's mental control spell failed against Xiao Tian's immunity, and his command forced her to kneel.
• Wangquan Zui's sword cultivators drew their weapons, but she stopped them and tried unsuccessfully to break Xiao Tian's curse.
• Wangquan Zui admitted defeat and demanded Xiao Tian's name, and he called himself Xiao Yan before pulling her to her feet.

Xiao Tian treated Wangquan Zui, Deng Qiyue, and the Wangquan Family to a meal as he pursued his goal of establishing the Mask Group, but he ate nearly everything himself. After giving Wangquan Zui his mask, Xiao Tian was asked about the Heavenly Dao Palace’s origins.

• Wangquan Zui vowed not to forget Xiao Tian for making her kneel, while Deng Qiyue criticized him and then quickly backed down when Xiao Tian threatened to make him kneel too.
• Xiao Tian invited Wangquan Zui, Deng Qiyue, and the Wangquan Family to eat, but devoured almost all the food before they could get a bite.
• Wangquan Zui suggested Xiao Tian buy them magical treasures, then asked where he got his mask; Xiao Tian gave her his Ultraman Tiga head mask instead.
• Deng Qiyue asked whether the Heavenly Dao Palace had come to celebrate League Leader Dongfang’s birthday, and Xiao Tian confirmed it before Deng Qiyue asked about the palace’s origins.

Xiao Tian traveled to the Southern Kingdom to finish his achievement mission and encountered Huandu Luolan, the Poison Emperor’s daughter. After disguising himself as a child, he knocked out her guard, leaving Luolan crying out for help.

• Xiao Tian left Eagle Sea City after fooling Deng Qiyue and Wangquan Zui, then used Teleport to reach the Southern Kingdom.
• Xiao Tian searched the Southern Kingdom for two Demon Kings to subdue and heard Huandu Luolan complaining that her father would not let her cultivate poison arts.
• Huandu Luolan’s guard Niu Kui tried to persuade her to return home and suggested she learn poison arts in secret, but she rejected his advice.
• Xiao Tian transformed into Crayon Shin-chan and approached Huandu Luolan and Niu Kui.
• Huandu Luolan ordered Niu Kui to bring the strange human child to her, but Xiao Tian knocked him unconscious with one punch.
• Huandu Luolan mistook Xiao Tian for a demon and called for her father, Huandu Qingtian.

Xiao Tian pinned Huandu Luolan and fled with her when Xiong Ba arrived to rescue the princess. After earning Achievement Points by keeping her pinned and stealing her first kiss, Xiao Tian faced Xiong Ba in battle.

• Xiao Tian pinned Huandu Luolan and teased her while trying to earn an Achievement Point.
• Xiong Ba arrived and attacked Xiao Tian, who scooped up Huandu Luolan and escaped on his Somersault Cloud.
• Xiao Tian evaded Xiong Ba until he earned an Achievement Point, then kissed Huandu Luolan and set her down.
• Huandu Luolan cried out that Xiao Tian had stolen her first kiss, and Xiong Ba attacked him with Heaven-Shaking Overlord Fist.
• Xiao Tian countered Xiong Ba’s attack with Threefold Return to Origin Qi.

Xiao Tian defeated Xiong Ba and won his loyalty by offering him premium bamboo, strengthening the Iron-Eating Beast Demon King's ancient bloodline. He set out with Xiong Ba and Huandu Luolan to recruit another Demon King and complete his Southern Kingdom quest.

• Xiao Tian defeated Xiong Ba, then persuaded him to become a bodyguard with a promise of unlimited bamboo.
• Xiong Ba ate Xiao Tian's bamboo, gained a strengthened bloodline, and pledged his loyalty to Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian asked Xiong Ba to recruit a Demon King friend who could fight the Poison Emperor and offered him Divine Brew Moutai.
• Huandu Luolan arrived and demanded to know why Xiong Ba was helping Xiao Tian.
• Xiao Tian agreed to take Huandu Luolan home and summon Xiong Ba's friend.

Xiao Tian arrived in the Southern Kingdom and set his sights on achievements involving Huandu Luolan and Poison Emperor Huandu Qingtian. Meanwhile, Xiong Ba lured his wine-loving friend Lie Huo Bird into an alley, where Xiao Tian ordered him to attack.

• Xiao Tian threatened Huandu Luolan into behaving, then sent her with Xiong Ba to the imperial palace while he explored the capital.
• Xiao Tian beat a bird-headed demon into the ground and found achievement quests involving Poison Emperor Huandu Qingtian, Huandu Luolan, and the national treasure clan.
• Xiao Tian decided that becoming Huandu Luolan's mentor could help him get a chance to deal with Huandu Qingtian.
• Xiong Ba left the palace and persuaded his friend General Red Flame, Lie Huo Bird, to follow him in search of wine.
• Xiao Tian met Xiong Ba and Lie Huo Bird in an alley and told Xiong Ba to beat Lie Huo Bird, leaving both men stunned.

Xiao Tian subdued Lie Huo Bird with Divine Brew Moutai, awakening his ancient Golden Crow bloodline and earning loyalty and achievement points. Lie Huo Bird’s transformation destroyed nearby houses, and Xiao Tian took him and Xiong Ba into the Kamui Dimension before the Poison Emperor and a Southern Kingdom elder arrived.

• Xiong Ba refused to attack Lie Huo Bird, so Xiao Tian used the Word Spirit Curse to force him to his knees.
• Xiong Ba poured Divine Brew Moutai down Lie Huo Bird’s throat, and Lie Huo Bird enjoyed it and pledged himself to Xiao Tian.
• The Heavenly Dao system announced that Lie Huo Bird had awakened his ancient Golden Crow bloodline and that Xiao Tian had completed the hidden Southern Kingdom check-in quest.
• Lie Huo Bird transformed into his demon form, and his golden flames destroyed an alley and two vacant houses.
• Xiao Tian took Xiong Ba and Lie Huo Bird into the Kamui Dimension to avoid the Poison Emperor, who arrived with a Southern Kingdom elder.

Xiao Tian disguised himself and approached the Southern Kingdom’s Poison Emperor Huandu Qingtian, claiming he was seeking a rebellious disciple. Huandu Qingtian offered to find him a child to teach, and Xiao Tian revealed that the Poison Emperor had hidden injuries from cultivating poison arts.

• Huandu Qingtian ordered the city searched for Xiao Tian and for the human child Luolan was seeking.
• Xiao Tian told Lie Huo and Xiong Ba to stay in the Kamui Dimension, then transformed into a handsome young man.
• Xiao Tian emerged from a tear in space before Huandu Qingtian and Elder Panda and said he was seeking a disciple with a fierce, disobedient temper.
• Huandu Qingtian probed Xiao Tian about his requirements and offered to bring him a rebellious child and choose a teaching location.
• Xiao Tian examined Huandu Qingtian and disclosed that his poison cultivation had caused hidden injuries, making the Poison Emperor’s expression change as purple aura spread around him.

Xiao Tian used Kamui to overpower the Poison Emperor and secure a luxurious manor in the Southern Kingdom, where he planned to make one disciple. After arranging for Xiong Ba and General Red Flame to serve as guards, he confronted the aristocratic demon brat Man Badao and cast a Genjutsu on him.

• The Poison Emperor attacked Xiao Tian with the Ten Thousand Poisons Formation, but Xiao Tian emerged unharmed and revealed his Kamui power.
• The Poison Emperor apologized, offered Xiao Tian the finest manor in the capital, and agreed to provide one disciple.
• Xiao Tian ordered two capable assistants, and the Poison Emperor and the Southern Kingdom's elder captured Xiong Ba and General Red Flame and assigned them as guards.
• Huandu Qingtian sent the notorious young aristocrat Man Badao to Xiao Tian that night.
• Xiao Tian tore off Man Badao's pants and cast a Genjutsu on him with his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

Man Badao woke from Xiao Tian’s Genjutsu after experiencing hundreds of lives filled with evil and agonizing deaths, and he begged for a chance to become good. Xiao Tian sent him away with a threat: he had to accomplish a good deed within a day or be trapped in the Genjutsu forever.

• In the Genjutsu, Man Badao relived a life in which his wife and daughter betrayed him, and he died wishing he could become a good person.
• Man Badao woke up, and Xiao Tian ordered him to cry for an entire day as punishment for making a girl’s parents cry themselves to death.
• Man Badao cried for a day and used Demonic Power to replenish his moisture, but he still became dehydrated.
• Xiao Tian kicked Man Badao, then dismissed him and warned him to leave.
• Man Badao kowtowed to Xiao Tian and left, grateful for the chance to turn over a new leaf.
• Xiao Tian warned that Man Badao had to accomplish one good deed within a day or remain trapped in the Genjutsu forever.