Chapter Summaries

Shang Shujue lent Song Yanqing money to bring practical gifts back to Cloud-Piercing Village, and the two shared a tender moment before setting off for the village. Meanwhile, Fifth Master Zhou Jin and Little Eight pursued them while secretly mining raw spirit stones and trying to avoid the Cultivator Alliance.

• Song Yanqing recalled how the villagers of Cloud-Piercing Village had cared for him and felt guilty that he had not repaid their kindness.
• Shang Shujue gave Song Yanqing a bank card for buying gifts and proposed that they travel to the city, purchase an off-road vehicle, and drive back to the village.
• Shang Shujue rubbed Song Yanqing's head, and Song Yanqing pressed his hand back into place and told him he could pet him.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing headed down the mountain, intending to reach Cloud-Piercing Village before dark.
• Fifth Master Zhou Jin ordered Little Eight to supervise the mining of raw spirit stones while he went after the two travelers.

Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing returned to Cloud-Piercing Village and discovered Rebel Forces Alliance cultivators fighting over a ruined spiritual vein nearby, while the villagers remained safe. After the villagers welcomed Song Yanqing with a feast, Shang Shujue cared for him when he got drunk and began to recognize his growing affection for him.

• Shang Shujue sensed Rebel Forces Alliance cultivators near Cloud-Piercing Village and used his spiritual sense to confirm that the villagers were safe and the fighting was eighteen kilometers away.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing entered the village through its protective barrier, and Shang Shujue said he would leave dealing with the cultivators to others.
• The villagers welcomed Song Yanqing with a feast, and he drank until he was deeply intoxicated.
• Shang Shujue carried Song Yanqing home, then cleansed the alcohol from his body and used the Dust-Cleansing Art to ease his discomfort.
• Tangyuan and Xingyun asked Shang Shujue whether he was starting to like Song Yanqing, and Shang Shujue blushed and denied them an answer.

After Zhou Jin and his gang were arrested, Shang Shujue traded a raw spirit stone to a fancy rat for spiritually touched corn seeds and planted them with Song Yanqing. The chapter ended with the two planning their life together and Xingyun and Tangyuan returning to find them working in the garden.

• The Cultivator Alliance took over the depleted ore vein, and Zhou Jin, Little Eight, and the others were arrested with their spiritual power sealed.
• A fancy rat brought Shang Shujue a cob with ten sprouted corn kernels, and he traded it a raw spirit stone.
• Shang Shujue planted the corn seeds in Song Yanqing's backyard and invited Song Yanqing to help bury a raw spirit stone as fertilizer.
• Song Yanqing joined Shang Shujue in the garden, agreed to help clear and cultivate the plot, and happily listened to Shang Shujue's plans for their future there.
• Xingyun and Tangyuan returned, watched the two masters digging, and Xingyun cuddled up to Tangyuan after realizing why his master enjoyed being ordered around.

Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue shared a home-cooked meal, growing flustered over small gestures and the prospect of sharing one bed. As they meditated beneath the camellia tree, Shang Shujue reflected that he had liked Song Yanqing from their first meeting but wanted time for them to know each other before deciding to be together.

• Song Yanqing reminded Shang Shujue that the bathroom had hot water, then cooked the dishes the aunties had brought over.
• Song Yanqing and Shang Shujue shared a meal, blushing when their fingers touched and awkwardly discussing the house's single bed.
• Tangyuan and Xingyun watched their masters’ stilted meal and privately wondered how long their flirting would last.
• Shang Shujue meditated beneath the camellia tree to avoid deciding where to sleep, and Song Yanqing joined him.
• Shang Shujue watched Song Yanqing meditate and remembered that he had liked his face from their first meeting, deciding to wait and get to know him better.

Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing settled into ordinary life in Cloud-Piercing Village, but Song Yanqing discovered that the Cloud-Heaven Alliance was capturing beasts in the mountains. He freed the captives from their anesthetic and prepared to use the ensuing chaos to rescue Zhiyu.

• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing opened a village shop, while Song Yanqing went into the mountains to investigate the agitated demonic beasts and seek a chance to break through to Nascent Soul.
• Song Yanqing found Zhifan trapped in a formation, destroyed its core, and learned that Zhiyu had been captured.
• Song Yanqing followed Zhifan to a hollow where members of the five Cloud-Heaven Alliance factions held drugged spirit beasts and demonic beasts in cages.
• Song Yanqing identified the captors as rebel cultivators from Cloud Dragon, Cloud Phoenix, Cloud Lark, Cloud Fish, and Cloud Tiger, and suspected they were acting on a new plan after the spirit source stone mine was raided.
• Song Yanqing scattered an antidote into the cages, and the recovering beasts erupted into chaos as the Alliance members rushed to respond.

Song Yanqing rescued Zhifan and Zhiyu from the mountain hollow, where Cultivator Alliance enforcers captured the rebels after the demonic beasts turned on them. Back at the shop, Song Yanqing began cultivating, while Shang Shujue realized he had been making Song Yanqing feel inferior and decided to take the initiative in their relationship.

• Song Yanqing sealed the mountain hollow and let the enraged demonic beasts attack the rebels, then rescued Zhifan and Zhiyu.
• Cultivator Alliance enforcers entered the hollow and captured the rebels after Song Yanqing had left.
• Song Yanqing told Shang Shujue about the mountain incident, then released Zhifan and Zhiyu and went to cultivate.
• Zhiyu explained through squeaks that Song Yanqing felt inferior around Shang Shujue, and the two little ones returned home together.
• Shang Shujue watched Song Yanqing cultivate, realized they had made little progress in their relationship, and decided to approach him after he finished.

Song Yanqing broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage and faced seven bolts of tribulation lightning in the mountains while Shang Shujue and Lu Yunqian watched. He survived the final strike, formed a Nascent Soul, and emerged as an Early Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.

• Song Yanqing flew into the mountains to face the Nascent Soul tribulation and Shang Shujue followed after closing the convenience store.
• Shang Shujue watched as Song Yanqing endured the first three lightning bolts, and Lu Yunqian arrived with a squad to check on the danger.
• Song Yanqing survived the fourth and fifth bolts but crashed into a crater after the sixth, leaving Shang Shujue anxiously waiting.
• Song Yanqing rose from the crater and confronted the final purple bolt as Lu Yunqian called for a barrier and Shang Shujue raised one.
• The tribulation clouds dispersed, golden light healed Song Yanqing, and a Nascent Soul formed within him.

After Song Yanqing survived a dangerous ordeal, he reunited with Shang Shujue and the two went to a secluded mountain spring so Song Yanqing could wash and stabilize his cultivation. Shang Shujue tried to hide his growing attraction to Song Yanqing, while Tangyuan called him out for being flustered.

• Song Yanqing hugged Shang Shujue after his Nascent Soul returned to his body, and Shang Shujue scolded him before embracing him back.
• Lu Yunqian and the law enforcement team left after seeing the two men together, while Shang Shujue accused Song Yanqing of using the hug to scare them off.
• Shang Shujue gave Song Yanqing a pill and accompanied him to a secluded mountain spring to bathe and meditate.
• Song Yanqing undressed to wash while Shang Shujue watched from a nearby tree and tried not to dwell on his appearance.
• Tangyuan teased Shang Shujue for having a troubled heart, and Shang Shujue sent him back into his sea of consciousness.

After Song Yanqing survived the Nascent Soul Tribulation, he confessed his love to Shang Shujue and asked him to become his one and only partner. Shang Shujue accepted with a kiss, then stopped them from going further until Song Yanqing consolidated his cultivation.

• Shang Shujue tossed Song Yanqing clean clothes after he finished washing, then told him to meditate and consolidate his cultivation.
• Song Yanqing confessed that he had loved Shang Shujue since they first met and had tried to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage so he could stand beside him.
• Song Yanqing asked Shang Shujue to become his partner and only family, and Shang Shujue answered by embracing and kissing him.
• Shang Shujue stopped Song Yanqing from taking things further because he had not yet consolidated his cultivation.
• Song Yanqing kissed Shang Shujue again, then began meditating while Shang Shujue blushed and covered his face.

Song Yanqing stabilized his early Nascent Soul Stage cultivation while Shang Shujue grilled fish, and the group shared a meal by the pool. After Xingyun and Tangyuan flew off together, Song Yanqing cuddled close to Shang Shujue and asked him to teach him to cook.

• Shang Shujue grilled fish while Song Yanqing cultivated, and Tangyuan eagerly waited to eat.
• Tangyuan enjoyed a whole fish, and Shang Shujue was surprised by how delicious his cooking tasted.
• Song Yanqing finished stabilizing his cultivation, woke, and accepted grilled fish from Shang Shujue.
• Song Yanqing called out Xingyun, who reunited with Tangyuan, and the pair flew away together.
• Song Yanqing asked Shang Shujue to teach him how to cook, and Shang Shujue agreed to write down the steps.

After four years together, Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing traveled north before joining Qing Shu and other cultivators to fight the awakening ancient demons. Their mission ended with the demons driven out, and they returned to System Space, where Qing Shu prepared to leave for the Ancient God Tower.

• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing spent four years together, then transferred their shop and traveled north through secret realms with Zhifan and Zhiyu.
• Qing Shu learned that Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing had become Dao companions and decided not to interfere, then set out to confront the ancient demon corruption.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing joined Qing Shu and the cultivators in battle after ancient demons emerged, and the cultivators fought alongside the Rebel Alliance.
• After ten months of fighting, the cultivators drove out the ancient demons, named the battlefield the Ancient Demon Forbidden Land, and formed the Radicalist Cultivator Alliance.
• Back in System Space, Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing reunited with Qing Shu, learned that Nuomi was contacting the Ancient God Tower, and went to rest together.

Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing left the mission worlds for the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s main world, where they settled in with their companions and reunited with family. They later traveled together, and Shang Shujue revealed when he first fell for Song Yanqing.

• Nuomi told Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing that they no longer needed to take missions and had arranged their move to the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s world.
• Tangyuan and Xingyun signed up to work in the Emotional Repair Department so they could live in the main world.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing moved into a villa, visited Qing Shu at the Ancient God Tower, and reunited with Shang Shuchen, Shang Shunan, and Song Hengzhe.
• Shang Shujue and Song Yanqing spent time with their family, gave them points, and then set off to travel around the world.
• Shang Shujue told Song Yanqing when he had first fallen in love with him, and the two spent the night together.

Shang Shujue, a sheltered young fox, learned about humans from the elders and met his first human when a Daoist priest broke Qingqiu’s barrier seeking Ling Yu. The priest claimed he loved Ling Yu, denied harming him, and revealed that he had recovered Ling Yu’s inner core as he begged to see him.

• Shang Shujue overheard Qingqiu’s elders warn that humans deceived foxes, then basked with Xuan Ling and played with Tuantuan during the following months.
• A crash at the mountain barrier woke Shang Shujue, who followed the elders to see a bloodied Daoist priest demanding that Qingqiu hand over a fox.
• Shang Shujue recognized Ling Yu’s tail fur hanging from the priest’s waist and realized the man was connected to Ling Yu’s injury.
• Huo Yan accused the priest of wanting to turn Ling Yu into a magical artifact, and the priest denied it, insisting that he loved Ling Yu.
• The priest knelt outside the barrier, denied taking Ling Yu’s inner core or injuring his primordial spirit, and showed the clan leader a box containing Ling Yu’s recovered core.

Xiao Jue exposed a crocodile demon and the foxes discovered that Min Chen had protected Ling Yu’s inner core, sacrificing himself in the process. Ling Yu agreed to let Min Chen reincarnate and wait to see whether they would find each other again, while Xiao Jue later sneaked down from Qingqiu to enter the human world.

• Xiao Jue burned the disguised crocodile demon, revealing his true form and exposing the cracked Soul-Locking Mirror.
• The patriarch recovered Min Chen’s soul and Ling Yu’s inner core from the mirror, then restored the core to Ling Yu and revived him.
• Ling Yu and Xiao Jue saw through the Sacred Viewing Mirror that Min Chen had loved Ling Yu, protected his inner core, and been imprisoned by the crocodile demon.
• The patriarch sent Min Chen into reincarnation and told Ling Yu he could pursue him if Min Chen fell in love with him again; otherwise, Ling Yu would have to forget him and stay out of the human world.
• Xiao Jue grew to thirty-five thousand years old without visiting the human world, then secretly slipped down Qingqiu Mountain with encouragement from his friends.

Shang Shujue, stranded in the human world as a little fox, met a handsome JSY Esports Club captain who fed him a sausage. The captain remembered their previous encounters and ordered a case of sausages, hoping to feed him again.

• Shang Shujue wandered through the city after becoming separated from Yuan Chen and hid beneath a tree during the rain.
• The JSY Esports Club captain approached Shang Shujue and offered him a corn sausage.
• Shang Shujue accepted the sausage, nudged the captain’s hand, and ran into the bushes with it.
• The captain recalled meeting Shang Shujue fifteen times and wondered if the fox had thanked him.
• The captain ordered a case of assorted sausages to feed Shang Shujue when they met again.

Shang Shujue reunited with the man who had fed him and eagerly went home with him for a bath and a meal. Clean and comfortable, Shang Shujue settled into the man's home and stayed close while he prepared food.

• Shang Shujue ate wild strawberries, then spotted the man who had given him a corn ham sausage the day before.
• Shang Shujue approached the man, and the man recognized him and offered to take him home.
• The man brought Shang Shujue home, washed him, and admired his clean, fluffy fur.
• The man left Shang Shujue on the sofa to prepare food, but Shang Shujue followed him into the kitchen.
• Shang Shujue startled a cockroach and hurt his nose, so the man picked him up, soothed him, and told him to stay out of the kitchen.

Song Yanqing cared for the fox Shang Shujue at home, while Shang Shujue’s spiritual power began to stir and loosen its seal. Song Yanqing agreed to play in a friendly match against the DTK Team that night and planned to stream from home until it began.

• Song Yanqing fed Shang Shujue and took a call that revealed he was the captain of the JSY Team and owed twenty-one hours of streaming.
• Song Yanqing carried the fox to bed, and Shang Shujue fell asleep after being fed and washed.
• Shang Shujue’s spiritual power gathered around him, and Song Yanqing’s presence and the food helped weaken his seal.
• Song Yanqing told vice-captain Jian Songchuan he would stay home and asked him to supervise the team’s training.
• Jian Songchuan told Song Yanqing that Lu Fengxing had arranged a friendly match with the DTK Team for 10:30, and Song Yanqing agreed to play from home.

Song Yanqing streamed from home and played a demanding hero, telling viewers that something had happened to put him at ease. Meanwhile, Shang Shujue woke up at Song Yanqing’s house and found him gaming in the study.

• Lu Fengxing’s teammates scolded him for falling for JJ’s bait, but Lu Fengxing insisted he still softened whenever he heard JJ’s voice.
• Song Yanqing began streaming, drawing tens of thousands of fans who recognized his skill and watched him enter a match.
• Song Yanqing confirmed he was at home and said something had happened that put him at ease.
• Shang Shujue woke hungry, remembered he was at Song Yanqing’s house, and followed his scent into the study.
• Shang Shujue pushed open the study door and went in while Song Yanqing was focused on his game.

Shang Shujue accidentally appeared on Song Yanqing’s livestream, then tried to get food from him and used his remaining spiritual energy to help protect Song Yanqing from trouble over keeping a fox. He fell asleep after sending information to another fox, while Song Yanqing prepared to deal with the livestream fallout and took him back to bed.

• Song Yanqing won another game on stream, but ended the broadcast after Shang Shujue climbed into his lap and appeared on camera.
• Shang Shujue led Song Yanqing to the refrigerator to ask for food, and Song Yanqing promised to cook for him.
• Shang Shujue realized Song Yanqing’s cooking supplied spiritual energy that could help break his seal and let him return home.
• Song Yanqing received a call from Zhou Lin, who warned that keeping a wild fox could cause legal trouble and asked about Shang Shujue’s origins.
• Shang Shujue detected a fox from Qingqiu at a nearby pet shop and sent it information, then fell asleep from spiritual exhaustion.
• Song Yanqing asked Zhou Lin to have PR handle the online reaction, then carried Shang Shujue to bed and set the cooked food aside for the next day.

After Shang Shujue’s plea reached Qingqiu, Xuan Ling found him in G City and tried to take him home. Shang Shujue hesitated to leave Song Yanqing, who woke and overheard Xuan Ling mention Qingqiu.

• An old Taoist relayed Shang Shujue’s message to the Qingqiu settlement after he wandered into G City.
• Xuan Ling received the plea while working at his pet shop and drove to find Shang Shujue.
• Shang Shujue woke beside Song Yanqing, sensed Xuan Ling outside, and rushed to greet him.
• Xuan Ling learned that Shang Shujue’s magic had been sealed and urged him to leave with him.
• Shang Shujue insisted on staying a few more days, and Xuan Ling offered to take Song Yanqing to Qingqiu as his playmate.
• Song Yanqing woke, picked up Shang Shujue, and asked who Xuan Ling was and what he meant by Qingqiu.