Recaps

Jiang Qing'er and Ling Yi were ambushed on their way to treat Lin Wuchen, but Ling Yi incapacitated the attackers and brought her safely to the Lin Clan's villa. There, he noticed a status display identifying Lin Wuchen's daughter, Lin Wan, as a gaming streamer.

• Jiang Qing'er told Ling Yi about her paid job treating Lin Wuchen, the head of Linquan Entertainment, and worried that the Lin Clan's inheritance dispute might be dangerous.
• Ling Yi noticed a gray car following them and drove into an underground parking garage to avoid it.
• Seventeen masked attackers with machetes blocked the garage exit, but Ling Yi struck their acupoints and left them immobilized.
• Ling Yi photographed the attackers, then took Jiang Qing'er to the Lin Clan's villa; the gray car drove away as they emerged.
• Lin Wuchen and his four children welcomed Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er, and Ling Yi saw a status display above Lin Wuchen's daughter identifying her as Lin Wan, a gaming streamer.

Ling Yi discovered that Lin Wan had used her unusual eyes to control seventeen people and suspected she wanted Lin Wuchen dead. Lin Wan revealed that she sought revenge for her mother's death and mentioned another person with a special ability, leaving Ling Yi eager to learn more.

• Ling Yi used Probe and saw that Lin Wuchen had heart failure while Lin Wan was nervous, then watched Jiang Qing'er enter the operating room to perform the surgery.
• Ling Yi recognized Lin Wan as a masked gaming streamer and confronted her with a photo of the seventeen people who had attacked him and Jiang Qing'er.
• Lin Wan tried to influence Ling Yi with her eyes, but his Internal Energy cleared the resulting dizziness; she then admitted she had wanted to stop them from treating Lin Wuchen, not kill them.
• Lin Wan told Ling Yi that she was Lin Wuchen's illegitimate daughter and wanted revenge because he had caused her mother's death, and she offered him ten million to stay silent for a month.
• Lin Wan explained that her eyes could hypnotize and eventually control a target, and that she had spent nearly half a year controlling the seventeen people.
• Lin Wan said she had met someone eight years earlier who could control other people's emotions, and Ling Yi eagerly asked her to describe that person.

Lin Wan told Ling Yi about the scar-chinned man whose strange power had caused a deadly incident years ago, while Ling Yi resolved to build strength before seeking him out. After Jiang Qing'er finished Lin Wuchen’s surgery, Ling Yi decided to become a star, and Lin Wan used her mind-controlling ability to seize control of the Lin Clan and confront Lin Wuchen.

• Lin Wan described seeing the scar-chinned man three times and warned Ling Yi that he was dangerous; Ling Yi recognized him as the man who had attacked him years earlier.
• Ling Yi promised not to reveal the Lin Clan’s affairs and asked Lin Wan not to target Jiang Qing'er again; she agreed and changed the subject.
• Jiang Qing'er completed Lin Wuchen’s operation, and Ling Yi supported her as they left the villa.
• Ling Yi told Jiang Qing'er he planned to start a film and television investment company and become a star, and she asked to be his assistant and bodyguard.
• Lin Wan forced her two older brothers to sign over their shares and leave the country, giving her control of fifty-eight percent of the Lin Clan.
• Lin Wan entered Lin Wuchen’s care room, dismissed the nurses with her ability, and told him she would make him endure the suffering he had inflicted on her mother.

Lin Wan told Lin Wuchen that Qi Haicheng would care for him, then gave Ling Yi control of Linquan Entertainment so he could start a film and television company. Ling Yi collected seven Heartthrob Points from his gifts, cultivated, and returned to the city with Jiang Qing'er to treat Zheng Huihui and seek a medicinal herb merchant.

• Lin Wan visited Lin Wuchen, told him Qi Haicheng would look after him, and ordered nurses to keep him alive.
• Ling Yi asked Lin Wan for help starting a film and television investment company, and she offered him Linquan Entertainment.
• Ling Yi sent gifts to Lin Hao and Zhang Weiwei, earning seven Heartthrob Points in total, then took a Qi-Replenishing Pill and cultivated.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er returned to the city so Ling Yi could give Zheng Huihui another acupuncture treatment and meet a medicinal herb merchant.
• Zheng Huihui told Ling Yi that her husband had been imprisoned for attempted murder and that the child she had raised was not hers, before Ling Yi started the acupuncture.

Ling Yi asked Jiang Qing'er to write a script based on his retelling of Chinese Paladin 1, then immobilized President Li after he insulted her. With hotels full for Dafeng City's trade fair, Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er took the last available room, while receptionists discovered Ling Yi was sixty years old.

• Ling Yi turned down Zheng Huihui's offer of her teahouse and discussed his acting ambitions with Jiang Qing'er.
• Ling Yi told Jiang Qing'er the story of Chinese Paladin 1, and she agreed to write a script from it.
• President Li insulted Jiang Qing'er, so Ling Yi immobilized him and left him frozen for half a month.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er found only one hotel room available because of Dafeng City's annual trade fair, and Jiang Qing'er eagerly booked it.
• Hotel receptionists recognized Jiang Qing'er from a viral video and discovered Ling Yi's identity listed him as sixty years old.

Ling Yi took over Linquan Entertainment from Lin Wan and learned that Ge Hong was hiding there as the operations department head. After his attempt to discuss Jiang Qing'er’s feelings failed, she revealed that some of her lost memories had returned.

• Jiang Qing'er teased Ling Yi after he avoided reacting to her advances, and he decided they needed to talk.
• Ling Yi agreed to take over Linquan Entertainment, and Lin Wan gave him an eighty-five-percent share transfer contract.
• Lin Wan told Ling Yi that Ge Hong had been working at Linquan Entertainment for three years, and they planned to test him at a senior executives' banquet.
• Ling Yi tried to find out whether Jiang Qing'er loved him or merely desired him, but she said she was serious about wanting his body.
• Ling Yi asked Jiang Qing'er to stop flirting until her memories returned, and she revealed that she had recovered some memories of being in his arms.

Ling Yi explained to Jiang Qing'er what happened eight years earlier, including the violent attack, her missing memories, and the suspicious man Ge Hong. Jiang Qing'er insisted on joining Ling Yi in three days to investigate, and they spent the following days cultivating and preparing.

• Ling Yi told Jiang Qing'er that Director Mom had died eight years earlier and that he had met Jiang Qing'er while both were drinking.
• Ling Yi recounted how Ge Hong's red light seemed to provoke a knife fight, Jiang Qing'er protected him from several blows, and Ling Yi later woke with no memory of what had happened after a red light appeared.
• Ling Yi explained that Jiang Qing'er had left for an exchange program and lost a year of memories, while he suspected an unknown organization might have sealed them.
• Jiang Qing'er insisted on accompanying Ling Yi to meet Ge Hong in three days, and Ling Yi agreed to train her and teach her protective techniques.
• Ling Yi cultivated Internal Energy, treated Zheng Huihui with acupuncture, and saw only small increases in Heartthrob Points over the next three days.

At Linquan Entertainment’s banquet, Ling Yi confronted Jiang Qing’er’s ex-boyfriend Bai Jiang and spotted Ge Hong, a person with the special ability Emotion Control. Lin Wan arrived, and Ling Yi confirmed Ge Hong as their target before the planned blackout.

• Ling Yi worried that his newfound fame and wealth would draw the attention of people with special abilities, so he urged Jiang Qing’er to hurry up production of The Legend of Sword and Fairy.
• Bai Jiang insulted Jiang Qing’er at the banquet entrance, and Ling Yi slapped him, threatened him, and said he would put out a bounty against him.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing’er entered the banquet, where Ling Yi used Probe and identified Ge Hong as a person with the special ability Emotion Control.
• Ling Yi noticed actress Liu Qianqian, whose looks score was 95, and Jiang Qing’er said she suited the role of Zhao Ling’er.
• Lin Wan asked whether Ling Yi had found the target, and Ling Yi confirmed Ge Hong before she warned that the power would go out in ten minutes.

Ling Yi and Lin Wan captured Ge Hong at the banquet, then completed the Linquan Entertainment handover and announced major investments and a newcomer support plan. Ling Yi gained Heartthrob Points from Liu Qianqian, Liu Xiao, Diza, and Jin Li, and considered binding them.

• Lin Wan asked Ling Yi to confirm Ge Hong’s identity, and Ling Yi assured her that he had found the right target.
• Ge Hong recognized Jiang Qing’er and suspected Ling Yi was the man he had encountered eight years earlier, then tried to flee when the lights went out.
• Ling Yi’s team immobilized Ge Hong, stuffed him into a trash bin, and removed him from the venue in a van.
• Lin Wan and Ling Yi held the Linquan Entertainment handover ceremony, and Ling Yi announced monthly investments of at least five billion, a Newcomer Support Plan, and funding for The Legend of Sword and Fairy.
• Liu Qianqian, Liu Xiao, Diza, and Jin Li generated Heartthrob Points, and Ling Yi identified them as potential binding targets.

Ling Yi expanded his Heartthrob Points by binding new targets and prepared to publicize The Legend of Sword and Fairy, then questioned Ge Hong about the attack eight years earlier. Ge Hong revealed that Jiang Qing'er had awakened her ability that night and that an unknown third party had taken her away, leaving Ling Yi searching for the person behind her lost memories.

• Ling Yi bound Diza, Jin Li, and other eligible targets, then left the banquet with Jiang Qing'er and Lin Wan to continue their plans.
• Ling Yi told Jiang Qing'er to post The Legend of Sword and Fairy's script on Yanbo and announce a 500-million investment as system notifications pushed his Heartthrob Points toward the next reward.
• Ling Yi, Jiang Qing'er, and Lin Wan questioned the blindfolded Ge Hong in the villa basement about what had happened eight years earlier.
• Ge Hong admitted he had provoked the gang fight and said Jiang Qing'er awakened her ability while protecting Ling Yi, then nearly killed him.
• Ge Hong said an unknown third party knocked Ling Yi unconscious and took Jiang Qing'er away, while he ruled out the Special Ability Bureau as the likely culprit.

Ling Yi learned more about special ability users and decided Ge Hong was too dangerous to keep alive. After earning the Money Power skill, he used Jiang Qing'er to post photos of his abs, sending himself trending again and rapidly increasing his Heartthrob Points.

• Ling Yi questioned Ge Hong about the Special Ability Bureau and learned that supernatural ability users developed powers later, while special ability users were born with them.
• Ling Yi, Lin Wan, and Jiang Qing'er agreed to kill Ge Hong because he could bring danger to them, then Lin Wan arranged rooms for Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er.
• Ling Yi reached 100 Total Heart Flutter Points and gained Money Power, which let him temporarily buy abilities with cash.
• Ling Yi tested Money Power, spending ten million yuan, and decided to attract more Heartthrob Points by showing off his abs.
• Jiang Qing'er posted Ling Yi's abs photos with a caption explaining his youthful appearance, and the post drove him up the trending searches as Heartthrob Points poured in.

Ling Yi used mind-reading to learn that Lin Wan had avenged her mother, killed Lin Wuchen, and greatly strengthened her ability, while Jiang Qing'er’s Internal Energy awakened a silver-light effect. Ling Yi brought Ge Hong back with a new face and said he was one of them, but privately decided to bind him with a Soul Contract.

• Ling Yi used Money Power to read Jiang Qing'er’s and Lin Wan’s thoughts, learning that his youth and physique had made Jiang Qing'er suspect he was an immortal cultivator.
• Ling Yi told Lin Wan not to kill Ge Hong because he wanted to control him and use him; Lin Wan’s thoughts revealed that she could now control at least a hundred thousand ordinary people indefinitely after killing Lin Wuchen.
• After Ling Yi left, Lin Wan warned Jiang Qing'er to control her ability’s effects, and Jiang Qing'er’s Internal Energy circulated as a silver light appeared around her and dispelled her fear.
• Ling Yi returned with Ge Hong, whose appearance he had changed, and said Ge Hong was now one of them.
• Ling Yi silently decided to use a Soul Contract to ensure Ge Hong could be trusted.

Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er began The Legend of Sword and Fairy project and set up a secret test to help choose Zhao Ling'er. Jin Li discovered their plan and passed the test, leaving her excited about her chance at the role.

• Ling Yi handed Linquan Entertainment's management to Ge Hong, who reported that The Legend of Sword and Fairy was underway but the team had not chosen its female lead.
• Ling Yi agreed to attend the final audition and ordered Ge Hong to stop working with special-effects companies that had demanded more than ten times the market rate.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er disguised themselves as elderly cleaners and blocked the elevator to test how the actresses would respond to someone pretending to be sick.
• Jin Li avoided the blocked elevator by taking the stairs, then figured out Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er were conducting a test and asked to join in.
• Jiang Qing'er revealed the test plan, and Ling Yi told Jin Li that she had passed and could still win the role of Zhao Ling'er.

Ling Yi tested actresses for Chinese Paladin roles, cast Jin Li, Liu Qianqian, and Diza in three planned series, and then took Jiang Qing'er back to Fenghai Orphanage to investigate her memory loss. The chapter left Jiang Qing'er rejecting the idea of searching for the birth parents who abandoned her.

• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er tested Liu Gangan, who was eliminated after she complained about the audition, while Jiang Qing'er's awkward performance also failed to impress Diza and Liu Qianqian.
• Ling Yi invited Diza and Liu Qianqian into the conference room and revealed his and Jiang Qing'er's youthful faces, astonishing the women.
• Ling Yi cast Jin Li in Chinese Paladin 1, Liu Qianqian in The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2, and Diza in The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, and told Jiang Qing'er to have the scripts prepared.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er returned to Fenghai Orphanage to look into the changes that followed Mother Director's death and the possible cause of Jiang Qing'er's memory loss.
• Ling Yi asked Jiang Qing'er whether she had searched for her birth parents, and she said she had no wish to find the people who abandoned her.

Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er explored the abandoned Fenghai Orphanage, where Ling Yi discovered a dangerous iron box in the basement. The box’s seal was loosening, and a Soul Stone inside was close to breaking free.

• Ling Yi comforted Jiang Qing'er, then avoided her confession and took her to Fenghai Orphanage to look for clues.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er vaulted the locked gate and entered the deserted orphanage.
• Ling Yi used Super Perception and X-Ray Vision to detect a chilling energy signature coming from the warehouse basement.
• Ling Yi broke into the basement alone and found a rusty iron box on a table.
• Ling Yi used Money Power to obtain Invincible Golden Body and used the Probe skill to identify the box as a Soul Stone Sealing Box whose seal was loosening.

Ling Yi stored the sealed Demonic Box in his Personal Space and confronted Lin Yue, a Special Ability Bureau cultivator who demanded it back. Lin Yue revealed that hunters captured people with special abilities to sell to the Three Gods Hall, while the box remained with Ling Yi.

• Ling Yi put the iron table and box, which contained a sealed Soul Stone, into his Personal Space.
• Lin Yue attacked Jiang Qing'er, froze her with a talisman, and Ling Yi freed her with Money Power.
• Lin Yue recognized Ling Yi and warned that the Demonic Box could endanger Dafeng City if its seal broke.
• Lin Yue trapped Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er in a talisman barrier and demanded the Demonic Box.
• Lin Yue explained that hunters captured people with special abilities to sell, mostly to the Three Gods Hall.

Ling Yi broke Lin Yue’s runic array and teleported himself, Jiang Qing'er, and Lin Yue away from the orphanage, where the Three Gods Hall arrived searching for the Demonic Box. At home, Lin Yue revealed the box had vanished eight years ago, leading Ling Yi to suspect it was the missing link in the events surrounding the orphanage and Jiang Qing'er.

• Ling Yi used a Clear talisman spell to destroy Lin Yue’s runic array, then spent Money Power to teleport himself, Jiang Qing'er, and Lin Yue away.
• The Three Gods Hall arrived at the orphanage too late to find Lin Yue or the Demonic Box, and its thin old man ordered Li Baoguo to persuade Ling Yi to join the hall.
• Li Baoguo resolved to warn Ling Yi about the Three Gods Hall, while the thin old man sent the others to search for Lin Yue.
• At Ling Yi’s home, Lin Yue said a terrifying being was sealed inside the Demonic Box and that the Special Ability Bureau had kept it under her master’s care.
• Lin Yue revealed that a mysterious person stole the Demonic Box eight years ago, and Ling Yi connected its disappearance to the other unresolved events from that time.

Ling Yi refused Lin Yue’s demand to return the Demonic Box to the Special Ability Bureau, arguing that its compromised leadership could not protect it. After Zheng Huihui called, Ling Yi headed to the teahouse and left Jiang Qing'er with a flying sword before teleporting away.

• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er warned Lin Yue that a mole in the Special Ability Bureau could endanger the Demonic Box if it were returned there.
• Lin Yue asked Ling Yi to accompany her to the Bureau headquarters, but he refused and said he had secured the Demonic Box with Money Power.
• Ling Yi asked to see Lin Yue’s real appearance as a condition for going with her.
• Zheng Huihui called Ling Yi about his acupuncture appointment, and Ling Yi arranged to meet her at the teahouse.
• Old Li called with an important matter, so Ling Yi agreed to meet him at the teahouse as well.
• Ling Yi gave Jiang Qing'er a flying sword and teleported away through a blue vortex.

Ling Yi treated Zheng Huihui and learned that Old Li had become a muscle-bound pseudo-special ability user after taking the Three Gods Hall’s Divine Liquid. Old Li warned that the organization had recruited hundreds of people and was targeting Ling Yi, who resolved to confront it.

• Ling Yi noticed Zheng Huihui had 9 Heartthrob Points, treated her poisoning, and told her she would recover without further treatment.
• Zheng Huihui told Ling Yi that Old Li was waiting in the innermost private room and had undergone a similar change to Ling Yi.
• Ling Yi found Old Li muscular but still old-looking and learned that he had joined the Three Gods Hall while seeking a cure for cancer.
• Old Li explained that the Divine Liquid gave him power but had to be taken regularly, or his genes would collapse and kill him.
• Old Li said about two hundred people in his batch had taken the Divine Liquid and warned Ling Yi that the Three Gods Hall had its eyes on him.
• Ling Yi said he had been wanting to meet the Three Gods Hall.

Ling Yi used a Gene Optimization Card to cure Li Baoguo’s genetic collapse and give him lasting physical improvements and an Extreme Speed ability. The ability expired after ten minutes, so Ling Yi renewed it with Money Power before leaving Li to use it sparingly.

• Ling Yi offered Li Baoguo a choice between becoming ordinary and gaining power, and Li chose power despite the danger from the Three Gods Hall.
• Ling Yi spent 50 million on a Gene Optimization Card, which rejuvenated Li Baoguo and stabilized his body.
• Ling Yi discovered that Li Baoguo had gained the Extreme Speed ability, which let him race away and return so quickly that his clothes began to smoke.
• Li Baoguo’s ability expired after ten minutes, though his strengthened body remained improved and his Special Ability User level fell from lv5 to lv3.
• Ling Yi spent 15 million to renew Li Baoguo’s Extreme Speed for thirty minutes and told him to use it sparingly.

Ling Yi tried to use Money Power to restore Jiang Qing'er’s missing memories, but the system claimed he lacked the funds despite his enormous income. Lin Yue realized the Special Ability Bureau might have a mole and questioned its failures as she reconsidered whom she could trust.

• Ling Yi messaged the Three Gods Hall’s contacts to request a meeting, then criticized Lin Yue and the Special Ability Bureau for failing to stop the organization’s spread.
• Jiang Qing'er suggested warning the public about the Three Gods Hall as an evil organization without revealing the existence of ability users, and Lin Yue recognized the plan’s potential.
• Ling Yi took Jiang Qing'er to his bedroom to try restoring her memories with Money Power and dismissed Lin Yue’s concerns about the Demonic Box.
• Lin Yue suspected a mole among the Special Ability Bureau’s higher-ups or a third party manipulating the Bureau and the Three Gods Hall, then sent a message using another phone.
• Ling Yi’s attempt to restore Jiang Qing'er's memory failed because the system reported insufficient funds, and he discovered that his bank balance was under six billion yuan.

Ling Yi discovered that Money Power had been automatically deducting renewal fees and that he could spend it to restore Jiang Qing’er's memories for five minutes. After a brief argument about their relationship, he restored her memories, and she revealed that her mother had survived and opened an iron box containing a glowing purple stone before Ling Yi stopped the process.

• Ling Yi checked the system notices and learned that Money Power had been automatically renewing, unlocking leasing and shop functions as his payments accumulated.
• Ling Yi and Jiang Qing'er argued about their age gap and feelings, and Ling Yi asked for a year before deciding whether to accept her affection.
• Ling Yi spent five billion to restore Jiang Qing'er's memories, but she began showing signs of distress as the memory overload took effect.
• Jiang Qing'er recalled seeing her mother alive, opening an iron box, and taking out a glowing purple stone before Ling Yi canceled Money Power.

After Jiang Qing'er recovered memories showing that Mama Zhang was alive and connected to the Demonic Box, Ling Yi pressed Lin Yue for the box’s secrets. Lin Yue revealed that her powerful Charm Demon ability was tied to her real appearance and warned Ling Yi about the consequences of seeing it.

• Jiang Qing'er admitted that she remembered Mama Zhang was still alive, and Ling Yi concluded that Mama Zhang had likely stolen and opened the Demonic Box before faking her death.
• Ling Yi identified six questions surrounding Mama Zhang, the Demonic Box, its purple stone, and Jiang Qing'er's lost memories.
• Ling Yi asked Lin Yue what the Demonic Box contained, but she refused and warned that both the Special Ability Bureau and the Three Gods Hall would target him; he revealed he had arranged to meet Three Gods Hall's higher-ups.
• Ling Yi inspected Lin Yue's data window and learned she was a Second Tier ability user and a level-six Charm Demon.
• Ling Yi offered to return the Demonic Box if Lin Yue showed him her real appearance and revealed what was sealed inside; Lin Yue agreed but warned that he might not withstand her difficult-to-control ability.

Ling Yi tested Lin Yue’s controllable Charm Demon state, received the Golden Eyes reward, and opened the Demonic Box in his Personal Space. He identified its contents as a damaged Chaos Origin Stone, whose energy began flowing into his eyes.

• Ling Yi recalled sealing Lin Yue’s Charm Demon state with Money Power and discovered he could control when she transformed.
• Ling Yi claimed the Golden Eyes reward for reaching 1,000 Total Heart Flutter Points and dismissed its usefulness to him.
• Ling Yi removed the Time Stop around the Demonic Box, then spent 100 million to extract its contents without damaging the box.
• Ling Yi used Probe and learned that the purple stone was a damaged Chaos Origin Stone, a one-use key to breaking an ancient seal.
• Invisible energy from the Chaos Origin Stone flowed into Ling Yi’s eyes, turning them crimson-gold.

Ling Yi’s Golden Eyes absorbed the Chaos Origin Stone’s Karmic Luck and cold jade energy, reaching level 5 and approaching level 6 while the stone shattered. The power surge boosted Lin Yue’s cultivation and advanced Jiang Qing’er’s ability, and Mama Zhang sensed that the key’s Aura had disappeared.

• Ling Yi realized Golden Eyes had activated and leveled up after absorbing energy from the Chaos Origin Stone in his Personal Space.
• Ling Yi sensed that Golden Eyes had reached level 5 and was close to level 6, then considered how its rule-altering power compared with Money Power.
• Golden light burst from Ling Yi’s eyes, driving Lin Yue’s cultivation to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining and causing Jiang Qing’er’s ability to advance.
• Ling Yi checked his system interface and found that his lifespan had increased to 3,000 years.
• Ling Yi discovered that the Chaos Origin Stone had shattered into powerless pieces, while people around the world felt as though they had lost something precious.
• Mama Zhang woke in a hotel in Dafeng City and realized that the key’s Aura had disappeared.