Chapter Summaries

Ling Yi tested Guanyin Lotus and used Heaven and Earth Teleportation to maim Heavenly Devil Sect cultivators who tried to stop him. Cheng Biyun guided Ling Yi and Shen Mengli toward the Heavenly Devil Grand Array and warned that activating it would disable his teleportation and leave him to fight the Heavenly Devil for at least half a year.

• Ling Yi tried Guanyin Lotus’s different flight forms and decided he preferred the Sword Control Technique.
• Ling Yi severed the arms of Heavenly Devil Sect cultivators with Heaven and Earth Teleportation and ordered them to take him to the Heavenly Devil Grand Array.
• Cheng Biyun revealed that she knew the array’s location and led Ling Yi and Shen Mengli toward it.
• Cheng Biyun explained the Heavenly Devil Sect’s strength and warned that the Grand Array would disrupt space and prevent Ling Yi from teleporting.
• Cheng Biyun said Ling Yi would have to fight the Heavenly Devil with his Big Brick and Big Slap skills for at least half a year, then caught him hiding the Heavenly Lightning Attack System.

Wang Feng used his overwhelming cultivation to defeat the Heavenly Mysterious Sect’s strongest fighters and claim its leadership, while the World Consciousness rejected him as a possible returnee. At the Heavenly Devil Sect, a Fire Giant emerged and slaughtered its inhabitants, and Ling Yi attacked it as the World Consciousness opened a way for him to return.

• Wang Feng learned that Shen Mengli’s and Cheng Biyun’s low favorability had raised his cultivation to the second layer of the Dao Integration Realm, then beat Situ Haoyue and sent him away.
• Situ Haoyue returned with Wang Nan and the Heavenly Mysterious Sect’s leaders, but Wang Feng defeated them and killed Situ Haoyue with a giant hand of Spiritual Power.
• Wang Feng declared himself the sect master of the Heavenly Mysterious Sect and ordered someone to summon the female disciples from the seven peaks.
• The World Consciousness decided that Wang Feng would not be allowed back into its world, while lamenting that Ling Yi’s plot-destroying methods had ended its chance to gain more energy.
• A Fire Giant emerged from a black hole near the Heavenly Devil Sect and burned its inhabitants to ash; Ling Yi attacked it with the Four Directions Seal, and the World Consciousness opened a return button for him.

After killing the Heavenly Devil, Ling Yi said goodbye to Shen Mengli and Cheng Biyun, then transmigrated into a new world as Shen Qianqian, a female lead. He read Cheng Biyun’s newly unlocked second-playthrough plot and began drawing rewards, leaving his plans in the new world unresolved.

• Ling Yi killed the Heavenly Devil, gained two million Regret Points, and learned that another transmigration would begin in ten minutes.
• Ling Yi gave Shen Mengli a storage ring, promised to return for her and Cheng Biyun, and warned them to avoid Wang Feng and keep watch on the Heavenly Mysterious Sect.
• Cheng Biyun kissed Ling Yi goodbye, and Ling Yi teleported away as Shen Mengli and Cheng Biyun decided to return to Cloud Summit City.
• Ling Yi arrived in a modern bedroom and discovered that he had transmigrated as Shen Qianqian, a second-playthrough female lead.
• Lin Wanru and Shen Mumu scolded and belittled Ling Yi, who ignored them while reading Cheng Biyun’s newly accessible second-playthrough plot.
• Ling Yi finished reading Cheng Biyun’s plot and spent 500,000 Regret Points on a ten-thousand draw, receiving bank cards, talismans, and Combat Power Points.

Ling Yi learned about Shen Qianqian’s tragic story, planned to transfer her inner-voice cheat to Shen Mumu, and confronted the Shen Family over a confiscated card. After Shen Mumu returned the card, Ling Yi secretly used the Transfer Talisman on her and reconsidered appearing on the variety show.

• Ling Yi found that the Transfer Talisman could transfer Shen Qianqian’s Everyone’s Inner Voice System and decided to give it to Shen Mumu.
• Ling Yi discovered that a Demonic Sect cultivator he had brought inside the Leisurely Abode had turned to ash, so he avoided trying to bring Shen Mengli and Cheng Biyun across.
• Ling Yi read the two plots of Shen Qianqian’s story and learned how Shen Mumu had ruined her life in the first plot and how Shen Qianqian exposed Shen Mumu in the second.
• At breakfast, Ling Yi accused Lin Wanru of taking his card, splashed milk in Shen Cheng’s face, and rejected the family’s demands that he apologize.
• Shen Mumu persuaded Lin Wanru to return the card, and Ling Yi took it while secretly activating the Transfer Talisman on her.

After Shen Mumu’s inner voice exposed her contempt for Lin Wanru and revealed her ambitions, the Shen family realized she had been manipulating them and quietly accumulating shares. Shen Bin uncovered her connection to the Zhao family and warned that she might be close to taking control of the family business.

• Ling Yi transferred the Everyone's Inner Voice System to Shen Mumu, allowing the family to hear her thoughts during the live dating show.
• Shen Mumu’s thoughts revealed Lin Wanru’s affairs and exposed her plan to ruin Shen Qianqian’s reputation on the show.
• After Shen Mumu and Ling Yi left, Shen Bin confirmed that everyone had heard the thoughts and the family confronted Lin Wanru about her affairs.
• Shen Bin calculated that Shen Mumu had acquired nine percent of the group’s shares and could gain control by persuading shareholders or obtaining more shares from the family.
• Shen Bin revealed that Shen Mumu’s original name was Zhao Mumu and that her biological parents had returned and were working at the group, suggesting she had targeted Lin Wanru.

Shen Bin’s family moved to protect Shen Qianqian and watch Shen Mumu after learning how ruthlessly she planned to frame her. At the start of Heartbeat Challenge, Shen Mumu’s scheming was exposed to the people around her, while Ling Yi prepared to take Bai Tao up the hill on a transforming suitcase.

• Shen Bin arranged for Shen Wu to join Heartbeat Challenge and protect Shen Qianqian, while the family planned to monitor Shen Mumu and distance Lin Wanru from Zhao Feng.
• Ling Yi and Bai Tao arrived with Shen Mumu at the resort where the month-long show would be filmed.
• Shen Mumu pretended to be weak and claimed Ling Yi had hurt her, but her inner thoughts revealed she intended to frame Shen Qianqian and ruin her reputation.
• The accompanying director and staff heard Shen Mumu’s plans through her inner voice and grew wary of her.
• Ling Yi transformed his suitcase into a scooter, sat on it, and invited Bai Tao to ride with him up the hill.

Ling Yi reached the villa, where he found Feng Xiuyan waiting, and used the system to check the plot’s collapse progress. After learning Feng Xiuyan had a hidden mission to get him to give a compliment, Ling Yi decided to pass the mission to Shen Mumu.

• Bai Tao admired Ling Yi’s electric suitcase and left after cheering him on to form a CP.
• Ling Yi arrived at the villa and found Feng Xiuyan, Shen Qianqian’s intended CP partner, already there.
• Ling Yi spent one million Regret Points to add a plot-collapse progress bar and saw that it stood at 30%.
• Feng Xiuyan greeted Ling Yi, who warned him not to get romantic ideas about him.
• Ling Yi recalled that Feng Xiuyan’s hidden mission was to get the second guest to compliment him, then asked Feng Xiuyan whether the production team had given him a hidden mission.

Ling Yi changed Feng Xiuyan’s hidden mission into getting Shen Qianqian’s heart rate above 120, then showed off his strength as Shen Mumu’s inner thoughts wrecked her public image. The guests began their introductions, and Shen Wu revealed he had joined the show to look after Qianqian.

• Feng Xiuyan told Ling Yi about his hidden mission, and Ling Yi correctly guessed it was to get someone to praise him.
• Ling Yi assigned Feng Xiuyan the mission of raising Shen Qianqian’s heart rate above 120 before filming ended, and the director expanded the challenge to all guests.
• Ling Yi crushed a glass in his bare hand, leaving the guests stunned.
• Shen Mumu arrived exhausted, and her vile inner complaints pushed the plot destruction progress past 50%.
• Ling Yi considered pairing with Gao Xiaoxiao, whose character was described as emotionally deficient and hostile to romance and men.
• Shen Wu introduced himself, explained that he had joined to look after Shen Qianqian, and said he was open to finding a partner.

Shen Mumu awakened memories of her previous life and revealed through her inner thoughts that she had killed Shen Wu and planned to exploit Feng Xiuyan to gain the Feng Family’s favor. The guests concealed that they could hear her thoughts, while Ling Yi secretly manipulated the group draw and left Shen Qianqian alone.

• Shen Mumu introduced herself while the guests heard her thoughts about killing Shen Wu, whom she had arranged to die in her previous life.
• Shen Mumu thought Feng Xiuyan could help her marry into the Feng Family and save Feng Zhan with a pill, so Feng Xiuyan acted interested in her to protect his grandfather.
• Shen Mumu reminded the host to let Shen Qianqian introduce herself, and Shen Qianqian gave a brief introduction.
• The host announced a random group draw, and Ling Yi deliberately chose the zero slip so Shen Qianqian would be assigned alone.
• Ling Yi secretly arranged the remaining groups, pairing Shen Wu with Gao Xiaoxiao and Shen Mumu with Feng Xiuyan.

After Shen Mumu’s thoughts revealed the best room, Ling Yi, Shen Wu, and Feng Xiuyan met with the director to discuss the show and Shen Qianqian’s stolen Karmic Luck. Ling Yi said she needed seven days to recover enough Karmic Luck to treat Feng Xiuyan’s grandfather, and asked them to keep Shen Mumu on the show as her public image collapsed.

• Shen Mumu’s inner thoughts revealed that Room 4 on the second floor was the best, but Ling Yi chose it first; Shen Mumu then took Room 3.
• The director ordered Xiao Liu to keep Shen Mumu in view and replaced the guests’ phones with magnetic cards to prevent her from learning that viewers could hear her thoughts.
• Ling Yi, Shen Wu, and Feng Xiuyan met the director outside the villa, and Ling Yi put away her phone without turning it on.
• Feng Xiuyan apologized to Ling Yi for the Shen Family’s past treatment of Shen Qianqian, while Feng Xiuyan and Shen Wu discussed why Shen Bin had allowed Shen Mumu’s schemes.
• Ling Yi explained that Shen Mumu had stolen Shen Qianqian’s Karmic Luck and that the public exposure of her inner thoughts would drain it away.
• Ling Yi told Feng Xiuyan she needed at least seven days to recover enough Karmic Luck to treat his grandfather, and promised that the recovered luck could be converted into National Fortune.

Ling Yi discovered that Shen Mumu’s schemes had pushed the plot-destruction progress to 90%, while the guests’ hostility made her suspect they could hear her thoughts. After awakening memories of a second playthrough, Shen Mumu realized her secrets were exposed and feared she would be arrested, but she remained trapped at the villa during the livestream.

• Ling Yi arrived at dinner and heard Shen Mumu privately plan to frame Liu Yan after trying to drug her.
• Shen Mumu tearfully accused Liu Yan of lying, but Liu Yan refused to argue, and Shen Wu openly sided with her.
• Ling Yi saw the progress bar at 90% and left the villa with Shen Wu and Feng Xiuyan to learn what Shen Mumu had done that afternoon.
• The other guests left the villa, and Shen Mumu realized they might be hearing her thoughts.
• Shen Mumu awakened memories of the second playthrough, understood that her secrets had been exposed, and tried to leave but sat back down when she remembered the livestream.

After the Shen Family’s crimes were exposed and the plot collapsed, Ling Yi prepared to leave the world, visited Dragon Dao Mountain, and learned how its World Consciousness had survived the invasion. He returned to a new world as Qin Feng, wondering what the World Consciousness had meant by the “starting point.”

• The Shen Family exposed Shen Mumu’s schemes, and Zhao Feng and Zhao Mumu’s family were arrested.
• Ling Yi gave Feng Xiuyan a porcelain bottle for Old Master Feng Zhan and said he had converted Karmic Luck into National Fortune.
• Ling Yi visited Dragon Dao Mountain, where the temple master revealed he was the vessel of the world’s World Consciousness and warned Ling Yi not to bring people from other worlds when traveling.
• The World Consciousness awarded Ling Yi 500,000 Regret Points before the countdown ended and he transmigrated.
• Ling Yi woke as Qin Feng in a new world and checked his updated system and list of visited worlds.

Ling Yi signed the divorce agreement, finalized his divorce from Chen Qianqian, and paid her ten million, but the plot destruction progress bar remained at zero. He investigated Bai Xiyao and made several moves against the Lu and Bai families, then realized the progress bar was not responding and decided to change tactics.

• Ling Yi dismissed the meeting and agreed to Chen Qianqian's demand for a divorce, signing the agreement and going with her to complete the divorce procedures.
• Ling Yi ordered A-Feng to transfer Chen Qianqian ten million, and she left after receiving the money.
• Ling Yi returned to Shengyuan and, puzzled that the plot destruction progress remained at zero, ordered A-Feng to investigate Bai Xiyao.
• Over the next few days, Ling Yi sent his second uncle and cousin to prison, cut off his stepmother and her daughter's money and expelled them from the Lu Family, and ended the Lu Clan Group's cooperation with the Bai Clan.
• Ling Yi saw that the progress bar had still not moved and decided to change how he played the situation.

Ling Yi drove Bai Xiyao’s family out of Dafeng City after punishing her mother with talismans, then took the drunken Chen Qianqian away from Dihao Entertainment City. His intervention disrupted a key scene in the original plot, raising the plot destruction progress to 10%, though he regretted signing the divorce agreement.

• Ling Yi slapped Bai Xiyao’s mother several times, used talismans to make her blind and mute, and ordered the family to leave Dafeng City before midnight.
• Ling Yi gave A-Feng talismans to study, while A-Feng considered further punishing the family.
• Chen Qianqian drank with Ye Huanhuan at Dihao and declared that she planned to leave Dafeng City to avoid Lu Yansheng and his white moonlight.
• Ling Yi arrived at the private room, picked up the sleeping Chen Qianqian, and took her home despite Ye Huanhuan’s protests.
• Ling Yi’s intervention raised the plot destruction progress from 0% to 10%, and he regretted signing the divorce agreement.

Ling Yi explained to Chen Qianqian that they were characters in a novel and proposed a one-year mission to win her love or have her bear his child. Chen Qianqian agreed to help under three conditions, leaving their relationship set to develop naturally.

• Ling Yi told Chen Qianqian that the original plot paired her with Zhou Hao, and explained that he had transmigrated into the novel with a mission.
• Ling Yi revealed that his mission could be completed if Chen Qianqian fell in love with him or became pregnant with his child within a year, and promised her the Lu Family’s assets.
• Ling Yi demonstrated his system’s powers, convincing Chen Qianqian that his story was true.
• Chen Qianqian’s first condition was that Ling Yi protect her and keep Bai Xiyao away; Ling Yi said he was investigating Bai Xiyao and had dealt with the Bai Clan members who had harmed her.
• Chen Qianqian’s second condition was to stay out of the Lu Family’s conflicts, and Ling Yi promised to handle his relatives himself.
• Ling Yi showed Chen Qianqian his original appearance and explained that he could return to this world depending on how well he completed his mission; Chen Qianqian agreed to help and asked about her third condition.

After marrying Chen Qianqian again, Ling Yi helps her vent her resentment and plans a life together, then learns the Lu Family banquet may be connected to Bai Xiyao. He prepares to confront the family and Bai Xiyao the next day, while arranging to reclaim the Lu Family shares.

• Chen Qianqian punches Ling Yi to vent her anger at Lu Yansheng, injuring her hand, and Ling Yi heals it with a talisman.
• Chen Qianqian and Ling Yi decide to make a list of 365 dating activities, but Ling Yi receives a call ordering him to attend a Lu Family meal the next day.
• Ling Yi promises Chen Qianqian a chance to retaliate against the Lu Family and offers her and A-Feng Body Tempering Pills.
• A-Feng reports that Bai Xiyao has returned to the Lu Family home and secretly met Zhou Hao, and Ling Yi suspects the banquet is tied to her.
• Ling Yi tells A-Feng to arrange the purchase of the other shareholders' shares by morning and says he can use evidence to force the holdouts to sell.

At the Lu Family banquet, Chen Qianqian confronted the people who had tormented her in her previous life, killed two guards, and exposed the schemes of Jiang Pheobe and Bai Xiyao. Her accusations awakened the Lu Family members to the Elementary Plot Rules’ influence, while she revealed that Zhou Hao had been taken by the police.

• Chen Qianqian killed two bodyguards at the manor gate after recognizing them as the men who had gouged out her eye in her previous life.
• Jiang Pheobe challenged Chen Qianqian, who insulted and struck her before questioning why the Lu Family opposed Lu Yansheng despite his success; the family members began to see that he was their source of wealth.
• Chen Qianqian confronted Bai Xiyao and revealed her overseas gambling debts and past, then slapped her when she denied the accusations.
• Chen Qianqian said Bai Xiyao had met Zhou Hao to plot against the Lu Family and revealed that the police had taken him away.

Ling Yi completed the plot in Chen Qianqian’s world after the two began dating, then left to enter a new world. He arrived in the body of Zhao Yan, a wounded young duke under attack by assassins.

• Ling Yi disarmed Bai Xiyao, ordered A-Feng to send her and the others to mine in the Black Continent, then left the Lu Family Manor with Chen Qianqian.
• Ling Yi and Chen Qianqian dated for two months, but the progress bar stalled at ninety-six percent until Chen Qianqian confessed her feelings and helped him complete the mission.
• The plot collapsed, and Ling Yi spent the night with Chen Qianqian before the delayed countdown began the next morning.
• Ling Yi promised Chen Qianqian he would return, then vanished when the countdown ended.
• Ling Yi appeared in a mountain forest in the body of Zhao Yan, a poisoned and gravely wounded young duke surrounded by black-clad assassins.
• Ling Yi learned that Zhao Yan had won a major victory against the Northern Barbarians before being ambushed on his way back to the Da Zhou capital.

Ling Yi was rescued from assassins by Shen Wanwan, a transmigrated medical expert who suppressed his poisons and forced him to help her survive the effects of Spring Fragrance Powder. After she left with his jade pendant, Ling Yi recovered, reviewed the system and the world’s plot, and teleported away.

• Shen Wanwan charged into the assassins and killed them with overwhelming strength, then found Ling Yi poisoned and gave him a pill that temporarily suppressed the toxins.
• Shen Wanwan carried Ling Yi to a cave, where she used him to relieve the effects of Spring Fragrance Powder and promised to return within a month with a cure.
• Ling Yi told Shen Wanwan that he was Zhao Yan, the young Duke of Zheng, and she took his jade pendant as a token before leaving without giving her name.
• After the poisons cleared, Ling Yi checked his system and learned that the emperor had arranged the deaths of the Duke of Zheng and Zhao Yan as part of a plot to control the succession.
• Ling Yi read the story plot and discovered that Shen Wanwan had been a top agent named Shen Wan, with a medical laboratory inside her bracelet.
• Ling Yi used Heaven and Earth Teleportation to leave the scene.

Ling Yi killed Steward Wong and drove Shen Qingqing from the Duke of Nation Protection's residence, but neither action moved the plot destruction progress bar. He prepared to meet Shen Wanwan and draw on his Regret Points, gaining combat power, cards, and a skill that could create endlessly reviving clones of living targets.

• Ling Yi accused Steward Wong of spying for the emperor and embezzling from the residence, then killed him when he defied him.
• Ling Yi confronted Shen Qingqing over her alliance with Zhao Mo, warned her that the alliance endangered the whole household, and ordered her to leave.
• Ling Yi put Dongmei in charge of the servants and had guards remove Steward Wong's body.
• Ling Yi checked the progress bar and found it remained at 0%, then planned to meet Shen Wanwan and take her straight to the throne once she arrived.
• Ling Yi spent 500,000 Regret Points on draws and received combat power, summon and equipment cards, and the Clone skill, which could create infinitely reviving clones of living targets.