Chapter Summaries

Ling Yi reverse-bound the Black Goldwood and learned that its roots let him revive and use Sensory Control within their range. After using Sensory Control to disable Liu Ruyan’s bodyguards, he suspected He Zhinian had a major role in turning Liu Ruyan against Song Xiao.

• The Black Goldwood reverse-bound Ling Yi, granting him limited revival within its roots’ range, a tenfold physical boost, Sensory Control, and Earth Escape.
• Liu Ruyan visited the basement and ordered her bodyguards to beat Song Xiao, telling them not to kill him.
• Ling Yi recalled how Song Xiao and Liu Ruyan’s relationship changed after her parents died in a fireworks explosion and He Zhinian later convinced her the deaths were no accident.
• Ling Yi snapped his fingers and used Sensory Control to make the two bodyguards collapse, then concluded He Zhinian was suspicious.

Ling Yi learned the truth of Song Xiao’s suffering and resolved to avenge him, while Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing beat He Zhinian after he tried to molest them. Ling Yi waited for Liu Ruyan’s return, and the twins considered what to do with He Zhinian.

• Song Xiao’s memories revealed how He Zhinian forged evidence, Liu Ruyan had Song Xiao imprisoned and tortured, and she later separated him from Yin Xiaoyan, leading to his suicide.
• Ling Yi left the basement, sensed the black-gold tree roots beneath the villa, and decided to avenge Song Xiao.
• Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing beat He Zhinian after he tried to get handsy with them upon their transmigration.
• Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing realized He Zhinian had arranged for them to serve at the villa and discussed what to do next.

Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing tortured He H for information, then left the evidence behind and headed to the Song Family’s villa to find Ling Yi. Ling Yi staged Song Xiao’s suicide in front of Liu Ruyan, leaving her horrified and furious before she entered the Liu Clan’s villa and found six characters written on the wall.

• Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing dragged He H to the Liu Clan’s villa basement and tortured him until he revealed his secrets.
• Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing decided not to expose He H’s wrongdoing to Liu Ruyan, then went to the Song Family’s villa to find Ling Yi.
• Ling Yi watched the women leave and prepared a surprise for Liu Ruyan as her car arrived at the Liu Clan’s villa.
• Ling Yi cut his throat and jumped from the balcony in front of Liu Ruyan, who found Song Xiao’s corpse and demanded to know why he had died.
• Liu Ruyan called someone to handle Ling Yi’s corpse, entered the Liu Clan’s villa, and saw six large characters on the wall.

Liu Ruyan realized He Zhinian may have deceived her and suspected Song Yuefeng was behind a conspiracy against the Liu Clan and the Song Family. As she began investigating, Ling Yi’s soul was drawn toward the basement, where Song Xiao’s new body was being reshaped.

• Liu Ruyan recognized that Song Xiao had never kept a diary and concluded that He Zhinian may have forged it to mislead her.
• Liu Ruyan reasoned that He Zhinian’s evidence and claims could have been part of a larger plot, then identified Song Yuefeng as a possible mastermind.
• Liu Ruyan recalled Song Yuefeng’s family history, searched for his photo, and noticed that He Zhinian had changed his face through surgery.
• Liu Ruyan avoided contacting her secretary and instead asked a long-unused contact to investigate whether Song Yuefeng and He Zhinian had met.
• Ling Yi floated above Liu Ruyan as a soul while Song Xiao’s new body was being reshaped in the basement, then felt himself pulled toward it as the door opened.

Ling Yi confronted Liu Ruyan over her past abuse, then slit his own throat again and flew toward the Liu Clan villa to find He Zhinian. As an unknown energy changed his Soul Body, Light Ball warned Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing that something had gone wrong with Ling Yi.

• Ling Yi used Sensory Control to restrain Liu Ruyan, then accidentally let her fall and strike her head before restoring control of her body.
• Liu Ruyan claimed He Zhinian had controlled her and proposed keeping up the act to lure out the person behind him, but Ling Yi rejected her plan.
• Ling Yi slit his own throat in front of Liu Ruyan, causing her to faint, and an invisible energy darkened and revealed his Soul Body.
• Ling Yi flew through the wall toward the Liu Clan villa, while Light Ball warned Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing that something was wrong with him.

Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing discovered that Calamity Qi had taken over Ling Yi’s clone, and Song Zhiyi’s warning restored his clarity. The original Ling Yi and Yin Wanqing intervened to reset the world, while news of Mengmeng’s growing connection to the Ling Realm’s future Karmic Luck brought hope alongside concern about Uncle.

• The Light Ball explained that Calamity Qi had abandoned Song Yuefeng and chosen Ling Yi as its vessel, so Song Zhiyi and Shen Xing went to the Song Family villa to warn him.
• Song Zhiyi arrived to find Ling Yi’s clone tormenting He Zhinian amid a roomful of corpses, and she told Ling Yi that Calamity Qi had affected him.
• The original Ling Yi and Yin Wanqing froze time, cleared the scene, altered the others’ memories, and let the clone resume the plot.
• Yin Wanqing told Ling Yi that Mengmeng’s Karmic Luck had stabilized and begun resonating with the Ling Realm’s Karmic Luck, forming a substantial connection to the future beyond the realm.
• Ling Yi asked about Uncle, and Yin Wanqing explained that a younger woman had scammed him after he tested her loyalty during his company’s financial troubles.
• Ling Yi accelerated the plot, completed the mission through his clone, and established the City of Reincarnation before returning to the Chaos Space.

Ling Yi, a transmigrated bodyguard with a system that let him grow stronger by watching ads, planned to build up his strength while keeping his job and avoiding the novel’s dangerous plot. When Captain An Xingguo called the bodyguards to assemble, Ling Yi joined them as they waited for Shen Wan'er.

• Ling Yi checked his system and found that watching electronic ads had earned him 17 points and a list of ordinary items he could extract.
• Ling Yi recalled that Shen Wan'er's mother had arranged his bodyguard job after he saved her from a heart attack, and that he had replaced the original bodyguard only a day earlier.
• An Xingguo ordered the bodyguards to check their equipment and gather at the villa entrance in ten minutes.
• The other bodyguards quickly prepared their gear, while Ling Yi slowly arranged his own equipment and stood behind them.
• An Xingguo led the team to the villa entrance, where they waited for Shen Wan'er.

Ling Yi recalled the coming Black Dragon Society attack on Shen Wan'er and realized he needed to build Battle Power quickly without drawing suspicion. As Shen Wan'er set out for Red City City, she called Ling Yi into her car, leaving him to face the journey alongside the people who would soon be caught in the attack.

• Ling Yi reviewed the original plot: the Black Dragon Society would send hundreds of men to kidnap Shen Wan'er, and Ye Feng would later rescue her.
• Ling Yi calculated that reaching 10,000 Battle Power through points alone would take far too long, and considered extracting useful items from ads instead.
• Ling Yi resolved to act like an ordinary rookie bodyguard while gaining enough strength to survive the attack without making Shen Wan'er suspicious.
• Shen Wan'er came out of the villa and called Ling Yi over as she got into her car.
• Ling Yi sat beside Shen Wan'er despite An Xingguo's objection, while the driver and An Xingguo took the front seats.

Ling Yi used a money-making game’s advertisements to activate his system and extract skills, rapidly increasing his battle power while hiding his gains from Shen Wan'er. As he continued watching ads in the car, Shen Wan'er’s curiosity overcame her restraint and she asked what game he was playing.

• Shen Wan'er considered giving Ling Yi money and sending him away, while Ling Yi asked to use his phone.
• Ling Yi downloaded a money-making game and discovered that watching its ads filled his system’s extraction list with skills.
• Ling Yi spent points to raise his Battle Power to 10, then extracted Basic Swordsmanship and Healing Technique.
• Ling Yi absorbed the skills and their Magic Power, bringing his Battle Power to 11 without any visible changes.
• Ling Yi excitedly kept grinding through ads, and Shen Wan'er finally asked what game he was playing.

Ling Yi gained points and abilities from Shen Wan'er playing ads, then encountered the ambush at Red Maple Town where the novel's plot began. The Black Dragon Society surrounded their convoy and opened fire, leaving Ling Yi and Shen Wan'er in immediate danger.

• Shen Wan'er earned a string of ad-game payments by playing ten games at once, and Ling Yi discovered that her activity also increased his system points.
• Ling Yi extracted Gun-Fu, Across Space Acupoint Sealing Hand, Mass Poisoning, and Vajra Indestructibility, then locked away two pistols for later extraction.
• An Xingguo noticed vehicles closing in around the convoy near Red Maple Town and ordered Zhao Ming to ram through the cars ahead.
• More than thirty vehicles trapped the convoy, and nearly fifty armed men emerged and aimed pistols at them.
• An Xingguo identified the attackers' leader as Chen Xiong of the Black Dragon Society's Dragon Hall and prepared to sacrifice himself so Shen Wan'er could escape.
• As the attackers opened fire on the other four cars, An Xingguo said goodbye to Shen Wan'er, and she challenged Ling Yi when he intervened.

Ling Yi carried Shen Wan'er into the woods and escaped the Black Dragon Society’s ambush while his Mass Poisoning skill weakened their fighters. An Xingguo led his team through the enemy encirclement, and Ling Yi and Shen Wan'er reached a hollow in the hills, where he sensed something strange nearby.

• Ling Yi tore Shen Wan'er's seat belt, carried her into the woods, and used Mass Poisoning on the Black Dragon Society members pursuing them.
• Zheng Xiong ordered his men to kill An Xingguo and his bodyguards, but An Xingguo organized their return fire and more than thirty enemies fell.
• An Xingguo noticed the Black Dragon Society fighters had become sluggish, ordered his eight men into formation, and led them through the encirclement without anyone being wounded.
• Ling Yi found more than a hundred Black Dragon Society members lying in ambush, changed direction, and ran with Shen Wan'er until he shook them off.
• Shen Wan'er vomited after Ling Yi put her down, and Ling Yi noticed something behind an old elm tree and thought there was something wrong with the male lead.

Ling Yi photographed Ye Feng secretly watching Shen Wan'er, then deflected her questions about his abilities and identity. Shen Wan'er reunited with An Xingguo and his eight men after they survived the Black Dragon Society’s attack, but Old Wang called just as they met.

• Ling Yi healed Shen Wan'er and took photos of Ye Feng watching them from hiding before Ye Feng left.
• Ling Yi showed Shen Wan'er the photo, and she confronted him about his unusual strength and reaction speed; he admitted little and said he would share his secrets only with someone close whom he trusted.
• Shen Wan'er considered Ling Yi’s idea of becoming one of his own and said they could be friends, though Ling Yi said friendship had to develop over time.
• An Xingguo called Shen Wan'er to report that he and the other eight were safe, then shared his location.
• An Xingguo and the eight men reunited with Shen Wan'er and Ling Yi, and Shen Wan'er praised them for surviving the attack and defeating dozens of Black Dragon Society fighters.
• Shen Wan'er's phone rang again, and she saw that her personal driver, Old Wang, was calling.

Ling Yi persuaded Shen Wan'er to compete with him at ad-based mini-games during their drive to Red City City, earning a huge number of system points from her efforts. After discovering that systems could be extracted for points, he was caught sitting close to Shen Wan'er when Old Wang photographed them for President Jiang.

• Shen Wan'er sent An Xingguo and the others back to deal with the Black Dragon Society while she traveled with Ling Yi to Red City City.
• Ling Yi challenged Shen Wan'er to a mini-game contest, and she agreed that the loser would reveal a secret while the winner could make a request.
• Shen Wan'er used two phones to beat Ling Yi, but her gameplay earned him most of the nearly two thousand system points.
• Ling Yi discovered that his system could extract other systems for ten thousand points each and considered making Shen Wan'er a regular helper.
• Old Wang photographed Ling Yi and Shen Wan'er sitting close together and sent the picture to President Jiang, explaining that President Jiang had paid him too much to refuse.

Ling Yi decided to use his knowledge of Ye Feng’s plot to help Shen Wan’er at the land auction, hoping to enlist the Shen Family against Ye Feng. He bargained with Shen Wan’er over a deal that would require her to play money-making minigames, but they ended the chapter without reaching an agreement.

• Ling Yi assessed his Battle Power and decided to confront Ye Feng instead of continuing to lie low.
• Ling Yi recalled that Ye Feng needed money and herbs to repair his dantian and Spiritual Root, and that Feng Tai and Plot Number Seven would become key to Ye Feng’s rise.
• Ling Yi offered to help Shen Wan’er earn at least ten billion at the land auction by revealing that the subway would be built near Plot Number Seven.
• Ling Yi asked Shen Wan’er to play money-making minigames for four hours each day for a month, but she countered that she would play for one hour at most.
• Ling Yi insisted on four hours, and when Shen Wan’er refused to yield, he said they should forget the deal.

Ling Yi offered Shen Wan'er a chance to cultivate immortality in exchange for a deal, and she accepted after he revealed his trump card. After Shen Wan'er received a cultivation inheritance, the two settled into a hotel suite, where her teasing provoked Ling Yi to use an Across Space Acupoint Sealing Hand.

• Shen Wan'er rejected Ling Yi's offer of ten billion and agreed to his deal after he whispered his trump card to her.
• Ling Yi gave Shen Wan'er a jade slip containing the First Layer of Qi Refining cultivation method.
• Shen Wan'er absorbed the inheritance, gained Spiritual Power, and discovered she had become stronger and more refined.
• Shen Wan'er told Ling Yi to order lunch and accompany her to meet a friend, while he reminded her of their deal and questioned the living arrangement.
• Shen Wan'er leaned close to Ling Yi and challenged him, so he jabbed at her with an Across Space Acupoint Sealing Hand.

Ling Yi taught Shen Wan'er the Across Space Acupoint Sealing Hand and realized she had deduced that his system existed, while Shen Wan'er framed their arrangement as a fair business partnership. After lunch, Ling Yi saw his system points rising as Shen Wan'er played the game.

• Shen Wan'er asked Ling Yi to teach her the technique that could immobilize people, and he agreed in exchange for six hours of gaming time.
• Shen Wan'er guessed that Ling Yi had a system, but then declined to press him about his secrets and said they should maintain mutual respect as partners.
• Ling Yi gave Shen Wan'er a jade slip for the Across Space Acupoint Sealing Hand, and she discovered that the technique could not immobilize him because of his system.
• Shen Wan'er and Ling Yi ate a costly home-style lunch, and she told him Uncle Wang would pick them up at three thirty.
• Ling Yi checked his system and watched his points increase, realizing Shen Wan'er was helping him gain strength by playing the game.

Ling Yi extracted two new skills after Shen Wan'er farmed thousands of points, then arrived with her at Leisurely Mountain Manor. He recognized it as Jiang Yuxi's property and realized Ye Feng's arrival would eventually lead to Jiang Lei's death.

• Shen Wan'er and Ling Yi left the hotel, and Old Wang drove them toward the outskirts of Red City City.
• Ling Yi spent points to extract The Snap and Raven's Mouth, learning their abilities, ranges, conditions, and limitations.
• Shen Wan'er told Ling Yi they had reached Leisurely Mountain Manor, where he recognized Jiang Yuxi's guesthouse.
• Ling Yi recalled that Ye Feng would target the Jiang Family after building his capital, and that Jiang Lei would eventually be killed by people Feng Tai hired.

After Jiang Yuxi uncovered Ye Feng’s role in the plot against the Jiang Family, Feng Tai’s murder of Jiang Lei triggered her revenge, but Ye Feng ultimately used soul-control methods to enslave and kill her. Ling Yi met Jiang Yuxi at her mountain estate with Shen Wan’er, where Jiang Yuxi began testing him with a game of Chinese chess.

• Jiang Yuxi suspected Ye Feng of aiding Feng Tai, confirmed her suspicions, and secretly prepared to strike back while concealing what she knew.
• Feng Tai’s men killed Jiang Lei, and Jiang Yuxi retaliated until the Feng Family’s alliance collapsed and Feng Tai jumped to his death.
• Ye Feng used his recovered cultivation to turn Jiang Yuxi into a puppet, then killed her and scattered her soul after taking control of the Jiang Family.
• Ling Yi recalled Jiang Yuxi’s fate and resolved to save her when he met her at her courtyard with Shen Wan’er.
• Shen Wan’er invited Jiang Yuxi to join her in building a new Jiang Family, but Jiang Yuxi declined and asked about Ling Yi.
• Jiang Yuxi started testing Ling Yi by asking whether he knew how to play Chinese chess, and he eagerly agreed.

Ling Yi demonstrated a wide range of skills while Jiang Yuxi tested him and jokingly tried to recruit him, but he explained that he could not leave Shen Wan'er. Shen Wan'er confided in Jiang Yuxi about her system and cultivation, and Ling Yi revealed their roles in the story after overhearing them.

• Ling Yi drew with Jiang Yuxi at chess and then impressed her with his abilities in many other fields, including piano, languages, art, finance, programming, and shooting.
• Jiang Yuxi offered Ling Yi a million a month to work for her, but he said he could not leave Shen Wan'er because of an undisclosed reason.
• After Ling Yi went to cook, Shen Wan'er told Jiang Yuxi that she suspected Ling Yi knew about her and demonstrated her acupoint-sealing technique and Qi Refining Second Layer cultivation.
• Shen Wan'er explained that she believed she had transmigrated into a book and had a system, prompting the two women to discuss their likely roles and how to identify the male lead.
• Ling Yi overheard them and revealed that Ye Feng was the male lead, Shen Wan'er was the female lead, and Jiang Yuxi was the female villain.

Ling Yi cooked for Jiang Yuxi and Shen Wan'er, then used his points to redeem a new system module. After Shen Wan'er chose to keep farming ads in exchange for a system, Ling Yi learned how deeply she and Jiang Yuxi had investigated his connection to her.

• Jiang Yuxi and Shen Wan'er avoided questioning Ling Yi and asked him to cook dinner instead.
• Ling Yi made a large meal, and the two women ate before retreating to another courtyard to talk privately.
• Ling Yi farmed ads until nearly two in the morning, then saw Shen Wan'er had earned 13,727 points and redeemed a system module.
• Shen Wan'er chose to farm ads for ten days in exchange for a system, while Jiang Yuxi asked for one too.
• Ling Yi learned that Jiang Yuxi and Shen Wan'er had reviewed surveillance footage to analyze him and suspected he was bound to Shen Wan'er.