Chapter Summaries

Xu Long rescued an unconscious woman and met Ma Yiheng, who revealed he had been sent to protect him from a run of bad luck and evil spirits. Xu Long obtained the Ma family's Three Incense Sticks cultivation method through a forbidden technique, then left with Rice Bucket and the woman.

• Ma Yiheng chased Xiu Sihai but returned without catching him, finding Xu Long beside the unconscious woman.
• Ma Yiheng told Xu Long that his father had sent him to protect him from six months of bad luck and explained that he was hunting a sorcerer harming women in town.
• Xu Long asked Ma Yiheng to teach him spells, and Ma Yiheng gave him a booklet before leaving to pursue Xiu Sihai.
• Xu Long used the Curse Speech Technique to obtain the Ma family's Three Incense Sticks method and suffered backlash, coughing up blood.
• Xu Long wiped away the blood, carried the still-unconscious woman to Rice Bucket, and rode away with him, leaving Zhang Buhui and the other two men behind.

Xu Long studied the Three Incense Sticks skill, established a connection with a little loli wild immortal, and decided to seek objects linked to heavenly gods or yin soldiers. After recruiting Zhang Buhui and his companions to find old objects, he discovered a striking piece of jade at an antiques market.

• Xu Long read the Three Incense Sticks booklet and learned how to contact, summon, and merge with wild immortals, heavenly gods, and yin soldiers.
• Xu Long connected with the little loli and found that he could sense her dreams and control her to some extent.
• After sending the unknown woman home, Xu Long visited Zhang Buhui and hired him and his two companions to find old objects with legendary connections, paying each a gold bar in advance.
• Xu Long went to an antiques market and picked up a seemingly high-quality piece of natural jade that stood out on a humble stall.

Xu Long discovered a hidden spiritual quality in a jade Guanyin and realized its ninth-grade lotus pedestal reflected the figure’s identity as the former Buddha of True Dharma Brightness. When he used telekinesis on the statue, his consciousness entered an unknown place and found a silent figure beneath a tree.

• Xu Long saw through the jade Guanyin’s shabby appearance, bought it from a stall, and left the antique market after finding little else of value.
• An old fortune-teller warned Xu Long that disaster would strike within three days, but Xu Long dismissed him as a weak practitioner.
• Back at the Lai Family, Xu Long connected Guanshiyin’s ninth-grade lotus pedestal to his past as Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness.
• Xu Long used telekinesis on the jade Guanyin, and his consciousness was drawn into a tranquil space with a seated figure beneath a great tree.
• Xu Long greeted the figure twice without receiving a response, then walked closer to inspect it.

Xu Long explored a strange vision inside the Guanyin jade piece and unexpectedly summoned the power of the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness. After absorbing the spirit Awaiting Her Beloved's Return, he visited Sangu at the Spring Fragrance House, where their complicated past and her ties to the Golden Mother Sect came to light.

• Xu Long discovered that the scene inside the jade piece was intangible and suspected it was connected to the Divine Hall or the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness.
• Xu Long used the jade piece in a God-Summoning Technique and successfully summoned a gentle, pure power on his first attempt.
• Xu Long learned that the Zhang Family had settled its debt with a painting, then discovered that the faceless spirit Awaiting Her Beloved's Return had emerged from it and absorbed her.
• Xu Long visited the Spring Fragrance House and embraced Sangu, a top courtesan who belonged to the Golden Mother Sect.
• The chapter revealed that Sangu had known Lai Xiaohua decades earlier, that he had died saving her, and that she later stayed beside his reincarnation despite having little control over her actions.

Xu Long forced Fu Sangu to reveal how to reach the Golden Mother Sect’s hidden headquarters, then killed her and took the lantern key. He returned to the Lai Family to prepare to attack the Gold and Silver Tower and the Ma Family.

• Xu Long confronted Sangu about her ties to the Golden Mother Sect and named its headquarters, leader, and members.
• Xu Long used his power to make Sangu reveal that the Gold and Silver Tower could be found by carrying a lantern out of town at 11:45 p.m.
• Xu Long killed Fu Sangu, completed a hidden mission, and received 10,000 points.
• Xu Long burned Sangu’s body, took the lantern, and teleported back to the Lai Family.
• Xu Long planned to destroy the Golden Mother Sect and the Ma Family before seeking access to the Underworld or heavenly realm.

Xu Long entered the Gold and Silver Tower through a hidden gap between the human world and the Underworld, where he confronted Luo Wuzhou. After Luo proposed a wager, Xu Long shot him and then addressed someone still concealed by an illusion.

• Xu Long used Fu San’s lantern to reach the Gold and Silver Tower, which stood in a hidden gap on White Fish Town’s reverse side.
• Luo Wuzhou welcomed Xu Long and sent his corpse puppets to attack him, but Xu Long burned them with pure yang fire.
• Luo Wuzhou proposed a wager in which he would reveal what he knew if he lost and turn Xu Long into a corpse puppet if Xu Long lost.
• Xu Long guessed Luo Wuzhou’s dice call, then shot him with a submachine gun before Luo could break his promise.
• Xu Long dismissed an illusion and told its hidden user to stop hiding.

Xu Long saw through Luo Wuzhou’s illusions and defeated his summoned Yin soul, then captured Luo to interrogate him about the real Gold and Silver Tower. The chapter left Luo suffering from Xu Long’s hives medicine and still refusing to reveal the Golden Mother Sect’s secrets.

• Luo Wuzhou admitted Xu Long had seen through his illusions, but refused to reveal the real Gold and Silver Tower’s location and summoned the Earth Bat of the Girl.
• Xu Long grabbed the Earth Bat of the Girl and used an Eye-Opening Talisman to see through Luo Wuzhou’s illusion as he tried to flee.
• Xu Long captured Luo Wuzhou and split his false body with a precise palm strike, while Luo resolved not to betray the Golden Mother Sect.
• Xu Long injected Luo Wuzhou with enhanced hives medicine, leaving him scratching himself in agony as Xu demanded information.

Xu Long killed Luo Wuzhou, found the Golden Mother Sect’s village, and annihilated its followers with a Spirit Bomb, earning more than two million points. As he prepared to attack the Ma Family, a powerful presence appeared with killing intent.

• Xu Long finished interrogating Luo Wuzhou and killed him, learning the locations and history of the Gold and Silver Towers and the Golden Mother Sect.
• Xu Long flew to the northeast and located the Golden Mother Sect’s lair, an ordinary village led by Gonggong.
• Xu Long drew energy from ten Spirit Stones to form a Spirit Bomb above the village.
• Gonggong recognized Xu Long as an enemy, and the Golden Mother Sect followers summoned spirits and fused some into their bodies.
• Xu Long dropped the Spirit Bomb, destroying the village’s followers and earning more than two million points.
• Xu Long prepared to head for the Ma Family, but a powerful aura appeared with a shriek full of killing intent.

Xu Long fought Gonggong, the leader of the Golden Mother Sect, after Gonggong summoned Black Tortoise and used its soul to transform his body. Xu Long’s Minute Subtlety punch disrupted Gonggong’s cells and drained his strength, leaving the fight poised for a decisive outcome.

• Gonggong emerged from the crater after escaping underground with Tu Xingsun and summoned the Seven Northern Mansions as Black Tortoise.
• Xu Long fired his Explosive Dragon sniper rifle, but Black Tortoise’s shield stopped the bullet.
• Xu Long used the Lulu Sword and the Power of Pure Yang to split Gonggong’s shield, prompting Gonggong to absorb Black Tortoise’s soul and attack.
• Gonggong healed instantly after Xu Long’s sword cut him, revealing that he had reached physical metamorphosis.
• Xu Long demonstrated Minute Subtlety with a controlled punch that disrupted Gonggong’s cellular structure and left him weak.

After killing the Golden Mother Sect's leader, Xu Long traveled to the Ma Family and fought Majia Shangfeng, who had surrendered his body to a yin spirit claiming to be Future Buddha Maitreya. Xu Long summoned the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness to face him.

• Xu Long killed the Golden Mother Sect's leader and earned 30,000 points, but the battle left him exhausted.
• Ten days later, Xu Long reached the Ma Family and encountered Majia Shangfeng, who challenged him to a fight.
• Majia Shangfeng summoned Future Buddha Maitreya, allowing the yin spirit to take over his body and attack Xu Long.
• Xu Long mocked the yin spirit's claim to be Maitreya and summoned the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness.

Xu Long fought Maitreya, a yin soul using Majia Shangfeng’s body, and discovered that Buddhist golden light could counter his sinister qi. As Maitreya gathered sinister qi to pursue physical metamorphosis, Xu Long swallowed the power of the Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness and barely resisted its influence, leaving him far stronger but alarmed by the danger of losing himself.

• Xu Long used the God-Summoning Technique’s Buddhist golden light to wound Maitreya and counter his sinister qi.
• Xu Long struck Maitreya with Mountains and Rivers Shatter, splitting his body and dispersing much of the sinister qi.
• Maitreya gathered sinister qi from across the area and began trying to complete physical metamorphosis.
• Xu Long swallowed the summoned Tathagata of True Dharma Brightness to stop Maitreya, unleashing immense energy within himself.
• Xu Long resisted the Buddhist power’s attempt to erase his identity and realized the Tathagata’s soul might have undergone metamorphosis multiple times.

Maitreya was reborn with a physical body after devouring wandering souls, then fought Xu Long, whose Pure Yang power countered him. Xu Long began draining Maitreya’s energy as the weakened Maitreya fled.

• Maitreya’s vitality emerged from the sinister energy, allowing him to form a physical body and thank Xu Long for destroying Majia Shangfeng’s body.
• Xu Long attacked Maitreya, but the transformed Maitreya quickly regenerated from his injuries as their battle shook space.
• Xu Long unleashed the Tenfold King Kai Fist, Overbearing Dragon Repents, and Spirit Blast, then began absorbing Maitreya’s energy.
• Maitreya tried to escape after realizing Xu Long could drain the energy that powered his regeneration.
• Xu Long pursued Maitreya, growing stronger as Maitreya weakened.

Xu Long accepted the Main God of the Rebirth Temple’s offer to recruit Maitreya, ending their fight in exchange for a Gene Metamorphosis Enhancer and other rewards. After returning to the Reincarnation Temple with vast mission earnings, Xu Long improved Rice Bucket and injected himself with the enhancer.

• Maitreya used a mysterious ability to restore his body and energy, but Xu Long resumed chasing and beating him.
• The Main God of the Rebirth Temple offered Xu Long rewards to recruit Maitreya, and Xu Long accepted, causing Maitreya to disappear.
• Xu Long killed Ma Family members who refused to abandon their Qing loyalist identities and spared Ma Yiheng, Ma Yiyou, and others.
• After three months, Xu Long returned to the Reincarnation Temple and received four million mission points, bringing his total to thirty-four million points and 1,255 Spirit Stones.
• Xu Long maxed out Rice Bucket’s basic attributes and converted them into refined attributes, then injected himself with the Gene Metamorphosis Enhancer.

Xu Long completed a costly stage of physical and soul refinement, bought a Demon-Sealing Formation Diagram, and returned to oversee the Red Queen’s expanding technology empire. After an awkward exchange with his intelligent phone, he and Haitang went to the bedroom.

• Xu Long spent hundreds of Spirit Stones to transform his body, gaining immense vitality and power.
• Xu Long bought a Demon-Sealing Formation Diagram to trap enemies who might otherwise escape.
• Xu Long trained in the Soul Refining Tower until he could no longer improve there, spending over twenty million points.
• The Red Queen advanced the War Base’s plans to build a technology empire using intelligent software, phones, and flying cars.
• Xu Long tested a new intelligent phone, whose search for entertainment venues startled him.
• Haitang heard Xu Long say he was lonely, climbed into his lap, and went with him to the bedroom.

Xu Long answered the Red Queen’s request for help by eliminating powerful opponents across Aoya Country, clearing the way for her to take control. With the Red Queen’s influence expanding, Xu Long returned to spending his days with Haitang and considered sending Little Yellow to school.

• Xu Long traveled to Aoya Country after the Red Queen reported that capitalists and officials were trying to seize her factory.
• Xu Long killed two bodyguards, the capitalist, and the Aoya Country official, then used Curse Talismans to wipe out their families.
• Xu Long killed every expert above C-rank and destroyed more than twenty capitalist families, causing panic across Aoya Country.
• The Red Queen acquired over eighty percent of the capitalists’ shares and advanced liquid metal robots into higher government positions.
• Xu Long spent several days with Haitang, ordered takeout for their household, and considered sending Little Yellow to school.

After thirty days in the peaceful Main World, Xu Long entered the Prelude of Lotus Lantern as Taiyi Zhenren, hoping to cultivate in seclusion and pursue a breakthrough. Yuanshi Tianzun discovered Taiyi's disappearance and confronted Xu Long, and the chapter ended as they began to fight.

• Xu Long and his companions tried a terrible delivery meal, and Rice Bucket rushed into the kitchen to cook instead.
• Thirty days later, Xu Long entered the Reincarnation Temple and received the Prelude of Lotus Lantern mission, whose quests required killing Great Emperor Taiji, the Jade Emperor, or Yuanshi Tianzun.
• Xu Long chose the Taiyi Zhenren identity, spending 20 permission points, and planned to cultivate until Nezha began causing trouble.
• Yuanshi Tianzun sensed that Taiyi had vanished, found Xu Long, and flew to confront him.
• Xu Long met Yuanshi Tianzun without fleeing, and the two immediately began battling.

Xu Long fought Yuanshi Tianzun, broke through his defenses, and forced him to flee by opening his Heavenly Eye. He obtained the Pangu Banner but was badly injured, so he returned to Taiyi Zhenren's cave abode to recover and prepare for future enemies.

• Xu Long shattered Yuanshi Tianzun's protective screen and wounded him with a sword strike.
• Yuanshi Tianzun used the Pangu Banner to suppress Xu Long, but Xu Long disabled it with the Curse Speech Technique.
• Xu Long cracked the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi with a punch, injuring Yuanshi Tianzun through their spiritual connection.
• Xu Long opened his Heavenly Eye with the Curse Speech Technique, frightening Yuanshi Tianzun into fleeing and leaving the Pangu Banner behind.
• Xu Long collected the Pangu Banner, suffered severe backlash, and returned to Taiyi Zhenren's cave abode to go into seclusion.

Xu Long sought Nüwa’s guidance on breaking through his cultivation bottleneck, but her question about what drove him left him unable to find his Dao. When Nezha arrived, Xu Long made him and Rice Bucket study while he continued searching for an answer.

• Xu Long tried to take the Precious Lotus Lantern, but Nüwa stopped him and promised the lotus root when the time was right.
• Xu Long asked Nüwa how to break through his cultivation bottleneck, and she asked what had driven him to keep improving.
• Xu Long could not identify his reason for fighting and stood by the lotus pond in contemplation until Nezha entered the cave.
• Nezha tried to pick the Precious Lotus Lantern to make soup for his mother, and Xu Long caught him by the ear.
• Xu Long released Rice Bucket and ordered both him and Nezha to study every day.

Xu Long continued comprehending the Dao while Nezha returned with Yang Chan and confessed to killing the East Sea Dragon King's third prince and causing trouble in Heaven. Xu Long remained unfazed and decided to wait until he broke through before meeting the Jade Emperor.

• Nezha and Rice Bucket returned from their excursion with Yang Chan.
• Xu Long scolded Nezha for skipping lessons and bringing a woman back, while Nezha claimed he had been guarding him during his secluded cultivation.
• Nezha admitted that he had killed the East Sea Dragon King's third prince and beaten Ao Guang outside the Southern Heavenly Gate.
• Nezha confessed that he had snuck into the Jade Pool in disguise and stung the Jade Emperor's face.
• Xu Long suspected the Jade Emperor was concealing his strength and resolved to meet him after breaking through.

Xu Long sheltered Yang Chan in Golden Light Cave while Nezha and Rice Bucket caused trouble, then weighed whether to intervene in Nezha’s coming crisis. Yang Chan pleaded for Xu Long to save Yang Jian, and Xu Long reassured her that her brother would endure his trials.

• Nezha told Xu Long that he had raided the execution ground to save Yang Chan, and Xu Long scolded him while promising that the Jade Emperor could not harm them inside Golden Light Cave.
• Xu Long made Nezha stay and study, while Yang Chan settled into the cave and the Precious Lotus Lantern’s presence caused the lotus flowers and spiritual energy to glow more brightly.
• Nezha and Rice Bucket annoyed Xu Long until he sent them away, prompting Yang Chan to worry about their safety.
• Xu Long recalled how Nezha’s future ordeal could lead to his body being restored with lotus petals, and decided not to interfere because Nezha might learn from suffering.
• Yang Chan begged Xu Long to save Yang Jian, and Xu Long told her that her brother had great fortune and would survive the trials ahead.