Chapter Summaries

After reaching max level in a cultivation game, Ye Fu found himself transported to a ruined mountain temple during a storm. As he struggled with dizziness and tried to understand his situation, approaching footsteps entered the temple, and someone called out to him.

• Ye Fu ran through the rain to a ruined mountain god temple and moved a fallen swallow’s nest to shelter its fledglings.
• He recalled playing a cultivation game before hearing thunder and suddenly appearing in the unfamiliar place, and concluded that he had transmigrated.
• Ye Fu stood up, became intensely dizzy, and sat back down against the damaged statue as the storm worsened.
• He heard muddy footsteps approach and enter the temple, then accidentally crumbled part of the statue’s arm while gripping it.
• A tense voice called out, asking who was there.

Ye Fu sheltered from the rain with a young woman in an unfamiliar place, struggling to understand her and his own strange condition. The woman mistook his silence and tears for sorrow and kept trying to get him to confide in her.

• Ye Fu spoke in the woman’s language after first answering in Mandarin, then watched her light a fire in the darkness.
• The woman tried making conversation, but Ye Fu’s awareness kept fading and he did not hear her.
• When the woman asked whether he came from the Layered Cloud Kingdom, Ye Fu’s frown made her think he was angry.
• The woman mistook Ye Fu’s tears, caused by his dry eyes, for sadness and urged him to share his troubles.
• Ye Fu stopped responding as the woman rambled about worries, bullying, and losing money.

Yu Mu tried to draw Ye Fu into conversation while he remained unable to move and cried uncontrollably, then accidentally burned his thigh and gave him her hair ribbon to cover the wound. During a growing storm, Yu Mu saw the divine statue come alive and attack Ye Fu, and her Spiritual Qi strike failed to affect it.

• Yu Mu introduced herself and repeatedly tried to learn what was troubling Ye Fu, who stayed silent and continued crying.
• Yu Mu accidentally stepped on a burning piece of wood, sending an ember onto Ye Fu's thigh and burning his trousers and skin.
• Yu Mu offered ointment, which Ye Fu refused, then laid her red hair ribbon on his leg before retreating to a corner.
• The rain and wind intensified, the fire went out, and Yu Mu saw the divine statue open its mouth as if to bite Ye Fu.
• Yu Mu warned Ye Fu, then hurled a Spiritual Qi imprint at the statue, which was unharmed and turned toward her.

Yu Mu and Ye Fu were trapped in a ruined temple by a living statue, and Ye Fu awakened an incredible power when the statue threatened to crush her. He destroyed the statue with one finger and protected Yu Mu from the collapsing temple, leaving them alive but uncertain about his new power.

• Yu Mu attacked the statue and urged Ye Fu to flee, but he remained rigid as the statue came to life and smashed through the temple.
• The statue struck Yu Mu and repeatedly stomped at her while she tried and failed to move Ye Fu.
• When the statue’s foot was about to crush Yu Mu, Ye Fu regained movement and met it with one finger, shattering the statue and dispersing a human-shaped apparition.
• Ye Fu raised a barrier that shielded him and Yu Mu from the collapsing temple, then confirmed that he may have saved her.

Ye Fu reflected beneath an arched bridge and concluded that reaching the maximum level in a cultivation game had made him transmigrate into another world with the abilities of an Immortal. He sensed the world’s Spiritual Qi and set out to find somewhere to make sense of what had happened.

• After scolding Yu Mu for recklessly approaching strangers and risking her life, Ye Fu watched her leave in tears.
• Ye Fu picked up Yu Mu’s red ribbon but decided not to pursue her, then resolved to find somewhere to sort out his situation.
• Ye Fu followed the presences he could sense north and stopped beneath an arched bridge to think.
• Ye Fu recalled that he had reached the game’s maximum level before a thunderclap brought him to this world.
• Ye Fu realized he had received the game’s max-level powers and become an Immortal, then sensed Spiritual Qi filling the world.

Ye Fu searched the universe and realized he could no longer find his home planet, then wandered through the rain until two men claiming to be constables approached him about a missing river-god statue. He agreed to travel with them toward Black Stone City, unaware of their true intentions.

• Ye Fu failed to find his home planet and, grieving, walked through the rainy night.
• A short, fat man and a tall, skinny man asked Ye Fu about the statue missing from the old temple by the White Conch River.
• The short, fat man said the statue belonged to a river god branded an evil god and warned that it might have escaped and posed a danger.
• Ye Fu agreed to accompany the two men, who led him along a flagstone path beside the river.
• As they walked, Ye Fu questioned the short, fat man about being a constable, and the man claimed he wanted to protect the people's safety.

Ye Fu defeated two fish monsters who had lured him off the road, then fed them to fifty man-eating fish after learning they had killed fifty people. He reached Black Stone City at dawn and entered as the rain eased, finding its streets quiet and deserted.

• The fat catfish and the tree-root fish attacked Ye Fu, but he bound them together and exposed them by pointing out their reflections in the river.
• Ye Fu learned the fat catfish had killed fifty people and sent Qi into the river to summon fifty man-eating fish.
• Ye Fu kicked the two monsters into the river, where the man-eating fish devoured them.
• Ye Fu arrived at Black Stone City at dawn, entered through the newly opened gates, and walked its rain-washed, empty streets.

Ye Fu settled into an inn in Black Stone City, learned about the remote region and its customs, and decided to seek a quiet place to live. He asked Innkeeper Hu to find him a home with a private courtyard, offering a silver leaf as payment.

• Ye Fu rented a room and asked the waiter to buy him local clothes, then slept while the waiter secretly stole two copper coins.
• Ye Fu woke at noon, altered a cloth robe to suit him, and admired the bustling city streets before eating breakfast.
• Ye Fu spoke with Innkeeper Hu, who explained the world's regions, Black Stone City's location, and its currency.
• Ye Fu turned a pebble into a silver leaf and asked Innkeeper Hu to find him a quiet home with a private courtyard.

Ye Fu toured a quiet courtyard Innkeeper Hu had found for him and learned that the rental came with a condition. The servant who managed the residence revealed that its master had left Black Stone City, but had instructed him to rent it out rather than sell it.

• Innkeeper Hu returned with news of a suitable place, and Ye Fu asked him to take him there.
• As they crossed the marketplace, Ye Fu saw Xu Hao galloping through the crowded street and learned that Xu Hao was the city lord’s son and was rumored to be an immortal cultivator.
• Innkeeper Hu led Ye Fu along a secluded alley to a courtyard with an unusually early-blooming pear tree, and Ye Fu approved of the quiet residence.
• A servant came out of the main house and explained that his absent master had arranged to rent the residence, not sell it, with one condition.

Ye Fu rented a pear tree under a lease requiring a bloody handprint and arranged to obtain a registered identity in Black Stone City. After the shopkeeper left, Ye Fu revealed that the tree was cultivating and wanted only to become human.

• The attendant told Ye Fu that the pear tree’s rent would rise whenever its blossoms withered, and Ye Fu agreed to rent it.
• Ye Fu put a drop of blood on the lease, completing the agreement, and the attendant left to prepare the remaining paperwork.
• Ye Fu asked the shopkeeper to help him obtain a registered identity, and the shopkeeper agreed.
• Ye Fu decided to keep his name and recognized that the pear tree was cultivating with the sole desire to take human form.

Ye Fu settled into his new courtyard and considered how to earn an honest living in the new world. He decided to pursue his old dream of teaching and concluded that he should hire someone to help with household chores.

• Ye Fu infused the pear tree with vitality, and it responded with blossoms and a welcoming twig.
• He inspected the furnished house and kitchen, noting the firewood stove and limited seasonings.
• Ye Fu realized his money would not last and decided to seek an honest trade rather than use his cultivation to make money.
• He chose teaching as a way to earn a living and fulfill his childhood wish.
• After considering the chores involved in running a home and school, Ye Fu decided to hire help, and the pear tree formed a comfortable recliner for him.

Ye Fu settled into his rented courtyard, where the pear tree grew more vibrant and showed signs of awakening sentience. After receiving the rental authorization from the servant, Ye Fu received his identification plaque from the innkeeper.

• The pear tree curled around Ye Fu and displayed signs of growing sentience, then straightened when the servant arrived.
• The servant delivered the rental authorization and refused to tell Ye Fu who his sir was.
• Ye Fu accepted the authorization and remarked that the servant’s guarded behavior could harm strangers’ impressions of his sir.
• The innkeeper noticed the pear tree’s change and gave Ye Fu an identification plaque bearing his name and origin.

Ye Fu posted a notice seeking someone to manage his household and spent the afternoon thinking about Yu Mu and the ribbon she had left behind. When a nervous, disheveled girl appeared at his door, he tried to comfort her and wondered why she was so afraid.

• The innkeeper warned Ye Fu about monsters near the White Conch River and offered to help him if he needed anything.
• Ye Fu wrote and posted a notice seeking a hardworking household manager, with food, lodging, and generous wages provided.
• Ye Fu considered returning Yu Mu’s red hair ribbon but decided to wait until they met again.
• A girl knocked at Ye Fu’s door but hesitated to enter, so Ye Fu opened it himself.
• Ye Fu found the frightened girl crouching outside and gently asked whether she was looking for the previous owner of the house.

Ye Fu interviewed a scarred young beggar who had answered his notice seeking someone to manage household chores. He recognized her inner purity and offered her water, but she admitted she had never learned housework, leaving him to consider whether she could do the job.

• Ye Fu initially told the girl he wanted someone around forty, then invited her inside after seeing her disappointment.
• The girl marveled at Ye Fu’s pear tree and bowl of clean water, and he reassured her that she was clean.
• Ye Fu reflected that the girl had a hopeful, unresentful heart but lacked a Dantian and Purple Mansion, making immortal cultivation impossible for her.
• The girl carefully drank some water, and Ye Fu asked whether she could wash clothes, cook, and sweep.
• The girl admitted she had been homeless since childhood and did not know how to do housework, so Ye Fu reminded her that his notice sought someone to manage household chores.

Ye Fu took in the homeless girl after learning she feared returning to the beggars who wanted to exploit her. He asked her to choose a name, but she struggled to think of one.

• Ye Fu reconsidered turning the girl away when she explained that Grandpa Huang had disappeared and the other beggars had begun targeting her.
• The girl said she wanted to remain a clean person, and Ye Fu believed she was telling the truth.
• Ye Fu agreed to give her a place to stay and reminded her to learn the housework in half a day.
• Ye Fu asked the girl her name, and she said her surname was Qin and people had called her Girl Qin.
• The girl tried to choose a name for herself but found the task difficult.

Ye Fu named the girl Qin Sanyue, hired her to manage his household, and gave her money and a charm to help her shop safely. After Qin Sanyue washed and prepared to leave, Ye Fu handed her a shopping list, but she could not read his writing.

• Ye Fu named the girl Qin Sanyue and told her to call him Teacher Ye.
• Ye Fu hired Qin Sanyue as his household nanny, gave her money for clothes, and told her to wash and learn to manage the house.
• When Qin Sanyue worried about being robbed, Ye Fu enchanted a copper coin to prevent people from harboring ill intentions toward her.
• Qin Sanyue washed herself and went to leave, but Ye Fu stopped her and gave her a shopping list.
• Qin Sanyue told Ye Fu she had never seen the characters on his list.

Ye Fu accompanied Qin Sanyue outside after she admitted she was afraid of the beggars, assuring her that he would protect her. He overheard the three men claiming Qin Sanyue as their property and learned they intended to take her for themselves.

• Qin Sanyue told Ye Fu she was afraid to pass several beggars she knew, and Ye Fu went out with her.
• Ye Fu removed his help-wanted notice and saw three able-bodied beggars watching the alley.
• The beggars discussed how Qin Sanyue had come to Ye Fu's residence and mocked the idea that she might find work there.
• The three beggars agreed that Qin Sanyue belonged to them and said they would not let anyone else take her.
• Ye Fu overheard their conversation and felt disgusted, while Qin Sanyue remained hidden around the corner.

Ye Fu used his copper coin spell to confront the three men who had been pursuing Qin Sanyue and convinced them that an immortal had cursed them. He left them terrified and kneeling, while Qin Sanyue was told to retrieve the coin pinning their eldest brother.

• Ye Fu asked Qin Sanyue to identify the three men and led her toward them, reassuring her that he would protect her.
• The coin’s spell made the three men see Qin Sanyue as a stranger until Ye Fu took the coin from her.
• The eldest brother reached for Qin Sanyue, so Ye Fu dropped the coin onto his hand and used its magic to pin him to the ground.
• Ye Fu made the three men see a golden warning that they were forbidden from entering Black Stone City, and they knelt in terror before the supposed immortal.
• Qin Sanyue questioned Ye Fu about the coin, and he told her to retrieve it because the men did not deserve his money.

Ye Fu took Qin Sanyue to a cloth shop after sensing that trouble was brewing in Black Stone City. He left the mysterious Teacher impressed by his abilities and reached the shop with Qin Sanyue still self-conscious about her scar and appearance.

• Ye Fu made the three men who had threatened Qin Sanyue unable to return to Black Stone City, then walked with her.
• Ye Fu saw the middle-aged Teacher visit his residence and learn that the pear tree had gained enlightenment under the new tenant’s care.
• The Teacher reprimanded Zhichun for his arrogance and ordered him to go south after the curtain fell on Black Stone City.
• Ye Fu sent the Teacher a message asking him to announce future visits, and the Teacher left, intrigued by Ye Fu.
• Ye Fu asked Qin Sanyue to lead him to a cloth shop, then encouraged her to enter despite her fear of dirtying the cloth.

Ye Fu took Qin Sanyue to the Cloth Robe Workshop to buy cloth and have clothes made for her, but he decided to sew them himself. Zhong Suihua offered him use of the sewing room on a bet: if he finished two sets in a day, she would waive the fee; if not, he would give her his outfit.

• A clerk tried to drive Qin Sanyue away, but Zhong Suihua intervened and welcomed her and Ye Fu into the Cloth Robe Workshop.
• Ye Fu asked Zhong Suihua to measure Qin Sanyue for clothes and encouraged her to choose attractive cloth.
• Qin Sanyue chose jade-green cloth, and Ye Fu ordered enough for two sets of clothes.
• Ye Fu asked to use a sewing room so he could make Qin Sanyue's clothes himself.
• Zhong Suihua bet that Ye Fu could not finish two sets in a day and offered free use of the room if he succeeded, asking for his outfit if he failed.