Recaps

Cao Fengqi killed Liu Zhihu, Hu Lan, Chen Minghui, and Wang Tieshan, then confronted Zhou Hantian and demanded to know why he had wanted him dead. After Zhao Chentian arrived seeking revenge, Zhou’s allies abandoned him, and Zhou offered to confess in exchange for his family’s safety.

• Cao Fengqi’s Nightmares killed Liu Zhihu, Hu Lan, and Chen Minghui, while Zhang Mo and others witnessed his overwhelming power.
• Bone claws erupted from the ground and killed Wang Tieshan as he hid behind his shield.
• Cao Fengqi threatened Zhou Hantian and the four transcendent beings beside him, then asked Zhou why he had wanted Cao dead.
• Zhao Chentian appeared, thanked Cao Fengqi for killing Liu Zhihu and Hu Lan, and vowed to avenge his family by wiping out the Liu and Hu families.
• Cao Fengqi told Zhao Chentian to help Uncle Zhang deal with the Wang and Zhou families, prompting Chen Jinfeng and the other three to leave Zhou’s side.
• Zhou Hantian offered to confess and give his life if Cao Fengqi spared his family.

Zhou Hantian confessed that he had agreed to help Liu Zhihu attack Xiao Youya and Leng Qingyun, but Cao Fengqi let Xiao Youya decide his fate. After she executed him, Cao Fengqi spared Zhou Xingyu and the rest of the Zhou Family, then arranged to collect the transcendent corpses as spoils.

• Zhou Hantian revealed that Liu Zhihu had offered him level-seven equipment to help keep Chen Alan and Zhang Jiuwen occupied during an attack on Xiao Youya and Leng Qingyun.
• Zhou Hantian pleaded with Xiao Youya to spare his family, and Cao Fengqi said he would not harm them unless they threatened him.
• Xiao Youya killed Zhou Hantian with a razor-sharp thread, while Cao Fengqi spared Zhou Xingyu and the others.
• Leng Qingyun and Divine Granny discussed how Cao Fengqi had indirectly saved their families, and Xiao Youya reassured Divine Granny that the world needed compassionate people.
• Cao Fengqi called Ma Jiuxing and asked Xiao Youya to send the enforcement team to gather the transcendent corpses for his battle pets.

After Cao Fengqi’s rise to power and the deaths of several Transcendents, news of his dominance spread across Liangmin County, leaving the Liu and Wu families to face the consequences of their past ties to him. At the council grounds, Cao Fengqi examined the spoils from the defeated families and turned his attention to a glowing, beehive-shaped object.

• News spread that Cao Fengqi had killed six Transcendents and their families, while his family now had five Transcendents and Xiao Youya controlled Liangmin County publicly.
• Liu Fengshan and Zhang Chunfen’s family regretted their estrangement from Liu Chunying, but realized Cao Fengqi would never forgive the Liu Family.
• Wu Qianqian’s neighbors avoided her family and blamed her for their misfortune, causing her to run inside in tears.
• Cao Fengqi inspected the resources and equipment taken from the defeated families, including a level 7 Gloom Ruins Hunting Blade that he disparaged.
• Cao Fengqi noticed a softly glowing, beehive-shaped object and became interested in it.

Cao Fengqi inspected the rare Moonlight Worm Nest and other spoils, then discussed advancement, his second Transcendent Sequence, and plans for Tianbei Base City with Xiao Youya and his family. He accepted the law enforcement team's help at home and offered Wang Binggao shelter, while Xiao Youya agreed to try to locate Cao Fengqi's missing relatives.

• Cao Fengqi admired the level 6 Moonlight Worm Nest and reviewed the valuable items he had acquired, including a Gale Potion and a Holy Light Cannon blueprint.
• Cao Fengqi asked Xiao Youya about the requirements for advancing to the third sequence and revealed that his second profession was the Beast Shepherd Sequence, like his mother's.
• Xiao Youya described Tianbei Base City's population, factions, and large numbers of transcendents, then offered to help search for Cao Jiancheng's relatives if they were transcendents.
• Zhao Chentian asked to follow Cao Fengqi to the Spark Guild, but Cao Fengqi and Cao Jiancheng considered staying together while seeking their family in Tianbei Base City.
• Cao Fengqi led the Liangmin County Law Enforcement Team home, accepted their offer to help build the Cao Family shelter, and let Wang Binggao use it.

Cao Fengqi entered the center of Desolate Town to hunt Wraith Remains and discovered an enormous cache of high-level and special supplies, including an inheritance key. After confirming that stationary supplies were valuable treasures, he prepared to attack a Wraith Remains guarding a nearby level 7 supply.

• Cao Fengqi reflected on his need to grow stronger before reaching Tianbei Base City, then entered the Lost Land with the Xiaotian Dog and his Nightmares.
• Cao Fengqi approached the center of Desolate Town and scanned dozens of level 6 and level 7 supplies, three level 8 supplies, two special supplies, and an inheritance key.
• Cao Fengqi realized that stationary supplies were likely treasures rather than metal carried by Wraith Remains, and he collected a Heart of Moonlight, a Wood Entanglement Spell Memory Crystal, and two Smoked Leaf Mountain Cigars.
• Cao Fengqi identified a nearby level 7 supply and a Wraith Remains carrying several metal materials, then advanced toward the creature with his battle pets ready to fight.

Cao Fengqi rushed toward the level 7 supplies but drew attacks from multiple Wraith Remains and barely escaped after losing a Nightmare and damaging his Soul Dream Necklace. He reached safety with the level 7 item, a Spatial Pattern Firepower Box, whose contents could attack targets under mental control.

• Cao Fengqi sent his Nightmares and Xiaotian Dog to hold off a Wraith Remains while he reached the level 7 supplies.
• A second Wraith Remains fired a level 7 arrow that killed a Nightmare, pursued Cao Fengqi, and cracked his Soul Dream Necklace.
• Cao Fengqi drank a Gale Potion, used movement techniques to flee, and deflected the arrow with his Gloom Ruins Hunting Blade.
• The two Wraith Remains abandoned their pursuit, and Cao Fengqi took stock of his losses while hiding behind a tree.
• Cao Fengqi examined the level 7 item and identified it as a Spatial Pattern Firepower Box with eight storage spaces and mentally controlled weapons.

Cao Fengqi tested the Spatial Pattern Firepower Box and then entered the center of Desolate Town to scout the Wraith Remains and collect nearby treasures. He found that the Wraith Remains could control metal from afar, and the chapter ended with three apparently motionless Wraith Remains attacking him with spells.

• Cao Fengqi placed his Arcane Musket in the Spatial Pattern Firepower Box and realized its eight weapon slots could let him fire multiple cannons in succession.
• Cao Fengqi circled north to investigate the Wraith Remains while his Gale Potion was still active, scanning the valuable resources around Desolate Town's center.
• Cao Fengqi tried luring a Wraith Remains with metal, but its mental control pulled the metal toward it, so he abandoned the tactic.
• Cao Fengqi collected a Heart of Moonlight, Marrow-Cleansing Liquid, and Inspiration Liquid from nearby resource sites.
• Three level 6 resources sprang to life and attacked Cao Fengqi with fireballs and a red spell that trapped him, so he released his seven Nightmares to fight back.

Cao Fengqi escaped a dangerous attack in Desolate Town and decided he needed Xiao Youya’s help repairing his Soul Dream Necklace. The next morning, Xiao Youxiu embraced Cao Fengqi as his godfather after accepting his loss in a bet, while Xiao Youya examined the damaged necklace and warned that it would be troublesome to repair.

• Cao Fengqi broke free from a mental swamp, evaded another arrow, and fled after discovering that Wraith Remains could use both ranged weapons and spells.
• Cao Fengqi returned to reality, found his Soul Dream Necklace damaged, and decided to ask Xiao Youya to repair it before exploring Desolate Town again.
• Cao Fengqi visited the Xiao family, where Xiao Youxiu called him godfather after resolving to accept his lost bet and seek Cao Fengqi’s help.
• Cao Fengqi asked Xiao Youya to repair his Soul Dream Necklace, and she said the level 6 item had suffered a powerful mental impact and would be difficult to fix.

Cao Fengqi visited Xiao Youya to have her repair a level 6 necklace, then gave her rare spirit liquids after the work left her exhausted. As Xiao Youya opened up about carrying the Xiao Family alone, Cao Fengqi offered to massage her using his cultivation cushion.

• Xiao Youya explained that repairing the necklace without its crafting blueprint required her to decipher its formation, and Cao Fengqi asked whether she could obtain similar level 7 equipment.
• Xiao Youya repaired the level 6 necklace while Cao Fengqi waited, and she was left pale and sweating from the mental strain.
• Cao Fengqi offered Xiao Youya Marrow-Cleansing Liquid and Inspiration Liquid, and she asked how he had acquired such valuable treasures.
• Xiao Youya accepted Cao Fengqi's kindness as she reflected on the burdens of supporting her family and admitted that she wished her younger brother were more considerate.
• Cao Fengqi offered to massage Xiao Youya to restore her mental strength and brought out a level 6 Transcendent's Cultivation Cushion.

Cao Fengqi tried to give Xiao Youya a massage, but his shameless advances made her furious and she drove him away. Later, Xiao Youxiu asked Cao Fengqi for help acquiring materials, then wondered whether to bring him and Xiao Youya together.

• Cao Fengqi laid out his level 6 cultivation cushion and persuaded Xiao Youya to lie down for a massage.
• Xiao Youya realized Cao Fengqi was touching her inappropriately and bound him with array flames before confronting him about his fiancées.
• Cao Fengqi reminded Xiao Youya that he had helped her the day before, then fled when she prepared a whip.
• Cao Fengqi dismissed Xiao Youya as troublesome and said he preferred silly girls like Wang Zhixue.
• Xiao Youxiu gave Cao Fengqi souls and asked him for Blazing Fire Gold, and Cao Fengqi agreed to help.
• Xiao Youxiu praised Cao Fengqi to Xiao Youya, who struck him with her whip; afterward, Xiao Youxiu considered setting them up.

After clearing the treasures he could safely collect in Desolate Town, Cao Fengqi weighed how to grow strong enough to face the Wraith Remains. As the migrating group neared Tianbei Base City, a powerful Transcendent Shelter arrived, and Cao Fengqi met a noble woman who judged his professions to have little promise.

• Cao Fengqi collected pills and Heavenly Bone Liquid, raising his constitution and spirit before stopping his exploration at a bottleneck.
• The migrating group spotted a moving shelter and halted when Xiao Youxiu summoned Cao Fengqi to meet a prominent member of the Spark Guild.
• Cao Fengqi and the Liangmin County transcendents examined the Transcendent Shelter, and his scan detected numerous high-grade treasures and a special resource within it.
• Cao Fengqi entered the shelter and found that it improved spirit and stamina recovery, mental activity, and learning speed.
• The noble woman in cyan sized up Cao Fengqi and considered his Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd professions to have little promise.

Feng Qinglan explained the factions and benefits available to the Liangmin County Transcendents, while dismissing Cao Fengqi’s prospects because of his Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd classes. The group learned about Transcendent shelters and the scarcity of pactable exotic beasts, and Xiao Youya suggested Cao Fengqi demonstrate his Artifact Refiner skills to negotiate with the Spark Guild.

• Feng Qinglan invited the Liangmin County Transcendents to join the Spark Guild and gave them information about Tianbei Base City’s factions.
• The Transcendents read about faction benefits and obligations, including merit tasks, while Feng Qinglan advised them to discuss their choices before signing contracts.
• Feng Qinglan explained that Transcendent shelters required rare Source Metal, and the armored man said conquering noble estates for it required cooperation.
• Feng Qinglan described common Transcendent classes and said evil energy had made suitable exotic beasts scarce for Beast Shepherds.
• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi he could show his Artifact Refiner talent and make requests of Feng Qinglan, surprising her.

Cao Fengqi demonstrated that he could forge a Gold Fire Blast Gun in a day, startling Feng Qinglan and the Spark Guild representatives. After mocking Feng Qinglan’s claims about her brother’s skill, he insisted that joining Spark would be a favor to them, and Xiao Youya urged Feng Qinglan to take his talent seriously.

• Xiao Youya confirmed that Cao Fengqi had forged the Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case and revealed that he could also make a level 6 Gold Fire Blast Gun at eighteen.
• Cao Fengqi displayed a Gold Fire Blast Gun, and the Spark representatives questioned how long it took him to forge it and what Mystic Artificer rank he held.
• Feng Qinglan said her brother could forge a Gold Fire Blast Gun in three days and ranked among Spark’s top three refiners, while Cao Fengqi handed Xiao Youxiu a gun he had completed since the previous day.
• Cao Fengqi sarcastically called Feng Qinglan’s brother disabled and mocked the chosen ones of Tianbei Base City, leaving Feng Qinglan furious.
• Cao Fengqi told Xiao Youya that joining Spark would be poverty relief, and Xiao Youya asked Feng Qinglan to give him proper consideration.

After Cao Fengqi negotiated with the Spark Guild and received 730 souls from Xiao Youya, he absorbed souls to advance his Beast Contract Master Sequence to Spirit Tamer. The new sequence granted him the ability to learn his battle pets’ skills.

• Fengyun Hong and the Spark Guild members decided to recruit Cao Fengqi despite his demand for rare materials, and Feng Qinglan agreed to ask Xiao Youya to help negotiate.
• Xiao Youya gave Cao Fengqi 730 souls and advised him to be polite to Feng Qinglan; he considered joining Spark rather than the more restrictive Great Xia government.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the shelter with the group, ate with his family, and went to his room to cultivate.
• Cao Fengqi absorbed his souls until his Beast Contract Master Sequence advanced to Spirit Tamer.
• Cao Fengqi discovered that Spirit Tamer let him learn his battle pets’ skills.

After becoming a Spirit Tamer, Cao Fengqi discovered that his new arts let him read thoughts and inspect his battle pets' skills. He learned six compatible skills and used his cheat to raise them to maximum proficiency, leaving him able to cast them instantly.

• Cao Fengqi inspected his Beast Shepherd sequence and found that his new profession had raised his constitution and spirit by 90 each.
• Cao Fengqi examined Knowledge of Others' Minds and realized it let him read a target's current thoughts if their spirit was not much higher than his.
• Cao Fengqi summoned Xiaotian Dog and Nightmare and inspected their attributes and skills.
• Cao Fengqi chose three skills from each battle pet that his body could learn and connected his mind to theirs to master the skills.
• Cao Fengqi used his cheat to maximize all six skills, then instantly summoned illusory Nightmares with Nightmare Group Assault.

After advancing in the Beast Shepherd sequence, Cao Fengqi negotiated with Feng Qinglan about joining the Spark Guild while traveling toward Tianbei Base City. Their talks began with his demand for four level-7 Holy Light Pearls and ended before Feng Qinglan could answer.

• Cao Fengqi decided to focus on advancing his Artifact Refiner and Beast Shepherd sequences because he lacked the souls needed to advance them and saw little value in another physique-type sequence.
• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi that the Spark Guild could offer either a binding contract with heavy investment or a high-ranking position with benefits and a monthly salary of 100 level-4 souls.
• Feng Qinglan welcomed Cao Fengqi to a luxurious dining room and explained how rare Transcendent Shelters were, while privately dismissing his hopes of obtaining one.
• Cao Fengqi used Knowledge of Others' Minds to hear Feng Qinglan's private thoughts and teased her by insisting she call him Brother because she was twenty-five and he was eighteen.
• Cao Fengqi rejected Feng Qinglan's claim that the guild had only two level-7 Holy Light Pearls and demanded all four, telling her to obtain the remaining two by any means.

Cao Fengqi negotiated his entry into the Spark Guild with Feng Qinglan, securing resources and a 20-day forging schedule. After revealing that he could read her thoughts, he provoked her into a furious outburst and fled, then headed home planning to finish two Holy Light Cannons and conquer Cangxuan Town.

• Cao Fengqi demanded four Holy Light Pearls, level-seven metal, level-six souls, and benefits equal to those of a Mystic Artificer of his level to join Spark.
• Feng Qinglan offered 500 jin of level-seven metal and 20 level-six souls if Cao Fengqi forged one level-seven weapon every 15 days, but he insisted on a 20-day schedule.
• Feng Qinglan agreed to Cao Fengqi's terms, and he collected the resources before explaining that his Beast Shepherd ability let him sense her thoughts.
• Cao Fengqi teased Feng Qinglan by calling her a tigress, and she angrily threatened to kill him as Xiao Youya watched.
• Cao Fengqi fled the Transcendent Shelter and headed home, planning to forge two Holy Light Cannons and attempt to conquer Cangxuan Town that night.

Cao Fengqi forged two level 7 Holy Light Cannons and returned to Desolate Town to prepare for fighting the Wraith Remains. After surveying the area and planning how to draw out a nearby enemy, he approached a level 6 resource and was spotted by a Wraith Remains.

• Feng Qinglan angrily vowed to get revenge on Cao Fengqi after he insulted and toyed with her.
• Cao Fengqi forged a Holy Light Cannon, used a second Holy Light Pearl to reduce its charge time to 150 seconds, and made a second cannon.
• Cao Fengqi scanned Desolate Town, identified the mayor's residence and Lord An's Wizard Tower as key targets, and planned to tackle the mayor's residence first.
• Cao Fengqi smoked a level 5 cigar for its spirit boost and headed toward a level 6 resource to lure a nearby Wraith Remains.
• A Wraith Remains spotted Cao Fengqi and charged at him as he summoned Nightmares and Xiaotian Dogs.

Cao Fengqi killed several Wraith Remains and tried to lure the archer Wraith Remains into a fight, but it summoned a larger pack and chased him. As the archer prepared another powerful shot, Cao Fengqi stopped running and challenged it to a one-on-one sniper duel.

• Cao Fengqi used Mental Smite and his Gloom Ruins Hunting Blade to kill a Wraith Remains, then collected its soul and metal.
• Cao Fengqi gathered a Moonlight Spirit Pearl and ten Smoked Leaf Mountain Cigars before approaching another level 6 resource.
• Cao Fengqi disabled two Wraith Remains with Mental Smite, then knocked down and seized the archer Wraith Remains' level 7 arrow.
• Cao Fengqi provoked the archer, but it summoned fourteen more Wraith Remains, forcing him to flee as the pack pursued him.
• Cao Fengqi used the Nightmares to destroy three blood-red arrows, but the archer used a transcendent skill to close the distance and drew a powerful shot.
• Cao Fengqi stopped and challenged the archer Wraith Remains to a one-on-one sniper duel.

Cao Fengqi used the Holy Light Cannon, a level 7 bow, and the Nightmares to defeat the Wraith Remains and collect their spoils. Afterward, he noticed that the area around Desolate Town’s mayor’s residence was empty except for three weak Wraith Remains.

• Cao Fengqi blasted a Wraith Remains with the Holy Light Cannon, then killed it by striking both of its weak points and collected two level 6 souls.
• Cao Fengqi used the fallen Wraith Remains’ level 7 bow to kill three charging enemies, including the spellcaster, then rode the Nightmares into the air to evade the remaining Wraith Remains.
• After the Holy Light Cannon recharged, Cao Fengqi wounded two Wraith Remains carrying level 7 metal and used a level 7 arrow to kill another.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the ground and, with Xiaotian Dog and the Nightmares, defeated the remaining Wraith Remains and collected their loot.
• Cao Fengqi looked toward the center of Desolate Town and realized that only three weak Wraith Remains remained near the mayor’s residence.

Cao Fengqi killed three Wraith Remains and discovered the remains of an Evil-Suppressing Hunter Guard, which Xiaotian Dog ate to grow stronger. He then uncovered a Heavenly Mystery Box containing Transcendent Source Metal and a Transcendent Shelter Power Drive Disc, leaving him thrilled at the prospect of building a Transcendent Shelter.

• Cao Fengqi approached three Wraith Remains and killed them with Mental Smite, a level 7 arrow, and his Gloom Ruins Hunting Blade.
• Cao Fengqi identified the glowing object as the remains of an Evil-Suppressing Hunter Guard and let Xiaotian Dog eat it.
• Cao Fengqi collected a Berserk Potion and a Star Marrow Heart-Guarding Pill from beside the remains.
• Cao Fengqi silently crossed the ruins and dug up a level 8 Heavenly Mystery Box buried beneath a broken beam.
• Cao Fengqi learned that the box contained Transcendent Source Metal and a Transcendent Shelter Power Drive Disc, and celebrated his good fortune.

Cao Fengqi searched the ruined mayor’s residence, found only scattered scraps of lore, then scouted Lord An’s wizard tower and discovered a Wraith Remains ambush. He fled after firing his cannon, but the pursuing enemies were faster, so he drank a berserk potion as the chase continued.

• Cao Fengqi considered the resources needed to build his Transcendent Shelter and searched the mayor’s residence for maps and useful records.
• Cao Fengqi found torn parchments mentioning the Land of Dawn, the Forbidden Secret Covenant Society, the Dunyi Shelter, and the Divine Tower Empire, but could not piece together their meaning.
• Cao Fengqi decided to scout Lord An’s wizard tower, the last unconquered place in Cangxuan Town, and approached under Ghost Concealment.
• Cao Fengqi realized the Wraith Remains were surrounding him and saw the one on the tower begin preparing a powerful attack.
• Cao Fengqi blasted the shadowy tendrils and the tower Wraith Remains with his cannon, then fled as the Wraith Remains pursued him.
• Cao Fengqi saw that three leading Wraith Remains were faster than him and drank a berserk potion to increase his constitution and speed.

Cao Fengqi assessed the Wraith Remains he had encountered and returned to his shelter to rest before his family’s convoy reached Tianbei Base City. As the city drew near, Xiao Youya warned him about its laws and explained the Spark Guild’s interest in Transcendent Shelters, and Cao Fengqi showed her a Heavenly Mystery Box to identify.

• Cao Fengqi concluded that the wizard Wraith Remains and its group were too dangerous to fight with his current weapons, then returned to his shelter and went to sleep.
• The next morning, Cao Fengqi’s family celebrated their imminent return to Tianbei Base City, and he gave Cao Jiancheng cigars before the convoy set out.
• As the convoy neared the city, Xiao Youxiu and Xiao Youya approached Cao Fengqi, and Xiao Youya warned him that killing was punishable by death in Tianbei Base City.
• Cao Fengqi asked whether the Spark Guild could be trusted with a Transcendent Shelter, and Xiao Youya assured him that the guild valued him and advised him not to provoke Feng Qinglan.
• Xiao Youya explained how rare transcendent source metal was, and Cao Fengqi handed her his Heavenly Mystery Box to ask what was inside.

Cao Fengqi arrived at Tianbei Base City with the migrating group, where he learned that Dragon Head Mountain Transcendents wanted to kill him and that the city faced nightly threats from corrupted people, evil god believers, and evil god servants. Xiao Youya also told him that his uncle and extended family had been found and were living near Spark's area.

• Cao Fengqi showed Xiao Youya and Xiao Youxiu the Heavenly Mystery Box containing Transcendent Source Metal, and Xiao Youya took it to the Spark Guild to open.
• The migrating group reached Tianbei Base City, where a golden Transcendent Shelter marked with the character for dragon confronted the Spark Guild's shelter before leaving.
• Cao Fengqi recognized a hostile middle-aged man among the Dragon Head Mountain group, and his script warned him that several people there were dangerous.
• Xiao Youya returned with the opened Heavenly Mystery Box and told Cao Jiancheng that his brother Cao Jianjun and their extended family were safe in the official Transcendent Arsenal area.
• Cao Fengqi asked Xiao Youya about the city's dangers, and she explained how evil energy turned people into corrupted, believers, or evil god servants and that over a thousand people had recently died each night in Spark's area.

Cao Fengqi and Xiao Youya entered Tianbei Base City with the Liangmin County migrants and learned more about the dangers and rules of life there. Feng Qinglan welcomed them to the Spark Guild, where Cao Fengqi prepared to settle down and offered to make equipment for his companions.

• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi that evil spirits and beasts emerged at night, and that eternal night might eventually force everyone to seek the Land of Dawn.
• The migration convoy entered Tianbei Base City, where loudspeakers warned residents to stay indoors after dark and obey the Night Watchers.
• Xiao Youya explained that Spark provided electricity and internet, and that its members would travel to the guild's territory while other migrants needed to join a faction or the authorities.
• After traveling for three hours, the migrants arrived at Spark, where Feng Qinglan and the guild's senior members welcomed them and introduced Feng Qingxuan to Xiao Youya.
• At a banquet in Spark's luxurious hall, Cao Fengqi told his companions he would make equipment for them in exchange for souls and materials, while Chen Tian, his wife, and Xiaohua looked on uneasily.