Chapter Summaries

Cao Fengqi rescued Xu Fenghua from the Ruins Nightmare domain, but she woke to find him stripping her for her supplies. After they clashed and she gave him the World Medal as payment, Xu Fenghua warned him about conditions at Tianbei Base City and reported her failed mission and the deaths of her team.

• Cao Fengqi found Xu Fenghua inside the Ruins Nightmare domain and carried her out, mistaking her for level 7 supplies.
• Cao Fengqi removed Xu Fenghua’s equipment and belongings while she was conscious but unable to move, then she regained control and confronted him.
• Xu Fenghua reclaimed her clothes and sword, gave Cao Fengqi the World Medal and some contents as payment, and told him Tianbei Base City was struggling but remained a good destination.
• Xu Fenghua directed Cao Fengqi toward a meadow with edible wild grass about thirty kilometers away, then left in the rain.
• Xu Fenghua looked back toward the Ruin Demon, wondered how Cao Fengqi had rescued her, and reported that her mission had failed and her teammates had fallen.

Cao Fengqi collected valuable supplies and souls in Gaofeng County, then learned that Liangmin County was facing a power struggle after Zhao Yimin’s death. The chapter left him considering his future faction while sharing news of a wild grass that could feed many people.

• Cao Fengqi found supplies in a realm token left by a mysterious woman, then hunted eight Ash Aberrant Devourers and gathered hundreds of souls.
• Cao Fengqi returned to the rendezvous area, revealed that he was a Spirit Forger, and offered to forge equipment for Xiao Youya.
• Xiao Youya warned Cao Fengqi that Zhao Yimin had been killed by Liu Zhihu and Hu Lan, who were allied with Dragon Head Mountain.
• Xiao Youya explained that Dragon Head Mountain wanted to take Liangmin County’s people as resources, and said she planned to join Spark in Tianbei Base City.
• Cao Fengqi told Xiao Youya that a Transcendent had mentioned wild grass thirty kilometers away that could feed many people.

Cao Fengqi returned to his family with a World Medal, valuable food, and plans to grow stronger, then received three weapon-forging blueprints from Xiao Youxiu on Xiao Youya’s behalf. Xiao Youxiu was stunned by the Cao Family’s high-quality provisions, but Cao Fengqi bluntly told him there were no chopsticks left.

• Cao Fengqi returned to the migrating party and used his World Medal to store the Mystic Devouring Beast corpses in the family shelter.
• Cao Fengqi shared Calming Water and Iceheart Rock Fruits with his family and gave one fruit to each of the children.
• Xiao Youxiu delivered three weapon-forging blueprints from Xiao Youya, and Cao Fengqi thanked her and promised to share what he forged.
• Cao Fengqi prepared level 5 Mystic Devouring Beast meat for Xiao Youya’s family while Xiao Youxiu noticed the Cao Family also had level 4 water and extraordinary fruit.
• Liu Xiuxiu invited Xiao Youxiu to eat, but Cao Fengqi told him they had no chopsticks left.

Cao Fengqi sent Xiao Youxiu home with valuable food and supplies for Xiao Youya, who distributed them to strengthen her family and prepare for the continuing crisis. Meanwhile, both the Cao and Wang families hoped to arrange a match between Cao Fengqi and one of the Wang daughters as he returned to absorbing souls and cultivating.

• Cao Fengqi gave Xiao Youxiu level 5 Mystic Devouring Beast meat, level 4 Calming Water, and an Iceheart Rock Fruit for Xiao Youya, and Xiao Youxiu grumbled about accepting the gifts before taking them home.
• Xiao Youya gave the Iceheart Rock Fruit to Leng Qingyun, set aside the level 5 meat for family members, and kept the level 4 carcass for a trade, leaving Xiao Youxiu disappointed that he would get none.
• Xiao Cunzhi praised Cao Fengqi as a potential son-in-law, while Cao Fengqi told his parents that he and Xiao Youya had only met four or five times.
• Cao Fengqi returned to his room to absorb souls and cultivate as his parents discussed giving materials to the Xiao and Wang families and encouraged him to grow closer to Wang Zhiyan and Wang Zhixue.
• Liu Xiuxiu visited Yang Yuanyuan to offer materials from the Cao Family's old shelter, and the two women eagerly discussed becoming in-laws.

After absorbing souls through the night, Cao Fengqi’s strength rose sharply, but the operation against the Wart-Faced Leech colony was canceled when scouts vanished in a dangerous area. Liangmin County’s migrating group set out toward edible wild grass, and Cao Fengqi received a powerful robe from Xiao Youya as the Wang Family considered matchmaking him with their daughters.

• Cao Fengqi finished absorbing souls and found his constitution had reached 111, his spiritual power 46, and his Spirit Forger progress 35%.
• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi that scouts had disappeared in a dangerous area and Divine Granny had found a great terror there, so the leech-clearing operation was canceled.
• Xiao Youya said edible wild grass had been found nearby, and Cao Fengqi packed his family’s belongings as Liangmin County prepared to move.
• The migrating group set off toward the food source, and Xiao Youya gave Cao Fengqi a level 5 Water Realm Robe.
• Wang Binggao and Yang Yuanyuan discussed Xiao Youya’s closeness to Cao Fengqi and encouraged Wang Zhiyan and Wang Zhixue to spend time with him.

Cao Fengqi’s family shared food and gifts with the Wang sisters, and Wang Zhixue asked him how he had become so strong. He gave her level 4 Calming Water in exchange for calling him brother, then offered another bottle and demanded she call him daddy.

• Liangmin County’s group reached a patch of edible weeds, and Cao Fengqi and Cao Jiancheng found that they tasted awful.
• Liu Xiuxiu welcomed Wang Zhiyan and Wang Zhixue and served them level 5 Mystic Devouring Beast meat Cao Fengqi had hunted.
• Wang Zhixue learned that the meat had improved her physique and went to Cao Fengqi to ask how he hunted evil beasts.
• Cao Fengqi told Wang Zhixue that equipment, practice, experience, power, and brains mattered, then gave her level 4 Calming Water after she agreed to call him brother.
• Cao Fengqi offered Wang Zhixue another bottle for her sister and told her to call him daddy.

Wang Zhixue returned home with valuable supplies from Cao Fengqi while hiding the humiliating price she had paid, and resolved to endure more to obtain powerful beast meat. Cao Fengqi went to hunt Water Ghost Monkeys and easily killed a level 5 monkey, leaving the rest of the hunt ahead.

• Wang Zhixue brought home two bottles of Calming Water and a Wind-Breaking Movement Technique manual, and her family praised Cao Fengqi for his generosity.
• Wang Zhixue concealed that she had traded for the supplies and resolved to accept Cao Fengqi's outrageous demands to obtain level 5 Mystic Devouring Beast meat.
• Cao Fengqi traveled to Desolate Town and used level 5 Ash Aberrant Devourer meat to lure Water Ghost Monkeys out of West Water Lake.
• A level 5 Water Ghost Monkey attacked Cao Fengqi, who blocked its claws and killed it with a single sword strike.

Cao Fengqi tested his strength against the Water Ghost Monkeys and discovered he could defeat level 5 beasts with ease. After their cries summoned reinforcements, he fought off the troop and began a one-sided slaughter.

• Cao Fengqi killed a level 5 Water Ghost Monkey and decided to attack the group near West Water Lake.
• Cao Fengqi lured fifteen Water Ghost Monkeys away from the lake and killed the first level 5 monkey in one blow.
• Cao Fengqi pursued the fleeing level 5 monkeys and killed several as cries summoned six more level 5 and fifty-five ordinary Water Ghost Monkeys.
• Cao Fengqi killed the fifteen ordinary monkeys around him, then cut down six more with a sweeping sword technique.
• Cao Fengqi used Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases, Water Realm Protection, and sword techniques to kill two level 5 monkeys and gravely injure two others.
• Cao Fengqi charged after the remaining Water Ghost Monkeys as they tried to flee.

Cao Fengqi wiped out the Water Ghost Monkey tribe, claimed the resources at their lair, and grew stronger by consuming Waterflame Lingzhi and absorbing souls. He reached the western edge of Nightmare territory, where his scan revealed three Transcendent Sequence Runes and a level 7 resource at what appeared to be the Demon Hunters' Home.

• Cao Fengqi killed the Water Ghost Monkey tribe and collected fifty-five level 4 souls, twelve level 5 souls, and their claws.
• Cao Fengqi discovered a ruined cultivation room and seven Waterflame Lingzhi, then used Calming Water to mature them and ate a portion.
• Cao Fengqi absorbed souls in the cultivation room, raising his attributes and Spirit Forger experience before collecting the matured lingzhi.
• Cao Fengqi headed toward another level 5 resource, found himself approaching rows of trees in Nightmare territory, and moved cautiously.
• Cao Fengqi's scan revealed three Transcendent Sequence Runes and a level 7 resource, which he recognized as the Demon Hunters' Home.

Cao Fengqi used Hundred Souls Liquid to lure Nightmares away from the Demon Hunters' Home, then rushed toward the Transcendent Sequence Runes. After killing one Nightmare, he was struck by a powerful attack from a stronger Nightmare and fled as the Blessed Moon God Stone cracked.

• Cao Fengqi collected a level 5 suit of Jade Abyss Water-Patterned Steel Armor and used arrows coated with Hundred Souls Liquid to draw Nightmares away.
• Cao Fengqi saw a huge flock of Nightmares respond to the bait and hurried toward the Demon Hunters' Home.
• Two Nightmares attacked Cao Fengqi, and he dodged their attacks before killing one with Concentrated Edge Heavy Slash and Emberfire.
• The remaining Nightmare called for its companions, and a powerful attack cracked Cao Fengqi's Blessed Moon God Stone and left him bleeding.
• Cao Fengqi saw a Nightmare charging toward him from a kilometer away and ran.

Cao Fengqi barely escaped a level 6 Nightmare’s relentless attacks by reaching West Water Lake and hiding among Water Ghost Monkey corpses. Back in the Cao Family shelter, he treated his severe injuries and discovered that the Nightmare’s feathers were level 6 items.

• Cao Fengqi used a level 6 Delusion-Clearing Pill to resist the Nightmare’s mental attacks and fled toward West Water Lake as its blood-colored attacks pursued him.
• Cao Fengqi’s umbrella and Water Realm Robe blocked some strikes, but the Nightmare’s feathers pierced his shoulder and ribs.
• Cao Fengqi used Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases and Emberfire to gain a brief lead, then jumped into West Water Lake and hid behind a Water Ghost Monkey corpse.
• The Nightmare spotted Cao Fengqi underwater and its attacks tore through his robe and wounded him severely, but he escaped to the Cao Family shelter after waiting for his body to disappear.
• Cao Fengqi took a level 6 Blood-Coagulating and Remains-Cleansing Pill, pulled two black ice feathers from his robe, and identified them as level 6 items.

After recovering from his dangerous expedition, Cao Fengqi repaired his Great Umbrella and brought Xiao Youya a damaged Water Realm Robe to fix. He also gave her a level 5 Waterflame Lingzhi, leaving her shocked by how many treasures he had found.

• Cao Fengqi reviewed his damaged level 5 equipment and worried that he would need level 6 gear to reach the Transcendent Sequence Runes.
• Liu Chunying saw Cao Fengqi's wounds, helped him back to bed, and fed him while he recovered.
• The next morning, Cao Fengqi reassured his family, gave them a Waterflame Lingzhi, and teased Dabao during breakfast.
• Cao Fengqi repaired the Great Umbrella, then took the damaged Water Realm Robe and some Waterflame Lingzhi to Xiao Youya.
• Xiao Youya examined the robe and was shocked when Cao Fengqi gave her the level 5 lingzhi; she asked how he had obtained so many treasures.

Cao Fengqi had Xiao Youya repair his Water Realm Robe and discovered that she could make storage treasures, while his own World Medal left her and Xiao Youxiu stunned. After the repair, he asked Xiao Youya about selling forged equipment for souls, and she explained that her friend's faction rarely bought ordinary level 4 or 5 gear.

• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi that repairing his Water Realm Robe required six level 4 souls, then explained how rare and costly a Realm Space was to make.
• Cao Fengqi revealed that he already had a storage item, shocking Xiao Youya and Xiao Youxiu with the World Medal on his chest.
• Xiao Youya repaired the robe while Cao Fengqi noticed her other mage robes were lower grade and considered selling weapons to gather souls for his advancement.
• After finishing the repair, Xiao Youya declined Cao Fengqi's Calming Water, and he asked whether she had a channel for selling weapons.
• Xiao Youya said her friend's powerful faction had its own Spirit Forgers and Mystic Artificers and rarely bought mortal-forged equipment unless it was refined or perfect grade.

Cao Fengqi learned he could trade his level 5 hidden weapons for souls, then forged six Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases. He returned to the Xiao Family to show one to Xiao Youya and collect on his bet with Xiao Youxiu.

• Xiao Youya estimated that a hidden weapon capable of killing a level 5 Water Ghost Monkey could trade for about a dozen level 4 souls, and Cao Fengqi asked her to arrange the trade.
• Cao Fengqi bet Xiao Youxiu that he could forge a level 5 hidden weapon, while Xiao Youxiu wagered that Cao Fengqi would have to call him godfather if he failed.
• Cao Fengqi harvested a level 5 soul and wings from the Nightmare's corpse, then forged six Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases before two in the afternoon.
• Cao Fengqi visited the Xiao Family and showed Xiao Youxiu an Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case, telling him to get ready to call him godfather.
• Xiao Youya inspected the weapon and confirmed it was a good hidden weapon that could fetch about a dozen souls.

Cao Fengqi proved that he had forged the high-quality Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases himself, astonishing Xiao Youya with his advanced Transcendent skill. He left Xiao Youxiu to face the consequences of their bet while Xiao Youya recognized his extraordinary talent as an Artifact Refiner.

• Cao Fengqi showed Xiao Youxiu the inscription on an Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case, revealing that Xiao Youxiu was named as his adopted son.
• When Xiao Youxiu accused Cao Fengqi of engraving the inscription afterward, Cao Fengqi dismantled a case and revealed the same mark inside as an anti-counterfeit stamp.
• Xiao Youya marveled at Cao Fengqi's mastery of the Transcendent skill, and Cao Fengqi called himself a genius.
• Xiao Youya blasted Xiao Youxiu into the courtyard for refusing to honor his bet, while Cao Fengqi left to have her assess the cases' trade value.
• Xiao Youya told Xiao Cunzhi that Xiao Youxiu had lost a bet and had to call Cao Fengqi his adoptive father, then concluded Cao Fengqi had unbelievable talent in the Artifact Refiner Transcendent Sequence.

Xiao Youya recognized Cao Fengqi as a remarkably skilled Spirit Forger, but Feng Qinglan dismissed his prospects against the competition in Tianbei Base City. Meanwhile, Cao Fengqi prepared weapons to hunt Nightmares, leaving his plans dependent on finding enough souls and materials.

• Xiao Youya told Xiao Cunzhi that Cao Fengqi's forging skills surpassed Wang Tieshan's, and Xiao Cunzhi urged Xiao Youxiu to treat Cao Fengqi respectfully.
• In the Lost Land, Xiao Youya asked Feng Qinglan whether the Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case could be traded for souls, and Feng Qinglan offered fourteen souls per case.
• Feng Qinglan explained that Spark's Mystic Artificers could analyze and reproduce the hidden weapon, then dismissed Cao Fengqi's talent as unremarkable compared with Tianbei Base City's many Spirit Forgers.
• Cao Fengqi, still recovering from his injuries, decided to forge a bow, arrows, and a Myriad Beast Net to counter flying Nightmares.
• Cao Fengqi calculated that he needed thirty-five level-four souls for his planned equipment, found that he had only one level-four soul and one level-five soul, and began forging with the materials he had.

Cao Fengqi collected souls and Waterflame Lingzhi from Xiao Youya before the Liangmin County convoy continued toward Tianbei Base City. After forging a bow, arrows, and a net, he prepared to hunt Nightmares and advance his profession.

• Xiao Youya told Cao Fengqi that the six Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Cases sold for 84 souls, and that Spark offered 100 souls for the blueprint only if he joined them.
• Xiao Youya gave Cao Fengqi 20 level 5 souls, and he gifted her three level 5 Waterflame Lingzhi.
• Cao Fengqi calculated that he had enough souls to raise his Spirit Forger experience to 78% and needed to hunt 22 Nightmares to become a Mystic Artificer.
• Cao Fengqi's family joined the Liangmin County convoy as it traveled through dark clouds and rain toward Tianbei Base City.
• After six hours, Cao Fengqi completed a refined-grade Myriad Beast Net and bow, along with five perfect-grade Nine-Piercing Arrows, including two with Black Ice Feather Plume arrowheads.
• Cao Fengqi took the finished equipment with him, eager to hunt the Nightmares.

Cao Fengqi used the Hundred Souls Liquid and Myriad Beast Net to hunt Nightmares around West Water Lake, gathering enough level 5 souls to prepare for a breakthrough. He entered the ruined cultivation room to absorb them and advance to the Mystic Artificer realm.

• Cao Fengqi absorbed 21 level 5 souls and 50 level 4 souls, raising his Constitution to 162 and his Spirit Forger progress to 78%.
• Cao Fengqi set a trap near West Water Lake and killed five Nightmares with the Myriad Beast Net and his arrows.
• Cao Fengqi lured seven more Nightmares, killed the ones caught in the net with his greatsword, and recognized that he could now swiftly kill level 5 Nightmares.
• Cao Fengqi continued hunting in two successful attempts, bringing his total to 23 level 5 souls.
• Cao Fengqi went to the ruined cultivation room and began absorbing the souls to break through.

Cao Fengqi absorbed level 5 souls and broke through to Mystic Artificer, greatly increasing his physique, spiritual power, and Emberfire. His cheat upgraded its scanning range and added skill negative-effect removal, and he planned to search the wealthy district for materials before facing the level 6 Nightmare.

• Cao Fengqi absorbed souls as his Emberfire Core grew, then underwent a transformation and advanced to Mystic Artificer.
• Cao Fengqi discovered that his breakthrough had raised his physique to 214 and his spiritual power to 81, while his Emberfire grew powerful enough to deform level 7 metal.
• Cao Fengqi used his cheat to maximize his transcendent craft to rank 9 Smelter, gaining knowledge of spirit forging, mystic artistry, and smelting.
• Cao Fengqi checked his upgraded cheat and learned that it could remove negative effects from skills and scan a three-kilometer range.
• Cao Fengqi found new supplies, decided to search the wealthy district for level 6 materials and equipment to counter the Nightmare, then left the Lost Land and went to sleep.

Cao Fengqi visited Wang Zhixue after learning she had sought him out, and teased her with two valuable level 5 Iceheart Rock Fruits. The chapter ended with him claiming he would not resist while Wang Zhixue prepared to kiss and touch him in exchange for the gifts.

• Liu Xiuxiu told Cao Fengqi that Wang Zhixue had come looking for him, and urged him to visit her.
• Cao Fengqi went to the Wang Family home, where Wang Zhixue hurriedly pulled him into her bedroom.
• Cao Fengqi showed Wang Zhixue two level 5 Iceheart Rock Fruits, and she agreed to set aside her limits to receive them.
• Cao Fengqi said his conscience would not let him bully Wang Zhixue and told her he had prepared the fruits and level 5 Mystic Devouring Beast meat for her.
• Cao Fengqi teased Wang Zhixue by saying she would take his hand and kiss him, then declared he would not resist.