Recaps

Zhang Xuezhou sealed the formation eye at the center of the three secret lands, allowing the Sacred Land masters to adjust the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation. After he escaped the Geomagnetic Primal Light, Nine Spirits Primal Sage considered killing him, but the Dao Lord repeatedly intervened, leaving the others curious about his reasons.

• Zhang Xuezhou used the three secret land tokens to locate the formation eye and flew to its position while the Sacred Land masters watched.
• Zhang Xuezhou applied the Feng Shui Site Surveying Technique and Acupoint-Fixing Technique, sealing the acupoint and giving the others time to adjust the formation.
• The Dao Lord, Exalted One, and Nine Spirits Primal Sage shifted their secret lands, and golden light rose as the formation recovered.
• Zhang Xuezhou flew through the Geomagnetic Primal Light and reached safety after the Exalted One assured him that the masters' marks protected him.
• Nine Spirits Primal Sage threatened to remove his mark and kill Zhang Xuezhou, but the Dao Lord argued that Zhang's knowledge posed little danger and persuaded him to stop.
• Nine Spirits Primal Sage and the Exalted One wondered why the Dao Lord was so intent on protecting Zhang Xuezhou.

Zhang Xuezhou was caught in the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation as the three Sacred Land masters unleashed a Spiritual Qi tide, forcing him to use his avoidance formulas to survive and cultivate. He reached the secret land, while the Exalted One and Nine Spirits Primal Sage absorbed the tide and the Dao Lord retreated with little to gain.

• Zhang Xuezhou used the Acupoint-Fixing Technique at the formation core, but the three Sacred Land masters altered the formation and left him unable to escape safely.
• The formation’s Spiritual Qi tide swept Zhang Xuezhou toward the secret land and filled his body with more Law Power than his acupoints could comfortably contain.
• The Exalted One and Zou Bugui urged Zhang Xuezhou to keep flying and cast Techniques that consumed Law Power, while Zou Bugui warned him against Techniques with a casting range.
• Zhang Xuezhou circulated his nine avoidance formulas and used the abundant Spiritual Qi to advance the Grain Avoidance Instruction and replenish his cultivation.
• Zhang Xuezhou landed near the secret land, and Zou Bugui carried him away as Nine Spirits Primal Sage and the Exalted One absorbed the Spiritual Qi tide.
• The Dao Lord found little benefit in the tide without his Law Treasures and retreated to an area with thinner Spiritual Qi.

After Zhang Xuezhou survived the Primordial Chaos Limitless Formation, the Dao Lord realized he carried a mysterious power of Fortune and questioned him about its source. Zhang Xuezhou recalled that Emperor Jing had given it to him before dying, leaving the Dao Lord astonished by the possibility of Fortune being passed on.

• Zhang Xuezhou awoke after the formation’s Spiritual Qi eruption, and the Dao Lord reassured Zou Bugui that he had survived by using powerful Techniques.
• Zou Bugui and the Dao Lord noticed that Zhang Xuezhou had visibly aged, while the Dao Lord suspected his Fortune had been exhausted.
• The Dao Lord opened a blood vessel in Zhang Xuezhou’s wrist to relieve his discomfort and help him regain his senses.
• The Dao Lord asked Zhang Xuezhou where his Fortune came from, and Zhang Xuezhou first mentioned the Tomb Scripture.
• Zhang Xuezhou revealed that Emperor Jing had given him the Fortune before he died, surprising the Dao Lord.
• Zhang Xuezhou regained his senses after gripping the pouch containing the Eye of the Ba Snake and recalling a bright moon.

After learning that Zhang Xuezhou’s account of Emperor Jing’s fortune could not be replicated, the Dao Lord left without further questions. Zhang Xuezhou remained paralyzed from absorbing too much Spiritual Qi, and the Exalted One decided to use him to demonstrate Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation.

• The Dao Lord realized he could not reproduce the conditions that had let Zhang Xuezhou obtain Emperor Jing’s fortune, then left through the earthfire passage.
• Zou Bugui asked Zhang Xuezhou about his condition, and Zhang Xuezhou explained that his body was too heavy and nearly immobile after being flooded with Spiritual Qi.
• The Exalted One said Zhang Xuezhou’s paralysis would normally last three hundred and sixty-five days, but he would use him to demonstrate Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation.
• Zhang Xuezhou accepted the Exalted One’s plan without resentment, while the Exalted One recognized his trust and proceeded with his attempt to advance the Technique.

The Exalted One demonstrated his Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique using Zhang Xuezhou, whose transformed soul contained traces of companion Demon Power. He taught the technique to the Dao Lord and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage, while considering how it might help prolong the lives of aging powerhouses.

• The Exalted One used Law Power to transform Zhang Xuezhou’s Yang Corporeal Soul, and the Dao Lord noticed a humanoid form taking shape within him.
• The Exalted One explained that Zhang Xuezhou’s transformed soul had mixed with his companion Demon Power, and that the consequences would become clear if he reached the Divine Ability Realm.
• The Exalted One described the technique’s benefits and the danger of Law Power backlash if the transformation was disrupted.
• The Exalted One invited the Dao Lord and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage to share and test the technique, and the Dao Lord realized he was being used to spread it before leaving in anger.
• The Exalted One reflected on his efforts to extend his life, including the transformation technique, reincarnation, and longevity pills.

His Venerable Lord’s demonstration forcibly formed a Yang Corporeal Soul inside Zhang Xuezhou, leaving him unsure how to cultivate with the extra body. Though His Venerable Lord promised to seek a solution, Zhang Xuezhou was left facing an uncertain future and had to put aside his plans for Jin Chang.

• After the Dao Lord and the Nine Spirits Primal Sage left, His Venerable Lord admitted that Zhang Xuezhou’s Yang Corporeal Soul transformation had created a cultivation problem he had overlooked.
• His Venerable Lord told Zhang Xuezhou that he would seek a way for him to cultivate with the Yang Corporeal Soul and suggested testing his Techniques.
• Zhang Xuezhou demonstrated his Stone Transformation Technique, and His Venerable Lord judged that it worked normally and seemed stronger than before.
• Zhang Xuezhou revealed that he had used the Spiritual Qi tide to master the Grain Avoidance Technique and could now go hungry for about seven days.
• Zou Bugui worried about Zhang Xuezhou’s condition, and Zhang Xuezhou reassured him that someone might eventually find a solution.

Zhang Xuezhou struggled with the Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma Body taking over his cultivation while using his enhanced Supreme Purity True Technique to heal the Tiger Strength Demon King. He exchanged the Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique for the Goat Strength Demon King's Cloud Soaring Technique, then worried that his own technique might be exposed and decided he should leave soon.

• Zhang Xuezhou realized that his cultivation and strengthened spells were advancing through the Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma Body rather than his physical body, and he considered raising it to the Divine Ability Realm to separate the two.
• Zhang Xuezhou used the Supreme Purity True Technique to heal the Tiger Strength Demon King, whose injuries began recovering rapidly.
• The Goat Strength Demon King asked to learn the healing technique, and Zhang Xuezhou agreed in exchange for the Cloud Soaring Technique and ingredients for Origin-Nurturing Pills and Spirit-Forging Pills.
• The Goat Strength Demon King gave Zhang Xuezhou the written Cloud Soaring Technique and recited it aloud, while Zhang Xuezhou memorized both versions.
• Zhang Xuezhou wrote out the Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique for the Goat Strength Demon King, then worried that spreading the Supreme Purity True Technique could bring Li Guang after him.
• Zhang Xuezhou reflected that he had better stop asking others for techniques and leave before his deception about the Venerable One's teaching was exposed.

Zhang Xuezhou fled the Sacred Land after learning that His Holiness would give a discourse the next day, leaving Goat Strength Demon King to study the questionable healing technique he had taught him. Zou Bugui guessed that Zhang Xuezhou had deceived the demon and later left through the lake passage, still worried about Zhang Xuezhou’s cultivation problems and considering how to extend his own life.

• Zhang Xuezhou planned his route back to the Han Dynasty, but Zou Bugui told him that His Holiness would give a discourse the next day.
• Zhang Xuezhou hurried to the stables, took a demon horse, and rode away beneath the setting sun.
• Goat Strength Demon King asked Zou Bugui where Zhang Xuezhou was and explained that he wanted help understanding the injury-treatment technique Zhang Xuezhou had taught him.
• Zou Bugui realized Zhang Xuezhou had probably passed off the Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique as the Supreme Purity True Technique and fled before the deception was exposed.
• Zou Bugui considered refining better Longevity Pills and ways a weaker cultivator might overcome a stronger one, then entered the secret place through the lake.
• Goat Strength Demon King continued studying Zhang Xuezhou’s technique, blaming his own limitations for being unable to understand it.

Zhang Xuezhou fled toward the Yedie River Holy Land to hide from the Goat Strength Demon King and find a safe place to spend seven days. He arrived to deliver Nine Treasures Wine to Hongku, but learned that his teacher had left the mountain.

• Zhang Xuezhou decided to flee rather than risk the Honored One learning that he had spread the Supreme Purity True Technique.
• Zhang Xuezhou rode west to the Yedie River Holy Land, hoping to stay safely for seven days while recovering.
• Four apprentices recognized Zhang Xuezhou at the entrance, greeted him, and guided him toward the dining area.
• Zhang Xuezhou greeted Dharma Masters Hongyi and Hongnong and asked whether Hongku was still at the Sacred Land.
• Dharma Master Hongnong told Zhang Xuezhou that Hongku had gone down the mountain more than twenty days earlier.

Zhang Xuezhou entered Hongku's black-stone residence and used his Acupoint-Fixing Technique to disable its formation. While searching for a safe place to sleep, he found the Book of Changes and suspected Hongku had concealed its significance, then settled down inside the residence.

• Dharma Master Hongyi led Zhang Xuezhou to Hongku's black-stone residence but refused to enter.
• Zhang Xuezhou entered the residence and used his Acupoint-Fixing Technique to suppress the Five Ghost Yin Wind Sword Formation.
• Zhang Xuezhou reflected on his inability to cultivate because of the transforming Yang Corporeal Soul inside him.
• Zhang Xuezhou searched the residence for traps and found an ancient roll of bamboo slips identified as the Book of Changes.
• Zhang Xuezhou returned the Book of Changes, hid the Nine Treasures Wine, and lay down on a door panel to sleep.

Zhang Xuezhou recorded the techniques and insights he had acquired while planning how to strengthen his real-world body and resist the force controlling him. Changkong Luo visited, but Zhang became so absorbed in writing that he largely ignored him.

• Zhang Xuezhou wrote down the techniques he had learned and reflected on seeing the black core linking his two bodies, which he suspected was the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.
• Zhang Xuezhou decided he needed to strengthen his real-world body and pursue the Spirit-Forging Pill and further inheritance.
• Zhang Xuezhou dismissed interruptions while he rapidly recorded his memories by hand.
• Changkong Luo appeared at Zhang Xuezhou's home, wearing an electronic shackle and explaining that he had only been allowed out of the Twilight Years Mansion briefly.
• Zhang Xuezhou flattered Changkong Luo and claimed he was practicing concentration, then resumed writing and ignored him for half an hour.
• Changkong Luo asked Tuer Kalanduo whether Zhang Xuezhou was always so absorbed, and she struggled to answer because her Divine Spirit Aura did not work on him.

Changkong Luo examined Zhang Xuezhou’s cipher writing and cultivation research, then reflected on his desperate pursuit of genetic immortality and his dependence on Zhang. The chapter ended as Zhu Haishan brought Wen Yishan to see Zhang, only to recognize someone unexpected at the villa door.

• Changkong Luo realized Zhang Xuezhou was writing a cipher script and found cultivation materials among his books.
• Changkong Luo recalled the rise of genetic research and the elders’ fear that they would die before the ultimate Gene Sequence was achieved.
• Changkong Luo regretted his past conflict with Ren Yisheng and concluded Zhang Xuezhou was the only accessible person left to help their research.
• Zhu Haishan arrived with Wen Yishan to seek Zhang Xuezhou’s help, but stopped in surprise when he saw the person who opened the door.

Zhu Haishan and Wen Yishan encountered Changkong Luo at the villa while trying to recruit Zhang Xuezhou for their production of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. Changkong Luo insisted he had the bearing to play Ren Woxing, but Wen Yishan mistook him for someone with Feng Qingyang’s presence and eagerly invited him to join the production.

• Zhu Haishan opened the villa door and found Changkong Luo, then nervously explained that the production team had waited seven days for Zhang Xuezhou to appear in their film.
• Wen Yishan told Changkong Luo that Zhang Xuezhou had already played Hou Renying and was now set to play Zuo Lengchan in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
• Changkong Luo doubted Zhang Xuezhou could portray Zuo Lengchan and remarked that he himself could easily play Ren Woxing.
• Changkong Luo declared that he had Ren Woxing’s wild and imposing bearing, but Wen Yishan instead saw him as Feng Qingyang.
• Wen Yishan mistook Changkong Luo for a powerful figure resembling the Scarlet Alliance State’s chairman and enthusiastically invited him to join the production.

Changkong Luo waited for Zhang Xuezhou to finish writing, hoping to discuss Mental Strengthening, while chatting with Zhu Haishan and Wen Yishan about playing Ren Woxing. He gave up on the role after hearing its defining traits, then thought of someone who might suit it.

• Changkong Luo rejected Wen Yishan's comparison of him to Feng Qingyang and said he wanted to be like Ren Woxing.
• Zhu Haishan asked Changkong Luo what unfortunate thing he had heard earlier, and Changkong Luo explained that Zhang Xuezhou had told him to watch him write without interrupting.
• Wen Yishan visited Zhang Xuezhou but was told to wait outside while Zhang stayed focused on writing.
• Changkong Luo waited and gave Wen Yishan nutritional medicine as they discussed casting Ren Woxing.
• Changkong Luo decided he did not fit Ren Woxing's character, then thought of someone who did.

Changkong Luo waited at the Zhang Household's villa, hoping to bargain with Zhang Xuezhou for details about Mental Strengthening, while Wen Yishan failed to persuade him to act in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The chapter ended with Changkong Luo urging Zhu Haishan to go ask Zhang Xuezhou for himself.

• Wen Yishan asked Changkong Luo to play a role in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, but Changkong Luo refused and rejected Zhu Haishan's invitation as well.
• Changkong Luo's arrival at the Zhang Household's villa prompted Wen Yishan to praise him as the Feng Qingyang he had been looking for.
• Changkong Luo watched visitors wait outside the villa and worried that Zhang Xuezhou would not have time to discuss Mental Strengthening with him.
• Changkong Luo realized money was all he had left to offer Zhang Xuezhou, since Zhang Xuezhou's family no longer needed it and his combat technique had limited use.
• After waiting all day, Zhu Haishan grew tired and hungry, and Changkong Luo urged him to go ask Zhang Xuezhou for help.

Zuo Teng and the others waited outside the Zhang Household while Changkong Luo, Zhu Haishan, Wen Yishan, and Zhang Xuezhou remained inside, and they feared a hostage crisis. Zuo Teng persuaded Zuo Lianguang that Changkong Luo had lost control, and Zuo Lianguang arrived to seize the opportunity.

• Zuo Teng and the others found the Zhang Household surrounded by the task force and could not get inside.
• Zhu Kuang speculated that Changkong Luo had taken Zhu Haishan and the others hostage, while Zuo Teng and Zhang Manqian waited beyond the cordon.
• Zuo Teng contacted Zuo Jin, who scolded him and passed the communicator to Zuo Lianguang.
• Zuo Teng argued that Changkong Luo's electronic shackles made a clash an opportunity for the Zuo Household to gain benefits in the Sequence Committee.
• Zuo Lianguang agreed that Changkong Luo had taken the others hostage and, twenty minutes later, arrived by aircraft.

Zuo Lianguang entered the Zhang Household villa while Zuo Teng arranged backup and Zhang Manqian deduced that he stood to benefit whether the attempt succeeded or failed. When an aircraft approached and no fighting came from the villa, Zuo Teng suspected something had gone wrong.

• Zuo Lianguang slipped past the task force cordon and entered the villa through a window.
• Zuo Teng urged Zhou Tianhao to contact his aunt, and Zhou Tianhao reluctantly called her for help.
• Zhang Manqian watched the group and concluded that Zuo Teng had arranged things to profit from either Zuo Lianguang's success or failure.
• Zuo Teng heard an aircraft approaching but no fight inside the villa, and he began to suspect that something had gone wrong.

Zhang Xuezhou frantically transcribed his recent memories while Zuo Lianguang investigated the Zhang Household villa and misjudged Changkong Luo’s condition. After Zuo Lianguang attacked and discovered Changkong Luo was sane, Wen Yishan’s offer to cast him in a production helped defuse the awkward confrontation.

• Zhang Xuezhou kept writing down his memories and told Zuo Lianguang not to disturb him for two hours.
• Zuo Lianguang suspected Changkong Luo had taken Zhu Haishan and Wen Yishan hostage and that Zhang Xuezhou was writing in code.
• Zuo Lianguang launched a surprise attack on Changkong Luo, but Changkong Luo dodged and called him by his old nickname.
• Zuo Lianguang realized Changkong Luo was not suffering from madness, while Changkong Luo warned him not to cause trouble.
• Wen Yishan invited Zuo Lianguang to join his production as Heavenly King Laozi, Xiang Wentian, and Zuo Lianguang stood down rather than fight Changkong Luo.

Zhou Rihui burst into the Zhang Household villa in a drug-induced frenzy and attacked Changkong Luo, then turned on Zuo Lianguang. Zhou Yueyan arrived and realized Tianhao had given them false information.

• Wen Yishan admired Zuo Lianguang's bearing and repeatedly invited him to act in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
• Zhou Rihui burst through the villa's front door and attacked Changkong Luo, who escaped to the second floor by withdrawing his presence.
• Zhou Rihui switched targets and chased Zuo Lianguang, who fought back with transformed claws and blades.
• Zhou Yueyan arrived and saw that Zuo Lianguang remained lucid while Changkong Luo watched from above.
• Zhou Yueyan concluded that Tianhao had given them false information.

Zhou Rihui went berserk after receiving an injection and fought Zuo Lianguang, while Zhang Xuezhou and Changkong Luo discussed teaching Mental Strengthening and money as the villa was damaged. The chapter ended with Zhang Xuezhou, Changkong Luo, and Tuer Kalanduo escaping through a window as Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian arrived.

• Zhou Rihui attacked the elders and chased Zuo Lianguang, prompting the special task force to contact higher-ups while Zhou Yueyan guarded the villa entrance.
• Zuo Lianguang called for Changkong Luo's help, but Changkong Luo refused to fight and noticed Zhang Xuezhou and Tuer Kalanduo watching.
• Changkong Luo asked Zhang Xuezhou to teach him Mental Strengthening, and Zhang agreed while asking for financial support for the family.
• As the fighting damaged the villa, Zhang Xuezhou gathered his belongings and escaped through a safety window, followed by Changkong Luo and Tuer Kalanduo.
• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian arrived and stopped when they saw Changkong Luo climbing out of the window.

Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian helped subdue Zhou Rihui and Zuo Lianguang, while Wen Yishan recruited them and others for his film. The failed plan left Zhou Tianhao and Zuo Teng shaken, and Zuo Teng began to suspect Zhang Xuezhou could use leverage against Changkong Luo.

• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian entered the villa to help Zhou Yueyan, and the fight ended amid shattered windows and dust.
• Wen Yishan emerged with Zhu Haishan and invited Changkong Yinghao and the others to act in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.
• Changkong Yinghao agreed to cooperate with Wen Yishan and told him to coordinate through Zhu Haishan.
• Zhou Rihui complained that he had taken a beating over false information, while Zhu Kuang told Zhou Tianhao that the beating had likely been unavoidable.
• Zhou Tianhao and Zuo Teng said they wanted to go to Qinmeng, and Zuo Teng wondered whether Zhang Xuezhou had leverage over Changkong Luo.

After the fighting at the Zhang Household, Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian pressured the injured Zuo Lianguang to enter the Twilight Years Mansion for treatment and containment. Zuo Lianguang seemed to agree, while Zuo Teng realized the outcome had spared him from fearing his grandfather.

• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian arrived and stopped the fighting at the Zhang Household.
• Zhang Xuezhou, Tuer Kalanduo, and Changkong Luo explained what they had been doing as Zhu Haishan and Wen Yishan clarified their visit.
• Changkong Yinghao warned Zuo Lianguang that the Phoenix Creek Medical Club might not be safe for him and urged him to accept treatment at the Twilight Years Mansion.
• Changkong Yinglian pointed out that Zuo Lianguang's beating of Zhou Rihui could be used against him, and offered to portray his injuries as acting makeup if he cooperated.
• Zuo Lianguang murmured that he regretted it, while Zuo Teng realized that sending his grandfather to the mansion had spared him a life of fear.

Wen Yishan recruited Changkong Yinghao and others to help with his film adaptation of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, while Zhang Xuezhou’s family faced rebuilding their damaged home. The group solved casting problems and arranged for Luo Tianming to attend Zhang Xuezhou’s class, leaving the production ready to proceed with its unusual cast.

• Changkong Yinghao inspected the production, agreed to play Yu Canghai, and promised compensation and a rebuild for Zhang Xuezhou’s unsafe villa.
• Changkong Yinglian persuaded Changkong Luo to help with filming, but Zhang Xuezhou’s plea finally convinced him to agree.
• Changkong Luo suggested that Luo Tianming imitate Luo Zhong to play Ren Woxing, and Changkong Yinghao called Luo Tianming about the role.
• Luo Tianming initially refused the role but eagerly agreed when he heard that Zhang Xuezhou was giving a class.
• Changkong Luo proposed splitting Dongfang Bubai between the Zhou siblings, and Wen Yishan confirmed that Zhang Hui was playing Yue Buqun.
• Wen Yishan admired the cast’s natural bearing, then reminded himself that they were actors in his crew.

Zhang Xuezhou filmed Yue Buqun’s fight with Zuo Lengchan as Wen Yishan’s production continued to take shape. At the filming site, Changkong Luo’s donations to Song Fengying’s livestream helped draw attention to the open auditions and the debate over genes and public opinion.

• Zhang Xuezhou filmed the Fengshan Terrace fight, and Zhang Hui’s Yue Buqun blinded Zuo Lengchan with an embroidery needle after the fight choreography was adjusted.
• Wen Yishan praised the specialty actors’ performances and prepared the set for the next major scene.
• Luo Tianming reminded Zhang Xuezhou that he had provided twenty doses of crane blood serum and two sessions of X432 repair technology on credit for Mental Strengthening.
• Changkong Luo defended his contribution by donating twenty million to Song Fengying’s livestream, prompting other viewers to donate as well.
• Song Fengying promoted the open auditions, while viewers debated genes and whether the auditions and production were genuine.

Zhang Xuezhou taught Mental Strengthening to Luo Tianming and Changkong Luo, who realized they needed to cooperate with the Ren siblings to advance their studies. As Changkong Luo returned to the Twilight Years Mansion, Luo Tianming resolved to unite with him and others while pursuing a separate route to longevity through research on Luo Zhong.

• Gene-related rumors and livestreams continued attracting viewers and money, while the gamblers' weak performances made genetic projects seem like capital-driven hype.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Luo Tianming that Ren Anran or Ren Wuyang could teach him more about Mental Strengthening, but Luo Tianming and Changkong Luo lamented how difficult cooperation with the Ren siblings had become.
• Changkong Yinghao asked whether Mental Strengthening was connected to genetic longevity, and Changkong Luo said it was his only current hope of survival.
• Changkong Luo ordered the special task force members to escort him back to the Twilight Years Mansion, and Luo Tianming decided to cooperate with him and recruit others to advance Mental Strengthening.
• Luo Tianming also resolved to keep developing pharmaceuticals with Professor Luo Hui and find a way to make Luo Zhong reveal the secret of longevity.