Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuezhou and Li Shaojun discussed the Law Treasure cloth’s possible connection to Sage Zhuang’s inheritance, while Divine Lord Zhenyuan considered asking Zhuang Qingdi about it. Their conversation ended when Divine Lord Zhenyuan realized Li Shaojun was the son of the man he had beaten to death.

• Divine Lord Zhenyuan regretted giving up the silver-sand Law Treasure cloth and agreed that Zhang Xuezhou could ask about it.
• Li Shaojun told Zhang Xuezhou that the cloth might be connected to Sage Zhuang’s inheritance and hidden treasures, and urged him to help secure it.
• Li Shaojun swore that Sage Zhuang’s treasures would still be valuable, prompting Divine Lord Zhenyuan to recognize his name.
• Li Shaojun claimed that Dongfang Shuo had invited his father to court service and said he had come to Chang'an City searching for him.
• Divine Lord Zhenyuan realized that he had beaten Li Shaojun’s father to death and that the aggrieved son had found him.

Zhang Xuezhou arranged for Li Shaojun to impersonate his father and help Divine Lord Zhenyuan deal with Zhuang Qingdi, while Zhenyuan took the Law Treasure cloth. The plan left Li Shaojun worried about his safety, and Zhang asked him to examine the cloth.

• Divine Lord Zhenyuan mistook the middle-aged Li Shaojun for the son of the Li Shaojun he believed he had killed, while Zhang Xuezhou concealed the truth about their family.
• Zhang Xuezhou explained to Divine Lord Zhenyuan that the Li family used the same name and disguises to swindle people, then proposed having young Li Shaojun impersonate his father for Zhuang Qingdi.
• Divine Lord Zhenyuan accepted the plan and took the silver-sand Law Treasure cloth, eager to make sleeves from it.
• After Divine Lord Zhenyuan left, Li Shaojun complained that Zhang Xuezhou had not warned him Zhenyuan could hear voice transmissions.
• Zhang Xuezhou handed the Law Treasure cloth to Li Shaojun and asked him to uncover its secrets.

Zhang Xuezhou left Li Shaojun to investigate the Law Treasure cloth with his crude methods while he and Rong Tianding stayed involved only on the fringes. After planning to complete the handover with Zhuang Qingdi the next day, Zhang Xuezhou went to find A Qiao to work on restoring his usable Law Power.

• Zhang Xuezhou, Rong Tianding, and Li Shaojun tried soaking and heating the Law Treasure cloth, but it showed no sign of Sage Zhuang or his inheritance.
• Li Shaojun proposed testing the cloth with blood, Law Power, and other crude methods, and Zhang Xuezhou entrusted the investigation to him in exchange for useful treasures for himself and his cousin.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Li Shaojun poured Law Power into the cloth, but it dispersed without any clear effect, and Li Shaojun exhausted himself in the attempt.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Rong Tianding they could leave the investigation to Li Shaojun and expected to finish the handover with Zhuang Qingdi the next day.
• Zhang Xuezhou left to find A Qiao, prioritizing the recovery of his usable Law Power over the cloth's possible inheritance.

Zhang Xuezhou visited Imperial Censor Zhuang to secure a court position and reassure him that Daoist Master Li would help protect him. He also learned more about the mysterious Law Treasure Cloth as he pursued a way to free A Qiao from her servile status.

• Zhang Xuezhou promised A Qiao he would seek to have her servile status removed if she freed the Law Power in his body from its restraints.
• Zhang Xuezhou visited Zhuang Qingdi, who welcomed him after seeing the brocade box he brought.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Zhuang Qingdi that Daoist Master Li had accepted two rolls of Law Treasure Cloth and would be able to use his full strength to help.
• Zhang Xuezhou explained that Daoist Master Li planned to study one roll of Law Treasure Cloth and would return it if he found no mystery in it.
• Zhuang Qingdi told Zhang Xuezhou that his ancestors had failed to understand the cloth’s mystery and shared his ancestor’s warning that only someone who attained Sage Zhuang’s realm could comprehend it.

After completing his preparations, Zhang Xuezhou crossed worlds with Ao Li’s Dragon Pearl in his mouth and awoke normally beside Ren Anran, Ning Que, and Zhang Manqian. With Huang Daoxian’s whereabouts unknown and abnormal plants ravaging Luo'an Province, Zhang Xuezhou decided to investigate the missing bronze turtle.

• Zhang Xuezhou took Ao Li’s Dragon Pearl into his mouth and began crossing worlds, reflecting on Zhuang Qingdi’s words and Dong Zhongshu’s theory.
• Zhang Xuezhou awoke as usual and asked Ren Anran whether they had found Huang Daoxian’s true body.
• Ren Anran and Zhang Manqian reported that abnormal plants had spread across Luo'an Province, causing destruction and chaos.
• Zhang Xuezhou said he could not sense Huang Daoxian and saw that the land around the temporary hospital had been stripped bare by fast-growing thorns.
• Ren Anran told Zhang Xuezhou that they had not found the bronze turtle and suspected the rocket barrage had destroyed or melted it.
• After checking that he was healthy, Zhang Xuezhou proposed going to look for the bronze turtle.

Zhang Xuezhou investigated the aftermath of Huang Daoxian’s defeat in the Fortune War and learned that Huang was searching for Luo Zhong, the last king. He realized Luo Zhong’s preserved head might be the key to Huang’s next move.

• Zhang Xuezhou learned that Hu Jiaquan, Zhu Youpeng, and the others had been drained into vines before the vines withered, while Zhao Changqing had died with a hole in his head.
• Zhang Xuezhou reasoned that Huang Daoxian needed to restore his Fortune Body or remove the consequences of losing the Fortune War.
• Zhang Xuezhou called Zuo Teng and learned that Zuo Quan had died after leaving warnings about the world and the dangers facing Aristocratic Clans.
• Zuo Teng told Zhang Xuezhou that Zuo Quan had said Huang Daoxian was searching for Luo Zhong and demanded to see him alive or find his corpse if he was dead.
• Zhang Xuezhou remembered that Luo Zhong’s severed head had been preserved in a laboratory and realized Huang Daoxian might desperately need it.

Zhang Xuezhou concluded that Luo Zhong had perished after his consciousness collapsed while fighting Huang Daoxian, and reassured Ning Que that he would not necessarily suffer the same fate. Zhang Xuezhou and his companions reached Zhou Yueyan’s laboratory to see whether reuniting Luo Zhong’s head and torso could draw out Huang Daoxian.

• Zhang Xuezhou pieced together that Luo Zhong had sacrificed himself in a hopeless struggle with Huang Daoxian, losing both his body and consciousness.
• Ning Que asked whether he might become like Luo Zhong or lose himself, and Zhang Xuezhou reassured him that he was still himself.
• Zhang Xuezhou brought Ning Que, Ren Anran, and Zhang Manqian to Zhou Yueyan’s laboratory, where Zhang Manqian’s rough landing prompted Ren Anran to suggest flight lessons.
• Zhou Yueyan told Zhang Xuezhou that Luo'an Province was in chaos and foreign alliances had sent delegations to investigate.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Zhou Yueyan he did not know whether Luo Zhong’s head was still useful and planned to see whether reuniting it with the torso could draw out Huang Daoxian.

Zhang Xuezhou finished an experiment on Luo Zhong’s decomposed head and prepared to test two pieces of dried bone at East Mountain. He arranged for Zhou Yueyan to bring foreign delegation leaders to the site, leaving the group poised to use their visit in the coming confrontation with Huang Daoxian.

• Zuo Denggao emerged from Zhang Xuezhou’s laboratory after studying Luo Zhong’s decomposed head and vomited from its stench.
• Zhang Xuezhou said the experiment had gone smoothly and planned to test whether two pieces of dried bone changed when brought together at East Mountain.
• Zhou Yueyan explained that Montes Arthur, Xie'ertong, and Bahetuomu were visiting Western Capital City as leaders of foreign delegations.
• Zhang Xuezhou proposed inviting the delegation leaders to East Mountain under the pretext of sightseeing and watching a nighttime Luofu Dynasty sacrificial prayer ceremony.
• Ren Anran realized Zhang Xuezhou intended to spread the risk to the foreign visitors, and Zhou Yueyan agreed to arrange the invitation.
• As Zhang Xuezhou carried the combination-lock case toward the aircraft, Zhang Manqian criticized its design and Ren Anran offered to have it modified.

Foreign delegates discussed the Scarlet Alliance State’s rapid development and its effective response to the Fire Meteor outbreak, while questioning whether other countries could copy its model. Zhou Yueyan then pressured the reluctant visitors into attending a bonfire party by threatening to dismantle their airbus.

• Foreign visitors at the state guest center compared the Scarlet Alliance State’s development and disaster response with their own countries.
• Montes Arthur, Xie'ertong, and Bahetuomu discussed the risks and advantages of letting ordinary people become Sequence Holders.
• Zhou Yueyan entered and invited the delegates to a bonfire party on Zhang Xuezhou’s request.
• Montes Arthur and Xie'ertong refused, and Bahetuomu began to respond.
• Zhou Yueyan threatened to have the visitors’ airbus dismantled, so they agreed to attend the party.

Zhang Xuezhou arrived at the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleums as construction continued on the Last Monarch Museum and asked Feng Ziqiang to keep the bonfire rituals going. Zhou Yueyan brought Montes Arthur and others to the museum, where Zhang invited Arthur to examine Luo Zhong’s imperial outer coffin.

• Zhang Xuezhou inspected the nearly completed museum and told Feng Ziqiang to continue the bonfire rituals.
• Feng Ziqiang told Zhang that Luo Zhong’s imperial outer coffin remained on display at the museum’s center, and Zhang went to see it.
• Zhou Yueyan arrived with Montes Arthur and others, and Feng Ziqiang identified her as a committee member.
• Zhou Yueyan led the group into the museum despite Montes Arthur’s questions and warnings from his companions.
• Zhang invited Montes Arthur to study Luo Zhong’s imperial outer coffin, and Arthur climbed the mound to meet him.

Zhang Xuezhou examined Luo Zhong's remains with Montes Arthur, who explained that powerful mental-domain practitioners could leave a Trace of a Living Being after death. The bones suddenly sat up with the head attached, startling Xie'ertong.

• Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian inspected Luo Zhong's head and saw Zhou Yueyan's group approach.
• Montes Arthur arrived and questioned Zhang Xuezhou about Luo Zhong's decomposed head and fresher skull.
• Zhang Xuezhou claimed the head had once been alive and said he was investigating whether reconnecting it with the body could draw out Luo Zhong's soul.
• Montes Arthur described a Trace of a Living Being, which could preserve memories and potentially allow communication with the dead.
• Luo Zhong's dry bones suddenly sat up with the head on their shoulders, frightening Xie'ertong.

Zhang Xuezhou discussed communicating with the dead through mental power as Montes Arthur attempted to synchronize with Luo Zhong’s remains. Montes Arthur contacted a terrifying trace of Luo Zhong’s life, suffered a violent collapse, and left the bones in a heap.

• Zhang Xuezhou and Montes Arthur discussed using mental power and physical remnants to communicate with the dead.
• After Zhang Xuezhou assured Montes Arthur that Luo Zhong’s remains would not be harmed, Montes Arthur used mental power to make the bones sit up.
• Montes Arthur synchronized himself with the remains, hoping to retrieve the thoughts that had left the deepest impression on Luo Zhong.
• Xie'ertong, Zhou Yueyan, and Ren Anran reacted uneasily as the bones rose, while Zhang Xuezhou remained composed.
• Montes Arthur experienced what felt like endless electric torture, trembled and collapsed, and Luo Zhong’s bones fell into a heap.

Zhang Xuezhou watched Montes Arthur recover after experiencing Luo Zhong’s life traces, but the experiment revealed no sign of Huang Daoxian. Suspecting Tuer Kelanduo was nearby, Zhang Xuezhou contacted her through the Thousand Islands Alliance’s communicator.

• Montes Arthur experienced Luo Zhong’s lingering traces and collapsed, then recovered after Linna injected him with X864.
• Montes Arthur described Luo Zhong’s torment and corrected Zhang Xuezhou’s account of how Luo Zhong died.
• Zhang Xuezhou failed to detect Huang Daoxian and worried that he might regain strength or threaten Zhang Xuezhou’s body.
• Zhang Manqian suggested asking Tuer Kelanduo for help, and Zhang Xuezhou asked Bahetuomu whether she had come to Western Capital City.
• Zhou Yueyan took Bahetuomu’s communicator, and Ren Anran rebuked the Thousand Islands Alliance representatives.
• Zhang Xuezhou called Kelanduo and urged her to come, telling her that he had something good and that An Ran was there too.

Zhang Xuezhou exposed Tuer Kelanduo’s attempt to gather information and turned the conversation toward international exchanges of Ferocious Beast resources. Montes Arthur and representatives from other alliances discussed what they could trade, while the chapter left them considering how much Zhang Xuezhou knew through his connections and Flying Entertainment Livestream.

• Zhang Xuezhou told Tuer Kelanduo that he knew she was snooping and offered to arrange material exchanges instead.
• Montes Arthur and Xie'ertong reacted to Zhang Xuezhou’s disclosure that the Scarlet Alliance State had captured a spider and a tiger Ferocious Beast.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Montes Arthur discussed compatible Ferocious Beast extracts, while Montes Arthur warned that Qinmeng’s beast tides made hunting urgent.
• Xie'ertong and Bahetuomu named extracts their alliances could exchange, prompting the representatives to discuss resources more openly.
• Adrian questioned Batia about Zhang Xuezhou, and Linna reviewed his connections and Flying Entertainment Livestream’s access with Montes Arthur.

Flying Entertainment Livestream became a major surveillance technology company, and Ren Yisheng used its network to search Western Capital City for Huang Daoxian. After surveillance revealed Tuer Kelanduo probing An Ran about East Mountain, Ren Yisheng redirected the search there.

• Wang Li and Song Fengying turned Flying Entertainment Livestream's software into a network surveillance platform, and the company became the surveillance camera industry's leader.
• Ren Yisheng, Wang Haoran, and Song Fengying searched Western Capital City footage for Huang Daoxian but found no match for his supposed elderly appearance.
• Song Fengying explained that searching for a nonhuman form would require a thousand people to review footage by hand.
• Ren Yisheng recognized Tuer Kelanduo in the footage as she contacted An Ran to investigate what Zhang Xuezhou was doing at East Mountain.
• Ren Yisheng rejected an immediate trip to East Mountain and ordered Song Fengying to switch the surveillance search there.

Zhang Xuezhou kept Montes Arthur and the others occupied with information while waiting for Tuer Kelanduo to arrive at the museum. After she joined them and inspected Luo Zhong’s remains, she found nothing worth taking.

• Zhang Xuezhou told Montes Arthur and the others about the Zhu Household’s control of the Ferocious Tiger and described a Ferocious Eagle to keep them interested.
• Tuer Kelanduo contacted Zhang Xuezhou after being stopped from entering the museum, and he went to meet her.
• While Zhang Xuezhou was away, Montes Arthur and Xie'ertong mocked Bahetuomu over the Tur People’s reputation and waited to see Tuer Kelanduo.
• Zhang Xuezhou returned with Tuer Kelanduo, and the two bickered before she noticed Ren Anran on the raised platform.
• Tuer Kelanduo climbed up to view Luo Zhong’s remains and complained that there was nothing on the dead person.

Zhang Xuezhou and the others tried to use Tuer Kelanduo’s ritual to draw out Huang Daoxian, but Huang used her to gather Luo Zhong’s remains and absorb what lingered within them. Someone else then took control of Kelanduo, and she fled with the remains, prompting Zhang Xuezhou and the others to chase after her.

• Tuer Kelanduo performed a ritual around the imperial outer coffin while Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran watched for signs of Huang Daoxian.
• Huang possessed Zhang Manqian and directed Kelanduo to collect the bones and skulls, apparently to absorb spiritual nourishment from Luo Zhong’s remains.
• Zhang Xuezhou realized Huang had used Kelanduo for his own purposes and grew angry when he learned she had been controlled without his knowledge.
• Kelanduo leaped from the loess platform and ran away with Luo Zhong’s remains after another force took control of her.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran pursued Kelanduo, while Zhou Yueyan called on the foreign friends near the coffin to help chase her.

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran pursued Tuer Kelanduo after she fled with Luo Zhong’s remains, while Zhang suspected someone other than Huang might be controlling her. He organized the others to intercept her and used a listening device hidden in the remains to try to locate whoever received them.

• Zhang Xuezhou held Ren Anran back instead of immediately overtaking Tuer Kelanduo, suspecting that the situation was part of a new game.
• Ren Anran followed Tuer Kelanduo through the crowd outside the museum as Zhang Xuezhou directed the pursuers to block her escape routes.
• Zhang Xuezhou enlisted Montes Arthur, Bahetuomu, and members of the Thousand Islands Alliance to pursue Tuer Kelanduo head-on.
• Tuer Kelanduo disappeared from Ren Anran’s sight near an excavator, but Zhang Xuezhou said he had fitted a listening device made by Zuo Denggao.
• Zhang Xuezhou hoped the device inside Luo Zhong’s skull would let him hear Huang Daoxian if he received the remains and help track him down.

Linna fell behind while chasing Tuer Kelanduo and became separated from the others in the mausoleum construction area. She treated an injured old man named Feng Xiangyu, but after revealing details about the pursuing group, she collapsed from dizziness.

• Zhang Xuezhou slowed down with Ren Anran, while Adrian released Linna and raced after Tuer Kelanduo.
• Linna fell behind in the trenches and lost sight of the other pursuers.
• Linna encountered the coughing Feng Xiangyu, who claimed Tuer Kelanduo had knocked him down.
• Linna treated Feng Xiangyu with medicine and told him about Arthur, Omega, and the other pursuers.
• After learning who might be able to fight Tuer Kelanduo, Feng Xiangyu reassured himself, and Linna collapsed.

Ren Yisheng and Wang Haoran monitored the chase after Tuer Kelanduo, trying to understand why Zhang Xuezhou and the others were pursuing her. When Linna collapsed beside a suspicious patch of shadow, Ren Yisheng decided to go to East Mountain himself, fearing Huang Daoxian might be targeting the people at the rear.

• Ren Yisheng watched the camera feeds with Wang Haoran and explained that they needed to identify Huang Daoxian before they could act against him.
• Song Fengying and the others tracked Tuer Kelanduo, Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Anran, and the other pursuers across East Mountain, but the cameras struggled to capture their speed.
• Wang Haoran noticed Linna talking toward a patch of shadow and sprinkling medicine before she collapsed.
• Song Fengying suspected someone might be hidden in the shadow, while Ren Yisheng wondered whether Linna was behaving strangely because of mental control.
• Wang Haoran offered to go to East Mountain, but Ren Yisheng refused and told him to monitor the feeds.
• Ren Yisheng decided to head to East Mountain, worried that Huang Daoxian might be attacking the lagging pursuers and would target Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran next.