Chapter Summaries

After seven days of sleep and an emotional upheaval, Zhang Xuezhou regained his composure and entered the True Spirit Realm, while Ren Anran also entered a realm. Ren Yisheng questioned Zhang Xuezhou about his experience and urged the group to cooperate with Zhou Yueyan, who watched them from the dining center and broadcast his remarks.

• Zhang Xuezhou tested how Law Power helped him leap and glide, then realized he had entered the True Spirit Realm again.
• Ren Yisheng sensed Law Power emerging in Ren Anran and saw that Zhang Xuezhou had reached the True Spirit Realm.
• Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou about his seven days of sleep, and Zhang Xuezhou said his sleep schedule might remain abnormal.
• Ren Yisheng spotted Zhou Yueyan watching from the dining center and advised the group to cooperate with her laboratory for high-grade blood serums.
• Zhou Yueyan read Ren Yisheng's words through binoculars and displayed them in her livestream.

Ren Yisheng offered Zhang Xuezhou an X432 Body Repair Technology treatment, which could invigorate his mind and aid his cultivation. While Zhang Xuezhou received treatment at Jishi Medical Center, Ren Yisheng prepared to help Zhang Weimeng achieve Realm Entry.

• Ren Yisheng offered Zhang Xuezhou an X432 treatment using funds the Supreme Sequence Committee had paid for his earlier X446 treatment, and Zhang Xuezhou accepted.
• Ren Yisheng explained that X432 could ease mental exhaustion and boost Mental Strengthening, while Ren Wuyang warned of its addictive pleasure and discussed his own cultivation mishaps.
• Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou to assist with an operation after recovering, and Zhang Xuezhou offered to improve his translations of ancient scripts and help train people in Realm Entry.
• Zhang Xuezhou entered a different treatment tank at Jishi Medical Center, and Ren Yisheng called Zhang Weimeng aside to guide him into Realm Entry.

Zhang Xuezhou used the X432 Body Repair Technology to advance his Mental Strengthening Chapter and broke through its fourth chapter before losing consciousness. As Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang watched, Ren Anran realized that her new insight into Realm Techniques might have come from Hongku.

• Zhang Xuezhou studied Ren Yisheng’s notes, then began the X432 treatment and struggled to practice through its growing comfort.
• Zhang Xuezhou focused on the fourth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter and pushed his mental energy forward, hoping to gain the power to control his strength.
• Zhang Xuezhou sensed something break in his mind and slumped unconscious; Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang noted that he had endured the treatment longer than Ren Wuyang had.
• Ren Anran explained that the Heart Incantation and Sunflower Manual could support different aspects of Realm cultivation and help advance it.
• Ren Anran told Ren Wuyang that Hongku might have affected her after she gained unusual Realm Technique insight from her earlier encounter with Zhang Xuezhou.

During X432 treatment, Zhang Xuezhou recalled that the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon had already entered his body while fleeing a catastrophe, though it seemed severely weakened. He then witnessed Dong Zhongshu and Wen Weng carrying him through the mud as an unseen presence watched them, before waking and questioning whether the experience was a dream or a problem with the treatment.

• Zhang Xuezhou fell asleep while practicing the fourth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter during X432 treatment.
• Zhang Xuezhou remembered the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon's destruction-filled escape and realized it had taken refuge inside him, apparently after splitting off dozens of tiny starlights.
• Zhang Xuezhou saw Dong Zhongshu, Wen Weng, Zhang Shu, and Zhao Liang making their way through the mud while he remained unconscious and clutched the Ba Snake's eye.
• Dong Zhongshu sensed that someone was watching the group, and Wen Weng also noticed the presence, but neither found its source.
• Zhang Xuezhou's vision faded, and he awoke to Ren Yisheng's uncomprehending gaze, wondering whether the experience had been a dream or a treatment problem.

After another failure of the X432 Body Repair Technology, Ren Yisheng disciplined Jishi Medical Center staff while Zhang Xuezhou recovered and reflected on his new mental abilities. Zhang Xuezhou demonstrated that he could use his mental power to affect Ren Wuyang, and he began to see Ren Anran as a potential companion in cultivation.

• Ren Yisheng reprimanded Jishi Medical Center's staff over the failed treatment and pressured several managers to accept transfers and relinquish authority.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Wuyang that he had broken through, then resolved to cultivate the Water Avoidance Instruction in hopes of surviving his fall into the flood.
• Ren Anran recognized that Zhang Xuezhou had divided his attention and advanced his mental power, while Ren Wuyang urged him to demonstrate its effects.
• Zhang Xuezhou used his mental power on Ren Wuyang, causing a painful sensation that made him suppress his Dragon Elephant Combat Technique and bleed from the nose.
• Ren Anran advised Zhang Xuezhou to emphasize control when developing a combat technique, and he recognized her unusual insight into Realm Techniques as he considered her a possible cultivation companion.

Zhang Xuezhou discussed cultivation techniques with Ren Anran, prompting Ren Yisheng to recognize how complex the path could become. Zhang Xuezhou requested a reservation for X446 Body Repair Technology and revealed that Flying Entertainment Livestream’s recent profits could help cover the cost, leaving Ren Wuyang stunned by his five-million share.

• Zhang Xuezhou explained techniques and cultivation to Ren Anran while Ren Yisheng listened outside and realized the system was more complex than he had expected.
• Ren Yisheng noticed Ren Anran’s unusual ability to follow Zhang Xuezhou’s explanations despite having studied the path for only a little over ten days.
• Ren Yisheng entered the observation room, and Zhang Xuezhou said he had officially reached the fifth chapter of the Mental Strengthening Chapter but still had not returned to normal.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked Ren Yisheng to reserve treatment using X446 Body Repair Technology and said he and his associates could pay for it themselves.
• Zhang Xuezhou revealed that Ren Wuyang owned twenty percent of Flying Entertainment Livestream and could receive around five million from its recent profits, astonishing Ren Wuyang.

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Yisheng discovered that Zhang Weimeng had recovered normally after achieving Realm Entry, possibly because of his long experience with the boundary between reality and illusion. They then turned to Wang Haoran’s treatment, while his sons worried about their declining family and watched the medical team prepare for surgery.

• Zhang Weimeng woke from Ren Yisheng’s mental guidance without lasting confusion, and Zhang Xuezhou confirmed that his father was fine.
• Zhang Weimeng explained that he had recognized the illusion as fake, leading Ren Yisheng and Zhang Xuezhou to consider his mental burning and years of blurred reality as possible reasons for his recovery.
• Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou to arrange a test with Song Fengying, hoping to find a way to restore Song Bu’er and Qin Wenhan.
• Ren Yisheng examined Wang Haoran and explained to his sons that surgery to reconnect his severed tendons needed to happen soon, though recovery would be gradual and uncertain.
• Wang Haoran’s sons discussed holding their diminished family together and raising reliable descendants, then watched Ren Yisheng’s team prepare for surgery.
• The brothers were alarmed when an assistant rolled up his sleeves and pressed a bare palm over Wang Haoran’s wound.

Ren Yisheng operated on Wang Haoran while Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang used the Supreme Purity True Technique to aid his healing. The chapter ended with Wang Haoran considering Zhang Xuezhou’s painful proposal for repeatedly healing his injuries, despite the uncertainty and suffering involved.

• Ren Yisheng sutured Wang Haoran’s severed hand tendon, and Zhang Xuezhou’s Supreme Purity True Technique helped restore sensation and movement.
• Ren Wuyang cast the Technique on Wang Haoran, but Ren Yisheng found its healing effect weak and asked Zhang Xuezhou to cast it again.
• Ren Anran identified flaws in Ren Wuyang’s casting and explained that improved stability could greatly increase the Technique’s power.
• Zhang Xuezhou said the advanced Supreme Purity True Technique might heal severed limbs, giving Wang Haoran hope for a future recovery.
• Zhang Xuezhou suggested that repeated casting on deliberately strained tendons and cut wounds might heal Wang Haoran’s injuries, and Wang Haoran became eager to try despite the pain.

Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian reunited as the Ren siblings discussed borrowing money and protecting Flying Entertainment Livestream, whose profits could support the Ren Household. Wang Li contacted Ren Wuyang to recruit him for a paid rescue job in Chuzhou City, beginning another effort to profit from trapped gamblers.

• Zhang Manqian knocked Zhang Xuezhou to the ground, then Ren Anran asked him to lend her 4.99 million for a blood agent.
• Ren Wuyang explained that Flying Entertainment Livestream had ample cash flow, and Ren Anran urged him to protect the venture as a valuable source of funds for the Ren Household.
• Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang identified Wang Li as a major shareholder who had gained personal capital after the Wang Household lost power.
• Wang Li messaged Ren Wuyang, offering money to help two friends trapped in Chuzhou City return safely to Western Capital.
• Ren Wuyang agreed to speak with Wang Li about the rescue job.

Ren Wuyang learned how Flying Entertainment Livestream had linked hundreds of casinos into a profitable betting scheme, while Ren Anran persuaded him to spend the coming proceeds on better blood serum. Zhang Manqian suffered a violent hallucination of Zhang Xuezhou, leaving the siblings shaken and unsure what the visions meant.

• Ren Wuyang discovered that Flying Entertainment Livestream had coordinated nearly three hundred casinos to manipulate outside betting and earn enormous commissions.
• Ren Wuyang and Ren Anran discussed Wang Li's expected profits, and Ren Anran asked her brother to buy high-grade blood serum from Zhou Yueyan.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian discussed his slow reactions, combat training, and their parents' abilities ahead of the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Zhang Weimeng told the siblings that Zhang Manqian's earlier hallucination had not involved him and had probably shown her children dying.
• Zhang Manqian hallucinated Zhang Xuezhou's bloodied face and a black core with tentacle-like threads on his forehead, then took Origin-Nurturing Pill paste to recover.

Zhang Xuezhou realized Zhang Manqian’s hallucinations might be prophetic and considered teaching her physiognomy techniques to help her understand and control them. He also worried that a hidden threat in his own body had appeared prematurely, and became interested in a laboratory-bred Black-Tipped Chicken that might further strengthen him.

• Zhang Xuezhou questioned Zhang Manqian about her visions and learned she had foreseen Professor Ren going mad, leading him to suspect she could see possible future events.
• Zhang Xuezhou decided to try cultivating the Acupoint-Fixing Technique and Person-Fixing Technique in reality, hoping to help Zhang Manqian and gain more warning of danger.
• Zhang Xuezhou considered why the black-core threat had appeared before he reached the Divine Ability Realm and resolved to rely on the Kunpeng Combat Technique and further cultivation to resist it.
• Zhang Manqian told Zhang Weimeng that examinations had found nothing wrong with her, while she and Zhang Xuezhou calmly waited for Song Fengying’s mental state to recover.
• Zhang Manqian described the laboratory’s Black-Tipped Chicken, and Zhang Xuezhou became interested in eating it because guinea fowl had already transformed his body and given him the ability to glide short distances.

Ren Yisheng and Zhang Xuezhou discussed the successful Realm Entry of Song Fengying, plans to treat Wang Haoran, and the cultivation systems Zhang Xuezhou had discovered. The chapter ended with Zhang Xuezhou warning Ren Yisheng that Hongku might appear through him within half a year to two years.

• Ren Yisheng confirmed that Song Fengying and Zhang Weimeng had recovered from mental burning, giving him hope that the condition could help Realm Entry and treat Song Bu'er, Qin Wenhan, and Wang Haoran.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Yisheng that his parents, Zhang Wuyang, and Zhang An Ran needed to learn the Supreme Purity True Technique, and Ren Yisheng agreed to arrange X446 Body Repair Technology for him.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked Ren Yisheng about the North Rehe research institute, and Ren Yisheng offered to discuss acquiring it from Wang Yi'an.
• Ren Yisheng asked about the Sunflower Manual, and Zhang Xuezhou explained the two incomplete Yin Yang cultivation systems and why he had begun with the more difficult one.
• When Ren Yisheng asked about Hongku, Zhang Xuezhou said Hongku might appear through him in half a year, a year, or two years.

Zuo Teng joined Ren Anran’s efforts to handle gamblers’ disputes in other cities, then discovered that Flying Entertainment Livestream was turning their casino schemes into a profitable business. He learned Zhang Xuezhou had entered the Sequencer Grand Gathering as a team leader despite lacking enhancement blood serum, and wondered who was backing his team.

• Zuo Teng called Ren Anran to ask about Ren Wuyang’s work, and she hired him to contact local powers on behalf of gamblers who had paid for help.
• Zuo Teng enlisted Zhou Tianhao to handle some cases, and the two discussed forming a team for the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Zuo Teng and Zhou Tianhao discussed Song Sijia’s Dragon Might Combat Technique and Zuo Teng’s failed attempt to recruit Zhang Xuezhou.
• Zuo Zhong discovered that the gamblers had used Flying Entertainment Livestream to charge viewers for betting sessions, and Zuo Teng traced the app’s ownership to Wang Li, Ren Wuyang, Song Fengying, Song You'ai, and others.
• Zuo Teng reviewed Zhang Xuezhou’s genetic records and was surprised to learn that Zhang Xuezhou had registered as a team leader despite not having undergone blood transfusion or enhancement blood serum.

Zhang Xuezhou trained with firearms under Song Bu'er at the Song Household's shooting range, showing exceptional aim but worrying that his body was too fragile to dodge gunfire. Their practice was interrupted by a sudden explosion, and Song Bu'er rushed outside after declaring bad news.

• Song Bu'er explained the dangers and uses of firearms as Zhang Xuezhou practiced shooting ahead of the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Zhang Xuezhou hit targets with remarkable accuracy, while Zhang Manqian and the others performed less well.
• Song Bu'er urged Zhang Xuezhou to practice dodging gunfire, and Zhang Xuezhou reluctantly put on a thick bulletproof vest.
• Song Bu'er shot at Zhang Xuezhou's foot, drawing complaints from Zhang Manqian, then prepared to aim at his chest and abdomen.
• A loud explosion shook the shooting range during the next shot, and Song Bu'er abandoned the training and hurried outside with a stun gun.

Zhang Xuezhou and his companions hid in the Song Household’s shooting range as Song Xianzhong rampaged through the grounds. When Zuo Denggao and a young woman entered seeking guns, a bloodied old man arrived at the open doorway.

• Zhang Xuezhou told his companions that Song Xianzhong had gone mad and urged them to hide rather than get involved in the Song Household’s turmoil.
• The group armed themselves for emergencies, crouched behind lockers, and turned off their communicators as Zhang Xuezhou listened to people dying outside.
• Zuo Denggao and a young woman entered the shooting range and hurried toward the gun racks instead of shutting the electronic door.
• After a gunshot killed someone outside, a bloodied old man in black appeared in the open doorway.

Zhang Xuezhou hid in the Song Household shooting range as Song Xianzhong attacked, while Zuo Denggao and Song Sijia tried to stop him with gunfire. Song Sijia called on the Ren Household to shoot Song Xianzhong, but he revealed that he was still lucid, leaving Zhang Xuezhou aiming at a potentially conscious target.

• Song Xianzhong entered the shooting range and switched to a pistol at the locked firearms rack.
• Zuo Denggao and Song Sijia opened fire, but Song Xianzhong evaded their bullets and charged toward them.
• Zuo Denggao fled, and Song Xianzhong knocked away Song Sijia’s machine gun and pressed a pistol to her forehead.
• Song Sijia called for help from the Ren Household and claimed her Dragon Might Combat Technique had restrained her grandfather.
• Zhang Xuezhou aimed at Song Xianzhong, who spoke clearly and accused his family of wanting him dead.

Zhang Xuezhou and his allies exchanged fire with Song Xianzhong, a Sixth Sequence expert whose family believed his mind had lapsed into chaos. After Song Xianzhong identified the shooter as young and launched a direct attack, Zhang Xuezhou, Zhang Manqian, and Wang Li opened fire to stop him.

• Song Xianzhong seized Song Sijia by the neck and fired back at Zhang Xuezhou, who warned Zhang Manqian not to shoot because Song Xianzhong could pinpoint and counterattack.
• Zhang Xuezhou fired blind shots at Song Xianzhong, who dropped Song Sijia and reached for a machine gun before Zhang Xuezhou shot its trigger.
• Song Xianzhong recognized the shooter’s limb-targeting style as resembling Song Bu’er’s, but realized the shooter was someone else.
• Song Xianzhong dodged Zhang Xuezhou’s shots, climbed onto the shooting range’s steel framework, and spotted the people hiding behind the storage cabinets.
• Song Xianzhong charged toward Zhang Xuezhou, who fired while Zhang Manqian and Wang Li joined in with shots at the overhead framework and surrounding area.

Song Xianzhong fought Zhang Xuezhou and his companions in the indoor shooting range, resisting gunfire and intimidation techniques as his old age and mental confusion caught up with him. After rejecting a vision that urged him to lay down his weapons, he charged toward Zhang Xuezhou, who was being pulled backward by a rope while aiming his rifle.

• Song Xianzhong dodged Zhang Xuezhou's gunfire, then used threads from his gloves to pull himself close to the group and attacked.
• Song Xianzhong shot at Changkong Luo, but realized the apparent hit was an intimidation technique and fired six rounds to break its effect.
• Song Xianzhong took cover from machine-gun fire, then fired through a locker at the nearby young expert who had used the technique.
• Song Xianzhong saw a vision of a temple and questioned a voice about laying down his weapon, but rejected the idea and resolved to kill those pursuing him.
• Song Xianzhong sprang toward Zhang Xuezhou as Zhang was pulled backward through the air with his rifle still aimed at Song.

Zhang Xuezhou survived Song Xianzhong’s shot and chose to remain inside the firing range after Song Sijia warned that explosives blocked their escape. As Song Xianzhong prepared to kill them, Zhang offered him a possible cure through Ren Yisheng’s Mental Strengthening research, giving Song a glimmer of hope.

• Zhang Xuezhou’s bulletproof vest and combat technique helped him survive Song Xianzhong’s shot, and he rejoined the others while keeping his rifle trained on Song.
• Song Sijia warned Zhang Xuezhou and the others that explosives and rocket launchers had been planted outside, so Zhang decided to stay and wait for the Sequence Committee.
• Song Xianzhong explained that he would drag others down with him rather than accept death, while Song Sijia said their Dragon Might Combat Techniques could restrain him briefly.
• Song Xianzhong put on an asbestos-containing hat to resist intimidation-type combat techniques and declared that they would all die with him.
• Zhang Xuezhou claimed that Ren Yisheng’s Mental Strengthening research could restore Song Xianzhong’s mental clarity and said he was Ren’s student, prompting Song to consider the possibility despite his doubts.

Zhang Xuezhou stalled Song Xianzhong by explaining the Mental Strengthening Chapter while they waited for help to arrive. Song Xianzhong detonated explosives, but Zhang Xuezhou survived and shot him repeatedly, leaving Song Xianzhong badly wounded as they faced each other again.

• Zhang Xuezhou kept Song Xianzhong occupied with a long explanation of the Mental Strengthening Chapter while Song Sijia and the others waited for Changkong Luo and the other experts.
• Song Xianzhong heard an alarm confirming that visitors were approaching and decided he could not rely on negotiating with them.
• Song Xianzhong pressed the secret key's control button and detonated rockets and explosives in the Imperial City District.
• Zhang Manqian shielded Zhang Xuezhou from the blast, and Zhang Xuezhou used the Supreme Purity True Technique on her before shooting Song Xianzhong.
• Song Xuezhong charged through the debris toward Zhang Xuezhou, but Zhang Xuezhou shot him several more times, injuring three of his limbs.