Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuezhou used X446 Body Repair Technology to rapidly open acupoints while cultivating the Grain Avoidance Technique, but ran out of Law Power and recited the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction to replenish it. Ren Wuyang copied the recitation and discovered that it restored his own Law Power as well.

• Zhang Xuezhou used X446 Body Repair Technology to open acupoints until he reached 22,927, then stopped when his Law Power ran dry.
• Zhang Xuezhou recited the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction to restore his Law Power.
• Ren Yisheng monitored Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation, while Ren Wuyang repeated the unfamiliar recitation after hearing it through the equipment.
• Ren Wuyang accidentally cut his wrist with his Imperial Ultimate Sword and used the Supreme Purity True Technique to stop the bleeding.
• Ren Wuyang realized that repeating Zhang Xuezhou's recitation rapidly restored his Law Power and seemed to make him stronger.

Zhang Xuezhou used the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction to restore his Law Power and advance his Grain Avoidance Technique, then planned to reproduce Spirit-Forging Pills to help break through his realm. Ren Yisheng and Ren Wuyang discussed why reciting Zhang’s words worked for one of them but not the other, while Ren Yisheng noticed Zhang’s body-repair session was progressing unusually quickly.

• Zhang Xuezhou recited the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction, restored his Law Power, and raised his Grain Avoidance Technique to minor mastery, connecting 24,348 acupoints.
• Zhang Xuezhou assessed that the technique could keep hunger at bay for several days and planned to refine Spirit-Forging Pills to advance his realm.
• Zhang Xuezhou recalled the seven-layer structure of Spirit-Forging Pills and decided to seek ingredients and test substitutes so he could reproduce them in both worlds.
• Ren Yisheng questioned how reciting words could restore Law Power, while Ren Wuyang explained that imitating Zhang’s unusual intonations had made his body tremble and generated Law Power.
• Ren Yisheng noticed that Zhang Xuezhou’s X446 Body Repair Technology session was likely to finish nine hours early and observed that Zhang seemed to be exhibiting another unusual change.

Zhang Xuezhou discovered that the green-headed duck’s Demon Thought could guide his body’s gene-based power during Grain Avoidance Technique practice, then suppressed it with the Upāsaka Precepts Sutra. He taught Ren Wuyang and Ren Yisheng about the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction, but they abandoned the idea of cultivating it after hearing how long it took to recite, and Ren Yisheng showed interest in Zhang Xuezhou’s plan to develop a seven-layer Law Power medicine.

• Zhang Xuezhou sensed the green-headed duck’s Demon Thought awaken as he practiced the Grain Avoidance Technique in the X446 Repair Technology device, and he felt it guide the growth of a new power resembling both Demon Power and Gene Power.
• Zhang Xuezhou recited the Upāsaka Precepts Sutra to suppress the duck’s cries, then explained to Ren Yisheng that the sutra calmed the mind but was difficult to learn.
• Ren Wuyang said he had learned the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction by listening to Zhang Xuezhou recite it, so Zhang Xuezhou began teaching it to him.
• After hearing Zhang Xuezhou recite for half an hour and learning that the full instruction took hours, Ren Wuyang gave up on cultivating it, and Ren Yisheng also abandoned the idea.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Yisheng he was preparing a Law Power medicine with seven medicinal layers, and Ren Yisheng decided he would invest in it.

Zhang Xuezhou gained nearly half the shares in the North Rehe Research Institute, giving him the resources to identify medicinal ingredients and develop Spirit-Forging Pills. He warned Ren Yisheng that X446 Repair Technology could restore the effects of pills, then panicked when he heard Changkong Luo was paying attention to mental research.

• Ren Yisheng and Ren Wuyang explained that Zhang Xuezhou would receive nearly half the shares in the North Rehe Research Institute and could use its facilities to study medicinal ingredients.
• Zhang Xuezhou agreed to cover the institute's expenses according to his share and considered growing medicinal ingredients and Black-Tipped Chickens there.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Yisheng that X446 Repair Technology could reduce drug resistance and restore the effects of pills.
• Ren Yisheng asked how far cultivation could progress with pills, and Zhang Xuezhou explained that their benefits diminished at higher stages.
• Ren Wuyang mentioned that Chairman Changkong had begun paying attention to mental research, and Zhang Xuezhou shouted that he wanted to leave the hospital and avoid him.

After Zhang Xuezhou left, the Scarlet Alliance State’s elderly Sequence powerhouses began handing over authority, while Ren Yisheng continued researching mental longevity and feared the illness that might eventually overtake him. When Changkong Luo interrupted his cultivation, Ren Yisheng attacked him, and Changkong Luo was struck by the force of the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique.

• Zhang Xuezhou left the hospital as soon as he recovered and avoided meeting Changkong Luo.
• Over the following seven days, elderly Sequence powerhouses in Western Capital City began transferring their duties and influence to younger lineage members.
• Ren Yisheng worried about his own future illness, recalled Luo Zhong’s tyranny, and tried to cultivate by reciting words he had learned from Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Wuyang.
• Changkong Luo came to Ren Yisheng’s room to discuss experiments using Song Xianzhong, and Ren Yisheng vomited on him after being disturbed during cultivation.
• Ren Yisheng accused Changkong Luo of experimenting on living subjects and punched him; Changkong Luo pushed him down, but then took a heavy mental blow and lost his vision.

Zhang Xuezhou returned to Jishi Medical Center after hearing that Ren Yisheng and Chairman Changkong had been hospitalized and were suspected of entering their declining years. He joined Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang in resisting the Changkong Household’s demand to deal with Ren Yisheng, and the standoff escalated when they recognized him.

• Ren Wuyang told Zhang Xuezhou that Ren Yisheng might have entered his declining years and said his father had asked Zhang to shoot him if that happened.
• Zhang Xuezhou went back to Jishi Medical Center, where uniformed personnel guarded the deserted area, and Ren Wuyang brought him to the sixth-floor conference room.
• Ren Anran argued with Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian, who claimed Ren Yisheng had gone mad and demanded that he be dealt with.
• When two young Changkong members approached Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Wuyang and Ren Anran threatened them, and Zhang asked for a gun before Ren Wuyang handed him a stun gun.
• A young man identified Zhang Xuezhou as the person who had broken Commissioner Song’s arms and legs, making Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian lose their composure.

Zhang Xuezhou used his stun gun and knowledge of Sequence Holders in their twilight years to turn Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian’s accusations against Ren Yisheng into doubts about Changkong Luo. The siblings left wavering over whether their father had entered his twilight years and needed to be restrained and questioned.

• Zhang Xuezhou denied the rumors about Song Xianzhong and challenged Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian’s authority to judge Ren Yisheng.
• Zhang Xuezhou suggested that Changkong Luo might have entered his twilight years and that Ren Yisheng had acted to protect people at Jishi Medical Center.
• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian reconsidered whether their father’s condition was more than a headache caused by the Dragon Elephant Combat Technique.
• Zhang Xuezhou proposed restraining and questioning Changkong Luo, while Ren Anran warned that the Changkong Household could suffer like the Wang and Song Households.
• Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian wavered as Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran pressed them to confront the possibility that their father had entered his twilight years.

Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran persuaded the Changkong Household to act against Changkong Luo while he was restrained, then Zhang visited the imprisoned Ren Yisheng. Ren Yisheng insisted he was mentally ill rather than entering his twilight years, but Song Xianzhong's taunt left him doubting anyone would believe him.

• Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran urged Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian to use a firearm to subdue Changkong Luo, and the Changkong Household voted to proceed.
• Changkong Zhongzheng was chosen to carry out the plan with a stun gun, while Zhang Xuezhou returned the weapon and accepted Ren Anran's offer to arrange a bodyguard position for him.
• Zhang Xuezhou visited the secure room where Ren Yisheng and Song Xianzhong were chained up, and he used the Supreme Purity True Technique to rouse Ren Yisheng.
• Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou how he could prove that he had a mental illness rather than having entered his twilight years.
• Song Xianzhong shouted that no one would believe Ren Yisheng, leaving Ren Yisheng feeling despair.

Zhang Xuezhou could not free Ren Yisheng, so he helped ensure Changkong Luo was detained as well after Changkong Yinghao and Changkong Yinglian decided their father might be in the twilight-years state. Ren Yisheng accepted that proving his innocence would take years, while Changkong Luo was left chained and facing transfer to a specialized prison.

• Zhang Xuezhou told Ren Yisheng he could not get him released but might get Changkong Luo locked up too.
• Changkong Luo was brought into a secure room, where Ren Yisheng saw him restrained and heard him insist that he was clearheaded.
• Ren Yisheng asked Zhang Xuezhou to send him books and Spirit-Forging Pills, then resolved to research and cultivate while waiting to prove his innocence.
• Changkong Yinghao chained Changkong Luo and told him the family would send him to a luxurious twilight-years residence.
• Changkong Yinghao, Changkong Yinglian, and others discussed placing Changkong Luo and Ren Yisheng in a specialized prison, possibly at the Luofu Imperial Palace.
• Changkong Luo despaired as the security doors closed and the electric restraints left him unable to fight back.

The Sequence Committee approved building the Twilight Years Mansion and sending people there when they reached ninety, changing the balance between the older and younger generations. Zhu Bufan left furious and wary of his sons, while Zuo Lianguang feared his own sons might send him away early.

• Zhou Xin settled the debate by backing the Twilight Years Mansion and proposing that people go there at ninety.
• Zhu Bufan opposed the plan, warning that the older generation still protected the country and that the decision could undermine longevity research.
• After hearing a remark about twilight-years impulses, Zhu Bufan grew wary of his sons and asked them not to attack him before he entered the mansion himself.
• Zuo Lianguang feared Zuo Jin and Zuo Quan might send him away, then slapped both sons when they addressed him.
• The Sequence Committee members left the meeting as the proposal passed amid the deaths and absences that had shifted power toward the younger generation.

Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang faced the consequences of Ren Yisheng’s confinement and discussed taking over his duties, while Zhang Xuezhou learned his erratic sleep might keep him from the Sequencer Grand Gathering. With the competition team likely to struggle without him, Zhang Xuezhou urged Zhang Manqian to cultivate the True Spirit Realm and rely on her marksmanship.

• Ren Anran and Ren Wuyang accepted that Ren Yisheng would remain confined and discussed taking over his administrative work and duties at the Save the World Group.
• Ren Anran resolved to pursue two Yin-Yang School Realm Techniques in hopes of gaining greater control over hidden emotions, and Zhang Xuezhou considered their possible use against possession by an Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon.
• Ren Wuyang warned Zhang Xuezhou that his sleep cycle could make him miss at least two days of the three-day Sequencer Grand Gathering competition.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Zhang Manqian she might need to lead their team through the competition while he slept, and she feared her Tiger and Crane Dual Forms would not be enough.
• Zhang Xuezhou urged Zhang Manqian to enter the True Spirit Realm so her marksmanship could carry the team, and she agreed to shift her cultivation focus despite the risks to her Gene Fighting Technique goals.

Zhang Xuezhou learned that Ren Yisheng's detention and a new proposal for elderly Sequence Holders had weakened his allies, prompting Song Bu'er and Qin Wenhan to urge caution while they waited for the political situation to settle. Song Bu'er also revealed that the ruined Song Household grounds might host the Sequencer Grand Gathering.

• Zhang Xuezhou returned to Xuanshi Building and found Song Bu'er and Qin Wenhan visiting his lodgings.
• Song Bu'er advised the group to preserve their assets, avoid showing ambition, and wait for the consequences of the new proposal to become clearer.
• Qin Wenhan explained that Song Bu'er wanted to investigate whether Ren Yisheng was truly in a twilight-years state and continue research into the mind and genes.
• Zhang Xuezhou assured Song Bu'er and Qin Wenhan that Ren Yisheng was currently in good condition and could be visited in detention.
• Song Bu'er revealed that the ruined Song Household grounds would likely serve as the venue for the Sequencer Grand Gathering.

As the Sequencer Grand Gathering approached, Zhang Xuezhou focused on helping Zhang Manqian train and preparing their research institute plans while considering his competition team. Song Sijia asked to join, and Zhang Xuezhou accepted after making sure she would tolerate a teammate being unable to compete.

• Zhang Xuezhou ignored messages about the competition and visited Zhang Manqian at Shengteng Academy, where they discussed training, the gathering, and raising Black-Tipped Chickens after graduation.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian ate the Black-Tipped Chicken meal, and Zhang Xuezhou found its egg especially beneficial.
• Song Sijia visited Zhang Manqian’s apartment and asked Zhang Xuezhou to let her join his competition team, touting her shooting, combat skills, and knowledge of opponents.
• Zhang Xuezhou warned Song Sijia that his team was inexperienced and could not promise a championship, but she remained eager to join.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked what she would do if a teammate fell ill before the competition, and Song Sijia said they would have to accept the accident; Zhang Xuezhou then agreed to add her.

Zhang Xuezhou recruited Song Sijia for the Sequencer Grand Gathering, while Zhang Manqian worried about his worsening illness and her own lack of mentorship. When Luo Hui summoned her to the laboratory, she dodged a surprise attack from his tall grandson and impressed him with her reactions and tiger leap.

• Song Sijia signed the competition contract after Zhang Xuezhou told her the other teammates would be revealed later.
• Zhang Manqian questioned Zhang Xuezhou's decision to recruit Song Sijia, and he explained that another substitute would ease the pressure on her.
• Zhang Manqian considered Zhang Xuezhou's worsening illness, completed her experiment report, and received her first message from her mentor, Luo Hui.
• Ding Hao told Zhang Manqian that Luo Hui was selecting students to spar with his talented grandson, and the other senior students were called into the laboratory before her.
• Luo Hui's tall grandson attacked Zhang Manqian, but she dodged his strikes with her genetic ability and earned Luo Hui's praise for her tiger leap.

Professor Luo Hui gathered his advanced students to discuss their futures and offered a high-end blood serum to whoever caught Luo Gaogao’s eye and joined his team for the Sequencer Grand Gathering. Ding Hao and the others considered the opportunity, while the competition for a place on Luo Gaogao’s team remained ahead.

• Zhang Manqian entered Luo Hui’s laboratory and saw its training area and jars of biological specimens.
• Luo Hui invited his advanced students to discuss their career plans, and Ma Yuan, Li Jiming, Fang Yuanshan, Ding Hao, and Zhang Manqian said they preferred paths outside research.
• Luo Hui explained that research and Gene Fighting Technique could complement each other and offered to recommend his students for opportunities.
• Luo Hui revealed that he had stable high-end blood serums but could not sell them, then offered one to whoever became Luo Gaogao’s teammate at the Sequencer Grand Gathering.
• Ding Hao wanted both the serum and a place on Luo Gaogao’s team, while Zhang Manqian was surprised by Luo Hui’s generous offer.

Zhang Manqian and four other sequencers auditioned for Luo Gaogao’s team, but he privately judged them inadequate after Zhou Tianhao’s departure disrupted his championship lineup. After Luo Gaogao left, Luo Hui activated a glass jar containing a human head and asked its awakened occupant for a judgment.

• Luo Gaogao questioned the five candidates about their records and abilities, while Zhang Manqian stayed to learn about his team and its connections.
• Ding Hao emphasized his adaptable genetic abilities, and Zhang Manqian described herself as balanced but not outstanding in any discipline.
• The candidates left without learning who had been selected, and Luo Gaogao privately dismissed them as poor prospects.
• Luo Hui explained that Zuo Teng had strategically broken up Luo Gaogao’s original team by keeping Zhou Tianhao from joining it, while Luo Gaogao condemned such tactics.
• After Luo Gaogao left, Luo Hui powered a glass jar, awakened the submerged head inside, and respectfully asked its occupant for a judgment.

Zhang Manqian learned that Luo Gaogao, a renowned king-class fighter, had chosen her as a potential partner for the competition. After hearing about his abilities from Song Sijia, she returned to Professor Luo Hui’s laboratory to meet him and the others.

• Zhang Manqian agreed to visit Luo Gaogao but decided she would not sign a contract without considering it first.
• Zhang Xuezhou asked Song Sijia about Luo Gaogao, and she explained his standing, fighting record, and ability to extend his limbs and recover quickly from injuries.
• Song Sijia said Luo Gaogao would be a valuable teammate, while Zhang Xuezhou forwarded her explanation to Zhang Manqian.
• Zhang Manqian reconsidered her plan to hide her abilities and went back to Luo Hui’s laboratory to meet Luo Gaogao.
• Professor Luo Hui welcomed Zhang Manqian and encouraged her and Luo Gaogao to spend time together and get to know each other.

Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang tried to persuade Zhang Manqian to join their team by testing her against their reserve sequencers, but she demanded a tangible benefit first. Luo Gaogao offered her a rare Tiger and Crane Blood Agent, and the chapter ended as he injected it and an abnormal sensation spread through her body.

• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang explained that Zhang Manqian would need to withstand or defeat one of the reserve sequencers to prove her strength.
• Zhang Manqian refused to fight without a reward, so Luo Gaogao offered her a dose of Tiger and Crane Blood Agent prepared by his grandfather.
• Zhang Manqian questioned whether the blood agent worked and whether it was safe, and Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang assured her they would get her medical care if anything went wrong.
• Zhang Manqian agreed to try the blood agent and told Luo Gaogao to inject her.
• Luo Gaogao injected Zhang Manqian, and an abnormal sensation rapidly spread through her body.

After receiving the Tiger and Crane Blood Agent, Zhang Manqian displayed alarming strength and seemed unable to feel pain as she attacked everyone in the laboratory. The chaos ended with her grabbing a familiar-looking head and convulsing as the laboratory alarm sounded.

• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang discussed how Zhang Manqian might fit into their competition lineup after she received the blood agent.
• Zhang Manqian attacked Zhu Kuang, then beat Luo Gaogao and knocked down Lu Da and Lu Er, showing little reaction to pain.
• Luo Gaogao and Zhu Kuang hid and waited for Luo Gaogao’s grandfather to return, while Zhang Manqian rampaged through the laboratory.
• Zhang Manqian smashed a container and grabbed a head by its long hair, then began convulsing as the laboratory alarm screamed.

After Zhang Manqian woke from an electric shock, Luo Hui concluded that mental intimidation had caused her trauma and sought help to treat it. Ren Anran could not come, so Zhang Xuezhou contacted her directly and asked her to soothe Zhang Manqian.

• Song Fengying argued with Luo Gaogao and the others over how Zhang Manqian had been injured.
• Luo Hui questioned Zhang Manqian, who recalled seeing a head open its eyes and order her to kneel.
• Luo Hui realized mental intimidation had caused Zhang Manqian's condition and that the electric current had interrupted the attack.
• Luo Hui learned Ren Anran could not help because Ren Yisheng was seriously ill and unavailable.
• Zhang Xuezhou called Ren Anran and asked her to soothe Zhang Manqian.