Chapter Summaries

Zhang Xuezhou sent Xu Yuan home with Origin-Nurturing Pill paste and urged him to return with Xu Ji so they could build a pill-refining and cultivation network. After discovering that his Yang Corporeal Soul had left his body, Zhang Xuezhou tested it and found his Law Power far stronger than before.

• Zhang Xuezhou simmered Xu Yuan’s ingredients into low-grade Origin-Nurturing Pill paste and encouraged him to bring Xu Ji back to Chang’an City.
• Xu Yuan left by long-distance carriage with the pill paste, while Rong Tianding worried that he might not return.
• Zhang Xuezhou offered to teach Rong Tianding Yin-Yang School methods or help him find another school’s cultivation techniques.
• Rong Tianding carried Zhang Xuezhou’s motionless body to bed, and Zhang Xuezhou realized his Yang Corporeal Soul had left his body.
• Zhang Xuezhou used the Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique to form a solid Dharma Form, float through the room, and produce a stone with greatly enhanced Law Power.

Zhang Xuezhou discovered that the Venerable One’s power let his Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma Form cast techniques with strength comparable to a Divine Ability Realm cultivator. While flying over Chang'an, he was mistaken for Dou Ying’s trading partner and learned that Dou Ying would offer him the Nine Cauldrons Technique in exchange for Spirit Jade essence.

• Zhang Xuezhou tested his empowered Dharma Form, found it could travel about a hundred li from his body, and considered how much stronger his techniques had become.
• While flying back toward the guesthouse, Zhang Xuezhou encountered Dou Ying’s Yang Corporeal Soul, which mistook him for someone negotiating over Emperor Qin’s state-securing imperial jade seal.
• Zhang Xuezhou identified Dou Ying as the newly appointed chancellor and declined to ask him for political favors.
• Dou Ying offered Zhang Xuezhou an exclusive imperial secret technique, the Nine Cauldrons Technique, which could help him evade the Grand Empress Dowager’s Yang Corporeal Soul patrols.
• Dou Ying said he would provide the Nine Cauldrons Technique if Zhang Xuezhou showed sincerity by giving him Spirit Jade essence.

Zhang Xuezhou traded the Nine Cauldrons Technique for a promise of Spirit Jade Essence while trying to avoid becoming entangled in the schemes surrounding Chang'an. After Rong Tianding pointed out that Zhang Xuezhou’s hidden Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma Form could act without drawing suspicion to his body, Zhang Xuezhou considered using it to approach Dou Ying.

• Zhang Xuezhou agreed to explain the Nine Cauldrons Technique again in exchange for Spirit Jade Essence, and Dou Ying arranged to collect it from a location in Chang'an ten days later.
• Zhang Xuezhou suspected Demon King Feiyu controlled the feather and wondered why they wanted Emperor Qin’s state-stabilizing jade seal, then returned his Yang Corporeal Soul to his body.
• Zhang Xuezhou told Rong Tianding that the Dharma Form was caused by His Excellency’s Yang Corporeal Soul Transformation Technique and warned him not to reveal it.
• Rong Tianding observed that Zhang Xuezhou could use the Dharma Form to stir up trouble without anyone suspecting his physical body.
• Zhang Xuezhou considered visiting Dou Ying in his Yang Corporeal Soul Dharma Form to make another exchange involving Spirit Jade Essence.

Demon King Feiyu and Lu Baibai discussed whether to give Dou Ying Spirit Jade Essence and why their lord sought Emperor Qin’s tomb. When Feiyu flew toward the Sacred Land, the Grand Empress Dowager targeted him with a Demon-Revealing Mirror, prompting Lu Baibai to cultivate the Nine Cauldrons Technique to hide; Dou Ying then sensed where an immortal was concealed.

• Demon King Feiyu and Lu Baibai debated giving Dou Ying Spirit Jade Essence and speculated that their lord wanted Emperor Qin’s Essence Blood to prolong his life.
• Demon King Feiyu left Chang'an City at night to consult their lord and have him examine the Nine Cauldrons Technique.
• The Grand Empress Dowager attacked Feiyu with a Demon-Revealing Mirror, and he fled while Lu Baibai feared the city would be searched.
• Lu Baibai began cultivating the Nine Cauldrons Technique, which made him feel closer to Chang'an City and less vulnerable to the Grand Empress Dowager’s detection.
• Dou Ying sensed an immortal’s hiding place and used a hand seal to determine its approximate location.

After awakening his Yang Corporeal Soul in reality, Zhang Xuezhou compared its weakness with his abilities in the other world. Aboard the ship approaching Qinmeng, he heard how Wang Haoran had mistaken Ren Yisheng for a ghost and repeatedly attacked him.

• Zhang Xuezhou left his body with his Yang Corporeal Soul and found its range far shorter than his incarnation's in the other world.
• Zhang Manqian told Zhang Xuezhou that Ren Yisheng had been visiting Wang Haoran, who believed he was being haunted.
• Zhang Xuezhou found Wang Haoran on deck, where Wang described Ren Yisheng appearing as a ghost and leaving clothes and prosthetic limbs behind.
• Wang Haoran said he had burned Ren Yisheng's clothes and prosthetic limbs and thrown them into the sea, but Ren Yisheng later appeared again.
• Wang Haoran described beating Ren Yisheng apart again, while Zhang Xuezhou sympathized with his predicament.

Zhang Xuezhou and his companions arrived at the ruined Ludan Port in Qinmeng and began preparing to explore the wilderness. After Wang Haoran found them a truck, they learned that exotic beast dung could help repel pests and attract prey, much to Huang’s disgust.

• Wang Haoran jumped from the passenger ship early, while Zuo Teng and Zhou Tianhao used a rope to get ashore ahead of the waiting passengers.
• Zhang Xuezhou and his companions disembarked and noticed that Qinmeng’s clean air helped his Law Power recover faster.
• Wang Haoran found a battered pickup truck, and Zhang Xuezhou recognized that its dung-covered state suggested it had carried several exotic beasts.
• Ren Anran and Wang Haoran explained that exotic beast dung could keep pests away, mark territory, and help attract prey.
• Huang objected when the group prepared to rely on exotic beast dung during their expedition.

Zhang Xuezhou’s group followed Huang’s tracking skills to a hyena pack and quickly hunted its unusually fast leader. They prepared to collect the wounded exotic beast, leaving Wang Haoran astonished at how easily the hunt had gone.

• Huang agreed to help locate beasts after the group cleaned away the dung that bothered him.
• Zhang Xuezhou directed Wang Li to drive quickly, and the truck reached a hunting spot after four hours on the ruined road.
• Zhang Xuezhou and the others followed Huang’s clues on foot and found a pack of hyenas, with Wang Haoran reluctantly joining them.
• Zhang Xuezhou shot the hyena leader twice with the Infinite Gun, bringing it down after it displayed exceptional speed.
• Wang Li sounded a horn that mimicked a golden lion’s roars, scattering the rest of the pack as the group prepared to collect their catch.

Zhang Xuezhou's group finished hunting five mutated beasts and drove into Qinmeng's intermediate zone to find Ren Wuyang. They learned that Baili Huai'an, a Fifth Sequence expert, was pursuing Ren Wuyang over a hidden fuel depot, and the group struggled to pinpoint his location.

• Wang Haoran reflected that the group had captured five mutated beasts with little difficulty, while Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian discussed the tamed hyena and their plans to transport more beasts.
• The group left Qinmeng's beginner zone and entered the intermediate zone as they continued toward Ren Wuyang.
• Ren Anran received a message saying Ren Wuyang was within three hundred li, had found an underground fuel depot, and was being pursued by people who wanted his vehicle and the depot's location.
• Ren Anran identified the pursuers' leader as Baili Huai'an, a British Alliance State Fifth Sequence expert known for prolonged combat.
• Wang Haoran said Baili Huai'an could wear down his targets, while Zhang Xuezhou proposed fighting him and Ren Anran searched for Ren Wuyang's location.

Ren Wuyang escaped his truck and tried to reach the group while Baili Huai'an continued pursuing him. Near dawn, the group went to meet Ren Wuyang but encountered Baili Huai'an first, who was distracted by their tamed mutant beasts.

• Ren Wuyang abandoned the truck and headed toward the group's meeting point with only water and a flashlight.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian estimated Ren Wuyang's location and searched for him through the night.
• The group spotted a distant beam near dawn, and Wang Haoran and Zhang Xuezhou set out to investigate.
• Baili Huai'an appeared beside the pickup truck and asked Wang Li for food and water.
• Zhang Manqian claimed the group had tamed the mutant beasts by feeding them biscuits, and Baili Huai'an became intrigued by their obedient behavior.

Baili Huai'an enlisted Wang Li and the others to help him recover his truck and lure mosasaurs with biscuits, mistaking their cooperative behavior for newbie recklessness. As they drove toward the swamp, a sudden attack struck the pickup, and Wang Li vanished from the cab.

• Baili Huai'an tested the biscuits on the spiny mouse and agreed to buy a large batch from Ren Anran for his exotic beasts.
• Baili Huai'an asked to take the spiny mouse, and Wang Li and the others agreed to help tow his stuck truck and try luring mosasaurs with biscuits.
• Baili Huai'an explained that he wanted to hunt a rare mosasaur, and Wang Li eagerly welcomed the chance to see one.
• Baili Huai'an rested in the pickup as Wang Li drove toward the swamp, but a streak of white light attacked the vehicle.
• Baili Huai'an raised his sword-armor genetic armament to block the attack and discovered that Wang Li had disappeared from the cab.

Wang Haoran and Zhang Xuezhou ambushed Baili Huai'an as he attacked them near Qinmeng, overwhelming him with Martial Cry and gunfire. Baili Huai'an surrendered after being wounded repeatedly, while Ren Wuyang watched the fight end in seconds.

• Wang Li and his companions left the vehicle as Wang Haoran attacked Baili Huai'an with Martial Cry.
• Baili Huai'an blocked Wang Haoran's strikes, realized Ren Wuyang and the biscuit sellers were part of the same team, and chased Wang Li to take him hostage.
• Zhang Xuezhou shot Baili Huai'an several times as he tried to grab Wang Li and flee into the woods.
• Baili Huai'an surrendered after further painful shots, and Ren Wuyang marveled at how quickly the fight had ended.
• Zhang Xuezhou complained that Baili Huai'an could still move after nine shots.

After capturing Baili Huai'an, Zhang Xuezhou and the others weighed killing him against the danger of letting him go. They settled on a deal: Baili Huai'an would join them to capture a mosasaur in exchange for settling the dispute over their dead thorn rat.

• Zhang Xuezhou mourned A-Qiang and proposed killing Baili Huai'an, while Wang Li and Wang Haoran backed him.
• Baili Huai'an pleaded for his life and offered compensation, but Ren Anran and the others worried that releasing him or accepting money would cause trouble later.
• Zhang Xuezhou learned that Baili Huai'an could arrange a lawful biscuit purchase, but rejected it as inadequate compensation for their dead thorn rat.
• Zhang Xuezhou demanded that Baili Huai'an help them capture the mosasaur he had found, and offered to let the matter drop if he agreed.

After forcing Baili Huai'an to help hunt the mutated mosasaur, Zhang Xuezhou and the others reached his truck and reunited him with his battered team. Ren Yisheng watched their plans take shape, while Zhang Xuezhou prepared to use the cooperation to expand their exploration of Qinmeng.

• Zhang Xuezhou explained that the group had used the Spiny Rat to pressure Baili Huai'an into helping them hunt the mosasaur, and Ren Anran described how he had guided the negotiation.
• Ren Wuyang led the group to the old truck, where they found footprints and warned that someone might be nearby.
• Baili Huai'an called out to Rongge'er Pidan, Wusulimu, and Baili Taohong, who emerged from the weeds in poor condition.
• Ren Wuyang translated that the three wanted food and water, and Ren Anran offered supplies and a ride home if they helped with the hunt.
• Baili Huai'an brought his three companions over, accepting that his team would stay under the group’s control during the mosasaur hunt.
• Ren Yisheng watched from the Spirit Jade and concluded that Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran’s cooperation could help the group expand its reach in Qinmeng.

Zhang Xuezhou’s group found the injured exotic mosasaur and began hunting it, but another team intervened to stop Wang Haoran from killing it. Baili Huai'an identified the rival hunters as belonging to the Montes Lineage.

• Zhang Xuezhou enlisted Rongge'er Pidan, Wusulimu, and Baili Taohong to help hold off ordinary mosasaurs while Wang Haoran and Baili Huai'an searched the mud.
• When no mosasaurs appeared, Zhang Manqian relayed Huang’s directions to a fierce beast hidden about five hundred paces away.
• Wang Haoran used the Martial Cry to strike the hidden mosasaur, which burst from the mud and was recognized by Baili Huai'an as the exotic beast they sought.
• Baili Huai'an attacked the mosasaur and exposed its vulnerable neck, but Wang Haoran aimed a lethal strike at it.
• A marksman from a distant truck shot at the Martial Cry, forcing Wang Haoran to withdraw behind the mosasaur, and Baili Huai'an recognized the hunters as the Montes Lineage.

Wang Haoran and Zhang Xuezhou confronted a Montes Lineage hunting party, capturing Shangge Namesi while Wang and Baili Huai'an fought mosasaurs. Commander Montes Arthur and a woman joined the standoff, and the chapter ended as she deflected a shot aimed at Arthur.

• Wang Haoran damaged Shangge Namesi’s rifle and Zhang Xuezhou captured him at gunpoint.
• Zhang Xuezhou questioned Shangge Namesi, learned the team’s members and mission, and made him sign a statement giving up the hunt.
• Batia attacked Wang Haoran and Baili Huai'an with the mosasaurs, then withdrew when a gunshot warned him off.
• Zhang Xuezhou identified Commander Montes Arthur and a woman in the jungle, and the woman paralyzed Shangge Namesi.
• The woman charged Zhang Xuezhou, then intercepted a bullet aimed at Montes Arthur with her curved blades.

Zhang Xuezhou and his companions used gunfire and coordinated attacks to defeat Montes Arthur and Adrian after a standoff over Shangge Namesi and the mosasaur. Ren Anran forced Montes Arthur to surrender, and Wang Li tied him up as their prisoner.

• Zhang Xuezhou threatened Montes Arthur with his pistol and demanded that he back away, while Ren Anran fired from a distance.
• Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran opened fire, leaving Zhang Xuezhou unconscious and injuring Montes Arthur and Adrian.
• Zhang Manqian resisted Montes Arthur's intimidation, exploited Adrian's attempt to block a bullet, and struck Adrian's throat until she collapsed.
• Montes Arthur grabbed the unconscious Zhang Xuezhou as a hostage, but Ren Anran threatened him with her rifle and refused to yield.
• Ren Anran ordered Wang Li to bind Montes Arthur, and he became their prisoner.

Wang Haoran and Baili Huai'an crippled a mosasaur exotic beast to stop a confrontation with Batia, then returned to find Montes Arthur and others defeated and captured. Wang Haoran negotiated compensation with Montes Arthur, while the injured Zhang Xuezhou and Zhang Manqian awaited treatment.

• Wang Haoran and Baili Huai'an beat the mosasaur exotic beast until it could no longer move, prompting Batia to threaten them before retreating.
• Wang Haoran warned Baili Huai'an that Montes Arthur's intimidation technique could counter him, then hurried back with Baili Huai'an to regroup.
• Wang Haoran and Baili Huai'an found Zhang Xuezhou twitching, Zhang Manqian swollen and barely able to move, and Montes Arthur and two others tied up.
• Montes Arthur offered medical help and compensation, and Wang Haoran agreed to settle the dispute without further fighting.
• Montes Arthur wondered how the newcomers had overcome him, a Sequence Holder who usually countered lower-ranked opponents.

After Montes Arthur's mental-intimidation technique left Zhang Xuezhou injured, Arthur treated him with a newly developed gene medicine that quickly restored him and advanced his cultivation. Zhang Xuezhou fell asleep after securing another dose, while Ren Anran realized the Aomeijia Alliance had made a major advance in medicine.

• Montes Arthur and the others argued over who had injured whom as Zhang Xuezhou began to recover from the mental attack.
• Zhang Xuezhou used the Kunpeng Combat Technique to clear his mind, then Linna injected him with Montes Arthur's new gene medicine.
• The medicine eased Zhang Xuezhou's injury and boosted his cultivation, so he feigned worsening pain and fell asleep after deciding he needed more doses.
• Ren Anran persuaded Montes Arthur to give Zhang Xuezhou another dose the next day.
• Ren Anran recognized that Montes Arthur's medicine outperformed X432 treatment and worried that the Aomeijia Alliance had made the Heavenly God General Medicine obsolete.

After Zhang Xuezhou received repeated doses of the X864 genetic drug, he discovered Linna injecting him and attacked her, leaving himself and the others injured. The drug’s researchers confirmed that the doses had drained his vigor and spirit, and Ren Anran’s group left Montes Arthur and his companions behind as they continued toward the port.

• Zhang Xuezhou used his Yang Corporeal Soul to spot Linna preparing another injection, then struck her with the Infinite Gun when she tried to jab him.
• Four days after the mosasaur hunt, Zhang Xuezhou woke feeling hollowed out and dizzy while Ren Anran and Zhang Manqian watched over him and the tied-up group.
• Montes Arthur admitted that his tests had not covered three or four doses, and Ren Anran ordered him to contact the researchers behind X864.
• A researcher named Nuomadun explained that repeated X864 injections had intoxicated Zhang Xuezhou with pleasure and drained his vigor and spirit, but that rest should prevent lasting harm.
• Ren Anran accepted the explanation, and Zhang Xuezhou agreed to release Montes Arthur’s group before the three vehicles continued toward the port.

Zhang Xuezhou decided to remain in Qinmeng to search for places that could help him recover from the genetic drug’s lingering effects, while Ren Wuyang returned to Western Capital City with the captured exotic beasts. The group set off again with Wang Li, heading first for an oil depot Ren Wuyang had found.

• Zhang Xuezhou proposed exploring Qinmeng again to find a place where his body could recover.
• Ren Anran arranged for Ren Wuyang to escort the exotic beasts back to Western Capital City and pursue cooperation over the mosasaur blood drug.
• Wang Haoran agreed to stay with Zhang Xuezhou’s group as a supporting member after seeing their abilities.
• Ren Wuyang boarded a small cargo boat, and Zhang Xuezhou’s group prepared to continue into Qinmeng.
• Zhang Xuezhou directed Wang Li to drive them to the oil depot Ren Wuyang had discovered.