Chapter Summaries

Lin Qi went to Stone Iron City's furnace church to test whether the card that had appeared in his mind could be awakened as his Natal Card. He learned that anyone who sensed Source Power could awaken regardless of age, while his father Lin Feng copied an elderly man's unusual prayer posture for a better view up a woman's skirt.

• Lin Qi tried to stop Lin Feng from praying awkwardly at the furnace church, where children had gathered for the Natal Card awakening ceremony.
• Lin Qi reflected on his transmigration from Blue Star, his late sense of Source Power, and the mysterious black card in his consciousness.
• A man told Lin Qi that anyone who could sense Source Power could awaken a Natal Card at any age, and that the church held monthly ceremonies for older people.
• The man pointed out his eighty-seven-year-old father, who had sensed Source Power the day before and joined the front of the line to awaken.
• Lin Qi teased Lin Feng about the old man's devout posture, and Lin Feng copied it so he could look up a woman's skirt.

At an awakening ceremony, eighty-seven-year-old Old John finally awakened a white Implement Card that manifested as a walking stick. He used it to chase his son, leaving the crowd laughing and admiring his late-in-life happiness.

• Old John awakened his Natal Card after decades of sensing Source Power, and the bishop congratulated him.
• Old John's son helped him recover and urged him to reveal what card he had awakened.
• Old John summoned a white card that turned into a sturdy wooden walking stick.
• Old John's son celebrated the practical use of the card, and Old John hit him with the stick for calling him unfilial.
• Old John chased his son across the platform as the crowd laughed and then envied his happiness.

Lin Qi awakened a grayish-white Natal Card depicting an ordinary bone, disappointing the crowd that had expected a rare card. After Lei De mocked Lin Qi and questioned whether he was Lin Feng’s son, Lin Qi calmly led his angry father out of the church.

• Lin Qi watched others awaken tool cards and a girl awaken a green card, then stepped onto the platform for his own awakening.
• Lin Qi’s awakening produced no light, but he found a new card in his consciousness and brought it out.
• The bishop identified Lin Qi’s card as a bone, and the crowd laughed at his supposed bad luck.
• Lin Feng summoned his Wind-Breaking Saber and silenced the crowd, but Lei De mocked Lin Qi and questioned his parentage.
• Lin Qi stopped Lin Feng from confronting Lei De and asked to go home, and Lin Feng escorted him out of the church.

After awakening a bone as his Natal Card, Lin Qi struggled with disappointment but accepted the Wind Chime Cat card his father bought and began cultivating. Lin Feng encouraged him with the story of a trash-card user who became a Card Mastery Grandmaster, while Lin Qi continued searching for a way to understand his bone card.

• Lin Qi returned to the Wonderful Tales Shop and tried summoning and testing his bone card, but it showed no special abilities.
• Lin Feng gave Lin Qi a two-star Wind Chime Cat Beast Taming Card, which he had bought for ten thousand ka'en, and Lin Qi scolded him for spending so much.
• Lin Qi kept the card and cultivated, discovering that his source power had increased by the time evening came.
• Lin Feng told Lin Qi that a person who awakened a flower had become a Card Mastery Grandmaster, giving Lin Qi renewed hope, and warned him that Lei De might cause trouble while he was away.
• The next morning, Lin Qi opened the shop, traded insults with Dashan, and searched a storybook for a way to change his fate, but found nothing.

Lin Qi discovered that his Natal Card contained a mysterious vortex and spent a week cultivating it, but he still could not summon it. The chapter ended when Ruilian told him that robbers had kidnapped Lin Qi’s father and demanded a hundred thousand Ka’en within three days.

• Lin Qi bought a fox Card Beast from a hunter for twenty Ka’en and found pink fluorite worth at least five hundred Ka’en inside it.
• Lin Qi tried to use the fox’s bones to advance his Natal Card but saw no reaction, then realized the card’s design was a slowly turning vortex.
• Lin Qi concluded that his vortex Natal Card was a golden finger and spent the next week pouring Source Power into it, increasing his Source Power from one droplet to ten.
• Ruilian rushed into Lin Qi’s shop, injured and disheveled, and told him robbers had captured Lin Qi’s father and seized their goods.
• Lin Qi gave Ruilian wound medicine and said he was going to the city lord’s residence.

Lin Qi went to the city lord's residence seeking help after bandits from Stone Iron Mountain captured Lin Feng. He promised Alicia pink fluorite for her card beast beauty contest in exchange for sending Kala to rescue his father, then searched for the man who could help him find the fluorite.

• Lin Qi reached the city lord's residence and persuaded the guards to let him speak with Alicia by offering pink fluorite.
• Alicia's maid used the fluorite to color one of her lark's wings, and Alicia asked Lin Qi to find enough to finish the bird before a contest in two weeks.
• Lin Qi told Alicia that the person who could find the fluorite had been detained by the bandits, and Alicia ordered Kala to help rescue him.
• Lin Qi brought Kala to his shop, where Ruilian rode with him toward Stone Iron Mountain to retrieve Lin Feng.
• Lin Qi began searching the city's restaurants and taverns for the middle-aged man who had sold him card beast meat.

Lin Qi bought a hunter’s stock of Card Beasts and found enough Pink Fluorite to meet Alicia’s requirement, including a fist-sized chunk inside a Burrowing Bean Mouse. After Lin Feng returned safely from Stone Iron Mountain, Lin Qi began cultivating with his Vortex Natal Card and vowed to avenge his father against the bandits.

• Lin Qi persuaded a hunter to sell him all his low-rank Card Beasts and learned about a hidden cave in the Black Wind Forest where the hunter had trapped a Greenleaf Sheep.
• Lin Qi dissected the Greenleaf Sheep and Hopping Rabbits, finding only four small pieces of Pink Fluorite.
• Lin Qi found a fist-sized chunk of Pink Fluorite inside a Burrowing Bean Mouse and realized it had eaten the stone.
• Lin Feng returned to the shop safely with the goods and told Lin Qi that the bandit chief had invited him to join the stronghold.
• Lin Qi took out the Pink Fluorite and his Vortex Natal Card, began cultivating, and vowed to make the bandits beg for mercy.

Lin Qi learned that a lifebound card could be promoted, but Laifu returned from the academy to break up with him after finding a new boyfriend. He was left reeling from her accusations that he treated her like a father, while Lin Feng mistakenly thought she was pregnant.

• Lin Qi rushed downstairs to greet Laifu, who had returned from the academy and acted distant.
• Laifu told Lin Qi how the Rose Count transformed his weak lifebound card with a special promotion material, giving Lin Qi hope for his own bone card.
• Lin Qi asked whether Laifu had returned to end their relationship, and she admitted she had a new boyfriend and felt controlled by Lin Qi.
• Laifu left Lin Qi a card as compensation and hurried away.
• Lin Feng mistook Lin Qi's question about seeming like a father as a sign that Laifu was pregnant, and Lin Qi pushed him out of the room.

Lin Qi’s relentless cultivation finally awakened the ability of his natal card, which he learned could fuse complete cards. He realized his incomplete bone card needed more bones, only to discover Lin Feng had stewed the bones he had collected.

• Lin Qi cultivated for days, repeatedly exhausting his Source Power and gradually increasing his recovery and total reserves, but he still did not reach One-Star Card Apprentice.
• After falling asleep from exhaustion, Lin Qi woke to find his vortex natal card glowing and turning for the first time.
• Lin Qi learned his card was a Rule Card that allowed all cards to be fused within its domain, but only if they were complete.
• Lin Qi tried to fuse the Skeleton Foot Soldier card and Wind Chime Cat card, then realized his incomplete bone natal card needed a complete set of bones.
• Lin Qi found Lin Feng had stewed his collected bones, so he began fishing them out while sending Lin Feng to buy more.

Lin Qi fused bones and Skeleton Foot Soldier cards to create a Skeleton Soldier, unlocking his Card Slot Space and becoming a one-star Card Apprentice. After summoning a Wind Chime Cat and sharing the news with his excited father, he discovered that his new cards could not fuse with an ordinary cow skeleton.

• Lin Qi used his vortex rule card to turn cooked bones into a fragile Skeleton Foot Soldier, then fused it with Laifu’s Skeleton Foot Soldier card to create a one-star Skeleton Soldier.
• Lin Qi’s Card Slot Space opened, making him a one-star Card Apprentice, and he linked and summoned the two-star Wind Chime Cat.
• Lin Feng returned with a cow skeleton, saw the Wind Chime Cat, and celebrated Lin Qi’s breakthrough by rushing out to buy vegetables and wine.
• Lin Qi tried to fuse the cow skeleton with his cards, but learned that the materials were unequal because bones could not be fused with cards.
• Lin Qi put the cow skeleton in a pot to make bone broth, while the chapter explained the ranks and abilities of Card Masters.

Lin Feng went to the market in unusually high spirits, but Lei De mocked his son Lin Qi and challenged him to a fight. Lei De wounded and overwhelmed Lin Feng with his five-star strength before Ruilian intervened, and Lin Feng left insisting that Lin Qi not be told.

• Lin Feng paid the market vendors without bargaining and boasted that Lin Qi was more capable than he was.
• Lei De insulted Lin Qi and taunted Lin Feng, then revealed that he had advanced to a five-star Card Master.
• Lin Feng and Lei De fought with their weapons and skill cards, but Lei De froze Lin Feng’s limbs and wounded him.
• Ruilian shot an arrow to stop Lei De from delivering a final blow, and Lei De withdrew after realizing he could not kill Lin Feng with Ruilian present.
• Lin Feng picked up his vegetable basket and left, telling Ruilian not to interfere or tell Lin Qi about the fight.

Lin Qi visited the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion to buy dust-star cards, hoping to use his fusion card to turn cheap cards into valuable ones. He negotiated a much larger purchase of Skeleton Foot Soldier cards, leaving the seller surprised by the size of the order.

• Lin Qi and Lin Feng discussed bonding with card beasts and the costs of raising them over dinner.
• Lin Qi asked to visit the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion for dust-star cards, and Lin Feng gave him a source crystal card loaded with ninety thousand ka'en.
• Lin Qi calculated that fusing cheap dust-star cards into higher-quality cards could make him a profit.
• At the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion, Lin Qi declined a card guide and asked to browse the dust-star card catalog.
• Lin Qi asked the seller to include ten iron sword cards and a bone card for free with ten Skeleton Foot Soldier summoning cards, surprising the seller with the three-thousand-ka'en order.

Lin Qi bought cards and a cow skeleton for his plans, then confronted Wang Meng, whose mockery ended when Lin Qi’s Wind Chime Cat attacked him. Learning that his father had fought Lei De and might be in danger, Lin Qi decided to improve his father’s saber technique and kill Lei De.

• Lin Qi bought ten Skeleton Foot Soldiers, thirty iron swords, and a bone card at the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion.
• Wang Meng mocked Lin Qi and tried to grab his cards, so Lin Qi’s Wind Chime Cat scratched Wang Meng’s face and Lin Qi left.
• Lin Qi went to the market for a cow skeleton and asked Uncle Tian why people were staring at him.
• Uncle Tian let slip that Lin Qi’s father had fought Lei De, and Lin Qi guessed Lei De had reached Five-Star Card Master.
• Lin Qi suspected his father had given him his savings because he feared dying in a fight, and he resolved to advance his father’s Facing-the-Wind Single Saber Slash and kill Lei De.

Lin Qi fused a stronger Skeleton Soldier and a Mercenary Sword, then tested their strength and learned that summoning and repairing the soldier consumed substantial Source Power. He realized that fusing Iron Sword Cards could earn him a large profit and imagined becoming rich in Stone Iron City.

• Lin Qi fused a fresh cow skeleton into a Strong Skeleton Soldier with the Basic Combat skill and summoned it to test its strength.
• Lin Qi fused five Iron Sword Cards into a white-quality Mercenary Sword and tested it against the Skeleton Soldier, leaving only a mark on its bones.
• Lin Qi repeatedly damaged and resummoned the Skeleton Soldier, discovering that restoring it drained half his Source Power.
• Lin Qi realized that Mercenary Swords could sell for much more than the Iron Sword Cards needed to make them, and calculated how much he could earn from his remaining cards.

Lin Qi revealed to Lin Feng that he could make and upgrade cards, transforming ordinary Skeleton Minions into a powerful green two-star Skeleton Warrior. The chapter ended with Lin Feng accepting that his son was a natural-born card maker.

• Lin Qi equipped the Skeleton Soldier with a mercenary sword by recalling the soldier and weapon together into a card.
• Lin Qi showed Lin Feng the cards he had bought, but Lin Feng worried that the shop could not compete with the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion or afford card makers.
• Lin Qi claimed he was a card maker, and Lin Feng laughed until Lin Qi revealed ten Skeleton Minion cards despite spending less than their listed price.
• Lin Qi fused two Skeleton Minion cards into a stronger Skeleton Soldier card, and Lin Feng sensed its power.
• Lin Qi fused more Skeleton Minion cards and created a green two-star Skeleton Warrior card with the Fearless Charge skill.
• Lin Feng asked Lin Qi to prove he was not dreaming, and Lin Qi punched him; Lin Feng then celebrated his son as a natural-born card maker.

Lin Qi persuaded Lin Feng to pose as a master card maker’s disciple so their family could sell fused cards without drawing trouble. He then bought card-making materials from the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion and encouraged salesman Kane to aim for a leadership position there.

• Lin Qi showed Lin Feng the profit they could make by selling fused cards, and Lin Feng agreed to sell them through the Wonderful Tales Shop.
• Lin Qi told Lin Feng to claim that a reclusive master card maker had trained him, explaining that the story would protect their family from the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion.
• Lin Feng accepted the role and promised to help make a plan for selling cards, while Lin Qi headed to buy materials.
• At the Ten Thousand Cards Pavilion, Lin Qi ordered 140 cards from Kane and paid the full 15,300 Kane instead of taking a discount.
• Lin Qi asked Kane about the promotion rules and encouraged him to aim to become the person in charge of the Stone Iron City pavilion.

Lin Qi helped Lin Feng convince Ruilian that Lin Feng had secretly become a card maker. Ruilian believed him after Lin Feng revealed a two-star summoning card, leaving Lin Qi confident that the story would be easier to spread.

• Ruilian told Lin Qi that Lin Feng had bought expensive clothes and was chopping beast materials, then accidentally mentioned Lei De.
• Lin Qi found Lin Feng working with bones and stones and presented his activities to Ruilian as card making.
• Lin Qi used his Fusion Card to combine five Skeleton Foot Soldier cards while making it appear that Lin Feng had created the card.
• Lin Feng revealed the two-star Skeleton Warrior Card to Ruilian, who was stunned to learn his friend was a card maker.
• Lin Feng told Ruilian he had secretly practiced card making for ten years, and Ruilian embraced him in tears.
• Lin Qi slipped out, pleased that Ruilian believed the story and could help convince others.

Lin Qi tested the Rule Card’s fusion limits, improving his bonded Skeleton Soldier to green quality but failing to raise it to blue. He then fused ten Gold-Digging Rats into two valuable Rock-Shattering Vicious Rats and prepared to fuse Small Fireball cards.

• Lin Qi discovered that cards of different star levels could not be fused when he tried to use two two-star Skeleton Warriors on his one-star bonded card.
• Lin Qi fused a one-star Skeleton Foot Soldier into his bonded card, creating a green-quality Sword-Wielding Skeleton Warrior.
• Lin Qi tried adding two two-star Skeleton Warriors and then nine more Skeleton Foot Soldiers, but the card stayed green while gaining a talent and improved attributes.
• Lin Qi estimated the cost of raising his bonded card to higher qualities, decided to reserve money for his shop, and planned to buy more two-star cards.
• Lin Qi fused ten Gold-Digging Rat cards into two green-quality, two-star Rock-Shattering Vicious Rats, then picked up ten Small Fireball cards to fuse.

Lin Qi prepared cards to sell and gave Lin Feng and Ruilian Exploding Fireball Magic Cards, while Lin Feng warned him to keep his Beast Taming Card-making ability secret. After Lin Feng explained that some card beasts could turn on their owners, Lin Qi reflected on the Wind Chime Cat as a living creature.

• The Wind Chime Cat woke Lin Qi by licking his cheek, then drained his Source Power until it was full.
• Lin Qi told Lin Feng he had prepared twenty Mercenary's Sabers and two Rock-Shattering Vicious Rat Beast Taming Cards.
• Lin Feng recognized the unusual Beast Taming Cards and warned Lin Qi not to reveal how he made them.
• Lin Qi gave Lin Feng and Ruilian one Exploding Fireball Magic Card each, and the Wind Chime Cat surprised them by eating porridge neatly.
• Lin Feng told Lin Qi about a Vicious Wolfhound that had attacked its owner and explained that some card beasts could be dangerous.
• Lin Feng said he would sell the Rock-Shattering Vicious Rat cards for a high price, while Lin Qi considered that card beasts were living beings too.

Lin Qi told Lin Feng that Xiao Lan had come from the city lord’s residence because he had found the Pink Fluorite Alicia wanted. After Wang Teng tried to bar him from entering, Xiao Lan asserted Lin Qi’s status as the young lady’s guest and led him inside to meet Alicia.

• Lin Qi stopped Lin Feng from answering the door and explained that he had asked Alicia for help when Lin Feng was captured by bandits.
• Xiao Lan arrived to ask about the Pink Fluorite, and Lin Qi said he had found it and asked to see Alicia.
• Lin Qi and Xiao Lan reached the city lord’s residence, where Wang Teng tried to intimidate Lin Qi and threaten him with jail.
• Xiao Lan warned Wang Teng that Lin Qi was Alicia’s guest and threatened to have him fired unless he apologized.
• Lin Qi left Wang Teng behind and followed Xiao Lan into the residence to meet Alicia.