Chapter Summaries

Wei Yan killed Wei Xuan after he offered to lead her to a supreme treasure, then left with Nan Xunran and Xiao Xueyin. At Stillwater Hall, Xiao Chen arrived and tried to take Xiao Xueyin away, leaving her to choose between him and the others.

• Wei Xuan offered to reveal the supreme treasure's location, but Wei Yan swiftly killed and annihilated him.
• The system announced Wei Xuan's death, reduced Wei Yan's Heaven's Mandate Points to zero, and increased her Kill Points by 108459.
• Wei Yan invited Xiao Xueyin to leave with her and Nan Xunran, and the Xiao Family patriarch urged Xiao Xueyin to go.
• At Stillwater Hall, Xiao Chen rushed to Xiao Xueyin, shielded her from Nan Xunran and Wei Yan, and asked her to come with him.
• Xiao Xueyin hesitated briefly, then resolved herself as Xiao Chen waited for her to follow.

Wei Yan crushed Xiao Chen to death after he tried to leave with Xiao Xueyin, and the system reported his death and awarded her Kill Points. Xiao Xueyin collapsed beside Xiao Chen’s remains in grief as Wei Yan announced that everyone in their way had been dealt with.

• Xiao Xueyin agreed to leave with Xiao Chen, and he seized her hand to lead her away.
• Wei Yan stopped them with her pressure, pinning them to the ground and deciding to kill Xiao Chen.
• Wei Yan intensified the pressure until Xiao Chen’s body broke apart and his head exploded.
• The system announced Xiao Chen’s death, reduced Heaven's Mandate Points to zero, and increased Wei Yan’s Kill Points by 138,420.
• Xiao Xueyin crawled toward Xiao Chen’s remains, weeping and calling him Brother Chen.
• Wei Yan withdrew her pressure and said that everyone who was in the way had been dealt with.

Wei Yan brought Xiao Xueyin to the wilderness, believing the supreme treasure was hidden there. The treasure appeared before the badly injured Xiao Xueyin and asked her to become its master, but she was too hurt to answer.

• Wei Yan ordered the Following Wind Guards to take Xiao Xueyin, who tried to stab Wei Yan before a guard broke her wrist and gagged her.
• Wei Yan told Nan Xunran that the supreme treasure was in the wilderness and ordered the guards to release Xiao Xueyin.
• Wei Yan bound Xiao Xueyin with spiritual threads and stopped her bleeding, then retreated with Nan Xunran.
• A glowing, leaf-shaped ball of thread appeared before Xiao Xueyin and asked whether she would be its master.
• When Xiao Xueyin could not respond, the ball of thread examined her and wondered how she had been so badly hurt.

Xiao Xueyin accepted the ball of threads' offer to become its master, hoping it would help her escape Nan Xunran and his companion. When it examined Nan Xunran, it discovered that he could touch it, even though it sensed an inexplicable aversion to him.

• The ball of threads shared some of its power with Xiao Xueyin, restoring her strength, then asked her to become its master.
• Xiao Xueyin accepted and urgently asked the ball of threads to take her away from Nan Xunran and his companion.
• The ball of threads flew to Nan Xunran and sensed a familiar but unpleasant scent that the System Light Orb identified as the scent of a heaven's mandate villain.
• Nan Xunran touched the ball of threads, which circled him in shock and wondered why he could touch it if he was not the destined one.

The ball of thread chose Nan Xunran over Xiao Xueyin and offered to take him away so he could help it escape the wasteland. It opened a door, sent Xiao Xueyin through first, and Nan Xunran followed, while Wei Yan remained behind; Xiao Xueyin then fell out of the door and crashed to the ground.

• The ball of thread asked Nan Xunran to come with it, but Xiao Xueyin angrily objected.
• The ball of thread said it disliked Xiao Xueyin and preferred Nan Xunran, though it needed to bind itself to its destined one to escape the wasteland.
• Nan Xunran agreed to go with the ball of thread, which sealed Xiao Xueyin's mouth with a thread and opened a door.
• The ball of thread threw Xiao Xueyin through the door, then Nan Xunran followed; Wei Yan stayed behind as the door vanished.
• Xiao Xueyin plunged out of the door and slammed into the ground.

Nan Xunran found the Nine Heavens Soulfall Bracelet and bound it to himself, freeing the sentient treasure from its former connection to Xiao Xueyin. The bracelet called him Master, while its future nature and form remained undecided.

• Nan Xunran struck Xiao Xueyin, leaving her unconscious but alive.
• Nan Xunran discovered the Nine Heavens Soulfall Bracelet in the pool and learned it could withstand and rebound three fatal attacks.
• Nan Xunran took the bracelet despite its resistance and snapped the thread connecting it to Xiao Xueyin.
• Nan Xunran bound the bracelet with a drop of blood, causing the ball of thread to merge into it and declare that it was finally free.
• The bracelet floated toward Nan Xunran’s wrist and called him Master.

Nan Xunran created a physical body for the jade bracelet, which chose to divide its power and reset its self-awareness despite the cost. The newly embodied bracelet emerged as a small child and ran toward Nan Xunran, wailing.

• The jade bracelet told Nan Xunran it could leave the wasteland only by following him, and said it possessed Immortal Emperor Realm cultivation.
• Nan Xunran offered to create a physical body for the bracelet, explaining that its self-awareness would reset to zero and begin again from childhood.
• The jade bracelet eagerly accepted the consequences so it could gain freedom, and Nan Xunran began creating its body.
• Nan Xunran formed a faceless figure and told the jade bracelet to enter it, explaining that its appearance would follow its consciousness.
• The bracelet's energy surged into the figure, which shrank to a child's size as a gale swept through the area.
• The rain-soaked child wailed, then ran toward Nan Xunran.

Nan Xunran healed the boy who had transformed from his jade bracelet, and the boy became convinced Nan Xunran was his father. Nan Xunran named him Jue but still refused to accept the title as Jue pleaded with him not to abandon him.

• The jade bracelet transformed into a little boy, and Nan Xunran cleaned him with a wave of light.
• The boy clung to Nan Xunran and called him Father, while the System Light Orb explained that their bond made him trust Nan Xunran most.
• Nan Xunran denied being the boy’s father, and the boy cried and showed him his injured hand.
• Nan Xunran healed the wound, and the boy praised him before saying he did not have a name.
• Nan Xunran named the boy Jue and told him not to call him Father, but Jue asked whether Nan Xunran no longer wanted him.

Nan Xunran ordered Jue to kill Xiao Xueyin, then left with him through a portal. In the Wasteland, Wei Yan saw Jue call Nan Xunran “Father” and was left stunned.

• Nan Xunran asked Jue whether he could take a female form, and Jue explained that he was an artifact who had never been male or female.
• Nan Xunran told Jue to kill the unconscious Xiao Xueyin, and Jue crushed her with a giant palm.
• The system announced Xiao Xueyin's death, reduced Nan Xunran's Heaven's Mandate Points to zero, and awarded him 145,080 Kill Points.
• Jue clung to Nan Xunran's sleeve, opened a door, and followed him through it.
• Nan Xunran and Jue emerged in the Wasteland, where Wei Yan saw Jue call him Father and froze in shock.

Wei Yan learned that Jue was a supreme treasure who could transform into a child, then tried to persuade him to call her mother. Jue accepted a spirit fruit in exchange for keeping her secret and returned to Nan Xunran's side.

• Nan Xunran told Wei Yan that Jue was a supreme treasure in human form.
• Jue transformed into a little girl and told Wei Yan that she was not human.
• Wei Yan coaxed Jue to come closer and secretly asked her to call her mother.
• Wei Yan covered Jue's mouth and offered her food to keep her from telling Nan Xunran.
• Wei Yan gave Jue a spirit fruit, and he transformed back into a boy and offered it to Nan Xunran.
• Jue ate the fruit and pressed close to Nan Xunran as Wei Yan stroked his head.

After returning to the Xiao Family, Wei Yan ordered the slaughter of everyone in the clan to eliminate any threat to Nan Xunran and herself. As the Following Wind Guards activated a dark red formation, several people appeared from its pillar of light, confused to find themselves back at the clan.

• Jue nervously listened as Nan Xunran agreed to take him back to the Nan Clan.
• The Xiao Family patriarch asked Wei Yan where Xiao Xueyin was, and Wei Yan told him she was dead.
• Wei Yan ordered the Following Wind Guards to kill everyone in the Xiao Family, blaming the clan for failing to discipline Xiao Chen and Xiao Xueyin.
• The Xiao Family patriarch pleaded for mercy, but Wei Yan refused and said the Xiao Family would be wiped out.
• The Following Wind Guards trapped the clan in a formation and activated a dark red formation that sent several people falling from a pillar of light.
• One of the newcomers recognized the Xiao Family patriarch and asked how he had returned to the clan.

Wei Yan ordered the Following Wind Guards to kill the Xiao Family members and personally killed the Xiao Family patriarch. The Guards used the blood pool and formation to imprison and destroy the family’s souls, while the patriarch died staring at the scene, unable to rest in peace.

• The Xiao Family members returned unexpectedly from the secret realm, and Wei Yan ordered the Following Wind Guards to kill them.
• The Xiao Family patriarch tried to flee, but Wei Yan appeared before him and stabbed and severed him.
• Wei Yan told the dying patriarch that the Lower Realm’s strongest cultivators only matched ancient prodigies of the Upper Realm.
• The Following Wind Guards turned the Xiao Family’s remains into ash and drew their souls into a blood pool, where the formation destroyed them.
• The Xiao Family patriarch died with his eyes open, his face still marked by unwillingness.

Wei Yan and the Following Wind Guards wiped out the Xiao Family, while Nan Xunran brought Jue to the Nan Clan and explained his unusual nature to Nan Xiao. At the Exotic Beast Hall, Nan Xiaoxiao rampaged in dragon form as the elders waited for Nan Xunran to arrive.

• Wei Yan watched the blood pool vanish after the Xiao Family members’ souls disappeared, then left as the Following Wind Guards hid underground.
• Nan Xiao mistook Jue for Nan Xunran’s son, but Jue explained that his true body was the jade bangle on his wrist.
• Nan Xunran told Nan Xiao Jue’s story and said he would settle him in the Exotic Beast Hall, where Nan Xiao suggested he could play with Nan Xiaoxiao.
• Nan Xiaoxiao transformed into a dragon and caused a storm of snow and falling ice at the Exotic Beast Hall.
• The elders called for Nan Xunran to come help because they could not bring themselves to hurt or subdue Nan Xiaoxiao.

Nan Xunran returned with Jue, whom Nan Xiaoxiao immediately challenged after learning he was an artifact. Their argument escalated into a fight, and Jue's pressure caused the snowy mountain to collapse.

• The elders greeted Nan Xunran as he arrived with Jue, while Nan Xiaoxiao rushed over to welcome her master.
• Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue introduced themselves, and Jue insisted that he was Nan Jue.
• Jue explained that he was an artifact who had taken human form because of Big Brother.
• Nan Xiaoxiao asked whether she could use Jue, and he angrily refused.
• Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue challenged each other to fight, forcing the elders to pull them apart.
• Jue's pressure spread, and the snowy mountain crumbled completely.

Nan Xunran stopped Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue from fighting and urged them to get along. After Jue transformed into a girl to cheer Nan Xiaoxiao, she asked Nan Xunran to play with her, and he agreed.

• Nan Xunran ordered Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue to stop, and they hurried to his side, each clutching his robe.
• Nan Xunran told them to get along, but Nan Xiaoxiao said she wanted him to play with her.
• Jue transformed into a girl, distracting Nan Xiaoxiao and easing their quarrel.
• Nan Xiaoxiao caught Nan Xunran as he began to move away and pleaded for him to stay; he agreed to play with her.
• The elders watched Nan Xiaoxiao cling happily to Nan Xunran and lamented how differently she treated them.

Jue restored the snowy mountain and asked whether he could visit Nan Xunran, while Nan Xiaoxiao tried to make peace with him over their shared longing to see their master. Nan Xunran responded to their show of friendship by conjuring a swing, and Nan Xiaoxiao hugged him happily.

• Jue restored the shattered ice and snow on the mountain, drawing Nan Xiaoxiao's praise.
• Jue asked Nan Xunran if he could visit him, and Nan Xiaoxiao explained that they might still rarely see him because he was often absent.
• Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue agreed to get along and playfully settled on calling each other little sister and big brother.
• Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue clasped hands to show Nan Xunran they had made peace, and he conjured a swing for them.
• Nan Xiaoxiao hugged Nan Xunran's leg and told him she liked him very much.

Nan Xunran left Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue playing at the Exotic Beast Hall and returned to Divine Son Hall, where the system identified Mo Xiyuan as a game player with Infinite Revival. Mo Xiyuan arrived to introduce herself to him.

• Nan Xunran told the elders at the Exotic Beast Hall to play with Nan Xiaoxiao and Jue before leaving.
• The system informed Nan Xunran that Mo Xiyuan, a Saintess of the Golden Flame Palace, was a game player with Infinite Revival and 4,800 Heaven's Mandate Points.
• Nan Xunran asked the system about Mo Xiyuan's game and learned that she could revive after death and needed little rest.
• Mo Xiyuan entered Divine Son Hall and introduced herself to Nan Xunran as the Saintess of the Golden Flame Palace.

Mo Xiyuan told Nan Xunran that her father, the Golden Flame Palace Master, had been gravely injured in an ambush by her younger brother and several elders, and asked to stay with the Nan Clan. After meeting Nan Xunran and becoming flustered by his beauty, she introduced herself, and he asked why she had come.

• Mo Xiyuan told Nan Xunran that her father had come to the Nan Clan to recover from a grave injury without the Golden Flame Palace knowing.
• Mo Xiyuan explained that her younger brother and several elders had ambushed her father, killing the elders before someone took her brother away.
• Mo Xiyuan suspected someone had incited her brother and noted that events had diverged from the original game plot.
• Mo Xiyuan stared at Nan Xunran, privately marveled at his beauty, and wiped her mouth when the System Light Orb said she looked ready to drool.
• Mo Xiyuan introduced herself and shook Nan Xunran's hand, then Nan Xunran asked what had brought her there.

Mo Xiyuan persuaded Nan Xunran to spar with her, hoping to test his strength and take a picture with him using her malfunctioning game panel. At the training grounds, Nan Xunran instantly disarmed her, but let her retreat and urged her to take the fight seriously.

• Mo Xiyuan invited Nan Xunran to spar, and he agreed to go with her to the training grounds.
• Mo Xiyuan tried to use her game panel to take a picture with Nan Xunran, but its functions still did not work.
• Nan Xunran and Mo Xiyuan appeared on the arena as disciples gathered to watch and wagered on the outcome.
• Mo Xiyuan summoned a dark-gold bow and began forming a flaming spiritual arrow to test Nan Xunran's power.
• Nan Xunran appeared in front of Mo Xiyuan and held the Flowing Cloud Fan to her neck before she could shoot.
• Mo Xiyuan pleaded for a chance to fire, and Nan Xunran withdrew his fan and advised her to take the spar seriously.

Mo Xiyuan attacked Nan Xunran with flaming arrows, but he easily deflected them and struck her down. As she struggled on the ground, she realized she had set her pain level to 90%, and the System Light Orb reminded Nan Xunran that game players could take a beating.

• Mo Xiyuan empowered and fired a flaming arrow at Nan Xunran, who stopped it with the Flowing Cloud Fan and swept it aside.
• Mo Xiyuan fired a barrage of arrows, and Nan Xunran blocked each one with his fan.
• Before Mo Xiyuan could release her gigantic flaming arrow, Nan Xunran appeared before her and struck her abdomen with the fan, making her spit blood and collapse.
• Mo Xiyuan tried to touch the hem of Nan Xunran's robe, but an invisible barrier repelled her hand.
• Mo Xiyuan regretted setting her pain level to 90%, and the System Light Orb told Nan Xunran that game players could take a beating.