Chapter Summaries

Gu He learned that Yun Yun had returned and believed she had forgiven him, then prepared to accept Nalan Yanran as his disciple. Yun Yun brought Nalan Yanran to meet him and directly asked whether he would take her as his master, leaving Nalan Yanran worried that the abrupt approach might ruin the arrangement.

• Xiao Yi Xian told Gu He that Yun Yun had returned about ten days earlier, and Gu He took this as a sign that she had forgiven him.
• Gu He extracted the Heavenly Snake Art and decided to give it to Qing Lin after she reached the Dou Zhe realm.
• Gu He woke the next day when Xiao Yi Xian announced that Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran had arrived to see him.
• Gu He greeted Yun Yun warmly and assumed she had dressed up for him.
• Yun Yun asked Gu He directly whether he was willing to accept Nalan Yanran as his disciple, and Nalan Yanran worried the abrupt request would fail.

Yun Yun brought Nalan Yanran to ask Gu He to take her as a disciple, and he agreed despite Yun Yun’s lingering coldness toward him. After Yun Yun hurried Nalan Yanran away with the gifts, Gu He received a system reward for his gift of Jade Bone Powder.

• Gu He agreed to accept Nalan Yanran as his fourth disciple after Yun Yun asked him to.
• Gu He formally welcomed Nalan Yanran and gave her more than a dozen bottles of Jade Bone Powder as a meeting gift.
• Yun Yun took the Jade Bone Powder and dragged Nalan Yanran away before she could properly thank Gu He.
• Yun Yun told Nalan Yanran to come cultivate under Gu He every day, then flew her toward the main peak of the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The system rewarded Gu He with eighteen bottles of Ten Thousand Year Earth Core Body Tempering Milk for giving Nalan Yanran eighteen bottles of Jade Bone Powder.

Gu He prepared seventh-grade Marrow Cleansing Body Tempering Fluid using Ten Thousand Year Earth Core Body Tempering Milk and dozens of medicinal ingredients, then began tempering his body in seclusion. The chapter left him enduring increasingly severe pain as the fluid’s energy spread through his bones and body.

• Gu He decided to refine Marrow Cleansing Body Tempering Fluid with Ten Thousand Year Earth Core Body Tempering Milk as its main ingredient.
• Gu He bought medicinal ingredients from the Miter Auction House, then left the Misty Cloud Sect with Xiao Jin to cultivate in a mountain cave.
• Gu He refined dozens of medicinal ingredients into a tub of multicolored body-tempering fluid and assessed it as nearly seventh-grade Spirit Liquid.
• Gu He entered the tub and began cultivating, allowing the fluid’s energy to enter his body rather than resisting it with Dou Qi.
• The energy transformed Gu He's bones and then spread through his meridians, muscles, cells, and organs, subjecting him to searing pain.

Gu He endured the searing body-tempering until his body transformed and his mind cleared. The vast energy released by the transformation flowed into his Dou Crystal, bringing him to Four-star Dou Zong.

• Gu He endured the burning pain as the tempering refined his bones, meridians, cells, and muscles.
• Nalan Yanran visited Gu He's courtyard to formally pay her respects, but Xiao Yi Xian told her that Gu He had entered seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran left after Xiao Yi Xian promised to notify her when Gu He emerged from seclusion.
• Gu He's burning pain faded, and his transformed body began circulating immense, pure energy through his meridians.
• The energy poured into Gu He's Dou Crystal, expanding it and raising his cultivation to Four-star Dou Zong.

Gu He advanced to five-star Dou Zong after refining fifteen years of cultivation, then attempted to refine the Phoenix Blood Stone. The stone released the Undying Fire, trapping Gu He in a deadly struggle as he fought to refine its blood mist.

• Gu He finished tempering his body and used the system to extract fifteen years of cultivation, enduring the violent energy until he reached five-star Dou Zong.
• Gu He began refining the Phoenix Blood Stone with his Destiny Divine Flame, but its blood mist resisted the flames and then burst from the stone.
• The blood mist entered Gu He's body, where the Undying Fire burned his Dou Qi, blood, flesh, and bones while the Ancient Divine Phoenix's lingering will pressured him.
• Gu He used his Destiny Divine Flame to devour the blood-mist flames, but the released energy continued to scorch him as he struggled to refine it.
• Gu He remained locked in the grueling struggle, and streaks of scarlet light began spreading across his skin.

Gu He endured seven days of refining the Phoenix Blood Stone, advancing to mid-stage Six-star Dou Zong, strengthening his body, and gaining the Undying Fire’s power of nirvana. He returned to Misty Cloud Sect and promised Nalan Yanran the two welcome gifts he had not given her before, then sent his other disciples away and told her to squat in front of him.

• Gu He endured the Divine Phoenix blood mist and used his Destiny Divine Flame to refine it, breaking through in physical strength and cultivation.
• Gu He reached mid-stage Six-star Dou Zong, absorbed the remaining blood mist, and used his Destiny Divine Flame to devour the Divine Phoenix will and the Undying Fire.
• Gu He gained the Undying Fire’s Power of Nirvana and tested it by healing a wound on his arm.
• After seven days of seclusion, Gu He returned to his courtyard, where Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, and Nalan Yanran welcomed him.
• Gu He promised Nalan Yanran the two remaining welcome gifts, sent Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin away, and told Nalan Yanran to squat down in front of him.

Gu He used his Power Transmission ability to raise Nalan Yanran from a seven-star Dou Zhe to a peak nine-star Dou Zhe before she reached her limit. He received a year of cultivation in return and worried that his disciples would soon be too weak to withstand his power, leaving him searching for a solution.

• Nalan Yanran agreed to Gu He's Power Transmission and prepared to endure the pain.
• Gu He transferred energy into Nalan Yanran, who refined it and advanced to an eight-star Dou Zhe, then a nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Nalan Yanran reached peak nine-star Dou Zhe and asked Gu He to stop when the pain became unbearable.
• Gu He ended the Power Transmission, and Nalan Yanran collapsed but celebrated her rapid improvement.
• The system awarded Gu He one year of cultivation, equivalent to a Six-star Dou Zong, and he worried that his disciples could no longer endure his growing strength.

After Nalan Yanran recovered from the Power Transmission ritual, Gu He reassured her and urged her to use Jade Bone Powder to strengthen her body. He then gave her a Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus, whose ability to make her courtyard’s energy ten times denser left her stunned.

• Nalan Yanran apologized to Gu He, believing that she had disappointed him by failing to endure the Power Transmission ritual for long.
• Gu He told Nalan Yanran that her endurance was not her fault and advised her to use Jade Bone Powder daily to strengthen her body and cultivation.
• Nalan Yanran was shocked when Gu He told her to ask him for more Jade Bone Powder whenever she ran out, since each bottle was extremely expensive.
• Gu He gave Nalan Yanran a Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus as her third meeting gift and explained that it gathered the energy of heaven and earth.
• Nalan Yanran realized the lotus could make her courtyard’s energy at least ten times denser than outside and was stunned that Gu He meant to give it to her.

Gu He gave Nalan Yanran a Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus, then received a damaged-origin Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus through the system’s Ten Thousandfold Return. After forming a master-servant contract with it, he discovered that the lotus was intelligent and called itself Cai Lian.

• Gu He gave Nalan Yanran the Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus as compensation intended to help Yun Yun and the Misty Cloud Sect.
• The system rewarded Gu He with a damaged-origin Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus after he granted the lotus to Nalan Yanran.
• Gu He told Nalan Yanran to stabilize her cultivation and promised more rewards when she reached the Dou Master realm, and she left determined to train harder.
• Gu He entered the System Space and examined the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus, whose unusual presence made him suspect it possessed intelligence.
• Gu He formed a master-servant contract with the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus using his essence blood, and the lotus greeted him as Cai Lian.

After forming a master-servant contract with Gu He, the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus revealed a tiny fairy who called him Master. Gu He named her Cai’er and discovered that she could produce a life-giving bead each day, while he remained curious about her other abilities.

• Gu He commanded the system to extract the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus, and a tiny green fairy emerged from it.
• The fairy flew to Gu He, asked him for a hug, and rubbed her face against his.
• Cai’er condensed a green bead and offered it to Gu He, who ate it and gained about a hundred years of lifespan.
• Gu He learned Cai’er could make one bead a day without harming herself.
• Gu He named the fairy Cai’er, and she happily repeated her new name as he asked about her other abilities.

Gu He discovered that Cai'er possessed a Spirit Realm soul and learned about her formidable abilities, including producing lifespan-extending beads and gathering cultivation energy. He resolved to find her a proper place to stay and eventually restore her damaged origin with rare heavenly treasures.

• Cai'er released terrifying soul pressure, and Gu He recognized that she possessed a Spirit Realm soul before asking her to stop.
• Gu He tested Cai'er's abilities and learned that she could produce life-extending green beads, overpower opponents below Dou Zun, create illusions and soul barriers, and gather Star Power and the energy of heaven and earth.
• Gu He learned that Cai'er's damaged origin limited her from her ancient peak strength and that restoring it would require heavenly treasures of the eighth tier or higher.
• Gu He decided to find Cai'er a place outside the System Space where she could be comfortable and use her energy-gathering ability to help Xiao Yi Xian and the others cultivate.

Gu He decided to settle the little one in the Misty Cloud Sect’s secluded back mountain and searched for a suitable valley. His arrival at a valley ruled by a peak fifth-tier giant python disturbed the beast, which surged from its pool to confront him.

• Gu He rejected keeping the little one in his courtyard or a distant mountain range and chose the Misty Cloud Sect’s back mountain for its safety and proximity.
• Gu He swept his soul power across the back mountain and selected a secluded valley with abundant energy and a deep pool.
• A peak fifth-tier giant python rested at the bottom of the pool, keeping other magical beasts away from the valley.
• Gu He appeared beside the pool, and the giant python sensed his aura and burst out of the water.

Gu He subdued a peak fifth-tier Blue Scale Giant Python, intending to train it for Qing Lin, then settled Cai'er and the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus in a valley. The lotus absorbed Star Power and began generating dense natural energy, and Gu He asked Cai'er to conceal the valley with a soul barrier.

• Gu He recognized the Blue Scale Giant Python as a suitable future protector for Qing Lin and defeated it without killing it.
• Gu He caught the unconscious python, stored it in the System Space, and planned to train it before giving it to Qing Lin.
• Gu He brought the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus into the valley and told Cai'er that the cold pool would be her new home.
• Cai'er entered the lotus, which settled in the center of the pool and began absorbing Star Power.
• Gu He sensed the lotus producing vast natural energy and asked Cai'er to hide the entire valley behind a soul barrier.

Gu He realized Cai'er’s Spirit Realm soul force had created a barrier that trapped the valley’s rich natural energy, making it ideal for cultivation and growing spirit medicines. He established a medicinal garden and assigned his pets to guard the valley.

• Cai'er formed a powerful soul barrier over the valley, and Gu He discovered it blocked outside soul-force probes and kept natural energy inside.
• Gu He decided to use the valley’s abundant natural energy to grow spirit medicines and planted several living herbs there.
• Gu He decided he would seek out the Miter Auction House for more spirit medicines with enough vitality to plant.
• Gu He released the Golden Feather Giant Eagle and the Crimson Flame Demonic Flood Dragon, then summoned the Void Beast into the valley.
• Gu He ordered the three pets to stay in the valley, protect Cai'er and the medicinal garden, and kill trespassers unless he led them in.

Gu He allowed the Void Beast to cultivate above the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus after Cai'er confirmed it would not affect her. He left the valley after ordering his beasts to train, while Nalan Yanran arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with news for Yun Yun.

• Gu He warned the Golden Feather Giant Eagle and Crimson Flame Demonic Flood Dragon not to harm the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus.
• The Void Beast asked to cultivate above the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus, explaining that the Void Power there would help it grow stronger.
• Gu He sensed the spatial power and asked Cai'er whether the Void Beast's cultivation would affect her; Cai'er said it would not.
• Gu He allowed the Void Beast to cultivate above Cai'er and told the Crimson Flame Demonic Flood Dragon and Golden Feather Giant Eagle to train, especially ordering Xiao Jin to reach the seventh tier before leaving the valley.
• Gu He left through the soul barrier, and Nalan Yanran hurried into the Misty Cloud Sect's main hall to tell Yun Yun some good news.

Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun that Gu He's Power Transmission had raised her to the peak of Nine-star Dou Zhe, and Yun Yun learned he had also given her a Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus. Yun Yun realized Gu He's generosity and began reconsidering her feelings toward him.

• Yun Yun was astonished when Nalan Yanran revealed she had reached the peak of Nine-star Dou Zhe.
• Nalan Yanran explained Gu He's Power Transmission, and Yun Yun wondered whether using it harmed his cultivation before recalling that he was a Dou Zong.
• Yun Yun urged Nalan Yanran not to disappoint Gu He's efforts, and Nalan Yanran promised she would not.
• Nalan Yanran gave Yun Yun the Seven-Colored Sacred Lotus and explained that it gathered heaven-and-earth energy at ten times the density of the surrounding energy.
• Yun Yun recognized the lotus's value to the Misty Cloud Sect and reflected that what had happened between her and Gu He had not been his fault.

Gu He went to the Miter Auction House to meet Hai Bodong, whom Mittel Tengshan had been hiding since his recent return. After Gu He persuaded Mittel Tengshan to summon him, Gu He reviewed the next auction’s items and waited as Hai Bodong arrived.

• Gu He asked Mittel Tengshan to let him see Hai Bodong, but Mittel Tengshan initially denied that Hai Bodong had returned.
• Gu He insisted that Hai Bodong owed his safe return to him, so Mittel Tengshan admitted Hai Bodong was back and went to inform him.
• While waiting, Gu He learned that an Earth-tier auction would be held in half a month and examined its item list.
• Gu He noted that Shadow Poison Insect eggs could suit Xiao Yi Xian and a Wind Attribute Treasure Sword could suit Nalan Yanran.
• Hai Bodong entered the VIP Room, and Gu He greeted him.

Gu He offered Hai Bodong a deal involving the Longevity Pearl, a rare life-extending treasure. Hai Bodong was intrigued but cautious as Gu He left the terms of the deal unstated.

• Hai Bodong met Gu He and learned that the materials for the Po Zong Pill had not yet been gathered.
• Gu He clarified that he had come to make a different deal and introduced the Longevity Pearl.
• Gu He explained that the Eighth-Grade Spirit Medicine could extend a Dou Emperor’s lifespan by two hundred years and a Dou Zong’s by one hundred.
• Hai Bodong doubted the treasure’s existence until Gu He claimed to possess two Longevity Pearls.
• Gu He asked whether Hai Bodong was interested in a deal involving the pearls.

Gu He negotiated with Hai Bodong to exchange twenty Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines for a Longevity Pearl, agreeing to let Hai Bodong inspect the pearl after ten medicines were collected. He left with the Mittel Family’s seven available medicines, Shadow Poisonous Insect Eggs, and the Wind Chant sword.

• Gu He offered Hai Bodong a Longevity Pearl in exchange for twenty Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines, and Hai Bodong agreed to the deal after setting a condition to inspect the pearl once ten medicines were gathered.
• Hai Bodong summoned Mittel Tengshan, learned the family had seven Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines, and ordered him to deliver them and acquire more.
• Gu He asked Mittel Tengshan for the Shadow Poisonous Insect Eggs and Wind Chant, and Hai Bodong ordered Tengshan to hand them over.
• Mittel Tengshan returned with the insect eggs and sword, and Gu He accepted them and paid for them.
• After receiving the seven spirit medicines, Gu He assured Hai Bodong he would honor their agreement and left.

Gu He developed his valley into a cultivation sanctuary, tended its spirit medicines, and checked on Qing Lin’s rapid progress. After giving her Qi Gathering Powder to attempt a breakthrough to Dou Zhe, he sensed a hesitant woman waiting outside his courtyard.

• Gu He planted seven Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines and, with five more approved by the sect, expanded his garden to twelve Sixth-Grade Spirit Medicines alongside numerous Fourth- and Fifth-Grade ones.
• Over seven days, the Nine-Colored Sacred Lotus filled the valley with dense natural energy, which the Crimson Flame Demonic Flood Dragon, the Golden Feather Giant Eagle, and the spirit medicines consumed.
• Gu He collected a seventh Longevity Pearl from Cai'er and saw that the valley was becoming a cultivation sanctuary.
• Gu He discovered that Qing Lin had reached the ninth stage of Dou Qi, then waited for her cultivation session to end.
• Gu He gave Qing Lin Qi Gathering Powder and asked her to try to become a Dou Zhe that night.
• Gu He sensed a beautiful, hesitant figure outside his courtyard and vanished from the courtyard to approach her.