Chapter Summaries

At the Black-Ink City Auction, Ye Han bought a young girl and drew Xiao Xun'er's conflicted feelings into sharper focus. As bidding continued on a Two-Pattern Qing Ling Dan, Ye Han spotted the Black-Robed Man and eyed the wealthy factions competing for it.

• Xiao Xun'er questioned her feelings for Ye Han as the annual auction opened at Guang Han Palace.
• The auctioneer sold Han Feng for one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins, then presented a succession of treasures.
• Ye Han bought a twelve- or thirteen-year-old girl, and the auctioneer immediately declared the sale complete because he recognized Ye Han.
• Xiao Xun'er objected to Ye Han's explanation, but his remark that she was not his wife left her hurt.
• Bidding on a Two-Pattern Qing Ling Dan drew the Blood Sect and Black Skull Tomb, and Ye Han spotted the Black-Robed Man while considering taking the factions' wealth.

The Thunderbat Skywings sparked fierce bidding among the auction’s major factions while Ye Han watched from above. Before leaving, Xiao Xun'er warned him about Liu Erlong and received a Flight Combat Skill from him, then playfully returned to test his promise about revealing his true face.

• The Blood Sect sect master bid six hundred thousand for the Two-Pattern Qing Ling Pill after the Black Skull Tomb’s leader tricked him into raising the price, angering Fan Ling.
• The auctioneer presented the Thunderbat Skywings, a Flight Combat Skill that set off fierce bidding among the major factions, including the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Han she was leaving and warned him that Liu Erlong was not as obedient as he thought.
• Ye Han gave Xiao Xun'er the upgraded Thunder Skywings and refused to show her his true face, promising he might do so the next time they met.
• Xiao Xun'er reopened the door to ask if that counted as their next meeting, then fled when Ye Han raised his hand as if to strike her.

At the auction, Xiao Yan recognized an incomplete map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and tried to buy it, but the Blood Sect’s sect master outbid him. Ye Han watched from a private room as the auction continued and ended with the unveiling of the Earth-Rank Three Thousand Thunders Movement.

• Xiao Yan recognized the damaged map as a fragment connected to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame and decided he had to obtain it.
• Xiao Yan bid 110,000 gold coins, but the Blood Sect’s sect master joined the bidding and drove the price to 200,000 gold coins.
• Xiao Yan stopped bidding and concealed his intention to take the map later, while Ye Han watched from his private room.
• A delicate woman from the Heavenly Serpent Mansion won the Three-Pattern Qing Ling Pill, and the auction proceeded through more valuable items.
• The auctioneer revealed the Earth-Rank Low-Level movement technique Three Thousand Thunders Movement, drawing the crowd’s attention.

After the auction ended, Ye Han and Liu Erlong followed a chain of pursuers into an ambush over the Yin-Yang Xuanlong Pill. The Blood Sect's sect master seized the treasure and defeated the Black Skull Tomb group, but the Black Robed Man stole Three Thousand Thunders Movement from him.

• The auction ended after the Black Skull Tomb won Three Thousand Thunders Movement and the Yin-Yang Xuanlong Pill was presented as its finale.
• Ye Han took Liu Erlong outside, concealed their auras, and followed the Black Robed Man, who was tailing the Blood Sect's sect master.
• The Blood Sect ambushed the Heavenly Serpent Mansion group to take the Yin-Yang Xuanlong Pill, and the sect master sent his son away with the treasure.
• The Blood Sect's sect master encountered the returning Black Skull Tomb members and wiped them out after a fierce battle.
• The Black Robed Man used a powerful suction force to snatch Three Thousand Thunders Movement from the Blood Sect's sect master.

Ye Han and Liu Erlong watched the Black Robed Man destroy the Blood Sect, then continued their journey together. As Ye Han carried Liu Erlong home, she decided to embrace their marriage and be reckless for once.

• The Blood Sect's young sect master recognized the Black Robed Man and ordered his men to surround him.
• The Blood Sect's young sect master attacked alone with ordinary subordinates, but the Black Robed Man defeated them and wiped out the Blood Sect.
• The Snow sect master returned and blamed Skull Tomb for the battle's aftermath.
• Ye Han promised to refine pills for Liu Erlong so she could resume cultivation and travel with him across the Central State Continent.
• After Ye Han carried her home, Liu Erlong reflected on his care for her and resolved to embrace being his wife for the remainder of her life.

Ye Han helped Liu Erlong recover and begin cultivating, then left her under Hu Niu’s protection as he traveled toward Canaan Academy with Nalan Yanran and another woman. The group reached Peaceful Town, where the pressure of a nearby tree kept the Black-Corner Region’s chaos at bay.

• Ye Han helped Liu Erlong advance to Grand Dou Shi in three days, and she recognized that she needed to slow down and strengthen her foundation.
• Ye Han told Liu Erlong he would leave the next morning for a journey lasting two to six months, and she hid that she was awake as he departed.
• Ye Han left the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and Demon Spirit to guard Liu Erlong and traveled with Nalan Yanran and another woman toward Canaan Academy.
• Ye Han flew the two women to a hill overlooking the town near Canaan Academy after their clinging slowed their journey.
• Ye Han led the women into Peaceful Town, where a fierce tree’s pressure maintained an unusual calm.

Ye Han, Nalan Yanran, and Yao Ye entered Peaceful Town and passed its Enforcement Team checkpoint. Xiao Yan arrived soon after, learned the team knew him through Xiao Xun'er, and was shaken by memories of seeing her with Ye Han.

• Ye Han led Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye past the Dead Spirit Tree and into Peaceful Town, where they encountered a strange inspecting fluctuation.
• The Enforcement Team stopped Ye Han and the women, required them to swallow pills, and let them enter after Ye Han secretly destroyed the pills’ effects.
• Xiao Yan arrived at the town checkpoint and told the Enforcement Team he was a Canaan Academy student who had crossed the Black-Corner Region alone.
• The Enforcement Team recognized Xiao Yan through Xiao Xun'er and told him she had returned to the academy a few days earlier.
• Xiao Yan recalled seeing Xiao Xun'er sitting in Ye Han’s arms and kissing him, then hid his distress from the Enforcement Team captain.

Ye Han forged entry badges and brought Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye into Canaan Academy, where he came to pursue Heavenly Flames and watch the tournament. At the tournament, Xiao Xun'er finally noticed him and reacted with terror.

• Ye Han entered the city with Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye, then followed Xiao Yan’s injured passersby and stole their academy badges.
• Ye Han used Supreme Yang Fire and a formation to forge three badges, then entered Canaan Academy with the two women.
• Ye Han brought Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye to the annual academy tournament and took a seat beside the competing students and teachers.
• After Xiao Xun'er won her match, she ran to greet a woman nearby without noticing Ye Han.
• Ye Han deliberately coughed to catch Xiao Xun'er’s attention, and she froze in terror when she saw him.

Ye Han confronted Xiao Xun'er at Canaan Academy and claimed that she was his fiancée, then held her helpless as Xiao Yan arrived and recognized him. The chapter ended with Xiao Yan facing Ye Han while Xiao Xun'er struggled to break free.

• Ye Han greeted Xiao Xun'er and Instructor Ruo Lin, then claimed that Xiao Xun'er was his fiancée and that Gu Yuan had arranged their marriage.
• The arena announced Xiao Yan's match against Xue Beng, and Xiao Yan arrived with a dramatic entrance after the crowd had assumed he would not show up.
• Xiao Yan defeated Xue Beng with one strike and searched the crowd for Xiao Xun'er.
• Xiao Yan spotted Ye Han, drew his black ruler, and confronted him with hatred and fear.
• Ye Han pulled Xiao Xun'er into his arms and stopped her Dou Qi from circulating, leaving her unable to escape while the onlookers hesitated to intervene.

Ye Han trapped Xiao Xun'er by claiming her father had arranged their marriage and presenting a convincing replica of her pendant. Xiao Xun'er fled in despair, while Ye Han kept the deception hidden.

• Xiao Yan ignored Xiao Xun'er's pleading gaze as Ye Han taunted him about his weakness and his injury.
• Ye Han seized Bai Shan with Dou Qi, knocked him unconscious, and declared that Xiao Xun'er was his woman.
• After someone questioned whether Ye Han could force Xiao Xun'er despite their alleged marriage agreement, Ye Han released her and claimed he had her birth details as proof.
• Xiao Xun'er demanded a token, so Ye Han showed her a jade-green pendant and claimed her father had given it to him.
• Xiao Xun'er recognized the pendant as matching the one she had worn since childhood, saw another pendant on Ye Han's chest, and ran away in despair.
• Ye Han revealed internally that he had created the second pendant with Ultimate Ice and had fooled Xiao Xun'er.

Ye Han tried to follow Xiao Xun'er, but Instructor Ruo Lin persuaded him to wait while Xiao Yu comforted her. On the hillside, Xiao Xun'er ended her relationship with Xiao Yan after he confronted her about what he had seen at the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild.

• Instructor Ruo Lin stopped Ye Han from chasing Xiao Xun'er, and Xiao Yu went after her instead.
• Yao Ye called herself and Nalan Yanran Ye Han's maids to keep him from being put in an awkward position.
• Instructor Ruo Lin questioned Ye Han about his identity, while Xiao Yan left the arena after his match.
• Xiao Yu stayed with Xiao Xun'er on a hillside until Xiao Xun'er asked her to leave.
• Xiao Yan confronted Xiao Xun'er about her supposed affair with Ye Han, and Xiao Xun'er said they should make a clean break.

After Xiao Xun'er left, Ye Han soothed Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye, then sensed that Xiao Xun'er was heading toward Xiao Han. He vanished to follow her, intending to obtain the Innate Yin Essence of her God-Tier Bloodline.

• Xiao Xun'er left Xiao Yan, who roared that he would kill Ye Han, while she struggled with her reluctance to leave him.
• Ruo Lin let Ye Han go after warning him not to bully Xiao Xun'er, and Ye Han departed with Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye.
• Ye Han teased Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye about marriage, kissed Yao Ye, and ran from Nalan Yanran until she caught him.
• Ye Han explained that his cultivation meant he could not remain devoted to only one person, and Nalan Yanran and Yao Ye accepted his apology before entering his spatial ring to cultivate.
• Ye Han sensed Xiao Xun'er moving away and deduced that she was going to find Xiao Han, then vanished to follow her and pursue her Innate Yin Essence.

Ye Han disguised himself and staged a chance meeting with Xiao Xun'er, who agreed to take him into Canaan Academy the next day. Beneath the moon, Xiao Xun'er shared wine and began telling him about her past, ending with a trembling account of how he had forced her to kiss him.

• Ye Han disguised himself, raced ahead of Xiao Xun'er, and pretended to encounter her on the road.
• Xiao Xun'er agreed to take Ye Han into Canaan Academy the next day and asked to speak with him somewhere private.
• Ye Han carried Xiao Xun'er to a flower-covered hillside, where she asked him for wine.
• Xiao Xun'er drank with Ye Han, teased him about his claims, and asked him to share another poem.
• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Han a story about her childhood and tearfully described how he had forced her to kiss him.

Xiao Xun'er confided in Ye Han about her unwanted engagement and desire for revenge, then kissed him and spent the night with him. By morning, she was embarrassed, and Ye Han offered to carry her to Canaan Academy.

• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Han that her childhood sweetheart hated her and that she had been forced into an engagement she refused to accept.
• Xiao Xun'er tested Ye Han’s attraction to her, then sat on his knees and kissed him despite his protests that he was married.
• Xiao Xun'er and Ye Han spent the night together, and Ye Han’s strength rose to the peak of the Dou King realm.
• Xiao Xun'er woke embarrassed and sore, and Ye Han helped her get dressed while teasing her about the previous night.
• Ye Han reminded Xiao Xun'er that she had promised to take him to Canaan Academy and offered to carry her.

Xiao Xun'er confessed that she had slept with Ye Han to take revenge on another man, then begged him to let her handle the consequences herself. After she left, Ye Han revealed that he had staged the situation and headed back to Canaan Academy, intent on punishing everyone involved.

• Xiao Xun'er told Ye Han she had used him to retaliate against a man and admitted she liked him.
• Ye Han spanked Xiao Xun'er, then comforted her and warned her not to repeat her reckless plan.
• Xiao Xun'er refused Ye Han's offer to confront the man, insisting she would handle the matter herself and remain loyal to him.
• Xiao Xun'er left without seeing Ye Han's face, saying she would remove his mask when they met again.
• Ye Han removed his Ice Mask, revealed his unfamiliar face, and sped back to Canaan Academy to pursue his revenge.

Ye Han searched for Xiao Xun'er and confronted her when she returned injured, demanding to know which man she had been with. After Ruo Lin shielded Xiao Xun'er from his attack, Ye Han grabbed her and asked how she would take responsibility.

• Ye Han questioned Instructor Ruo Lin and Xiao Yu about Xiao Xun'er after searching for her all night, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Ning left for their match.
• Ye Han and the two women set out to search the town, and Xiao Yu accidentally collided with Ye Han when he stopped abruptly.
• Xiao Xun'er returned limping, and Ye Han demanded to know who the man was; when she pretended not to know, he swung at her.
• Ruo Lin shoved Xiao Xun'er aside and stopped Ye Han's blow, then threatened to persuade Xiao Xun'er's parents to cancel the engagement.
• Ye Han grabbed Ruo Lin by the collar and asked how she would take responsibility for what had happened, then gave Xiao Yu a knowing look.

Xiao Xun'er was freed by Ye Han after he learned she had been with another man, then competed at Canaan Academy and reflected on her growing strength and feelings for Ye Han. The chapter ended with a mysterious figure embracing her from behind at night and telling her not to be afraid.

• Ruo Lin and Xiao Yu learned that Xiao Xun'er had given herself to the man she loved, while Ye Han had declared he had no interest in used goods and released her.
• Xiao Xun'er reassured Ruo Lin that she was well after taking a pill from Ye Han, and the three women went to the Martial Arts Arena.
• Xiao Yan won his matches, entered the top five, and earned the chance to visit Canaan Academy's Library Pavilion.
• Xiao Xun'er won her own matches with ease and realized her strength had risen to just short of Dou Ling.
• That night, a tall figure appeared behind Xiao Xun'er, embraced her, and told her it was him.

Ye Han secretly visited Xiao Xun'er at Canaan Academy, and the two spent the night together while he tried to advance his cultivation. The next morning, Xiao Xun'er returned to her classmates as Ye Han decided to pursue another target, while the girls questioned her about the meowing they had heard overnight.

• Ye Han entered Xiao Xun'er's room in disguise, startled her, and reassured her before kissing her.
• Ye Han asked Xiao Xun'er where Ye Han was, but she insisted that she would handle the matter herself.
• Xiao Xun'er spent the night with Ye Han and urged him to visit Liu Erlong rather than confront Ye Han.
• In the morning, Xiao Xun'er asked Ye Han not to return until she found him, and Ye Han failed to reach the Dou Emperor realm.
• Xiao Xun'er joined her classmates, who asked whether she had kept a cat after hearing meowing from her room.

Xiao Xun'er faced teasing about the noises from her room and firmly told her friends that she and Xiao Yan were over. At Canaan Academy's final selection tournament, Ye Han watched the fifty qualifiers gather and told Instructor Ruo Lin to meet him by the artificial hill that night.

• Xiao Xun'er brushed off her friends' questions about the supposed cat noises and warned them not to mention Xiao Yan again.
• Xiao Yu suspected that Xiao Xun'er had spent the night with a man and wondered whether he had been Xiao Yan.
• Ye Han surveyed the tournament contestants, including Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, Bai Shan, Wu Hao, and Hu Jia, as the fifty qualifiers assembled.
• Vice Principal Hu Qian announced that the contestants would compete for better rankings and greater Inner Courtyard rewards.
• Ye Han confronted Instructor Ruo Lin and told her to meet him by the artificial hill in the academy's back mountain that night.

Ruo Lin went to meet Ye Han after the tournament, intending to address the trouble involving Xiao Xun'er, but Ye Han pressured her into becoming his woman. He followed her to her dormitory and declared that he would take responsibility for her from then on.

• Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yan stood together in the arena, and Xiao Yan jumped down rather than continue under the crowd's pressure.
• Ruo Lin left her students and went to the academy's back mountain to meet Ye Han, whom she found cultivating near a breakthrough.
• Ye Han dismissed Ruo Lin's advice about giving up on Xiao Xun'er and insisted that a man should pursue the woman he wanted.
• Ye Han pulled Ruo Lin into his embrace and kissed her, and she later returned to her dormitory in confusion and distress.
• Ye Han followed Ruo Lin into her dormitory, told her she was his woman, and moved toward her again.