Chapter Summaries

After Xuan Yi refined two elixirs from one cauldron, Xiao Xun'er asked her about Ye Han. Xuan Yi reacted with hatred but also remembered his teachings and the fact that he had eventually let her go.

• Xuan Yi successfully refined two elixirs from one cauldron, impressing Xuan Kongzi and Tian Leizi.
• Xiao Xun'er asked to speak with Xuan Yi privately, and the others left them alone.
• Xuan Yi served Xiao Xun'er tea before asking why she had come.
• Xiao Xun'er asked whether Xuan Yi knew Ye Han and what kind of person he was.
• Xuan Yi crushed her teacup at Ye Han's name, then recalled both her hatred of him and the alchemy he had taught her.

Xiao Xun'er asked Xuan Yi to join her in taking revenge on Ye Han, forcing Xuan Yi to face feelings she had tried to bury. Xuan Yi resolved to confront Ye Han and discovered that Xiao Yi Xian had also suffered at his hands, then comforted her as she began to tell her story.

• Xiao Xun'er revealed that Ye Han had wronged her too and asked Xuan Yi to help kill him, giving her three days to decide.
• After Xiao Xun'er left, Xuan Yi struggled with her memories and resolved to seek revenge on Ye Han, whatever the cost.
• Xiao Yi Xian entered and startled Xuan Yi, who then spoke Ye Han's name aloud.
• Xuan Yi conjured Ye Han's likeness, and Xiao Yi Xian recognized him and reacted with fear and hatred.
• Xuan Yi embraced Xiao Yi Xian and gently encouraged her to recount what Ye Han had done.

Xuan Yi comforted Xiao Yi Xian and promised to take her along when she sought revenge on the man who had hurt them. Later, the White-Robed Woman told Qian Renxue how her hatred for Ye Han began to turn into love, ending with his saving her after she failed to kill him.

• Xuan Yi recalled how she had rescued Xiao Yi Xian and brought her to Dan Tower as a daughter and student.
• Xuan Yi vowed to avenge herself and Xiao Yi Xian, then agreed to take Xiao Yi Xian with her when she faced their enemy.
• Xiao Yi Xian embraced Xuan Yi and wept with relief after finding someone she could rely on.
• Qian Renxue comforted the White-Robed Woman and asked when she had fallen in love with Ye Han.
• The White-Robed Woman recalled that Ye Han returned during the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament with his memories gone, mistook Ye Chen for her son, and was lured into her plan to kill him.
• The White-Robed Woman explained that she lost their soul collision, but Ye Han saved her.

The White-Robed Woman revealed that Qian Renxue was not Qian Xunji’s biological daughter and that Ye Han had created her after traveling back through time. Reassured that she was not related to Ye Han by blood, Qian Renxue interrogated the White-Robed Woman about how she had gained his trust, then left to find him.

• The White-Robed Woman said a glimpse of the future had changed her feelings toward the man who saved her.
• She told Qian Renxue that Qian Xunji was not her biological father and that Ye Han had created her after returning from the future.
• Qian Renxue revealed she had already sensed a bloodline summons and felt relieved when the White-Robed Woman said Ye Han was not related to her by blood.
• Qian Renxue accused the White-Robed Woman of lying about how she had deceived Ye Han, slapped her, and sealed her cultivation.
• The White-Robed Woman admitted she had used her mistaken identity as Ye Chen’s mother to deceive Ye Han.
• Qian Renxue said she was going to find Ye Han and vowed to reach him before the White-Robed Woman, then vanished.

The White-Robed Woman, calling herself Oriental Bai, chose to help Xiao Xun'er and Xuan Yi seek revenge against the powerful man who had harmed them. Xuan Yi proposed recruiting Qing Xianzi of Hua Zong, whose sect had survived a crisis after several members suddenly broke through to Dou Saint.

• After Qian Renxue left, Xiao Xun'er returned to the inn and cried while telling the White-Robed Woman she had met another victim of the man who had humiliated them.
• The White-Robed Woman comforted Xiao Xun'er, lifted the seal on her cultivation before dawn, and decided to give Qian Renxue time to find Ye Han.
• The White-Robed Woman and Xiao Xun'er spent the day in Saint Elixir City, but Xuan Yi brought Xiao Yi Xian to meet them before their appointed time the next morning.
• Xuan Yi announced she would join Xiao Xun'er, and the White-Robed Woman introduced herself as Oriental Bai and agreed to help with the revenge.
• Xuan Yi suggested contacting Qing Xianzi of Hua Zong, whose sect had overcome a siege after several members broke through to Dou Saint; Xiao Xun'er suspected the man had caused those breakthroughs.

Xuan Yi and Xiao Xun'er suspected that the man who had humiliated them was behind Hua Zong’s sudden rise and traveled there to seek Qing Xianzi’s help in forming an alliance against him. Qing Xianzi’s response remained uncertain, while the White-Robed Woman discovered a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum in the courtyard.

• Xiao Xun'er angrily blamed the man for Hua Zong’s sudden rise, but Xuan Yi urged her to verify the facts before approaching the sect.
• Xuan Yi and Xiao Xun'er agreed to call each other sisters, and Xiao Xun'er invited Xiao Yi Xian to do the same.
• Ten days later, Xuan Yi, Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and the White-Robed Woman arrived at Hua Zong and met Grand Elder Qing Xianzi, whose appearance had changed dramatically.
• Xuan Yi asked Qing Xianzi whether she knew the man who had refined pills and humiliated them, then proposed an alliance to kill him.
• The White-Robed Woman wandered into Qing Xianzi’s courtyard and found a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
• Qing Xianzi was astonished by Xuan Yi’s proposal and recalled the rumors that Xuan Yi had once been captured by the man.

Qing Xianzi joined Xiao Xun'er, Xuan Yi, and Xiao Yi Xian's alliance against Ye Han while secretly intending to help him. After the women celebrated their pact, Xuan Yi took Qing Xianzi's Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Xiao Yi Xian, leaving Qing Xianzi regretting her offer.

• Xiao Xun'er told Qing Xianzi that she and her allies planned to take revenge on Ye Han, and Qing Xianzi agreed to join them while planning to gather intelligence for him.
• Xiao Xun'er, Qing Xianzi, Xuan Yi, and Xiao Yi Xian clasped hands and vowed to eliminate Ye Han, then named Qing Xianzi their leader by age and seniority.
• The women found the White-Robed Woman admiring Qing Xianzi's Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, which she recognized as a powerful foundation-strengthening herb.
• Xuan Yi said the herb could help Xiao Yi Xian and took it after Qing Xianzi offered it, while Xiao Yi Xian noticed Qing Xianzi's reluctance and tugged Xuan Yi's sleeve.

Xiao Xun'er brought Qing Xianzi, Xuan Yi, Xiao Yi Xian, and Oriental Bai to Black-Ink City to seek help from Liu Erlong. When Xiao Xun'er asked where Ye Han, also known as Xiao Han, had gone, Liu Erlong broke into a violent coughing fit.

• Qing Xianzi gave Xiao Yi Xian the item she wanted, then Xiao Xun'er introduced Qing Xianzi to her teacher, Oriental Bai.
• The women left Hua Zong and traveled for three days toward the Black-Corner Region, where Oriental Bai recalled once meeting Ye Han.
• In Black-Ink City, the group learned Ye Han had disappeared and that Liu Erlong was managing Guang Han Palace.
• Liu Erlong welcomed the five women into her courtyard, and she and Oriental Bai sensed an unexplained familiarity with each other.
• Xiao Xun'er asked Liu Erlong where Ye Han had gone, and a violent coughing fit interrupted Liu Erlong before she could answer.

The White-Robed Woman reacted strangely when she heard Ye Han’s name, and Qing Xianzi questioned her about him in the courtyard. Qing Xianzi revealed her own complicated history with Ye Han and declared that she and the White-Robed Woman were in the same camp.

• The White-Robed Woman pretended that her Dou Qi had become unsettled and left the room to meditate in the courtyard.
• Qing Xianzi noticed the White-Robed Woman’s reaction to Ye Han’s name and followed her outside after Liu Erlong agreed to an alliance.
• Qing Xianzi asked why the White-Robed Woman had come to help and what she knew about Ye Han.
• The White-Robed Woman said she owed Xiao Xun Er’s father a favor and asked Qing Xianzi what kind of person Ye Han was.
• Qing Xianzi described how Ye Han had threatened her, remained at her sect for over two years, and eventually made her fall in love with him.
• Qing Xianzi told the White-Robed Woman that they were in the same camp.

The White-Robed Woman grew furious and heartbroken over Ye Han’s other women, while Xiao Xun’er reunited with Ruo Lin at Guang Han Academy and confessed that Ye Han was the man she loved and hated. Hu Niu arrived as Xiao Xun’er asked whether she still hated Ye Han.

• Qing Xianzi told the White-Robed Woman they were in the same camp, then left with Liu Erlong to visit the Guang Han Palace treasury.
• The White-Robed Woman stayed behind, seethed over Ye Han’s many women, and cried in the courtyard.
• Xiao Xun’er traveled to Guang Han Academy and reunited with Ruo Lin, apologizing for bringing Ye Han into her life.
• Ruo Lin urged Xiao Xun’er to let the past go, but Xiao Xun’er revealed that Ye Han was both the person she loved and the one who hurt her most.
• Xiao Xun’er challenged Ruo Lin for defending Ye Han, and Hu Niu arrived and said she still hated him.

Xiao Xun'er and her companions searched for Ye Han and found the Soul Beast clan, but she reconsidered attacking his people after learning he had once saved her. The White-Robed Woman and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger entered the Myriad Demons Nation to investigate, where Di Tian asked where his lord was.

• Xiao Xun'er left Black-Ink City with the White-Robed Woman, Xuan Yi, and the others to seek revenge on Ye Han.
• After years of searching, the women traced Ye Han's connection to the Soul Beast clan and debated whether to approach his clan or attack it.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger reminded Xiao Xun'er that Ye Han had secretly saved her, and Qing Xianzi persuaded the group not to target his clan recklessly.
• The group chose the White-Robed Woman and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger to investigate the clan, and the tiger revealed she belonged to it.
• The White-Robed Woman and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger reached the Myriad Demons Nation, where Di Tian appeared and asked where his lord was.

Di Tian and the former Fierce Beasts met the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, hoping she had news of Ye Han, while Queen Medusa and Yun Yun learned he was still missing. After Queen Medusa confronted Oriental Bai, the tiger left to continue searching for Ye Han, and Yun Yun stayed beside the worried Queen Medusa.

• Di Tian and the former Fierce Beasts arrived after sensing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but she told them she did not know where Ye Han was.
• Xiong Jun challenged the tiger, who invoked Ye Han’s favor and insisted she had parted ways with him years earlier.
• Queen Medusa and Yun Yun arrived, hoped Ye Han had returned, and questioned the tiger about his whereabouts.
• Queen Medusa challenged Oriental Bai, but Yun Yun calmed her before a fight began.
• The tiger departed to search for Ye Han, while Yun Yun reassured Queen Medusa and stayed by her side.

A Chou secretly rescued a gravely wounded young girl and used the healing pills he had stolen to care for her. After days without seeing her improve, he despaired of his own worth, but the girl woke and asked if he had saved her.

• A Chou smuggled the bloodied young girl into his room and gave her a third-grade healing pill.
• A Chou endured the mercenaries’ bullying while secretly tending to the girl in his room.
• A Chou used up his supply of healing pills, found the girl still pale and unresponsive, and blamed himself for failing to save her.
• The young girl revealed that she had awakened earlier and asked A Chou whether he had saved her.

Qing Lin and Ye Han bonded over their unusual appearances, and she began calling him Ye Dage. A month later, Qing Lin found two men abusing the badly wounded Ye Han and confronted them.

• Qing Lin showed Ye Han the scales on her arm, and he called them beautiful instead of expressing disgust.
• Ye Han revealed that his real name was Ye Han, and Qing Lin asked to call him Ye Dage.
• Ye Han worried that he had no pills left to treat Qing Lin, but she thanked him for saving her and said she would recover.
• A month later, two men brought the gravely wounded Ye Han back on a stretcher and complained about having to carry him.
• One man kicked Ye Han off the stretcher, and Qing Lin appeared and threatened the two men with her imposing presence.

After recovering enough to return, Qing Lin found Ye Han being abused by members of the Blood Fiend Mercenary Group and killed them when they refused to spare him. She took the unconscious Ye Han to a cave, where she discovered that his body remained full of life despite a pierced heart and other severe injuries.

• Qing Lin saw two Blood Fiend Mercenary Group servants beating the badly injured Ye Han and killed them with a blast of Dou Qi.
• The Blood Fiend Mercenary Group leader and deputy leader arrived, but Qing Lin demanded an arm from each of them for harming her friend.
• When the two leaders refused, Qing Lin used her Jade Serpent Three-Flower Pupils to control them and make them kill themselves, then absorbed their souls.
• Qing Lin carried the unconscious Ye Han to a cave and found that his heart had been pierced by ice, yet his pulse and life force remained strong despite his empty dantian.
• Qing Lin gave Ye Han another pill, bandaged his wounds, and waited for him to wake.

Ye Han woke injured in a mountain cave beside Qing Lin and struggled down the slope to find food and medicine for her. He returned with two fish, and Qing Lin had awakened but was still too weak to move.

• Ye Han woke in a cave, recognized the unconscious Qing Lin, and carried her onto the stone bed before going out to look for medicinal herbs.
• Ye Han crawled down the steep slope, fell near its base, and later recovered enough to leave the area with a stick as a crutch.
• Ye Han returned to the mountain at dusk with two fish and climbed back to the cave despite reopening his chest wound.
• Qing Lin awakened and told Ye Han that her injuries had left her unable to move, while he reassured her and tried to prepare food.
• Qing Lin gave Ye Han a knife from her spatial bracelet, and he sliced the fish for them to eat uncooked.

Ye Han and the girl shared raw fish in a cave and called each other best friends, giving Ye Han a sense of belonging and a reason to protect her. In the morning, the girl awoke, remembered her past and their bond, then urged the injured Ye Han to take healing pills.

• The girl praised the sashimi and told Ye Han that sharing food with her best friend made it taste delicious.
• Ye Han accepted the girl as his best friend, and they ate the two carp together while laughing.
• At dawn, the girl woke and recalled how the Heavenly Serpent Mansion had trained her before she fled an arranged marriage and was rescued by Ye Han.
• The girl noticed Ye Han's injuries and guilted him into admitting he needed to care for himself.
• The girl gave Ye Han healing pills, and he agreed to listen to her from then on.

Qing Lin encouraged Ye Han to try cultivation techniques, hoping his inability to sense Dou Qi came from the methods rather than a lack of talent. After three days of failure, Ye Han remained unable to cultivate, but Qing Lin urged him not to give up.

• Qing Lin suggested Ye Han might be unable to sense Dou Qi because of his cultivation techniques and offered him several scrolls.
• Ye Han set the techniques aside until after dinner, then shared fish soup with Qing Lin as she told him how much his kindness meant to her.
• Qing Lin taught Ye Han how to meditate and sense Dou Qi, but after three days he still could not detect any.
• Ye Han looked at the moon and despaired that he might be destined to remain ordinary.
• The next morning, Qing Lin comforted Ye Han and promised they would keep searching for cultivation techniques that worked.

Three years after settling in Taoyuan Village, Ye Han gave up hope of cultivating and tried to send Qing Lin away so she could pursue a broader future. He killed himself to sever the tie he believed held her back, and Qing Lin left after mourning him and promising to carry his dream.

• Ye Han told Qing Lin that her injuries had healed and that she should leave, since he was an ordinary man who could not cultivate.
• Qing Lin refused to leave, insisting Ye Han was her family, while he urged her to seek a greater future beyond the village.
• Ye Han stabbed himself in the chest, telling Qing Lin to take his dream with her and live well.
• Qing Lin tried to save Ye Han by pouring dou qi into him, but he died after asking her not to dwell on him.
• After kneeling beside Ye Han's body for three days, Qing Lin kowtowed before his grave and left, vowing to live on carrying his dream.

Lie Yan freed Ye Han from his grave, and he returned to his quiet life in Taoyuan Village, grieving for Qing Lin. Ten years later, Queen Medusa faced growing threats to the Soul Beast clan and asked Zi Yan to help protect them.

• Lie Yan watched Ye Han struggle inside his coffin before blasting apart his grave and letting him escape.
• Ye Han found his injuries healed, returned to his home, and resolved to carry on with life despite losing Qing Lin.
• Ye Han continued farming in Taoyuan Village and grew close to the village children by sharing his cooking.
• Ten years later, Queen Medusa questioned Di Tian about attacks on the Soul Beast clan, but he said their enemies left no evidence.
• Queen Medusa ordered the clans to withdraw and strengthen their defenses, then asked Zi Yan to help hold their position.