Chapter Summaries

Bai Ye survived the combined attack of three Shangqing experts without serious injury and protected Zhang Xiaofan, shocking both the Qingyun Sect and the Demonic Path. After pulling Lu Xueqi into his arms and kissing her forehead, Bai Ye prepared to face the Demonic Path cultivators again.

• Lu Xueqi stepped in front of Bai Ye as three Shangqing experts launched a combined attack, and Bai Ye pulled her into his embrace before the strike landed.
• The attack shook the Jade Purity Hall and filled the area with dust, while the Demonic Path leaders expected Bai Ye and Zhang Xiaofan to be dead.
• Bai Ye emerged with Zhang Xiaofan unharmed, revealing that his powerful body and True Qi had allowed him to withstand the attack.
• Bai Ye kissed Lu Xueqi on the forehead, leaving her flustered and making Bi Yao furious.
• Bai Ye faced the Demonic Path cultivators as sword Qi surged around him, while Lu Xueqi reluctantly returned to Grandmaster Shuiyue and the others.

Bai Ye declared that he would defeat the Demonic Path forces with one sword, then gathered heaven-shaking sword qi across Tongtian Peak. As he unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, the Demonic Path forces prepared to retreat, but the attack’s outcome remained unknown.

• Bai Ye announced that one sword would settle the battle, provoking laughter and anger from the Demonic Path cultivators.
• Dao Xuan said the Qingyun Sect would consider using the Immortal Slaughtering Sword if Bai Ye failed, and Tian Buyi warned him of its corrupting backlash.
• Bai Ye’s sword qi transformed the heavens and shook Tongtian Peak, stunning both Orthodox Path and Demonic Path fighters.
• Wan Jianyi told Cang Song that he had atoned for his crimes through merit, then watched Bai Ye’s overwhelming display.
• Zhang Xiaofan identified Bai Ye’s technique as Myriad Swords Return to Origin, and Ghost King ordered Azure Dragon and the others to prepare to retreat.
• Bai Ye raised the Demon Suppressing Divine Sword and slashed downward, sending countless qi swords rushing toward the battlefield.

Bai Ye unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin against the Demonic Cult forces besieging Qingyun Sect, forcing the four faction leaders and the surviving cultivators to flee. After recovering from the technique's toll, Bai Ye was celebrated at Qingyun, while the defeated Demonic Cult leaders counted their devastating losses and Yu Yangzi vowed revenge.

• Bai Ye's Myriad Swords Return to Origin rained sword shadows across Tongtian Peak, and Ghost King, Poison God, Yu Yangzi, and the other leaders ordered a retreat.
• The Demonic Cult leaders joined forces to break through the sword domain, leaving hundreds of cultivators dead as they escaped beyond its range.
• Tian Buyi, Su Ru, Daoxuan, Wan Jianyi, and others rushed to help Bai Ye after his True Qi was depleted.
• Bai Ye recovered after taking spirit medicines, and Qingyun Sect's disciples cheered him for saving the sect.
• Ghost King, Danyangzi, Poison God, Lady Sanmiao, and the survivors counted fewer than a hundred escapees, while Yu Yangzi vowed to kill Bai Ye.

After Bai Ye helped Qingyun Sect repel the Demonic Path, Zhang Xiaofan warned the retreating factions about the Immortal Slaughtering Sword. Back at the sect, Dao Xuan restored Cang Song to command of Longshou Peak and gave Zhang Xiaofan a chance to return.

• Zhang Xiaofan warned Wan Renwang, Poison God, and the others that Dao Xuan could destroy them with the Immortal Slaughtering Sword and Qingyun Sect's formation, so they agreed to leave quickly.
• Dao Xuan sent the disciples to arrange funerals for their fallen companions and kept Bai Ye in Jade Purity Hall, where Wan Jianyi praised his strength and service.
• Dao Xuan restored Longshou Peak to Cang Song, recognizing his undercover mission and allowing his merits to offset his betrayal.
• Dao Xuan asked Bai Ye how Zhang Xiaofan should be dealt with, then let Zhang Xiaofan go and left open the possibility of his return to Qingyun Sect.

Ten years after Qingyun Sect repelled the Demonic Cult, Bai Ye had reached Shangqing Nine Peak while living quietly on Dazhu Peak. He decided to travel with Yan Lingji after Tian Buyi agreed and asked him to look for news of Zhang Xiaofan.

• Bai Ye reflected on the decade of peace at Qingyun Sect and his steady growth through the Monthly Check-in System.
• Yan Lingji complained that Bai Ye had kept her at Qingyun Sect for ten years, so he promised to take her out after visiting Tian Buyi and Su Ru.
• Bai Ye met Tian Buyi, Su Ru, Song Daren, and the other disciples in Shouxin Hall, where they remarked on his strength and his approach to the Taiqing Realm.
• Tian Buyi approved Bai Ye's trip and asked him to investigate what had happened to the missing Zhang Xiaofan.
• Bai Ye and the others shared dinner in Shouxin Hall.

Bai Ye joined the Qingyun Sect disciples summoned by Dao Xuan and was assigned to travel to the Western Marsh, where a Strange Treasure had appeared and the Demonic Cult was gathering. As the group prepared to leave, a mysterious man in black appeared in Dazhu Peak’s Black Bamboo Grove.

• Bai Ye and Yan Lingji arrived at Tongtian Peak, where Qingyun Sect disciples including Lu Xueqi and Zeng Shushu greeted him.
• Zeng Shushu told Bai Ye that Dao Xuan had summoned the younger disciples, and that they were expected to go out for training.
• Dao Xuan revealed that a Strange Treasure had appeared in the Western Marsh and that the Demonic Cult was sending forces to claim it.
• Dao Xuan assigned the disciples to travel to the Western Marsh and told Bai Ye to accompany them, but warned him not to intervene unless danger arose.
• Dao Xuan said Heavenly Sound Temple and Incense Valley would also send people, then a man in black appeared in Dazhu Peak’s Black Bamboo Grove and called out to Big Yellow and Little Gray.

Zhang Xiaofan returned to Dazhu Peak with Bi Yao to visit old friends, but Bai Ye was absent, so they left after seeing Big Yellow and Little Gray. Meanwhile, Qi Hao prepared the Qingyun disciples for their expedition to Western Wilderness Marsh.

• Zhang Xiaofan reunited with Big Yellow and Little Gray in Black Bamboo Grove and recalled his days at Qingyun Sect.
• Bi Yao criticized Bai Ye and speculated that You Ji's two children were his, while Zhang Xiaofan agreed that they resembled Bai Ye.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao left Dazhu Peak after learning Bai Ye was not there and hearing that Bi Yao's father had summoned them.
• Tian Ling'er caught Big Yellow and Little Gray making a commotion and chased them through the bamboo grove.
• Qi Hao told the disciples to prepare for the expedition to Western Wilderness Marsh and gather at noon to depart.

Bai Ye and Yan Lingji traveled to the Western Wilderness Marsh, where a strange treasure had drawn righteous and demonic experts. They arrived as Jin Ping'er fought a group of Merman Race creatures, and Bai Ye recognized both her and the danger their presence implied.

• Bai Ye, Lu Xueqi, and the Qingyun Sect training party reached a small city, where Yan Lingji complained about being stuck watching Bai Ye and Lu Xueqi flirt.
• Lu Xueqi left with Qi Hao, Zeng Shushu, and the other Qingyun Sect disciples, while Bai Ye and Yan Lingji set out separately toward the Western Wilderness Marsh.
• Bai Ye and Yan Lingji traveled leisurely for a month before reaching the marsh, where poisonous creatures fled from Bai Ye's Black Water Mysterious Serpent bloodline.
• Bai Ye and Yan Lingji heard fighting and found Jin Ping'er battling several shark-like Merman Race creatures.
• Jin Ping'er killed the creatures, sensed two approaching auras, and demanded to know who was there.

Bai Ye and Yan Lingji met Jin Ping'er in the Western Wilderness Marsh, where she revealed that the Demonic Cult's four major sects were pursuing the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove. After Bai Ye left for the marsh's depths, Jin Ping'er followed him.

• Jin Ping'er recognized Bai Ye and traded teasing, seductive remarks with Yan Lingji while Bai Ye tried to redirect their attention.
• Bai Ye asked why Jin Ping'er had been fighting the Merman Race, and she questioned how the mermen had reached the Central Plains from the Southern Border.
• Bai Ye said he was looking for his Qingyun Sect fellow disciples and had been tasked with keeping them safe.
• Jin Ping'er revealed that the Myriad Poisons Sect, Ghost King Sect, Joyful Union Sect, and Longevity Hall had sent elites to seek the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove.
• Jin Ping'er told Bai Ye that his junior brother Zhang Xiaofan now led the Ghost King Sect under the name Young Master Ghost Li.
• Bai Ye and Yan Lingji headed deeper into the marsh, and Jin Ping'er followed them.

Bai Ye, Yan Lingji, and Jin Ping'er ventured deeper into the Western Desolate Marsh as Ghost King Sect forces searched for the Yellow Bird. Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao led the mission, while Azure Dragon and You Ji followed separately, determined to secure the treasure for their sect.

• Jin Ping'er followed Bai Ye and Yan Lingji into the marsh, where the creatures they encountered fled from their path.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Bi Yao that the Ghost King Sect Leader had sent them to keep the treasure from rival factions, and Bi Yao worried about encountering Qingyun Sect and Bai Ye.
• Bi Yao complained about Xuan'er and Yue'er’s talent and joked about spanking them when she returned, while Zhang Xiaofan urged her to focus on their mission.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao led the Ghost King Sect experts deeper into the marsh.
• Azure Dragon and You Ji emerged after the group departed, and You Ji declared that Yellow Bird had to fall into Ghost King Sect’s hands.

You Ji confirmed to Azure Dragon that Bai Ye was the father of her twins, You Yue and You Xuan, and vowed not to let him take them away. While You Ji went to the Western Wilderness Marsh, the children secretly escaped from Fox Den Mountain to search for their father.

• You Ji admitted that Bai Ye had fathered You Yue and You Xuan, and told Azure Dragon she would never let him take the children.
• Azure Dragon and You Ji agreed to continue following Xiao Fan and the others as they pursued the Yellow Bird matter.
• You Xuan told You Yue he planned to find their father at the Western Wilderness Marsh, where a Strange Treasure had appeared.
• You Yue agreed to go with You Xuan after they reasoned that their Black Dragon Bloodline would help them handle danger.
• You Yue and You Xuan evaded the Ghost King Sect's patrols, summoned their magical treasures, and flew away from Fox Den Mountain.

After You Yue and You Xuan escaped the Ghost King Sect to search for their father in the Western Wilderness Marsh, Wan Renwang learned where they had gone and prepared to pursue them. The children reached Great King Village, where an old man called Oracle Ironmouth approached them.

• Ghost Advisor told Wan Renwang that You Yue and You Xuan had likely headed to the Western Wilderness Marsh, and said he could track them using a safeguard he had placed on them.
• Wan Renwang learned that the children might possess the Black Water Mysterious Serpent bloodline, recognized their connection to Bai Ye, and decided to set out after them.
• You Yue and You Xuan traveled west on their magical treasures, asking for directions in cities and evading people who tried to rob them without killing anyone.
• You Yue and You Xuan arrived at Great King Village, spent money freely, and wandered through the streets after eating.
• Oracle Ironmouth approached the children, declared that they were fated with him, and guessed that they had come to find someone.

Zhou Yixian and Xiao Huan met You Yue and You Xuan in Great King Village while the children searched for their father. After Xiao Huan confirmed their father was in the Western Wilderness Marsh, Zhou Yixian took gold from them and offered to accompany them inside.

• Zhou Yixian tried to earn travel money by offering to tell You Yue and You Xuan's fortunes.
• You Xuan paid Zhou Yixian a gold ingot to learn whether their father was in the wilderness.
• Xiao Huan recognized the children as the unborn babies of a woman in black gauze whom she had read for before.
• Xiao Huan told You Yue and You Xuan that their father was in the Western Wilderness Marsh and warned them it was dangerous.
• Zhou Yixian offered to accompany the children into the marsh, and You Yue paid him another gold ingot.

You Yue and You Xuan brought Xiao Huan and Zhou Yixian into the Great Desolate Marsh, where the children’s strength and unusual abilities became clear. When Fishmen ambushed the group, the siblings killed them in a single strike, shocking the arriving Qingyun Sect disciples.

• You Yue and You Xuan revealed that they could fly on their magic treasures, while Xiao Huan and Zhou Yixian admitted they could not fly.
• The siblings carried Xiao Huan and Zhou Yixian through the air into the Great Desolate Marsh, then landed when their passengers could no longer endure the flight.
• As the group traveled deeper into the marsh, venomous creatures avoided You Yue and You Xuan.
• Fishmen burst from a pool and attacked Xiao Huan, but You Yue and You Xuan swiftly killed them with their Strange Treasures.
• Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, Qi Hao, and Lin Jingyu arrived and were shocked to see the children defeat Fishmen with strength comparable to Jade Pure Late Stage.

You Yue and You Xuan joined Lu Xueqi and the others as they traveled deeper into the Western Desolate Marsh in search of their father. A huge black-scaled Monster Serpent approached, and the group braced for danger.

• You Xuan and You Yue told Lu Xueqi's group they had come into the marsh to find their father, whom they had never met.
• The siblings said they were invincible below the Shangqing Realm and claimed to come from the Sky Fox Mountain Range.
• You Yue said they would capture their father and take him home so their mother could spank him.
• Lu Xueqi invited the siblings, Xiao Huan, and Zhou Yixian to travel with her group for safety.
• The group camped, then continued deeper into the marsh the next morning.
• You Xuan and You Yue sensed a huge black-scaled Monster Serpent approaching through the fog, alarming Lu Xueqi and the others.

You Yue and You Xuan confronted the Black Water Mysterious Serpent when it appeared in the Western Wilderness Marsh, protecting Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and the others. The serpent fled after the two children displayed their lightning power, leaving everyone astonished.

• You Yue and You Xuan sensed the Black Water Mysterious Serpent approaching, and Zeng Shushu recognized the legendary beast.
• Xiao Huan divined that she, Zhou Yixian, and the others would be safe only if they stayed beside the two children.
• The Black Water Mysterious Serpent emerged from the mist and threatened to swallow the group, while You Yue and You Xuan warned it to leave their friends alone.
• You Yue and You Xuan rose before the serpent and unleashed lightning power, darkening the sky with thunderclouds.
• The Black Water Mysterious Serpent showed fear and fled, leaving Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and the others stunned.

You Xuan and You Yue drove off the Black Water Mysterious Serpent, stunning the cultivators with their Heavenly Divine Eyes and innate command of Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. The next morning, Bai Ye, Yan Lingji, and Jin Ping'er followed a strange treasure’s aura into the Death Swamp and discovered the enormous root of a colossal tree.

• You Xuan and You Yue returned after driving off the Black Water Mysterious Serpent, and You Xuan explained that they were born with Heavenly Divine Eyes and could communicate with Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
• Qi Hao urged Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, and the others to rest and find a safe place for the night before continuing their journey.
• At dawn, Bai Ye told Yan Lingji and Jin Ping'er that the strange treasure in the forest might soon emerge and led them deeper into the Death Swamp.
• Bai Ye sensed the Black Water Mysterious Serpent’s familiar aura and continued onward, while Yan Lingji and Jin Ping'er followed through the thickening mist.
• The three discovered a tree root nearly twenty meters tall, and Bai Ye flew up into the mist to investigate the colossal tree.

Bai Ye, Yan Lingji, and Jin Ping'er reached the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove atop the Sky-Piercing Giant Tree, where they encountered Qin Wuyan and reunited with Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao. As more figures arrived, the treasure site filled with powerful factions and the story left the group facing a growing crowd.

• Bai Ye, Yan Lingji, and Jin Ping'er climbed through the fog and found the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove atop the Sky-Piercing Giant Tree.
• Qin Wuyan arrived and recognized Bai Ye, becoming wary of him.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao arrived, and Bai Ye exchanged greetings with them.
• Bi Yao criticized Bai Ye over You Ji, while Jin Ping'er teased him about his romantic history.
• More figures emerged from the clouds, and a baby's voice marveled at the giant tree and joked about using it for firewood.

Bai Ye reunited with Lu Xueqi and the others at the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove and felt an inexplicable closeness to two children who had arrived with them. Bi Yao and Zhang Xiaofan recognized the children as You Yue and You Xuan, who admitted they had secretly left the Ghost King Sect to find their father.

• Lu Xueqi, Zeng Shushu, Qi Hao, Xiao Huan, and Zhou Yixian arrived at the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove and greeted Bai Ye.
• Zeng Shushu teased Bai Ye about Jin Ping'er, and Bai Ye identified her as a member of the Joyful Union Sect, making Lu Xueqi and the others wary.
• You Yue and You Xuan discussed whether the Sky-Piercing Giant Tree should be used for firewood or to build a house, while Bai Ye felt a strange bond with them.
• Bi Yao grabbed You Yue and You Xuan by the ears, and Zhang Xiaofan asked how they had reached the Western Wilderness Marsh.
• You Yue and You Xuan confessed that they had sneaked out of the Ghost King Sect to find their father without telling their mother, and Bi Yao grew furious at their recklessness.

Bi Yao punished You Xuan and You Yue for sneaking out, and their Ghost King Sect identities were revealed to their former traveling companions. As the sects gathered before the Heavenly Emperor Treasure Trove, the Black Water Mysterious Serpent roared nearby.

• Bi Yao spanked You Xuan and You Yue for sneaking out, then ordered them to stay beside her and Zhang Xiaofan.
• You Xuan and You Yue grumbled about Bi Yao, while Jin Ping'er and Qin Wuyan took note of their status in the Ghost King Sect.
• You Xuan told Xiao Huan and the others that Mother had forbidden them from revealing their sect, prompting the Qingyun Sect members to reflect on their future ties.
• Yu Yangzi arrived with Longevity Hall, followed by Li Xun, Yan Hong, Fa Xiang, Fa Shan, and the other sects, and he recognized Bai Ye.
• The Black Water Mysterious Serpent roared, and You Xuan and You Yue eagerly suggested turning it into roasted meat.