Recaps

Lu Yunxiao left the Snake People after assuring them that Queen Medusa was safe, then took Yun Yun away to refine the Heavenly Flames. As they flew toward an uninhabited place, he offered to teach Yun Yun Sword Flight, and she eagerly agreed.

• Lu Yunxiao warned Yue Mei and the Snake People not to follow him and said they should handle Babu before he returned to the Tagore Desert.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun he planned to refine the Heavenly Flames, and she worried that doing so without the Fire Element would be dangerous.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would deal with Gu He’s attentions toward Yun Yun, then carried her into the air on the Dragon Slaying Sword with the Green Lotus Seat.
• Yue Mei, Yan Ci, Flower Snake, and the gray-robed old man decided to return and await Queen Medusa’s return.
• Yun Yun asked how Lu Yunxiao had reached the peak of the Dou Emperor realm, and he explained that it was through a temporary secret technique.
• Lu Yunxiao offered to teach Yun Yun the Earth-tier High-grade Sword Flight skill, and she said she wanted to learn it.

Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun traveled to a remote cave so he could recover before refining the Green Lotus Core Flame. After preparing with the Ice Spirit Cold Spring and protection from the Star Spirit Gold, Lu Yunxiao swallowed the flame seed and began guiding it toward a seal inside his body.

• Lu Yunxiao promised to teach Yun Yun an Earth-tier High-grade Dou Skill after refining the Heavenly Flame, and they flew toward a remote area of the Tagore Desert.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun found a cave, where Yun Yun stood guard as he spent seven or eight hours healing his injuries and restoring his strength.
• At midnight, Lu Yunxiao said the heavy Yin energy made it the best time to refine a Heavenly Flame, and Yun Yun warned him to be careful.
• Lu Yunxiao released the Green Lotus Core Flame, drank the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, and let the Star Spirit Gold protect his body.
• Lu Yunxiao pulled out the flame seed, swallowed it, and used his Soul Power to guide the Heavenly Flame toward the seal buried inside his body.

Lu Yunxiao used the Green Lotus Core Flame to break the seal on his Fire Element and then refined the Heavenly Flame. He ended the process safely with the flame settled in his qi vortex and Yun Yun relieved at his success.

• Lu Yunxiao gathered the scattered Green Lotus Core Flame in his meridians and drove it into the deepest seal.
• The Heavenly Flame shattered the seal, releasing fiery-red Dou Qi and awakening Lu Yunxiao's Fire Element.
• Lu Yunxiao began refining the Green Lotus Core Flame while Yun Yun watched over him with concern.
• After three hours, Lu Yunxiao branded the Green Lotus Core Flame and settled it in his qi vortex, where it fed energy into his Dou Crystal.
• Lu Yunxiao stopped the flame from boosting his strength further, opened his eyes, and told Yun Yun that he had succeeded.

After unlocking the Fire Element, Lu Yunxiao showed Yun Yun his new flame-control abilities and reviewed his updated status. The system assigned a check-in mission at the Misty Cloud Sect, and at dawn Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun set off for it.

• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun that his special physique let him possess multiple elements, then demonstrated his control of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Lu Yunxiao checked his updated information panel and noted his increased cultivation and Soul Power, along with his new inheritances and the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python.
• The system issued a check-in mission at the Misty Cloud Sect, rewarding Lu Yunxiao with a Purple Abyss Cauldron and two Perfect Emperor Extreme Pills.
• Lu Yunxiao decided to give one Perfect Emperor Extreme Pill to Yun Yun and the other to the old man.
• After spending the night with Yun Yun, Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun departed for the Misty Cloud Sect at dawn.

Lu Yunxiao arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect with Yun Yun, who introduced him as her newly accepted disciple and arranged for the elders to be told. After Yun Yun showed him his room, Lu Yunxiao teased her about sharing hers, and she fled when he playfully cornered her.

• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun landed at the Misty Cloud Sect, where she asked what he thought of it.
• Yun Yun introduced Lu Yunxiao to Elder Yun Feng as her new disciple and said his talent surpassed Yanran's.
• Yun Yun asked Yun Feng to summon the elders for a meeting to announce her acceptance of Lu Yunxiao.
• Yun Yun brought Lu Yunxiao to his room, and he teased her about sharing her room instead.
• Lu Yunxiao cornered Yun Yun against the door, but she pushed him away and fled.

Lu Yunxiao claimed the rewards from checking in at the Misty Cloud Sect and rested with the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python. Meanwhile, Yun Yun defended her decision to make him her direct disciple before the Misty Cloud Sect elders, leaving Yun Leng reading Lu Yunxiao’s record of accomplishments.

• Lu Yunxiao fed the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python some Amethyst Origin Core and thought about winning over Queen Medusa.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed the Purple Abyss Cauldron and two Perfect Emperor Extreme Pills from the system.
• Lu Yunxiao put away his rewards and fell asleep as the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python curled up beside his head.
• At the Misty Cloud Sect’s main hall, Yun Leng questioned Yun Yun’s decision to take Lu Yunxiao as her direct disciple.
• Yun Yun gave Yun Leng Lu Yunxiao’s dossier and challenged him to judge her decision after reading it.

Yun Yun persuaded the Misty Cloud Sect Elders to accept Lu Yunxiao, assuring them of his loyalty and arranging a ceremony three days later. She visited him afterward, where their teasing turned intimate before Lu Yunxiao asked why she had come.

• Yun Leng read Lu Yunxiao’s record and questioned whether the exceptionally talented youth would remain loyal to the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Yun Yun declared that Lu Yunxiao would never betray the sect and guaranteed his loyalty with her life.
• Yun Leng asked that Lu Yunxiao demonstrate his strength to reassure the Disciples, and Yun Yun set his appearance at the acceptance ceremony three days later.
• Yun Yun found Lu Yunxiao asleep in his room and gently caressed his face.
• Lu Yunxiao woke, pulled Yun Yun onto the bed, and stopped when she warned that she would hate him if he forced her.
• Lu Yunxiao drew Yun Yun into his embrace and asked what she had come to see him about.

Lu Yunxiao teased Yun Yun, then persuaded her to let him stay close to her at the Misty Cloud Sect. Yun Yun led him to her secluded cultivation spot, where he said he would cultivate beside her.

• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that his apprenticeship ceremony would be held in three days and tried to introduce him to his senior disciple sister, Nalan Yanran.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to meet Nalan Yanran and became intimate with Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yun Yun to marry him, but she rejected him and admitted to herself that she liked him.
• Yun Yun led Lu Yunxiao to her secluded cultivation spot halfway up the mountain.
• Lu Yunxiao said he wanted to cultivate beside Yun Yun, and she agreed after he promised not to bully her in public.

Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun he would guide their relationship while respecting her wishes, then teased her about her disciple Nalan Yanran. They met Nalan Yanran practicing swordsmanship, and Yun Yun warned Lu Yunxiao not to pursue her.

• Lu Yunxiao asked Yun Yun whether she had thought about their future, and she admitted she did not know what to do.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would take charge of their relationship but would not force Yun Yun if she felt unwilling, and Yun Yun agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to help Yun Yun and privately resolved to guide her toward being more assertive.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun saw Nalan Yanran practicing swordsmanship in a small plaza, and Lu Yunxiao dismissed her skill while praising her beauty.
• Yun Yun warned Lu Yunxiao not to corrupt Nalan Yanran, and Lu Yunxiao joked that she should worry about Nalan Yanran falling for him instead.
• Yun Yun accused Lu Yunxiao of flirting with many girls, but she was not truly angry.

Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun discussed his other partners and Yun Yun’s place among them before introducing him to Nalan Yanran. The chapter ended with Nalan Yanran stunned by Lu Yunxiao’s beauty and suddenly unable to dislike him.

• Lu Yunxiao admitted he wanted several women, and Yun Yun asked to meet them when the time was right.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun he was sincere toward his women and called her the leader he had chosen for his harem.
• Yun Yun summoned Nalan Yanran after her sword practice and praised her progress.
• Nalan Yanran eyed Lu Yunxiao with hostility, but was overwhelmed by his handsome appearance and found herself drawn to him.

Lu Yunxiao and Nalan Yanran met as fellow disciples at the Misty Cloud Sect, and Nalan Yanran was immediately drawn to him. Yun Yun asked Nalan Yanran to look after Lu Yunxiao and asked him to help teach her, leaving them set to spend more time together.

• Nalan Yanran stared at Lu Yunxiao and felt an immediate attraction to his looks and bearing.
• Lu Yunxiao appraised Nalan Yanran and thought her beauty was impressive, though her resemblance to Yun Yun made her seem less distinctive.
• Yun Yun prompted Nalan Yanran and Lu Yunxiao to greet each other, and they exchanged a brief handshake.
• Yun Yun asked Nalan Yanran to show Lu Yunxiao around and take good care of him, and Nalan Yanran readily agreed.
• Yun Yun asked Lu Yunxiao to teach Nalan Yanran when she needed help, and he agreed.

Yun Yun left Lu Yunxiao alone with Nalan Yanran while she went to handle matters, and Nalan Yanran took the chance to grow closer to him. As they toured the Misty Cloud Sect, she asked about his feelings and admired his affection for Yun Yun, while Lu Yunxiao remained unmoved by her interest.

• Yun Yun asked Nalan Yanran to accompany Lu Yunxiao, then left without telling him she planned to meet Gu He.
• Nalan Yanran eagerly offered to show Lu Yunxiao around the Misty Cloud Sect, and he agreed.
• Nalan Yanran asked how Lu Yunxiao had met Yun Yun, and he said she had saved him in the Tagore Desert.
• Nalan Yanran asked what kind of girl Lu Yunxiao liked, and he described Yun Yun's graceful and detached temperament.
• Nalan Yanran said she also admired women like Yun Yun, while Lu Yunxiao wondered if she was trying to imitate his teacher.

Lu Yunxiao and Nalan Yanran talked about Jia Nan Academy and Gu He's pursuit of Yun Yun before the disciple acceptance ceremony. As Yun Yun helped Lu Yunxiao dress, he confronted her about secretly meeting Gu He, and she apologized for hiding it.

• Lu Yunxiao dismissed Gu He as unworthy of Yun Yun, then answered Nalan Yanran's questions about his time at Jia Nan Academy and his cultivation.
• Three days passed, and Yun Yun went to wake Lu Yunxiao for the disciple acceptance ceremony.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Yun Yun to help him dress, then pulled her into his embrace.
• Lu Yunxiao asked whether Yun Yun had gone to see Gu He and learned that she had concealed the meeting and arranged for Nalan Yanran to distract him.
• Yun Yun apologized and explained that she had feared Lu Yunxiao would become jealous and angry, while he said the secrecy upset him more.

Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun reconciled after he confronted her about meeting Gu He, then headed to the main hall for his induction as a Direct Disciple. Nalan Yanran supported his appointment and declared that her talent was inferior to his, shocking the gathered Misty Cloud Sect Disciples.

• Lu Yunxiao accepted Yun Yun's apology after she promised not to hide things from him again, and they made up.
• After washing up and eating breakfast, Lu Yunxiao accompanied Yun Yun to the main hall, where Disciples gathered to witness his induction.
• Nalan Yanran defended Lu Yunxiao's appointment, saying that a genius deserved to break conventions.
• Nalan Yanran rebuked Liu Ling for addressing her too familiarly, and he was left embarrassed as nearby Disciples laughed at his setback.
• Nalan Yanran called Lu Yunxiao's talent world-shocking and said she was inferior to him, stunning the Disciples.

Yun Yun held a ceremony to accept Lu Yunxiao as her second Direct Disciple and grant him authority equal to Nalan Yanran’s. The Elders welcomed the decision, but Yun Leng asked Lu Yunxiao to demonstrate his strength to reassure the Disciples.

• Nalan Yanran praised Lu Yunxiao’s talent, while the Disciples began to regard him with reverence.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun appeared before the gathered Disciples, drawing attention and stirring Liu Ling’s jealousy.
• Lu Yunxiao noticed Liu Ling’s hostility and learned from Yun Yun that he was Gu He’s disciple.
• Yun Yun announced that Lu Yunxiao would become her second Direct Disciple, with authority equal to Yanran’s.
• Yun Leng requested that Lu Yunxiao display his strength to convince the Disciples of the decision.

Lu Yunxiao agreed to prove his strength to the Misty Cloud Sect and defeated a Dou Master disciple with a single palm strike. His display left the disciples stunned, while Liu Ling grew jealous of Nalan Yanran's admiration for him.

• Yun Yun brought Lu Yunxiao to the plaza and invited any disciple who doubted her decision to challenge him.
• A black-clad disciple named Senior Brother Chen attacked Lu Yunxiao with his Eagle Sky Claw and Explosive Step.
• Lu Yunxiao struck Senior Brother Chen once, shattered his Dou Qi Veil, and sent him flying while calling for the next challenger.
• Nalan Yanran praised Lu Yunxiao's strength, leaving Liu Ling heartbroken and more hostile toward him.
• When no one stepped forward, Lu Yunxiao mocked the Misty Cloud Sect as a place full of cowards, and the disciples angrily protested.

Lu Yunxiao challenged the Misty Cloud Sect disciples to establish his authority, defeating Senior Brother Xia with a single strike. He then singled out Liu Ling, who was pressured by the crowd and Nalan Yanran to accept the challenge.

• Lu Yunxiao provoked the disciples, explaining that he needed to prove his strength so they would respect him.
• Senior Brother Xia challenged Lu Yunxiao, but Lu Yunxiao struck him down with a sweep of his sleeve.
• When no one else stepped forward, Lu Yunxiao called out Liu Ling, who had been watching him with hostility.
• The disciples urged Liu Ling to fight, eager to see him embarrassed, while Liu Ling feared being beaten by his love rival.
• Liu Ling looked to Nalan Yanran for help, but she declared that refusing a challenge was more shameful than losing.

Liu Ling accepted Lu Yunxiao’s challenge after Nalan Yanran’s words left him unable to retreat, while Yun Yun and Gu He recognized that jealousy over Nalan Yanran had sparked the conflict. Lu Yunxiao revealed his Dou Qi Armor and announced that he was a peak nine-star Da Dou Shi as the battle began.

• Nalan Yanran’s words pushed Liu Ling into accepting Lu Yunxiao’s challenge, and Lu Yunxiao invited him onto the field.
• Gu He warned Yun Yun that the fight was driven by jealousy, and Yun Yun realized Nalan Yanran had fallen for Lu Yunxiao.
• Yun Yun supported Lu Yunxiao, saying Liu Ling’s unstable temperament would benefit from losing, while Yun Leng also defended the decision to let them fight.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned three-colored Dou Qi Armor, shocking the surrounding Disciples with proof that he was a Da Dou Shi.
• Lu Yunxiao declared himself a peak nine-star Da Dou Shi and released his pressure toward Liu Ling.

Lu Yunxiao crushed Liu Ling with his aura during the challenge for Direct Disciple, then confronted Gu He when he tried to intervene. After Gu He admitted defeat on Liu Ling’s behalf, the disciples accepted Lu Yunxiao’s position.

• Lu Yunxiao overwhelmed Liu Ling with his pressure until Liu Ling fell to the ground.
• Gu He tried to take Liu Ling away, but Lu Yunxiao stopped him and challenged his right to interfere.
• Lu Yunxiao confronted Gu He and warned him not to provoke him, while Yun Yun hesitated to step in.
• Gu He admitted defeat on Liu Ling’s behalf, and the others avoided a clash.
• Lu Yunxiao asked the disciples whether they accepted him as a Direct Disciple, and they unanimously declared their submission.

Lu Yunxiao began learning alchemy at his residence in the Misty Cloud Sect and successfully refined a Great Strength Pill on his first attempt. Yun Yun arrived to speak with him, and Lu Yunxiao turned his attention from alchemy to her.

• Lu Yunxiao finished cultivating at the peak of the nine-star Da Dou Shi realm and decided to learn alchemy.
• Lu Yunxiao used the Purple Abyss Cauldron, his Fire Element, and trace wood energy to refine a Great Strength Pill.
• Lu Yunxiao successfully produced a high-quality Great Strength Pill on his first attempt and decided to refine more.
• Yun Yun entered Lu Yunxiao's room, asked about the cauldron, and sat beside him.
• Lu Yunxiao's attention shifted from alchemy to Yun Yun as she sat by his side.

Lu Yunxiao explained to Yun Yun why he had clashed with Gu He at the disciple acceptance ceremony and reassured her that she was not to blame for Gu He's unrequited feelings. He showed her the Tier 1 pill he had refined on his first attempt, leaving Yun Yun amazed by his alchemy talent.

• Lu Yunxiao pulled Yun Yun onto his lap and kissed her until she reminded him she had something serious to discuss.
• Yun Yun warned Lu Yunxiao that his clash with Gu He had created a clear rift between them.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that he had used Liu Ling and Gu He to establish his authority in the Misty Cloud Sect, and said he and Gu He were bound to be at odds because Gu He loved Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao comforted Yun Yun, telling her she was not responsible for Gu He's unrequited love and that he would become a Tier 6 Alchemist within a year.
• Lu Yunxiao showed Yun Yun the warm Great Strength Pill he had refined on his first attempt, astonishing her with his talent.

Yun Yun worried that Lu Yunxiao’s exceptional talent would make him leave her, but his reassurance led to their first mutual kiss. When they discussed Nalan Yanran’s feelings and grew intimate, Yanran interrupted them by arriving with a question about battle techniques.

• Yun Yun asked whether Lu Yunxiao would stay with her for life, and he reassured her that she would always be by his side.
• Yun Yun accepted Lu Yunxiao’s kiss, and the two embraced for the first time without her pulling away.
• Yun Yun told Lu Yunxiao that Nalan Yanran had fallen for him, and he said he would not pursue her because Yun Yun would not accept him taking both master and disciple.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Yun Yun to the bed and began to undress her, but Nalan Yanran knocked and called for him.
• Yun Yun hid beneath the covers, and Lu Yunxiao led Nalan Yanran toward the Back Mountain to discuss her battle-technique questions.

Yun Yun reflected on her growing feelings for Lu Yunxiao after he left, while Lu Yunxiao tried to discourage Nalan Yanran’s advances as he escorted her to the Back Mountain plaza for sword practice. The chapter ended with Nalan Yanran demonstrating her swordsmanship as Lu Yunxiao silently judged her technique and thought of Ya Fei.

• Yun Yun emerged from Lu Yunxiao’s covers, remembered his kiss, and admitted to herself that her feelings for him were deepening.
• Nalan Yanran caught up with Lu Yunxiao on the way to the Back Mountain plaza and complained that he treated her more coldly than he treated Yun Yun.
• Lu Yunxiao told Nalan Yanran that he already liked another girl, but she refused to believe him and assumed his cultivation left him no time for a girlfriend.
• Lu Yunxiao arrived at the plaza and told Nalan Yanran to demonstrate her Dou Skills so he could point out her mistakes.
• Nalan Yanran began practicing with an azure longsword while Lu Yunxiao compared her swordsmanship to Yun Yun’s and thought about Ya Fei.

Lu Yunxiao criticized Nalan Yanran’s flashy swordsmanship and explained that she should remove unnecessary movements to make her attacks faster and stronger. He challenged her to exchange moves using Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance, though she worried she could not control the technique.

• Nalan Yanran practiced her sword forms while Lu Yunxiao watched and told her to keep practicing instead of smiling at him.
• Nalan Yanran asked Lu Yunxiao to evaluate her performance, and he said her teacher, Yun'er, had taught her a style full of useless movements.
• Nalan Yanran defended Yun'er and said she would follow her for life unless love led her elsewhere.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that Nalan Yanran’s swordsmanship relied on too many flourishes and should be simplified to make her strikes faster and more powerful.
• Nalan Yanran praised Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance, and Lu Yunxiao challenged her to exchange moves with it despite her concern that she had not mastered it.

Lu Yunxiao sparred with Nalan Yanran and taught her to rely on swift, direct sword strikes, explaining how the approach could counter Xiao Yan. He asked her to use Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance against him, and she unleashed the technique as the chapter ended.

• Nalan Yanran asked Lu Yunxiao to fight her at the same level, and he suppressed his strength to a seven-star Dou Master.
• Lu Yunxiao defeated Nalan Yanran twice with a single swift sword thrust, then explained that speed and precise attacks suited her Wind Attribute.
• Lu Yunxiao advised Nalan Yanran that this sword style could restrain Xiao Yan's Dou Technique and help her in the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran gathered energy and sunlight into her sword and unleashed Wind Extremity: Sunset Radiance at Lu Yunxiao.