Chapter Summaries

After Yun Yun awakened her Innate Wind God Physique, she and Lu Yunxiao discovered that their physiques resonated and could help them cultivate together. Lu Yunxiao carried her to bed, and they finally consummated their love.

• Yun Yun tested her newly awakened power and told Lu Yunxiao that her body felt weightless and their connection had grown stronger.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his higher-ranked Innate Elemental Physique made their resonance center on him, and they agreed to cultivate together.
• Yun Yun noticed Lu Yunxiao's forged longswords, and he said the Misty Cloud Sect's disciples could obtain them with Contribution Points.
• Lu Yunxiao carried Yun Yun to bed, and they consummated their love.

Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun grew closer after spending the night together, and he gave Nalan Yanran a newly forged sword before warning her not to underestimate Yan Xiao. Several days later, the Three-Year Agreement arrived, with Nalan Yanran prepared to face the match.

• Lu Yunxiao woke beside Yun Yun and noticed their cultivation had improved after their intimacy.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Yun Yun a sword and promised to forge fine swords for all of his companions.
• Lu Yunxiao presented Nalan Yanran with a cyan longsword and warned her that Yan Xiao was Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Yanran practiced with her new sword while Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun left together.
• Several days passed, and the Three-Year Agreement arrived.

The Misty Cloud Sect assembled for Nalan Yanran’s battle, while Lu Yunxiao watched alongside the sect and its distinguished guests. As the gathering waited, a black-robed figure appeared at the entrance to the square.

• Nearly a thousand Misty Cloud Sect disciples gathered in formation as Yun Yun, the elders, Nalan Yanran, and Lu Yunxiao took their places.
• Jia Xingtian, Fama, Hai Bodong, and Nalan Jie praised the sect’s formation, then Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian argued over their granddaughters.
• Nalan Jie asked Hai Bodong to help Nalan Yanran win Lu Yunxiao’s favor, while Jia Xingtian also tried to promote Yao Ye and Yao Yue.
• Nalan Yanran moved closer to Lu Yunxiao, causing Yun Yun to grow jealous as Lu Yunxiao noticed someone approaching.
• A black-robed figure slowly appeared at the entrance to the square.

Xiao Yan arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect for his Three-Year Agreement with Nalan Yanran, and the two prepared to fight while Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun watched. After Xiao Yan insisted the match be fought to the death, Yun Yun accepted and declared the duel begun.

• Xiao Yan reached the square and introduced himself to Nalan Yanran, who stood by Lu Yunxiao and remained confident in her decision to break their engagement.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized that Xiao Yan had reached one-star Da Dou Shi and warned Nalan Yanran not to underestimate him; she agreed to take the match seriously.
• Yun Yun resolved to hold Xiao Yan and Old Yao accountable for attacking Lu Yunxiao, while Jia Xingtian, Nalan Jie, and Hai Bodong discussed Xiao Yan and the broken engagement.
• Yun Yun introduced herself as Sect Master of the Misty Cloud Sect and said the duel should stop short of killing, but Xiao Yan demanded that life and death be left to fate.
• After Lu Yunxiao urged Yun Yun to agree, she accepted Xiao Yan's terms and declared the duel begun.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran began their Three-Year Agreement duel, with Nalan Yanran using the Azure Dragon Sword forged by Lu Yunxiao. She outmatched Xiao Yan with superior Dou Qi and speed, leaving him struggling to defend as their battle continued.

• Xiao Yan confronted Nalan Yanran over their past and challenged her to settle their grudges in the Three-Year Agreement.
• Nalan Yanran acknowledged that she had broken off their engagement but stood by her choice, while Xiao Yan’s resentment toward her and Lu Yunxiao deepened.
• Lu Yunxiao warned Nalan Yanran to be careful of Xiao Yan’s Heavenly Flames before the two fighters charged at each other.
• Nalan Yanran forced Xiao Yan back with a sword thrust and then calmly intercepted his repeated attacks with her Azure Dragon Sword.
• Nalan Yanran accelerated her sword strikes, and although Xiao Yan used his Soul Power to block many of them, stray sword qi cut marks into his Black Robe.

Xiao Yan struggled against Nalan Yanran’s close-range swordsmanship until he released his full strength, revealing himself as a One-Star Da Dou Shi. Nalan Yanran then revealed her Nine-Star Da Dou Shi cultivation, leaving Xiao Yan facing an overwhelming disadvantage.

• Nalan Yanran wounded Xiao Yan with her Azure Dragon Sword and urged him to use his full strength.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that his swordsmanship training had made Nalan Yanran formidable in close combat.
• Xiao Yan formed his Dou Qi Armor, revealing that he had become a One-Star Da Dou Shi and shocking the spectators.
• Hai Bodong boasted that Lu Yunxiao had advanced from Six-Star Dou Practitioner to peak Dou Ling in just over two years.
• Nalan Yanran revealed her Nine-Star Da Dou Shi cultivation and formed refined Dou Qi Armor that overwhelmed Xiao Yan’s presence.
• Yun Yun credited Nalan Yanran’s rapid progress to Lu Yunxiao’s instruction, and Yun Leng regarded Lu Yunxiao with greater reverence.

Nalan Yanran revealed her nine-star Da Dou Shi strength and fought Xiao Yan in the Misty Cloud Sect arena. After disarming him and evading his close-combat attacks, she countered his Profound Yellow Flame-enhanced Eight Extremes Collapse with Star Sea Reversal and knocked him down.

• Nalan Yanran unveiled her concealed nine-star Da Dou Shi cultivation, astonishing Jia Xingtian and the spectators.
• Xiao Yan charged at Nalan Yanran, but she overpowered him in their sword-and-ruler clash and knocked the Profound Heavy Ruler from his hands.
• Xiao Yan attacked Nalan Yanran at close range after using Blazing Palm, but she calmly evaded his strikes and cut off a strand of his hair.
• Xiao Yan erupted with Profound Yellow Flame and used Eight Extremes Collapse against Nalan Yanran.
• Nalan Yanran answered with Star Sea Reversal, and her punch sent Xiao Yan crashing to the ground.

Xiao Yan fought Nalan Yanran but was outmatched by her strength and skills. After she destroyed his unfinished Buddha’s Fury Lotus, he rose in anger and prepared to use his true trump card, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Xiao Yan’s Eight Extremes Collapse lost to Nalan Yanran’s Star Sea Reversal, and she urged him to admit defeat.
• Xiao Yan refused to surrender and tried to fuse his Profound Yellow Flame with a sixth-tier Beast Flame to form Buddha’s Fury Lotus.
• Nalan Yanran used her Movement Dou Skill to slash apart the entangled flames, and the resulting blast injured Xiao Yan and sent him flying.
• The Misty Cloud Sect disciples cheered Nalan Yanran as Yun Yun and Yun Leng praised her performance.
• Xiao Yan blamed Nalan Yanran for destroying his Buddha’s Fury Lotus, then let his anger at her and Lu Yunxiao drive him to prepare his hidden trump card.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran unleashed Earth Tier Dou Techniques in the final clash of their Three-Year Agreement. Nalan Yanran’s sword technique overpowered Xiao Yan’s attack and left him kneeling and badly wounded.

• Xiao Yan stood up, recovered the Profound Heavy Ruler, and gathered Fire Element energy to use Flame Splitting Wave Ruler.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama recognized Xiao Yan’s attack as an Earth Tier Dou Technique, while Hai Bodong predicted Nalan Yanran would prevail.
• Nalan Yanran gathered Wind Attribute energy and prepared Sword Separating Worlds with the Azure Dragon Sword.
• Yun Leng asked about Nalan Yanran’s technique, and Yun Yun warned him not to covet Lu Yunxiao’s Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yan’s Flame Splitting Wave Ruler collided with Nalan Yanran’s Sword Separating Worlds, but her sword aura split his attack, pierced his Dou Qi Armor, and knocked him to his knees.

Nalan Yanran defeated Xiao Yan with Sword Separating Worlds, leaving him gravely wounded and ending the Three-Year Agreement. Driven mad by his defeat, Xiao Yan called on Old Yao, who took control of his body and began healing him.

• Nalan Yanran won the duel after her sword strike shattered Xiao Yan's attack and nearly disemboweled him.
• Jia Xingtian and Fama praised the sword technique, and Hai Bodong revealed that Lu Yunxiao had created it.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan that he had lost, while Xiao Yan lamented his defeat and the humiliation it would bring his clan.
• Xiao Yan cried out that he would not accept the loss and begged Old Yao to help him.
• Old Yao took control of Xiao Yan's body, stopped his bleeding with Soul Power, and fed him healing pills.

Old Yao emerged from Xiao Yan’s body and attacked Nalan Yanran, forcing Yun Yun to intervene while Lu Yunxiao rescued Nalan Yanran. The clash left Yun Yun facing the powerful Soul Body as Lu Yunxiao’s plan to draw out Yun Shan and Protector Jiejie continued.

• After Xiao Yan rapidly healed by swallowing many pills, Nalan Yanran sensed his immense Soul Power and suspected something was wrong.
• Old Yao revealed himself as Xiao Yan’s teacher and sent a Soul Power attack at Nalan Yanran, but Yun Yun blocked it with her Wings of Wind God.
• The collision’s energy wave threatened Nalan Yanran, and Lu Yunxiao moved her to safety on the stone platform.
• Old Yao overpowered Yun Yun and praised the Misty Cloud Sect’s Sect Master after she endured his attack.
• Lu Yunxiao reassured Nalan Yanran, intending to use Old Yao’s public outburst to draw out Yun Shan and Protector Jiejie.

“Xiao Yan” overpowered Yun Yun and shattered the Misty Cloud Sect’s Cloud Mist Covering Sun Array, while Lu Yunxiao let the conflict unfold to draw out Yun Shan and Protector Wu. After catching Yun Yun as she fell, Lu Yunxiao watched Yun Leng summon help with a whistle.

• “Xiao Yan” attacked Yun Yun with a soul strike, and she struggled to withstand his power.
• Yun Yun summoned the Cloud Mist Covering Sun Array, with Nalan Yanran and the Misty Cloud Sect disciples joining her.
• Yun Yun and the elders formed a cloud-mist spear, but “Xiao Yan” destroyed it and shattered the array with one ruler strike.
• Lu Yunxiao caught Yun Yun as she fell, and she complained that he had watched her fight before rescuing her.
• Yun Leng, battered by the array’s destruction, blew a whistle to summon help.

Yun Shan emerged from seclusion as a Dou Zong, alarming Jia Xingtian and the other guests. Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun that he intended to expose hidden dangers within the Misty Cloud Sect, and Yun Shan confronted the mysterious “Xiao Yan.”

• Yun Shan’s aura erupted from the Back Mountain, and Jia Xingtian and Fama realized he had reached the Dou Zong realm.
• Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun he wanted her to see how Yun Shan had changed and warned her that serious problems threatened the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Nalan Yanran arrived injured, and Lu Yunxiao gave her a pill while Yun Yun tended to her.
• Yun Shan appeared and was greeted by Yun Leng, the Elders, and the Disciples, while Lu Yunxiao remained standing.
• Yun Shan acknowledged Lu Yunxiao and the assembled guests before fixing his attention on “Xiao Yan” and accusing him of causing trouble.

“Xiao Yan” overwhelmed Yun Shan and gravely injured Yun Leng, while Lu Yunxiao said Yun Leng could not be saved. Yun Shan summoned Protector Wu to deal with the Soul Body, and Lu Yunxiao recognized the hidden enemy as the rat he had been waiting for.

• “Xiao Yan” mocked Yun Shan and struck at Yun Leng, whose injuries left him unconscious and near death.
• Lu Yunxiao examined Yun Leng and said that even a Grand Rejuvenation Pill might be needed to save him, while Yun Yun arranged for disciples to carry him away.
• Yun Shan admitted he could not defeat “Xiao Yan” and called on Protector Wu to handle the Soul Body.
• Protector Wu emerged in a vast cloud of black mist, and Lu Yunxiao identified him as the rat he had been waiting for.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that Protector Wu belonged to the Soul Hall, a powerful organization that captured souls and extracted their Soul Origin, and vowed to destroy it within five to ten years. He hinted that Yun Shan had already fallen victim to the Soul Hall, leaving Yun Yun anxiously watching the confrontation in the sky.

• Lu Yunxiao identified Protector Wu as a member of the Soul Hall and described its ranks and power to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Lu Yunxiao promised to uproot the Soul Hall within five to ten years, and Yun Yun said she believed him.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Soul Hall served the Soul Clan by gathering information, capturing souls, and extracting their Soul Origin.
• Yun Yun worried that Yun Shan had invited a dangerous enemy into the sect, and Lu Yunxiao hinted that Yun Shan had already become a victim.

Yao Chen, controlling Xiao Yan’s body and wielding the Profound Yellow Flame, fought Protector Wu after Soul Hall tried to capture him. Yao Chen overwhelmed Protector Wu, while Lu Yunxiao watched and waited for a chance to show Yun Shan the danger of cooperating with Soul Hall.

• Protector Wu confronted Yao Chen and demanded that he surrender to Soul Hall.
• Yao Chen revealed his former status as Venerable Yao and used the Profound Yellow Flame to boost his strength.
• Yao Chen’s ruler strike repelled Protector Wu’s chain and disrupted his Dou Qi.
• Yao Chen and Protector Wu fought in the air, with Yao Chen dominating the battle.
• Lu Yunxiao watched the fight and considered Yun Shan’s ties to Soul Hall, waiting for the right moment to intervene.

Lu Yunxiao told Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran about Venerable Yao’s strength while teasing Yun Yun over their relationship. As Protector Wu and Yun Shan attacked together, Xiao Yan charged into the renewed battle alone.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that Venerable Yao had been a Rank 9 Alchemist and a Dou Zun Peak expert, astonishing Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Lu Yunxiao and Yun Yun exchanged private, flirtatious threats, and Yun Yun decided she would stay with him throughout the day.
• Xiao Yan’s ruler strike sent Protector Wu flying and weakened his black mist.
• Protector Wu demanded Yun Shan’s help, and Yun Shan attacked Xiao Yan with the Great Compassion Wind-Tearing Hand.
• Xiao Yan shattered Yun Shan’s energy hand, then faced Protector Wu’s chains and Yun Shan’s sword qi as the two men attacked together.

As Yun Shan neared death in his battle with “Xiao Yan” and Protector Wu, Lu Yunxiao summoned Qing Yanjing and Queen Medusa to intervene. Queen Medusa engaged “Xiao Yan,” while Qing Yanjing moved to attack Protector Wu.

• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fama watched the battle and recognized the overwhelming strength of the Dou Zong fighters.
• Lu Yunxiao reassured Yun Yun that he would protect Yun Shan and told Nalan Yanran to keep Yun Yun from joining the fight.
• “Xiao Yan” struck down Yun Shan and sent a ruler light toward him, but Lu Yunxiao shattered the attack with a snap of his fingers.
• Qing Yanjing and Queen Medusa appeared, and Queen Medusa accepted the Dragon Slaying Sword Lu Yunxiao offered her.
• Queen Medusa charged “Xiao Yan” and began fighting him, while Qing Yanjing confronted Protector Wu and prepared to strike.

Qing Yanjing overwhelmed Protector Wu, but he devoured the souls of Misty Cloud Sect elders and took Yun Shan hostage to escape her attacks. As Protector Wu tried to flee with Yun Shan, a sword-wielding figure intervened, slashed him, and caught Yun Shan.

• Qing Yanjing defeated Protector Wu with one palm, and Lu Yunxiao revealed that she had reached the Half-step Dou Zun realm.
• Protector Wu used Nine Forest Hundred Soul Devour to absorb the souls of seven or eight Misty Cloud Sect elders and recover his strength.
• Yun Shan charged Protector Wu in anger, but Protector Wu bound him with black chains and used him as a shield against Qing Yanjing.
• Lu Yunxiao prepared a golden card while Yun Yun begged him to save her teacher, and Qing Yanjing struggled to attack without hurting Yun Shan.
• As Protector Wu tried to escape with Yun Shan, a White Clad Figure struck him with a sword and caught Yun Shan.

Lu Yunxiao rebuked Yun Shan for helping ruin the Misty Cloud Sect and forced him to stop attacking Yun Yun. Qing Yanjing defeated Protector Wu, whom Lu Yunxiao ordered her to capture so he could use him against the Soul Hall.

• Lu Yunxiao scolded Yun Shan for colluding with the Soul Hall and flung him down to Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran.
• Yun Shan angrily blamed Yun Yun, but Lu Yunxiao threatened him and subdued him with his Dou Zong aura.
• Qing Yanjing apologized for failing to capture Protector Wu, and Lu Yunxiao reassured her that Yun Shan had interfered.
• Qing Yanjing defeated Protector Wu in two moves, and Lu Yunxiao stopped her from killing him.
• Qing Yanjing captured the weakened Protector Wu as Lu Yunxiao declared that he would take down the Soul Hall.