Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao praised Ling Qingzhu’s beauty, then admitted he had met many other beautiful women, making her jealous and suspicious of his romantic history. The chapter ended with Ling Qingzhu asking who Yun’er was to him.

• Lu Yunxiao said Ling Qingzhu was among the most beautiful women he had ever seen, surpassed only by Yun’er.
• Ling Qingzhu questioned Lu Yunxiao about the many beauties he had met, while Lin Dong listened with curiosity.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed he had simply traveled widely, but Ling Qingzhu sensed his guilt and grew jealous.
• Lin Dong envied Lu Yunxiao’s encounters with so many beautiful women.
• Ling Qingzhu asked Lu Yunxiao what Yun’er meant to him.

Lu Yunxiao explained to Ling Qingzhu how Yun Yun had supported him throughout his rise and revealed that she was cultivating toward the Reincarnation Stage. The auction in the Martial Alliance’s Auction House then began, with the Fire Cloud Spirit Armor presented as the first item.

• Lu Yunxiao told Ling Qingzhu that Yun Yun had stayed beside him from his weakest days and was now cultivating in seclusion to reach the Reincarnation Stage.
• Lu Yunxiao claimed his faction could overwhelm the Sky Profound Continent, leaving Ling Qingzhu and Lin Dong stunned before he dismissed the boast as a joke.
• Song Tie welcomed the guests and began the Martial Alliance auction after Lin Dong remarked on the auctioneer’s cultivation.
• Song Tie introduced the Fire Cloud Spirit Armor, a peak low-grade Spiritual Treasure forged by Master Jin of Great Puppet City.

At the auction, Lu Yunxiao remembered the armor Yun Yun had given him and offered to refine protective armor for Ling Qingzhu, though she was disappointed to learn he intended to make one for everyone. When an ancient cushion said to nourish Spiritual Energy appeared, Lu Yunxiao recognized something valuable inside and urged Ling Qingzhu to bid for it.

• Lu Yunxiao recalled the Heart of the Sea Armor Yun Yun had given him and asked Ling Qingzhu whether she wanted him to refine an Inner Armor.
• Ling Qingzhu mistakenly thought Lu Yunxiao would make armor just for her, then grew annoyed when he said he planned to make one for everyone.
• Lin Dong bought Demon Scale Gold Heart to help forge and evolve his Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, spending fifteen thousand Pure Essence Pills.
• Lin Dong bid on several more auction items and spent over fifty thousand Pure Essence Pills as the auction grew more heated.
• The auctioneer revealed an ancient cushion that could calm the mind and nourish Spiritual Energy, and Lu Yunxiao said something valuable was hidden inside it.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ling Qingzhu the cushion was worth more than everything she owned except the Cloud Bamboo Sword, and she urged him to bid for it.

Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu bid on a mysterious Spirit-Nourishing Cushion, then clashed with Hua Zong of the Yin Puppet Sect after he leered at Ling Qingzhu. Ling Qingzhu killed Hua Zong’s protector and intimidated the auction hall with her Nirvana Realm strength, leaving the Martial Alliance elders unwilling to intervene.

• Lin Dong watched the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion’s price climb as bidders tried to discover what it concealed.
• Ling Qingzhu raised the bid to one hundred thousand Pure Essence Pills, outbidding Hua Zong and drawing the hall’s attention to her and Lu Yunxiao.
• Hua Zong leered at Ling Qingzhu, so Lu Yunxiao struck him with a cold snort and warned the hall not to stare at her.
• Hua Zong’s protector threatened Lu Yunxiao, and Ling Qingzhu killed the old man with a streak of sword qi.
• Ling Qingzhu released her Nirvana Realm pressure and warned the hall that anyone who spoke recklessly would meet the same fate, silencing the Martial Alliance elders.

Ling Qingzhu intimidated the Martial Alliance after Lu Yunxiao killed Hua Zong and the Yin Puppet Sect elder, then bought the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion at the auction. Lu Yunxiao gave Lin Dong funds to destroy the Yin Puppet Sect branch, while revealing that the sect’s headquarters would soon be gone as well.

• Ling Qingzhu’s Nirvana Realm pressure silenced the Martial Alliance Elders, and Lu Yunxiao caught Lin Dong privately grumbling about him before warning him to stop.
• Ling Qingzhu sat beside Lu Yunxiao, and the pair showed their affection while the auction resumed and she bought the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion for one hundred thousand Pure Essence Pills.
• Lin Dong coveted the Profound Yellow Earth Armor, so Lu Yunxiao had Ling Qingzhu give him a Cosmic Bag containing at least five hundred thousand Pure Essence Pills.
• Lu Yunxiao told Lin Dong to use the money to destroy the Yin Puppet Sect branch in Great Puppet City and said the sect would soon have no headquarters.

Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu left the auction with the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion while Lin Dong collected the Profound Yellow Earth Armor and planned to prepare before confronting the Yin Puppet Sect's branch. At an inn, Lu Yunxiao revealed that the cushion contained the Ancient Qiankun Formation and demonstrated its power to fuse different energies.

• Lin Dong won the Profound Yellow Earth Armor for one hundred and ninety thousand Pure Essence Pills.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu collected the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion and left the auction, while Lin Dong decided to upgrade his Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd before attacking the Yin Puppet Sect's branch.
• At an inn, Lu Yunxiao told Ling Qingzhu that the cushion contained the Ancient Qiankun Formation, ranked fifth on the Ancient Divine Artifacts Ranking, though it lacked its Formation Plate and Formation Spirit.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the formation could fuse and break down different kinds of power, then formed a nine-colored orb by injecting energy into the cushion.
• Ling Qingzhu asked Lu Yunxiao how many different powers he possessed after seeing the orb.

Lu Yunxiao showed Ling Qingzhu how to use the Ancient Qiankun Formation to fuse Elemental Force and Spiritual Energy. After practicing for half a day, Ling Qingzhu formed a powerful energy orb, and Lu Yunxiao gave her the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion while urging her to study her Cloud Bamboo Sword.

• Lu Yunxiao explained that his many kinds of power were balanced by his Innate Elemental Physique and warned that even a small amount of his energy could destroy the Great Yan Dynasty.
• Lu Yunxiao demonstrated the Ancient Qiankun Formation and told Ling Qingzhu to infuse the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion with Elemental Force and Spiritual Energy at the same time.
• Ling Qingzhu failed repeatedly, then practiced for half a day until she successfully formed a fist-sized orb of fused energy.
• Lu Yunxiao gave Ling Qingzhu the Spirit-Nourishing Cushion and advised her to study the Cloud Bamboo Sword, which he said was more powerful than the formation.
• Ling Qingzhu looked at Lu Yunxiao with gratitude, and he teased her by asking whether she had been admiring his looks.

Lu Yunxiao told Ling Qingzhu he intended to destroy the Yin Puppet Sect and claim its Devouring Ancestral Talisman, which he planned to give her. Ling Qingzhu took the initiative with Lu Yunxiao, and the chapter ended with the two waking together afterward.

• Ling Qingzhu asked Lu Yunxiao whether he planned to destroy the Yin Puppet Sect, and he said he would do so because they had provoked him and the sect held a treasure.
• Lu Yunxiao revealed that the Yin Puppet Sect possessed a second Devouring Ancestral Talisman, formerly owned by Old Man Black Eyes, and offered it to Ling Qingzhu.
• Ling Qingzhu kissed Lu Yunxiao and asked whether he would stay good to her for life, and he promised never to abandon her.
• Ling Qingzhu pushed Lu Yunxiao onto the couch and initiated an intimate encounter with him.
• Afterward, Lu Yunxiao held the sleeping Ling Qingzhu, who stirred and opened her eyes with a shy blush.

Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu confessed their devotion and promised to stay together, but Ling Qingzhu then demanded to know about his other romances. After learning he had eight other women, she was furious, though she remained with him.

• Lu Yunxiao kissed Ling Qingzhu and promised to love and protect her for life.
• Ling Qingzhu vowed to stay with Lu Yunxiao, warning that she would kill him and herself if he betrayed her.
• Ling Qingzhu asked how many other romances Lu Yunxiao had, and he admitted that he had eight others.
• Ling Qingzhu angrily punched Lu Yunxiao, while he accepted the blame and insisted he would not let her leave.
• Ling Qingzhu lamented that Lu Yunxiao was so flirtatious, while acknowledging that he treated her sincerely.

After Lu Yunxiao helped Ling Qingzhu advance to the Five-Element Nirvana Realm and confirmed her cultivation was improving, the two traveled to Yin Puppet City to take the Devouring Ancestral Talisman. Ling Qingzhu flew into the city alone to confront the Yin Puppet Sect while Lu Yunxiao waited outside.

• Ling Qingzhu discovered that her strength had reached the Five-Element Nirvana Realm and that her Supreme Dao Induction cultivation had become smoother.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu discussed taking the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, but Lu Yunxiao delayed their departure for a romantic interlude.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Devouring Ancestral Talisman was likely with Teng Sha, the Yin Puppet Sect Master, wherever he went.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ling Qingzhu to handle Yin Puppet City alone while he waited, and she flew toward the city.

Ling Qingzhu returned after destroying Yin Puppet City and brought back the sealed Devouring Ancestral Talisman. Lu Yunxiao began breaking its seal, summoned the Black Eyes Phantom, and pressed on despite its counterattack.

• Ling Qingzhu told Lu Yunxiao that she had killed Teng Sha and the Elders above the Qi Creation Stage, then destroyed the Blood Spirit Puppet she encountered.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu traveled to a remote mountain range, where he sealed off the surrounding area and examined the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Ling Qingzhu explained that Old Man Black Eyes had sealed the talisman and that only someone with his Talisman Seal could ordinarily undo it.
• Lu Yunxiao struck the Black Light Orb to break the seal, causing the Black Eyes Phantom to appear.
• Lu Yunxiao told the phantom that the Devouring Ancestral Talisman would not fall into unworthy hands, then pressed his finger toward it as it retaliated.

Lu Yunxiao defeated the Black Eyes Phantom and gave the Devouring Ancestral Talisman to Ling Qingzhu, who refined it and used its power to advance her cultivation. The chapter ended with Ling Qingzhu becoming a Three-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master after passing the Triple Wind-Lightning Tribulation.

• Lu Yunxiao destroyed the Black Eyes Phantom and revealed the Devouring Ancestral Talisman.
• Lu Yunxiao handed the Ancestral Talisman to Ling Qingzhu and stood guard while she refined it; she kissed him before beginning.
• Lu Yunxiao forged ten pieces of half-step Peerless Sacred Object Inner Armor over half a month.
• Ling Qingzhu refined the Devouring Ancestral Talisman and used the opportunity to challenge the Triple Wind-Lightning Tribulation.
• Ling Qingzhu passed the tribulation unharmed and became a Three-Seal Heavenly Talisman Master.

Ling Qingzhu asked Lu Yunxiao to accompany her back to the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace so she could see her master, and he agreed. As they embraced, a check-in mission suddenly activated in Lu Yunxiao's mind.

• Ling Qingzhu told Lu Yunxiao she wanted to return to the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace after being away for nearly half a year without sending word.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to accompany Ling Qingzhu and meet her master.
• Lu Yunxiao said he would respect her master unless she tried to separate them, while Ling Qingzhu assured him that her master would accept their relationship.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu embraced, and a check-in mission activated in his mind.

Lu Yunxiao accompanied Ling Qingzhu back to the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace, where his check-in mission began. The Elders confronted the pair with hostility, and the Palace Master appeared as the standoff continued.

• Lu Yunxiao received a check-in mission at the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace with a one-month time limit and an unknown reward.
• Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu arrived at the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace, and Ling Qingzhu prepared to visit her Master.
• Qingyin told the Palace Master that Ling Qingzhu had returned with a man, prompting the Palace Master to leave at once.
• Dozens of Elders gathered in Taiyin Hall and scrutinized Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu with suspicion and hostility.
• Lu Yunxiao remained calm as the Elders watched him and Ling Qingzhu, then a Palace-dressed Beauty appeared in Taiyin Hall.

Ling Qingzhu publicly told her Master, the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace Master, that she had chosen Lu Yunxiao and asked for approval to be with him. The Palace Master tested Lu Yunxiao with escalating pressure, then realized his strength had reached at least the major completion of the Death Profound Stage.

• The Elders and Ling Qingzhu saluted as the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace Master entered the hall and questioned who Lu Yunxiao was.
• Ling Qingzhu declared Lu Yunxiao the person she had chosen, shocking the Elders and angering her Master.
• Ling Qingzhu affirmed her loyalty to the Palace but pleaded for her Master's approval to be with Lu Yunxiao.
• The Palace Master challenged Lu Yunxiao and increased her oppressive aura from the Nirvana Realm toward the Life Profound Realm, but he remained calm.
• The Palace Master raised her pressure to the Death Profound Stage, and Lu Yunxiao stood unmoved, leaving her stunned by his extraordinary strength and potential.

Lu Yunxiao impressed the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace with his strength, but refused to join her sect because he already led Cloud Gate. The Palace Master rejected his explanation and ordered him to leave, cutting off his relationship with Ling Qingzhu.

• The Palace-dressed Beauty withdrew her pressure and recognized Lu Yunxiao as a Peak Death Profound Stage expert.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty asked Lu Yunxiao whether he was sincere toward Ling Qingzhu, and he affirmed that his heart was wholly sincere.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty offered to accept Lu Yunxiao and his relationship with Ling Qingzhu if he joined the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to leave Cloud Gate, even after the Palace-dressed Beauty offered him a high status in her sect.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty accused Lu Yunxiao of lacking sincerity toward Ling Qingzhu and ordered him to leave the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace.

Lu Yunxiao confronted the Palace-dressed Beauty after she tried to separate him from Ling Qingzhu, then overwhelmed her and the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace Elders with his pressure. Once she recognized him as an Ancestral Realm expert, she apologized and accepted his relationship with Ling Qingzhu.

• The Palace-dressed Beauty declared that Ling Qingzhu’s relationship with Lu Yunxiao was over and ordered the Elders to seize him when he refused to leave without her.
• Lu Yunxiao sent the Elders flying and forced the Palace-dressed Beauty back with his overwhelming pressure, revealing strength beyond what she expected from a Reincarnation Stage Expert.
• Ling Qingzhu pleaded with Lu Yunxiao not to use force, but he insisted that her Master had provoked him by threatening to arrange another match for her.
• Lu Yunxiao’s pressure made the Palace-dressed Beauty and Elders kneel, and she recognized him as the powerful figure whose Spiritual Energy and Thunderous Heavenly Might had once swept the continent.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty asked whether Lu Yunxiao had reached the realm of Lord Symbol Ancestor, then apologized and accepted him as Ling Qingzhu’s partner.
• Lu Yunxiao withdrew his pressure after criticizing the Palace-dressed Beauty’s sudden change in attitude.

Lu Yunxiao subdued the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace after its Sect Master offended him, but spared her at Ling Qingzhu’s request. The Palace-dressed Beauty led Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu away while the Elders and Disciples watched in awe.

• Lu Yunxiao forced the Palace-dressed Beauty and the Elders to kneel, then rebuked them for provoking him despite his restraint.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty admitted her fault and begged Lu Yunxiao to spare the Nine Heavens Grand Purity Palace, even offering her own life.
• Ling Qingzhu pleaded with Lu Yunxiao to forgive her Master, and he agreed to spare her while warning that another incident would doom the Palace.
• Ling Qingzhu helped the Palace-dressed Beauty stand, and the Elders rose once Lu Yunxiao showed no further anger.
• The Palace-dressed Beauty offered to lead Lu Yunxiao to a place to rest, and Ling Qingzhu linked her arm through his as they left under the Elders’ and Disciples’ awed gazes.

Lu Yunxiao and Ling Qingzhu entered her residence, Bamboo Sound Palace, after her master arranged for him to stay there. As the two enjoyed the peaceful bamboo grove and spoke about the earlier conflict, Lu Yunxiao kissed Ling Qingzhu beneath the trees.

• The Palace-dressed Beauty brought Lu Yunxiao to Bamboo Sound Palace and explained that she had arranged for him to stay with Ling Qingzhu.
• Lu Yunxiao agreed to let go of his anger toward Ling Qingzhu's master, and he and Ling Qingzhu entered the palace together.
• Lu Yunxiao toured the residence and admired the bamboo forest, while Ling Qingzhu explained how the Pure Spirit Bamboo calmed the mind.
• Ling Qingzhu apologized for the earlier conflict, but Lu Yunxiao told her not to blame herself and teased her about her master.
• Lu Yunxiao removed Ling Qingzhu's veil and kissed her beneath the Bamboo Forest.

Lu Yunxiao teased Ling Qingzhu before she left to visit her Master, then received four rewards from his completed check-in mission. He examined the Nuwa Stone, Yao Guang Sword, Yin-Yang Creation Art, and Lightning Emperor's Treasure Art, pleased with his new gains.

• Lu Yunxiao persuaded Ling Qingzhu to kiss him and let her leave to visit her Master.
• Lu Yunxiao received the Nuwa Stone, Yao Guang Sword, Yin-Yang Creation Art, and Lightning Emperor's Treasure Art from the system.
• Lu Yunxiao considered the Nuwa Stone's life force and Eternal Youth, and noted that he now possessed four of the Big Dipper Seven Immortal Swords.
• Lu Yunxiao studied the Yin-Yang Creation Art and assessed the Lightning Emperor's Treasure Art as another powerful trump card.