Chapter Summaries

Lu Yunxiao teased Ying Huanhuan while Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect tried to avoid provoking him. After Lu Yunxiao released Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying Xuanzi asked him to reveal why he had forcibly entered the sect, leaving everyone waiting for his answer.

• Lu Yunxiao pinched Ying Huanhuan’s cheeks and ruffled her hair as she struggled and scolded him.
• Ying Xuanzi asked Lu Yunxiao to overlook Huanhuan’s behavior and promised the Dao Sect would cooperate with his instructions.
• Ying Huanhuan lunged at Lu Yunxiao and punched him, but he caught her wrist and teased her with threats against the Dao Sect.
• Lu Yunxiao released Ying Huanhuan and let Ying Xiaoxiao down, and the sisters reunited.
• Ying Xuanzi asked Lu Yunxiao to state his purpose, while Ying Xiaoxiao, Ying Huanhuan, Elder Taixuan, and the others watched expectantly.

Lu Yunxiao told Ying Xuanzi that he wanted to see Dao Sect’s Great Desolate Stele, and Ying Xuanzi agreed under pressure. Lu Yunxiao released the Disciples and Elders he had restrained, then followed Ying Xuanzi to the Desolate Hall, where its scale and many Disciples impressed him.

• Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had come to see the Great Desolate Stele, prompting Ying Huanhuan and the others to suspect his intentions.
• Ying Xuanzi agreed to let Lu Yunxiao see the Great Desolate Stele because he could not risk refusing him.
• Lu Yunxiao freed the Dao Sect Disciples and Elders he had held down, easing Ying Huanhuan’s worries.
• Ying Xuanzi led Lu Yunxiao and the others toward the Desolate Hall.
• Lu Yunxiao surveyed the Desolate Hall as Ying Xuanzi described its Disciples and Pill River.

Lu Yunxiao accompanied Ying Xuanzi and the Dao Sect members to the Great Desolate Stele, where his system began a sign-in. He questioned the Dao Sect’s failure to comprehend the Great Desolate Scripture since Zhou Tong and left everyone unsettled by dismissing Zhou Tong as a genius.

• Lu Yunxiao challenged Ying Huanhuan’s pride in the Dao Sect’s strength, and she held back her disagreement.
• Ying Xuanzi summoned the Great Desolate Stele from the mountain by directing a Pill River of Nirvana Qi over it.
• Lu Yunxiao approached the stele, and his system started a fifteen-minute sign-in.
• Ying Huanhuan urged Lu Yunxiao to leave, but he asked the group about the Dao Sect’s century-long failure to comprehend the Great Desolate Scripture since Zhou Tong.
• Lu Yunxiao called Zhou Tong decent but not a genius, and the Dao Sect members fell silent.

Lu Yunxiao explained that the Great Desolate Scripture was granted only to those with Ancestral Symbols or Divine Items because the Great Desolate Stele’s spirit needed their help against a sealed Demonic True King. He revealed that the seal might fail within a few years, leaving Ying Xuanzi and the others to wonder whether Lu Yunxiao had come to deal with the demon.

• Lu Yunxiao told Ying Xuanzi and the others that Zhou Tong had comprehended the Great Desolate Scripture because he possessed the Space Ancestral Talisman.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Great Desolate Stele’s spirit favored people with Ancestral Symbols or Divine Items so they could help destroy the Demonic King sealed within it.
• Lu Yunxiao pointed out the black spots on the stele, and Ying Xuanzi sensed the evil aura emanating from them.
• Ying Xuanzi asked how long the seal would last, and Lu Yunxiao said it might hold for only a few more years.
• Ying Xiaoxiao asked whether Lu Yunxiao had come to deal with the Demonic King, prompting the others to turn their attention to him.

Lu Yunxiao revealed that he had come to the Dao Sect to destroy the True King sealed inside the Great Desolate Stele, and Ying Xuanzi agreed to let him enter. Ying Huanhuan joined them after Lu Yunxiao promised to protect her, leaving the group ready to enter the stele together.

• Ying Xiaoxiao guessed that Lu Yunxiao had come for the True King, and he confirmed her suspicion.
• Lu Yunxiao warned Ying Xuanzi that fighting the True King outside the Great Desolate Stele could destroy the Dao Sect, so Ying Xuanzi agreed to enter the stele instead.
• Lu Yunxiao asked Ying Xuanzi to accompany him so the Dao Sect leader could witness him subdue the True King.
• Ying Huanhuan asked to go inside, but Ying Xuanzi initially refused because the True King was dangerous.
• Lu Yunxiao assured Ying Xuanzi that he would protect Ying Huanhuan, and Ying Xuanzi allowed her to join them.

Lu Yunxiao took Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xuanzi into the Great Desolate Stele, where they found Demonic Qi corrupting the stele’s inner world. The Great Desolate Stele recognized Lu Yunxiao’s extraordinary aura and submitted to him, believing the world could still be saved.

• Lu Yunxiao brought Ying Huanhuan and Ying Xuanzi into the Great Desolate Stele.
• The three found a dead, barren wasteland, and Lu Yunxiao revealed black Demonic Qi contaminating it.
• Lu Yunxiao shielded Ying Huanhuan from the evil aura and summoned the Great Desolate Stele.
• Lu Yunxiao’s pressure shattered the false wasteland and revealed the stele, its lower surface corrupted by black markings.
• The Great Desolate Stele recognized Lu Yunxiao’s supreme aura, greeted him as its lord, and submitted.

Lu Yunxiao arrived to deal with the True King sealed beneath the Great Desolate Stele, whose seal was weakening. He summoned four Ancestral Symbols, shocking Ying Xuanzi and Ying Huanhuan, while the Great Desolate Stele remained confident in his power.

• The Great Desolate Stele asked Lu Yunxiao whether he had come for the sealed True King as black patterns and Demonic Qi began attacking the seal.
• Lu Yunxiao erased the Demonic Qi, and the Great Desolate Stele explained that its old injuries had left it unable to suppress the True King much longer.
• Lu Yunxiao said he had come to kill the True King and summoned the Devouring Ancestral Talisman, Lightning Ancestral Talisman, Primordial Ancestral Talisman, and Darkness Ancestral Talisman.
• Ying Xuanzi and Ying Huanhuan were stunned by the four Ancestral Symbols, and Lu Yunxiao playfully patted Ying Huanhuan's head before withdrawing his hand.

Lu Yunxiao used the four Ancestral Symbols to destroy the True King sealed beneath the Great Desolate Stele. Afterward, he told Ying Huanhuan that she would obtain an Ancestral Symbol of her own in the future.

• Ying Xuanzi learned that Lu Yunxiao was in the Ancestral Realm and reacted with reverence.
• Lu Yunxiao sent the four Ancestral Symbols into the Great Desolate Stele, purifying the Demonic Qi and exposing the True King beneath the earth.
• Lu Yunxiao used Words Become Law to empower the Ancestral Symbols, which completely refined the True King.
• The Great Desolate Stele thanked Lu Yunxiao, and he recalled the four Ancestral Symbols to his hand.
• Lu Yunxiao let Ying Huanhuan examine the Ancestral Symbols and told her she would have one in the future.

Lu Yunxiao freed the Great Desolate Stele from the True King and arranged for it to follow Ying Huanhuan, allowing Dao Sect disciples to learn the Great Desolate Scripture. As Ying Huanhuan approached the stele, Lu Yunxiao received several powerful sign-in rewards, including the Fuxi Qin and the Ice Ancestral Talisman.

• Lu Yunxiao told Ying Huanhuan that she would possess an Ancestral Symbol in the future, and the Great Desolate Stele noticed something unusual about her.
• Lu Yunxiao refused to take the Great Desolate Stele as his own and suggested that it follow Ying Huanhuan instead.
• Lu Yunxiao persuaded Ying Huanhuan to accept the Great Desolate Stele by promising that Dao Sect disciples could learn the Great Desolate Scripture.
• The Great Desolate Stele agreed to follow Ying Huanhuan, and she stepped forward to accept it.
• Lu Yunxiao received the Fuxi Qin, Tian Ji Sword, Ice Ancestral Talisman, Azure Emperor Everlasting Body, and Immortal Sound Marvelous Record as sign-in rewards.
• Lu Yunxiao considered the Fuxi Qin's mind-controlling power and worried that he did not know how to play it.

Lu Yunxiao reviewed his sign-in rewards, including two Original Supreme Dharma Bodies and the True Immortal-level Immortal Sound Marvelous Record, which he considered especially suitable for Ying Huanhuan. He checked his updated information panel and assessed the cultivation art’s power.

• Lu Yunxiao confirmed that the Ice Ancestral Talisman had not been taken from the Sky Profound Continent.
• Lu Yunxiao examined the Azure Emperor Everlasting Body and Immortal Sound Marvelous Record, deciding the latter might suit Ying Huanhuan’s sound-based cultivation.
• Lu Yunxiao opened his information panel and saw the new cultivation art and combat skills listed among his abilities.
• Lu Yunxiao concluded that the Immortal Sound Marvelous Record was a True Immortal-level art that could help its cultivator reach the Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign level.

Lu Yunxiao absorbed the Ice Ancestral Talisman while the Dao Sect leaders learned how he had saved the sect and opened the Great Desolate Scripture. When discordant zither music came from his bedchamber, Ying Huanhuan went to investigate.

• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Ice Ancestral Talisman and absorbed it into his body to refine it.
• Ying Huanhuan told Ying Xuanzi, Ying Xiaoxiao, and Elder Taixuan how Lu Yunxiao defeated the True King, made the Great Desolate Stele acknowledge her, and opened the Great Desolate Scripture to qualified disciples.
• Ying Xiaoxiao and Ying Xuanzi said the Dao Sect owed Lu Yunxiao a great debt, while Ying Huanhuan insisted he did not care about such formalities.
• Ying Xiaoxiao asked about Lu Yunxiao's prediction that Ying Huanhuan would possess an Ancestral Symbol, but Ying Huanhuan said he had not explained it.
• The group heard chaotic zither music coming from Lu Yunxiao's bedchamber, and Ying Huanhuan left the hall to find him.

Ying Xuanzi and Elder Taixuan urged Ying Xiaoxiao to pursue Lu Yunxiao, while dismissing the possibility that he might care for Ying Huanhuan. At Dao Sect, Ying Huanhuan confronted Lu Yunxiao over his disruptive qin playing, and he finally relented after teasing her.

• Ying Xiaoxiao asked Ying Xuanzi about Lu Yunxiao's strength, and he called him supreme and invincible in the age.
• Ying Xuanzi and Elder Taixuan encouraged Ying Xiaoxiao to seize the chance to pursue Lu Yunxiao, and she agreed to try.
• Ying Xiaoxiao worried that Lu Yunxiao favored Ying Huanhuan, but Ying Xuanzi dismissed the concern because Huanhuan was young.
• Lu Yunxiao played the Fuxi Qin so strangely that Dao Sect Disciples struggled to cultivate, and Ying Huanhuan rushed over to make him stop.
• Lu Yunxiao refused and teased the furious Ying Huanhuan until she nearly cried, then took her hand and said he had only been joking.

Lu Yunxiao comforted Ying Huanhuan after teasing her, then shared pastries and spiritual tea with her as she grew increasingly shy around him. The two settled into a relaxed conversation, with Ying Huanhuan discovering the tea’s effects and wondering about Lu Yunxiao’s wealth.

• Lu Yunxiao apologized for teasing Ying Huanhuan, released her hands, and invited her to sit with him.
• Lu Yunxiao offered Ying Huanhuan pastries and tea, and she enjoyed the sweets before pouring him a cup in return.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ying Huanhuan she could relax around him and bluntly said that he liked her, making her blush and try to leave.
• Lu Yunxiao stopped Ying Huanhuan from leaving and promised not to tease her further, so she sat back down.
• Ying Huanhuan realized the tea improved her Spiritual Energy, and she muttered about how rich Lu Yunxiao must be.

Ying Huanhuan visited Lu Yunxiao and nearly died after the Fuxi Qin lured her into touching it, but he suppressed its backlash and rescued her. After learning about the artifact’s power, she grew close to Lu Yunxiao and was drawn to his Innate Dao Charm, ending the chapter in his arms.

• Ying Huanhuan noticed Lu Yunxiao’s Fuxi Qin and reached for it despite his warning, triggering its protective backlash.
• Lu Yunxiao caught Ying Huanhuan and suppressed the Fuxi Qin’s power before it could seriously harm her.
• Lu Yunxiao explained that the Fuxi Qin was an Ancient Divine Artifact that could manipulate minds, and he withdrew its lingering Power of the Mind.
• Ying Huanhuan thanked Lu Yunxiao, then laughed with him and leaned into his arms.
• Ying Huanhuan became intoxicated by Lu Yunxiao’s Innate Dao Charm, and he held her close as she weakly pretended to struggle.

Lu Yunxiao teased Ying Huanhuan in his arms, then confessed that he had fallen in love with her at first sight and persuaded her to stay there with him. Ying Huanhuan accepted his embrace and began to feel affection for him, while the system scolded Lu Yunxiao before logging off.

• Lu Yunxiao refused to release Ying Huanhuan and teased her as she protested.
• Ying Huanhuan grew flustered under Lu Yunxiao's affectionate gaze and asked him to let her go.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ying Huanhuan he had fallen in love with her at first sight and that his actions in Dao Sect had been for her.
• Ying Huanhuan agreed to let Lu Yunxiao hold her a little longer and felt affection for him as she rested against him.
• The system mocked Lu Yunxiao for winning Ying Huanhuan over, argued with him, and finally went offline.

Lu Yunxiao confessed his affection for Ying Huanhuan and reassured her that he would not force her into anything. Before she left, he asked her to return the next day to teach him the zither, and she agreed.

• Lu Yunxiao held Ying Huanhuan and thought about how much he liked her and how he intended to protect her.
• Ying Huanhuan shyly asked whether Lu Yunxiao was done holding her, and he released her.
• As Ying Huanhuan prepared to leave, Lu Yunxiao asked whether she would come back the next day, and she hesitantly agreed.
• Lu Yunxiao told Ying Huanhuan he wanted her to teach him the zither, and she blushed but accepted.
• Ying Huanhuan hurried away, while Lu Yunxiao watched her go and sipped his tea.

Ying Xiaoxiao visited Lu Yunxiao to check whether he had settled comfortably in the Dao Sect, and his courteous welcome stirred an unexpected reaction in her. The chapter ended with Lu Yunxiao inviting her to sit beside him in the pavilion.

• Lu Yunxiao basked in the morning sun until Ying Xiaoxiao arrived.
• Lu Yunxiao recognized Ying Xiaoxiao as Ying Huanhuan's elder sister and wondered why she had come.
• Ying Xiaoxiao politely asked whether Lu Yunxiao was comfortable at the Dao Sect, and he assured her that he was.
• Ying Xiaoxiao's heart beat faster as she took in Lu Yunxiao's appearance.
• Lu Yunxiao led Ying Xiaoxiao to the pavilion and invited her to sit beside him.

Lu Yunxiao spoke with Ying Xiaoxiao about her sister, the Dao Sect, and her gratitude toward him, while Ying Xiaoxiao served him tea and blushed when their fingers touched. Their conversation ended when Lu Yunxiao noticed someone approaching.

• Lu Yunxiao compared Ying Xiaoxiao's reserved manner with Ying Huanhuan's lively personality and asked whether the Dao Sect was doing well.
• Ying Xiaoxiao thanked Lu Yunxiao for helping the Dao Sect and apologized for how she had treated him when he first entered the sect.
• Ying Xiaoxiao prepared tea for Lu Yunxiao, and their fingertips briefly touched as she handed him a cup.
• Ying Xiaoxiao blushed and trembled at the contact, while Lu Yunxiao noticed her reaction but said nothing.
• Lu Yunxiao heard someone approaching and his eyes lit up.

Ying Xiaoxiao visited Lu Yunxiao, but Ying Huanhuan arrived to teach him the qin and noticed her sister’s flushed face. After Ying Xiaoxiao left, Ying Huanhuan accused Lu Yunxiao of bullying her and attacked him.

• Ying Huanhuan arrived at Lu Yunxiao’s pavilion and found Ying Xiaoxiao there with flushed cheeks.
• Ying Huanhuan said she had come to teach Lu Yunxiao the qin, and Ying Xiaoxiao realized she would not pursue a relationship with him.
• Ying Xiaoxiao took her leave after telling Ying Huanhuan to teach Lu Yunxiao well.
• Ying Huanhuan questioned Lu Yunxiao about her sister’s red face and accused him of behaving improperly.
• Ying Huanhuan lunged at Lu Yunxiao, grabbed his neck, and tried to bite him.

Lu Yunxiao reassured Ying Huanhuan that he had not meant to take advantage of Ying Xiaoxiao, and the two spent the morning embracing before sharing lunch. Back at the pavilion, they began learning the qin, with Lu Yunxiao guiding Ying Huanhuan’s hand onto the Fuxi Qin.

• Ying Huanhuan bit Lu Yunxiao’s ear until he explained that he had only accidentally touched Ying Xiaoxiao’s fingertips.
• Lu Yunxiao swore he would never set his sights on Ying Xiaoxiao, and Ying Huanhuan believed him and released his ear.
• Lu Yunxiao held Ying Huanhuan while they postponed their qin lesson, then they ate lunch together.
• Ying Huanhuan warned Lu Yunxiao not to fool around during their afternoon lesson or she would not return the next day.
• Lu Yunxiao summoned the Fuxi Qin, praised Ying Huanhuan’s hands, and placed her hand on the instrument.