Chapter Summaries

Xu Chen realized Li Guangying’s search for a sword dao genius might mean the plot had changed and feared she was hunting him over their past. Li Guangying refused to let anyone leave the Lingtong Ancient Domain until she found the person she sought, and Xu Chen asked whether she intended to kill him.

• Xu Chen asked Li Guangying what she had arranged before falling asleep, but she said he was not worthy of knowing.
• Li Shangjian identified Li Guangying’s technique as the Li family’s Light Slumber Method, which let her sleep without aging and awaken when her condition was met.
• Xu Chen suspected Li Guangying might remember their past and want revenge for his having seized her memories after she suffered Qi Deviation.
• Xu Chen asked Li Guangying to let everyone leave once they came out, but she said they would remain trapped until she found her target.
• Xu Chen recalled that he had escaped the Lingtong Ancient Domain through Li Guangying’s Light Imperial Dao and asked whether she meant to kill the person she sought.

Li Shangjian revealed that Xu Chen was in the crowd, and Xu Chen made an identical clone to draw Li Guangying’s attention. Li Guangying recognized the clone’s aura and reacted with intense emotion, leaving her next move uncertain.

• Li Shangjian told Li Guangying that he knew where Xu Chen was, and she demanded to know his location.
• Li Guangying declared that she intended to kill Xu Chen, while Xu Chen realized she had come for revenge rather than affection.
• Xu Chen created a clone with the same appearance and aura as his original body.
• Xu Chen signaled the crowd, and nearly half of those present identified the clone as Xu Chen.
• Li Guangying sensed the clone’s aura, trembled, and murmured that she had found him.

Li Guangying awakened with the Heavenly Sword and confronted Xu Chen over grievances from her past life. Xu Chen accepted the blame and urged her to kill him, leaving everyone stunned by his fearless declaration.

• Li Shangjian recognized that Li Guangying was about to awaken, and Xu Chen changed his appearance to conceal his true body.
• Li Guangying emerged in battle armor, wielding the Heavenly Sword and displaying the power of her fused Sword Dao of Light.
• Li Guangying pointed her sword at Xu Chen and said she remembered their grievances from a previous life.
• Xu Chen declared that he would accept responsibility for his past-life sins and told Li Guangying to kill him without hesitation.

Xu Chen's clone provoked Li Guangying by pretending to accept death as repayment for his past-life sins and asking her to spare everyone else. She killed the clone, but then began to cry, leaving Xu Chen and the onlookers bewildered.

• Xu Chen's clone gave a shameless speech about his supposed virtues and urged Li Guangying to strike him.
• Xu Chen said he would repay Li Guangying with his life and asked her to spare the others.
• Li Guangying agreed to spare everyone and cut Xu Chen's clone in two with her light sword.
• Xu Chen realized his real body was unharmed, and the onlookers began to leave.
• Li Guangying shed tears, surprising Xu Chen and everyone present.

Li Guangying mourned Xu Chen's clone after her Sword Qi killed it, revealing that Xu Chen had possessed her in a past life and that she still longed to see him. She pieced the corpse together and held and kissed it, leaving Xu Chen's true body and the onlookers stunned.

• Li Guangying's tears unleashed devastating Sword Qi that carved enormous pits into the ground.
• Li Guangying appeared before Xu Chen's clone, knelt, and asked why he had not dodged her attack.
• Li Guangying accused Xu Chen of possessing her in his past life and lamented that he had not explained or asked for a chance to change.
• Li Guangying admitted that killing Xu Chen had left her feeling worse and that she still wanted to see him again.
• Li Guangying pressed Xu Chen's clone's corpse back together, held it, and kissed its cheek, shocking everyone.

Xu Chen tried to prevent Li Guangying from killing herself by promising to revive him, then made her swear not to harm him. He revealed that the Xu Chen she had killed was his clone and that he was the real Xu Chen, leaving Li Guangying stunned.

• Li Guangying asked to be buried with Xu Chen, and Xu Chen feared she would kill herself if he did not intervene.
• Xu Chen offered to revive Xu Chen, and Li Guangying promised to help him if he could do so.
• Xu Chen asked Li Guangying to swear she would not hurt the revived Xu Chen, and she swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao.
• Xu Chen revealed that the dead Xu Chen had been his clone, then told Li Guangying that he was the main body.
• Xu Chen changed his appearance to reveal his true face, stunning the gathered martial artists.

After Xu Chen revealed that the person Li Guangying had fought was only his clone, her anger gave way to flirtatious affection. Li Guangying insisted that Xu Chen stay by her side, despite his lack of memories of their previous life.

• Xu Chen explained that he had used a clone because Li Guangying had seemed ready to kill him.
• Li Guangying dropped her anger, told Xu Chen to call her Guangying, and reminded him that they had been intimate in their previous life.
• Xu Chen claimed he knew nothing about their previous life and joked that Li Guangying should use the Law of Light to kill his former self.
• Li Guangying said she only cared about this life and wanted to stay by Xu Chen's side.

Xu Chen tried to discourage Li Guangying from following him, but she insisted because Li Muge was already with him. The sisters nearly fought with their deadly sword arts before Xu Chen stopped them and reminded them that they were all each other had left.

• Xu Chen claimed he had more than fifty women to make Li Guangying give up following him, but she refused and challenged Li Muge's place beside him.
• Li Muge threatened to kill Li Guangying and unleashed her Wood Spirit Sword Dao, while Li Guangying drew her Sword Dao of Light.
• The sisters' auras shattered the surrounding space, forcing the onlookers to retreat as Xu Chen feared their fight would ruin everything.
• Xu Chen stopped the sisters before they could clash and reminded them that they were the only family each other had left.
• Li Muge and Li Guangying fell silent, remembering the loneliness they had endured while waiting for Xu Chen.

Li Muge provoked Li Guangying by kissing Xu Chen in front of her, while Xu Chen tried to deny that he welcomed the kisses. The argument ended with Li Guangying questioning whether Xu Chen truly liked Li Muge, leaving Li Muge waiting for his answer.

• Li Guangying accused Li Muge of trying to steal Xu Chen, and Li Muge claimed Xu Chen had accepted and kissed her.
• Xu Chen insisted Li Muge had force-kissed him, but Li Muge kissed him again loudly in front of Li Guangying.
• Li Guangying flew into a rage and accused Li Muge of being shameless, while Li Muge argued that Xu Chen had not stopped her.
• Xu Chen told Li Muge to stop provoking Li Guangying, and Li Muge smugly claimed victory.
• Li Guangying challenged Li Muge by asking whether Xu Chen truly liked her, and Li Muge looked to Xu Chen for an answer.

Xu Chen tried to stop Li Muge and Li Guangying from fighting over him, but Li Guangying demanded a kiss as proof that he treated her fairly. The onlookers, especially Ye Xuan, seethed with jealousy as Xu Chen faced her ultimatum.

• Xu Chen told Li Muge and Li Guangying that they could both follow him if they stopped fighting, and he admitted he had no strong feelings for either of them.
• Li Muge and Li Guangying resumed arguing until Xu Chen ordered them to be quiet.
• Li Guangying demanded that Xu Chen kiss her because he had already kissed Li Muge, and threatened to make trouble if he refused.
• The watching prodigies glared at Xu Chen, while Ye Xuan clenched his fists over losing his chance with both women.
• Li Guangying asked Xu Chen whether he would kiss her, then warned him not to regret his answer.

Xu Chen and the women argued after Li Guangying forcibly kissed him, then he asked Li Ruoling to release the might of her Innate Dao Body to draw out the Lingtong Emperor Jade. Li Ruoling’s aura spread across a million li, but the jade had not yet appeared.

• Li Guangying appeared before Xu Chen and forcibly kissed him, leaving him to savor the taste of her Great Emperor-level treasure.
• Li Muge and Li Guangying taunted each other over Xu Chen’s attention, and Xu Chen urged the women to stop arguing so they could leave.
• Li Guangying said they needed the Lingtong Emperor Jade and asked whether Li Muge could sense it; Li Muge said she could not.
• Xu Chen recalled that Li Ruoling’s Innate Dao Body had caused the Lingtong Emperor Jade to appear before, so he asked her to release its might.
• Li Ruoling spread the aura of her Innate Dao Body across a million li, and everyone felt its profound pressure and the loosening of their realms.

Li Ruoling recovered the Lingtong Emperor Jade, and Li Guangying used its power and the Law of Light to locate a crack leading outside the Lingtong Ancient Domain. As the group prepared to escape, Li Guangying went ahead alone to test the route.

• Li Ruoling used her Dao intent to shatter a patch of void and reveal the Lingtong Emperor Jade.
• Li Ruoling summoned the jade, and Li Guangying explained that the Law of Light could pair with it to find a way out.
• Li Guangying combined the Lingtong Emperor Jade with her Light Imperial Dao and located a spatial crack containing Emperor Qi from outside.
• Xu Chen recalled that the Lingtong Ancient Domain was an ownerless bead that trapped visitors, and planned to claim it for himself.
• Li Guangying told the group to wait while she tested the crack, then vanished.

Li Guangying and the others reached the exit of the Lingtong Ancient Domain, but its Domain Spirit appeared and revealed that the place was an Imperial Treasure Space. She refused to let them leave because her master would return injured and need them as energy, leaving the group facing a fight.

• As Li Guangying prepared to pass through the crack, the Domain Spirit appeared and ordered everyone to return.
• Li Guangying used her Light Imperial Dao to disperse the Domain Spirit’s hypnosis and identified her as the Domain Spirit of the Lingtong Ancient Domain.
• The Domain Spirit confirmed that the ancient domain was her Imperial Treasure Space and said no one could leave.
• The Domain Spirit explained that her master would return injured and need energy to repair her body, so she intended to use the group as supplements.
• Ye Xuan asked whether the Domain Spirit’s master was a Demonic Cultivator, and the Domain Spirit dismissed the question and refused to let them go.
• Xu Chen recalled that the domain’s master had been a Li family sword cultivator who was framed, fled the family, and turned to demonic cultivation.

Xu Chen tried to make Ye Xuan and Li Ruoling impress the Domain Spirit so she would let them leave the Lingtong Ancient Domain, but their displays failed to move her. When Xu Chen asked directly, the Domain Spirit said leaving might be possible for him, stunning everyone present.

• Xu Chen recalled the Demonic Cultivator who had crafted the Demon Spirit Emperor Bead and reasoned that the Domain Spirit's powers weakened those trapped in the Lingtong Ancient Domain.
• Xu Chen had Li Ruoling display her Innate Dao Body and forced Ye Xuan to show his sword talent, hoping the Domain Spirit would recognize them and let everyone go.
• After watching Ye Xuan display his talent for more than ten minutes without reacting, Xu Chen realized the Domain Spirit was not following the events he remembered.
• Xu Chen asked the Domain Spirit whether they could leave, and she replied that it might be possible for him.
• The tens of thousands of people in the Lingtong Ancient Domain were left speechless, while some feared the Soul Clan would seize Xu Chen for investigation.

Xu Chen learned that the Lingtong Ancient Domain's Spirit would let only him leave, while everyone else would become nourishment for her master. He stopped Li Guangying and Bu Fengshuang from challenging the Spirit, leaving the group trapped with no way out.

• The Domain Spirit let Xu Chen leave because she thought he looked friendly, but refused to let him take the women with him.
• The Domain Spirit said her unfriendly visitors would become nourishment for her master when he returned.
• Li Guangying offered to fight the Domain Spirit, but Xu Chen stopped her to keep her from getting hurt.
• Bu Fengshuang tried to use a formation, but the master's restriction prevented her from forming one.
• The women grew jealous of the Domain Spirit and accused Xu Chen of being a scumbag.

Xu Chen refused Zhao Qingyun’s offer to intervene and asked the Domain Spirit to help everyone leave, but she demanded that he abandon the others and go with her. He remembered that they had been lovers in his previous life, though he had left her after learning her Dao techniques, and the chapter ended with that past connection revealed.

• Zhao Qingyun offered through the Jun Tianjun mask to intervene, but Xu Chen said he would try first.
• Xu Chen asked the Domain Spirit how everyone could get out, and she said she could help if he left the women behind and went with her.
• Xu Chen recalled meeting the Domain Spirit in his previous life while searching for her master and winning her affection over several years.
• Xu Chen remembered that the Domain Spirit had taught him the Sleep Imperial Dao and other techniques before he left her after the Demonic Cultivator fell.

Xu Chen refused the Domain Spirit’s demand that he abandon his women, so she attacked the gathered geniuses with her Sleep Imperial Dao. He broke through her defenses and kissed her, and she admitted through tears that she loved him and had been hurt by his absence.

• Xu Chen recalled that the Domain Spirit might be influenced by memories from her past life, but firmly refused to leave his women for her.
• The Domain Spirit unleashed her Sleep Imperial Dao, making many of the gathered geniuses drowsy and weak.
• Xu Chen and Li Guangying resisted the Domain Spirit’s attack, and Xu Chen warned her that he would hate her if she continued.
• Xu Chen appeared before the Domain Spirit, broke through her barrier, and forced a kiss upon her.
• The Domain Spirit froze, then hugged Xu Chen, cried, and pounded him for returning so late as everyone realized he had wronged her in his past life.

Xu Chen coaxed the Domain Spirit into forgiving him and agreeing to release most of the people trapped in the Lingtong Ancient Domain. The Domain Spirit then killed the Martial Saints and crippled Martial Emperors she was told to keep, leaving everyone stunned by her Great Emperor-level power.

• Xu Chen declared that he loved the Domain Spirit and wanted to live happily with her and her elder sisters, while the others reacted with disgust and jealousy.
• The Domain Spirit asked Xu Chen to swear he would never leave her, and he promised; she forgave him and returned his affection.
• Xu Chen asked the Domain Spirit to release the captives, then proposed keeping only the Martial Saints and crippled Martial Emperors.
• The Domain Spirit killed several thousand Martial Saints and several Martial Emperors with remnant souls when they protested.
• Lin Xingchen, Li Shangjian, and the others were shocked by the Domain Spirit's formidable power, while Li Guangying and the other women dismissed it as nothing remarkable.

Xu Chen and the others escaped the Lingtong Ancient Domain, where the Domain Spirit kept the Demon Spirit Emperor Bead. As Xu Chen considered the next Ye Family plotline and claimed that the survivors owed him, a host of powerful women arrived, leaving him worried about the trouble their attachment would bring.

• The Domain Spirit helped Xu Chen and the survivors leave the Lingtong Ancient Domain, while she kept the Demon Spirit Emperor Bead for her master and offered to capture enemies for Xu Chen.
• Xu Chen reflected that Ye Xuan's next major opportunity would come through the Ye Family in about two years and told the survivors that he had saved their lives.
• Some survivors thanked Xu Chen, while others stayed silent; Xu Chen noticed Ye Xuan's anger and was pleased that Ye Xuan would remember the favor.
• A powerful female voice called for everyone to wait, and many Martial Emperors and Great Emperors appeared in the sky.
• Xu Chen recognized the many women who had followed him, including weaker heroines such as Jiang Hong, Huo Ling'er, and Luoshen, and worried that their arrival would bring trouble.

Lan Yun, Di Hanzhi, and the other heroines brought Xu Chen a trove of Emperor Grade spirit medicines and pills they had found. Xu Chen accepted the treasures while pretending to be reluctant, then told them not to work so hard next time.

• Xu Chen asked Lan Yun why she and the other heroines had come to see him.
• Lan Yun and Di Hanzhi presented the spirit medicines and pills they had found, including a Ninth Turn Purple Gold Pill.
• The onlookers were stunned by the treasures and envied Xu Chen for receiving them.
• Xu Chen claimed he felt embarrassed but accepted everything into his Ring of Holding.
• Xu Chen told the heroines not to find so many treasures next time, acting like the head of the household.