Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran descended into No Sword Mountain, where Yun Potian explained how he had defeated and sealed a powerful member of the Soul Devouring Clan. Before his life ended, he passed the mysterious Azure Cloud Sword to Nalan Yanran and revealed that its origins might lie beyond the Dou Qi Continent.

• Yun Potian called Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran down into the underground space and showed them the enormous crystal formed when the Heaven and Earth Energy inside the slain devil erupted.
• Yun Potian explained that he had destroyed a peak Nine Revolution Dou Zun of the Soul Devouring Clan but died with him, then sealed the devil's soul at No Sword Mountain for a thousand years.
• Yun Potian told Nalan Yanran that he had founded the Yun Lan Sect to guard against threats like the devil, and Nalan Yanran affirmed that he remained her Progenitor.
• Yun Potian learned that Nalan Yanran cultivated an Earth-class method improved from Azure Cloud Swordplay and asked to meet the person who had improved it, but Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's reaction disappointed him.
• Yun Potian passed Azure Cloud Sword to Nalan Yanran and explained that its rank depended on her sword intent rather than a fixed classification.
• Yun Potian told Xiao Yan that Azure Cloud Sword likely came from beyond the Dou Qi Continent and perfected the power of heaven and earth through one's own intent.

Yun Potian explained the origin and dangers of the metallic crystal, entrusted Nalan Yanran with his Azure Cloud Swordplay, and then dispersed after settling his final affairs. Xiao Yan prepared to find Zi Yan while Nalan Yanran began her cultivation, leaving him puzzled by her question about his recovery.

• Yun Potian told Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran that the crystal had formed inside the demon and warned them never to let the Soul Devouring Clan obtain it.
• Yun Potian explained that Sword Beasts guarded No Sword Mountain and advised Nalan Yanran to absorb their Destructive Sword Intent after switching to the Azure Cloud Sword.
• Yun Potian wished Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan well, then vanished into specks of light after his final obsession was fulfilled.
• Nalan Yanran held Xiao Yan’s hand and told him to find Zi Yan while she began converting her cultivation method.
• Nalan Yanran asked whether Xiao Yan had truly been cultivating while he healed, and Xiao Yan suspected that something had happened.

After the events at No Sword Mountain, Zi Yan sensed her clan through a bloodline resonance and planned to return home, while Xiao Yan brought her to the great energy crystal as Nalan Yanran cultivated beneath it. Xiao Yan and Zi Yan joked and bargained over what she had said about him and Nalan Yanran, ending with Zi Yan leaving with a bottle of medicinal pills.

• Xiao Yan found Zi Yan unharmed outside No Sword Mountain and learned that she had sensed her clan and wanted to go home.
• Xiao Yan led Zi Yan to the enormous energy crystal, where Nalan Yanran continued transforming her sword aura in meditation.
• Xiao Yan questioned Zi Yan about what had happened between her and Nalan Yanran while he was healing, but Zi Yan refused to explain.
• Xiao Yan offered Zi Yan medicinal pills in exchange for telling him, and Zi Yan teased him about his relationship with Nalan Yanran before running off.
• Xiao Yan tossed Zi Yan a jade bottle of pills, and she happily kept it after complaining that it held fewer than ten.

After Nalan Yanran completed her cultivation breakthrough, Xiao Yan realized she had feelings for him and confronted her about them. Nalan admitted her affection and worried it would cause trouble, but Xiao Yan held her close and kissed her.

• Nalan Yanran finished transforming her cultivation method and emerged with a sharp rise in cultivation.
• Nalan Yanran teased Xiao Yan about giving Zi Yan pills, while Xiao Yan questioned her about what she had discussed with Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan asked whether Nalan Yanran liked him, and she revealed that she had spoken to Zi Yan about her feelings.
• Nalan Yanran accused Xiao Yan of flirting with many women and broke down in tears, so Xiao Yan pulled her into an embrace and comforted her.
• Nalan Yanran asked Xiao Yan to let her go because their relationship could cause trouble, but Xiao Yan refused and kissed her.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran became intimate while Zi Yan discovered a trove of pure energy crystals and decided to stay. The chapter left Zi Yan secretly listening nearby as Xiao Yan teased Nalan Yanran about eventually winning both her and another woman.

• Xiao Yan kissed Nalan Yanran, and she agreed to go along with him while asking him to keep quiet because Zi Yan was nearby.
• Zi Yan ate a piece of the energy crystal and decided she would not return until she became a Dou Venerate.
• Zi Yan went to find Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran, then hid behind the crystal when she heard them together.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran continued their intimate encounter, and Zi Yan overheard them without being discovered.
• Xiao Yan told Nalan Yanran that neither she nor another woman would escape his grasp, and Nalan Yanran gave up resisting.

After realizing Yao Wan may have arranged for her to grow close to Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran insisted that her relationship with him was still her own choice. Meanwhile, Yao Wan and Little Fairy Doctor searched for Xiao Yan and sensed trouble approaching from the east.

• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan she suspected Yao Wan had maneuvered them into spending time together, and she resented anyone trying to dictate her fate.
• Nalan Yanran said she had willingly chosen Xiao Yan and vowed to reclaim her losses from Yao Wan if Yao Wan later overturned.
• Zi Yan returned to a quiet, deserted area, tried to forget what she had witnessed, and turned to cultivation.
• Yao Wan and Little Fairy Doctor concluded Xiao Yan was not in the Northern Region and considered searching elsewhere.
• Yao Wan sensed trouble approaching from the east and told Little Fairy Doctor and Little Phoenix to watch from the side.

Feng Qing'er feared that the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan and Wind and Lightning Pavilion would reclaim or abandon her, but Yao Wan promised that only she would decide Feng Qing'er's fate. When Thunder Revered and three Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Zun attacked, Yao Wan killed all four with her Black-Red Flame, leaving Feng Qing'er increasingly dependent on her.

• Feng Qing'er sensed the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan's aura and feared the punishment awaiting her, while Yao Wan asked whether she feared being abandoned by the clan and the Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
• Thunder Revered and three Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Zun confronted Yao Wan, demanded Feng Qing'er back, and threatened to make Yao Wan serve the clan.
• Yao Wan unleashed her Black-Red Flame and killed Thunder Revered and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Elder despite their combined defenses.
• Yao Wan killed the two remaining Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan Dou Zun with another sweep of her sleeve.
• Yao Wan returned to Feng Qing'er's back and teased her about her worries, while Feng Qing'er silently realized she was beginning to rely on Yao Wan.

After killing Thunder Revered, Yao Wan took Feng Qing'er to seize the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, alarming Central State's other major forces. Meanwhile, Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan arrived for the Four Directions Pavilion meeting, with Xiao Yan having revived Yao Lao and the other Dou Zun souls.

• Yao Wan teased Feng Qing'er after Feng Qing'er spoke in her True Form, then decided to take the now-masterless Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
• Little Fairy Doctor agreed with Yao Wan's plan, and Feng Qing'er carried her and Yao Wan to the East Pavilion.
• Yao Wan took control of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, and rumors of her threat spread through Central State, alarming the other three pavilions.
• The Four Directions Pavilion meeting proceeded as planned, while the other pavilion leaders prepared for the possibility of fighting Yao Wan.
• Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan, and Zi Yan arrived from the Eastern Region; Nalan Yanran had reached Dou Zong, and Xiao Yan and Zi Yan had also advanced to Dou Zong.
• Xiao Yan revived the two Dou Zun souls within him using No Sword Mountain's Heaven and Earth Energy, awakening Yao Lao as well.

Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Nalan Yanran arrived at the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, where Yao Lao hoped to meet Wind Venerable and find a home base for their group. At the pavilion, Yao Wan prepared Feng Qing'er for a coming battle while Little Fairy Doctor reflected on the emptiness she sensed in Yao Wan.

• Xiao Yan traveled with Zi Yan and Nalan Yanran toward the Wind and Lightning Pavilion, while Yao Lao teased him about his many relationships.
• Yao Lao admitted he was unsure whether Wind Venerable would attend the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, though he wanted to bring Xiao Yan back to Starfall Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, and Nalan Yanran reached the Wind and Lightning Pavilion and noticed its unusually lush vegetation.
• Yao Wan told Feng Qing'er she would fight for the Wind and Lightning Pavilion and warned her not to disappoint her.
• Little Fairy Doctor watched Yao Wan and Feng Qing'er, recognizing that Yao Wan's apparent coldness came from an emptiness she could not fill.

At the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly, Yao Wan appeared as the new master of the Wind and Lightning Pavilion and calmly met the other three Dou Venerates. Xiao Yan reunited with Little Fairy Doctor and instinctively recognized the cloaked Yao Wan as someone important to him, while Yao Lao sensed his old friend Wind Venerable was alive.

• The three Dou Venerates considered the upheaval in the Wind and Lightning Pavilion as Yao Wan arrived with Little Fairy Doctor and Feng Qing'er.
• Yao Wan exchanged courtesies with the other pavilion masters and sent Feng Qing'er down as the assembly began.
• Little Fairy Doctor spotted Xiao Yan in the crowd, and he recognized her; Nalan Yanran reacted awkwardly while Zi Yan anticipated trouble.
• Xiao Yan sensed that the cloaked Yao Wan was someone he knew, while Yao Lao recognized Wind Venerable and decided to confirm his old friend's identity after the assembly.
• Xiao Yan, Nalan Yanran, and Zi Yan joined the assembly, where Zi Yan and Nalan Yanran displayed their formidable strength.

Nalan Yanran defeated Tang Ying in a decisive sword duel, drawing the attention of Sword Revered, who hoped to recruit her until Yao Wan explained that Nalan already had a master and inheritance. Afterward, Nalan and Xiao Yan openly showed their affection, while Little Fairy Doctor and Yao Wan discussed their relationship.

• Sword Revered admired Nalan Yanran’s sword talent and instructed Tang Ying before their match, but Yao Wan warned him that Nalan already belonged to the Yun Lan Sect and was unlikely to leave.
• Nalan Yanran defeated Tang Ying with a sword at his throat, then told him she came from the Yun Lan Sect.
• Nalan joined Xiao Yan after he defeated Wang Chen, and Xiao Yan teased her before carrying her off the stage in his arms.
• Little Fairy Doctor watched Nalan and Xiao Yan together, and Yao Wan asked whether she was unhappy about their relationship.
• Little Fairy Doctor said Nalan and Xiao Yan getting together had been inevitable, then joked that Yao Wan would choose how large their future bed would be.

Xiao Yan won the Four Directions Pavilion Assembly after Zi Yan forfeited and Feng Qing'er lost to him. The victory brought him to Wind Venerable, who reunited with Yao Lao and learned that Xiao Yan was his disciple.

• Yao Wan and Little Fairy Doctor discussed Xiao Yan’s romantic prospects while Zi Yan agreed to forfeit in exchange for more medicinal pills.
• Feng Qing'er faced Xiao Yan, who defeated her with his Heavenly Flames and claimed first place.
• Yao Wan declared Xiao Yan the champion and told Wind Venerable that he had an old connection with Xiao Yan.
• Wind Venerable privately sought out Xiao Yan and was stunned to find Yao Lao alive as a soul.
• Yao Lao explained that Han Feng and Mu Gu had caused his downfall, and that Xiao Yan had helped restore him; he also told Wind Venerable that Yao Wan could be trusted.

Xiao Yan reunited Yao Lao with Wind Venerable and warned him that the Spirit Devouring Clan threatened Central State. After Xiao Yan went to see his sweetheart, Yao Wan toyed with Feng Qing'er until his arrival interrupted her.

• Xiao Yan told Wind Venerable that he and Yao Lao had dealt with Han Feng, then explained that the Spirit Devouring Clan was moving toward Central State.
• Wind Venerable thanked Yao Wan for helping him reunite with Yao Lao and left, anticipating closer ties between Starfall Pavilion and Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
• Yao Lao encouraged Xiao Yan to go see his sweetheart, and Xiao Yan hurried up the Silver Giant Tower.
• Yao Wan teased Feng Qing'er about her defeat and began intimidating her, but stopped when she sensed Xiao Yan arriving.
• Xiao Yan reached the tower's highest level and saw Feng Qing'er hurry down the stairs with her clothes disheveled.

Xiao Yan reunited with Yao Wan, who taught him a new movement Dou Technique using Space Power. After he used it to remove her bamboo hat, he asked about Feng Qing'er, and Yao Wan warned him not to pursue every woman he found attractive.

• Xiao Yan saw Feng Qing'er leave in a distressed state, then went to meet Yao Wan atop the giant tower.
• Yao Wan refused to remove her bamboo hat, and Xiao Yan failed to catch her as she evaded him with her Dragon Stepping Void technique.
• Yao Wan taught Xiao Yan how to sense and use Space Power, passing the method to him so he could cultivate Dragon Stepping Void.
• Xiao Yan demonstrated the technique by snatching Yao Wan's bamboo hat, revealing her pale golden eyes.
• Xiao Yan asked what had happened to Feng Qing'er, and Yao Wan called her a toy she had used for amusement.
• Yao Wan warned Xiao Yan to value the women who loved him rather than pursue every beauty he noticed.

Xiao Yan reassured Yao Wan that he was not interested in Feng Qing'er, then encountered Feng Qing'er downstairs and faced her mockery about his feelings for Yao Wan. Their exchange ended with Feng Qing'er stiffening when Xiao Yan called her “Little Phoenix.”

• Yao Wan warned Xiao Yan she would take responsibility if his desires led him to do something wrong, and said she planned to train Feng Qing'er as a helper.
• Xiao Yan denied having improper thoughts about Feng Qing'er, and Yao Wan believed him before suggesting he visit Xian'er at Wind and Lightning Pavilion.
• Xiao Yan passed Feng Qing'er downstairs, where she worried he might use his relationship with Yao Wan to claim her for himself.
• Feng Qing'er mocked Xiao Yan for liking Yao Wan and doubted he could make her return his feelings.
• Xiao Yan calmly asked what insight a “Little Phoenix” like her could offer, making Feng Qing'er stiffen.

Xiao Yan ignored Feng Qing’er’s attempt to undermine his trust in Yao Wan, while Yao Wan listened in and decided Feng Qing’er needed more discipline. Xiao Yan reunited with Little Fairy Doctor and reassured her that he had not believed Feng Qing’er’s accusations.

• Feng Qing’er told Xiao Yan that Yao Wan treated him as a toy, but Xiao Yan stayed unmoved and teased her for getting anxious.
• Xiao Yan warned Feng Qing’er that their conversation might be heard upstairs, then left her behind.
• Yao Wan reflected on her pride and her feelings about Xiao Yan before deciding to keep a closer eye on him and discipline Feng Qing’er.
• Yao Wan confronted Feng Qing’er and began the training she had threatened, ignoring Feng Qing’er’s attempt to explain herself.
• Xiao Yan met Little Fairy Doctor, told her what Feng Qing’er had said, and affirmed that he trusted Yao Wan more.

Little Fairy Doctor and Xiao Yan went to meet Nalan Yanran, where Xian'er warmly welcomed her as a future sister. Nalan Yanran accepted the gesture and ruefully reflected on how her old claim that she did not like Xiao Yan had come back to haunt her.

• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan about Feng Qing'er and Nalan Yanran, then said she wanted to meet her future sisters.
• Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor went together to find Nalan Yanran, while Zi Yan had left the residence to play.
• Nalan Yanran nervously greeted Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor when they entered.
• Little Fairy Doctor thanked Nalan Yanran for caring for Xiao Yan and invited her to call her Xian'er.
• Nalan Yanran accepted Little Fairy Doctor's warmth and lamented that her old denial of liking Xiao Yan had turned into retribution.

Nalan Yanran and Little Fairy Doctor discovered that Yao Wan had helped set up the circumstances that brought them close to Xiao Yan, and they decided to help him pursue her. When Nalan challenged Xiao Yan to act, he turned the teasing back on her, leaving her trapped on the bed as Little Fairy Doctor quietly withdrew.

• Nalan Yanran and Little Fairy Doctor compared how Yao Wan had influenced their relationships with Xiao Yan and realized she had set similar traps for both of them.
• Nalan asked Xiao Yan whether he had made progress with Yao Wan, and he said she had still kept her distance from him.
• Nalan Yanran and Little Fairy Doctor agreed that Yao Wan should not be allowed to walk away, and Nalan offered to help Xiao Yan win her over.
• Little Fairy Doctor explained that she hoped Xiao Yan and Yao Wan would become a couple, partly to help manage the future complications among the women around him.
• When Nalan Yanran urged Xiao Yan to pursue Yao Wan and faltered at her own challenge, Xiao Yan pressed her legs down as she tried to leave, and Little Fairy Doctor slipped away.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran flirted while Little Fairy Doctor left them alone, and Yao Wan continued punishing Feng Qing'er as she considered the dangers surrounding Xiao Yan’s journey. After several days passed, Little Fairy Doctor arrived and said she, Nalan Yanran, and Zi Yan were preparing to travel with Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower for the Pill Gathering.

• Little Fairy Doctor closed the door and left Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran to flirt privately.
• Xiao Yan teased Nalan Yanran by tickling her feet, and she tried to hide how much she reacted.
• Yao Wan blamed Xiao Yan as well as Feng Qing'er for her irritation and continued punishing Feng Qing'er.
• Yao Wan considered the Spirit Devouring Clan and the Hall of Souls as potential threats to Xiao Yan’s plans to obtain the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
• After several days passed, Little Fairy Doctor told Yao Wan that she, Nalan Yanran, and Zi Yan would accompany Xiao Yan to the Pill Tower and prepare for the Pill Gathering.

Little Fairy Doctor confronted Yao Wan about how she viewed Xiao Yan, but Yao Wan denied liking him and misunderstood the reason for Little Fairy Doctor's concern. Yao Wan reassured her that she would not compete for Xiao Yan, leaving Little Fairy Doctor to accept the misunderstanding and retreat from the conversation.

• Little Fairy Doctor asked Yao Wan whether she would travel with them to the Pill Tower, and Yao Wan said she might visit later.
• Little Fairy Doctor pressed Yao Wan to explain how she viewed Xiao Yan, but Yao Wan evaded the question.
• Yao Wan finally shouted that she did not like Xiao Yan, startling Little Fairy Doctor.
• Yao Wan seated Little Fairy Doctor and massaged her shoulders, assuring her she would not compete for Xiao Yan.
• Yao Wan said she understood Little Fairy Doctor's jealousy and apologized for having pushed her and Nalan toward Xiao Yan.