Chapter Summaries

Yao Chen reunited with Hu Jiu Jiu in Demon Saint Valley and revealed that they had once been close to marrying before the valley vanished into the void. As a Void Storm trapped them and Yao Chen departed determined to face the past with Hu Jiu Jiu, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan were surrounded by Demon Realm guards, whom Yao Wan immobilized.

• Yao Chen urged Hu Jiu Jiu to view the divide between their people as a small rift, but she rejected his words and told him to leave.
• A Void Storm shook the area, and Hu Jiu Jiu warned that the surrounding storm zone had once helped isolate Demon Saint Valley before she left through a Space Tunnel.
• Yao Chen told Xiao Yan and Yao Wan that he and Hu Jiu Jiu had nearly married before several Dou Saints attacked and the old Demon Saint sacrificed himself to send the valley into the void.
• Yao Chen admitted he had searched for Hu Jiu Jiu because he did not want to miss facing the past with her again, then departed through a Space Tunnel.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan shared a playful moment, but Demon Realm guards and elders surrounded them and demanded their capture.
• Yao Wan gently shushed the guards and immobilized them.

Hu Jiu Jiu and Yao Chen worked together to shield the Demon Realm from a fierce Void Storm, while Hu Jiu Jiu confronted Yao Chen about risking himself. After spiritual light helped Yao Chen contain the storm, he and Hu Jiu Jiu returned to talk, leaving her curious about his new secret.

• Hu Jiu Jiu prepared to move a Small World out of the void when Yao Chen arrived and urged her to leave the dangerous area.
• Yao Chen refused to leave, and he and Hu Jiu Jiu split the approaching Void Storm to protect the Demon Realm.
• Hu Jiu Jiu asked whether Yao Chen's disciples were safe, and Yao Chen assured her they would be fine.
• Hu Jiu Jiu raised a Space Barrier as Yao Chen used Mustard Seed Subdues Sumeru to trap the Void Storm inside a Small World.
• Spiritual light repaired the cracking space, and Yao Chen threw the contained storm into the distant void before asking Hu Jiu Jiu to return with him.

Hu Jiu Jiu learned that Xiao Yan and Yao Wan were Dou Di experts, and agreed to Yao Wan’s proposal to let the Demon Realm settle in the Eastern Continent. Xiao Yan and Yao Wan helped relocate and expand the Demon Realm, then returned to the Xiao Realm.

• Hu Jiu Jiu and Yao Chen returned to Demon Saint Hall and found Xiao Yan had subdued the Demon Realm’s guards and elders.
• Hu Jiu Jiu recognized Xiao Yan and Yao Wan as Dou Di experts and discussed Yao Chen’s proposal with them.
• Yao Wan offered the Eastern Continent as a home for the Demon Realm, and Hu Jiu Jiu accepted, trusting Yao Chen.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan helped the Demon Realm settle in the Eastern Continent, expand its plane, and receive Heaven and Earth Energy across the Dou Qi Continent.
• Yao Wan and Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Realm.

Xiao Yan observed that Yao Wan had relaxed after returning to the Dou Qi Continent, prompting Xun'er to tease her about struggling in the Great Thousand World. Their conversation turned into a rivalry over their time apart and who was older, ending with Yao Wan calling Xun'er “Elder Sister” and leaving her sputtering in shock.

• Xiao Yan told Yao Wan that she seemed much more relaxed on the Dou Qi Continent than she had been in the Great Thousand World.
• Xun'er arrived and mocked Yao Wan for being unaccustomed to life in the Great Thousand World, while Xiao Yan tried to defend her.
• Xun'er and Yao Wan argued over Xun'er's ten years on the Dou Qi Continent and their differences in cultivation and age.
• Xun'er challenged Yao Wan to call her elder sister, and Yao Wan did so in a teasing voice.
• Xun'er choked in disbelief and called Yao Wan shameless.

Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Xun'er discussed the Demon Realm’s ties to the Gu Clan and plans to bring Dou Di companions to the Great Thousand World. Nalan Yanran arrived and confirmed she wanted to go, and the group agreed to discuss the decision with everyone once they gathered.

• Yao Wan teased Xun'er, and Xiao Yan stopped their bickering before Xun'er explained that the Gu Clan had noticed activity near the former Eastern Continent.
• Xiao Yan told Xun'er about Yao Lao, the Demon Realm, and Demon Saint Valley, and Xun'er agreed that the Gu Clan would support the connection between the Demon Realm and the outside world.
• Xiao Yan said he hoped to bring everyone who had become a Dou Di to the Great Thousand World and wanted to resolve the different flow of time between the realms; he suggested consulting Senior Medicine Emperor and Zi Yan.
• Xiao Yan and Xun'er discussed who might travel with them, and Xun'er promised to go wherever Xiao Yan went.
• Nalan Yanran entered the courtyard, accused the others of relaxing while she cleared out remnants, and said she would go to the Great Thousand World.
• Yao Wan redirected the conversation to the serious matter, and Xiao Yan said they would discuss the future of Dou Qi Continent with everyone once they arrived.

Yao Wan and the Medicine Emperor investigated the strange time difference between the Dou Qi Continent and the Great Thousand World. They discovered that the plane was still adjusting after reconnecting, and the Medicine Emperor used Zi Yan’s blood essence to help restore its normal state.

• Yao Wan told the Medicine Emperor that the time difference between the two worlds had changed after they reconnected.
• The Medicine Emperor led Yao Wan and the other Dou Di to the Ascension Tunnel to inspect the planes.
• Zi Yan sensed both planes, and the Medicine Emperor concluded that the Dou Qi Continent was still recovering from its long isolation and the return of Heaven and Earth Energy.
• The Medicine Emperor asked Zi Yan for a drop of blood essence to help the plane regain its normal state, warning that Zi Yan could be targeted because she was a Dragon Phoenix.
• Zi Yan gave the Medicine Emperor a drop of golden blood essence, which she sent into the void.

Xiao Yan visited Nalan Yanran and Little Fairy Doctor to discuss who would leave for the Great Thousand World and who would guard the Dou Qi Continent. Little Fairy Doctor resisted joining the expedition, but Nalan Yanran helped Xiao Yan confront her about not wanting to part from him.

• Xiao Yan visited Nalan Yanran as she prepared to leave, and she greeted him with resentment over his long absence.
• Nalan Yanran told Xiao Yan she had barely visited the Nalan Family and agreed to go with him to see Little Fairy Doctor.
• Little Fairy Doctor said the Dou Qi Continent needed guardians and suggested she stay behind because she had only just become a Dou God.
• Nalan Yanran revealed that Xiao Yan had concealed her aura and brought her along to help persuade Little Fairy Doctor.
• Nalan Yanran accused Little Fairy Doctor of not wanting to separate from Xiao Yan, and Little Fairy Doctor denied it so guiltily that Nalan called her out.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran persuaded Little Fairy Doctor to join them, and the Medicine Emperor and Yao Wan caught up with the group. Yao Wan proposed using the Crimson Emperor's Fire and spirit crystals to attempt a breakthrough to Ninth Grade Supreme, and Little Fairy Doctor agreed to go with them to the Spirit Crystal Land.

• Little Fairy Doctor accepted Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran's suggestion to accompany them.
• The Medicine Emperor and Yao Wan found Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Nalan Yanran, and Yao Wan explained that the plane's issue had been resolved.
• Yao Wan proposed using the Crimson Emperor's Fire and spirit crystals to attempt a breakthrough to Ninth Grade Supreme, explaining that the Spirit Crystal Land would shrink as its energy was consumed.
• Yao Wan invited Little Fairy Doctor and Nalan Yanran to join the cultivation attempt, and Little Fairy Doctor agreed.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Nalan Yanran arrived at the Spirit Crystal Land.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan returned to the Spirit Crystal Land to seek a breakthrough, while Medicine Emperor explained that the Spirit Devouring Saint King had nearly reached half-step Earth Supreme and had devoured much of the ancient Dou Qi Continent. As the Flame Emperor and Mystic Empress began refining spirit crystals, the gathered cultivators seized the chance to cultivate.

• Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Medicine Emperor arrived at the thriving Spirit Crystal Land, which the surviving Eight Clans jointly managed.
• Yao Wan wondered why the land’s spirit crystals remained plentiful, and Medicine Emperor explained that the old Dou Qi Continent had been several times larger before the Spirit Devouring Saint King devoured much of it.
• Medicine Emperor estimated that the Spirit Devouring Saint King had approached half-step Earth Supreme when Xiao Yan and Yao Wan killed him.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan began seeking a breakthrough in the Spirit Crystal Land, stirring a vast tempest that drew the attention of cultivators across the region.
• The cultivators recognized the Flame Emperor and Mystic Empress and bowed to them as Medicine Emperor used Crimson Emperor’s Fire to melt spirit crystals around the pair.
• The gathered cultivators thanked Xiao Yan and Yao Wan for the surge of Heaven and Earth Energy and began cultivating.

Xiao Yan and Yao Wan cultivated in the Spirit Crystal Land for three months, drawing on its immense energy as the surrounding land shrank and experts gathered to cultivate nearby. They emerged having reached the ninth grade, with Earth Supreme within reach.

• Medicine Emperor urged Little Fairy Doctor and Nalan Yanran to cultivate while Xiao Yan and Yao Wan entered seclusion.
• Little Fairy Doctor worried about them, but Medicine Emperor reassured her and encouraged her to cultivate as well.
• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan absorbed the Spirit Crystal Land’s energy, causing it to shrink as their power grew.
• News of their cultivation drew countless experts, who gathered around the shrinking Spirit Crystal Land to absorb the dense energy.
• After three months, Xiao Yan and Yao Wan emerged from seclusion having reached the ninth grade, and Medicine Emperor said Earth Supreme was near.

After Xiao Yan and Yao Wan’s breakthroughs, the group left the Spirit Crystal Land, and Yao Wan persuaded the Medicine Emperor to delay their journey to the Great Thousand World. Yao Wan then learned that the Medicine Emperor’s questioning had made Little Fairy Doctor feel nervous and brittle, leaving her concerned about what had happened between them.

• Xiao Yan and Yao Wan left most of the Spirit Crystal Land intact and departed with Little Fairy Doctor, Nalan Yanran, and the Medicine Emperor.
• The Medicine Emperor asked when they would set off for the Great Thousand World, but Xiao Yan and Yao Wan persuaded her to wait.
• The Medicine Emperor went out to explore, while Yao Wan asked Little Fairy Doctor whether the Medicine Emperor had bullied her during their seclusion.
• Little Fairy Doctor said the Medicine Emperor had asked her a few questions that made her nervous, and described herself as brittle rather than fragile.

The Little Fairy Doctor reflected on her lonely past in Green Mountain Town and agreed to return there with Xiao Yan and Yao Wan. They arrived to find the town’s buildings much as before, but its people had changed dramatically.

• Yao Wan asked whether the Little Fairy Doctor wanted to revisit Green Mountain Town, and the Little Fairy Doctor said she had never returned.
• Xiao Yan reassured the Little Fairy Doctor that she could visit whenever she wanted, and she agreed that going back to look was possible.
• Nalan Yanran returned to the courtyard hoping to spar with Xiao Yan, but found the room empty and the tea cups drained.
• Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and the Little Fairy Doctor traveled through the revitalized Magical Beast Mountain Range toward Green Mountain Town.
• The three arrived in Green Mountain Town and saw that its buildings had barely changed, while its residents now had cultivations of at least Dou Wang.

Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Wan returned to Green Mountain Town and visited Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, where memories of Little Fairy Doctor’s past resurfaced. The shopkeeper recounted how Xiao Yan had once rescued her, unaware that the three people before him were the ones from the story.

• Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Wan walked through Green Mountain Town, where Little Fairy Doctor found no familiar faces.
• Yao Wan spotted Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, and the three entered to look around and order Blood Lotus Essence.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked the shopkeeper about the town’s past, and he explained that Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion had once joined a mercenary company in making things difficult for her.
• The shopkeeper said Xiao Yan had helped Little Fairy Doctor, causing the mercenary company to disband and its commander to die, while the pavilion’s former owner was driven from town.
• Yao Wan teased Xiao Yan about having flown into a rage for a beauty.

Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Little Fairy Doctor asked a manager in Green Mountain Town about Little Fairy Doctor’s past. The manager said the town had considered her a kindhearted doctor and a good person, leaving Little Fairy Doctor moved by how she had been remembered.

• Yao Wan teased Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor about rumors that Xiao Yan had once flown into a rage for her sake.
• Yao Wan asked the manager what Green Mountain Town had thought of Little Fairy Doctor more than twenty years earlier.
• The manager recalled that Little Fairy Doctor had diligently treated the sick and that the town had liked her, while the Pavilion and mercenary companies had brought calamity upon themselves through greed.
• Little Fairy Doctor remembered the betrayal that had made her wary of trust, and Xiao Yan took her hand to comfort her.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked if the town had considered her a good person, and the manager affirmed that she had lived up to the name Little Fairy Doctor.

Little Fairy Doctor received affirmation from the shopkeeper about her past work as a physician, then gave him a Spirit Crystal as a return gift. Xiao Yan brought Little Fairy Doctor and Yao Wan to Melodious Valley, a place tied to his past with Little Fairy Doctor.

• The shopkeeper affirmed that Little Fairy Doctor had once helped people as a physician, and she thanked him for remembering.
• Xiao Yan received the Blood Lotus Essence, and Little Fairy Doctor gave the shopkeeper a Spirit Crystal as a return gift.
• The shopkeeper recognized Little Fairy Doctor, but Xiao Yan, Little Fairy Doctor, and Yao Wan vanished before he could speak; he then warned the Young Shop Assistant to be more cautious with powerful guests.
• On the road, Little Fairy Doctor said the outing had helped ease her worries, while Yao Wan asked where they were headed.
• Xiao Yan brought Little Fairy Doctor and Yao Wan to Melodious Valley, where Little Fairy Doctor privately reflected on the place's special connection to them.

Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Little Fairy Doctor visited the Little Fairy Doctor’s old residence, where memories of her difficult past led Yao Wan to reflect on how she had changed. Little Fairy Doctor reassured her that she had always sensed Yao Wan’s sincerity and noted that Yao Wan had become less cold over the years.

• Xiao Yan explained that the residence had been built by Little Fairy Doctor and had sheltered them after the incident in Green Mountain Town.
• Yao Wan admired the peaceful scenery and joked with Xiao Yan about wanting a nap instead of cultivating.
• Little Fairy Doctor opened the dusty house, recalled processing medicinal ingredients there, and cleaned it while gathering her old bottles and jars.
• Yao Wan felt that Little Fairy Doctor had suffered in the past, then worried that her words sounded condescending.
• Little Fairy Doctor told Yao Wan she understood her sincere intentions and had noticed that she had become less cold over the years.

Yao Wan and Little Fairy Doctor returned to the mountain spring, where they bathed and talked about how Yao Wan’s figure had changed. Xiao Yan rested outside and found that the quiet surroundings helped him relax, while Little Fairy Doctor was left stunned by Yao Wan’s revelation about her earlier size.

• Little Fairy Doctor told Yao Wan that she had once seemed inwardly cold but had grown more relaxed, then invited her to bathe in the mountain spring.
• Xiao Yan rested outside the wooden house and let the forest sounds help him loosen the urgency he usually felt.
• Yao Wan and Little Fairy Doctor entered the spring, and Yao Wan teased Little Fairy Doctor for being shy.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked how Yao Wan had developed her figure, and Yao Wan said she had once been only slightly bigger than Nalan.
• Little Fairy Doctor was shocked to hear how small Yao Wan had been compared with Nalan.

After returning to the wooden house, Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor reunited intimately and discussed her recent conflict with Yao Wan. The chapter ended with Little Fairy Doctor asking Xiao Yan to love her, and Xiao Yan agreeing.

• Xiao Yan kissed Little Fairy Doctor and carried her into the old wooden house.
• Little Fairy Doctor complained that Xiao Yan had been gone for ten years but had little to say to her, so Xiao Yan stopped teasing and pressed her onto the bed.
• Xiao Yan noticed a mark on Little Fairy Doctor and learned Yao Wan had struck her after Little Fairy Doctor acted stubbornly.
• Xiao Yan offered to help Little Fairy Doctor get revenge on Yao Wan, but she declined and suggested he torment Nalan instead.
• Little Fairy Doctor asked Xiao Yan to love her, and he said he had been waiting for her to say that.

Nalan Yanran returned to find Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Little Fairy Doctor had gone out without her, then received an invitation to her family head’s birthday. She realized the Nalan Family wanted her presence to signal that their Dou God still supported them, but she remained reluctant to attend.

• Nalan Yanran confronted Xiao Yan, Yao Wan, and Little Fairy Doctor for sneaking away while she practiced her sword.
• Xiao Yan gave Nalan Yanran a Jade Slip carrying an invitation from the Nalan Family.
• Yao Wan activated the invitation and learned it was for the Nalan Family Head’s birthday, but Nalan Yanran resisted going.
• Yao Wan explained that the Nalan Family was politically isolated and wanted Nalan Yanran’s attendance to show that their Dou God still stood with them.
• Nalan Yanran accepted the Jade Slip and questioned why a Dou God would dislike their own family, and Yao Wan pointed out that she did.

Nalan Yanran refused her family’s request to return, then left the Xiao Realm after seven days of sword practice to visit the Nalan Family in the Gama Imperial Capital. Xiao Yan caught up with her and asked why she had insisted she would not go before secretly setting out.

• Nalan Yanran rejected the Nalan Family’s invitation and said she would not return, while Yao Wan and Xiao Yan accepted her decision.
• Nalan Yanran spent seven days practicing her sword in seclusion.
• Nalan Yanran left the Xiao Realm and traveled to the Gama Imperial Capital, where the Nalan Family was celebrating the Old Family Head’s birthday.
• Xiao Yan surprised Nalan Yanran in the city and asked her to explain why she had gone after saying she would not.