Chapter Summaries

Su Qingyun, Medusa, and Xiao Yan settled into the Immortal Marquis Manor, where the imperial family’s lavish welcome reflected its respect for Su Qingyun. Meanwhile, Yaoye reported to her imperial grandfather that the border empires had failed to subdue the Snake-People Race and confirmed the rumors about Su Qingyun, prompting Yue'er to ask to meet him.

• Su Qingyun, Medusa, and Xiao Yan arrived at the newly granted Immortal Marquis Manor and saw its imperial insignia and grand grounds.
• The manor’s maidservants recognized Su Qingyun by his extraordinary appearance, and he asked them to care for pregnant Zhu'er.
• Su Qingyun gave Xiao Yan the quiet West Courtyard as a place to cultivate for the approaching Three-Year Agreement.
• Yaoye reported to her imperial grandfather that Yan Luotian and the Mulan Three Elders were dead, and that the Snake-People Race had driven back the Falling Goose and Mulan Empires’ armies.
• Yaoye confirmed that Su Qingyun’s reputation was true and that she had escorted him to the Imperial Capital; her imperial grandfather questioned his deeds and appearance.
• Yue'er appeared beside the screen and asked Yaoye to take her to meet Su Qingyun.

Su Qingyun arrived in the Imperial Capital with Princess Yaoye, and the imperial summons alerted the city’s major clans that the newly titled Immortal Marquis had come. The Mu, Nalan, and Mittel families prepared to approach him, while Ya Fei hurried toward Immortal Marquis Manor.

• Xiao Yan broke through to become an eight-star Dou Shi, while Medusa’s pregnancy reached roughly six months and required her to avoid fighting.
• After the palace urgently summoned Immortal Marquis Manor, the Imperial Capital’s clans learned that Su Qingyun had arrived and began preparing visits.
• Mu Chen ordered generous gifts prepared and sent Mu Zhan to lead a visit to Immortal Marquis Manor.
• Nalan Jie read Nalan Yanran’s letter warning the family not to offend the Immortal Marquis, then ordered Nalan Su and his wife to prepare gifts and visit him.
• Ya Fei heard that Su Qingyun had arrived in the Imperial Capital and rushed to Immortal Marquis Manor.

Su Qingyun entered the imperial palace to thank the Jia Ma Emperor, accompanied by Hai Bodong, who warned him that his looks could attract the palace’s noblewomen. As Su Qingyun arrived at the back mountain, Yue'er became determined to marry him, while Yaoye admitted she liked him.

• Hai Bodong met Su Qingyun at the palace gate, explained that he had returned to the Mittel Family, and offered to accompany him into the palace.
• Su Qingyun and Hai Bodong walked through the palace as officials and generals admired Su Qingyun and rushed to seek marriage alliances for their relatives.
• Yue'er waited with Yaoye, Jia Xingtian, and the emperor, then asked whether Yaoye liked the Immortal Marquis.
• Yaoye admitted she had liked Su Qingyun at first sight but hesitated when Yue'er asked if she would marry him.
• Su Qingyun arrived at the back mountain, and Yue'er exclaimed that he would be her husband instead.

Su Qingyun arrived at the Jia Ma imperial family’s pavilion with Hai Bodong, where Jia Xingtian considered arranging a marriage between him and a princess despite Queen Medusa’s power. The chapter ended with Yue'er leaping onto Su Qingyun and calling him her husband, shocking him and Hai Bodong.

• Jia Xingtian and Yue'er were captivated by Su Qingyun’s appearance, and Yue'er begged her imperial grandfather to arrange their marriage.
• Yaoye reminded Jia Xingtian that Queen Medusa, who was accompanying Su Qingyun and carrying his child, had reached the Dou Zong Realm.
• Jia Xingtian said he would consider marrying a princess to Su Qingyun if he favored the Jia Ma Imperial Family, giving Yaoye hope that she might be chosen.
• Su Qingyun and Hai Bodong entered the pavilion, where Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian exchanged barbs and showed their eagerness to test one another.
• Su Qingyun greeted Yaoye, Jia Xingtian, and Jia Xingri, then Yue'er jumped onto him and called him her husband, leaving Su Qingyun and Hai Bodong stunned.

Su Qingyun declined the Jia Ma Empire’s titles and lands, then asked Jia Xingtian to provide midwives for Queen Medusa’s upcoming childbirth. As Su Qingyun left the palace, a flood-dragon-like beast emerged from the lake and confronted him.

• Yaoyue clung to Su Qingyun and begged him to marry her, but he said he already had a partner and set her down.
• Su Qingyun told Jia Xingtian and Jia Xingri that he did not want the granted fiefs and would leave the Immortal Marquis Residence after a year.
• Hai Bodong warned that Su Qingyun could defy the imperial decree without anyone in the empire being able to stop him.
• Su Qingyun asked the royal family to send experienced midwives to care for Queen Medusa during childbirth, and Jia Xingtian ordered the transfer.
• Jia Xingtian urged Su Qingyun to consider marrying a princess, but Su Qingyun declined and left two boxes of medicinal pills as thanks.
• As Su Qingyun departed, his Water Dragon dispersed Jia Xingtian’s water ripples, and a black-blue flood-dragon-like beast rose from the lake and coiled before him.

Su Qingyun’s presence led the Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast to recognize him as its master and ask to leave the Jia Ma Imperial Family. Jia Xingtian tried to negotiate a marriage in exchange, but Su Qingyun refused and revealed that he already had other Sixth Tier Magical Beasts.

• The Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast stopped obeying Jia Xingtian and declared that it wished to follow Su Qingyun, whose aura was healing its old injuries.
• Jia Xingtian accepted the beast’s choice but proposed that Su Qingyun marry an imperial princess to compensate the imperial family for losing its guardian.
• Hai Bodong offered young women from the Mittel Family as potential concubines, while Su Qingyun rejected Jia Xingtian’s marriage proposal and offered to help heal the beast instead.
• The Nether Sea Flood Dragon Beast insisted it was not imperial property and declared that anyone who opposed its decision would become its enemy.
• Jia Xingtian argued that the imperial family needed compensation, and Su Qingyun asked whether he thought he lacked Sixth Tier Magical Beasts before summoning a large and small Amethyst Winged Lion King.

After leaving the palace, Su Qingyun returned to the Immortal Marquis Manor to prepare for secluded cultivation with Xiao Yan. Outside, visiting representatives from the Three Great Clans were turned away, and the Desert Dragon wounded Mu Zhan and his guards when they tried to force their way inside.

• Jia Xingtian learned from Hai Bodong that Su Qingyun had powerful Magical Beasts at his side and felt relieved he had not attacked him.
• Hai Bodong left the palace to stay near Su Qingyun, hoping to benefit from his Dou Qi Purification constitution.
• Su Qingyun returned to the Immortal Marquis Manor through the back gate and planned to cultivate with Xiao Yan.
• Nalan Su, Nalan Yanran's mother, Ya Fei, and other representatives waited outside the closed manor gates, but a maid refused them entry on Su Qingyun's orders.
• Mu Zhan tried to enter the manor over the eaves, but the Desert Dragon struck him and the guards who followed him with a Dragon Head Iron Hammer.

Half a year after Su Qingyun settled in the Imperial Capital, Queen Medusa went into labor at Immortal Marquis Manor as powerful figures watched and weighed their options. Her child was born amid a nine-colored omen, while a woman and little girl in the Forest Sea noticed the phenomenon and wondered about the Imperial Capital.

• Yaoye kept suitors away from Su Qingyun and became one of his few friends in the Imperial Capital.
• Su Qingyun and Xiao Yan waited anxiously as Queen Medusa went into labor, while Xiao Yan worried about becoming an uncle.
• Jia Xingtian considered attacking Queen Medusa but chose to congratulate Su Qingyun and prepared rare treasures as a gift.
• The Nalan, Mu, and Mittel families and the Misty Cloud Sect noticed the colored clouds above Immortal Marquis Manor.
• Queen Medusa gave birth as a Nine-Colored Swallowing Python Phantom appeared, and a little girl in the Forest Sea admired the clouds while the woman beside her mentioned the approaching Three-Year Agreement.

Queen Medusa gave birth to a daughter with the Nine-Colored Swallowing Python Physique, and Su Qingyun named her Su Cai'er. As he cared for the newborn and her recovering mother, Medusa worried that he would love their daughter more than her.

• Su Qingyun and Xiao Yan learned that Medusa had given birth to a girl, and Xiao Yan celebrated becoming an uncle.
• Su Qingyun entered the room, held the newborn, and saw her unusual physique and nine-colored python mark.
• Su Qingyun comforted Medusa and helped her drink warming soup after the birth.
• Su Qingyun and Medusa agreed to name their daughter Su Cai'er.
• Medusa asked Su Qingyun whether he would stop loving her now that he had their daughter.

Su Qingyun and Medusa welcomed their daughter Cai'er, whose extraordinary physique drew congratulations from Jia Ma Empire’s powerful figures. After Su Qingyun turned away the crowds, Yun Leng of the Cloud Mist Sect arrived with an invitation to the sect’s grand competition and suggested Cai'er become a disciple.

• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and other guests brought gifts to celebrate Cai'er's birth, while Xiao Yan and Old Ya admired the newborn and discussed developing her talents.
• Jia Xingtian offered to make Cai'er a princess and celebrate her birth across the empire, but Su Qingyun refused and asked Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian to disperse the visitors.
• Su Qingyun revealed that he had prepared the Leaving Fire Mysterious Clear Array to protect Medusa and Cai'er, and Jia Xingtian realized how dangerous it would have been to oppose him.
• Hai Bodong asked whether Su Qingyun would meet Ya Fei, but Su Qingyun did not answer before Hai Bodong and Jia Xingtian cleared the crowd outside the manor.
• Yun Leng arrived on behalf of the Cloud Mist Sect, invited them to its grand competition in two months, and suggested Cai'er might join the sect as a disciple.

Yun Leng’s arrogant visit to Immortal Marquis Manor ended with the Amethyst Winged Lion King blasting him away. Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma then discussed using the conflict as a chance to destroy the Misty Cloud Sect, though Su Qingyun’s willingness to join their plans remained uncertain.

• Yun Leng arrived to invite Su Qingyun to the Misty Cloud Sect’s competition banquet, while Jia Xingtian and Hai Bodong criticized his arrogance and the sect’s leadership.
• Su Qingyun replied from inside Immortal Marquis Manor that he had received the invitation and would attend, but Yun Leng took offense and charged into the manor.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King roared Yun Leng out of the air, leaving him disheveled and fearful before he fled toward the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma mocked Yun Leng and considered supporting Immortal Marquis Manor against the Misty Cloud Sect.
• Hai Bodong proposed exploiting any retaliation by Yun Leng to wipe out the Misty Cloud Sect, and the others agreed to consider the plan.

The Misty Cloud Sect gathered for Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan’s Three-Year Agreement, while Yun Yun emerged from seclusion to support her disciple and awaited Su Qingyun. Yun Yun hoped he would come so their daughter could meet her father.

• Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong, and Fa Ma mocked Yun Leng for Su Qingyun’s absence and suggested the Immortal Marquis might not attend.
• Nalan Yanran visited Yun Yun before the duel and said she was confident she could defeat Xiao Yan and begin a new life afterward.
• Nalan Yanran told Yun Yun she had fallen for another man but promised not to reveal his identity, and Yun Yun privately wondered whether he might be Su Qingyun.
• Yun Yun warned Nalan Yanran not to kill Xiao Yan if she won, then left the bamboo forest with her.
• Yun Yun looked toward the Cloud Sea, hoping Su Qingyun would attend so their daughter could meet her birth father.

Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yan met on Misty Cloud Sect Square for their Three-Year Agreement, while the gathered spectators eagerly awaited Su Qingyun. Nalan Yanran declared that she would marry him regardless of the outcome, and the two began their duel as their Dou Qi ranks were revealed.

• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran arrived at Misty Cloud Sect Square, where Yun Leng had invited powerful spectators to watch the agreement.
• Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Hai Bodong, and others praised Nalan Yanran's progress, while spectators and the imperial family's young women waited for Su Qingyun.
• Xiao Yan climbed the mountain alone, carrying the Heavy Xuan Ruler and thinking that Su Qingyun would watch from beyond the clouds.
• Xiao Yan announced his arrival for the Three-Year Agreement, and Nalan Yanran searched for Su Qingyun before declaring that she would marry him no matter what.
• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran clashed, and the spectators identified them as a four-star Da Dou Shi and a five-star Da Dou Shi, respectively.

Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran fought fiercely in the Misty Cloud Sect Square, and Xiao Yan gained the upper hand after seriously injuring her with Flame Sealing Slash. Refusing to accept defeat because the duel meant her future happiness, Nalan Yanran unleashed the dangerous Cloud Mist Art, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Xiao Yan and Nalan Yanran revealed that they had both reached the Great Dou Master Realm and immediately began fighting with powerful Dou Techniques.
• Yun Leng grew anxious as Nalan Yanran struggled against Xiao Yan, fearing that her defeat would damage the Misty Cloud Sect’s standing and his own reputation.
• Xiao Yan struck Nalan Yanran with Flame Sealing Slash, seriously injuring her and forcing her to admit that his progress had been astonishing.
• Xiao Yan said Su Qingyun had helped him improve, and Nalan Yanran’s grief deepened as she realized he had trained Xiao Yan to defeat her.
• Nalan Yanran refused to concede and unleashed Cloud Mist Art, a secret technique that temporarily raised her strength but risked killing her if it overwhelmed her body.

Xiao Yan defeated Nalan Yanran after refusing her plea to lose, and told her that Su Qingyun had married Queen Medusa and had a daughter. After Yun Yun comforted the devastated Nalan Yanran, Xiao Yan delivered her a letter from Su Qingyun.

• Nalan Yanran used the Cloud Mist Art but still could not overcome Xiao Yan, then secretly begged him to let her win for Su Qingyun’s sake.
• Xiao Yan refused, revealing that Su Qingyun had married Queen Medusa and had a daughter, and continued fighting until Nalan Yanran lost her will and collapsed.
• Xiao Yan declared that the Xiao Clan no longer wanted Nalan Yanran and burned their marriage contract.
• Yun Yun comforted the injured Nalan Yanran, while Liu Ling offered her a Qi Stabilizing Pill.
• Xiao Yan approached Yun Yun and gave her a letter from his brother, Su Qingyun, the Immortal Marquis.

Xiao Yan delivered Su Qingyun’s letter to Yun Yun after winning the Three-Year Agreement, revealing that Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran both loved Su Qingyun. As Xiao Yan tried to leave, Yun Leng stopped him and used an old dispute involving Yun Chuan to justify a fresh attack.

• Yun Yun read Su Qingyun’s letter and admitted that they were lovers, while Nalan Yanran revealed that she also loved Su Qingyun.
• Liu Ling realized Nalan Yanran loved Su Qingyun despite his years of helping her, and the onlookers questioned how Su Qingyun knew Yun Yun.
• Xiao Yan declared that his ties to Nalan Yanran were over and started to leave after delivering the letter.
• Yun Leng blocked Xiao Yan and called Yun Chuan forward to accuse Xiao Yan of beating him during a visit to Wu Tan City three years earlier.
• Yun Leng ordered Yun Chuan to attack Xiao Yan, but Xiao Yan easily knocked Yun Chuan down with a punch.
• Yun Leng shouted that Xiao Yan had dared to fight back and prepared to retaliate.

Yun Yun protected Xiao Yan from Yun Leng and publicly announced that she and Su Qingyun had pledged themselves to each other, naming him her husband and the Misty Cloud Sect’s Vice Sect Master. Her declaration shocked the gathering, but a voice from the rear mountain immediately called it nonsense.

• Yun Yun swept away Yun Leng’s pressure and knocked him back when he tried to attack Xiao Yan.
• Yun Yun declared that Xiao Yan was her younger brother through Su Qingyun and warned the sect not to harm him or anyone by his side.
• Nalan Yanran fainted at Yun Yun’s words, then berated Liu Ling for touching her.
• Yun Yun announced that she and Su Qingyun had loved each other for over two years, named him her husband and Vice Sect Master, and issued an order protecting him and his associates.
• Nalan Yanran spat blood, Xiao Yan was stunned by the announcement, and a dignified voice from the rear mountain called it nonsense.

Yun Shan emerged from seclusion and rejected Yun Yun’s relationship with Su Qingyun while demanding Xiao Yan answer for striking a Misty Cloud Sect disciple. Xiao Yan refused to submit to Yun Shan’s pressure and defended Qingyun, leaving himself in danger before the furious Dou Zong.

• Yun Shan appeared at the Misty Cloud Sect plaza, and the disciples and elders greeted him as the Old Sect Master.
• Yun Leng complained to Yun Shan about Yun Yun and Su Qingyun, but Yun Shan said he already knew what had happened and had sensed Su Qingyun’s earlier phenomena.
• Yun Shan rejected Yun Yun’s plans and ordered Xiao Yan either to let the Misty Cloud Sect disciple strike him back or join the sect.
• Xiao Yan insulted Yun Shan and declared he would defend Su Qingyun even if it cost him his life.
• Yun Shan crushed Xiao Yan beneath his pressure and demanded that he kowtow and apologize, but Xiao Yan continued denouncing Yun Shan and the Misty Cloud Sect.

Yun Yun defied Yun Shan to protect Xiao Yan, while Hai Bodong and others joined the confrontation. As Yun Shan moved to kill Xiao Yan, Su Qingyun arrived with three blood-colored spears.

• Yun Yun shielded Xiao Yan from Yun Shan and declared that she would not abandon her love for Su Qingyun, prompting Nalan Yanran to faint again.
• Yun Shan trapped Xiao Yan in a spatial cube, but Hai Bodong broke him free as Jia Xingtian and others spoke up for him.
• Yun Shan attacked Xiao Yan, who struck back with a two-colored Buddha's Fury Fire Lotus that blasted across the Misty Cloud Sect square.
• Yun Shan threatened to kill Xiao Yan and Su Qingyun, then reached for Xiao Yan's throat.
• Su Qingyun appeared as three blood-colored spears pierced through the air, telling Xiao Yan he had suffered at the Misty Cloud Sect.

Su Qingyun arrived at the Misty Cloud Sect and killed Yun Chuan while gravely wounding Yun Leng to save Xiao Yan. Yun Shan abandoned his anger at the sight of Qingyun and agreed to let him marry Yun Yun, even offering him the position of Vice Sect Master.

• Su Qingyun's blood spears killed Yun Chuan and pierced Yun Leng while Yun Shan fought off another spear.
• Hai Bodong, Jia Xingtian, and the others recognized Qingyun's arrival and prepared to attack the Misty Cloud Sect if Yun Shan retaliated.
• Su Qingyun descended from the clouds, and Yun Yun tearfully welcomed him while Nalan Yanran woke and called out to him.
• Xiao Yan thanked Qingyun for saving him, and Qingyun reassured him that killing Yun Leng and Yun Chuan did not trouble him.
• Yun Shan recognized Qingyun, then announced that he would let Qingyun marry Yun Yun and become the Misty Cloud Sect's Vice Sect Master.