Chapter Summaries

Qian Yunxiao learned that his family had gained a tenth member and suspected it was Bai Bing’s newborn son. When Tang Yuehua returned to the Clear Sky Sect to visit her mother and baby brother, Qian Yunxiao escorted her and waited outside.

• Qian Yunxiao received the Family Tree divine artifact after completing the Family of Ten mission and suspected Bai Bing’s child was the tenth family member.
• Tang Yuehua told Qian Yunxiao that her mother had given birth to a boy and said she planned to visit her.
• Qian Yunxiao offered to escort Tang Yuehua, and she warned him that Tang Hao and Tang Xiao might make his visit unpleasant.
• Tang Yuehua kissed Qian Yunxiao before they set off, then he informed his wives and prepared for the journey.
• Qian Yunxiao and Tang Yuehua reached the Clear Sky Sect on the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Tang Yuehua entered the main hall while Qian Yunxiao waited outside.

Tang Yuehua returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Daming and gave the newborn Tang Tian a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, but Tang Hao insulted her and demanded that she use Daming to secure a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for him. Tang Hao stormed out after defying Tang Zhen, whose old heart illness flared as Tang Xiao rushed to his aid.

• Tang Hao sensed a powerful Soul Beast aura, then saw Tang Yuehua arrive riding Daming and bring a spiritual medicine for Tang Tian.
• Bai Bing praised Tang Yuehua's gift, and Tang Hao insulted his sister by accusing her of taking things from Qian Yunxiao.
• Tang Hao offered to acknowledge Tang Yuehua as his sister if she lured Daming to him so he could claim a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Tang Yuehua mocked Tang Hao and left with Bai Bing while Daming roared outside the main hall.
• Tang Zhen warned Tang Hao not to provoke Qian Yunxiao, but Tang Hao declared he would surpass everyone and stormed away.
• Tang Zhen coughed up blood as his old illness flared, and Tang Xiao rushed to help him while Tang Hao left without looking back.

Tang Zhen’s health deteriorated after Tang Hao’s actions, leaving the Clear Sky Sect without a secure successor to lead it. Tang Zhen summoned Tang Yuehua to bring Qian Yunxiao to the sect, and Qian Yunxiao hurried back with her.

• Qian Yunxiao visited Bai Bing at night, and they spent the night together while their infant son, Tang Tian, slept nearby.
• Tang Zhen became bedridden and grew weaker despite the Clear Sky Sect seeking help from skilled healing Soul Masters.
• Tang Zhen worried that the Clear Sky Sect would be vulnerable without a Titled Douluo and decided to ask Qian Yunxiao for help.
• Tang Zhen summoned Tang Yuehua and insisted that she invite Qian Yunxiao to the Clear Sky Sect as soon as possible.
• Tang Yuehua found Qian Yunxiao and told him about Tang Zhen’s condition and Tang Hao’s role in it.
• Qian Yunxiao condemned Tang Hao and returned to the Clear Sky Sect with Tang Yuehua to see Tang Zhen.

Qian Yunxiao met the dying Tang Zhen at the Clear Sky Sect and agreed to care for Bai Bing and the newborn Tang Tian. After Tang Zhen entrusted his family to him and died, the sect held funeral rites with Qian Yunxiao present.

• Qian Yunxiao arrived at the Clear Sky Sect and met Tang Zhen, Tang Xiao, Bai Bing, and the sect’s subordinate leaders.
• Tang Zhen told Qian Yunxiao his old ailment had worsened and asked him to look after his children, especially Tang Tian.
• Qian Yunxiao promised to raise Tang Tian as his adopted son and protect him and Bai Bing, and Tang Zhen formally entrusted them to him.
• Tang Zhen told Bai Bing she could pursue someone she loved after his death, while she tearfully insisted she would remain his wife.
• Tang Xiao reconsidered his view of Qian Yunxiao but noted that the Clear Sky Sect’s power remained under his and the elders’ control.
• Tang Zhen died, and the Clear Sky Sect held funeral rites attended by Qian Yunxiao and representatives of several sects.

After Tang Zhen’s death, Qian Yunxiao tried to comfort Bai Bing and keep her from harming herself before leaving the Clear Sky Sect. Bai Bing stayed to mourn Tang Zhen, while Tang Hao remained absent and was condemned across the continent for his actions.

• Qian Yunxiao and Tang Xiao urged Bai Bing to rest, and Qian Yunxiao followed her back to her room.
• Bai Bing tried to stab herself, but Qian Yunxiao restrained her with Blue Silver Grass and took away the dagger.
• Qian Yunxiao told Bai Bing to capture Tang Hao and raise Tang Tian, then promised to stop pursuing her without her permission.
• Qian Yunxiao left the Clear Sky Sect, while Bai Bing stayed beside Tang Zhen for a hundred days.
• The other sects spread word of Tang Hao’s conduct, and he was branded an infamous example of filial failure.

Qian Yunxiao returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, explained Tang Zhen’s death to Ah Yin, and spent several months with his family. The story left off when Shui Youlan asked him to accompany her to Skywater City so she could visit her mother.

• Ah Yin asked Qian Yunxiao how Tang Zhen had died, and he explained that Tang Hao had angered his father to death after Tang Zhen’s failed cultivation left his heart damaged.
• Ah Yin condemned Tang Hao and asked Qian Yunxiao what he would do if their child became disobedient; Qian Yunxiao joked that they could have another child and send the first away to reform.
• Qian Yunxiao and Ah Yin became intimate in the flower garden, and Du Yan accidentally interrupted them before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Qian Yunxiao stayed at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for several months, keeping Ah Yin and his daughter company.
• Four months after Qian Yunxiao returned from the Clear Sky Sect, Shui Youlan asked him to accompany her to Skywater City to visit her mother.

Qian Yunxiao arranged to take Shui Youlan and their family to Skywater City, visited Du Yan and Dugu Yan, and brought Ice Empress along after Snow Empress urged her to go. He set out with Shui Youlan, Qian Wuhuang, and Xiao Wu, who clung tightly to his head.

• Qian Yunxiao agreed to visit Shui Youlan’s family in three days and asked her to prepare gifts and tell Ah Yin and the others.
• Qian Yunxiao visited Du Yan and Dugu Yan while Dugu Bo was away seeking medicine for Dugu Xin, and he comforted Du Yan about her bedridden husband.
• Qian Yunxiao ordered Ice Empress to accompany him, and Snow Empress supported the plan to get a break from Ice Empress’s attention.
• Qian Yunxiao returned to Skywater City with Shui Youlan, Qian Wuhuang, and Xiao Wu, while Qing Wu stayed home to nurse the twins.
• Qian Yunxiao set out for Skywater City as Xiao Wu clung to his head and grabbed his ears.

Qian Yunxiao and his family returned to Skywater City, where Shui Mingzhu welcomed them while hiding her troubled history with him. After receiving rare cultivation treasures, Shui Mingzhu claimed that Shui Lanyue was about to give birth, prompting Shui Youlan to insist on visiting her sister.

• The Ice Empress grudgingly carried Qian Yunxiao to Skywater City while cursing him for waking her from a cherished dream.
• Shui Mingzhu greeted Shui Youlan, Qian Yunxiao, Qian Wuhuang, and Xiao Wu at Skywater Academy, concealing her unease around Qian Yunxiao.
• Qian Yunxiao introduced Xiao Wu as his goddaughter, and Shui Mingzhu welcomed her with suspicion about the girl's place in the family.
• Qian Yunxiao gave Shui Mingzhu Ten-Thousand-Year Ice Ginseng and Ten-Thousand-Year Frigid Ice Marrow, which she accepted gratefully.
• When Shui Youlan asked why Shui Mingzhu looked unwell, Shui Mingzhu said Shui Lanyue was due to give birth within days.
• Shui Youlan reproached her mother for not telling her sooner and said she would visit Shui Lanyue, while Shui Mingzhu silently worried that Qian Yunxiao might discover the truth.

Qian Yunxiao helped Shui Mingzhu explain why she had kept a secret from Shui Youlan, then stayed behind with her at Skywater Academy. After touring the women-only academy, he asked to stay in the dean’s office, leaving Shui Mingzhu anxious about his intentions.

• Qian Yunxiao told Shui Youlan that Shui Mingzhu had hidden the matter so Youlan could focus on caring for Qian Wuhuang, and Shui Mingzhu agreed with his explanation.
• Shui Youlan took Xiao Wu and Qian Wuhuang to check on Lan Yue, leaving Shui Mingzhu alone with Qian Yunxiao.
• Qian Yunxiao asked Shui Mingzhu to show him around Skywater Academy, where he openly admired the students’ legs and teased Shui Mingzhu.
• After the tour, Qian Yunxiao said he was tired of hotels and asked to stay in the guest room at Shui Mingzhu’s dean’s office.
• Shui Mingzhu refused to welcome Qian Yunxiao into the office, recalling their past encounter and her switch from white stockings to black ones.

Qian Yunxiao confronted Shui Youlan after she tried to ambush him, then brought breakfast to Shui Mingzhu and the children the next morning. When Shui Mingzhu mentioned that Shui Youlan would be staying with her cousin Yueyue, Qian Yunxiao decided to go along and unsettled Shui Mingzhu with a teasing threat about her stockings.

• Qian Yunxiao dodged Shui Youlan's attempted ambush and pinned her against a window before punishing her.
• The next morning, Qian Yunxiao learned that Qian Wuhuang and Xiao Wu had stayed with their grandmother and went to check on them.
• Qian Yunxiao brought breakfast to Shui Mingzhu at Skywater Academy, where Xiao Wu eagerly took a carrot bun.
• Shui Mingzhu told Qian Yunxiao that Shui Youlan would be staying with her cousin Yueyue, who was due to give birth soon.
• Qian Yunxiao said he would accompany Shui Youlan, then teased Shui Mingzhu through a voice transmission about inspecting her stockings, leaving her panicked.

Shui Youlan arrived at Shui Mingzhu’s office and rescued her from Qian Yunxiao, who then met Shui Xian’er, a near four-star Soul Elder. After Shui Mingzhu left on academy business, Shui Youlan asked Qian Yunxiao to accompany her to care for Yueyue, who was expected to give birth to twins soon.

• Shui Youlan entered the dean’s office with a twisted ankle, and Shui Mingzhu made an excuse to Xiao Wu about the injury.
• Shui Xian’er arrived to tell Shui Mingzhu that she needed to visit the Shui Family, and Shui Mingzhu left with her.
• Qian Yunxiao assessed Shui Xian’er and was pleased by her near four-star rating.
• Shui Youlan told Qian Yunxiao that Yueyue was due to give birth in a couple of days, possibly to twins, and asked him to stay with her.
• Qian Yunxiao agreed to accompany Shui Youlan and remain for the next two days.

Shui Youlan brought Qian Yunxiao and the children to visit her pregnant cousin, Shui Lanyue, who was expecting twins. After introductions and a private explanation of the family relationships, Shui Lanyue learned about Qian Yunxiao’s household and confirmed Xiao Wu’s question that she would have twins too.

• Shui Youlan brought Qian Yunxiao, Xiao Wu, and Qian Wuhuang to Shui Lanyue’s villa in the Skywater Academy teachers’ dormitory area.
• Shui Youlan asked how Shui Lanyue was feeling, and Shui Lanyue said she might be carrying twins due the day after tomorrow.
• Qian Yunxiao stopped Shui Lanyue from standing to greet him, and Shui Youlan told her to put family formalities aside for her health.
• Shui Lanyue asked Qian Yunxiao what he thought of her, and he praised her business skills.
• Shui Youlan quietly explained the children’s family relationships to Shui Lanyue, who reacted with surprise and asked whether Qian Yunxiao could handle three women.
• Xiao Wu asked Shui Lanyue whether she was having twins, and Shui Lanyue confirmed it.

Qian Yunxiao agreed to let Shui Lanyue’s unborn twins become part of his family after Shui Youlan asked him to accept her sister’s request. Later, Shui Youlan stayed with Shui Lanyue overnight, and Qian Yunxiao went to Shui Mingzhu’s residence to talk, leaving her wary at the sound of someone at the door.

• Shui Lanyue asked whether Xiao Wu wanted two younger siblings, explaining that she wanted her unborn twins to have a complete family.
• Shui Youlan secretly asked Qian Yunxiao to agree to Shui Lanyue’s request, and he accepted, saying they should discuss it after the children were born.
• Shui Mingzhu accepted that she could not stop the arrangement, while Xiao Wu silently hoped Qian Yunxiao would refuse.
• Qian Yunxiao left Shui Lanyue to rest, comforted the jealous Xiao Wu, and later learned that Shui Youlan would stay with her sister overnight.
• Unable to sleep, Qian Yunxiao went to Shui Mingzhu’s residence, where she reacted warily to the sound at her door.

Qian Yunxiao spent the night with Shui Mingzhu, who concealed what happened from Shui Xian'er and chose to remain at Skywater Academy rather than go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Meanwhile, Shui Youlan agreed to raise Shui Lanyue’s children, and Shui Lanyue gave birth to twin daughters.

• Qian Yunxiao restrained Shui Mingzhu and spent the night with her.
• The next day, Shui Xian'er found Shui Mingzhu exhausted, and Shui Mingzhu claimed she had been consolidating her Soul Douluo cultivation.
• Shui Mingzhu left Skywater Academy’s affairs to Shui Xian'er and asked her to replace a damaged bed and renovate the bathroom.
• Qian Yunxiao returned through the window, teased Shui Mingzhu, and accepted her decision not to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while leaving her resources to cultivate toward Titled Douluo.
• Shui Lanyue thanked Shui Youlan for agreeing to raise her children, and two days later she gave birth to identical twin daughters with Ice Phoenix and Dolphin martial souls.

Qian Yunxiao named Shui Lanyue’s newborn twins Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, then set out with Shui Lanyue, Shui Xian'er, and the infants for Heaven Dou City. After reaching the city and settling into a hotel, Shui Xian'er came to Qian Yunxiao’s room during a thunderstorm, saying she was afraid of thunder.

• Qian Yunxiao named Shui Lanyue’s twin daughters Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er and arranged to take Shui Lanyue to Heaven Dou City while Shui Youlan stayed behind with the children for a time.
• Qian Yunxiao brought Shui Xian'er along to help Shui Lanyue, and the Ice Empress agreed to pull their carriage to Heaven Dou City.
• On the journey, Qian Yunxiao gave Shui Xian'er and Shui Lanyue thousand-year snow lotuses and other ice-attributed treasures as gifts.
• After half a month, Qian Yunxiao and the others reached Heaven Dou City too late to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, so they booked rooms at a luxury hotel.
• During a fierce nighttime thunderstorm, Shui Xian'er knocked on Qian Yunxiao’s door and told him she was afraid of thunder.

Qian Yunxiao and Shui Lanyue encountered Ye Lingling, whose family sought help with the rule that only two Nine Heart Begonia bearers could exist at once. Qian Yunxiao revealed his power and offered to help Ye Lingling, while Shui Lanyue saw an opportunity to build ties for the Shui Family in Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Yunxiao guided Shui Lanyue through Heaven Dou City as she studied businesses connected to the Shui Family’s trade.
• Qian Yunxiao and Shui Lanyue found Ye Lingling sitting beside a sign asking for help with the Ye Family’s two Nine Heart Begonia bearers and Ye Qingmei’s critical condition.
• Qian Yunxiao bought a Heavenly Secret Gu Worm from the Family Shop, which could resolve the Ye Family’s problem.
• Qian Yunxiao drove back the onlookers and revealed his nine Soul Rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, stunning everyone.
• Ye Lingling pleaded with Qian Yunxiao to save her grandmother, and Shui Lanyue realized helping the Ye Family could benefit the Shui Family’s expansion into Heaven Dou City.

Qian Yunxiao postponed his visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and went with Ye Lingling to the Ye Family, where he offered a way to save her grandmother and preserve the Nine Heart Begonia inheritance. Ye Zimei received the Heavenly Secret Gu Worm, which Qian Yunxiao said could hide one bearer from Heaven and end Ye Qingmei’s curse.

• Qian Yunxiao apologized to Shui Lanyue for delaying their visit and followed Ye Lingling to the Ye Family residence.
• Ye Lingling asked how Qian Yunxiao would save her grandmother, and he showed her a Heavenly Secret Gu Worm that frightened her.
• Ye Zimei arrived and respectfully greeted Qian Yunxiao and Shui Lanyue as the Hall Master and his wife.
• Qian Yunxiao gave Ye Zimei the Heavenly Secret Gu Worm and explained that Ye Qingmei could eat it to conceal her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, allowing Ye Lingling to awaken hers without the curse harming Ye Qingmei.

Ye Zimei survived after using the Heavenly Secret Gu Worm, allowing the Ye Family to preserve and multiply its Nine Heart Begonias, and the family pledged itself to Qian Yunxiao. Years later, Qian Yunxiao bought the Northern Darkness Divinity and gained Main God-level strength, then left Ye Lingling as he went to adapt to his new power with his wives.

• Ye Zimei swallowed the Heavenly Secret Gu Worm and followed Qian Yunxiao’s instructions to communicate with it using her Soul Power.
• Ye Qingmei rushed to the reception hall, learned that Ye Zimei was alive and the Ye Family could have three Nine Heart Begonias, then pledged the family’s allegiance to Qian Yunxiao.
• Ye Lingling promised to serve Qian Yunxiao as his personal maidservant, and he agreed to teach her cultivation.
• Several years passed as the Shui Family established itself in Heaven Dou Imperial City and expanded its businesses across Heaven Dou territory.
• After gathering ten thousand Fortune Coins, Qian Yunxiao purchased the Northern Darkness Divinity and gained its domain, divine bone set, and Staff of Judgment.
• Ye Lingling offered to warm Qian Yunxiao’s bed, but he gently dismissed her and left to adapt to his new power with his three wives.

Qian Yin Xue awakened a Twelve-Winged Life Angel Martial Soul and revealed rank-thirty Innate Soul Power, while Ah Yin injured her ankle and could not join Qian Yunxiao on his planned trip to Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Ah Yin warning Qian Yunxiao to be careful as he prepared to go there with Shui Youlan and Qing Wu.

• Ah Yin sprained her ankle during an exchange of knowledge with Qian Yunxiao, leaving her unable to walk and resentful toward him.
• Qian Yin Xue turned six, and Qian Yunxiao began her Martial Soul awakening ceremony with Ah Yin, Shui Youlan, and Qing Wu watching.
• Qian Yin Xue awakened a Twelve-Winged Life Angel, which Qian Yunxiao judged to be a Super God-tier Martial Soul.
• Qian Yin Xue tested at rank thirty Innate Soul Power, startling Ah Yin so badly that she rose from her wheelchair and aggravated her injury.
• Qian Yunxiao arranged to take Qian Yin Xue, Shui Youlan, and Qing Wu somewhere, then told Ah Yin to stay behind and recover while he went to Spirit Hall.

Qian Yunxiao brought his daughter Qian Yin Xue to Spirit Hall to confront Qian Xunji over their old grudge. Qian Xunji challenged him to a contest whose stakes were the loser’s cultivation and place in the Qian Family, and Qian Daoliu arrived as Qian Yin Xue was about to reveal her martial soul and soul rings.

• Qian Yunxiao traveled to Spirit Hall with Shui Youlan and Qian Yin Xue to meet Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Xunji learned that Bibi Dong had been close to Yu Xiaogang and ordered Yue Guan to persuade him to leave her or face force.
• Qian Yunxiao entered the Pope’s Palace and challenged Qian Xunji to fulfill their old promise from Sunset Forest.
• Qian Xunji proposed that the loser have his cultivation crippled and be expelled from the Qian Family, and Qian Yunxiao accepted.
• Qian Yunxiao told Qian Yin Xue to reveal her martial soul and soul rings, but Qian Daoliu appeared and confronted him.