Chapter Summaries

On Yu Shang’s bridal night, Meng Qingying deliberately provoked Yu Shang and Qin Yi, then spoke privately with Minghe by a lotus pond. Minghe offered to help Meng Qingying investigate the Netherworld’s remaining mysteries, which both women sensed were tied to their previous lives.

• Meng Qingying proposed discussing racial negotiations through the night, angering Yu Shang, while Minghe sided with Meng Qingying.
• Qin Yi suggested he could handle both women and was promptly beaten by Meng Qingying and Yu Shang; Minghe fled to a lotus pond.
• Meng Qingying told Minghe she had never intended to take Qin Yi and had only wanted to spoil his bridal night with Yu Shang.
• Minghe and Meng Qingying discussed their feelings for Qin Yi and their shared pursuit of the Dao.
• Meng Qingying revealed that unifying the Netherworld required finding the Nether River Blood Sea and the ancient Nether Emperor Sect Ruins.
• Minghe offered to help Meng Qingying in a private capacity because she also sensed the search was connected to her previous life.

Qin Yi and Yu Shang reconciled on their wedding night, with Yu Shang deciding his past conduct was understandable and sharing wine with him. Meng Qingying and Minghe secretly watched them, discovering Yu Shang was taking the lead before Meng Qingying ended the spying.

• Qin Yi admitted fault, but Yu Shang reflected that he had been the one pressured into marriage and that he had never deceived her.
• Yu Shang credited Qin Yi with saving the Winged Human Race and invited him to resume their wedding night.
• Qin Yi and Yu Shang drank shared-cup wine and became intimate.
• Meng Qingying asked Minghe to divine what the couple was doing, and Minghe read a hexagram suggesting they had found their proper match.
• Meng Qingying sent a shadow through the door and she and Minghe saw Yu Shang dancing above Qin Yi with her wings spread.
• Meng Qingying compared the scene to herself and Minghe, then lost interest and withdrew the shadow screen.

After spending the night with Yu Shang, Qin Yi discussed the Netherworld negotiations with her and Meng Qingying, while Minghe and Meng Qingying both chose to remain in Xun Wood City. As Yu Shang left to handle city affairs, Qin Yi asked her to obtain Xun Wood Heart shavings for alchemy, and Meng Qingying called him over to discuss something.

• Qin Yi said he would accompany Yu Shang to her clan and mediate negotiations about the Netherworld, while Meng Qingying asked him to serve as her messenger.
• Yu Shang said Xun Wood City needed to stabilize after the upheaval, then invited Meng Qingying and Minghe to stay as guests; neither woman left.
• Yu Shang departed to convene the Hundred Clans Assembly and remove “Acting” from her title as City Lord.
• Qin Yi asked Yu Shang to get him shavings from the Xun Wood Heart for alchemy, and she happily promised to bring them.
• Liusu joked that Qin Yi was using his charms to obtain treasures for her, then urged him to seek the World Tree; Meng Qingying called Qin Yi over to talk.

Meng Qingying warned Qin Yi that unifying the Netherworld might demand a blood sacrifice and could eventually bring her into conflict with Minghe, then asked which side he would choose. Qin Yi promised to stand by her in the present and rescue whoever lost in a future clash, while Minghe watched from outside and reflected on her growing attachment to him.

• Meng Qingying told Qin Yi that the Winged Humans did not know why the two shores had been isolated and cautioned him to be careful on his journey.
• Meng Qingying asked what Qin Yi would do if unifying the Netherworld required sacrificing ten thousand people, and he said he believed another method could be found.
• Meng Qingying asked Qin Yi whom he would support if her Myriad Images of the Universe fought the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace and she and Minghe battled; Qin Yi said he would rescue the loser.
• Qin Yi embraced Meng Qingying and promised not to let anyone trouble her over the Netherworld matters she was handling, and she softened in his arms.
• Minghe listened outside, considered her own feelings for Qin Yi, and noticed Yu Shang hurrying into the Guest Courtyard.

Yu Shang became City Lord of Xun Wood City and secured the Winged Human Race’s control of the Xun Wood Heart after the hundred races agreed to centralize power. Back home, she interrupted Qin Yi and Meng Qingying, while Minghe fled in fright after misunderstanding Qin Yi’s plans.

• Yu Shang led the hundred races to appoint her City Lord and place the Xun Wood Heart permanently under the Winged Human Race’s management.
• Yu Shang returned home, heard that Qin Yi had gone to Meng Qingying’s room, and burst in to stop them.
• Qin Yi dragged Yu Shang inside, and Meng Qingying teased her until Yu Shang realized she had no reason to object to their closeness.
• Minghe and the others reacted to the interruption, while Liusu called the scene standard procedure and Gungun wondered about its forgotten name, Taotie.
• That night, Meng Qingying told Minghe that Qin Yi was refining pills from Xun Wood Heart shavings, possibly for Taotie.
• Qin Yi said he would enter seclusion for at least half a month to refine pills, and Minghe fled before he could explain, leaving Meng Qingying laughing at her.

Qin Yi and Liusu studied the Xun Wood Heart and began preparing a pill to aid Liusu and the dog in recovering toward No Form. As Qin Yi planned to refine the pill in stages, Meng Qingying revealed that she and Minghe intended to enter the Netherworld, leaving him uneasy about the danger they faced.

• Liusu, the dog, and Qin Yi examined the Xun Wood Heart and agreed to shave off a little wood dust rather than split the treasure open.
• Qin Yi and Liusu drafted a prescription for a No Form pill, and Qin Yi sent Yu Lan to find the ingredients.
• Qin Yi gave Yu Lan a bottle of pills to share with her eleven sisters after she asked for a reward.
• Liusu explained that Qin Yi could refine the pill embryo first and complete the pill later, avoiding a long period of seclusion.
• Qin Yi found Meng Qingying and learned that she and Minghe planned to enter the Netherworld, which left him worried about them.

Qin Yi refined an Immortal Pill from the innate Xun Wood to strengthen himself before seeking greater fortunes and helping Liusu and the dog recover. As he learned that a Dao Fruit could grant true attainment of the Heavenly Dao, the chapter left its nature and whereabouts unexplained.

• Qin Yi worried about Minghe and Qing Ying entering the netherworld and decided he needed to grow stronger before he could help them.
• Liusu urged Qin Yi to seek the World Tree, and Qin Yi chose to refine a pill from the Xun Wood Heart to advance his cultivation.
• Qin Yi began refining his pill in the Winged Human Race's Alchemy Secret Chamber, while Liusu recalled their earlier pill-making days and Qin Yi joked about refining pills for her in the distant future.
• A big-bellied ghost came after the pill's fragrance, but the dog swallowed it; Liusu blocked the heavenly lightning with the Wolf Tooth Club as the High Priest recognized its power.
• After fourteen days, Qin Yi completed and swallowed the pill, then asked Liusu whether a single pill could make someone immortal.
• Liusu explained that some Innate Items could grant the Dao directly and named a Dao Fruit, but left Qin Yi's questions about it unanswered.

Qin Yi advanced his cultivation and refined a Formless-grade Pill Embryo for Liusu and the dog, then left seclusion. He reunited with Yu Shang, who asked him to return with her to the Feather Clan and meet her mother.

• Qin Yi used the Xun Wood Heart-core pill to reach the fifth level of Organ Return and stabilized his fifth level of Radiant Yang cultivation.
• Qin Yi spent half a month refining a lingzhi-shaped Pill Embryo for Liusu and the dog, while Liusu knocked out the dog when it tried to eat it.
• Qin Yi and Liusu hid the Pill Embryo and discussed the dangerous treasures kept in his ring.
• Qin Yi emerged from nearly forty days of seclusion and found Yu Shang standing guard outside the secret chamber.
• Yu Shang told Qin Yi she had worried about him and wanted him to return with her to the Feather Clan to meet her mother.
• Qin Yi agreed to fly with Yu Shang to the Feather Clan.

Qin Yi and Yu Shang traveled by flying boat toward the Winged Human Race’s island, discussing the sea’s inhabitants and customs along the way. They reached a dangerous warning zone near the sea’s center, where Yu Shang prepared to carry Qin Yi through on her back.

• Qin Yi and Yu Shang flew across the sea while Yu Shang continued to stand behind him as his guard.
• Qin Yi spotted bald merfolk and asked Yu Shang about them, Clam Girls, sea demons, and the races living around Jianmu.
• Yu Shang explained that her people lived on a female-only island with a Mother-Daughter Spring and warned Qin Yi not to wander around when they arrived.
• The flying boat entered a gray maze-like region where fierce winds and towering waves warned outsiders to turn back.
• Yu Shang told Qin Yi to put away the flying boat and spread her wings so she could carry him farther into the region.

Yu Shang carried Qin Yi through the thousand-li barrier to the Winged Human island, where he finally saw the distant World Tree. His embarrassing arrival atop the Saintess drew a crowd, and Yu Shang hurried him away after a woman summoned them.

• Yu Shang carried Qin Yi through the barrier, whose hidden attacks and pressure did not affect her.
• Qin Yi saw the World Tree’s distant shadow and felt its vast aura of life.
• Yu Shang arrived at the island with Qin Yi still on her back, shocking the Winged Human guards and onlookers.
• Qin Yi introduced himself as Yu Shang’s husband, while the children mocked his appearance.
• A woman called Yu Shang and Qin Yi to see her, and Yu Shang led him toward the island’s depths.

Qin Yi accompanied Yu Shang to the Winged Human Race’s central temple, where he met her mother, Clan Leader Yu Feiling. Yu Feiling accepted their marriage and asked Qin Yi to help Yu Shang gain worldly experience.

• Yu Shang showed Qin Yi the island’s colossal Jianmu branch and Mother-Daughter Spring before leading him into the temple.
• Qin Yi assessed the Winged Human Race’s strength and realized he had become involved with one of the Sea Forbidden Ground’s most powerful forces.
• Qin Yi greeted Yu Feiling as his mother-in-law, and Yu Feiling praised his bearing and asked him to teach Yu Shang about the world.
• Yu Feiling said she had initially opposed the marriage because she did not want Yu Shang to marry away.
• Yu Feiling accepted Qin Yi as Yu Shang’s husband, citing his victory in the Marriage Recruitment, their bond of first down, and his role in thwarting the Uwabami Bird’s conspiracy.

Qin Yi asked to approach the Jianmu branches, but Yu Feiling refused because the Winged Human Race did not trust outsiders with its sacred tree. When Qin Yi offered to prove himself through a dangerous task, Yu Feiling described a phoenix feather in an Undersea Secret Cave, and he agreed to retrieve it for Yu Shang and her people.

• Yu Feiling refused Qin Yi access to the Jianmu branches, explaining that only members of the Winged Human Race could be trusted near their source of life.
• Qin Yi accepted Yu Feiling's concerns and asked what he could do to earn her trust.
• Yu Feiling revealed that a phoenix feather lay in an Undersea Secret Cave fifteen hundred li south, where Dragon Breath and the feather's retaliation made entry extremely dangerous.
• Yu Shang protested that Qin Yi should not enter sea demon territory, but Qin Yi asked to hear the task's details.
• Yu Feiling warned Qin Yi that she did not recommend the mission, and admitted the High Priest had once hoped to use his Dragon and Phoenix Blood to retrieve the feather.
• Qin Yi agreed to enter the cave, saying that helping Yu Shang and the Winged Human Race made the danger worthwhile.

Qin Yi and Yu Shang planned how to retrieve a phoenix feather from the dangerous Phoenix Feather Cave, and Yu Feiling advised them to obtain a Sea Mirage Pearl to help him sneak in. The chapter ended with Qin Yi misunderstanding Yu Shang’s hesitation and carrying her into a pool while Yu Feiling watched in disbelief.

• Yu Shang warned Qin Yi that the Phoenix Feather Cave and the surrounding sea demons’ territory were dangerous, but Qin Yi insisted they should investigate it.
• Yu Shang explained that entering the cave required dragon blood and that even Shining Sun Completion cultivators faced grave danger inside.
• Qin Yi demonstrated an invisibility technique, and Yu Feiling advised Yu Shang to trade with the Clam Girl for a Sea Mirage Pearl to conceal him underwater.
• Qin Yi suggested they bathe in the pool, and Yu Shang tried to stop him because her mother was listening.
• Qin Yi carried Yu Shang into the pool and bound her with Buddhist prayer beads, leaving Yu Feiling and the onlookers inside the ring stunned.

Yu Shang took Qin Yi to the Clam Girl market to request an audience, hoping to meet the reclusive Sea Clan. The Clam Girl steward first mistook Qin Yi for an attendant, then welcomed him inside after learning he was Yu Shang’s husband, where they discovered she was an unexpectedly plump geoduck-like Clam Girl.

• Yu Shang explained that she and Qin Yi needed to visit the town market and request permission before meeting the Clam Girls.
• Yu Shang led Qin Yi through the lively sea-race market to the Clam Girl stalls, where he browsed the pearls for sale.
• Yu Shang requested an audience with the Clam Girl steward, whose attendant-only rule initially kept Qin Yi outside.
• Yu Shang revealed that Qin Yi was her husband, prompting the steward to invite them both into the tent.
• Qin Yi and Yu Shang met the plump Clam Girl steward, who complimented Qin Yi’s looks.

Yu Shang and Qin Yi negotiated with Zhu Er for a Sea Mirage Pearl, and Qin Yi’s Nether Soil secured the exchange. After obtaining the pearl, Qin Yi followed Zhu Er to inspect other treasure pearls, leaving the Conch Girl’s music to investigate later.

• Yu Shang asked Zhu Er to trade a Sea Mirage Pearl, and Zhu Er named Nether Soil as the Clam Clan’s condition.
• Qin Yi produced a small box of Nether Soil, surprising Yu Shang and Zhu Er.
• Zhu Er accepted the Nether Soil and gave Qin Yi a Sea Mirage Pearl.
• Qin Yi noticed an unseen presence retreating after the pearl appeared, but focused on examining the treasure.
• Zhu Er offered to show Qin Yi and Yu Shang other treasure pearls, and Qin Yi followed her after hearing music from the Conch Girl.

Qin Yi bought valuable pearls from the Clam Clan, and Yu Shang arranged for the Winged Human Race to pay for a full collection. After learning that the Sea Mirage Pearl could aid his planned expedition, Qin Yi prepared to study it, while Yu Shang vowed to fight the Sea Demon Race if he failed to return.

• Qin Yi bought a pearl that warded off demons and a soul-nourishing pearl for the dog, despite its initial reluctance to leave the ring.
• Yu Shang offered to have the Winged Human Race pay for one of every pearl, and Zhu Er happily packed the collection.
• A Turtle Person warned Zhu Er that the Clam Clan needed to bring something novel to Qiu Niu's upcoming Music Festival.
• Yu Shang explained that the festival offered the sea races a chance to approach the World Tree's main trunk and promised to help Qin Yi reach it.
• Qin Yi studied the Sea Mirage Pearl and learned that it strengthened water techniques, aided recovery, and allowed its bearer to move through water without resisting deep-sea pressure.
• Yu Shang worried about Qin Yi's expedition and vowed to mobilize the Winged Human elites and fight the Sea Demon Race if he did not return.

Qin Yi infiltrated the sea demons’ territory to reach a Dragon Breath-filled cavern, resisting their soul-based defenses as he searched for a hidden route. After sea demons discovered him and called his name, he ignored the call and plunged into the cavern.

• Qin Yi tested his concealment by approaching a Huiyang-level sea demon, then continued deeper beneath the sea with the Sea Mirage Pearl shielding him from the water pressure.
• Qin Yi resisted the sea demons’ soul-confusing songs as he descended toward the cavern marked by the Winged Human Race.
• Qin Yi overheard sea demons discussing Yu Shang’s peace negotiations, the Fifth Great King’s displeasure, and a mission to the Nether River Blood Sea.
• Qin Yi worried that Qing Ying might be endangered in the Nether River Blood Sea, briefly weakened his resistance, and was discovered by the sea demons.
• Qin Yi fought through the demons’ attacks and stopped himself from turning when someone called his name, then entered the hidden cavern.

Qin Yi entered Phoenix Feather Cave after recognizing and resisting the sea demons’ soul-capturing technique. He pushed through the cave’s ancient dragon-phoenix battle intent and reached visions of a colossal dragon and phoenix, wondering whether they were the Torch Dragon and Phoenix Emperor.

• Qin Yi evaded the sea demons’ Sea Demon Soul Capture and hid inside the cave, while the Sea Demon Lord ordered guards to kill him if he emerged.
• Qin Yi realized the Palace Lord had warned him about the deadly technique and resolved to question him about his secrets later.
• Qin Yi endured the cave’s Dragon Breath and discussed the dragon-phoenix battle traces with Liusu.
• Qin Yi advanced into the cave, survived a powerful blast of Gale Wind, and charged onward behind his Buddhist Light and Primal Chaos Qi Shield.
• Qin Yi encountered visions of a vast dragon and a blazing phoenix and wondered whether they were the Torch Dragon and Phoenix Emperor.

Qin Yi forced his way through the ancient dragon-and-phoenix battle image to seize the phoenix feather, enduring severe injuries along the way. After the feather accepted him, he discovered the cavern floor opened into a void, but a terrifying presence began approaching from behind.

• Qin Yi used Gale Qi, flames, and Three Heads Six Arms to withstand the lingering power of the dragon and phoenix as he advanced through the cavern.
• Liusu and the dog watched from the ring, unable to help much, while Liusu understood Qin Yi was risking his life to reach Jianmu for her.
• Qin Yi reached the phoenix feather and grabbed it, and a familiar aura from his dantian calmed its rejection until its glow faded.
• Qin Yi collapsed from exhaustion with severe wounds and realized the ground beneath him was empty, then swallowed a pill to begin healing.
• A terrifying aura approached Qin Yi from the path behind him, and he wondered whether a Dragon Son had entered the cavern.

After stealing the phoenix feather, Qin Yi fled into the Blood Nether Realm to escape a powerful pursuer and collapsed in a vast swamp made from the dried Blood Sea. As Qin Yi recovered, Liusu recognized the region and destroyed the Netherworld creatures that gathered around them.

• Qin Yi sensed an approaching threat, broke through the Sky Curtain, and escaped into the Blood Nether Realm.
• A lion-like divine beast arrived at Phoenix Feather Cave, chose not to pursue Qin Yi, and told the sea demons to let him return while they handled the Nether River Blood Sea matter.
• Qin Yi fell into the Blood Sea’s rotten mud swamp and meditated to recover from his injuries.
• Liusu identified the swamp as the dried Blood Sea and warned that powerful creatures and important secrets might lie nearby.
• Netherworld creatures surrounded the group, and Liusu used the local Death Qi to destroy them while Qin Yi remained in meditation.