Chapter Summaries

Xi Yue and Qin Yi shared an embrace and a kiss before Xi Yue stopped things and set a boundary, then they discussed how the Reincarnation Disk might point toward a way out of the realm. Xi Yue went to survey the surroundings while Qin Yi stayed behind to heal.

• Qin Yi kissed Xi Yue’s hand and drew her into an embrace, and Xi Yue returned it.
• Qin Yi kissed Xi Yue, but she pushed him away and told him that their embrace and kiss had to be enough.
• Xi Yue explained that the cave bore the lingering aura of the Reincarnation Disk, which might help them trace the route it took into the realm.
• Xi Yue said the cave was not the weakest point between realms, but agreed that calculating the Disk’s trajectory could reveal a clue.
• Xi Yue sent Qin Yi to continue healing on the Lotus Throne and went outside to survey the heavens and determine a hexagram.

While Qin Yi recovered inside the lotus leaf, Xi Yue explored the dangerous Kunlun Void and returned with a calculation pointing south toward the exit. The two shared pills, wine, and a kiss, settling into a sense of home amid the darkness.

• Qin Yi treated his injuries, worried about Xi Yue facing danger outside, and began refining pills to help her recover.
• Xi Yue returned exhausted, and Qin Yi gave her pills made to draw out the Jian Mu Fruit's healing effects, which she took with Drunken Moon Wine.
• Xi Yue explained that her calculations placed the exit to the south and that they still needed to pinpoint its exact location.
• Qin Yi criticized divination and the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, while Xi Yue teased him about the beauties and calamities around him.
• Qin Yi told Xi Yue that her fate lacked him and kissed her, and she accepted the kiss.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue grew closer while sheltering and recovering in the cave, though Xi Yue kept her deeper concerns hidden. After she promised him a reward if he reached the second layer of the Qianyuan Realm within three days, Qin Yi resolved to break through.

• Qin Yi and Xi Yue shared a tender kiss, but Xi Yue stopped him from going further and urged him to focus on healing and cultivation.
• Qin Yi meditated and recovered in the cave while Xi Yue ranged farther afield to investigate and fight, returning to rest in his arms.
• Xi Yue wondered whether she could remain with Qin Yi for thousands of years, then suppressed the thought because they both had duties and people worrying about them.
• Xi Yue teased Qin Yi about his relationship with Yu Shang and challenged him to reach the second layer of the Qianyuan Realm within three days for a reward.
• Qin Yi accepted Xi Yue's challenge and resolved to make the breakthrough.

Xi Yue eliminated the Wind Demon and returned to the Spirit Pool, where she bathed and wrestled with her feelings for Qin Yi and the danger of her hidden identity. Qin Yi unexpectedly entered the mist and found her in the water, then announced that he had reached the second level of Qianyuan.

• Xi Yue burned away the Wind Demon and calculated that the escaped presence lay at a point where time and space might be disordered.
• Xi Yue decided to wait for Qin Yi to recover before exploring the dangerous convergence point with him.
• Xi Yue chose to bathe in the Spirit Pool and reflected on her growing intimacy with Qin Yi and her concealed identity as his old Daoist nun mentor.
• Qin Yi emerged from the cave, entered the mist around the pool, and came face-to-face with Xi Yue in the water.
• Qin Yi told Xi Yue that he had reached the second level of Qianyuan.

Qin Yi collected his promised reward from Xi Yue in the Spirit Pool, while Xi Yue tried to keep control of their intimacy. The encounter left Xi Yue overwhelmed and asking Qin Yi to stop only after he had gained the upper hand.

• Qin Yi plunged into the Spirit Pool before Xi Yue could take back her promise, and Xi Yue let him hold her.
• Xi Yue kissed Qin Yi and explained through her actions that she would decide how far their intimacy went.
• Xi Yue restrained Qin Yi when he tried to seize the initiative, then offered him a little more as an exceptional reward.
• Xi Yue held Qin Yi against her, but his breath and touch stirred her until she lost control of her restraint.
• Qin Yi gripped Xi Yue's waist and made her call him “good big brother” as she pleaded with him.

After Xi Yue and Qin Yi grew closer, she calculated the dangerous route they needed to take through the River of Time and explained why they would need a protective treasure. They agreed not to rush out until they had prepared, and Qin Yi hinted that he could help find the treasure.

• Xi Yue teased Qin Yi before leaving the pool, and he reflected on how their relationship had changed.
• Qin Yi returned to the cave and learned that Xi Yue had calculated the weakest point connecting their location to the netherworld.
• Xi Yue explained that the River of Time could show them the past, expose them to attacks, and force them away from their destination.
• Xi Yue said they needed a Veil of Time Illusion to conceal their presence from the Plane Will, but she could not yet determine where to find one.
• Qin Yi claimed he might have a way to help and asked Xi Yue whether he would receive a new reward.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue searched the bottom of Kunlun for the Veil of Time Illusion, and Qin Yi used the Pixiu spirit to locate it. After Xi Yue retrieved the treasure, Qin Yi stopped her and demanded the reward she had promised.

• Xi Yue used her compass to calculate that the Veil of Time Illusion lay somewhere in Broken Mountain.
• Qin Yi summoned the Pixiu spirit, which sensed treasure and led them to a hidden cave.
• Qin Yi broke through the cave wall and uncovered the Veil of Time Illusion.
• Xi Yue took down the gauze treasure and tried to leave, but Qin Yi blocked her path and demanded his promised reward.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue used the Veil of Time Illusion to enter the chaotic dimension where time and space converged, hoping to follow the Reincarnation Disk’s path. There, they witnessed a memory of Liusu confronting the Phoenix Emperor before their battle blacked out the vision.

• Qin Yi and Xi Yue tested the Veil of Time Illusion, discussed returning to Kunlun Void together, and heard Bangbang mutter in her sleep.
• Xi Yue located the tiny midair fissure left by the Reincarnation Disk, and Qin Yi and Xi Yue entered it together to avoid being separated by the time distortion.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue found themselves perceiving a chaotic dimension as though watching a memory rather than physically experiencing it.
• The Phoenix Emperor defended the Heavenly Emperor’s plan to establish order in the Three Realms, and Liusu called him an idiot and a liar.
• Liusu appeared as a gigantic ghostly face and challenged the Phoenix Emperor, and their Supreme Purity battle turned the vision black.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue witnessed the Phoenix Emperor meet the Nether River Spirit, who looked and sounded like Minghe, in the ancient Netherworld. The Phoenix Emperor proposed creating judgment and reincarnation for the dead, then transformed into E'Zhuo and asked whether she could dwell in the Netherworld.

• Qin Yi and Xi Yue arrived beside the Nether River and Blood Sea after seeing a glimpse of the Phoenix Emperor's past.
• The Nether River Spirit ferried over and told the Phoenix Emperor that crossing would erase her flesh, blood, and memories.
• The Phoenix Emperor argued that the dead should face judgment and enter the Six Paths according to their deeds, while the Nether River defended treating all souls equally.
• The Nether River asked whether Liusu had agreed to the Phoenix Emperor's plans, and the Phoenix Emperor complained that Liusu only caused trouble.
• The Phoenix Emperor shed her Yang Fire, transformed into E'Zhuo, and asked the Nether River whether she could live in the Netherworld.

Qin Yi and Xi Yue witnessed the Phoenix Emperor become E'Zhuo and begin laying the groundwork for a Six Paths system in the Netherworld. E'Zhuo founded the Nether Emperor Sect and recognized that completing reincarnation might require it to transform its own Dao Source.

• The Nether River warned E'Zhuo that staying in the Netherworld could turn it fully into a Netherworld Beast, but E'Zhuo said establishing a system mattered more than preserving its power.
• The Nether River refused to endorse E'Zhuo's plan and drifted away, while E'Zhuo insisted it had no interest in ruling the Netherworld.
• E'Zhuo invited human cultivators to inherit its will and become Nether Emperor, and Qin Yi recognized the leader as Jade True Person from his previous life.
• E'Zhuo established the Nether Emperor Sect at the Source of River of Forgetfulness, where Jade True Person and the sect investigated life, death, and the foundations of reincarnation.
• E'Zhuo concluded that the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk could not be manifested without a fundamental source and considered transforming its own Source of Dao, but admitted it did not dare.

Qin Yi watched E'Zhuo establish the Six Paths of reincarnation, then saw the Heavenly Emperor's allies turn against it and attempt to destroy the Heavenly Emperor's chance to return. Qin Yi unexpectedly sent a phoenix feather into the past to save E'Zhuo, and he and Xi Yue fled as their enemies ordered a pursuit.

• Qin Yi realized E'Zhuo had delayed becoming reincarnation because it feared losing power before the Three Realms were under control.
• E'Zhuo eventually created the Reincarnation Disk and established the six paths, becoming the Wuxiang E'Zhuo in the process.
• After the Heavenly Emperor underwent Liberation by Violence, her former allies confronted E'Zhuo in the underworld, seeking to prevent her reincarnation and erase her forever.
• The River of the Underworld intervened to defend E'Zhuo, but their combined strength could not defeat the attackers, who mortally wounded it.
• Qin Yi sent the phoenix feather from his ring into E'Zhuo's spirit platform, allowing it to preserve its spiritual light and enter reincarnation.
• Xi Yue grabbed Qin Yi and fled while the attackers ordered them pursued.

Xi Yue and Qin Yi fled their pursuers through the ancient past and followed her compass to the Sea of Desire, where they searched for the weak point between planes. The sea overwhelmed both of them with lust, and while Liusu jolted Qin Yi back to his senses, Xi Yue began to succumb.

• Qin Yi failed to affect the ancient iron bird, while Xi Yue wondered how his phoenix feather had altered the past and then vanished.
• Xi Yue calculated that the weak point between planes lay roughly fifty thousand li north, beneath the Sea of Desire, and explained that their pursuers could not follow them out through it.
• Xi Yue carried Qin Yi to the pink sea and plunged into its depths, where its power stirred their desires and threatened to overwhelm them.
• Qin Yi tried his soul-forging art and Buddhist beads to resist the sea, but his defenses failed and he began to lose control.
• Liusu appeared within Qin Yi's Sea of Souls and struck him with a little bone, shocking him back to his senses.
• Qin Yi saw that Xi Yue had also been overcome by the Sea of Desire as she leaned toward him and called him "good brother."

Qin Yi used the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl to calm the Sea of Desire and help Xi Yue escape her loss of control while they evaded a pursuer. They escaped the past through a World-Breaking Bomb, but the pursuers resolved to destroy that world, and Qin Yi and Xi Yue emerged into the shattered Sea of Desire in their own time.

• With pursuers closing in, Qin Yi asked Liusu for help as Xi Yue struggled against the Sea of Desire’s influence, but Liusu could offer no remedy beyond calming the sea.
• Qin Yi evaded a giant grasping palm and used the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl to quiet the waves, allowing Xi Yue to regain control and teleport them to the seabed’s weak point.
• Xi Yue’s attack failed to break the planar boundary, so Qin Yi used a World-Breaking Bomb to open a passage and escape with her.
• The pursuer reached the seabed too late, then returned to his companions and reported that they could not find Qin Yi, Xi Yue, or the Heavenly Emperor’s soul.
• The pursuers decided to destroy the world to stop the Heavenly Emperor’s reincarnation, while Qin Yi and Xi Yue sensed the past world collapse behind them.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue found themselves in the shattered Sea of Desire in their own timeline, where past and present had become intertwined.

After escaping confinement, Qin Yi and Xi Yue gave in to the Sea of Desire and embraced on a Lotus Throne while Liusu watched and recognized Xi Yue’s true identity. Their private moment ended when Meng Qingying and her men found the lotus platform in the Netherworld’s Sea of Desire.

• Qin Yi put away the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl, and Xi Yue eagerly kissed him as they stopped suppressing their desires.
• Qin Yi summoned the Lotus Throne, and he and Xi Yue enclosed themselves inside it.
• Liusu realized Xi Yue was Xi Yue of the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace and privately delighted in imagining Qin Yi and Minghe learning the truth.
• Qin Yi and Xi Yue finished their passionate encounter and held each other as they recovered.
• Meng Qingying heard a sound, found the Lotus Throne, and ordered her men to hook it up without touching the sea.

Meng Qingying tried to seize the Lotus Throne at the Sea of Desire and discovered Qin Yi inside with Xi Yue, mistaking their reunion for an affair. Their reunion was interrupted by news that the Kunlun Celestial Light had only just closed, leaving Qin Yi shocked by the apparent difference in time and confronted with a phoenix feather.

• Meng Qingying ordered her disciples to capture the Lotus Throne, but it fled across the Sea of Desire until she trapped it herself.
• Meng Qingying found Qin Yi inside the Lotus Throne and angrily accused him of fooling around with Xi Yue.
• Qin Yi pulled Meng Qingying into the Lotus Throne and told her he was relieved to see her safe and full of life.
• Xi Yue toasted Meng Qingying’s previous life and their joyful reunion, while Meng Qingying remained confused by their remarks.
• Meng Qingying said the Kunlun Celestial Light had just closed, and Qin Yi realized that she had not heard about his time in the Kunlun Void.
• Meng Qingying showed Qin Yi a glowing phoenix feather and asked whether he had dropped it.

After leaving the Kunlun Void, Qin Yi and Xi Yue parted ways as they learned little time had passed outside, while Meng Qingying received news that her master was gravely wounded. Xi Yue then emerged in the Divine Lands and caught Zuo Qingtian spreading rumors about her, chasing him in a rage.

• Meng Qingying realized Qin Yi’s phoenix feather had crossed the River of Time and reached her, while Xi Yue explained that temporal overlap also accounted for the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl’s effect.
• Xi Yue and Qin Yi decided they had to return to their respective people, shared three cups of parting wine, and Xi Yue kissed him before departing.
• A subordinate told Meng Qingying that her master had suffered a major loss in the Kunlun Void and wanted to see her; Qin Yi gave her pills for him and told her not to feel bound by her past life.
• Zuo Qingtian arrived in the Divine Lands wounded and mocked the Celestial Pivot Divine Palace by claiming Xi Yue had eloped with a pretty boy.
• Xi Yue emerged nearby, caught Zuo Qingtian spreading rumors, and pursued him for ten thousand li toward the Witch God Sect.

Xi Yue told He Dao that Heavenly Palace had taken a Door of Myriad Mysteries fragment and warned that its growing power could provoke attacks on the known fragment-holders. He Dao opened Purple Micro Hall to talented disciples, while Xi Yue considered how to guide Minghe as her past-life memories and cultivation deepened.

• Xi Yue returned to Celestial Pivot Divine Palace and discussed He Ming's death and the stolen fragment with He Dao.
• Xi Yue explained that Heavenly Palace had taken a fragment, and He Dao warned that it might soon attack Celestial Pivot Divine Palace, Demon City, or the Land of Chaos to claim more.
• Xi Yue suggested that Heavenly Palace's use of force would awaken resistance, and He Dao opened Purple Micro Hall to talented and virtuous disciples.
• Xi Yue found Minghe cultivating a Dharma manifestation of the Milky Way and Nether River and considered whether her past life or present life would shape her path.
• Xi Yue resolved to guide Minghe away from becoming the Nether River's mistress, though she struggled to explain the choice to her disciple.

Xi Yue returned to Minghe with a Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Thunder Seed and discussed how Minghe’s past-life memories and cultivation might affect her emotions. Minghe prepared to cultivate toward Qianyuan while Xi Yue went to stabilize the Second Palace, and Minghe remained puzzled by the lightning’s resemblance to Qin Yi.

• Xi Yue gave Minghe a tiny Nine Heavens Divine Lightning Thunder Seed and explained that Minghe could follow her own path rather than become like the Nether River.
• Minghe questioned whether forgetting Qin Yi was her own choice or a demand of cultivation, and Xi Yue advised her to cultivate first and discuss it after she reached Formless.
• Minghe asked for her paired-wing bird feather back, but Xi Yue withheld it until Minghe reached Qianyuan.
• Minghe revealed that her cultivation was advancing quickly as she experienced the heart of heaven, and Xi Yue warned her to stay away from the Nether River Blood Sea.
• Xi Yue changed into Daoist robes and left to convene a meeting of the Second Palace after killing Martial Uncle He Ming.
• Minghe reshaped the Thunder Seed into a chibi Qin Yi and wondered why she sensed his aura in it.

After returning from Kunlun Void, Qin Yi discussed his many cultivation questions with Liusu, who explained that his merged cultivation could derive the Path of Time with the Veil of Time Illusion and two Stone Stools. When Qin Yi pressed her about his body's origins, Liusu withheld details, and Yu Shang arrived to say An'an needed help.

• Qin Yi returned safely with the feathered folk to Xun Wood City and realized how many questions he needed to ask Liusu about his gains and cultivation.
• Liusu told Qin Yi he was strong enough to handle lightning arts himself and explained that his merged cultivation could derive the Path of Time using the Veil of Time Illusion and two Stone Stools.
• Qin Yi asked why the Supporting Heaven Jade Book had come with him, and Liusu said his body could learn any path but refused to reveal its original owner's identity.
• Qin Yi and Liusu wrestled playfully until Yu Shang entered and told Qin Yi that An'an needed help.

Qin Yi agreed to help An'an investigate sea demons captured in Divine Land and prepared to return there after a brief retreat. In seclusion, he studied the deeper origins of elemental and yin-yang powers with Liusu, who warned him that the Netherworld represented only a small part of the world’s mysteries.

• An'an told Qin Yi that sea clams in the Southwest Sea had gained sentience without joining the sea demons’ usual passage, and that sea demons had been captured there for years.
• Qin Yi returned the Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearl to An'an and agreed to go to Divine Land after entering seclusion and checking whether Qing Ying needed his help.
• Yu Shang agreed to accompany Qin Yi, while she and An'an discussed the Wolf Tooth Club’s mysterious power and possible origin as Greedy Wolf.
• Qin Yi practiced shaping lightning, and Liusu explained that the five elements were comparatively late and that yin and yang included forces such as life and death.
• Liusu warned Qin Yi that the Netherworld was only one corner of the world’s pinnacle, and Qin Yi asked how to handle the power of earth spirit.