Chapter Summaries

Bai Yujun searched Kunlun for its earth veins and accidentally crossed into the true Kunlun Ruins, where she encountered the ancient divine beast Fuzhu. Fuzhu recognized her as a dragon and wistfully urged her to live well as long as the dragon race did not go extinct.

• Bai Yujun searched Kunlun's Jade Pool for bathing fairies, found none, and set out to investigate the earth veins under the Queen Mother's edict.
• Bai Yujun followed her instinct for earth veins and unexpectedly crossed into the true Kunlun Ruins.
• Bai Yujun saw the immense heavenly pillar, tested the clouds with a gold coin, and approached an ancient stone gate surrounded by dangerous Weak Water.
• A beast painted on the gate awakened and revealed itself as the four-horned white deer Fuzhu.
• Fuzhu recognized Bai Yujun as a dragon and told her to live well as long as the dragon race did not go extinct.

Bai Yujun reached the true Kunlun Ruins, where the gatekeeper Fuzhu told her the Kunlun Dragon Vein lay beyond the sealed gate. She entered the ruins and began crossing the Jade Steps toward them, while the Queen Mother and Fuzhu sensed the gate’s opening.

• Bai Yujun introduced herself to Fuzhu and explained that the Queen Mother had sent her to investigate disturbances in Kunlun’s earth vein.
• Fuzhu revealed that they were at the true Kunlun Ruins and told Bai Yujun to seek the Kunlun Dragon Vein beyond the gate.
• Bai Yujun asked Fuzhu to explore the outside world, but Fuzhu said its era had ended and many ancient beings had fallen asleep or left.
• Bai Yujun opened the ancient stone gate and entered the Kunlun Ruins as the Queen Mother looked toward the glaciers and Fuzhu reflected on the gate’s return.
• Bai Yujun stepped onto the Floating Steps and continued across the Immortal Bridge, enduring increasing pressure without slowing down.

Bai Yujun crossed the divine bridge into the Kunlun Ruins, encountering Bifang and numerous ancient remnant species along the way. She reached the sacred mountain but had not found the Kunlun Dragon Vein, and she noticed a distant island resembling a giant turtle.

• Bai Yujun encountered Bifang beside a blazing Fire Tree, saluted it, and fled when it turned back toward its perch.
• Bai Yujun walked through the night, endured the bridge’s increasing gravity, and reached a meadow at dawn.
• A barking Lili charged Bai Yujun, and she kicked it away before continuing toward the sacred mountain.
• Bai Yujun saw Luoyu Fish, other Exotic Beasts, and the auspicious Dangkang, which she gave ten jin of Osmanthus Cake.
• Bai Yujun wondered where the Kunlun Dragon Vein was and spotted an island in the sea of clouds that looked like a giant turtle.

Bai Yujun traced the Kunlun Ruins back to their ancient splendor and witnessed the devastation that ended the Savage Era. Following a vision of the palace-robed woman, she continued searching for the dragon vein until a colossal Ba Snake stirred beneath a mountain range.

• Bai Yujun learned from a strange bird that many enormous creatures slept in the Kunlun Ruins and woke to feed.
• Bai Yujun used a treasured pearl to trace the ruins into the past, seeing the ancient gathering of divine beasts and the destruction wrought by warring Ancient Deities.
• Bai Yujun glimpsed the palace-robed woman pointing into the distance and decided to follow her guidance toward the dragon vein.
• Bai Yujun struggled to find the hidden dragon vein and fought an Evil Ghost Xuhou along the way.
• Bai Yujun spotted a Ba Snake beneath the mountains, and the colossal creature opened its eyes and took a breath.

Bai Yujun encountered the awakened Ba Snake in the Kunlun Ruins, survived by flattering it, and learned it recognized her and her Dragon Spear from an old friend. The Ba Snake promised to guide her safely and left her a chest containing an unknown treasure, while hinting that she and the dragon race were distinct.

• The Ba Snake awakened and tore through the mountains, sending Bai Yujun and countless beasts into chaos.
• Bai Yujun surrendered her weapons and flattered the Ba Snake until it accepted her manners and listened to her stories.
• The Ba Snake devoured a dragon-eating beast that had followed Bai Yujun, then said an old friend had left a message and an item for her.
• Bai Yujun showed the Ba Snake her Dragon Spear, and it recognized her as resembling the old friend, though it refused to reveal the woman's name.
• The Ba Snake offered to carry Bai Yujun safely through the Kunlun Ruins and warned her, “The dragon race is the dragon race. You are you.”
• A white chest sealed by nine dragons appeared before Bai Yujun, and its clasps opened to reveal a treasure rising in Divine Light.

Bai Yujun found a mysterious Imperial Palace Dress in a chest, while the Nine-tailed Fox abandoned her attempt to steal it after sensing that doing so would bring disaster. Bai Yujun then traveled across the vast Kunlun Ruins toward Sky Pillar Mountain, encountering a peach forest and a giant from the Longbo Kingdom.

• Bai Yujun discovered an exquisite Imperial Palace Dress, sensed its importance, and stored it in the Small World.
• The Nine-tailed Fox considered seizing the dress but withdrew when her instincts warned that taking it would lead to her death.
• Bai Yujun rode a white unicorn across the Ba Snake’s body and passed through the peach forest said to have grown from Kuafu’s discarded staff.
• Bai Yujun camped beneath a pear tree, cooked fish, and continued toward Sky Pillar Mountain the next morning.
• Bai Yujun saw a giant from the Longbo Kingdom catching elephants as bait to fish for Ao Tortoises, then urged the unicorn onward.

Bai Yujun traveled through the snowy Kunlun Ruins toward Sky Pillar Mountain, where her spells were suppressed and the Ancient Remnants attacked her. She faced an elder leading a group of remnants, who recognized her as a dragon and asked to see the Golden Scroll Heavenly Edict.

• Bai Yujun parted ways with the one-horned white horse and continued toward Sky Pillar Mountain on foot.
• A group of Ancient Remnants tried to capture Bai Yujun, but she knocked several of them aside and drove the rest away.
• Bai Yujun followed the dragon vein’s faint pull until approaching drumbeats led her to prepare her dragon spear and Heavenly Edict.
• An old crone arrived with a group of Ancient Remnants riding a Bo Yi, recognized Bai Yujun as a dragon, and asked to see the Heavenly Edict.
• Bai Yujun unfurled the Heavenly Edict, releasing a golden radiance that chased away the snow.

Bai Yujun entered the Kunlun Ruins under a Heavenly Edict and learned that a dying dragon’s body was said to have mended Sky Pillar Mountain. Unable to cross the mountain’s formation, she accepted an Ancient Remnants tribe’s invitation and prepared to meet its outsider, Mr. Xun, who might guide her.

• Bai Yujun presented the Heavenly Edict, persuading the Ancient Remnants tribe to stand down and learning their legend of a dying dragon frozen within Sky Pillar Mountain.
• Thunder and lightning struck Sky Pillar Mountain, and Bai Yujun sensed a faint dragon aura before deciding to climb toward the mountain.
• The tribe’s old woman warned Bai Yujun that a natural formation blocked the glaciers and suggested asking Mr. Xun, an outsider who had safely entered the mountain.
• Bai Yujun stayed with the tribe, ate the food they prepared, and heard that Mr. Xun had secluded himself at Cold Wind Cave for a thousand years to study sword intent.
• Bai Yujun crushed her wine cup when she heard Mr. Xun’s name, failed to glimpse his future, and agreed to meet him the next day.

Bai Yujun met Mr. Xun, who agreed to guide her through the formation surrounding Kunlun Divine Mountain. After climbing through the blizzard, she saw a colossal frozen Golden Divine Dragon and suddenly felt she had seen it before.

• Bai Yujun and the Ancient Remnants chieftain visited Cold Wind Cave and met Mr. Xun, whose sword intent made Bai Yujun wary.
• The chieftain explained that Bai Yujun needed help passing through the formation, and Mr. Xun agreed to guide her up the mountain at once.
• Mr. Xun and Bai Yujun climbed for nine days and nights through the blizzard while he explained the formation and she remained cautious.
• The group reached a summit above the clouds and saw a colossal frozen Golden Divine Dragon coiled around Kunlun Divine Mountain.
• Bai Yujun recognized the dragon as something she had seen before, briefly lost clarity, and was protected by her treasure pearl and Five Scale Clones.

Bai Yujun and Mr. Xun crossed a deadly icefield formation, where Bai Yujun recognized the presence of a woman who had always accompanied her. Separated in the endless snow, Bai Yujun found a frozen three-armed stranger and realized he belonged to a Time Rewind reflection.

• Bai Yujun remembered the Ancient Times and hid her recognition of the golden dragon from Mr. Xun.
• Bai Yujun thanked the Ancient Remnants guides and continued across the icefield with Mr. Xun.
• Bai Yujun saw a graceful woman’s presence in the snow and used sign language to tell her she knew she had always been there.
• Bai Yujun and Mr. Xun entered the blizzard, where Bai Yujun warmed herself with dragon flame and learned Mr. Xun was called Aotian.
• Bai Yujun lost sight of Mr. Xun and wandered alone until she found a three-armed man frozen in Solid Ice.
• Bai Yujun’s spear passed through the frozen man, and she identified him as part of a Time Rewind reflection.

Bai Yujun witnessed a rewind image revealing how the Golden Divine Dragon sacrificed itself to become part of Sky Pillar Mountain. After crossing the formation with Mr. Xun, she reached the dragon’s head, where he urged her to seek its essence blood as a chance to transform herself.

• Bai Yujun realized the golden dragon’s remaining consciousness had shown her a vision of ancient deities converging on the Kunlun Ruins.
• She saw the wounded Golden Divine Dragon look directly at her before it rose and wrapped itself around Sky Pillar Mountain, ending a catastrophe.
• Bai Yujun returned to reality, uncovered frozen remains beneath the snow, and went back to Mr. Xun.
• Mr. Xun warned Bai Yujun to be careful, and they continued through the natural formation together.
• Bai Yujun and Mr. Xun reached the dragon’s head, where Mr. Xun proposed that she find and absorb the dragon’s essence blood.

Bai Yujun rejected the temptation to change her bloodline and outmaneuvered Mr. Xun at the entrance to the Divine Dragon Mountain Range. She entered a vast world within an ink-wash painting and explored its beautiful landscape.

• Bai Yujun questioned whether absorbing Divine Blood would leave her truly herself and decided she only wanted to be herself.
• Mr. Xun offered Bai Yujun a share of the Divine Dragon’s legacy, and she bargained for twenty percent for herself and eighty percent for him.
• Mr. Xun activated a formation to open a passage into the Divine Dragon Mountain Range, and Bai Yujun entered the dragon’s mouth while using her right eye to Gaze into the Future.
• Bai Yujun found the hidden-realm entrance, left the cave, and knelt before the mountain, causing her to vanish while Mr. Xun’s formation failed.
• Mr. Xun knelt and struck his head against the ground in an attempt to follow her, but nothing happened.
• Bai Yujun arrived in an ink-wash world, descended through its painted landscape, and explored its rivers, trees, and stone bridge.

Bai Yujun crossed the painted secret realm and met a Golden Divine Dragon who offered her a pool of dragon blood, but she refused to absorb it and chose to grow by her own path. The Golden Figure instead passed his mysterious power to her, triggering another evolution as the ancient tree vanished into her and left the realm a quiet ink-wash world.

• Bai Yujun walked through the changing painted landscapes until she found a Golden Ancient Tree and a hazy, golden-robed figure beneath it.
• The Golden Figure led Bai Yujun to a pool of dragon blood and urged her to absorb it, but she declined and said she wanted to follow her own path.
• The Golden Figure accepted Bai Yujun's choice and dispersed the dragon blood before leading her back beneath the tree.
• The Golden Figure patted Bai Yujun's head, then unleashed a vortex of golden leaves and mysterious energy that flooded into her.
• Bai Yujun broke through and evolved again as the Golden Ancient Tree was absorbed into her, leaving the painted realm empty and revealing an imperial aura within the power.

Bai Yujun recovered from her evolution and was tested by the Golden Figure, who asked her to paint. After filling his study with absurd paintings, she created a heartfelt self-portrait, said farewell, and left the secret realm within the painting.

• Bai Yujun recovered in human form after her evolution and thanked the Golden Figure for the lasting benefits she had gained.
• The Golden Figure arranged a study and asked Bai Yujun to paint, but her paintings of fighting chickens, a monkey eating peaches, a tiger, and Xiao He chasing Han Xin all turned comic.
• Bai Yujun told the Golden Figure that she had deliberately fooled around because she wanted to keep him company longer, then painted a romantic self-portrait beneath pear blossoms.
• Bai Yujun's self-portrait became an Immortal Grade Treasure, and the Golden Figure put it away with care.
• Bai Yujun knelt to bid the Golden Figure farewell and passed through the watery space, leaving the secret realm.

Bai Yujun confronted Mr. Xun after leaving the painted realm, and discovered that he served the master who had stolen the Dragon Slaying Sword. Mr. Xun attacked her with the sword, and Bai Yujun countered with her immortal armor and dragon spear.

• Bai Yujun mocked Mr. Xun for abandoning his earlier courtesy and demanding her dragon blood.
• Mr. Xun threatened to kill Bai Yujun, but a sudden sense of catastrophe stopped him from striking her.
• Mr. Xun revealed the Dragon Slaying Sword and claimed that his master had given it to him.
• Bai Yujun recognized the sword from the Dragon Gate and demanded to know the identity of Mr. Xun's master.
• Mr. Xun attacked with the sword, but Bai Yujun evaded him and burst from the ice with armor and a dragon spear.

Bai Yujun fought Mr. Xun in Kunlun Ruins and destroyed the ancient sword he wielded. She killed him and left, vowing to hunt down his master.

• Bai Yujun and Mr. Xun clashed with the Dragon Spear and ancient sword, trading attacks across the frozen mountain.
• Bai Yujun summoned an Ice Snow Giant Dragon, but Mr. Xun countered with the Sword Pillar and a Northern Dipper formation.
• Bai Yujun used her paper umbrella and a precious pearl to freeze and distract the Sword Pillar, then smashed it with her horns and shattered it.
• Mr. Xun admitted defeat and asked Bai Yujun to kill him, but she burned away his body and soul before he could finish his final words.
• Bai Yujun transformed into human form, put away her weapons, and vanished into the wind and snow after promising to kill Mr. Xun's master.

Bai Yujun climbed the Sky Pillar in Kunlun, drawing the attention of the ancient beasts, and reached its summit. At Mirror Lake, she spotted a cloud-covered island and sensed that the key to the dragon vein lay there.

• Bai Yujun tried to climb the Sky Pillar in human form, fell, and switched to her divine dragon form.
• Bai Yujun's roar triggered an avalanche, and her ascent stirred the ancient mythical beasts and fierce beasts across the Kunlun Ruins.
• Bai Yujun climbed through the clouds and reached the Sky Pillar's summit, where she found a lake reflecting the stars.
• Bai Yujun rested and played in Mirror Lake before noticing a floating island at its center.
• Bai Yujun swam toward the island, sensing that the key to the dragon vein lay upon it.

Bai Yujun climbed into the ancient ruins atop Kunlun, opened the sealed palace with an old bronze mirror, and connected to the mountain’s earth veins to repair them. As she worked, she secretly merged with the dragon veins to strengthen her fate, while the Queen Mother watched the weather clear over Kunlun.

• Bai Yujun reached the ruins above Mirror Lake and suspected they were the former site of the Ancient Heavenly Court.
• She sensed that the ruins were the source of all dragon veins under heaven and found a seal blocking the palace entrance.
• Bai Yujun retrieved the ancient bronze mirror she had used to weigh down pickled vegetables and used its reflected sunlight to open the seal.
• She entered the empty palace, sat on its divine platform, and connected with the earth veins using the Heavenly Edict.
• Bai Yujun began repairing the disturbed earth veins and secretly merging with them to strengthen her fate and purify her dragon qi.
• After several days, the wind and snow around Kunlun Ruins eased, and the Queen Mother smiled at the clearing peaks from her study.

Iron Ball ascended toward the Immortal Realm, but Little Mu’s intervention diverted him while the Heavenly Court troops prepared an ambush. After repairing the abnormalities in the Kunlun Ruins, Bai Yujun recovered and left Mirror Lake.

• Three masked immortal generals took over the Ascension Platform, dismissed its guards, and prepared an armed formation to capture the next arrival.
• The duty official suspected the handover was a trap and turned the returning ship around, rushing back to the platform with Heavenly Soldiers.
• Iron Ball completed his tribulation and ascended, but Little Mu altered the immortal light, sending a dashing young human immortal into the generals’ formation instead.
• After confirming the young immortal was human, an immortal general fled toward the mortal realm, while the duty official reclaimed the platform.
• Bai Yujun finished repairing the abnormalities, ate Spirit Pills with pickled vegetables, drank from Mirror Lake, and left the floating island.

Bai Yujun raced an avalanche, ate her fill at the Ancient Remnants' tribe, and traded salt and seasoning for strange, poisonous bones. After tasting her seasoning, the tribe's leader vanished into a vision while Bai Yujun eagerly claimed the bones for soup.

• Bai Yujun ran ahead of an avalanche, smashed through a boulder, and was swallowed by the snow as it swept her down the mountain.
• Bai Yujun followed the scent of blood to the Ancient Remnants' tribe, where the elderly female leader offered meat to appease the hungry dragon.
• After eating, Bai Yujun gave the tribe salt and an exquisite pottery jar of seasoning in exchange for unusual bones.
• The elderly female leader tasted the seasoning and vanished with the tribe into a flower-filled vision, while Bai Yujun drooled over the bones.