Chapter Summaries

Hua Qi warned Ye Tian that Meng Yutong would either kill him or cripple his cultivation unless he left Fairy Cloud Peak, but his attempt to apologize went unanswered. Meanwhile, Lin Heng’s five wives gathered for a barbecue and secretly plotted around their complicated feelings for him.

• Hua Qi told Ye Tian that Meng Yutong had run out of patience and advised him to leave Fairy Cloud Peak after the Inter-Sect Grand Competition.
• Ye Tian blamed Lin Heng for turning Yun Yao and his senior sisters against him, then went to Meng Yutong’s pavilion and knelt to apologize while she ignored him in seclusion.
• Yun Yao, Duan Shuyun, Mu Liuxi, Leng Qingqiu, and Leng Qingyun gathered to eat roasted venison and talked about Lin Heng.
• Duan Shuyun, Yun Yao, and Mu Liuxi agreed to teach Lin Heng a lesson when he returned, while each privately entertained her own plans.
• Leng Qingqiu suspected that her senior sisters cared for Lin Heng in an unusually intimate way and considered confessing to Meng Yutong to outmaneuver Leng Qingyun.

Ye Tian, increasingly isolated from his fellow disciples, sought help from Clear Moon Long Song to have Lin Heng killed. Meanwhile, Meng Yutong learned about Hua Qi’s origins, and Qiu revealed that Mu Li had become involved in the conflict against Meng Yutong.

• Ye Tian watched the senior and junior sisters sharing a meal, then left and vowed to return after Master became an unconscious puppet.
• Meng Yutong confronted Hua Qi on the roof and asked how she had reached the Immortal Realm.
• Hua Qi said her injured divine soul had left her with no memories and suggested a Divine King had sent her through time.
• Ye Tian asked Qiu to kill Lin Heng, whom he believed was at most at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and Qiu refused to charge him for the job.
• Ye Tian told Qiu that a Main Peak steward had visited Meng Yutong, while Qiu revealed that Mu Li was also helping Meng Yutong and that Clear Moon Long Song had prepared a backup plan to capture her.

After returning from the Western Wasteland, Lin Heng reunited with Yun Yao at the Fairy Cloud Peak lodgings and found out how worried she had been during his long absence. Yun Yao demanded that he stay with her for three days, leaving their reunion on an intimate note.

• After four days and nights of travel, Lin Heng reached the arena and learned from Guan Xingyang where the Green Pavilion Sect disciples were staying.
• Lin Heng found Yun Yao alone at the lodgings, wearing a Concealing Mask, and grabbed her from behind to surprise her.
• Yun Yao mistook the masked Lin Heng for a lecher, slapped him down, and threatened him with her sword before he revealed his identity.
• Lin Heng and Yun Yao embraced, and she scolded him for being gone more than two months without sending word while she worried about his safety.
• Yun Yao ordered Lin Heng to stay with her for the next three days and not meet any other women.

Lin Heng reunited with Yun Yao, comforted her, and heard about her recent martial competition at Hidden Sword Manor. She interrogated him about his sudden Golden Core breakthrough, his encounter with First Senior Sister, and his relationship with Mu Liuxi, leaving him worried about the conflicts awaiting him at home.

• Lin Heng reunited with Yun Yao and listened as she complained about his absence and described her competition at Hidden Sword Manor.
• Yun Yao questioned Lin Heng about his Golden Core breakthrough and how he had met First Senior Sister, but he only spoke vaguely about opportunities in the Western Wasteland.
• Yun Yao demanded to know what Lin Heng intended to do about Mu Liuxi, and he begged her not to reveal their secret yet.
• Lin Heng realized he would have to manage the feud between Leng Qingqiu and Leng Qingyun while keeping his other senior sisters from discovering his relationships.

Ling Fei, Duan Shuyun, and the others set up a dangerous Nine Nether Illusory Spirit Formation as a last resort against Elder Zhao Yue and his allies. Meanwhile, Yun Yao kept Lin Heng confined for three days, leaving her friends waiting for the promised roast meat.

• Ling Fei guided Duan Shuyun and the junior sisters in placing the materials for the Nine Nether Illusory Spirit Formation, while Leng Qingyun sensed that it could harm its users as well as their enemies.
• Ling Fei told Duan Shuyun the formation could not deal with Elder Zhao Yue and the others and was only a last-resort trump card.
• After the group finished setting up the formation, Leng Qingyun and Leng Qingqiu bickered over Yun Yao's rocking chair and wondered where she was.
• Yun Yao realized she had forgotten her duty to prepare roast meat because she had been with Lin Heng, but refused to let him leave and insisted he stay with her for three days.
• Lin Heng joked that the poison from Golden Horse City had never been cured, prompting Yun Yao to threaten him and lock him inside her room with a restriction.

Lin Heng cultivated and began assembling a body for Saint Ye while Yun Yao secretly returned to the manor with rabbits for dinner. The Blue-Scale Snake recognized Duan Shuyun as Lin Heng’s “first wife” and sensed Lin Heng’s scent on Yun Yao, leaving Yun Yao flustered.

• Lin Heng cultivated the Ten-Zhang Golden Body and began assembling a puppet body for Saint Ye from the Spiritual Lotus Root.
• Yun Yao caught two rabbits and joined her Senior Sisters to prepare dinner, hiding that she had already eaten with Lin Heng.
• Duan Shuyun noticed a faint glimmer on Yun Yao’s thigh, and Yun Yao claimed it was water from bathing.
• Leng Qingqiu accused Yun Yao of stealing pills, and the sisters bickered about Yun Yao’s strength and Leng Qingqiu’s alchemy.
• The Blue-Scale Snake emerged from Leng Qingyun’s Storage Pouch, called Duan Shuyun “first wife,” and detected Lin Heng’s scent on Yun Yao.

After the gathering, Leng Qingqiu confronted Leng Qingyun about their rivalry over Lin Heng, while Xiao Lan revealed that it sensed Lin Heng had returned and met only Yun Yao. Leng Qingyun went to question Yun Yao, arriving at her hut late at night.

• Leng Qingqiu told Leng Qingyun to stop challenging her in front of the senior sisters, and Leng Qingyun objected that her sister had not acted like an older sister.
• Leng Qingqiu asked whether Leng Qingyun liked Lin Heng, but Leng Qingyun denied naming him and insisted she would not let Leng Qingqiu have him alone.
• Leng Qingyun took Xiao Lan into the forest to catch rabbits, and Xiao Lan told her it had sensed Lin Heng's scent and Yun Yao's scent together.
• Leng Qingyun speculated that Lin Heng had returned and met Yun Yao, then decided to ask Yun Yao what had happened.
• After Yun Yao finished refining her opportunity and interrogating Lin Heng, Leng Qingyun arrived at the hut and called out to her.

Lin Heng and Yun Yao hid their intimacy from Leng Qingyun, then Yun Yao learned how Lin Heng had framed Ye Tian for several schemes. The chapter left Yun Yao worrying about what Ye Tian would do if he discovered the deception.

• Yun Yao kept Leng Qingyun outside the room and convinced her she had not seen Lin Heng, while Lin Heng behaved behind her.
• After Leng Qingyun left, Yun Yao and Lin Heng discussed how the Blue-Scale Snake had sensed his presence and how close he was to the Leng Qingqiu sisters.
• Yun Yao told Lin Heng that Ye Tian had confessed his feelings and threatened to kill him, making Lin Heng anxious about whether he could defeat Ye Tian.
• Lin Heng explained that he had used Ye Tian's identity to carry out the Literary Path Kill Order, seize strange fire, and loot the Black Market.
• Yun Yao realized Lin Heng had pinned several schemes on Ye Tian and worried that Ye Tian would punish him if he discovered the truth.

Yun Yao and Leng Qingyun worked through the night with Manager Ling Fei before the Inter-Sect Grand Competition continued. After Yun Yao's match, men from Dragon Manor stopped her and invited her to meet their young master about a deal involving Ye Tian.

• Duan Shuyun wondered why Yun Yao had become so diligent and said the sisters would need Lin Heng's help on their trip to Eastern Continent.
• Ye Tian grew resentful after Meng Yutong repeatedly avoided him and blamed Lin Heng for his troubles.
• Yun Yao and Leng Qingyun spent the night helping Manager Ling Fei set up the Formation.
• Jiang Yan watched the competition from a rooftop, recognized Xu Xiaobai from Dragon Manor, and decided to stay in Western Continent a few more days.
• After Yun Yao's match, men from Dragon Manor blocked her way and said their young master wanted to discuss a deal concerning Ye Tian.

Xu Xiaobai paid Yun Yao to lure Ye Tian out of Hidden Sword Manor so he could kill him, but Yun Yao revealed that Ye Tian would soon be expelled from their sect and left with the Spirit Stones. Xu Xiaobai was left wondering why she had not told him sooner.

• Xu Xiaobai dismissed Sister Shu and invited Yun Yao into his pavilion, where he made suggestive remarks that disgusted her.
• Xu Xiaobai asked Yun Yao to lure Ye Tian outside Hidden Sword Manor so his Nascent Soul subordinate could kill him, offering her 5,000 Spirit Stones.
• Yun Yao joked that Ye Tian was her cherished fellow disciple and demanded more compensation, so Xu Xiaobai gave her a Storage Ring containing 8,736 Spirit Stones.
• Yun Yao told Xu Xiaobai that their Master planned to expel Ye Tian after the Inter-Sect Grand Competition, then left with the Storage Ring.

Xu Xiaobai paid Yun Yao to help kill Ye Tian, and she reported the request to Duan Shuyun, who warned her about Xu Xiaobai. Later, Yun Yao tried to keep Lin Heng with her beyond their agreed three days, but he activated his Wood Element Body and challenged her threats to heat him with her bloodline power.

• Xu Xiaobai paid Yun Yao more than eight thousand Spirit Stones to help kill Ye Tian after Ye Tian humiliated him.
• Duan Shuyun questioned Yun Yao about her weak performance in the match, then warned her about Xu Xiaobai and his reputation.
• Yun Yao told Duan Shuyun about Xu Xiaobai's request and showed her the Spirit Stones.
• Yun Yao refused to let Lin Heng leave after their agreed three days, arguing that her busy schedule meant he owed her more time.
• Lin Heng activated his Wood Element Body and defied Yun Yao to use her bloodline power, so she began raising her body temperature while he remained undeterred.

Lin Heng revealed his Five Elements Body while enduring Yun Yao’s heat, then used its power to overwhelm and tease her until she cried. Their commotion drew Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun, who dragged Lin Heng away while Yun Yao was left to explain herself.

• Lin Heng withstood Yun Yao’s rising temperature by activating his Fire Element Body, surprising her with his cultivation of the Five Elements Body.
• Lin Heng used the Five Elements Body against Yun Yao, and she pleaded with him before he finally made her cry.
• Yun Yao struck Lin Heng after he dressed, then realized she had forgotten to activate a soundproofing barrier.
• Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun confronted Lin Heng and Yun Yao after hearing their commotion.
• Mu Liuxi tied Lin Heng with a thin rope and dragged him away while Duan Shuyun told Yun Yao they would hear her explanation later.

Lin Heng and Yun Yao each tried to blame the other for their intimate encounter when Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun confronted them. The two senior sisters heard their matching excuses, and Duan Shuyun struggled to keep from laughing.

• Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun dragged Lin Heng to another courtyard to confront him about Yun Yao.
• Lin Heng claimed Yun Yao had invited him over and blamed her for their noisy games, but Mu Liuxi called him out for treating them like fools.
• Yun Yao arrived, dropped onto the ground between the senior sisters, and admitted she had done wrong before blaming Lin Heng for forcing his way into her courtyard.
• Yun Yao repeated Lin Heng’s excuse in reverse, claiming he had bewitched her, while Duan Shuyun watched their matching attempts to pass the blame.

Yun Yao blamed Lin Heng for their secret meal, and Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun tied him up and beat him for deceiving them and hiding his relationships. The punishment was underway when Leng Qingyun arrived and discovered Lin Heng hanging from a tree.

• Yun Yao blamed Lin Heng for tempting her and secretly eating with her, and Mu Liuxi and Duan Shuyun believed her.
• Lin Heng tried to flee, but Duan Shuyun trapped him with the White Mystic Brush, and Mu Liuxi tied him to a tree.
• Duan Shuyun explained that Lin Heng deserved punishment for deceiving Mu Liuxi and hiding his relationships with her and Yun Yao.
• Mu Liuxi, Duan Shuyun, and Yun Yao whipped Lin Heng while he cried out and complained that Yun Yao was hitting him hardest.
• Leng Qingyun entered the courtyard, saw Lin Heng tied up, and froze as he called for her to save him.

Lin Heng was punished by his senior sisters, including Leng Qingyun, while Meng Yutong secretly whipped him from above. After Lin Heng was released, Mu Li left to visit Meng Yutong’s disciples, prompting Meng Yutong to warn her away.

• Leng Qingyun took Yun Yao’s whip and struck Lin Heng after refusing to plead for him.
• Leng Qingyun stopped whipping Lin Heng when the others pointed out how hard she had hit him, then mentioned Leng Qingqiu’s trip to the Travel Pavilion.
• Meng Yutong and Mu Li watched the scene from above, and Meng Yutong secretly struck Lin Heng twice with divine sense.
• The senior sisters denied hitting Lin Heng again, so they let him down and he complained that there was a schemer.
• Mu Li left to visit Meng Yutong’s disciples, and Meng Yutong called after her to stay away from them.

After Mu Liuxi and Yun Yao left, Duan Shuyun confronted Lin Heng about his relationships with the senior sisters. She learned he had been involved with Leng Qingqiu and warned him that Master could react badly if all five senior sisters became his dao companions.

• Mu Liuxi left to practice her sword, while Yun Yao slipped away to refine her opportunity.
• Duan Shuyun kept Lin Heng behind and asked him to explain his relationship with the senior sisters.
• Lin Heng admitted that he was dating the younger sister and had been intimate with Third Senior Sister, Leng Qingqiu.
• Duan Shuyun doubted that Leng Qingqiu had impersonated her younger sister, but Lin Heng pointed out how the sisters' relationship had changed afterward.
• Lin Heng confessed that he liked Leng Qingqiu and wanted to take responsibility, making Duan Shuyun angry as she warned that Master might discover all five senior sisters had become his dao companions.

Duan Shuyun secretly grew closer to Lin Heng, while Mu Li discovered their relationship and threatened to expose it unless Duan Shuyun helped her travel to the Eastern Continent. Meanwhile, Meng Yutong pretended to be in seclusion to avoid Ye Tian.

• Duan Shuyun warned Lin Heng that Meng Yutong would punish him most severely if she learned about the five disciples and his lingering intentions toward their master.
• Duan Shuyun challenged Lin Heng to answer her romantic couplet before he could approach her, and his matching verse broke her ink barrier.
• Lin Heng and Duan Shuyun flirted in the rear woods, discussed Meng Yutong, and agreed that he would visit her that night rather than go to Xiao Yao.
• Mu Li caught Duan Shuyun and Lin Heng embracing, then asked to travel with the disciples to the Eastern Continent and offered to keep their relationship secret in exchange for Duan Shuyun's help.
• Meng Yutong ignored Ye Tian's request for an audience and pretended to be in seclusion after Third Sister and Fifth Sister had visited her.

Lin Heng returned to the Travel Pavilion and clashed with Ye Tian, revealing that he had already reached Golden Core. After Lin Heng went to see Meng Yutong, she struck and whipped him for trying to get too close, while Ye Tian waited outside in disbelief.

• Meng Yutong resolved to expel Ye Tian after the competition and warned herself to punish Lin Heng if he continued harboring improper thoughts about her.
• Hua Qi watched Ye Tian kneel before Meng Yutong and judged that his apology would not repair the damage he had caused.
• Lin Heng entered the Travel Pavilion, taunted Ye Tian about Yun Yao, and easily crushed Ye Tian's attack with his metal power.
• Ye Tian and the hidden Meng Yutong and Hua Qi were shocked when Ye Tian realized Lin Heng had reached Golden Core.
• Lin Heng went toward Meng Yutong's residence, where she slapped him and whipped him after he tried to press close to her.

Meng Yutong punished Lin Heng for barging into her supposed seclusion, then promised to oversee his cultivation after their trip to the Eastern Continent. Lin Heng learned that the group would travel there for the New Year to visit his maternal relatives, including Dugu Feng.

• Meng Yutong restrained Lin Heng and struck him with a divine sense whip for entering while she was in seclusion.
• Lin Heng challenged Meng Yutong's excuses and remarked that she had never really taught him, earning more lashes.
• Meng Yutong promised to oversee her disciples' cultivation after the New Year and set a three-year goal for Lin Heng to reach the peak of Golden Core.
• Meng Yutong told Lin Heng that the family planned to travel to the Eastern Continent, and revealed that she had agreed to go with them.
• Lin Heng learned that they would contact Ten Directions Hall and visit his maternal relatives, including Dugu Feng, while Meng Yutong corrected his count of the travelers from eight to seven.

Meng Yutong told Lin Heng why she planned to expel Ye Tian, then Lin Heng tried to claim the reward she had promised for completing his task. After he grabbed her legs, Meng Yutong struck him through the Travel Pavilion ceiling, and Lin Heng vowed to return.

• Meng Yutong told Lin Heng that Ye Tian had colluded with Clear Moon Long Song to help outsiders target her for a Refining Void Pill.
• Lin Heng urged Meng Yutong to punish Ye Tian and asked whether she had received the two million Spirit Stones he sent.
• Lin Heng reminded Meng Yutong that she had promised to forgive his master-charging behavior after he completed the task.
• Lin Heng grabbed Meng Yutong's legs, and she encouraged him to touch them before warning that he would not get another chance.
• Meng Yutong struck Lin Heng through the Travel Pavilion ceiling, and he vowed to come back.