Chapter Summaries

Lin Heng persuaded Dugu Qingyang to investigate Dugu Yueli’s treatment at Nine Dust Hall by staging a confrontation, then went to find Yueli and startled her with a mock demon act. The chapter ended with Yueli recognizing Lin Heng and asking whether his prank was really amusing.

• Dugu Qingyang questioned Lin Heng about Dugu Wuwu’s accusation that Lin Heng had led Yueli astray and caused trouble between her and her father.
• Lin Heng and Dugu Zixuan argued that Yueli had little authority at Nine Dust Hall, prompting Dugu Qingyang to doubt Dugu Wuwu’s account.
• Lin Heng proposed secretly taking Yueli to confront her father so Dugu Qingyang could observe their exchange, and Dugu Qingyang agreed after scolding Lin Heng for bragging about his strength.
• Lin Heng crept up on Yueli while she practiced above a mountain lake, then pounced on her and pretended to be a lecherous demon.
• Yueli recognized Lin Heng and asked him whether playing that way was interesting.

Lin Heng persuaded Dugu Yueli that her father was trying to control her and proposed they pretend to accuse Dugu Wuwu of driving her into Lin Heng’s arms. After Qin Hongyi verified the story, the group planned to confront Dugu Wuwu at Dragon Cliff Back Mountain the next morning.

• Lin Heng told Dugu Yueli that Dugu Wuwu resented her independence and claimed he had complained to the ancestor that Lin Heng was leading her astray.
• Lin Heng said the ancestor wanted him and Dugu Yueli to confront her father, with Qin Hongyi joining them and the pair pretending to be overly close.
• Dugu Yueli suspected Lin Heng wanted to turn their act into a real romance, then ran off to find Qin Hongyi.
• Dugu Yueli told Qin Hongyi what Lin Heng had said, and Qin Hongyi went to Ten Directions Hall to verify it.
• After confirming the story, Qin Hongyi and Dugu Yueli agreed with Lin Heng to accuse Dugu Wuwu at Dragon Cliff Back Mountain the next morning.
• Lin Heng spent the night on a mountain peak watching the stars with Dugu Yueli.

Lin Heng and Dugu Yueli confronted her family, but his teasing provoked Dugu Wuwu into reaching for a whip. Dugu Yueli defended Lin Heng and challenged her father over how he had treated her, leaving everyone stunned.

• Ancestor Qingyang and the others secretly watched as Lin Heng, Dugu Yueli, and Qin Hongyi confronted Dugu Tao, Dugu Xin, and Dugu Wuwu.
• Dugu Tao and Dugu Xin teased Dugu Yueli about returning home and taking the Qin surname, prompting Qin Hongyi to argue with them.
• After Qin Hongyi called them out for letting her do all the talking, Lin Heng kissed Little Cabbage and joked that he was digging up Dugu Wuwu's cabbage.
• Enraged, Dugu Wuwu approached Lin Heng with an iron whip and threatened to teach him a lesson.
• Dugu Yueli stepped between them and asked Dugu Wuwu what right he had to punish her or Lin Heng, then declared that he had not acted like her father.
• Lin Heng compared Dugu Wuwu to his own absent father and questioned why Dugu Yueli had been separated from her mother, silencing everyone.

Dugu Wuwu confronted Lin Heng over his influence on Dugu Yueli, and Qin Hongyi took Yueli outside to face him and his brothers. As Dugu Wuwu attacked, Lin Heng met his iron whip with the Nine Heavens Sword and proved he could withstand a strike from a Dao Integration Peak Stage cultivator.

• Dugu Yueli backed Lin Heng's criticism of her father, and Lin Heng celebrated by rubbing his face against hers.
• Dugu Wuwu ordered Dugu Xin and Dugu Tao to seize Yueli, but Qin Hongyi forced them back and carried her out of the hall while Lin Heng followed.
• Dugu Qingyang stopped Dugu Zixuan from intervening, insisting that the confrontation should continue so they could judge who was right.
• Outside, Dugu Wuwu demanded that Yueli return and accused Lin Heng of leading her astray, while Qin Hongyi urged Lin Heng to fight.
• Dugu Wuwu attacked Lin Heng with his iron whip, and Lin Heng blocked the blow with the Nine Heavens Sword, astonishing Ye Guang and the onlookers.

Lin Heng used the Human Emperor Banner to defeat Dugu Wuwu’s domain, then withdrew it when the Heavenly Dao noticed its power. After Dugu Wuwu and two others tried to capture him, Lin Heng revealed his Human Path Supreme form, subdued them, and dragged them off to play mahjong with Old Master Lao.

• Dugu Wuwu unleashed his Nine Nether Profound Baleful Domain, but Lin Heng countered with the Human Emperor Banner’s Yellow Springs Naihe Vision and shattered his domain.
• The Heavenly Dao’s gaze locked onto the battle, so Lin Heng recalled the vision and hid the banner in System Space.
• Dugu Wuwu accused Lin Heng of following a crooked demonic path and ordered Dugu Tao and Dugu Xin to help capture him.
• Lin Heng revealed that he was the Human Path Supreme and opened his Humanity Domain, overpowering Dugu Wuwu, Dugu Tao, and Dugu Xin.
• Lin Heng tied the three men together and dragged them away to play mahjong with Old Master Lao, while Dugu Yueli asked where they were going.
• Ancestor Qingyang realized Lin Heng was taking his uncles away and urged everyone to stop him.

Lin Heng dragged Dugu Wuwu and two other elders to the mine, while Dugu Yueli and Dugu Zixuan persuaded Dugu Qingyang not to intervene. At the mine, Lin Heng ordered Wang Lei to put the three elders to work and supervise them.

• Lin Heng knocked out Dugu Wuwu and two others, then dragged them away while Little Cabbage and Uncle Prison stayed behind to delay the ancestor.
• Dugu Yueli and Qin Hongyi stopped Dugu Qingyang and the others from pursuing Lin Heng, and Dugu Zixuan argued that Dugu Wuwu had mistreated Yueli.
• Dugu Qingyang agreed to let the elders cool their heads in the mine instead of interfering.
• Lin Heng brought the three elders to the underground mine, where Wang Lei reported that Uncle Prison had mined about two hundred and seventeen tons of ore in less than half a month.
• Lin Heng gave Wang Lei a whip and told him to supervise the three elders and make them mine properly.

Lin Heng learned that Lin Yi had found a treasure in the mine and armed Wang Lei with a Buddha statue and talismans to control the prisoners. The three powerful uncles were forced to mine, while Lin Heng faced his family’s suspicions about his closeness with Dugu Yueli before Mu Li and Jiang Jingyi arrived.

• Wang Lei told Lin Heng that Lin Yi had found a top-grade spiritual treasure while digging, and Lin Heng let him continue mining.
• Lin Heng gave Wang Lei a Two-Faced Buddha and two talismans to protect him and suppress the prisoners’ power.
• Wang Lei whipped Dugu Wuwu and the other two uncles until they picked up their tools and went to mine.
• Dugu Qingyang scolded Lin Heng, who clung to Dugu Yueli and asked her for a reward, prompting the family to question their closeness.
• Mu Li and Jiang Jingyi entered the hall, surprising Meng Yutong.

Jiang Jingyi told the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office that the Demon Venerable had crossed into the Central Domain, prompting Lin Heng and the others to discuss how to counter an attack by the Demon Race and the Immortal Clans. Jiang Jingyi proposed allying with the Beast Clan to purge the Immortal Clans, and Lin Heng claimed the idea matched his own.

• Jiang Jingyi arrived at Dugu Qingyang's gathering and said Lin Heng was responsible for her long disappearance.
• Jiang Jingyi revealed that the Demon Venerable had crossed the Central Domain's border, alarming Dugu Qingyang and the others.
• Dugu Qingyang asked Lin Heng how the Imperial Office should respond to the threat of a two-front attack.
• Lin Heng argued that the Demon Race's arrival would draw the Immortal Clans out, but Jiang Jingyi dismissed his point as obvious.
• Jiang Jingyi proposed joining forces with the Beast Clan to attack the Central Domain Immortal Clans, and Lin Heng said the plan resembled his own.

Jiang Jingyi asked Lin Heng to return her Dao in exchange for the Dragon Qi she held, but Meng Yutong and Mu Li’s quarrel gave him a chance to escape. After evading his pursuers, Lin Heng met Saint Ye and Huahua Jiang and took them to meet the Sui'an Goddess.

• Jiang Jingyi told Dugu Qingyang that she had fulfilled her promise and asked for the Dao traces on Lin Heng in exchange for his Dragon Qi.
• Meng Yutong objected to Jiang Jingyi taking Lin Heng away, and Mu Li provoked her by declaring that she wanted to cuck her.
• Dugu Feng and Shen Yeting joined the argument as Meng Yutong and Mu Li drew their swords, while the others realized Lin Heng was sneaking out of the hall.
• Lin Heng fled from the hall, hid in the System Space, and shifted to another location to escape the search.
• Saint Ye and Huahua Jiang found Lin Heng, who brought them into the Human Emperor Banner to meet the Sui'an Goddess.

Lin Heng brought Saint Ye and Hua Qi into the Human Emperor Banner, where Hua Qi recognized a divine source on the captive Sui'an Goddess and connected her to a possible survivor of the Divine King Lineage. After Lin Heng eased the torture keeping the Goddess imprisoned, he left her alive in the banner while Hua Qi remarked that women who fell into his hands never came to a good end.

• Lin Heng brought Saint Ye and Hua Qi into the Human Emperor Banner, where they saw the chained Sui'an Goddess.
• Hua Qi sensed divine source power on the Goddess and suggested she might be connected to another Divine King Lineage survivor associated with the Flower Temple.
• Lin Heng told Hua Qi and Saint Ye about the mysterious Flower Temple woman and the Buddha Master who looked like Ye Tian and had tried to seize Lin Heng's body.
• The Sui'an Goddess begged Lin Heng to spare her and offered to become his slave or maid, but he refused to release her.
• Lin Heng removed the Xuanming energy from the altar to make the Goddess's captivity more comfortable, and Hua Qi said that women who fell into his hands never came to a good end.

Saint Ye told Lin Heng that Little Black might be connected to the Kingdom-Destroying Secret Realm and warned that growing signs of danger suggested he had a forgotten purpose. The Female Emperor abducted Lin Heng to reclaim the Dao and threatened him with hot scissors, but a restriction blocked her before Dugu Zixuan arrived to intervene.

• Saint Ye told Lin Heng that Little Black had once driven Underworld yin people back and might have come from the Kingdom-Destroying Secret Realm, while he feared he had forgotten an important purpose.
• The Female Emperor seized Lin Heng and carried him off despite his cries for Hua Qi to save him, and Saint Ye and Hua Qi watched without helping.
• Meng Yutong persuaded Dugu Zixuan to go to the Female Emperor and demand Lin Heng's return after learning he had been held for ten days.
• Jiang Jingyi restrained Lin Heng in a palace and threatened him with red-hot scissors, but a restriction stopped the blades from reaching him.
• Mu Li told Jiang Jingyi that Dugu Zixuan had arrived, so Jiang Jingyi left Mu Li to deal with Lin Heng.

Lin Heng remained trapped after Jiang Jingyi left, while Mu Li tried to free him. Dugu Zixuan confronted Jiang Jingyi over Lin Heng and made her acknowledge their family relationship, leaving their dispute over him unresolved.

• After Jiang Jingyi left, Lin Heng begged Mu Li to release him, and Mu Li teased him before trying to undo the restrictions.
• Lin Heng explained that Jiang Jingyi had threatened him with scissors, and he hoped his mother could get him out.
• Dugu Zixuan asked Jiang Jingyi to let Lin Heng return to the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office to handle mounting affairs.
• Jiang Jingyi accused Dugu Zixuan of helping Meng Yutong reclaim Lin Heng and dismissed the appeal to official duties.
• Dugu Zixuan demanded that Jiang Jingyi recognize her as Lin Heng's mother-in-law, and Jiang Jingyi said she hoped their families would get along.

Jiang Jingyi released Lin Heng after Dugu Zixuan invoked her authority as his mother-in-law, and Dugu Zixuan later disciplined Meng Yutong and appointed supervisors to curb her domineering rules. Back at Dragon Cliff Mountain, Lin Heng found himself facing his hungry companions and then caught Bai Yi kissing Luo Qi.

• Dugu Zixuan persuaded Jiang Jingyi to release Lin Heng, promising to reprimand Meng Yutong for restricting his interactions with other women.
• Lin Heng hugged Dugu Zixuan and left with her, while Jiang Jingyi and Mu Li discussed dealing with him and Dream Salted Fish later.
• Dugu Zixuan scolded Meng Yutong and appointed Mu Liuxi and Leng Qingyun to supervise her as Household Manager.
• Dugu Zixuan restored the freedom of Senior Niu and Little Chili, while Lin Heng dreaded returning to his companions’ demands.
• Lin Heng sneaked up on Bai Yi while he kissed Luo Qi and slapped him when he turned around.

Lin Heng confronted Bai Yi about his ties to Leshan Ancient Temple and Bai Zihe, but Bai Yi claimed he had been deceived by a woman posing as Four Seasons. Bai Yi revealed that he had secretly protected the Fourth Epoch's influence while resenting Lin Heng's rise, leaving Lin Heng still distrustful and thinking Bai Yi could not be allowed to live.

• Lin Heng showed Bai Yi the captive Sui'an Goddess and demanded an explanation about Bai Zihe and Leshan Ancient Temple.
• Bai Yi denied knowing Sui'an Goddess by that name and said she had appeared on the Heavenly Profound Continent as Four Seasons, urging him to eliminate rivals from other epochs.
• Lin Heng challenged Bai Yi's account, and Bai Yi explained that he had been unable to locate Bai Zihe using the Heavenly Fate Chessboard and had begun suspecting Four Seasons was lying.
• Bai Yi explained to Luo Qi that a spreader promoted Fourth Epoch interests, citing Lin Ziqing's role in the Heavenly Profound Female Emperor's rise.
• Bai Yi admitted that he had resented Lin Heng for taking the position he believed was his and had secretly leaked Yi Pavilion intelligence to the dynasty.
• Lin Heng reflected on Bai Yi's selfish ambitions and concluded that Bai Yi could not be left alive.

Lin Heng questioned Bai Yi about Bai Zihe and learned that the current Bai Zihe might have replaced the original fate-bearer, while Sun Hao had become a new fate-bearer. As Dugu Yueli prepared to consult Lin Heng about the Demon Race, the Ancestor stopped her and warned her not to cross a line with her brother.

• Lin Heng threatened Bai Yi and pressed him to explain why Bai Zihe had changed.
• Bai Yi said the real Bai Zihe had been a fate-bearer, that Sun Hao had filled the gap, and that Bai Zihe's opportunities had been divided after someone else killed him.
• Lin Heng spared Bai Yi but warned him not to hide information from him again.
• Lin Heng summoned more than a hundred family heads from several paths and assigned them missions.
• Dugu Yueli regained control of the Nine Dust Alliance with Qingyang and Prison Ancestor's support, while Dugu Wuwu and two others were said to be in seclusion.
• The Ancestor stopped Dugu Yueli from visiting Lin Heng, told her he would command the defense against the Demon Race, and questioned her closeness to her brother; she insisted they had only pure lip friendship.

Dugu Qingyang worried that Dugu Yueli and Lin Heng were getting too close and ordered Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue to watch over them. When Yueli arrived at Lin Heng’s pavilion, he tried to kiss her, and she warned him that their ancestor already suspected them.

• Dugu Qingyang summoned Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue and ordered them to supervise Dugu Yueli and report any overstepping behavior.
• Dugu Ying objected that leaving his mining work would be unwise, but Dugu Qingyang refused to send Dugu Hongxuan because she no longer trusted his schemes.
• Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue set off for the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office, with Xuexue riding the Fire Qilin and Ying conjuring a mount from True Yuan.
• Dugu Yueli arrived at Lin Heng’s place, where he dragged her into a deserted pavilion and tried to kiss her.
• Dugu Yueli pushed Lin Heng away and told him that Dugu Qingyang already suspected something was going on between them.

Lin Heng teased Dugu Yueli when she asked him to fund the Nine Dust Alliance, then kissed her after she agreed to give him a kiss in exchange for help. Their encounter was interrupted by Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue, leaving Lin Heng eager for more.

• Dugu Yueli asked Lin Heng for money to support the Nine Dust Alliance as it resisted the Beast Clan.
• Lin Heng joked that he would pay her according to the price of cabbage and teased her with stories about paying other women.
• When Dugu Yueli tried to leave, Lin Heng stopped her and offered private funds in exchange for a little sweetness.
• Dugu Yueli kissed Lin Heng on the cheek, and he kissed her on the lips until she stopped resisting.
• Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue entered the hall, and Dugu Yueli broke free from Lin Heng.

Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue arrived on the ancestor’s orders to monitor Dugu Yueli’s dealings with Lin Heng, but their visit exposed the Nine Dust Alliance’s need to borrow money. After Dugu Yueli confronted Lin Heng over reneging on his promise, he agreed to provide the funds within two days.

• Dugu Ying and Dugu Xuexue interrupted Lin Heng and Dugu Yueli, and Dugu Ying said the ancestor had sent them to relay messages.
• Dugu Xuexue revealed that the ancestor was worried Dugu Yueli relied too much on Lin Heng and regarded them as competitors.
• Lin Heng used that warning to threaten to withdraw his offer of Spirit Stones, while Dugu Yueli pointed out that she had already agreed to his requests.
• Dugu Ying tried to smooth things over after realizing the Nine Dust Alliance needed money, while Dugu Xuexue bit and stomped on him for covering her mouth.
• Dugu Yueli warned Lin Heng she would tell Auntie if he broke his promise, and he assured her he would provide the money without an IOU.
• Lin Heng said he would gather the money for Dugu Yueli within two days.

Lin Heng learned that the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office had spent much of its resources and agreed to lend Nine Dust Hall two hundred thousand Spirit Stones. After two days of indulgence with his senior sisters, he woke up haggard and declared that he would quit drinking.

• Dugu Yueli left the hidden chamber after Lin Heng kissed her, then discussed his loan with Dugu Xuexue and Dugu Ying.
• Lin Heng discovered that the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office had suffered heavy losses and spent a third of the assets seized from the Long Clan and Yu Clan.
• Lin Heng agreed that the office could lend Nine Dust Hall two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, then teased Duan Shuyun and Mu Liuxi about drinking tea with him.
• Lin Heng disappeared for two days and spent nearly half a day with Mu Liuxi, while Duan Shuyun joined them.
• Lin Heng woke up haggard, blamed wine and women for his condition, and vowed to quit drinking.

Lin Heng asked Meng Yutong for treasures to lend to Dugu Yueli’s Nine Dust Hall, but Meng Yutong saw through his plan and refused. After Lin Heng overpowered her and found her Storage Pouch empty, she challenged him to seek approval from Ancestor Yao and Grandma Zixuan, leaving him unable to answer.

• Lin Heng visited Meng Yutong after meeting First Senior Sister and Second Senior Sister, and soothed her jealousy with sweet words.
• Lin Heng asked Meng Yutong for treasures, claiming the Heavenly Mystery Imperial Office was short on money, while privately planning to lend funds to Dugu Yueli.
• Meng Yutong questioned Lin Heng’s motives, but Lin Heng subdued her and took her Storage Pouch, which held only a few Spirit Stones and pills.
• Meng Yutong revealed that she had hidden the treasures and accused Lin Heng of wanting to lend money to Nine Dust Hall.
• Meng Yutong said she would provide funds if Ancestor Yao and Grandma Zixuan approved, and Lin Heng fell silent because he wanted the loan to remain his personal favor.
• Meng Yutong warned Lin Heng against pursuing Dugu Yueli, and Lin Heng tried to draw close to her again before she told him to get lost.