Arc 69Two Memories, One Rivalry

Su Qiao’s wish restored Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing’s memories of their past lives, bringing their rivalry over her into the open. As they competed for her attention, Su Qiao began a Spirit Field on Seven Swords Peak and shared a meal with Baili Jing, leaving the Sect Master and elders startled by their closeness.

  • Su Qiao’s wish brought back Zhong Lihan’s memories, and he realized she was the woman from his past life before hurrying to find her.
  • Baili Jing emerged from seclusion, recognized Su Qiao, and gave her a jade tablet that could block three attacks from a Mahayana Stage cultivator.
  • Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan remembered their past lives and argued over whether Su Qiao had belonged to either of them.
  • Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing were Chairman Zhang’s two personalities, while Zhong Lihan took Gu Nanyi’s treasures and warned her to stay away from Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao accepted Baili Jing’s help with a Spirit Field, while Zhong Lihan became jealous of the Spatial Ring and gifts Baili Jing had given her.
  • Baili Jing built a bamboo house and pavilion by the lake and prepared a meal for Su Qiao, while Zhong Lihan competed with him for her attention.
  • Su Chengde and three elders arrived at Baili Jing’s home to discuss the Sect Competition, saw Su Qiao dining with him, and quickly left.
  • Su Qiao wondered whether Baili Jing frightened people, and Zhong Lihan described him as a ruthless killer while Su Qiao admired his aloof appearance.
Chapters 1701–1725 Vol. 18 Read

Ch. 1701The Bigshot Is Causing Trouble Again (12)

Su Qiao used the Wish Package to try to restore Zhong Lihan’s memories of the previous plane, then went to check on him. Gu Nanyi discovered that she could no longer monitor Su Qiao and resolved to wait for a chance to claim Su Qiao’s system and win over the Demon Lord.

  • Su Qiao wished for Zhong Lihan to regain his memories of the previous plane, and 444 activated the Wish Package without knowing whether it worked.
  • 444 told Su Qiao that Zhong Lihan was outside the cave, relaxing on a tree branch by the pond.
  • Gu Nanyi’s system told her it could no longer monitor Su Qiao, and Gu Nanyi decided to wait and see what happened.
  • Gu Nanyi promised her system that she would claim the Demon Lord and let it devour Su Qiao’s system.
  • Su Qiao found Zhong Lihan eating a spirit fruit on the tree branch and teased him about a bird pooping into his open mouth.

Ch. 1702The Bigshot Is Causing Trouble Again (13)

Su Qiao returned from cultivating and clashed with Zhong Lihan, who complained that she had left him alone. After she knocked him into the pool and ordered him to make roast meat, she asked Xiao Si why her reward had not worked as expected.

  • Zhong Lihan recognized Su Qiao and scolded her for leaving him alone while she cultivated.
  • Su Qiao asked Zhong Lihan whether he had done anything bad, and he insisted he could do whatever he wanted.
  • Su Qiao knocked Zhong Lihan into the pool for the third time after he called her vicious.
  • Su Qiao ordered Zhong Lihan to catch game and make roast meat, threatening to roast him if he failed.
  • Su Qiao asked Xiao Si why her reward had not worked, comparing Zhong Lihan to the gentle and considerate man from the previous plane.

Ch. 1703The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (14)

Su Qiao wondered why her wish reward had not worked and planned how to separate Zhong Lihan from Gu Nanyi. After dreaming of a familiar woman, Zhong Lihan recovered his past-life memories and realized she was the woman he had just angered.

  • Su Qiao told 444 to be quiet while she considered how to separate Zhong Lihan from Gu Nanyi.
  • Zhong Lihan went to sleep, vowing in his thoughts to punish the woman who had humiliated him.
  • Zhong Lihan dreamed of a sky-blue figure, reached out to her, and recoiled when she turned out to be the familiar woman.
  • Zhong Lihan woke in fright as scenes from a complete past life surfaced in his mind.
  • Zhong Lihan realized the woman who had sent him into the pool was the woman from his memories and felt relieved that they had returned before he acted against her.

Ch. 1704The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (15)

Zhong Lihan rushed to find Su Qiao after his memories returned, determined to confirm her identity and hide her from his rival. Meanwhile, Venerable Baili emerged from centuries of seclusion and ordered Qingtian Sect to summon its newly recruited disciples, hoping to find someone familiar.

  • Zhong Lihan remembered more of his past and hurried toward Su Qiao’s bamboo house, determined to find her and keep her away from his rival.
  • Zhong Lihan discovered that Su Qiao had gone to the main hall after receiving a Sound Transmission Talisman from Sect Master Su Chengde.
  • Venerable Baili emerged from seclusion and received a formal welcome from Qingtian Sect’s peak masters, elders, and Inner Disciples.
  • Venerable Baili asked Su Chengde whether new disciples had joined the sect and ordered him to summon them all.

Ch. 1705Venerable Him Causing Trouble Again (16)

Zhong Lihan learned that Baili Jing had emerged from seclusion and was looking for new disciples, but he avoided going to the main peak and hurried to find Su Qiao instead. He exposed Gu Nanyi as a soul seizer, then reached the mountain gate only to learn Su Qiao had not left through it.

  • Gu Nanyi told Zhong Lihan that Baili Jing had emerged from seclusion and called for the new disciples.
  • Zhong Lihan refused to go to the main peak and decided to find Su Qiao before Baili Jing could approach her.
  • Zhong Lihan accused Gu Nanyi of using Soul Seizing and warned her not to threaten him.
  • Zhong Lihan struck at Gu Nanyi when she tried to stop him, then used Shrinking Earth to hurry toward the mountain gate.
  • Zhong Lihan asked the gatekeepers about Su Qiao, and they said she had not left through the gate.

Ch. 1706The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (17)

Zhong Lihan found Su Qiao and tried to take her away before she encountered Baili Jing, but they arrived too late. Baili Jing recognized Su Qiao and stopped her from bowing, leaving her wondering whether he had recovered his memories.

  • Zhong Lihan searched for Su Qiao, feared she had gone to the main hall, and intercepted her outside it.
  • Zhong Lihan grabbed Su Qiao's hand and tried to lead her away, but Baili Jing emerged from the hall with Su Decheng, peak masters, and elders.
  • Baili Jing stared at Su Qiao with excitement, and Su Decheng introduced her as his daughter.
  • Su Qiao suspected Baili Jing had regained memories from a previous plane, but held back her question because others, including Gu Nanyi, were present.
  • Baili Jing stopped Su Qiao from bowing and clarified that she did not need to pay her respects to him.

Ch. 1707The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (18)

Baili Jing recognized Su Qiao and suspected that they had shared a past life, while Su Qiao realized he had recovered memories and welcomed the prospect of his attention. As others tried to steer Baili Jing toward choosing disciples, he denied intending to take one and gave Su Qiao a powerful defensive jade tablet.

  • Baili Jing questioned Su Qiao about her name and inferred that she had no memories of their past life, while Su Qiao suspected he remembered theirs.
  • Su Chengde and the others watched Baili Jing and Su Qiao converse, and Gu Nanyi grew troubled by their apparent closeness.
  • Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun urged Baili Jing to inspect the newly recruited disciples, but Su Chengde rebuked them for interrupting.
  • Baili Jing denied that he planned to take disciples and handed Su Qiao a jade tablet that could block three attacks from someone at the Mahayana Stage.

Ch. 1708The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (19)

Baili Jing gave Su Qiao a jade tablet that could withstand three Mahayana Stage attacks, openly promising to make her an even better gift later. After the others left, Baili Jing cleared the room so he could be alone with Su Qiao.

  • Su Chengde recognized the jade tablet as a powerful treasure made by Baili Jing, whose cultivation had reached the Mahayana Stage.
  • Baili Jing said he had made the tablet himself and promised Su Qiao something better when his cultivation advanced.
  • Zhong Lihan tried to take Su Qiao's tablet, and Su Chengde reprimanded him for his rudeness.
  • Su Qiao defended Zhong Lihan as a child, while Baili Jing magnanimously said he would not hold the incident against him.
  • Baili Jing ordered everyone to leave, and Su Decheng sent the new disciples back.

Ch. 1709The Big Shot Keeps Causing Trouble (20)

Baili Jing kept Su Qiao from leaving and invited her to Seven Swords Peak for Spirit Tea, while Zhong Lihan insisted on coming along. Su Qiao followed them into Baili Jing’s cave dwelling, where he brewed tea and drew Zhong Lihan outside to speak.

  • Baili Jing asked Su Qiao to stay after the other children left, and Su Chengde warned him that she lacked social etiquette.
  • Su Qiao prepared to leave, but Zhong Lihan clung to her, so Baili Jing carried him onto his own flying sword.
  • Zhong Lihan argued with Baili Jing as they flew to Seven Swords Peak, and Su Qiao followed them.
  • Baili Jing brewed Spirit Tea for Su Qiao in his cave dwelling, then signaled Zhong Lihan to follow him outside.

Ch. 1710The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (21)

Su Qiao stayed at Baili Jing’s cave while he and Zhong Lihan went to investigate their recovered memories. They wondered whether she had been inside the jade coffin, but Zhong Lihan insisted that the woman in the cave was his woman.

  • Baili Jing offered to pick spirit fruits for Su Qiao, while Zhong Lihan decided to catch a Spirit Beast for her to roast.
  • Su Qiao stayed behind to drink Spirit Tea and look around Baili Jing’s cave abode as the two men flew away.
  • Baili Jing asked Zhong Lihan what he had learned after they both suddenly recovered memories.
  • Baili Jing recalled that another bad-tempered being had slept inside his body, and Zhong Lihan admitted that his memories had also returned after he woke from sleep.
  • Baili Jing asked whether Zhong Lihan remembered the mountain where they had seen three coffins.
  • Zhong Lihan wondered whether Su Qiao had been inside the jade coffin, then insisted that the woman in Baili Jing’s cave was his woman.

Ch. 1711The Big Shot Causes Trouble Again (22)

Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan argued over whether Su Qiao might share their past-life origins and who had the right to be with her. Zhong Lihan left to catch a Spirit Beast and roast it for her, warning Baili Jing not to make a move while he was gone.

  • Baili Jing told Zhong Lihan that the bones had vanished from all three coffins, suggesting Su Qiao might have reincarnated as they had.
  • Zhong Lihan insisted that Su Qiao was his woman regardless of whether she remembered her past life.
  • Baili Jing claimed Su Qiao had been his wife, and he and Zhong Lihan exchanged palm strikes as they argued.
  • Zhong Lihan said Baili Jing's clone cultivation had given him his own body, then declared they would each rely on their own abilities.
  • Zhong Lihan remembered his promise to bring Su Qiao roasted meat and left to catch a Spirit Beast, warning Baili Jing not to act behind his back.

Ch. 1712The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (23)

Su Qiao learned from 444 that Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan were Chairman Zhang’s two personalities from the Republic of China Era plane, rather than Qi Jingmo restored to his former self. She agreed to keep her memories hidden, then asked Baili Jing about the red fruits he had gathered.

  • 444 told Su Qiao that Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan were Chairman Zhang’s two personalities from the Republic of China Era plane.
  • Su Qiao realized that her wish to restore Qi Jingmo’s memories had brought back both personalities, who often fought.
  • 444 warned Su Qiao not to reveal her memories or draw attention to herself, because the Great Demon King might suspect her identity.
  • Baili Jing approached Su Qiao with a basket of red fruits, and she asked what kind they were.

Ch. 1713The Big Shot Was Causing Trouble Again (24)

Su Qiao and Baili Jing discussed the Spirit Cleansing Fruit and what to call it, then agreed to make Clear Lotus Peak more comfortable with a bamboo house and pavilion. The chapter left Baili Jing asking Su Qiao not to call him Grand Martial Uncle, while she pretended not to understand.

  • Baili Jing gave Su Qiao Spirit Cleansing Fruits and said he had named them cherries, but she called them Red Fruit instead.
  • Su Qiao suggested building a bamboo house and pavilion by the lake, and Baili Jing agreed to make them and plant flowers and herbs.
  • Baili Jing offered to help Su Qiao open a Spirit Field for growing Spirit Herbs, and she accepted.
  • Baili Jing told Su Qiao she did not have to call him Grand Martial Uncle, and she asked what he meant.

Ch. 1714Big Shot, Causing Trouble Again (25)

Su Qiao left Baili Jing after agreeing to call him by his name, taking Red Fruits and a valuable Spatial Ring from him. On his way back to the Qingtian Sect, Zhong Lihan encountered Gu Nanyi, who confronted him about returning.

  • Baili Jing told Su Qiao she could call him by his name, and she agreed.
  • Baili Jing said Zhong Lihan had gone to catch a Spirit Beast for Su Qiao.
  • Su Qiao left for the Republic of China Era plane, taking Red Fruits and a Spatial Ring from Baili Jing.
  • Gu Nanyi waited for Zhong Lihan outside the Qingtian Sect and asked why he had returned after saying he would leave.
  • Zhong Lihan, irritated after failing to find a Spirit Beast, snapped at Gu Nanyi.

Ch. 1715He Was Causing Trouble Again (26)

Gu Nanyi confronted Zhong Lihan over his earlier threats against the Cultivation World, but he dismissed her concerns and searched her Storage Bag for food. He took her Purple Jade Treasure Robe to give to his woman, leaving Gu Nanyi furious as he headed for Qingtian Sect’s mountain gate.

  • Gu Nanyi blocked Zhong Lihan and challenged him about his promises to break the seal between the human world and the Demon Realm and turn cultivators into demons.
  • Zhong Lihan accused Gu Nanyi of being suspicious, then seized her Storage Bag and searched it for food.
  • Zhong Lihan took Gu Nanyi’s spirit fruits and Purple Jade Treasure Robe, saying he would give the robe to his woman.
  • Gu Nanyi asked whether he meant to give the robe to Su Qiao, but Zhong Lihan ignored her, pushed past her, and continued toward the mountain gate.

Ch. 1716The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (27)

Gu Nanyi tried to push Zhong Lihan to continue his revenge plan and break the Spatial Wall, but he refused to harm Su Qiao or take revenge on Baili Jing. After learning what the opened channel would unleash, Su Qiao asked 444 to watch Xi Muyun and the people around Gu Nanyi.

  • Gu Nanyi confronted Zhong Lihan for taking her treasures, then urged him to carry out his plan against Baili Jing.
  • Zhong Lihan warned Gu Nanyi to stay away from Su Qiao and decided he had no reason to seek revenge on Baili Jing.
  • On Clear Lotus Peak, Su Qiao learned from 444 that Zhong Lihan had opened the Spatial Channel in his previous life, unleashing Demonic Qi and causing widespread chaos.
  • Su Qiao asked 444 to keep an eye on Xi Muyun, whom Gu Nanyi might recruit to help her plans.

Ch. 1717Bigshot Keeps Causing Trouble Again (28)

Zhong Lihan returned without the Spirit Beast he had promised Su Qiao, explaining that he had turned back because he feared Baili Jing would take advantage of her. After giving her a jade tablet, he discovered Baili Jing had also given her a Spatial Ring and stormed off to confront him.

  • Su Qiao asked Zhong Lihan why he had been gone so long, and he admitted he had returned to Wuwang Mountain without catching a Spirit Beast for her.
  • Zhong Lihan gave Su Qiao a jade tablet engraved with “Han” and a wooden box he had taken from Gu Nanyi.
  • Su Qiao compared Zhong Lihan’s jade tablet with Baili Jing’s and noticed they were similar but differently engraved.
  • Zhong Lihan spotted Baili Jing’s Spatial Ring on Su Qiao’s finger and became furious when she said Baili Jing had given it to her.
  • Zhong Lihan left to confront Baili Jing, while Su Qiao dismissed the ring as something she could repay with a treasure later.

Ch. 1718Big Shot Causes Trouble Again (29)

Su Qiao discovered Zhong Lihan had taken one of her jade tablets, while he gave her his Spatial Ring and several treasures. The chapter ended with Su Qiao questioning where he had gotten a beautiful dress intended for a woman.

  • Zhong Lihan erased his mark from his Spatial Ring and insisted Su Qiao keep it.
  • Su Qiao noticed her jade tablet was missing, and Zhong Lihan denied taking it while warning her about accepting things from strangers.
  • Zhong Lihan claimed it was only right for him to give Su Qiao things as her master's disciple, then handed her spiritual fruits and a wooden box.
  • Su Qiao opened the box, found a light-purple dress, and asked Zhong Lihan where it came from.

Ch. 1719The Big Shot Was Causing Trouble Again (30)

Su Qiao planned to cultivate Spirit Herbs on Seven Swords Peak, but Zhong Lihan tried to stop her because he was jealous of Baili Jing. He remained disguised as a child, despite growing noticeably overnight, and ended the chapter frustrated by his own choice to enter Qingtian Sect in that form.

  • Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan had stolen clothes and Spirit Fruits from Gu Nanyi, and warned him to stay away from her.
  • Su Qiao prepared Spirit Herb seeds and planned to clear a Medicine Field on Seven Swords Peak.
  • Zhong Lihan noticed Su Qiao was leaving and grabbed her arm, insisting she should find Spirit Herbs with him instead.
  • Su Qiao explained that she wanted to develop medicinal pills and that pills from Medicine King Valley contained harmful toxins.
  • Zhong Lihan accused Su Qiao of having feelings for Baili Jing, and Su Qiao challenged him about whether he was a child or an adult.
  • Zhong Lihan admitted internally that he regretted pretending to be a child to enter Qingtian Sect.

Ch. 1720The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (31)

Su Qiao went to Seven Swords Peak with Zhong Lihan to see the Spirit Gathering Array Baili Jing had prepared. Baili Jing warned Zhong Lihan about a danger involving Xi Muyun, but Zhong Lihan suspected he was trying to distract him from Su Qiao.

  • Zhong Lihan held Su Qiao tightly on her Flying Sword, claiming he was afraid of falling, until she forced him to let go at Seven Swords Peak.
  • Baili Jing told Su Qiao he had set up a Spirit Gathering Array in a place with dense spiritual energy, and she went to see it.
  • Baili Jing mocked Zhong Lihan for comparing Su Qiao to a chicken, and Zhong Lihan threatened to keep him away from her.
  • Baili Jing warned Zhong Lihan that a child’s form limited what he could do and asked whether he had discovered anything about Xi Muyun.
  • Zhong Lihan dismissed the warning as a ploy to lure him away from Su Qiao, and Baili Jing called him an idiot for not investigating Qingtian Sect.

Ch. 1721Big Shot, Causing Trouble Again (32)

Baili Jing warned Zhong Lihan that Su Qiao might like Xi Muyun, making Zhong Lihan jealous and determined to claim her. Zhong Lihan suspected Baili Jing had a scheme when he suddenly stopped opposing his plan to confront Xi Muyun.

  • Baili Jing told Zhong Lihan that some Inner Disciples knew Su Qiao liked Xi Muyun and reminded him that she had treated Xi Muyun with special care.
  • Zhong Lihan dismissed Xi Muyun as a rival, then said he would obtain Su Qiao and keep her by his side.
  • Baili Jing mocked Zhong Lihan’s child-sized body and urged him to find out the truth before acting against Xi Muyun.
  • Zhong Lihan decided to go after Xi Muyun that night, but Baili Jing told him to go ahead and walked toward Su Qiao.
  • Zhong Lihan blocked Baili Jing and accused him of changing his mind because he was plotting something.

Ch. 1722The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (33)

Baili Jing warned Zhong Lihan that killing Xi Muyun could make Su Qiao hate him, then invited Su Qiao to eat. He showed her his purple-bamboo house and lakeside pavilion, which impressed her and left Zhong Lihan envious.

  • Baili Jing told Zhong Lihan that Su Qiao might resent him for killing Xi Muyun, and Zhong Lihan resisted being lectured.
  • Su Qiao finished tending to her Spirit Field, and Baili Jing invited her to wash her hands and come eat.
  • Baili Jing led Su Qiao to his lakeside home, where she admired the bamboo house and pavilion.
  • Baili Jing explained the purple bamboo’s qualities as Zhong Lihan regretted not renovating the houses on Clear Lotus Peak.
  • Baili Jing urged Su Qiao to eat before the food grew cold, and she entered the bamboo house.

Ch. 1723The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (34)

Su Qiao discovered that Baili Jing had built a bamboo house and kitchen, then joined him and Zhong Lihan for a meal. Zhong Lihan kept taking Su Qiao’s food, prompting Baili Jing to serve her soup while she realized Zhong Lihan was jealous.

  • Su Qiao found a bamboo house, pavilion, and equipped kitchen where there had been only a cave the day before.
  • Baili Jing explained that he had bought the furnishings and prepared a meal for Su Qiao, while Zhong Lihan served himself rice.
  • Su Qiao praised Baili Jing’s spicy cooking and ate eagerly as Zhong Lihan rapidly helped himself to the dishes.
  • Zhong Lihan took the braised pork and beef, claiming he was protecting Su Qiao from eating too much spicy food.
  • Su Qiao recognized Zhong Lihan’s jealousy and tried to calm the tension, and Baili Jing served her mushroom and sliced meat soup.

Ch. 1724The Big Shot Is Causing Trouble Again (35)

Su Qiao and Zhongli Han shared a meal with Baili Jing, who warned Zhongli Han about the upcoming Sect Competition. Su Chengde arrived at Seven Swords Peak with three elders and was startled to find his daughter there.

  • Zhongli Han took Su Qiao's soup, claiming he was checking it for poison, while Baili Jing criticized him for eating too much ordinary food before the Sect Competition.
  • Baili Jing received a message announcing Su Chengde's arrival and explained that the Sect Master and three elders had likely come to discuss the competition.
  • Su Qiao continued drinking soup as Baili Jing served her more food and the mountain gate's Defense Formation opened.
  • Su Chengde and the three elders reached Baili Jing's bamboo house, respectfully greeted him, and Su Chengde was shocked to see Su Qiao.

Ch. 1725The Big Shot Is Making Trouble Again (36)

Su Qiao ate on Seven Swords Peak with Baili Jing, surprising her father and the elders when they found her there. After they hurried away, Zhong Lihan warned her about Baili Jing’s violent past, leaving her impressed by his fearsome reputation.

  • Su Qiao told Su Chengde she had come to Seven Swords Peak to eat after planting Spirit Herbs there, and invited him to share Baili Jing’s cooking.
  • Su Chengde and the three elders were shocked to see Su Qiao dining with Baili Jing, then quickly left without explaining why they had come.
  • Su Qiao asked Baili Jing whether he was frightening, and he suggested people feared him because they hardly saw him.
  • Zhong Lihan accused Baili Jing of having killed countless people and described him as heartless and brutally efficient.
  • Su Qiao studied Baili Jing’s handsome, aloof appearance and thought he seemed impressively cool.
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