Recaps

Zhong Lihan told Su Chengde that he was cooking for Qiaoqiao, prompting her father to follow him to Clear Lotus Peak and help prepare the meal. The two headed to Zhong Lihan’s bamboo hut to cook before visiting her, though Su Chengde criticized the hut along the way.

• Zhong Lihan revealed that the food he had cooked was for his woman, Qiaoqiao, and hurried toward Clear Lotus Peak.
• Su Chengde realized Zhong Lihan meant his daughter and followed him, saying he wanted to visit her and help with the cooking.
• Su Chengde criticized Zhong Lihan’s earlier cooking, explaining that the dishes were burnt, undercooked, or tough.
• Zhong Lihan admitted he was wrong and asked Su Chengde to help him cook before they visited Qiaoqiao.
• Su Chengde criticized the design of Zhong Lihan’s bamboo hut as they arrived.

Su Qiao admitted to Su Chengde that she might have feelings for Zhong Lihan, who had cooked for her after several attempts. Su Chengde warned her that Zhong Lihan’s Heartless Art made love a threat to his cultivation, while Su Qiao remained unconcerned.

• Zhong Lihan cooked two dishes and a soup with Su Chengde’s guidance, then brought them to Su Qiao at Seven Swords Peak.
• Su Qiao invited Su Chengde to join them, but he pulled her aside to ask about her relationship with Zhong Lihan.
• Su Qiao said there was nothing between them, then admitted she might like Zhong Lihan and might want to become Dao Companions with him.
• Su Chengde warned that Zhong Lihan’s Heartless Art required him to be without emotion and that developing feelings could hinder his path to ascension.
• Su Qiao said she understood and would handle the situation, remaining unworried because she could not stay in the plane much longer.

Su Qiao and Zhong Lihan discussed their future together, but their plans were interrupted when Little Four warned that Gu Nanyi had revealed Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s clone. With people heading to Qingtian Sect, Su Qiao worried about the danger to her father and the sect, and asked where Baili Jing had gone.

• Su Chengde left after warning Su Qiao to think carefully and protect herself.
• Su Qiao teased Zhong Lihan about his lack of ambition as they ate, and he said his only goal was her.
• When Zhong Lihan asked her to leave with him, Su Qiao said she wanted to go to Qingtian Sect’s Clear Lotus Peak, where they already were.
• Little Four told Su Qiao that Gu Nanyi had revealed Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s clone and that many people were heading to Qingtian Sect.
• Su Qiao worried that the exposure would endanger Qingtian Sect and her father, then asked Zhong Lihan where Baili Jing had gone.

Su Qiao learned that Zhong Lihan had trapped Baili Jing in a secret realm and urged him to bring Baili Jing back. Meanwhile, the Six Great Sects confronted Qingtian Sect over rumors that Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s clone and the Demon Venerable, and Yue Ze demanded that Baili Jing clarify the matter.

• Su Qiao insisted Zhong Lihan tell her where Baili Jing was, and Zhong Lihan admitted he had lured him into a secret realm in the West Sea.
• Su Qiao ordered Zhong Lihan to retrieve Baili Jing and return to his original appearance, and he reluctantly transformed back.
• Cultivators from the other Six Great Sects arrived at Qingtian Sect, where Su Chengde and the sect’s elders and peak masters blocked their way.
• A Guiyuan Sect peak master questioned Su Chengde about rumors that Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s clone and the Demon Venerable.
• Su Chengde denied that the Demon Venerable could have originated in human territory and said the other sects had no grounds to interfere, even if Zhong Lihan were a clone.
• Yue Ze demanded that Baili Jing appear and clarify the rumors, which he said had caused widespread panic.

Su Qiao confronted the Six Great Sects over their accusations against Qingtian Sect and Venerable Baili, then accused Yue Ze of helping Gu Nanyi. The confrontation ended with her pointing out a tiny blue butterfly on Yue Ze’s shoulder as evidence.

• Su Chengde refused to summon Venerable Baili, saying he had entered seclusion.
• Su Qiao challenged the Six Great Sects for focusing on Qingtian Sect instead of guarding the barrier between the human world and the Demon Realm.
• Su Qiao defended the existence of clones and accused the sects of targeting Qingtian Sect.
• Yue Ze argued that clones formed from Inner Demons were evil, and Su Qiao grabbed him by the throat and threw him aside.
• Su Qiao accused Yue Ze of helping Gu Nanyi and pointed to a tiny blue butterfly perched on his shoulder.

Su Qiao exposed Yue Ze’s connection to Gu Nanyi with a Blue Shadow Butterfly, but Zhong Lihan’s sudden attack killed Yue Ze and revealed the frightening power of his cultivation. The other sects then noticed Demonic Qi on Zhong Lihan.

• Su Qiao used a Blue Shadow Butterfly to show that Yue Ze carried its tracking scent and accused him of working with Gu Nanyi.
• The people from the Six Great Sects began to suspect Yue Ze and wonder whether Gu Nanyi had bought off others among them.
• Zhong Lihan flew down beside Su Qiao and challenged the gathered sect members to fight.
• After someone attacked Zhong Lihan with Vajra Qi, he dodged with Su Qiao and struck Yue Ze with a powerful palm, killing him.
• The gathered sect members recoiled from Zhong Lihan’s overwhelming power, and one of them noticed Demonic Qi on him.

Su Qiao explained that Zhong Lihan’s gray spiritual energy came from his rare Fusion Spirit Root, not demonic qi, while others mistook him for Venerable Baili’s clone. Zhong Lihan insisted he was an independent person, and the chapter ended with everyone still unsure what the relationship between him and Baili Jing was.

• The Six Great Sects recoiled from Zhong Lihan and demanded that Su Qiao explain the demonic qi on him.
• Su Qiao said Zhong Lihan had a rare Fusion Spirit Root and practiced a Dark Element Cultivation Method, explaining his gray spiritual energy and rapid cultivation.
• The Qingtian Sect disciples and elders realized Zhong Lihan was connected to Venerable Baili and worried about having offended him.
• Zhong Lihan angrily denied being Baili Jing’s clone and said he was an independent person with nothing to do with him.
• Su Qiao smacked Zhong Lihan and ordered him to stop speaking, while he complained that others had insulted him.
• The onlookers remained confused about whether Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing’s clone, noting how different he was from Baili Jing and how readily he obeyed Su Qiao.

Baili Jing emerged from the secret realm and underwent a tribulation, prompting Su Qiao and the Qingtian Sect to rush to protect him. He survived the eighty-one Thunder Tribulations and became an Earth Immortal, then joined Su Qiao as she explained that people had come to cause trouble at the sect.

• Baili Jing emerged from the secret realm and began undergoing his tribulation, so Su Qiao, Su Chengde, Zhong Lihan, and three elders hurried to his location.
• Baili Jing completed the eighty-one Thunder Tribulations without interference and became an Earth Immortal.
• Baili Jing left his Nine Palace Maze Array and appeared before the gathered crowd, where Su Chengde and the elders congratulated him.
• Baili Jing went to Su Qiao and asked whether anything had happened.
• Su Qiao told Baili Jing that people had come to cause trouble after Gu Nanyi provoked them, claiming Zhong Lihan was Baili Jing's clone and the Demon Venerable.

Baili Jing denied that Zhong Lihan was a clone of the Demon Venerable and warned the Six Great Sects that Demonic Qi was gathering near the West Sea. Meanwhile, Xi Muyun confronted Gu Nanyi about her recklessness and begged her to avoid danger, but she brushed off his concern.

• The Six Great Sects questioned Baili Jing about rumors that Zhong Lihan was his Inner Demon and the Demon Venerable, and Baili Jing argued that the living Demon Venerable could not be his clone.
• Baili Jing warned that someone might be opening the passage between the human world and the Demon Realm near the West Sea, and urged the sects to investigate instead of falling for a diversion.
• The Six Great Sects apologized to Baili Jing and hurried away after he warned them not to repeat their offense.
• Xi Muyun scolded Gu Nanyi for risking discovery by Su Qiao and the others, but she insisted Baili Jing would not kill her.
• Xi Muyun questioned whether Gu Nanyi had a connection to Baili Jing and pleaded with her to stop getting involved with them, while Gu Nanyi dismissed his concern.

Gu Nanyi rejected Xi Muyun’s anger over her feelings for Zhong Lihan, treating him as a disposable pawn. Meanwhile, Zhong Lihan secretly brought Su Qiao from Qingtian Sect to his former home and tried to distract her with the scenery and food, but she demanded to be taken back.

• Xi Muyun confronted Gu Nanyi about her feelings for Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing, then left when she told him he could go.
• Gu Nanyi briefly felt upset that Xi Muyun had left, but reaffirmed that she loved Zhong Lihan and considered Xi Muyun an ordinary pawn.
• Su Qiao woke in a lavish Imperial Bedchamber and learned from Zhong Lihan that he had carried her there.
• Zhong Lihan took Su Qiao to a cliffside overlooking his former home and claimed he had brought her there to see the scenery.
• Zhong Lihan offered to hunt demon beasts and spirit beasts and gather mushrooms, but Su Qiao told him to take her back immediately.

Zhong Lihan tried to keep Su Qiao hidden away with him, but she resisted and insisted on returning to protect Qingtian Sect and her father, Su Chengde. He offered to kill Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun for her, while his jealousy of Baili Jing remained the reason he had secretly brought her away.

• Su Qiao tried to leave after worrying that her father and Qingtian Sect were in danger, but Zhong Lihan stopped her and insisted she stay with him.
• Zhong Lihan said he would not let her see Baili Jing and offered to cook for her instead.
• Su Qiao kicked Zhong Lihan and warned him not to plot against her again.
• Su Qiao explained that she was worried about Qingtian Sect and Su Chengde because Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun were watching them.
• Zhong Lihan offered to kill Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun and asked Su Qiao to stay with him, fearing Baili Jing would win her over.

Su Qiao tried to get Zhong Lihan back to Qingtian Sect before anything happened to the sect or Su Chengde, while Zhong Lihan pressed her to choose a life with him. After Baili Jing found them and they returned, he and Zhong Lihan argued over Su Qiao, leaving the choice between them to her.

• Su Qiao urged Zhong Lihan to return to Qingtian Sect, but he asked whether she was willing to be with him alone, and she postponed answering until her other matters were handled.
• Zhong Lihan took Su Qiao’s vague reply as agreement and insisted that she should have no one else.
• Baili Jing found Su Qiao and Zhong Lihan, and the three returned to Qingtian Sect.
• Baili Jing warned Zhong Lihan not to take advantage of him or cause trouble for Su Qiao again.
• Baili Jing told Zhong Lihan that Su Qiao had to make her own choice and warned him to restrain himself so she would not get hurt.

Su Qiao learned that the seal between the Mortal Realm and the Demon Realm was weakening and feared that the crisis was aimed at Baili Jing. As the group discussed how to respond, Zhong Lihan insisted on his innocence and wanted to kill Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi, while Baili Jing warned him not to interfere with Su Qiao’s plans.

• Su Qiao told Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan that the passage’s seal was cracking, Demonic Qi was driving people mad, and sects were gathering to respond.
• Baili Jing recognized that rumors about needing a Tribulation Transcending Stage expert to reseal the passage meant that the people behind the crisis were targeting him.
• Zhong Lihan denied having any connection to Gu Nanyi, while Su Qiao said their immediate concern was what desperate people might do.
• Zhong Lihan secretly told Baili Jing he planned to kill Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi, but Baili Jing cautioned him not to disrupt Su Qiao’s plans.

Su Qiao and her companions prepared to use Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi to seal the Demon Realm passage, but powerful cultivators arrived at Qingtian Sect. After Baili Jing fought them off, Su Qiao recognized Xi Muyun among the attackers.

• Su Qiao decided to use Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi to fill the passage between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm.
• Baili Jing sensed several powerful newcomers and went to intercept them while Zhong Lihan stayed with Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao notified Qingtian Sect, and Baili Jing fought six Mahayana Stage cultivators, leaving them battered and destroying two nearby mountains.
• Baili Jing returned to Su Qiao as the cultivators landed at the sect entrance, where Su Qiao recognized Xi Muyun.

Su Qiao confronted Xi Muyun about betraying her and his master, while Xi Muyun led a group of Mahayana-stage cultivators backed by Gu Nanyi’s promises. Xi Muyun set aside their personal grievances to ask Baili Jing to intervene.

• Gu Nanyi used pills and a promise of Barrier-Breaking Elixirs to persuade the Mahayana-stage cultivators to follow Xi Muyun.
• Su Qiao noticed Gu Nanyi among the group in disguise and recalled that Gu Nanyi had promised to retire with Xi Muyun after their task was done.
• Xi Muyun greeted Baili Jing and felt jealous and intimidated when Baili Jing looked at him dismissively.
• Su Qiao challenged Xi Muyun over his betrayal and reminded him that her father had expelled him from the sect for attacking her.
• Xi Muyun denied acting deliberately and asked Baili Jing to intervene, insisting that their personal grievances should wait.

Su Qiao rejected the sect leaders’ demand that Baili Jing reinforce the weakened passage seal, arguing that Gu Nanyi should answer for it instead. Baili Jing backed Su Qiao’s decision, leaving the assembled elders furious and stunned by his obedience to her.

• The elders told Baili Jing that demonic energy was leaking through the weakened seal and pleaded with him to protect the human realm by repairing it.
• Su Qiao accused Gu Nanyi of weakening the seal and proposed using her as the sacrifice to reinforce it.
• Xi Muyun defended Gu Nanyi and argued that only Baili Jing had the cultivation needed to restore the seal.
• The Guiyuan Sect Ancestor and other elders pressured Baili Jing to act, but Su Qiao challenged them to repair the seal themselves.
• Baili Jing attacked the Guiyuan Sect Ancestor and declared that Su Qiao’s decision was his own.
• Zhong Lihan complained that Baili Jing had failed to cripple the elders, while the other elders reacted with disbelief at Baili Jing’s deference to Su Qiao.

Su Qiao rejected the opposing cultivators’ demand that Baili Jing act, accusing Gu Nanyi of tampering with the seal. When a cultivator was killed and the opposing side blamed Zhong Lihan, Su Qiao pursued Gu Nanyi while Baili Jing held off the six old experts, leaving Su Chengde to fight Xi Muyun.

• Su Qiao refused to let the opposing cultivators pressure Baili Jing into risking his life and accused Gu Nanyi of weakening the seal.
• A cultivator in the opposing group collapsed dead, and the Grand Elder of Guiyuan Sect attacked Zhong Lihan, blaming him for his son’s death.
• Su Qiao pulled Zhong Lihan away and urged the Grand Elder to find out who had really killed his son.
• Su Qiao flew after Gu Nanyi, who fled, while Zhong Lihan attacked Xi Muyun and gave chase.
• Baili Jing blocked the six old fellows as the two sides clashed, and Su Chengde charged at Xi Muyun instead of pursuing his daughter.

As the Qingtian Sect battle erupted, Gu Nanyi used Puppetry Art to deceive Zhong Lihan with a fake Su Qiao and escape with the real one. Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing realized they had lost her and tried to determine where Gu Nanyi had gone.

• The Grand Elder led Qingtian Sect disciples into battle against Xi Muyun.
• Zhong Lihan found a wounded-looking Su Qiao, but the puppet stabbed him in the abdomen.
• Zhong Lihan realized the woman was a fake, killed the puppet, and vowed to punish Gu Nanyi if she harmed Su Qiao.
• Baili Jing arrived and identified Puppetry Art as the method used to fool Zhong Lihan.
• Baili Jing explained that the Six Great Sects elders had used a pill to boost their cultivation; two were dead and four had escaped.

Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing discussed who posed the greatest danger to Su Qiao and decided to fuse together again. Zhong Lihan grew desperate to find her after realizing she was with Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun.

• Zhong Lihan blamed himself for failing to notice the switch and worried that Baili Jing might die from his injuries.
• Baili Jing said Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi were their greatest enemies because he believed each pair was fated to destroy the other.
• Zhong Lihan realized Su Qiao was in danger while in Gu Nanyi and Xi Muyun’s hands and said he had to find Gu Nanyi immediately.
• Baili Jing suggested that he and Zhong Lihan fuse together again.

Baili Jing urged Zhong Lihan to fuse with him, arguing that Xi Muyun’s rapid cultivation and Gu Nanyi’s unknown origins made them powerful threats. Zhong Lihan reluctantly asked how long the fusion would take after learning Baili Jing had sent a Spirit Butterfly to find Su Qiao and given her a protective jade tablet.

• Baili Jing reasoned that Xi Muyun’s swift rise to the Soul Division Stage suggested he had a Chaos Spirit Root, extraordinary luck, and a secret treasure.
• Baili Jing argued that he and Zhong Lihan had to fuse to become strong enough to protect Gu Nanyi.
• Zhong Lihan resisted sharing Su Qiao again, but considered the proposal because her whereabouts remained unknown.
• Baili Jing revealed he had sent a Spirit Butterfly to search for Su Qiao and that his Defense Jade Tablet could protect her from three Mahayana Stage attacks.
• Zhong Lihan demanded to know how long the fusion would take and cursed Baili Jing for not mentioning the protections earlier.

Su Qiao tried to attack the sleeping Gu Nanyi but fled when Xi Muyun returned with four powerful cultivators. Baili Jing intercepted Su Qiao and attacked her pursuers.

• Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan discussed their plans to merge, while Baili Jing used a trace of his primordial spirit on Su Qiao’s Spatial Ring to keep track of her.
• Su Qiao sneaked out of her cave after planting a Sleepworm in Gu Nanyi, intending to attack her while she slept.
• 444 warned Su Qiao that Xi Muyun had returned with four formidable cultivators, so she abandoned her attempt and fled.
• Xi Muyun woke Gu Nanyi with spiritual medicine, and Gu Nanyi pursued Su Qiao despite his warning to stay behind.
• Baili Jing met Su Qiao as Xi Muyun and the others chased her, then attacked the pursuers with Cold Qi.

Baili Jing defeated the Six Great Sects’ cultivators and sent Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi into the Endless Sea. He then reunited with Su Qiao as Baili Han, revealing that he and his other self had merged, and asked what she thought of him.

• Baili Jing killed four Mahayana Stage cultivators and struck Xi Muyun into the Endless Sea.
• Gu Nanyi arrived, saw Xi Muyun fall, and Baili Jing sent her into the sea after him.
• Baili Jing appeared beside Su Qiao and asked if she was all right; 444 told her that her father and Qingtian Sect were safe while some Six Great Sects cultivators had died or fled.
• Baili Han explained that he and the other personality had merged and that he had chosen the name Baili Han.
• Su Qiao admitted Baili Han was not bad, and he asked whether she was still getting used to him.

After fusing, Baili Han explained what had happened to his clone and teased Su Qiao as they discussed the Male Lead and Female Lead’s likely survival. Su Qiao returned to Qingtian Sect to enter seclusion and advance, reassuring Su Chengde that she was safe.

• Baili Han explained that his clone had merged into his main body as energy and that their divided primordial spirits had fused.
• Su Qiao doubted the Male Lead and Female Lead had died in the Endless Sea, and Baili Han said he might make sure of their deaths next time.
• Baili Han suggested returning to Wuwang Mountain and teased Su Qiao about what had happened there before.
• Su Qiao chose to return to Qingtian Sect to enter seclusion and advance so her father would not worry.
• Su Chengde felt relieved after learning that Su Qiao had returned safely.

After Su Qiao advanced in cultivation, she and Baili Han enjoyed two peaceful months together before a large crowd gathered outside Qingtian Sect. Su Chengde came to ask Baili Han about them, but Baili Han said the visitors would soon leave on their own.

• Su Qiao emerged from half a month of seclusion after advancing one minor realm, and she and Baili Han spent two happy months together.
• People from the Six Great Sects, smaller sects, and nearby towns gathered at Qingtian Sect’s mountain gate.
• Su Chengde went to Seven Swords Peak to ask Baili Han about the crowd.
• Baili Han called Su Chengde “Father-in-law,” startling Su Qiao, who choked on a grape.
• Baili Han told Su Chengde not to worry because the people outside would soon disperse.

Baili Han reassured Su Chengde that he would soon deal with the people outside the sect, while Su Chengde asked Su Qiao about their relationship and urged them to hold a Dao Companion Ceremony. Baili Han promised to announce a grand ceremony after resolving the current trouble, then invited Su Chengde to dinner, but Su Chengde declined.

• Baili Han told Su Chengde not to worry about the people outside and asked him to keep the sect members under control.
• Su Chengde privately asked Su Qiao whether she and Baili Han had become intimate, and Su Qiao dismissed Baili Han as shameless.
• Su Chengde accepted their relationship and suggested they hold a Dao Companion Ceremony first.
• Baili Han overheard them and promised to announce a grand Dao Companion Ceremony after handling the matters at hand.
• Baili Han invited Su Chengde to stay for dinner, but Su Chengde politely declined.