Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao escaped Death Valley with Baili Han and made clear she intended to help him settle their grudges with the Spirit Abyss Sect. Baili Han was relieved to hear she did not want to return to Nie Feng, though he ended the chapter by asking her to confirm it.

• Su Qiao dismissed Baili Han’s worries about the Demon Race and ordered him to take her out so she could find her mother.
• Baili Han led Su Qiao out of Death Valley, and she crushed a Sound Transmission Talisman carrying Nie Feng’s furious message.
• Su Qiao promised Baili Han that they would rest and then defeat their enemies, including those at the Spirit Abyss Sect.
• Baili Han doubted that Su Qiao had truly let go of Nie Feng, but she scolded him for questioning her loyalty.
• Baili Han seized Su Qiao’s finger and asked whether she really had no intention of returning to the Spirit Abyss Sect.

Su Qiao and Baili Han encountered Su Lanqing and a group from the Heavenly Origin Sect outside a village. Su Lanqing accused Su Qiao of injuring her and stealing her Spirit Cleansing Fruit.

• Baili Han told Su Qiao he did not want her to return to the Spirit Abyss Sect, and they set off together.
• Su Qiao reflected on how Baili Han had changed and guessed how hard his years of powerlessness had been.
• Su Qiao spotted Su Lanqing with a middle-aged Heavenly Origin Sect elder and stopped Baili Han from attacking them.
• Su Qiao pretended not to recognize Su Lanqing, who remembered her current identity as Xin Yu.
• Su Lanqing pointed at Su Qiao and accused her of injuring her and stealing her Spirit Cleansing Fruit.

Su Qiao confronted Heavenly Origin Sect disciples who accused her of injuring them and stealing a Spirit Cleansing Fruit, then revealed they had robbed Baili Han first. After the Third Elder backed down and promised to discipline his disciples, Su Qiao and Baili Han left, and she privately threatened Su Lanqing, whom she called Xin Yu.

• A Heavenly Origin Sect disciple accused Su Qiao of injuring him, stealing his Spirit Cleansing Fruit, and taking his Storage Bag.
• Su Qiao recognized the disciple as the leader of the group that had surrounded Baili Han in the secret realm and explained that she had taken compensation for their robbery of him.
• The Third Elder sensed Baili Han's formidable aura, apologized, and slapped his disciple into apologizing to Baili Han.
• Su Qiao told the Third Elder to keep his disciples in check, and he promised to discipline them when he returned.
• Baili Han showed killing intent toward a woman glaring at Su Qiao, but Su Qiao stopped him as they departed.
• Su Qiao secretly told Su Lanqing that she knew she was Xin Yu, who had killed Elder Xin and his wife's daughter and taken over her body.

Su Qiao frightened Su Lanqing by revealing she knew about the soul-seizing, then left with Baili Han. Su Lanqing was left worrying that her secret would be exposed, while the Third Elder acknowledged he could not oppose Baili Han.

• Su Qiao warned Su Lanqing not to mistake her for someone else and gave her back a Storage Bag, secretly intending to make her suffer.
• Su Qiao left with Baili Han, saying she wanted food and asking him to avoid green vegetables.
• Su Lanqing worried that Su Qiao might reveal her secret, and the Third Elder admitted Baili Han's cultivation was far beyond his own.
• The Third Elder explained that Baili Han's gray Outer Disciple robes did not reflect his true cultivation.

Su Qiao explained that the hostile woman from the Heavenly Origin Sect was Su Lanqing, who had returned in Xin Yu’s body after dying in a secret realm ten years earlier. She suspected Su Lanqing would seek out Nie Feng, and planned to bring the two lovers together.

• The Third Elder warned his disciples not to underestimate anyone, and his eldest disciple accepted blame and agreed to enter seclusion.
• Baili Han asked Su Qiao whether she thought he had been cruel for killing their enemies, and worried she considered him cold-blooded.
• Baili Han mistook Su Qiao’s questions about the hostile woman for jealousy and awkwardly insisted he had not looked at her.
• Su Qiao identified the woman as Su Lanqing, who had seized Xin Yu’s body after dying in a secret realm ten years earlier.
• Su Qiao guessed Su Lanqing would return to the Su family or seek Nie Feng at the Spirit Abyss Sect, and Baili Han reacted unhappily to Nie Feng’s name.

Su Qiao told Baili Han that Nie Feng had been involved with his favorite disciple and had used her as a substitute, while Baili Han regretted his past resentment and worried that Nie Feng had mistreated her. She stopped Baili Han from rushing into revenge and revealed that she wanted to ruin Nie Feng and her stepmother before killing them.

• Su Qiao explained that Nie Feng and his favorite disciple had secretly been lovers, and that he had treated her as a substitute because she resembled the other woman.
• Baili Han realized Su Qiao had known the truth and felt guilty for years of resentment, then asked whether Nie Feng had bullied her.
• Su Qiao described Nie Feng's controlling treatment, and Baili Han vowed to make him regret it.
• Su Qiao warned Baili Han that her family's situation was connected to her stepmother and told him not to rush into revenge.
• Baili Han mistook her warning for sympathy toward her family, but apologized after gripping her wrist too tightly and pleaded not to be sent away.
• Su Qiao said she wanted to destroy their reputations and make them despair before giving them a satisfying death.

Su Qiao agreed to let Baili Han take revenge on Nie Feng, and the two teased and chased each other until Nanny Lin came upon them. Baili Han revealed his true appearance, leaving Nanny Lin stunned.

• Baili Han excitedly hugged Su Qiao after she assured him she would not stop him from killing Nie Feng.
• Baili Han threatened to lock Su Qiao away if she lied to him or associated with Nie Feng, and Su Qiao chased him across the grass.
• Nanny Lin saw Su Qiao and Baili Han playing together and assumed they were romantically involved.
• Su Qiao told Nanny Lin that the man was Baili Han, but Nanny Lin did not recognize him.
• Baili Han swallowed a pill from his Storage Bag and transformed his face into his handsome true appearance.

Su Qiao welcomed Baili Han’s restored handsome appearance and shared a tender moment with him. While they tended the garden, she learned Su Lanqing had returned to the Su residence and Nie Feng was searching for her, then found herself distracted by Baili Han’s looks.

• Nanny Lin recognized Baili Han and rejoiced that he was alive, while Su Qiao denied having been sad over him.
• Baili Han worried that Su Qiao disliked his appearance, but she praised his looks and stroked his face.
• Baili Han offered to prepare food for Su Qiao and her mother, and Nanny Lin quietly left.
• The next afternoon, 444 told Su Qiao that Su Lanqing had returned to the Su residence and that Nie Feng was looking for her.
• Su Qiao decided not to bother with Nie Feng, then became distracted by Baili Han’s handsome face as he brought water to the garden.

Su Qiao tried to make Baili Han less conspicuous by replacing his elegant clothes with a dowdy outfit. He accepted her praise and bought several more sets, leaving Su Qiao exasperated.

• Su Qiao asked Baili Han for two Engraving Stones and took him out to prepare a show.
• Women on Green Cloud City's main street repeatedly tried to get Baili Han's attention, making Su Qiao jealous.
• Su Qiao dragged Baili Han into a clothing shop and chose a brownish-yellow robe, dusty-gray trousers, and purplish-red boots for him.
• Su Qiao called the outfit mature and steady, and Baili Han happily agreed that it suited him.
• Baili Han asked the shop assistant to pack up all the matching clothes so he could change outfits each day.

Su Qiao bought Baili Han three gaudy outfits and tried to make him less attractive by smearing yellow medicinal powder on his face. As they walked through town, she told him to avoid crowds so women would not drag him away, while Baili Han warned her that men might do the same to her.

• Su Qiao asked the shop assistant to wrap up three more brightly colored outfits, and Baili Han agreed to wear them for her.
• Su Qiao smeared yellow medicinal powder on Baili Han’s face to make him less attractive to other women.
• Baili Han took Su Qiao’s hand and promised to treat her well.
• Su Qiao led Baili Han into a secluded alley and told him to avoid crowded places so women could not drag him away.
• Baili Han said Su Qiao should also avoid crowds, since men had been looking at her and he had secretly warned them off.

Su Qiao and Baili Han secretly watched Madam Su and Su Lanqing plot against her, then learned that Su Qiao’s mother had gone missing. Su Lanqing decided Su Qiao would return to the Spirit Abyss Sect, where they planned to find and eliminate her.

• Su Qiao and Baili Han used concealment magic to spy on Madam Su and Su Lanqing in the Su residence.
• Su Lanqing told Madam Su that Su Qiao knew the truth, and Madam Su promised to use Su Qiao’s mother to force her to return.
• Xiao Lian reported that Su Qiao’s mother had disappeared from her secluded residence.
• Su Lanqing accused Su Qiao of hiding her mother and insisted that she would return to the Spirit Abyss Sect.
• Madam Su recalled that she had deliberately set a trap involving Nie Feng when he offered to take Su Qiao away.

Su Lanqing reunited with Nie Feng, but accused him of seeking out Su Qiao after her death. Nie Feng swore that he had only brought Su Qiao to the Spirit Abyss Sect because she resembled Su Lanqing, and she believed him.

• Madam Su comforted Su Lanqing, who worried that Nie Feng would not recognize her after so many years.
• Nie Feng slipped into the Su Manor and recognized Su Lanqing, then excitedly grabbed her hand.
• Su Lanqing pulled away and accused Nie Feng of turning to Su Qiao after her death and doting on her.
• Nie Feng explained that he had brought Su Qiao to the Spirit Abyss Sect because she resembled Su Lanqing and said she was his only female disciple.
• Nie Feng began swearing that his words were true, but Su Lanqing covered his mouth and said she believed him, while Su Qiao regretted that he had not finished the binding oath.

Su Qiao stopped Baili Han from taking revenge on Nie Feng and his companion, insisting that they should suffer ruin and disgrace instead. When Baili Han secretly returned to Su Manor that night, Su Qiao caught him and punished him for sneaking off and possibly overhearing their private business.

• Baili Han signaled that he wanted to kill Nie Feng, but Su Qiao secretly pulled him away and told him to wait for a more fitting revenge.
• Su Qiao coaxed the sulking Baili Han home, but he disappeared after dinner.
• 444 told Su Qiao that Nie Feng and the woman had gotten together, and that Baili Han had briefly returned to Su Manor before leaving again.
• Baili Han slipped back home and denied seeing or hearing anything when Su Qiao confronted him.
• Su Qiao grabbed Baili Han by the ear and beat him for sneaking out and possibly listening in on someone else's private business.

Su Qiao confronted Baili Han for recklessly testing Nie Feng, and they discussed Nie Feng’s rapid cultivation and the danger of exposing Baili Han’s identity. The chapter left Baili Han considering how to fight the Cultivation World if his revenge exposed him.

• Su Qiao kicked Baili Han and warned him not to go seeking revenge alone, while he promised to obey her.
• Su Qiao demanded to know what Baili Han had done, and he admitted he had tested Nie Feng’s cultivation.
• Baili Han revealed that Nie Feng had advanced from mid-Nascent Soul to the Out-of-Body Stage, and Su Qiao wondered whether he had an extraordinary treasure.
• Baili Han said he had held back to avoid revealing his identity, and Su Qiao advised him to keep it hidden if possible.
• Baili Han worried that he could not defeat the entire Cultivation World alone, so Su Qiao suggested returning to the Demon Race and gathering allies.

Su Qiao planned to cultivate harder with the spirit treasures Baili Han brought her, while learning that Su Lanqing’s technique had weakened Nie Feng. When Nie Feng arrived searching for her, Su Qiao confronted him about why she should return to the sect.

• Baili Han gave Su Qiao a Storage Bag of spirit fruits, including Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Marrow, and promised to stay out of trouble while she cultivated.
• Su Qiao decided to use the Spirit Spring and cultivate harder so she could eventually help Baili Han without holding him back.
• Su Qiao learned that Su Lanqing’s cultivation had grown while Nie Feng seemed drained, and she suspected Su Lanqing had used a high-grade Evil Cultivation Technique.
• After Xiao Si warned that Nie Feng was approaching, Su Qiao left the Cultivation Room to intercept him.
• Nie Feng landed before Su Qiao and asked why she had not returned to the sect or answered his voice transmission; Su Qiao sarcastically asked which sect she should return to.

Su Qiao confronted Nie Feng about his years of controlling and manipulating her, rejecting his claim that he was her master. When Nie Feng attacked her, Baili Han stepped in to protect her, and Nie Feng demanded to know whether she was with him.

• Su Qiao told Nie Feng she was not a Spirit Abyss Sect disciple and had never accepted him as her master.
• Su Qiao revealed she had pretended to be weak and obedient while resenting Nie Feng's attempts to make her imitate Su Lanqing.
• Nie Feng declared he would cleanse the sect and attacked Su Qiao with spiritual energy.
• Baili Han blocked Nie Feng's attack and stood in front of Su Qiao.
• Nie Feng accused Su Qiao of being with Baili Han, and she denied any connection to him and suggested Nie Feng reclaim the resources he had given the Su family.

Baili Han revealed himself as alive and confronted Nie Feng over the destruction of his family, while Su Qiao rejected Nie Feng and exposed Su Lanqing hiding nearby. Nie Feng and Su Lanqing clung to each other despite Baili Han calling out their master-disciple affair, leaving the two couples trading accusations.

• Baili Han declared that he was Su Qiao’s husband and accused Nie Feng of stealing her and destroying the Baili Family.
• Nie Feng offered Su Qiao one last chance to return with him, but she denied that they had ever shared affection.
• Su Qiao discovered Su Lanqing hiding in the grass and called her out.
• Su Lanqing pretended that Su Qiao had threatened her, prompting Nie Feng to defend her and insult Su Qiao.
• Baili Han accused Nie Feng and Su Lanqing of an illicit master-disciple relationship, and Su Qiao mocked them for embracing openly.

Baili Han revealed his demonic power while defending Su Qiao from Nie Feng and Su Lanqing, who wanted Su Qiao’s body. After Nie Feng accused Su Qiao of betraying the Cultivation World, Baili Han prepared to kill them so his identity would remain secret.

• Nie Feng pushed Su Lanqing aside and said he would deal with Su Qiao and her companion, while Su Lanqing hinted that she wanted Su Qiao’s body.
• Baili Han told Su Qiao to step back, then struck Nie Feng down with one palm.
• Nie Feng recognized Baili Han as a member of the Demon Race, and Su Lanqing was shocked to learn it.
• Nie Feng accused Su Qiao of associating with demons, while Su Lanqing tried to use the accusation to claim Su Qiao’s body.
• Su Qiao mocked the pair, and Baili Han said he would kill them so no one would learn his identity; Su Lanqing realized something was wrong.

Su Qiao and Baili Han fled after Nie Feng escaped with Su Lanqing, then hurried to the Heaven Origin Sect. There, Elder Xin and Fairy Biyao learned from a recording that their daughter Yuer had been Soul Seized, leaving them devastated.

• Nie Feng used a Spatial Scroll to escape with Su Lanqing, and Baili Han could not pursue them.
• Su Qiao told Baili Han to take her mother and the Wet Nurse somewhere safe before they traveled to the Heaven Origin Sect.
• A disciple delivered Elder Xin an Engraving Stone and said its sender had directed him to the Su Family in Green Cloud City to find Yuer.
• Fairy Biyao watched the recording, which showed Yuer embracing another woman and calling her Mother.
• Elder Xin concluded that Yuer had been Soul Seized, and Fairy Biyao rejected the news in anguish.

Elder Xin and Biyao grieved Yuer’s death, then set out to retrieve her body and punish Su Lanqing. Su Qiao planned to watch the ensuing spectacle at the Su family, but Baili Han tried to stop her, leaving their disagreement unresolved.

• Elder Xin embraced Biyao and regretted allowing Yuer to enter the secret realm.
• Biyao blamed Su Lanqing for Yuer’s death and stormed off to retrieve her body, with Elder Xin pursuing her toward Green Cloud City.
• The eldest disciple hurried to inform the Sect Master, while Su Qiao revealed she had been hiding nearby.
• Su Qiao asked Baili Han to go with her to the Su family, but he refused because he feared she would look at Nie Feng.
• Su Qiao decided to go alone, and Baili Han anxiously grabbed her arm to stop her.