Chapter Summaries

Su Qiao exposed Gu Nanyi’s Jade Phoenix Marrow Pure Yin Physique, drawing the crowd’s attention and provoking Xi Muyun. She condemned him for attacking her and resolved to drive him from the Qingtian Sect, while Su Chengde decided to support her.

• Su Qiao explained Gu Nanyi’s physique, and Baili Jing clarified that its energy could be absorbed to increase cultivation but would leave an unstable foundation.
• The crowd learned Gu Nanyi had the Pure Yin Physique, and covetous cultivators began eyeing her despite Baili Jing’s presence.
• Xi Muyun called Su Qiao despicable, and Zhong Lihan angrily insulted him before Su Qiao stopped him from attacking.
• Su Qiao accused Xi Muyun of betraying her father and declared that the Qingtian Sect had no place for him.
• Su Chengde saw his daughter’s pain and resolved to help her turn against Xi Muyun.

Su Decheng expelled Xi Muyun from the Qingtian Sect after he attacked Su Qiao, and the elders supported the decision because they distrusted his origins. Su Qiao accepted the outcome and warned Xi Muyun to reconsider whether Gu Nanyi was truly the person he believed her to be.

• Su Decheng told Xi Muyun that he was no longer his disciple and that the Qingtian Sect could not keep him.
• Xi Muyun asked whether Su Decheng was expelling him, while Su Decheng blamed his betrayal on his pursuit of a woman.
• Peak Master Bai refused to take Xi Muyun as his disciple, and the Grand Elder agreed with Su Decheng's decision.
• Su Decheng told Su Qiao he would handle any consequences if she chose to hit Xi Muyun or Gu Nanyi.
• Su Qiao told Xi Muyun she would not attack them yet and urged him to question whether Gu Nanyi was still the person he liked.

After the Sect Competition, Su Qiao left with Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing, while Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi prepared to leave Qingtian Sect together. Gu Nanyi secretly went to Seven Swords Peak before departing, where Baili Jing confronted her at the mountain gate.

• Su Qiao warned Xi Muyun to see Gu Nanyi clearly, then left with Zhong Lihan and Baili Jing.
• Xi Muyun questioned Gu Nanyi about her hostility toward Su Qiao and her decision to test Zhong Lihan.
• Xi Muyun said he had to leave Qingtian Sect and asked Gu Nanyi to go with him; she agreed after weighing the danger of staying.
• Gu Nanyi secretly went to Seven Swords Peak and sent Baili Jing a Sound Transmission Talisman.
• Baili Jing appeared at the mountain gate instead of letting Gu Nanyi enter and asked if she was threatening him.

Gu Nanyi told Baili Jing that he was the first Abyssal Demon and should unify the Six Realms, but he dismissed her claims and left. As Xi Muyun and the others departed Qingtian Sect, Su Qiao revealed that she had already sent a Spirit Butterfly to track them.

• Gu Nanyi endured Baili Jing’s pressure and urged him to reclaim his identity and abandon romance so he could unify the Six Realms.
• Baili Jing questioned Gu Nanyi’s claims and suggested she needed a physician, then left through the mountain gate’s Defense Formation.
• Gu Nanyi watched Baili Jing go and angrily vowed that he would regret rejecting her.
• 444 asked Su Qiao why she had not pursued Xi Muyun and the others, who had left Qingtian Sect.
• Su Qiao explained that she had sent a Spirit Butterfly after them and described how the ancient tracking creatures could fly fast and turn invisible.

After learning that Gu Nanyi had found a way to open the passage between the human and Demon Races, Su Qiao went to stop her and used colorful Signal Flares to draw powerful cultivators to the cave. The arrivals searched for the supposed treasure, while Gu Nanyi remained inside.

• 444 alerted Su Qiao that Gu Nanyi had found a way to open the passage between the human and Demon Races.
• Su Qiao called Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan and followed Spirit Butterfly to a cave in a northwestern valley, where Gu Nanyi had entered.
• Su Qiao obtained colorful Signal Flares from the System Store and set them off above the nearby mountains.
• The bright explosions attracted several powerful auras, and Su Qiao brought Baili Jing and Zhong Lihan to join the crowd.
• The newcomers asked where the treasure was and whether someone had already taken it.

Su Qiao exposed Gu Nanyi’s attempt to break the seal on a passage to the Demon Realm, forcing her and a masked man to escape with a Spatial Scroll. After returning to Qingtian Sect, Su Qiao noticed that one of her companions was missing and confronted the man who looked like Baili Jing.

• A sect elder detected dense Demonic Qi in the valley and realized someone was trying to break the seal on a passage to the Demon Realm.
• Gu Nanyi struggled to undo the formidable seal, then tried to escape with an invisibility talisman when cultivators discovered her in the cave.
• Su Qiao identified Gu Nanyi and accused her of trying to let the Demon Race into the human world.
• A masked man appeared beside Gu Nanyi, took her away with a Spatial Scroll, and the cultivators pursued them.
• Su Qiao celebrated having set Gu Nanyi up and returned to Qingtian Sect with her companions.
• Su Qiao noticed that one person was missing and questioned the man who looked like Baili Jing.

Su Qiao confronted Zhong Lihan about disguising himself as Baili Jing, and he admitted he wanted to stay by her side and protect her openly. He persisted in holding her close and teasing her, while Su Qiao threatened him with a medicinal powder.

• Su Qiao recognized Zhong Lihan beneath his white robes and asked why he was imitating Baili Jing.
• Zhong Lihan admitted he had disguised himself so he could protect Su Qiao openly, and said Baili Jing had gone to look for spirit fruit.
• Zhong Lihan caught Su Qiao's hands and pulled her into his arms despite her protests.
• Su Qiao threatened to use medicinal powder on Zhong Lihan, but he teased her that she would help him detoxify it.
• Zhong Lihan told Su Qiao he could feel that she liked him and that his own feelings were enough even if she did not.

Zhong Lihan promised to cook for Su Qiao and agreed to make the complicated dishes she demanded. He left her to learn the recipes from the Qingtian Sect kitchen staff, then prepared to cook them himself.

• Su Qiao ordered Zhong Lihan to make honey-glazed braised pork, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, and Three Delicacies Soup that day.
• Zhong Lihan struggled to figure out how to make the dishes and decided to learn from the kitchen staff.
• Zhong Lihan ordered the fat head chef to prepare all three dishes and explain every step.
• The fat head chef cooked while Zhong Lihan listened closely, then fled the kitchen after Zhong Lihan dismissed him.

Zhong Lihan repeatedly failed to cook a meal, then made two Inner Disciples taste his food and demanded they stop eating so his woman could have some. The Sect Master arrived as the disciples sought help.

• Zhong Lihan made several failed attempts at cooking, leaving his mouth numb from tasting the results.
• Two Inner Disciples arrived, and Zhong Lihan ordered them to eat the dishes and soup.
• The disciples praised the food despite its taste, and Zhong Lihan offered them Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs to try.
• Zhong Lihan pulled the ribs away when the disciples ate too much, saying his woman needed to eat them.
• The Sect Master appeared, and the two frightened disciples ran to him for help.

Zhong Lihan tried to improve his cooking and made Su Chengde taste his dishes for advice. He left for another attempt, confident that he could get the recipes right.

• Su Chengde arrived at the main kitchen and saw Zhong Lihan scolding two junior disciples for eating the dishes he had made.
• Su Chengde dismissed the frightened disciples, but Zhong Lihan insisted on cooking the dishes himself again.
• Zhong Lihan made Su Chengde taste the remaining sweet and sour pork ribs and braised pork, and Su Chengde suggested adjustments to both.
• Encouraged by Su Chengde's specific advice, Zhong Lihan began his sixth attempt and soon prepared two dishes and a soup.
• Zhong Lihan put the food into his Spatial Ring, washed his hands, and invited the silent Su Chengde to eat with him.

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.