Chapter Summaries

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.

Baili Han embraced his new role as Su Qiao’s husband, charming Su Chengde and playfully teasing Su Qiao. After Su Chengde left Seven Swords Peak, Su Qiao thought about Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi’s expected return, while Baili Han joked that she was worried other women would pursue him.

• Baili Han promised Su Chengde he would prepare good food and spirit wine for them to share, then left to hunt after reminding Su Qiao to stay out of the wind.
• Su Chengde remarked that Baili Han’s personality had changed and asked whether he had chosen to cultivate as an Earth Immortal because of Su Qiao.
• Su Qiao said Baili Han was fine as he was, and Su Chengde urged her to keep watch over him before leaving Seven Swords Peak on his Flying Sword.
• Su Qiao gazed toward the Endless Sea and recalled that 444 had said Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi would return soon.
• Baili Han appeared beside Su Qiao, teased her about worrying that others would pursue him, and pretended that she had hurt his heart by pinching his cheek.

Su Qiao worried about Baili Han’s changing personality, while the two returned from hunting and discussed dinner. As Demonic Qi spread through the human realm, rumors about Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi’s survival and supposed treasures circulated, and people waited to see whether Immortal Venerable Baili would emerge.

• Baili Han showed Su Qiao the two animals he had hunted and offered to cook several dishes for dinner.
• Baili Han privately thought Su Qiao still had memories of her Past Life and wondered how she would react when his more domineering personality emerged.
• As Demonic Qi flooded the human realm, people spread rumors that Gu Nanyi possessed a Spatial Seed and Xi Muyun had survived and obtained an Immortal Pill.
• People debated whether Xi Muyun’s cultivation could have risen so quickly and whether an Immortal Pill could still hold its power after so long.
• After waiting for three days, the crowd wondered whether Immortal Venerable Baili would come out.

Su Qiao told the crowd that the failing seal between the Human Realm and the Demon Realm needed at least two Tribulation Transcending experts to reinforce it. She revealed that a second expert was about to appear, and Xi Muyun’s successful tribulation left the crowd wondering whether he could help save the human race.

• Su Qiao received word that Xi Muyun had returned and was about to undergo his tribulation.
• Baili Han and Su Qiao appeared before the mountain gate, and Su Qiao explained that reinforcing the seal required at least two Tribulation Transcending experts.
• Su Qiao told the crowd that a second Tribulation Transcending expert would soon appear.
• Dark clouds gathered as Xi Muyun underwent his final tribulation and successfully became an Earth Immortal.
• Su Qiao said Xi Muyun had survived the Endless Sea, entered the Ancient Mystic Realm, and obtained an Immortal Pill, prompting the crowd to reconsider the rumors about him.

Su Qiao convinced the major sects that Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi could help seal the passage between the Human Race and the Demon Race, while casting suspicion on Gu Nanyi. After the sect leaders departed to approach them, Su Qiao and Baili Han returned to Seven Swords Peak, where he asked if she meant to lure them into the passage.

• Su Qiao said Xi Muyun’s help could give them a chance to seal the passage before Demonic Qi spread across the human continent.
• Baili Han agreed to go if Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi were willing to help, and Su Qiao claimed Gu Nanyi’s Spatial Seed could seal the boundary wall forever.
• Su Qiao suggested Gu Nanyi might want to open the passage and hinted that she had ties to the Demon Race.
• The leaders of the major sects decided to leave with their disciples to seek Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi.
• Su Qiao and Baili Han returned to Seven Swords Peak, where Baili Han asked whether she wanted to lure them into the passage.

After sacrificing Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi to the seal, Su Qiao and Baili Han discussed their marriage before confronting the pair as they faced mounting attacks and blame for the seal’s damage. Su Qiao accused them of causing the human world’s suffering, while Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi still did not know she had arranged the obstacles against them.

• Baili Han asked Su Qiao when they would hold their Dao Companion ceremony and consummate their marriage, but she threatened to give him medicine.
• Xi Muyun and Gu Nanyi landed, unaware Su Qiao had arranged obstacles and assassination attempts against them.
• Xi Muyun killed several people who confronted him on the outskirts, prompting Su Qiao to arrive with Baili Han.
• Su Qiao reminded Xi Muyun that he had once used the same words against her and accused him and Gu Nanyi of secretly breaking the seal.
• Su Qiao blamed the pair for demonic corruption, attacks, and village massacres, and asked whether Gu Nanyi was a Demon Race spy.