Chapter Summaries

Beitang Xing tried to recruit Lu Hou'er by promising him a Heaven-Piercing Pill that could extend his life by sixty years. Lu Hou'er, shaken by a mysterious voice, asked Beitang Xing to prove his identity before he risked his life for him.

• Beitang Xing offered Lu Hou'er a Heaven-Piercing Pill in exchange for helping him win Tan Cai'er.
• Lu Hou'er questioned whether Beitang Xing would really provide a pill capable of adding a full sixty-year cycle to his lifespan.
• A familiar voice sounded beside Lu Hou'er, startling him and making him search for its source.
• Beitang Xing mistook Lu Hou'er's reaction for dissatisfaction and considered abducting Tan Cai'er, while fearing Tan Changming's retaliation.
• Lu Hou'er regained his composure and asked Beitang Xing for proof of his imperial-clan identity or another recognizable token before agreeing to help.

Beitang Xing gave Lu Hou'er the Chilong Jade Disk as a token while promising him a Heaven-Piercing Pill in exchange for help winning Tan Cai'er. After Beitang Xing left, Meng Zhao appeared with the disk, and Lu Hou'er collapsed in fear over his disloyal conduct.

• Beitang Xing decided to placate Lu Hou'er with a token while secretly planning to kill him after securing Tan Cai'er’s Phoenix Physique.
• Beitang Xing handed Lu Hou'er the Chilong Jade Disk and promised to help him obtain a Heaven-Piercing Pill if he helped win Tan Cai'er’s heart.
• Lu Hou'er accepted the bargain, agreeing to help Beitang Xing once and keep the matter secret.
• Beitang Xing departed, and Lu Hou'er reflected on the imperial clan’s power as he held the jade disk.
• The Chilong Jade Disk vanished from Lu Hou'er’s hand, and Meng Zhao appeared in Beitang Xing’s chair holding it.
• Lu Hou'er fell to his knees before Meng Zhao, terrified that his compromise with Beitang Xing would be treated as disloyalty.

Meng Zhao forgave Lu Hou'er for deceiving Beitang Xing and explained the Chilong Jade Disk's powers. He saw the disk as a chance to draw Bei Tangsu out of Divine Saber Hall, while wondering whether his recent good fortune came from the treasures and fate he had gained at Lishou Mountain.

• Meng Zhao told Lu Hou'er that he would spare him, but warned him not to repeat his mistake.
• Lu Hou'er blamed Beitang Xing and tried to shift Meng Zhao's anger toward the Twelfth Prince.
• Meng Zhao explained that the Chilong Jade Disk contained an Imperial Clan restriction activated by the Ziwei World-Shining Art and could also nourish the body and enhance spiritual insight.
• Lu Hou'er questioned the disk's usefulness to Meng Zhao, but Meng Zhao declared it immensely valuable as proof of Imperial Clan identity.
• Meng Zhao realized he could use the Chilong Jade Disk to lure Bei Tangsu out of Divine Saber Hall and wondered whether his extraordinary luck was tied to his gains at Lishou Mountain.

Meng Zhao explained how he planned to use the Chilong Jade Disk and Beitang Xing to lure Bei Tangsu out of the Divine Saber Hall, while turning Beitang Xing’s designs on Tan Cai'er into an opportunity to remove both men. He left Lu Hou'er to play along, determined to secure Tan Cai'er as his future wife and eliminate the danger Beitang Xing posed.

• Meng Zhao told Lu Hou'er that the Chilong Jade Disk would help him use Beitang Xing to lure Bei Tangsu out of the Divine Saber Hall and kill him.
• Lu Hou'er worried that he had agreed to help Beitang Xing scheme against Tan Cai'er, but Meng Zhao told him to make a show of helping and said he would arrange matters with Tan Cai'er.
• Meng Zhao reconsidered his fear of the Imperial Clan and resolved that he could take action against Bei Tangsu without being paralyzed by the possible consequences.
• Meng Zhao considered killing Bei Tangsu and then using his identity to kill Beitang Xing, making the deaths appear to be an internal Imperial Clan conflict.
• Meng Zhao revealed that Beitang Xing had touched his reverse scale by pursuing Tan Cai'er, and planned to eliminate him before arranging a marriage alliance with her.

Tan Cai'er was ambushed and had her acupoints sealed while she sat on the roof of Lu Family Manor, but Meng Zhao appeared and released her. Their teasing reunion left Tan Cai'er unexpectedly bashful around him.

• Tan Cai'er climbed onto the roof to collect herself after the night's events and was unable to sleep.
• An unseen attacker sealed Tan Cai'er's acupoints, leaving her unable to break free or defend herself.
• Meng Zhao emerged beside Tan Cai'er through a distortion in the air and looked her over with satisfaction.
• Meng Zhao pinched Tan Cai'er's cheek, greeted her, and released her acupoints.
• Tan Cai'er slapped his hand away and teased Meng Zhao for sneaking out to bully her, while feeling an unfamiliar bashfulness around him.

Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er confirmed that their physiques had drawn them together, and Tan Cai'er admitted she had sent Zhu'er to him because she sensed his potential. Meng Zhao wanted to secure their marriage alliance quickly so he could focus on building his power.

• Meng Zhao clasped Tan Cai'er's hand and told her that he believed they were meant for each other.
• Meng Zhao activated his Purple Origin Dragon Blood, stirring Tan Cai'er's Phoenix Physique and confirming the connection between them.
• Tan Cai'er admitted she had sensed Meng Zhao's extraordinary physique and sent Zhu'er to his side, while revealing that she had concealed her Phoenix Physique through a secret technique.
• Tan Cai'er asked Meng Zhao to approach her more gently and romantically, but Meng Zhao prioritized his career and the political and military advantages of marrying her.

Meng Zhao explained to Tan Cai'er why he could not pursue romance while their situation remained dangerous, then revealed his recent actions and the powerful resources he had gained. Tan Cai'er learned that Meng Zhao was the Great Grandmaster behind Lu Hou'er and Old Blade Zhao, and the chapter left her with the truth about his ambitions and the Emperor Tablet Space.

• Meng Zhao told Tan Cai'er that he wanted to build their relationship but had to focus on the dangers threatening them and their families.
• Tan Cai'er questioned whether the danger was truly serious and guessed that Meng Zhao was Lu Hou'er's new master and had helped Old Blade Zhao defeat Gu Li.
• Tan Cai'er considered how Phoenix's Arrival could combine her Phoenix Physique with Meng Zhao's Dragon Body to rapidly raise her cultivation.
• Meng Zhao admitted her guesses were correct and recounted his actions from Lingwu City through his arrival in Kaiming City.
• Meng Zhao disclosed the Emperor Tablet Space and his gains from Lishou Mountain, including the Hidden Dragon Vein and Sheji Cauldron, hoping to show Tan Cai'er his sincerity and secure the Tan Family's help against the Beitang Family.

Tan Cai'er explained the Tan Family's influence within the Divine Saber Hall and warned Meng Zhao that harming Bei Tangsu could provoke the sect's retaliation. Meng Zhao questioned why Tan Changming supported Bei Tangsu's rise, and Tan Cai'er said her grandfather placed the Divine Saber Hall's chance to command Demonic Saber Jingqing above all else.

• Tan Cai'er recalled how Tan Changming's ties to the Divine Saber Hall had built the Tan faction's influence and helped people such as Old Blade Zhao enter the sect.
• Tan Cai'er expressed anger at Beitang Xing for targeting her with schemes and said she regarded the Beitang Imperial Clan as an enemy.
• Tan Cai'er warned Meng Zhao that Bei Tangsu's mastery of the Eight Demonic Saber Techniques and support from the Divine Saber Hall's higher-ups made him dangerous to attack.
• Meng Zhao promised not to act without certainty and asked why Tan Changming would support someone who might later challenge his authority in Yanzhou.
• Tan Cai'er said her mother had repeatedly urged Tan Changming to deal with Bei Tangsu, but he refused because the Divine Saber Hall's members prioritized finding someone to command Demonic Saber Jingqing.

Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er grew closer, then discussed Beitang Xing’s designs on her and the danger posed by her Phoenix Physique. Meng Zhao resolved to eliminate Beitang Xing in Yanzhou before he could seek an imperial marriage decree or abduct Tan Cai'er.

• Meng Zhao told Tan Cai'er to keep some details from Tan Changming, and she agreed.
• Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er kissed and acknowledged their feelings for each other.
• Tan Cai'er warned Meng Zhao that Beitang Xing might exploit their staged collaboration, and Meng Zhao promised to watch over her.
• Meng Zhao suspected that Beitang Xing’s adviser had identified Tan Cai'er’s Phoenix Physique and urged the prince to pursue her for its benefits to his imperial destiny.
• Tan Cai'er explained how her Phoenix Physique and secret art could strengthen Beitang Xing’s dragon qi, and Meng Zhao decided Beitang Xing had to be killed in Yanzhou.

Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er sought Monk Huikong's help with their plans against Beitang Xing and Bei Tangsu. Monk Huikong congratulated them on their union and gave them the Two Hearts Rope, a treasure that could connect their minds and combine their strength in a crisis.

• Tan Cai'er agreed to follow Meng Zhao's arrangements, and he said he would visit her family and ask Monk Huikong for help.
• Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er secretly went to the rear courtyard pavilion to meet Monk Huikong.
• Monk Huikong appeared before them using a Heavenly Being ability and congratulated Meng Zhao on his marriage to Tan Cai'er, who had a Phoenix Physique.
• Monk Huikong gave Meng Zhao the Two Hearts Rope and explained that it could let deeply connected lovers communicate across a hundred li and combine their strength once in an emergency.

Meng Zhao introduced Tan Cai'er to Monk Huikong, then revealed that Beitang Xing had secretly ordered Lu Hou'er to deceive her. Monk Huikong agreed not to interfere with Meng Zhao's plans for Beitang Xing and promised to end the Pudu Cult's hostility once Meng Zhao handed over Zhou Wangqiao.

• Meng Zhao introduced Tan Cai'er to Monk Huikong as his fiancée, and Huikong greeted her respectfully.
• Meng Zhao asked whether Huikong had noticed Beitang Xing making a covert move during the night.
• Huikong recalled a brief lapse in his awareness while his Primordial Spirit roamed the great thousand worlds and suspected Beitang Xing had used a secret treasure to hide his tracks.
• Meng Zhao told Huikong that Beitang Xing had entered Lu Hou'er's bedchamber and ordered him to win Tan Cai'er's heart through deception.
• Huikong said he would not interfere with Meng Zhao's handling of Beitang Xing, as long as Meng Zhao honored their agreement concerning the Demon Lord Xingtian.
• Huikong promised to persuade the Pudu Cult to make peace with Meng Zhao after Meng Zhao handed Zhou Wangqiao over to him.

Meng Zhao discussed a plan with Monk Huikong to lure Beitang Su out of Divine Saber Hall and kill him alongside Beitang Xing, then conceal the truth. Huikong agreed to help and prepare the Pudu Cult for the turmoil that might follow.

• Tan Cai'er celebrated after Monk Huikong and Meng Zhao aligned against Beitang Xing.
• Meng Zhao explained his suspicion that Beitang Su's mastery of the Eight Demonic Saber Techniques came from a powerful figure connected to the Heavenly Demon Palace or Chiyou's inheritance.
• Meng Zhao proposed luring Beitang Su out of Divine Saber Hall using Beitang Xing's name, killing both men, and framing Beitang Su for Beitang Xing's death.
• Monk Huikong approved the plan and offered the Pudu Cult's assistance because he wanted to learn more about the demonic figure behind Beitang Su.
• Meng Zhao asked Monk Huikong to follow his precautions and prepare the Pudu Cult for upheaval, and Huikong agreed.

Meng Zhao secretly orchestrated Bei Tangsu’s growing relationship with Tan Cai'er while developing the Mind-Reading Great Law and impersonating Bei Tangsu. Tan Cai'er struck Meng Zhao after mistaking him for Bei Tangsu, then worried she had hurt him.

• Bei Tangsu grew closer to Tan Cai'er through Lu Hou'er's plans, unaware that Meng Zhao, Monk Huikong, and Tan Cai'er were carrying out Meng Zhao's scheme.
• Gong Huai left Kaiming City for Divine Saber Hall to test whether Meng Zhao's plan could lure out Bei Tangsu.
• Meng Zhao stayed at Lu Family Manor, watched Bei Tangsu, and deduced the Mind-Reading Great Law with the Heaven-Illuminating Divine Mirror.
• Tan Cai'er entered the room Lu Hou'er had prepared for Meng Zhao, where Meng Zhao embraced and kissed her while disguised as Bei Tangsu.
• Tan Cai'er mistook Meng Zhao for Bei Tangsu and struck him with the Lightning Tread Palm before he changed back into his own appearance.
• Tan Cai'er recognized Meng Zhao and worried that her forceful palm had injured him.

Meng Zhao explained how he had perfected his imitation of Beitang Xing and revealed his plan to kill him, take his place, and frame Bei Tangsu. He reassured Tan Cai'er that his newly created Mind-Reading Great Law could expose Beitang Xing's secrets, leaving their scheme poised to proceed.

• Meng Zhao told Tan Cai'er that her Lightning Tread Palm could barely injure him because her cultivation was still too low.
• Meng Zhao explained that careful observation and his martial arts allowed him to imitate Beitang Xing's appearance, mannerisms, and aura.
• Tan Cai'er questioned whether Meng Zhao's plan was safe because she still did not know what hidden Trump Card Beitang Xing possessed.
• Meng Zhao described how he planned to kill Beitang Xing, impersonate him, kill Bei Tangsu, and make Bei Tangsu take the blame.
• Meng Zhao revealed that his Mind-Reading Great Law could seize memories from living people or recently dead bodies, giving him confidence that Beitang Xing would be useful to his scheme.

Meng Zhao and Tan Cai'er considered the Mind-Reading Great Law’s power to steal identities, memories, martial arts, and secrets, and the danger it posed to the world. Meng Zhao claimed he remained himself, but warned that absorbing too many memories could overwhelm his own identity.

• Meng Zhao imagined using the Mind-Reading Great Law to replace powerful people and take their resources, identities, and martial arts.
• Tan Cai'er recognized that Meng Zhao could use the technique to gather martial knowledge, influence, and secrets, and worried about his growing ambition.
• Tan Cai'er asked how Meng Zhao’s state of mind might change as his cultivation and ability advanced.
• Meng Zhao acknowledged that the technique had already altered how he viewed conquest and other people, whom he increasingly saw as tools.
• Meng Zhao reassured Tan Cai'er that the Mind-Reading Great Law had restrictions and said that absorbing too many memories could make him lose track of whether he was still Meng Zhao.

Meng Zhao used the Mind-Reading Great Law, powered by the Heaven-Illuminating Divine Mirror, to search people's memories and secretly hid from Tan Cai'er that the art posed him no risk. He tested it on the captured Six-Hit Loose Hand, a Peak Innate Master, and left the man moving like a puppet under his control.

• Meng Zhao reassured Tan Cai'er that he could manage the dangers of absorbing memories, while concealing that the Heaven-Illuminating Divine Mirror protected him from any backlash.
• Tan Cai'er brought Meng Zhao the unconscious Six-Hit Loose Hand, whom Lu Hou'er had captured with Meng Zhao's secret assistance.
• Meng Zhao explained that previous tests had sometimes damaged subjects' minds, but he believed his increasingly refined technique could handle a Peak Innate Master.
• Meng Zhao sent purple radiance from his eyes into Six-Hit Loose Hand, causing the unconscious man to stand and walk stiffly toward him.
• Tan Cai'er watched in alarm as Meng Zhao controlled the master without using internal force or Qi and Blood Power.

Meng Zhao used the Mind-Reading Great Law to uncover a Peak Innate Master’s memories and learned that the man had murdered his master to marry his master’s daughter. After Tan Cai'er urged him to kill the man, Meng Zhao killed him and gave her the location of his hidden fortune.

• Meng Zhao poured Mind-Reading Power into the man’s mind and explored decades of memories in moments.
• Meng Zhao told Tan Cai'er that the man had murdered his master, framed and killed his junior martial brother, and married his master’s daughter.
• Tan Cai'er said the man deserved to die, and Meng Zhao smashed the man’s skull with a finger flick.
• Meng Zhao wrote down the address of the man’s secret fortune and asked Tan Cai'er to have Lu Hou'er retrieve it.

Meng Zhao hesitated over whether to kill Beitang Xing before or after attacking Bei Tangsu, while Beitang Xing sought Master Liu’s advice on winning Tan Cai’er’s affection before Meng Zhao returned. The chapter left Beitang Xing waiting to hear Master Liu’s guidance.

• Tan Cai'er warned Meng Zhao that he needed to decide how to deal with Beitang Xing before impersonating him to ambush Bei Tangsu, and Meng Zhao said he would wait until he understood Beitang Xing’s background.
• Old Daoist Liu told Beitang Xing that Tan Cai'er's secret art had sealed her Phoenix Physique and that unlocking it could bring great benefits.
• Beitang Xing admitted he wanted to speed up his progress with Tan Cai'er because Meng Zhao might return and interfere.
• Old Daoist Liu questioned whether Tan Cai'er had truly fallen for Beitang Xing, then agreed to offer him guidance.

Beitang Xing sought Old Daoist Liu’s advice on securing Tan Cai'er and protecting her Phoenix Physique from Meng Zhao. Old Daoist Liu urged him to return to Imperial Capital City and openly seek a marriage grant, but Beitang Xing remained reluctant to leave Yanzhou and risk losing Tan Cai'er.

• Beitang Xing asked Old Daoist Liu to advise him on how to proceed.
• Old Daoist Liu urged Beitang Xing to escape to Imperial Capital City and ask Beitang Sheng for a marriage grant instead of relying on schemes.
• Beitang Xing explained that Beitang Sheng might refuse, Meng Zhao could take Tan Cai'er while he was away, and a marriage grant would not guarantee Tan Cai'er herself.
• Old Daoist Liu asked whether Beitang Xing could deal with Meng Zhao, and Beitang Xing said he could escape a direct attack but would not leave Old Daoist Liu and Tan Cai'er behind.

Beitang Xing told Old Daoist Liu about his Sky Shuttle and Three Treasures Exquisite Creation Pagoda, then heard a plan to send Tan Cai'er away before Meng Zhao could approach her. He remained reluctant to use his precious Sky Shuttle and had not decided whether to follow the plan.

• Beitang Xing revealed that his Sky Shuttle could cross a hundred li instantly and his Three Treasures Exquisite Creation Pagoda could withstand three strikes from a Celestial Being.
• Old Daoist Liu judged that the treasures would help Beitang Xing escape but would not let him fight Meng Zhao, and proposed secretly sending Tan Cai'er away before returning with her to Imperial Capital City.
• Beitang Xing brightened at the plan, seeing that Tan Cai'er could avoid Meng Zhao and that their return together would strengthen the prospect of a marriage bestowed by Beitang Sheng.
• Beitang Xing asked what would happen to Old Daoist Liu if he left, and Old Daoist Liu said he could seek shelter under Meng Zhao and reunite with Beitang Xing later.
• Beitang Xing remained unsure whether to follow the plan because he was unwilling to spend his rare, one-use Sky Shuttle without absolute necessity.