Chapter Summaries

Su Miao, Jieyin, and Zhunti explored a Primordial battlefield, where Su Miao’s Merit Golden Wheel purified the Evil Qi and revealed ancient remains. After she captured another horde of Yin Spirits, they reached an area with a clearer view of a ruined palace.

• Su Miao caught the Soul-Absorbing Orb and explained that she planned to send its Yin Spirits to the Underworld for reincarnation and hard labor.
• Su Miao’s Merit Golden Wheel dissolved a wall of Evil Qi, revealing bones and shattered treasures across an ancient battlefield.
• Zhunti identified the site as a relic of the Dragon-Han Primordial Tribulation, and Su Miao briefly concealed that she had almost praised her disciples.
• Su Miao and her companions continued through the battlefield, passing ancient weapons and artifacts that she chose not to collect yet.
• Su Miao used the Soul-Absorbing Orb to capture more than a thousand Yin Spirits, and her Merit Golden Wheel purified the surrounding Evil Qi.
• The group passed beyond the densest Evil Qi and spotted the ruins of a shattered palace in the distance.

Su Miao found the God-Slaying Spear in the palace ruins and subdued its violent Artifact Spirit with her Purification Power. After cleansing an ancient remnant spirit that tried to possess her, she claimed the spear, leaving Zhunti astonished by how easily she had made it obey.

• Su Miao, Zhunti, and Jieyin discovered the God-Slaying Spear embedded in the ruins, and Zhunti identified it as a treasure once belonging to Demon Ancestor Luohu.
• The spear attacked Su Miao with killing intent, but her Merit Golden Wheel and Zhunti and Jieyin’s Buddha protections restrained it.
• A remnant spirit tried to seize Su Miao’s body, but Zhunti trapped it and Su Miao’s Merit Golden Wheel purified it, freeing it from its obsession.
• Su Miao gripped the God-Slaying Spear and used her Purification Power to overcome its Artifact Spirit, then claimed it as her own.
• Zhunti watched the spear become docile under Su Miao’s touch and asked if she treated all Spiritual Treasures that way.

Su Miao found the damaged World-Ending Black Lotus in the ruins, and it voluntarily recognized her as its master. She and Zhunti and Jieyin uncovered a sealed passage leading to an untouched treasury filled with ancient treasures and inheritance Jade Slips.

• Su Miao stored the God-Slaying Spear in the Chaos Bead and joked that its other inhabitants would keep it in line.
• Su Miao sensed a calling in the ruins and found the World-Ending Black Lotus among broken stones.
• The World-Ending Black Lotus recognized Su Miao as its master and settled beside the Pure World White Lotus in her sea of consciousness.
• Su Miao sensed something beneath the ruins, and Jieyin uncovered a hidden passage by breaking the formation on the stone slabs.
• Zhunti led Su Miao and Jieyin down the passage, where they opened a sealed stone gate.
• Su Miao entered an intact ancient treasury filled with rare treasures, spiritual materials, and inheritance Jade Slips.

Su Miao and Zhunti searched an ancient battlefield, collecting treasures and discovering five fragments of the Creation Jade Disk. After three years of exploration and purification, they prepared the Secret Realm for future disciple training, while Jieyin’s growing closeness to Su Miao remained unspoken.

• Su Miao collected ancient treasures, choosing items for the Three Pure Ones and preserving demonic cultivation manuals for study rather than practice.
• Zhunti explained that the Nine Devil Pagoda could provide real combat trials, and Su Miao took it to arrange training for the disciples through Xuandu.
• Jieyin gave Su Miao Innate Willow Branches, which Zhunti identified as valuable materials for crafting artifacts or external incarnations.
• Su Miao found five Creation Jade Disk fragments and stored them with the Jade Box inside the Chaos Bead to hide them from Hongjun.
• Over three years, Su Miao, Zhunti, and Jieyin explored the Ancient Battlefield, and Su Miao purified dense Evil Qi so the Secret Realm could safely host disciple training.
• Zhunti and Jieyin grew closer to Su Miao during their journey, and the chapter ended by noting that Jieyin had changed the most.

Su Miao, Zhunti, and Jieyin explored the ruins and Secret Realm together, growing more coordinated as they faced its dangers. After Jieyin staged an injury to draw Su Miao’s care, the trio continued purifying the realm’s Evil Qi, leaving more of it restored for future Disciples.

• Zhunti and Jieyin pulled Su Miao away from a hidden spatial rift, then competed over who had saved her first.
• Jieyin blocked a curse needle for Su Miao and pretended it had wounded him, while Zhunti recognized his self-inflicted injury ruse.
• Su Miao purified Jieyin’s supposed wound and healed it with Three Lights Divine Water.
• The trio swept through more than half the Secret Realm as Su Miao used her Merit Golden Wheel to purify Evil Qi and restore Vitality.
• Zhunti gazed at Su Miao affectionately, then looked away when she noticed him.

Su Miao and her Martial Uncles left the cleared Secret Realm with a great haul, leaving lesser treasures and Cultivation Methods for the Farm Teachings Disciples. As Su Miao explained why she wanted her Disciples to grow beyond her, she reflected on how the love of her Three Masters had allowed her to live freely and pass that care on to others.

• Su Miao listed the treasures she had collected, and Zhunti advised her to keep the items carrying heavy Evil Qi separated.
• Su Miao, Zhunti, and Jieyin left the Secret Realm, with Jieyin sealing its entrance behind them.
• Su Miao said she had left minor opportunities and Cultivation Methods for future Disciples, while taking only dangerous treasures from places dense with Evil Qi.
• Zhunti asked whether Su Miao would regret it when her Disciples grew up and left to travel; Su Miao said she wanted them to choose their own paths and fly farther than their teachers.
• Su Miao recalled how her parents had favored her older brother, then reflected that the love and freedom her Three Masters gave her had filled that childhood lack.

After returning from the Secret Realm, Su Miao accepted most of the treasures and remained on Spirit Mountain for several years, where she repeatedly lost at Go to Jieyin. After finally winning a handicapped game, she was offered lessons by Jieyin and Zhunti, but she began cheating when another game turned against her.

• Su Miao divided the Secret Realm treasures with Zhunti and Jieyin, who took only a few items and let her keep the rest.
• Su Miao stayed on Spirit Mountain for several years, playing Go with Jieyin while Zhunti accompanied them on the flute.
• Jieyin beat Su Miao in more than a hundred games, while she gradually learned to recognize his strategies.
• Su Miao won the one hundred and twenty-third game after Jieyin gave her a nine-stone handicap and made several useless moves.
• Zhunti offered to teach Su Miao the flute and Jieyin offered to teach her Go, but in a later game Su Miao decided to cheat rather than lose again.

Su Miao stayed on Spirit Mountain while Jieyin and Zhunti pursued her, but she pretended not to notice and remained determined to return to her work with the Farm Teachings. When Duobao returned with the other disciples and recognized Zhunti’s song of pursuit, he led them away from Lake Heart Island.

• Su Miao secretly used Space Law to move a Chess piece, but Jieyin reversed the board and turned her impending loss into a victory.
• Over several months, Jieyin and Zhunti competed for Su Miao’s attention through Chess, flute lessons, and Lotus Seed Soup, while she chose to play dumb.
• Zhunti played a piece called "Pursuit" and admitted he was pursuing someone; Jieyin said he was pursuing the same person, and Su Miao told them to keep pursuing while she watched the stars.
• Su Miao continued spending her days with Jieyin and Zhunti but resolved to stay single and return to her Masters in Kunlun to complete her work.
• Duobao returned to Spirit Mountain with the other Junior Brothers, recognized Zhunti’s flute piece, and led the group on a detour so they would not interrupt the three on Lake Heart Island.

Duobao reflected on Su Miao’s kindness and realized that both Zhunti and Jieyin had deep feelings for her. He hoped Su Miao would be happy, whoever she chose.

• Duobao returned to his quarters, put away the mission supplies and records, and sorted the Storage Bags and Jade Slips.
• Duobao remembered how Su Miao had comforted him in Kunlun after he lost a piece of Sun Essence Gold and gave him candy.
• Duobao recalled Zhunti’s unusual reaction to Su Miao’s flute melody and Jieyin’s lively chess game with her on Lake Heart Island.
• Duobao remembered Zhunti wishing Su Miao would live on Spirit Mountain and Jieyin sending her an Innate Spiritual Plant while claiming he had picked it up along the way.
• Duobao ate a piece of candy and recalled how Su Miao had supported him when he struggled to adjust to life on Spirit Mountain.
• Duobao concluded that Su Miao deserved the best and hoped she would be happy with whoever won her heart.

Su Miao visited the Western Branch Sect of the Farm Teachings, where she saw disciples and goods moving between the Main Altar and the Branch Sect. After checking that the sect was running smoothly and discussing plans for the Ancient Secret Realm, she returned to Spirit Mountain to see Duobao.

• Su Miao left Lake Heart Island and used a Teleportation Array to visit the Western Branch Sect on Spirit Mountain.
• The disciples recognized Su Miao and greeted her as she toured the sect and its marketplace.
• Su Miao inspected the Spirit Plant Garden, Alchemy Hall, and Artifact Forging Hall, finding everything in order.
• Su Miao spoke with Muhe and told him about the Ancient Secret Realm, asking him to coordinate future plans with the Main Altar's Elders and Hall Masters.
• As more people gathered around her in the marketplace, Su Miao returned to Spirit Mountain to chat with Duobao.

Su Miao visited Duobao on Spirit Mountain and found him settled into his role overseeing the Western Teachings’ daily affairs. After several peaceful months with Zhunti and Jieyin, she received news that the Qilin Clan had joined the Farm Teachings, leaving her to decide whether to return.

• Su Miao visited Duobao, who told her he was living well and managing the Branch Sect’s daily affairs.
• Duobao reminded Su Miao that Zhunti and Jieyin cared deeply about her, and she acknowledged this without sharing their feelings.
• Su Miao praised the Branch Sect’s hardworking disciples, and Duobao credited their character and diligence.
• Su Miao settled into a routine of spending her mornings, afternoons, and evenings with Jieyin and Zhunti on Spirit Mountain.
• Bai Yan contacted Su Miao through a Communication Jade Talisman and announced that the Qilin Clan had joined the Farm Teachings, asking whether she would return.

Su Miao learned that only seventeen Kirin remained and went with Zhunti and Jieyin to meet them as they sought refuge with Farm Teachings. Qi Yuan waited anxiously in Tai'an Realm, believing the sect was the Kirin race’s only hope.

• Zhunti told Su Miao that fewer than twenty Kirin remained and explained that they had suffered losses in the clan wars and struggled to reproduce.
• Su Miao set off to meet the Kirin with Zhunti and Jieyin, who promised to stand behind her and let her handle the talks.
• As they left the peaceful island, Zhunti told Su Miao she could be its owner, and she hurried away without answering.
• In Tai'an Realm, Qi Yuan explained to the younger Kirin that their race had no path forward except to seek Farm Teachings’ protection.
• Qi Yuan reassured a young Kirin girl that the Great Emperor would accept them, though he admitted their survival depended on her decision.

The Kirin race sought refuge in Farm Teachings, offering its remaining treasures in exchange for protection and more places in the sect. Su Miao insisted that they follow the same process as the Dragon and Phoenix races, while Ao Qin and Kong Xuan reminded Qi Yuan of the Kirin race’s past decision to hide during the War of the Three Clans.

• Qi Yuan arrived at the Myriad Manifestations Hall with the Kirin race’s remaining sixteen members and asked Su Miao to let them enter Farm Teachings under her protection.
• Qi Yuan presented the Kirin race’s treasures, and Su Miao judged them valuable but inferior to what the Phoenix race had offered.
• Qi Yuan asked whether the Kirin race could receive more places by offering twice as many treasures, but Su Miao said they would follow the same process as the Dragon and Phoenix races.
• Ao Qin mocked the Kirin race for hiding in the mountains after the War of the Three Clans, while Kong Xuan remarked that the Phoenix race had endured and been reborn.
• Qi Yuan faced the shame of the Kirin race’s past choices and its present weakness, with no promising new generation to replace its old and wounded members.

Su Miao required the Kirin race to follow the same admission rules as the Dragon and Phoenix races, despite their dwindling numbers and heavy Karmic Debt. Qi Yuan accepted four spots in the Atonement Assessment, while Su Miao and the others doubted many Kirin would pass the Heart Questioning Array.

• A young Fire Kirin challenged Su Miao, and she asked why only seventeen Kirin remained, silencing him.
• Qi Yuan offered to submit the entire Kirin race but asked for an exception; Su Miao, Ao Qin, and Kong Xuan insisted the Kirin must complete both the Atonement Assessment and the Heart Questioning Array.
• Qi Yuan acknowledged that he had been trapped by obsession, and Su Miao granted the Kirin four spots in the Atonement Assessment.
• The young Fire Kirin left determined to pass the Heart Questioning Array, while Zhunti, Jieyin, and Ao Qin predicted that few or none of the Kirin would succeed.
• Su Miao explained that the Dragon and Phoenix races had developed resilience and sacrifice through hardship, whereas the Kirin's long seclusion had weakened their character.

Su Miao approved four Qilins for the Atonement Exam, including the timid and unusual Si Bu Xiang, but refused Qi Yuan’s request for another spot. As the four waited outside the hall, Yan Lie challenged Si Bu Xiang’s right to take part.

• Qi Yuan presented the names of four Qilins to Su Miao, who recognized Si Bu Xiang as the First Kirin’s son.
• Su Miao sent the four Qilins to the Heart Questioning Array and refused Qi Yuan’s request for an additional spot.
• Zhunti, Jieyin, Ao Qin, and Kong Xuan defended Su Miao’s decision and recalled how the Dragon and Phoenix races had joined Farm Teachings.
• Qi Yuan led the four Qilins outside, where Yan Lie argued that Si Bu Xiang would disgrace the Kirin race and waste a spot.

Qi Yuan gave Si Bu Xiang a chance to enter the Heart Questioning Array despite the Kirin clan’s low opinion of him. The three celebrated young Kirin failed, while Si Bu Xiang passed, leaving Yan Lie furious and accusing the array of being broken.

• Qi Yuan rebuked a young Fire Kirin for insulting Si Bu Xiang and ordered Si Bu Xiang to stand at the front of the group.
• Zhunti and Jieyin objected to the Kirin’s insult, while Su Miao reminded Zhunti to watch his image.
• Yan Lie, Lan Xin, and Qing Ya entered the Heart Questioning Array but were all sent back after failing its trials.
• Si Bu Xiang persevered through the array and passed, then respectfully reported his success to Su Miao.
• Yan Lie rose in anger and accused the Heart Questioning Array of being broken.

Si Bu Xiang passed the Heart Questioning Array and became a Farm Teachings Disciple after facing the painful memories of his rejection by the Kirin race. As the Kirin clan departed, Si Bu Xiang resolved to take his fate into his own hands.

• Su Miao had Yan Lie enter the Heart Questioning Array again, but it threw him out, and Zhunti told him that his heart—not the array—was broken.
• Su Miao rebuked the three failed Qilin for valuing talent over character, while Qi Yuan realized he had misjudged Si Bu Xiang.
• Si Bu Xiang faced illusions of his father's and clansmen's contempt, affirmed his wish to learn Artifact Refining, and passed the array.
• Su Miao welcomed Si Bu Xiang into Farm Teachings and promised to protect him, moving him to tears.
• Qi Yuan urged Si Bu Xiang to earn Merit for the Kirin race, but Si Bu Xiang grew distant as Qi Yuan led the clan away.
• Si Bu Xiang held the hand Su Miao had taken and resolved to control his own fate.

After the Kirin clan rejected Si Bu Xiang, Su Miao welcomed him into Farm Teachings, gave him the name Linsheng, and promised to protect him. Linsheng found a place to belong, while Su Miao rejected the suggestion that she had taken him in to secure his loyalty.

• Qi Yuan left with the three eliminated Qilin, while Si Bu Xiang realized he no longer needed his clan's approval.
• Zhunti suggested that Si Bu Xiang study under Kong Xuan, but Su Miao decided Bai Yan would understand him better.
• Su Miao asked Si Bu Xiang whether he liked his name, and he admitted that he hated the insulting nickname his clan had given him.
• Su Miao named him Linsheng, accepted him as a Farm Teachings Disciple, and told him to invoke her name if anyone bullied him.
• Zhunti and Jieyin remarked that Linsheng would be devoted to Su Miao, but she insisted she had taken him in because he was a person who deserved care, not as a tool.

The Prehistoric World had recovered into a peaceful age, and Taihao set out to travel after leaving seclusion, hoping to experience the world Miao Heng had restored. Nuwa watched over him from Wa Huang Palace as he followed a great river, unaware of her constant attention.

• Farm Teachings Disciples helped restore the Prehistoric World, while Linsheng became well-liked after Bai Yan spread a dramatic tale about his past.
• Taihao emerged from seclusion at Golden Immortal Mid-stage and heard about Linsheng from his fellow disciples.
• Taihao received Hall Master Wen Shou Zhuo's permission to travel and memorized the sect's precautions before setting out.
• Taihao followed a great river, observing the natural world and reflecting on how cultivation extended beyond secluded practice.
• Nuwa watched Taihao's journey through a water screen, keeping her gaze on him like a mother seeing her child leave home.

Taihao invented the tao xun while traveling, and the Heavenly Dao rewarded his musical creation with Golden Light of Merit that raised his cultivation to Golden Immortal Peak. Nuwa watched proudly through the water screen, but her smile faded at the end.

• Taihao realized that music could ease the Human Race's labor and began shaping clay into an instrument beside a river.
• After several days of trial and error, Taihao made a tao xun, played it for nearby workers, and gave the first one to a dark-faced man when it cracked.
• Taihao made five tao xuns and played melodies inspired by the sounds of nature until the Heavenly Dao bestowed Golden Light of Merit upon him.
• Taihao's cultivation rose from Golden Immortal Mid-stage to Golden Immortal Peak, and the workers praised him for bringing merit to the Human Race.
• Taihao continued on his journey while Nuwa watched him through a water screen in Wa Huang Palace and felt proud before her smile faded.