Chapter Summaries

Su Zhiqing punished Yan Baishuang and tried to reclaim her Water Spirit Root, only to learn that Zi Yu had used it to forge a divine artifact for her. As Su Zhiqing and Zi Yu prepared to leave the Qingyuan Sect, an elder stopped them.

• Su Zhiqing admitted she was wrong to offer herself as Zi Yu's cauldron, then punished Yan Baishuang and destroyed Ren Qidong's dantian.
• Su Zhiqing discovered her Water Spirit Root was missing and tortured Yan Baishuang for its whereabouts.
• Zi Yu revealed that he had refined Su Zhiqing's Water Spirit Root, her heart's blood, and other spirit materials into a divine artifact.
• Zi Yu admitted he had caused Yan Baishuang's nightly pain and destroyed her dantian, leaving her crippled.
• Su Zhiqing and Zi Yu prepared to leave the Qingyuan Sect, but an aged voice challenged them.

After leaving the Qingyuan Sect with Su Zhiqing, Zi Yu received the rewards for completing the mission to change her fate. He found that several rewards he could not use would suit Su Zhiqing’s future cultivation.

• The Linen-robed Elder appeared before the Qingyuan Sect members but was slapped into the mountains by Zi Yu, who dismissed him as too talkative.
• Zi Yu showed the Qingyuan Sect an image of Su Zhiqing and Yan Baishuang’s fight from half a year earlier, gave Yan Baishuang a pill, and left with Su Zhiqing.
• The system announced that Zi Yu had completed the instance mission and granted him cultivation arts, artifacts, medicines, Spirit Stones, and merit points.
• Zi Yu considered the rewards and decided that Su Zhiqing could use the Jade Maiden Jade Evolution Divine Art, Ninth Grade Purple Lotus Fruits, and Heavenly Sword Divine Heart Grass.

Zi Yu gave Su Zhiqing the Heavenly Sword Divine Heart Grass and the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art to support her chosen paths of sword cultivation and alchemy. As Su Zhiqing absorbed the grass, she condensed the legendary Exquisite Heavenly Sword Heart, astonishing Zi Yu.

• Zi Yu met Su Zhiqing after she left the Qingyuan Sect, embraced her, and took her on a tour of the mortal world.
• Back at their courtyard, Su Zhiqing told Zi Yu she wanted to become a sword cultivator and an alchemist.
• Zi Yu gave Su Zhiqing the Heavenly Sword Divine Heart Grass and the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art, explaining that the grass would benefit her sword cultivation.
• Su Zhiqing began absorbing the grass while Zi Yu concealed the area and exchanged merit points for nine Late Tribulation Crossing Stage Experience Tokens.
• Su Zhiqing's sword intent surged, and she condensed an Exquisite Heavenly Sword Heart, leaving Zi Yu astonished.

Zi Yu helped Su Zhiqing strengthen her sword cultivation, gave her three Saint Artifacts, and began teaching her alchemy. The chapter ended with Su Zhiqing using the Ethereal Jade Divine Cauldron to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

• Su Zhiqing awakened the Exquisite Heavenly Sword Heart, and Zi Yu explained its powers to her.
• Zi Yu guided Su Zhiqing in learning the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art.
• Zi Yu gave Su Zhiqing the Seven-Colored Exquisite Pagoda, the Heavenly Crystal Pure Lotus Lamp, and the Nine-Leaf Sacred Lotus Platform.
• Zi Yu taught Su Zhiqing alchemy and gave her the Ethereal Jade Divine Cauldron and ten sets of Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients.
• Su Zhiqing began refining Foundation Establishment Pills with the ingredients Zi Yu had provided.

Su Zhiqing failed at first but successfully refined five Foundation Establishment Pills, revealing her remarkable talent for alchemy. Afterward, she invited Zi Yu to stay the night, and the two prepared to make their marriage physical.

• Su Zhiqing's first four attempts at refining Foundation Establishment Pills failed, but she succeeded on her fifth attempt and produced five mid- to high-grade pills.
• Zi Yu recognized Su Zhiqing's exceptional alchemy talent and believed she could become a top grandmaster alchemist.
• Su Zhiqing asked Zi Yu to stay with her for the night and fulfill a wife's duties, and he agreed.
• Su Zhiqing bathed and dressed for Zi Yu while he sorted through treasures he intended to give her.
• Zi Yu carried Su Zhiqing to bed, and they began undressing each other.

Zi Yu helped Su Zhiqing refine the Seven-Colored Heavenly Fire, which drove her cultivation to Late Nascent Soul and brought her closer to ascending to his plane. As Zi Yu prepared to leave, he gave her a wedding ring and agreed to spend one final night with her.

• Zi Yu explained the importance of powerful flames to alchemists and gave Su Zhiqing the Seven-Colored Heavenly Fire to refine.
• With Zi Yu guarding and assisting her, Su Zhiqing subdued the heavenly flame after two hours.
• Su Zhiqing broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage and continued advancing until she reached Late Nascent Soul.
• Zi Yu said he had arranged everything for Su Zhiqing's cultivation and alchemy and told her he had to leave; she asked him to stay for one final night.
• Zi Yu presented Su Zhiqing with a pink crystal ring engraved with a Golden Phoenix Pattern and said he would put on her wedding ring as a token of their love.

Zi Yu gave Su Zhiqing the Sky Phoenix Exquisite Ring as a token of their love and explained its powers and shared bond. Before their parting, he provided her with cultivation treasures and protective talismans, and Su Zhiqing promised to remain devoted to him.

• Zi Yu explained that the wedding ring symbolized their vow to be united, and Su Zhiqing eagerly let him place it on her finger.
• Zi Yu described the Sky Phoenix Exquisite Ring’s powers and its special ability to be shared by a man and a woman who could sense each other’s location.
• Su Zhiqing and Zi Yu dripped blood to recognize the ring as theirs, and he told her it held cultivation resources, a Primordial Divine Canon, and other treasures for her future use.
• Zi Yu gave Su Zhiqing nine protective talismans that could grant her Late Tribulation Crossing Stage strength in an emergency.
• Su Zhiqing was moved by Zi Yu’s care, and she vowed never to blame him for their separation and to remain his woman for life after life.

Zi Yu confessed to Su Zhiqing that he had other women, and she accepted his relationships and learned about them. After returning to the Dou Qi Continent, Zi Yu kept Xiao Yu behind, and she mistakenly believed he had summoned her to consummate their relationship.

• Zi Yu told Su Zhiqing that he had other women, and she calmly accepted this and asked to hear about them.
• Zi Yu described Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and the other women to Su Zhiqing.
• After spending the night with Su Zhiqing, Zi Yu left and asked the system to keep a restriction in place until she woke.
• Zi Yu returned to the Dou Qi Continent, spent time with the women, and kept Xiao Yu behind alone.
• Xiao Yu thought Zi Yu intended to take their relationship further and asked to bathe and change before sharing his bed.

Zi Yu gave Xiao Yu a Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed and explained that it could transform her talent and cultivation foundation. Xiao Yu declared her devotion and readiness to become his woman, but Zi Yu urged her to consume the treasure first.

• Zi Yu teased Xiao Yu, kissed her, and revealed he had a gift for her.
• Zi Yu produced the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed and sealed the room from outside notice.
• Zi Yu explained the seed's effects, and Xiao Yu was moved by his generosity and called him her Husband.
• Xiao Yu declared that her heart and entire person belonged to Zi Yu and offered to become his woman.
• Zi Yu set aside her advances and told Xiao Yu to consume the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed.

After Xiao Yu consumed the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed, she awakened the Water God Body and her dormant Dou Di Bloodline, then advanced from a Three-star Dou Fighter to a One-Star Dou Master. Zi Yu explained her new powers and the history of the Xiao Clan’s bloodline, leaving Xiao Yu informed about her transformation.

• Xiao Yu swallowed the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed and began absorbing its medicinal power while Zi Yu watched over her.
• Xiao Yu’s appearance changed, and a water-ripple mark appeared between her brows as she awakened the Water God Body and Dou Di Bloodline.
• Zi Yu asked the system how Xiao Yu could awaken the Xiao Clan’s bloodline, and the system explained that its power could be exhausted while the bloodline itself remained dormant.
• After two hours of absorbing the seed, Xiao Yu advanced from a Three-star Dou Fighter to a One-Star Dou Master with refined Dou Qi.
• Xiao Yu discovered that she could summon a Dou Qi Gauze Robe, and Zi Yu explained that the seed had granted her the Water God Body and awakened her Dou Di Bloodline.

Zi Yu warned Xiao Yu to keep her awakened Dou Di Bloodline secret, then met Ya Fei as she prepared to leave Wutan City for an Acting Inspector Elder post. Ya Fei chose to prioritize staying with Zi Yu, who gave her a Heart Purifying Sacred Lotus Necklace.

• Zi Yu told Xiao Yu that the Nine Revolutions Divine Lotus Seed had awakened her Xiao Clan’s Dou Di Bloodline and warned her that revealing it could endanger the clan.
• Xiao Yu promised to keep the bloodline secret, and Zi Yu deferred consummating their marriage so she could first master her new strength.
• After learning Ya Fei was being recalled to the Mittel Family as an Acting Inspector Elder, Zi Yu asked what she wanted to do about the appointment.
• Ya Fei said she would follow Zi Yu’s arrangements and valued staying with him far more than the Mittel Family post.
• After Ya Fei confirmed that she had mastered her Eight-Star Dou Emperor strength and her new techniques, Zi Yu presented her with a Heart Purifying Sacred Lotus Necklace.

Zi Yu gave Ya Fei a Heart Purifying Sacred Lotus Necklace, a Crimson Gold Sacred Fire Sword, and a bottle of Life Sacred Spring, explaining their extraordinary powers. After Ya Fei accepted the gifts and promised to keep them secret, the two spent several hours together before Zi Yu left.

• Zi Yu presented Ya Fei with the Heart Purifying Sacred Lotus Necklace and described its cultivation, healing, and defensive abilities.
• Zi Yu gave Ya Fei the Crimson Gold Sacred Fire Sword, whose holy flames and armor-piercing power could threaten Dou Saint-level experts, and warned her to keep a low profile.
• Ya Fei examined a Thousand Year Warm Crystal Jade bottle, and Zi Yu revealed that it held Life Sacred Spring capable of healing fatal injuries.
• Ya Fei thanked Zi Yu, then invited him to let her serve him; they spent three or four hours together before he reluctantly left.

Zi Yu proposed that he and the girls attend Jia Nan Academy before venturing into the Black Corner Region, and revealed that he wanted Gu Xun'er to absorb its Fallen Heart Flame. The girls offered to seize the flame if necessary, but Zi Yu said he was confident the academy would give it to them willingly.

• Ling Qingzhu told Zi Yu that the Xiao Clan had taken Xiao Yu back because Jia Nan Academy was coming to Wutan City to recruit students.
• Zi Yu explained that Jia Nan Academy would provide a safe place to train before the group explored the Black Corner Region, and the girls agreed to support his plan.
• Zi Yu revealed that he chose the academy partly because Gu Xun'er's Burning Art could advance by absorbing its Fallen Heart Flame.
• Ling Qingzhu worried that the academy would refuse to surrender its treasured flame, while Dongfang Jing and Qing Yan Jing offered to take it by force.
• Zi Yu said he was certain Jia Nan Academy would willingly hand over the Fallen Heart Flame because of the bargaining chip he had not yet explained.

Zi Yu learned that Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team had arrived in Wutan City and took Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke’er, and Xiao Yu to register. They reached the recruitment site after the crowds had thinned, where the teacher began taking their details.

• Xiao Yu reported that Jia Nan Academy’s recruitment team would arrive in Wutan City in seven days.
• Zi Yu learned the recruitment schedule, assigned Qing Yan Jing and Dongfang Jing to guard in secret, and received a system mission to sign in at Jia Nan Academy within a month.
• Zi Yu took Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke’er, and Xiao Yu to register, but delayed their arrival by touring the market to avoid the crowds.
• Zi Yu greeted the recruitment teacher, who confirmed the site and asked for the applicants’ names and ages.
• Zi Yu told the teacher that Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke’er, and Xiao Yu also wanted to join Jia Nan Academy.

Zi Yu and the four girls registered at Jia Nan Academy after proving they had reached the eighth stage of Dou Qi. They entered the new-student gathering courtyard, where their appearance caused an uproar.

• Zi Yu told the admissions teacher he was fifteen, then demonstrated that he had reached the eighth stage of Dou Qi.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu each lit the teacher's crystal ball and qualified for admission.
• The admissions teacher welcomed the group and warned Zi Yu that older students might make things difficult during registration.
• Zi Yu gave the teacher a Second-grade Clear Heart Pill in thanks for her warning, then led the girls inside.
• Zi Yu and the girls arrived at the new-student courtyard, where the other students reacted with astonishment at their beauty.

At Jia Nan Academy, Zi Yu drew attention from the students, and a burly senior tried to make him follow the new-student rules. Zi Yu refused to play along and told the senior to take his place, leaving the courtyard stunned.

• Jia Nan Academy students admired Zi Yu and the girls, while some female students openly discussed abducting him.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu shielded Zi Yu, and the boys grew jealous of him.
• A burly male student approached Zi Yu and asked whether he knew the academy's rules for new students.
• The burly student said new students had to stand in the courtyard for two hours under the sun.
• Zi Yu said rules were meant to be broken and asked the burly senior to stand in his place, shocking the gathered students.

Zi Yu challenged Wei Xin to take his place in the sun, provoking the senior students and drawing the girls’ attention. Xiao Yu knocked Wei Xin down with her whip when he moved to attack Zi Yu, and Wei Xin insisted the ambush proved nothing about Zi Yu’s strength.

• Freshmen doubted Zi Yu could match the senior students, while the girls admired his boldness and the boys resented his popularity.
• Wei Xin took offense at Zi Yu’s demands and prepared to teach him a lesson.
• Zi Yu told Wei Xin to choose whether to take his place or be invited over, increasing the girls’ concern and the boys’ resentment.
• Xiao Yu tripped Wei Xin with her whip and declared that he had dared to lay a hand on her Imperial Lang.
• Zi Yu mocked Wei Xin for falling in front of everyone, but Wei Xin blamed Xiao Yu’s ambush and denied that it showed Zi Yu was strong.

Zi Yu dismissed Wei Xin’s challenge, then effortlessly repelled his attack. Xiao Yu revealed that she was a Dou Master and beat Wei Xin, while a graceful woman in green emerged from the house.

• Zi Yu said Wei Xin and the other senior students were too weak to make him fight, provoking the gathered Jia Nan Academy students.
• Wei Xin attacked Zi Yu, but his fist stopped short of Zi Yu’s chest and he was thrown backward.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, Miao Ke'er, and Xiao Yu checked that Zi Yu was unharmed.
• Xiao Yu revealed her One-Star Dou Master cultivation and beat Wei Xin after he apologized.
• A graceful woman in green came out of the house.

Ruo Lin discovered that Xiao Yu was a seventeen-year-old One-Star Dou Master and praised her as a rare genius. Xiao Yu said her talent was inferior to her sisters’, then revealed Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Miao Ke'er, leaving the crowd stunned by their beauty.

• Ruo Lin came out after sensing Xiao Yu's Dou Master aura and healed Wei Xin, telling him to treat his defeat as a lesson.
• Ruo Lin asked Xiao Yu her name, age, and cultivation, and Xiao Yu introduced herself as a seventeen-year-old One-Star Dou Master.
• Ruo Lin and the Jia Nan Academy students praised Xiao Yu's talent, but Xiao Yu said she did not deserve the title of Heaven's Proud Daughter.
• Xiao Yu explained that her good sisters were at most her age and several cultivation levels above her.
• Xiao Yu gestured toward Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Miao Ke'er, and the crowd was stunned by their beauty.

Ruo Lin learned that Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Miao Ke'er were exceptionally powerful young Dou Masters, far beyond Jia Nan Academy’s S-rank potential standards. Gu Xun'er then pointed out Zi Yu as the fifth genius, leaving Ruo Lin stunned by his appearance and unable to sense his cultivation.

• Ruo Lin explained Jia Nan Academy’s potential rankings after Ling Qingzhu asked about its evaluation standards.
• Ling Qingzhu, Gu Xun'er, and Miao Ke'er revealed that they were sixteen, fourteen, and seventeen, with cultivation levels of Nine-Star, Eight-Star, and Nine-Star Dou Master respectively.
• The girls released their auras, shocking the new students and impressing Ruo Lin with their cultivation and foundations.
• Ruo Lin celebrated recruiting four genius-level students, but Gu Xun'er corrected her and said there were five.
• Gu Xun'er pointed out Zi Yu, and Ruo Lin was stunned by his handsome appearance and inability to sense his cultivation realm.