Chapter Summaries

Hoolay unleashed the Crimson Moon, and Feixiao swallowed it to contain its power, but Moon Rage overwhelmed her and drove her to attack her allies. Bai Jun released his sealed strength to fight her, and the chapter ended as his Heavenly Fire blade collided with her crimson Flying Aureus, leveling part of the Prison of Deep Seclusion.

• Feixiao killed Jie Qin, while Hoolay broke free and tore out his heart to unleash the Crimson Moon over the Prison of Deep Seclusion.
• Feixiao ordered Jiaoqiu to handle the aftermath, then used Flying Aureus to swallow the Crimson Moon and fell into Moon Rage.
• Jiaoqiu called on Moze to stop Feixiao, but she crushed Moze's hand and left him gravely injured before turning on Jiaoqiu.
• Bai Jun blocked Feixiao's axe from striking Jiaoqiu, but hesitated when she attacked with her gunblade and was stabbed in the chest.
• Bai Jun broke the gunblade, healed his wound, released his sealed power, and fought Feixiao as she attacked with her bare hands and summoned a crimson Flying Aureus.
• Bai Jun unleashed Heavenly Fire against Feixiao's Flying Aureus, and their collision unleashed a massive blast that devastated the Prison of Deep Seclusion.

Bai Jun rescued Feixiao from Moon Rage with the power of Abundance and proposed to her, while Jing Yuan confronted Dragon Master Taoran over the prison break and uncovered his alliance with Mangus. The Luofu concealed the destruction and officially declared the escort operation over.

• Bai Jun’s calamity-fire sword strike devastated the Prison of Deep Seclusion and shook much of the Luofu.
• Jing Yuan confronted Taoran with evidence of his role in the prison break, and Taoran admitted conspiring to revive Vidyadhara power with Mangus.
• Taoran ordered his assassins and spellcasters to attack Jing Yuan, but Jing Yuan summoned the Divine Monarch and overwhelmed them.
• Bai Jun reached Feixiao as Moon Rage consumed her, then used the power of Abundance to restore her and calm the blood moon.
• Bai Jun proposed to Feixiao, and she accepted while embracing him in tears.
• Shence Mansion concealed the incident with an official explanation about exploding energy deposits, while the damaged areas were sealed off and the Luofu returned to normal.

After the Luofu’s crisis, Jing Yuan told Bai Jun that the mastermind Mangus had stolen Shuhu’s flesh and hinted that he might leave his post as general. Bai Jun spent his last day with Feixiao before she and her companions departed for the Yaoqing, where the chapter left them preparing to part.

• Jing Yuan heard that the Prison of Deep Seclusion was badly damaged, ordered the interrogation of Dragon Master Taoran’s faction, and learned Mangus had stolen Shuhu’s flesh.
• Jing Yuan confided that the other Arbiter-Generals might hold him responsible for the crisis and considered Bai Jun as a possible successor.
• Bai Jun visited Bailu’s clinic, where he found Moze recovering on a roof beam and Jiaoqiu making hot pot despite Bailu’s protests.
• Bai Jun joined Feixiao in the courtyard, and they spoke affectionately about her recovery and her return to the Yaoqing.
• The next day, Bai Jun and Jing Yuan saw Feixiao, Jiaoqiu, and Moze off, while Feixiao and Jing Yuan discussed Hoolay before she said goodbye to Bai Jun.

Bai Jun said goodbye to Feixiao, then took temporary charge of the Alchemy Commission while she was away. After visiting Bailu’s clinic, he was caught by Fu Xuan, who arrived unexpectedly; the chapter then revealed that she had known he was back but had been summoned to the Jade Palace.

• Feixiao kissed Bai Jun goodbye, accepted his watch and heartfelt note, and reaffirmed that she would accept a harem while keeping her place as head wife.
• Jing Yuan appointed Bai Jun acting Cauldron Master to manage the Alchemy Commission until a permanent replacement was selected.
• Bai Jun spent his days handling Commission paperwork and visited Bailu’s clinic after work to keep her company and take her to dinner.
• Fu Xuan entered Bailu’s clinic seeking medicinal tea and was startled to find Bai Jun there, while he denied seeing anything embarrassing.
• Fu Xuan revealed that she had called Bai Jun after his return but had been summoned to the Xianzhou Jade Palace before she could meet him.

Fu Xuan returned to the Luofu, reunited with Bai Jun at Bailu’s clinic, and learned he had become the Alchemy Commission’s acting Cauldron Master. As Fu Xuan wondered why her divinations had failed to foresee recent events, Bai Jun explained the hidden circumstances and reflected that the Commission’s elders were only waiting for him to leave.

• Fu Xuan returned from the Jade Palace and waited for Qing Que at the wrong port, then went to Bailu’s clinic for help with her worsening Omniscia rejection.
• Fu Xuan found Bai Jun at the clinic and was embarrassed when he witnessed her familiar, affectionate manner with Bailu.
• Bailu told Fu Xuan that Bai Jun was serving as the Alchemy Commission’s acting Cauldron Master, leaving Fu Xuan astonished.
• Qing Que realized she had waited at the eastern port instead of the western port and found several angry messages from Fu Xuan.
• Lingsha introduced herself to Qing Que as the Luofu Alchemy Commission’s Cauldron Master after returning from her studies on the Zhuming.
• Bai Jun explained the Buli prison break, the Medicine King’s Legacy’s unrest, and the Vidyadhara’s subversion to Fu Xuan, who connected her failed divination to her inability to read him.

Qing Que brought the newly appointed Cauldron Master Lingsha to Bailu’s clinic, where Lingsha reunited with Bai Jun and revealed that she was his senior sister and fiancée. Her return left Qing Que and Fu Xuan shocked and jealous, while Bai Jun was caught between their reactions.

• Fu Xuan read Qing Que’s messages and told Bai Jun that the Cauldron Master he had been waiting for had arrived.
• Qing Que escorted Lingsha through the Luofu to Bailu’s clinic after Fu Xuan directed her to the acting Cauldron Master’s location.
• Lingsha recognized Bai Jun at the clinic, called him her junior brother, and embraced him tearfully as they reunited.
• Qing Que and Fu Xuan protested when Lingsha clung to Bai Jun, and Bai Jun awkwardly stepped away from her embrace.
• Lingsha showed them the dragon-scale necklace Bai Jun wore and announced that she was his senior sister and fiancée.

Bai Jun spent the evening at Bailu’s clinic with Lingsha, Qing Que, Fu Xuan, and Bailu, where he admitted he was already married and left amid their shocked reactions. On his way home through the Exalting Sanctum, he spotted a familiar Foxkin woman waiting by a railing.

• Bailu persuaded everyone at the clinic to stay for dinner, and Bai Jun took over cooking.
• Lingsha and Bai Jun discussed her new position as Cauldron Master and the Alchemy Commission’s problems.
• Lingsha noticed Bai Jun’s wedding ring, and he told everyone he had married recently.
• Qing Que, Bailu, Fu Xuan, and Lingsha reacted with shock and distress, and Lingsha said she would speak with Bai Jun alone the next day.
• Bai Jun left the clinic late at night and saw a familiar Foxkin woman on the street.

Tingyun confessed her love to Bai Jun, and he accepted her feelings after asking her to value herself and promise to embrace his faithful love. The next morning, Bai Jun prepared Lingsha to take over as Cauldron Master, while she hinted that she had her own plan for dealing with the Alchemy Commission’s schemers.

• Tingyun told Bai Jun she loved him and pleaded to remain close to him despite his marriage to Feixiao.
• Bai Jun confessed that he loved Tingyun, urged her to love herself, and asked her to accept the responsibilities that came with his promise.
• Tingyun agreed, and Bai Jun asked her to start by becoming his lover.
• Healers at the Alchemy Commission reacted to rumors that Bai Jun would leave the acting Cauldron Master post, while some old hands planned to undermine his successor.
• Bai Jun briefed Lingsha on the Cauldron Master's duties and warned her that the Commission's schemers were becoming restless.
• Lingsha said she had tricks to secure her position, then flicked Bai Jun's forehead when he offered to help with any request.

Bai Jun reunited with Lingsha, who confessed her fears and used his public support to secure her position as Cauldron Master before they shared a kiss. He then met Tingyun for their first date as lovers, where she arrived dressed for the occasion.

• Lingsha hugged Bai Jun, admitted how much she had feared losing him, and urged him to stop running from the people who missed him.
• Bai Jun agreed to apologize to General Huai Yan, the Flamecourt Lord, and his fellow disciples, while Lingsha teased him about his marriage and appearance.
• Lingsha kissed Bai Jun at the Alchemy Commission gate and called him her darling, startling the watching physicians and intimidating the commission's old-timers.
• Bai Jun returned Lingsha's kiss and told her she could come collect what he owed whenever she liked.
• Bai Jun waited at the place where Tingyun had confessed her feelings, and Tingyun arrived in a new red dress for their first date.
• Tingyun leaned against Bai Jun's shoulder and told him she did not dress that way even at home.

Bai Jun and Tingyun went on their first date as lovers, where they teased each other, shopped, and shared food. Tingyun invited Bai Jun to her home that evening, and after she showered, she asked him to bring her clothes.

• Tingyun playfully questioned Bai Jun about another woman's scent, and he honestly explained his past relationship with his former senior sister.
• Tingyun reassured Bai Jun that he could decide how to respond to other women, then began the date with him.
• Bai Jun and Tingyun walked hand in hand through Exalting Sanctum's shopping street, and Bai Jun chose an outfit that Tingyun bought.
• Bai Jun and Tingyun fed each other dessert and bread, and Tingyun shyly asked him to do something for her that evening.
• Bai Jun waited in Tingyun's living room while she showered, then she asked him to bring her a shirt and the clothes they had bought.

Tingyun kissed Bai Jun and invited Yukong to join them, prompting Yukong to recognize that she loved him too. The story then shifted to Fu Xuan, who struggled with her feelings about the ring on Bai Jun’s hand and prepared to use divination to see whether their fates intersected.

• Tingyun pushed Bai Jun onto the sofa, revealed the provocative outfit she had chosen, and kissed him after he took the initiative.
• Yukong arrived at Tingyun’s home, saw Bai Jun and Tingyun together, and realized that she was in love with Bai Jun.
• Tingyun comforted Yukong and suggested that the three of them stay together, while Bai Jun silently approached them.
• The next morning, Fu Xuan remained distracted by the ring on Bai Jun’s left hand and struggled to focus on her Divination Bureau duties.
• Fu Xuan learned that the Matrix of Prescience had failed to calculate a result for the flagship’s divination, then returned to her office.
• Fu Xuan took out her divination compass and decided to check whether her fate intersected with Bai Jun’s.

Fu Xuan failed to divine Bai Jun’s fate and hoped his power could prove fate was changeable. When Bai Jun arrived with an official transfer to the Divination Bureau, Fu Xuan’s excitement gave way to a candid conversation about her ambitions, before he accidentally triggered the collapse of a cabinet hiding her clutter.

• Fu Xuan tried and failed to glean anything about Bai Jun’s fate, then recalled her debate with her late master Jingtian about whether fate could be changed.
• Mingyue told Fu Xuan that Bai Jun had come to see her, and Fu Xuan blurted out her excitement before recovering her composure.
• Bai Jun presented Fu Xuan with Jing Yuan’s transfer order and explained that he would work at the Divination Bureau.
• Fu Xuan welcomed Bai Jun and explained that she wanted to become general to prove something to her late master, while Bai Jun asked about her ambitions.
• Bai Jun noticed something protruding from Fu Xuan’s cabinet and tugged at it despite her warning, causing the cabinet to spill its contents and revealing a pair of white tights.

Bai Jun’s visit to the Divination Bureau turned into a jealous confrontation between Fu Xuan and Qing Que, and he returned to Shence Mansion exhausted. Jing Yuan told him that generals from the other ships were arriving to question him about the Luofu’s recent calamities, leaving Bai Jun to accompany him into the meeting.

• Fu Xuan regretted driving Bai Jun away, then discovered Qing Que had taken him on a tour of the Divination Bureau.
• Qing Que brought Bai Jun to the library, sat on his lap, and refused to move when Fu Xuan ordered her off him.
• Fu Xuan and Qing Que argued over Bai Jun in the library while Mingyue and Huixing witnessed the confrontation.
• Bai Jun returned to Shence Mansion, where Jing Yuan explained that generals from the other ships were coming to discuss the Luofu’s recent upheaval and damage.
• Bai Jun reassured Jing Yuan and agreed to accompany him as he faced the visiting generals.

Bai Jun reunited with his master, Huai Yan, on the Luofu, where Jing Yuan tried to recruit him as the next general. Huai Yan sent Bai Jun to show Yunli and Lingsha around, and the outing revealed that Yunli and Lingsha both had feelings for him.

• Jing Yuan tricked Bai Jun into meeting Huai Yan, who greeted his former disciple with a kick and an emotional embrace.
• Yunli arrived with Huai Yan, teased Bai Jun about their old promise, and argued with him after he called her a kid.
• Huai Yan and Jing Yuan discussed the Luofu's future, and Jing Yuan proposed Bai Jun as the next general.
• Huai Yan ordered Bai Jun to guide Yunli and Lingsha around the Luofu while he continued talking with Jing Yuan.
• Bai Jun took Yunli and Lingsha through the crowded streets and bought them Qiongshi Bird Skewers.
• Yunli realized Lingsha liked Bai Jun and declared that they were rivals.

Bai Jun’s reunion with Yunli and Lingsha turned into a painful revelation when Yunli learned he was married and declared she still liked him, while Lingsha seemed intrigued by his married status. Later, Bai Jun brought them to a family dinner at the Shence Mansion, where Huai Yan and Jing Yuan welcomed them.

• Bai Jun recalled how Huai Yan had taken him as a disciple, how his talent made him a renowned Hundred Refinements Master, and how Yunli had once challenged him to a contest.
• Bai Jun returned with Qiongshi Bird Skewers and found Yunli devastated after Lingsha had told her he was married.
• Yunli saw the ring on Bai Jun’s hand, accused him of breaking his promise, and confessed that she still liked him despite his marriage.
• Lingsha approved of Yunli’s declaration and mused that a married man seemed more charming, leaving Bai Jun stunned.
• Jing Yuan invited Bai Jun, Yunli, and Lingsha to dinner at the Shence Mansion at Huai Yan’s request.
• Huai Yan and Jing Yuan welcomed the group and encouraged Lingsha to relax and enjoy the meal.

Bai Jun survived Lingsha’s attempt to drug him, but the medicine left her and Yunli drunk and clingy until he settled them in Yunli’s room. He later confided his doubts about his future to Huai Yan, who promised to respect whatever choice he made.

• Lingsha repeatedly gave Bai Jun medicated cider, but his Sun power neutralized the drug and alcohol, while she accidentally knocked herself out with her own dose.
• Yunli drank the remaining medicated cider, and when Lingsha and Yunli both grew tipsy, they clung to and kissed Bai Jun before he calmed them down.
• Jing Yuan and Huai Yan left Bai Jun to look after the two women, and he eventually tucked Lingsha and Yunli into Yunli’s bed for the night.
• Huai Yan told Bai Jun not to dwell on past mistakes and assured him that the Zhuming would always be his home.
• Bai Jun told Huai Yan about his worries, his ties on the Luofu, and his uncertainty over whether to return to the Zhuming or continue traveling.
• Huai Yan said he would investigate the dormant Flint Emperor fragment and promised to respect Bai Jun’s eventual decision about where to live.

Bai Jun began work at the Divination Bureau, where Fu Xuan’s jealousy caused a commotion after someone claimed to be his fiancée. Fu Xuan brought Bai Jun and the visitor to a café and asked the girl to explain herself.

• Bai Jun recalled Huai Yan’s story about Yingxing and Huai Yan’s pride in both his disciples as he arrived early for his first day at the Divination Bureau.
• Fu Xuan introduced Bai Jun to the divination officers, and he began learning the bureau’s work while Mingyue watched him resentfully and Huixing helped him.
• During the morning break, a diviner announced that Bai Jun’s fiancée was waiting outside, prompting Fu Xuan to angrily demand to know what she meant to him.
• Fu Xuan took Bai Jun and the visitor to a nearby café, where the girl ordered hot chocolate and Fu Xuan asked her to explain her claim.

Fu Xuan and Bai Jun spent a day shopping together after she asked him to accompany her, and she ran into Aunt Mingwan, who mistook their outing for a date. Fu Xuan was left flustered when Aunt Mingwan called Bai Jun her special someone.

• Yunli accused Fu Xuan of secretly marrying Bai Jun, and the two argued over him.
• Yunli showed Fu Xuan a kiss mark and claimed Bai Jun had left it, but Bai Jun pointed out that the mark was too small to be his.
• Bai Jun mediated between Fu Xuan and Yunli, and they apologized and introduced themselves to each other.
• After Yunli left, Fu Xuan ordered Bai Jun to accompany her shopping, and he agreed, teasing her into an embarrassed headbutt.
• Fu Xuan and Bai Jun visited the shopping street near the Divination Bureau, where they met Aunt Mingwan.
• Aunt Mingwan recognized Fu Xuan, then assumed she and Bai Jun were on a date and called him Fu Xuan's special someone.

After a date with Bai Jun, Fu Xuan admitted she wanted him to stay by her side, and he agreed. Later, Fu Xuan sent Bai Jun to deliver a warning about changes at Fyxestroll Garden, while Sushang remained distracted by thoughts of him as Guinaifen planned a ghost-hunting livestream.

• Fu Xuan and Bai Jun shared a dessert, and she asked him about the meaning of divination; his answer helped her face her feelings for him.
• Fu Xuan told Bai Jun she wanted to keep looking into his eyes and asked him to stay by her side, and he agreed.
• Fu Xuan asked Bai Jun to deliver the Matrix of Prescience's report to Jing Yuan, which warned of changes in the northwestern and southern areas of Fyxestroll Garden that night.
• Guinaifen pitched Sushang a livestream about the haunted Fyxestroll Garden, but Sushang was distracted and thinking about Bai Jun.

Guinaifen persuaded Sushang to join her in exploring Fyxestroll Garden, while Hanya and Xue Yi sent Huo Huo there to investigate a disturbance. Huo Huo met the two streamers and tried to guide them out, but a strange mist returned them to their starting point, leaving her to call for help.

• Guinaifen convinced Sushang to explore Fyxestroll Garden by promising to arrange a dinner with Bai Jun.
• Hanya asked to accompany Xue Yi on the Ten Lords Bureau assignment, and they brought Huo Huo along to investigate reports of escaped sui-yang.
• Guinaifen and Sushang wandered through Fyxestroll Garden, got lost, and mistook Huo Huo and her lantern for a ghost.
• Huo Huo offered to escort Guinaifen and Sushang out, but a sinister gale and mist sent the three back to their starting point.
• Huo Huo tried to break through the thickening mist, then hugged Tail and called for help.