Chapter Summaries

Heidi wrestled with her nerves about being sent to Qin Yuan by Alps Academy, while Qin Yuan combined his White Magic into the Holy Element and strengthened the Sha Abyss undead with Dark Element magic. After Jiu You attended to him, Heidi joined Qin Yuan and spoke candidly about her reluctance and his shameless reputation, and he teased her by threatening Alps Academy.

• Heidi bathed while trying to convince herself that becoming Qin Yuan's woman would benefit her, though she feared he might only be playing around.
• Qin Yuan used the White Magic Fusion Card to create the Holy Element, with the Blue Silver Emperor as its dominant force and gaining enhanced healing and blessing abilities.
• Qin Yuan infused the Sha Abyss with dark energy, allowing the undead to gain dark magic and an additional aura such as shadow, poison, or curse.
• Jiu You used Shadow Element magic and then returned to the Sha Abyss after attending to Qin Yuan.
• Heidi emerged from the bathroom, asked Qin Yuan to dry her hair, and explained that learning he was the one involved had eased her resistance to Alps Academy's arrangement.
• Heidi called Qin Yuan more shameless in person than the rumors said, and Qin Yuan pinched her cheek while teasing her about taking his anger out on the academy.

Qin Yuan teased Heidi about his relationships, but their encounter left her unconscious, so he healed her and took her to the Space-Time Realm. Later, he found Edith in the snowy back mountain and used her as the first test subject for a holy-light technique.

• Qin Yuan argued with Heidi about love, desire, and women attracted to his status.
• Heidi pushed Qin Yuan down and tried to take the initiative, but she soon passed out from the encounter.
• Qin Yuan healed Heidi with his Holy Element abilities, carried her to the Space-Time Realm, and later left after spending time with Yi Zhi Sha.
• After a snowfall at the Alps Academy’s back mountain, Qin Yuan found Edith holding a bloodied dagger beside the corpses of rabbits.
• Qin Yuan broke Edith’s dagger, seized her by the neck, and sent a beam of holy light into her body.

Qin Yuan used the God-Measuring Art on Yi Zhi Sha and revealed that a Dark Plane being had been hiding inside her. The being, the Blood Brilliance King, pledged allegiance to Qin Yuan and explained that restoring her body would require dual cultivation.

• Qin Yuan confirmed that the God-Measuring Art had made Edith sincerely submit to him.
• Qin Yuan refused Yi Zhi Sha’s requests to leave the Space-Time Realm and used the God-Measuring Art on her.
• Qin Yuan discovered two souls inside Yi Zhi Sha and forced the Blood Brilliance King to emerge.
• The Blood Brilliance King revealed that she had entered Yi Zhi Sha’s body during Wen Tai’s revival attempt and intended to scheme against the Magic Plane.
• The Blood Brilliance King told Qin Yuan that Wen Tai’s consciousness had been destroyed and that his body now belonged to a Dark King.
• The Blood Brilliance King explained that she could rebuild her body using Qin Yuan’s essence blood through dual cultivation.

Qin Yuan and Heidi spent several days together at Alps Academy, where their closeness grew while he continued cultivating. When the Casa Clan arrived as guests, Qin Yuan revealed they had a conflict, leaving cooperation with the academy uncertain.

• Qin Yuan used his time with Yi Zhi Sha to cultivate and improve his Pure Yang Divine Art.
• Qin Yuan spent the following days at Alps Academy with Heidi, cultivating and enjoying the grounds while students sought his attention.
• Dean Perry prepared to welcome the Casa Clan, explaining that she had invited them because she needed another source of support.
• Heidi apologized to Qin Yuan for Perry's decision, and Qin Yuan said he had a conflict with the Casa Clan but would not abandon the academy.
• Blanche arrived and told Qin Yuan and Heidi that she had not known Perry would invite the Casa Clan, since the academy had wanted ties with Sky City.

Blanche apologized to Qin Yuan for Dean Perry seeking cooperation with the Casa Clan, and Heidi revealed that Qin Yuan had already agreed to fund the academy. Perry proceeded to welcome the Casa Clan while Blanche and Heidi were left concerned about the lost chance to cooperate with Sky City.

• Blanche apologized to Qin Yuan, who said Perry's attempt to work with the Casa Clan was understandable but warned that Sky City would not be a fallback if that deal failed.
• Heidi told Blanche that Qin Yuan had already agreed to provide new funding, and Blanche concluded that Perry had acted too hastily by inviting the Casa Clan.
• Blanche favored cooperating with Sky City but feared Perry's decision had ruined the possibility, while Qin Yuan teased her about her thoughts and then reassured Heidi that Blanche felt guilty.
• Perry respectfully led Little Duke Kasa, Prince Banbo, and the Casa Clan's attendants, while Jalan watched with concern and chose not to mention Sky City.

Qin Yuan’s arrival unsettled Prince Banbo and complicated Perry’s attempt to secure support for Alps Academy, while Mu Bai spotted a familiar woman among the Casa Clan’s attendants. The chapter ended with Blanche mistaking Qin Yuan and Heidi’s suggestive “cultivation” for sparring and Qin Yuan catching her private insult with his Mind Element.

• Prince Banbo recognized Qin Yuan with fear, and Perry realized he had a grudge against him as Qin Yuan left with Heidi and Blanche followed.
• Perry welcomed Little Duke Kasa and the Casa Clan, while Hekasa questioned why she had invited both them and Sky City.
• At dinner, Mu Bai noticed a familiar woman among the Casa Clan’s attendants, and Zhao Manyan teased him about her.
• Qin Yuan criticized Perry’s decision to seek the Casa Clan’s support, and Heidi blushed when he suggested they go back to cultivate.
• Blanche asked to join Qin Yuan for sparring, but Heidi refused, and Blanche realized what their cultivation meant.
• Qin Yuan used the Mind Element to tell Blanche he had heard her call him a lecher in her thoughts.

Qin Yuan left with Heidi after teasing Blanche, while Hekasa failed to claim Blanche for himself and Dean Perry arranged for Sheryl to serve him instead. Edith urged Sheryl to resist being treated as a disposable tool, leaving her to consider the shocking choice of eliminating the Casa Clan or Dean Perry.

• Qin Yuan teased Blanche about cultivating together and left with Heidi, while Blanche cursed him for disrespecting her as a junior.
• Hekasa asked Dean Perry to assign Blanche to guide him, but Jalan refused and reminded him of Qin Yuan’s connection to Pearl Academy.
• Dean Perry said he had arranged another candidate for Hekasa, and Jalan recognized that he meant Sheryl.
• After Perry ordered her to serve Hekasa, Sheryl walked through the snowy academy in despair and asked Edith what she should do.
• Edith told Sheryl she could remain a disposable tool or strike first by getting rid of the Casa Clan or Dean Perry.

Edith persuaded Sheryl to poison Perry with a lethal Poison Curse, while Sheryl refused to target Hekasa because she still cared about the academy. Sheryl went to Perry’s office to discuss the plan to approach Little Duke Kasa, hiding her intent to make Perry pay.

• Edith urged Sheryl to take both approaches and gave her a bottle of Poison Curse to use on Perry.
• Sheryl accepted the poison but refused to target Hekasa, fearing his death would ruin the academy.
• Edith suggested that Sheryl seek protection by attaching herself to the Lord of Sky City, and Sheryl privately considered the idea.
• Perry worried about the academy’s finances and hoped the Casa Clan arrangement would succeed.
• Sheryl entered Perry’s office and said she might not be suited to approaching Little Duke Kasa.

Perry pressured Sheryl to accept Hekasa for the academy’s sake, unaware that she had poisoned his water. Perry succumbed to the Curse Poison Element, and the next morning Qin Yuan and the others gathered at the dueling grounds for a Magic Sparring session between academy and Casa Clan retainers.

• Perry urged Sheryl to win over Hekasa, but Sheryl privately thought of Qin Yuan and agreed to prepare for the meeting on her own terms.
• After Sheryl left, Perry drank the water she had served him and began vomiting dark green poisoned blood.
• Perry realized Sheryl had poisoned him, but the Curse Poison Element stopped him from calling for help as he became trapped beneath a fallen bookshelf.
• Perry died alone in his office as the poison consumed him and the stench remained sealed inside.
• The next morning, Qin Yuan and the others gathered at the dueling grounds after Instructor Jalan invited them to watch a Magic Sparring session between academy and Casa Clan retainers.

During the Magic Sparring at Alps Academy, the dean Perry’s absence was explained away as illness while staff discovered she had been poisoned to death. As Qin Yuan and Blanche went to investigate, Heidi and Fia began their duel against Hekasa’s retainers, and Heidi showed a dramatic increase in strength.

• Students wondered why Perry had not arrived, while Jalan assured Hekasa that the dean would come shortly.
• Qin Yuan recalled that Edith had poisoned Perry and realized he had forgotten to give Edith instructions after gaining control over her.
• Blanche told Qin Yuan something urgent, and he left with her to check on the situation.
• Jalan told Hekasa that Perry was unwell and began the Magic Sparring, sending Heidi and Fia against Hekasa’s two retainers.
• Instructor Malan told Jalan that Perry had been found dead in her office, apparently poisoned, and that Blanche had taken City Lord Qin to see her.
• Heidi overwhelmed both retainers with her improved strength, and Jalan suspected Qin Yuan had helped her improve.

After Perry died and Ye Xin Xia confirmed that resurrection was impossible, Blanche planned to hide his death until the Casa Clan’s visit ended. Qin Yuan suggested Blanche become dean and hinted that he might help Alps Academy only when it was desperate, leaving Blanche to consider the academy’s leadership and his offer.

• Qin Yuan examined Perry’s corpse and told Blanche that Perry could not be saved, then asked Ye Xin Xia to assess him by video call.
• Ye Xin Xia confirmed that Perry had been dead for more than ten hours and that his scattered soul made the Resurrection Divine Art useless.
• Blanche proposed concealing Perry’s death during the Casa Clan’s visit and later announcing that he had died after an illness, while searching for his killer.
• Qin Yuan told Blanche she was better suited to be dean and said Sky City could shelter people connected to him, but he would not help the academy unconditionally.
• Blanche asked what Qin Yuan would require to help Alps Academy, and he left without answering, intending to wait until the academy was desperate.
• Blanche ordered trusted women to secure the dean’s office and prevent news of Perry’s death from leaking, then considered who would lead the academy.

After Perry’s death, Qin Yuan learned that the Resurrection Divine Art could not restore her and took control of Sheryl with the God-Measuring Art. The investigation continued as Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and Zhao Manyan asked Qin Yuan about rumors of Perry’s grave illness.

• Heidi defeated the Casa Clan’s retainers, and Hekasa left the magic dueling grounds displeased.
• Qin Yuan told Jalan and Heidi that Perry had been dead for over ten hours and her soul had dispersed, while Jalan said investigators suspected the water Perry drank had been tampered with.
• Sheryl begged Qin Yuan to save her from being used by Hekasa, and Qin Yuan controlled her with the God-Measuring Art.
• Qin Yuan ordered Sheryl to find Edith for instructions, and Sheryl obeyed as his servant.
• Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and Zhao Manyan asked Qin Yuan about Perry’s rumored illness, and Qin Yuan confirmed her condition was serious without revealing that she had been poisoned.

At dinner with the Casa Clan, Hekasa grew angry over Perry’s absence and insulted Jalan and Heidi. Qin Yuan defended Heidi, invoked Sky City’s power to force Hekasa to address him as City Lord Qin, and left the conflict unresolved.

• Mu Bai surprised Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan by questioning whether the Casa Clan’s single Forbidden Mage was impressive, then explained his perspective came from his knowledge of Sky City’s strength.
• At dinner, Jalan apologized for Perry’s absence while Hekasa remained cold, and Qin Yuan told Heidi he would help those close to them rather than the entire academy.
• Blanche asked Qin Yuan to speak with her that night, and he agreed.
• Hekasa declared that the Casa Clan would abandon cooperation and accused Perry of disrespecting him by failing to appear.
• Heidi defended Jalan, but Hekasa insulted her and her teacher until Qin Yuan warned him that Heidi was his woman and that he could send the Totem Sacred Tiger to the Casa Clan.
• Hekasa, frightened by the threat, reluctantly addressed Qin Yuan as City Lord Qin.

Qin Yuan forced Hekasa to apologize to Heidi and Jalan, then secretly ordered Jiu You to eliminate Hekasa’s group while sparing Yan Qiu. Over dinner, Jalan asked Qin Yuan for help protecting the academy and proposed that Blanche become its acting dean, leaving Blanche hesitant.

• Qin Yuan pressured Hekasa into apologizing to Heidi and Jalan, and Hekasa left with his entourage.
• Mu Bai failed to find a chance to meet his sister Yan Qiu, while Qin Yuan secretly ordered Jiu You to pursue Hekasa’s group and spare Yan Qiu.
• Heidi thanked Qin Yuan, and Jalan joined their table and asked him for help with the academy’s future.
• Jalan proposed that Blanche become acting dean until Dean Perry’s death could be announced, and Blanche hesitated.

Blanche accepted the position of dean and met Qin Yuan to ask for his help against the academy’s enemies. Qin Yuan demanded control of the entire academy, but Blanche said she lacked the authority to agree because the academy’s foundations were tied to the Holy Court and the Heterodox Court.

• Jalan and Heidi urged Blanche to become dean, and Blanche agreed to take on the role.
• That night, Qin Yuan visited Blanche’s hut after leaving Heidi to rest in the Space-Time Realm.
• Blanche explained that the academy needed a powerful backer because it had poor relations with the Parthenon Temple and had offended the Casa Clan.
• Qin Yuan demanded the entire academy in exchange for Sky City’s support, and he rejected Blanche’s offer to use her own feelings or body as compensation.
• Blanche said she could not grant Qin Yuan’s demand because she lacked authority over matters affecting the academy’s foundations.

Qin Yuan proposed relocating Alps Academy and its colleges to Tianshan, where he would build and support a new academy while Blanche helped manage it. Blanche was shocked but intrigued by the plan, and Qin Yuan argued that the Holy Court and Heterodox Court would have little power to oppose it.

• Blanche questioned Qin Yuan's motives, and he admitted he had come for both Heidi and her.
• Blanche agreed to hear Qin Yuan's plan on the condition that he would not force anyone to do anything.
• Qin Yuan proposed relocating Alps Academy's people to a safe, well-resourced territory and rebuilding the academy there.
• Qin Yuan revealed that the territory was Tianshan and offered to move the academy's other three colleges there as well.
• Qin Yuan offered to have Sky Abyss Pavilions worldwide find orphans and send them to Tianshan Academy.
• Blanche asked whether the Holy Court and Heterodox Court would object, and Qin Yuan said they lacked the power to stop the plan.

Qin Yuan finalized his cooperation with Blanche and teased her about his second reason for visiting. Blanche kissed him after he tricked her into thinking he would force himself on her, and their embrace led them to the bed.

• Qin Yuan and Blanche agreed to cooperate on completing Tianshan Academy within a year and informing the other academy heads.
• Qin Yuan hinted that he would handle a problem for Blanche, then admitted he had come for a second reason and wanted more than Heidi.
• Qin Yuan pretended to threaten Blanche, but stopped before doing anything; Blanche realized he had deliberately teased her and shoved him against a wall.
• Blanche kissed Qin Yuan while claiming she would count his teeth, and their kissing grew more intimate until they fell onto the bed together.

Blanche chose not to regret her intimacy with Qin Yuan, while Hekasa plotted against Qin Yuan and was warned by Yan Qiu to avoid provoking him. A mysterious woman named Jiu You appeared and attacked Hekasa after declaring that those who insulted the King would die.

• Blanche told Qin Yuan she did not regret their intimacy and kissed him again.
• Hekasa complained about Qin Yuan and considered targeting people in Sky City, but Yan Qiu warned him that doing so could endanger the Casa Clan.
• Yan Qiu privately decided that Prince Banbo and the others had to die because they knew about her relationship with Hekasa.
• A freezing wind swept over the group, and Yan Qiu sensed and identified a hidden presence.
• Jiu You appeared, said the King had ordered her to bring Yan Qiu back, and destroyed Hekasa's protective magical artifact with an attack on his mind.

Jiu You killed Hekasa, his retainers, and Prince Banbo with a soul attack, then captured Yan Qiu to take her to Qin Yuan. At a snowy mountain hut, Blanche woke in Qin Yuan’s arms and worried he might abandon her, but their intimate reunion continued.

• Jiu You killed Hekasa and his retainers with a soul attack, leaving their bodies on the snowfield.
• Jiu You killed Prince Banbo and seized Yan Qiu, telling her Qin Yuan wanted to see her.
• Jiu You vanished with Yan Qiu, leaving the corpses exposed to approaching demonic creatures.
• Blanche woke beside Qin Yuan in the mountain hut, and he used Holy Element to ease her pain.
• Blanche feared Qin Yuan would abandon her, but he reassured her and drew her back into his embrace.
• Blanche noticed Qin Yuan was still aroused and stared at him in disbelief.

Qin Yuan continued his life at Alps Academy while Blanche and her allies stabilized the school. In the Sha Abyss, he revealed his plan for Yan Qiu and the Black Vatican, leaving Yan Qiu magically devoted to him and ordered to gather her followers.

• Qin Yuan persuaded Blanche to bring Heidi into their intimate encounter, and the two women ended up joining him.
• Blanche took over as dean of Alps Academy, with Jalan and others helping manage the school while Sheryl and Edith began taking on responsibilities.
• Jalan and the others continued investigating Dean Perry's death but planned to later claim he had died in the line of duty.
• Yan Qiu realized Qin Yuan was the new Ancient King and the Lord of the Sha Abyss, then confronted him when he appeared before her.
• Qin Yuan mocked Yan Qiu's appearance and used a ritual to make her his obedient servant.
• Qin Yuan ordered Yan Qiu to list the Black Vatican members under her command and gather them so he could turn the group into the White Vatican.