Chapter Summaries

Xiao Long led the San Xiao to face Primordial Heavenly Venerate after he arrived to deal with his fallen disciples. The Saint entered the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and left unharmed after destroying Caiyun Fairy’s attack, while Cloud Heaven saw the gulf in their power.

• Xiao Long persuaded Bi Xiao and the others to stop pursuing Randeng for their stolen treasures and instead keep the magic treasures they had taken from the Chan School’s Twelve Golden Immortals.
• Five-colored clouds announced Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s arrival, and Xiao Long warned the San Xiao not to provoke the Saint.
• Xiao Long led the San Xiao to greet Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who blamed them for acting against the heavens and ordered them into the formation.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate entered the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, saw his disciples scattered, and prepared to leave without speaking.
• Caiyun Fairy hurled a Zhuomu Pearl at Primordial Heavenly Venerate, but it turned to ashes before reaching him, and he left the formation unharmed.

Xiao Long led San Xiao to confront Laozi after Primordial Heavenly Venerate took the magic treasures of the Twelve Golden Immortals and their allies. Laozi ordered them to enter the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation, and Xiao Long challenged his claim that the Chan School acted in accordance with Heaven’s will.

• Xiao Long warned Bi Xiao that Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Elder Master Xuandu might come together, and Bi Xiao stopped arguing.
• Xiao Long discovered that Primordial Heavenly Venerate had taken the magic treasures of the Twelve Golden Immortals, Yang Jian, and the others, then returned to camp with San Xiao.
• After the people of Xi Qi sent a challenge, Xiao Long led San Xiao to meet Laozi, who ordered them to enter the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• Xiao Long questioned why the Chan School could help Xi Qi while Zhao Gongming’s descent was called defiance of Heaven, and Laozi replied that Heaven’s will made the distinction.
• Xiao Long asked about Randeng taking Zhao Gongming’s Sea Calming Divine Pearls, and Laozi claimed the treasures had chosen Randeng as their new master.

Xiao Long challenged Laozi’s claim that San Xiao had defied Heaven and entered the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation with them. After Laozi seized their treasures and tried to capture Cloud Heaven, Xiao Long struck him with the Heaven-Turning Seal, but Laozi trapped Xiao Long and San Xiao inside the Qiankun Diagram and began refining them in its sea of flames.

• Xiao Long asked whether Lu Ya was on the Investiture of the Gods and argued that San Xiao’s pursuit of him was a personal grudge, not defiance of Heaven.
• Laozi refused to let Primordial Heavenly Venerate join him and followed Xiao Long and San Xiao into the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation.
• Laozi immobilized Qiong Xiao’s Golden Flood Dragon Scissors and used the Qiankun Diagram to take Bi Xiao’s Primordial Golden Dou.
• Laozi summoned Yellow Turban Strongmen to capture Cloud Heaven, but Xiao Long struck him with the Heaven-Turning Seal while Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao recovered their treasures and rescued her.
• Laozi sealed Xiao Long and San Xiao inside the Qiankun Diagram and commanded its sea of Samadhi True Fire to refine them.

Trapped in Laozi’s Qiankun Diagram, Xiao Long and the San Xiao struggled to endure its flames while waiting for the Cult Master. Xiao Long tried to protect them with the Nine Dragon Fire Hood and armor, then held Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao close as he absorbed the fire, leaving Cloud Heaven to put on the armor.

• Xiao Long and the San Xiao realized they were trapped in the Qiankun Diagram and waited for the Cult Master while the flames burned around them.
• Xiao Long sheltered them inside the Nine Dragon Fire Hood, but it absorbed the surrounding flames and offered little relief.
• Xiao Long gave the armor forged from Kunlun Mirror fragments to the San Xiao and absorbed the Nine Dragon Fire Hood’s Samadhi True Fire.
• Xiao Long pulled Bi Xiao and Qiong Xiao into his arms as he absorbed the fire, and they felt a little cooler.
• Xiao Long told Cloud Heaven to put on the armor.

Xiao Long and San Xiao survived Laozi’s Qiankun Diagram, but Laozi attacked them with the Linglong Tower. Nuwa rescued the four and stood between them and Laozi, who refused to back down.

• Cloud Heaven put on the armor, and the four supported one another as they endured the Qiankun Diagram.
• Laozi opened the Qiankun Diagram, and Xiao Long mocked him for failing to kill them.
• Laozi attacked Xiao Long and San Xiao with the Linglong Tower, overpowering their magic treasures.
• Nuwa appeared, rescued Xiao Long and San Xiao, and declared that she would protect them because they had karmic ties with her.
• Laozi demanded that Nuwa stay out of the conflict, but Nuwa challenged his insistence on pursuing such a trivial matter.

Nuwa faced Li Er while Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked Xiao Long and the San Xiao. With his treasures knocked away and death imminent, Xiao Long used the Heart-Piercing Armor to kill Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s attendant, provoking the Saint’s fury.

• Li Er rode his Green Ox toward Nuwa, who warned Xiao Long and the San Xiao to protect themselves as she fought him.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate attacked Xiao Long and the San Xiao, knocking away their treasures and leaving them vulnerable.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s attendant struck at Xiao Long with a Jade Ruyi, but Xiao Long remembered the Heart-Piercing Armor and fired its flying needle.
• The flying needle pierced the attendant’s heart, sending him into the Investiture of the Gods.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate, enraged by his attendant’s death, attacked Xiao Long.

Tong Tian Cult Master intervened to stop Primordial Heavenly Venerate from killing Xiao Long and the San Xiao, then challenged his senior brother over his interference in the battle. The confrontation left Primordial Heavenly Venerate asking whether Tong Tian Cult Master intended to fight him.

• Primordial Heavenly Venerate raised his Jade Ruyi to attack Xiao Long and the San Xiao, but a sword intercepted it.
• Tong Tian Cult Master arrived, and Xiao Long recognized the sword and resolved to stay in Biyou Palace and cultivate.
• Tong Tian Cult Master sent the Six Souls Banner toward the unconscious Chan School members, but Primordial Heavenly Venerate repelled it with the Pangu Banner.
• Tong Tian Cult Master argued that his disciples had acted in self-defense when Laozi entered the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation and attacked them.
• Tong Tian Cult Master accused Primordial Heavenly Venerate of breaking his promise not to interfere, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate asked if he meant to fight his senior brother.

After the conflict with Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Xiao Long returned to Three Immortals Island and resumed cultivating, hoping to grow strong enough to reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm. The San Xiao went to find Zhao Gongming, while Xiao Long was left wishing Laozi would trap him in the Qiankun Diagram again.

• Tong Tian Cult Master refused Primordial Heavenly Venerate’s challenge to back down, and Laozi returned while Nuwa stayed away.
• Tong Tian Cult Master sent Xiao Long and the San Xiao back to Biyou Palace while he remained to deal with his Senior Disciple Brothers.
• Bi Xiao complained about Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate, and Xiao Long explained that he and Zhao Gongming had lost their magic treasures.
• Xiao Long reminded the San Xiao that Zhao Gongming was with Wudang Holy Mother, then returned to Three Lives Island to reassure his wives and cultivate.
• Xiao Long reflected that more time absorbing flames in Laozi’s Qiankun Diagram might have brought him to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, and wished to be sent back inside.

Xiao Long learned that Tong Tian Cult Master had failed to recover the Zhu Xian Sword, but received several Dharma treasures as compensation. After Xiao Long had saved Zhao Gongming and San Xiao, Tong Tian decided to bestow an Innate Spirit Treasure on him, leaving Xiao Long eager to learn what it would be.

• Xiao Long considered whether to trade for the Zhu Xian Sword or the Nine Dragon Fire Hood.
• Tong Tian Cult Master summoned Xiao Long and gave him the Heaven-Turning Seal, the Nine Dragon Fire Hood, the Wind Fire Wheel, and other Dharma treasures.
• Tong Tian explained that the Chan School had traded those items for the Sea Calming Divine Pearl and the Zhu Xian Sword.
• Tong Tian said the Dharma treasures would compensate Xiao Long and dismissed Zhao Gongming's claim to them because Xiao Long had saved his life.
• Tong Tian decided to bestow an Innate Spirit Treasure on Xiao Long for saving Zhao Gongming and San Xiao, and Xiao Long wondered which treasure he would receive.

Tong Tian Cult Master gave Xiao Long the Qing Ping Sword and warned him to stay within the Myriad Immortals Archipelago after his recent clash with Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate. Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island, while Tong Tian Cult Master privately rejoiced at having found a way to pass on the sword he considered a hot potato.

• Tong Tian Cult Master offered Xiao Long the Qing Ping Sword, and Xiao Long hesitated because of its feminine appearance.
• Tong Tian Cult Master praised the sword’s power and said his three female disciples had wanted it, convincing Xiao Long to accept it.
• Tong Tian Cult Master warned Xiao Long not to leave Biyou Palace or the Myriad Immortals Archipelago because Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate could still threaten him.
• Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island, and Tong Tian Cult Master privately reflected that giving the sword to a man had spared him from choosing between his female disciples.
• Tong Tian Cult Master realized that the Small Gourd Xiao Long had given him was an extremely powerful Innate Spirit Treasure.

Xiao Long kept the Qing Ping Sword after realizing he could not decide which wife to give it to, then met Bi Xiao, who brought him a treasure to compensate for the Zhu Xian Sword. The chapter left Bi Xiao rushing off to get the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors after Xiao Long teased her by asking for them instead of the Primordial Golden Dou.

• Xiao Long returned to Three Lives Island, kept the Qing Ping Sword, and prepared to absorb the Samadhi True Fire from the Nine Dragon Fire Hood.
• Deng Chanyu told Xiao Long that Bi Xiao had arrived, and Bi Xiao reassured him that Zhao Gongming had recovered under Wudang Holy Mother's care.
• Bi Xiao offered Xiao Long the Primordial Golden Dou as compensation for losing the Zhu Xian Sword, claiming that she and her sisters had agreed to give it to him.
• Xiao Long guessed that Bi Xiao had arranged the gift herself and teased her by asking for the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors instead.
• Bi Xiao accepted Xiao Long's request and hurried off to get the Golden Flood Dragon Scissors from her second sister.

Xiao Long persuaded Bi Xiao to join him in his room, while Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao experienced strange sensations from afar and realized what their younger sister was doing. The next day, Bi Xiao returned to Three Immortals Island, where Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao called out to her.

• Xiao Long held Bi Xiao and convinced her that they were senior brother and junior sister rather than martial uncle and niece.
• Xiao Long carried Bi Xiao to his room, while Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao felt intimate sensations during their cultivation on Three Immortals Island.
• Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao realized Bi Xiao was with Xiao Long and reacted to the sensations they shared.
• The next day, Bi Xiao returned to Three Immortals Island, and Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao called out to her.

Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao confronted Bi Xiao about her intimacy with Xiao Long, and Bi Xiao admitted she had been with him. Cloud Heaven accepted that Bi Xiao could be with Xiao Long but asked her to stop doing those things, leaving Bi Xiao’s response unresolved.

• Cloud Heaven questioned Bi Xiao about where she had gone the day before, and Bi Xiao claimed she had exchanged insights with Martial Uncle.
• Cloud Heaven directly accused Bi Xiao of being intimate with Martial Uncle, while Bi Xiao denied it.
• Qiong Xiao reminded Bi Xiao that the sisters were connected heart to heart, prompting Bi Xiao to realize they had felt what she felt and confess.
• Bi Xiao defended her relationship with Martial Uncle, saying he had promised to love her for life.
• Cloud Heaven warned that Martial Uncle had many wives and asked Bi Xiao to avoid intimacy with him, though she would not object to their relationship.

Cloud Heaven demanded that Bi Xiao return the Primordial Golden Dou, but learned Bi Xiao had traded it to Xiao Long for the Qing Ping Sword. After seeing the sword’s power, Cloud Heaven reconsidered the exchange and decided it was not a loss.

• Bi Xiao suggested that Cloud Heaven and Qiong Xiao also become Xiao Long’s women, but Cloud Heaven rejected the idea.
• Cloud Heaven asked Bi Xiao for the Primordial Golden Dou, and Bi Xiao revealed she had given it to Xiao Long.
• Cloud Heaven accused Xiao Long of tricking Bi Xiao into surrendering the treasure, but Bi Xiao said he had traded the Qing Ping Sword for it.
• Bi Xiao revealed the Qing Ping Sword was Tong Tian Cult Master's Innate Spirit Treasure, and Cloud Heaven recognized its value.

Cloud Heaven took back the Qing Ping Sword, while Bi Xiao teased Qiong Xiao about her feelings for Xiao Long and proposed testing his interest. That night, Xiao Long was interrupted while preparing to cultivate and mistakenly swept the visitor into his arms, only to realize from her cry that she might not be Bi Xiao.

• Cloud Heaven took the Qing Ping Sword from her Martial Uncle and left.
• Bi Xiao teased Qiong Xiao about liking Xiao Long and suggested testing whether he liked her too.
• Xiao Long finished bathing with his wives and prepared to absorb the Samadhi True Fire in the Nine Dragon Fire Hood.
• Someone knocked while Xiao Long was about to cultivate, and he assumed Bi Xiao had come to see him.
• Xiao Long opened the door and pulled the visitor into his arms, then became puzzled when she cried out.

Xiao Long unexpectedly met Qiong Xiao, who had come looking for Bi Xiao, and awkwardly explained that Bi Xiao had not arrived. Qiong Xiao stayed on the island, leaving Xiao Long admiring her beauty.

• Xiao Long set Qiong Xiao down after grabbing her butt, then realized who she was.
• Xiao Long apologized, and Qiong Xiao indignantly asked whether he would have thought it was acceptable if she had been Bi Xiao.
• Qiong Xiao explained that Bi Xiao had asked her to come, but Xiao Long said Bi Xiao had not returned to Three Lives Island.
• Qiong Xiao blamed Bi Xiao for standing her up and said she would teach her a lesson when she got back.
• Qiong Xiao remained where she was, and Xiao Long admired her beauty as the sea breeze stirred her hair.

Xiao Long spent the night with Qiong Xiao before focusing on cultivation, and after half a month he broke through to the Peak Golden Immortal Realm. The chapter ended with him recognizing how much the Flame Mantra had accelerated his progress.

• Xiao Long drew Qiong Xiao into his arms, and they talked together that night while he restrained himself from going further.
• Bi Xiao imagined her second sister being bullied by Xiao Long, while Cloud Heaven intercepted Bi Xiao as she sneaked toward Three Lives Island and dragged her home.
• After seeing Qiong Xiao off the next day, Xiao Long absorbed the last of the Samadhi True Fire from the Nine Dragon Fire Hood.
• Xiao Long spent half a month cultivating to break through the final barrier and reach the Peak Golden Immortal Realm.

Xiao Long reflected on the gulf between Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals and recognized his own strength after reaching the Peak Golden Immortal Realm. He considered killing Randeng but abandoned the idea for now, fearing interference from powerful figures and wondering whether he should wait until Tong Tian Cult Master’s formations.

• Xiao Long estimated that breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm would require many treasures or merged avatars, so he felt less urgency to advance.
• Xiao Long concluded that his Peak Golden Immortal strength made him a true powerhouse who could defeat the Twelve Golden Immortals and challenge most of the Jie Sect.
• Xiao Long considered sneaking down the mountain to kill Randeng, but feared Primordial Heavenly Venerate and Zhunti might capture him and send him west.
• Xiao Long dismissed that plan and considered killing Randeng during Tong Tian Cult Master’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation or Myriad Immortals Formation.

Xiao Long invited Qiong Xiao to meet him by the shore and became intimate with her beneath the moonlight. On Three Immortals Island, Cloud Heaven and Bi Xiao sensed what was happening and reacted to it.

• Xiao Long abandoned his plans and sent Qiong Xiao a secret letter inviting her to admire the moon.
• Qiong Xiao met Xiao Long by the shore, where he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.
• Cloud Heaven stopped practicing with the Qing Ping Sword and went to bed, but sensed the encounter nearby.
• Bi Xiao sensed what was happening and imagined her second sister being bullied by Xiao Long.

Cloud Heaven confronted Bi Xiao about what had happened the previous night, but Qiong Xiao admitted that she had been with Xiao Long instead. The sisters were left in an awkward standoff as Cloud Heaven refused to believe Qiong Xiao’s confession.

• Cloud Heaven sat silently with Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao the next day, making her younger sisters afraid to speak.
• Cloud Heaven accused Bi Xiao of hiding what she had done, while Bi Xiao denied being responsible.
• Bi Xiao tried to expose that Qiong Xiao had also become Xiao Long’s woman.
• Qiong Xiao admitted that she had been with Martial Uncle the previous night, leaving Cloud Heaven embarrassed.
• Cloud Heaven dismissed Qiong Xiao’s confession as an attempt to cover for Bi Xiao.