Chapter Summaries

Cloud Heaven discovered that her younger sisters had both become involved with Xiao Long and tried to accept it, but repeated nights of mysterious torment drove her to investigate. She broke into Xiao Long's room and found him in bed with both Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao.

• Cloud Heaven confronted Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao after learning they had both become involved with Xiao Long, then decided she would not be left out.
• Cloud Heaven endured the same nighttime torment for several nights before finally losing patience.
• Cloud Heaven drew the Qing Ping Sword and flew to Three Lives Island to find out what Xiao Long was doing.
• Cloud Heaven followed her sisters' auras, kicked open Xiao Long's door, and found Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao sharing his bed.

Xiao Long visited Xi Qi and discovered that Yi Jiang was pregnant with his son, while Jiang Ziya concealed the pregnancy from Primordial Heavenly Venerate. Xiao Long left after learning the news, pleased that his child would be born into the ruling family.

• Cloud Heaven caught Qiong Xiao and Bi Xiao playing with Xiao Long, but her sisters and Xiao Long kept her on Three Immortals Island for the night.
• Xiao Long made Three Immortals Island his home and later decided to visit Yi Jiang in Xi Qi and investigate the unresolved Precious Lotus Lantern matter.
• Jiang Ziya confirmed that Yi Jiang was pregnant and chose not to report it to Primordial Heavenly Venerate.
• Xiao Long sensed that Yi Jiang’s unborn child had an aura like his own and left Xi Qi, thinking of the child as his son.

Xiao Long discovered that Lotus Fairy possessed the Precious Lotus Lantern and decided to steal it. He subdued his avatar and Yang Chan, leaving Lotus Fairy ready to fight him.

• Xiao Long visited Peach Mountain and saw Yang Jian's mother imprisoned there, but decided he could not help her.
• Xiao Long learned that his avatar had reached Heavenly Immortal Peak and that Lotus Fairy had fallen in love with him in secret.
• Xiao Long discovered that Lotus Fairy owned the Precious Lotus Lantern and planned to steal it to complete his avatar.
• Xiao Long disguised himself as a man in black, interrupted the trio's cultivation, and subdued his avatar and Yang Chan.
• Lotus Fairy confronted Xiao Long after seeing her beloved and disciple captured.

Xiao Long took the Precious Lotus Lantern and taunted Lotus Fairy, Yang Chan, and his clone by forcing them to choose who would die. His questions exposed Lotus Fairy’s feelings for Xiao, leaving Yang Chan shocked and the three unsure how they could face one another afterward.

• Xiao Long defeated the man who charged at him and took the Precious Lotus Lantern from Lotus Fairy.
• Lotus Fairy pleaded for Xiao Long to spare her and her disciples, and he demanded that they choose one person to die.
• Lotus Fairy, Yang Chan, and "Xiao Long" each volunteered to sacrifice themselves for the others.
• Xiao Long challenged Yang Chan about her devotion to Lotus Fairy and suggested her Master might not feel the same way.
• Lotus Fairy admitted that she liked Xiao but said she would never let Yang Chan die for her desires, leaving Yang Chan shocked.

Xiao Long discovered that Deng Chanyu had returned to her father, Deng Jiugong, and feared she would be drawn into the war against Xi Qi and captured by Tu Xingsun. He set out to intervene, taking the Primordial Golden Dou.

• Xiao Long studied the Precious Lotus Lantern but could not discover its incantation.
• Xiao Xun'er told Xiao Long that Deng Chanyu had left Three Lives Island to visit Deng Jiugong after waiting outside Xiao Long's room without knocking.
• Xiao Long realized Deng Jiugong might send Deng Chanyu to fight Xi Qi, where she could be captured by Tu Xingsun.
• Xiao Long decided to go down the mountain and told the others to fetch the Primordial Golden Dou.

Xiao Long learned that Deng Chanyu had been captured by Xi Qi and went to the Shang camp to help her. After Deng Jiugong sent a message to Jiang Ziya, Jiang Ziya hesitated over whether to release her, while Nezha urged him to punish her because Xiao Long had killed Guang Chengzi and taken his treasures.

• Xiao Long took the Primordial Golden Dou, rode Bi Xiao's beast to the Shang camp, and asked Deng Jiugong where Chanyu was.
• Deng Jiugong told Xiao Long that Tu Xingsun had defected to Xi Qi, captured Deng Chanyu, and faced a plan to marry her to him.
• Xiao Long promised to intervene if Jiang Ziya refused to release Deng Chanyu, then decided to leave the first appeal to Deng Jiugong.
• Deng Jiugong sent someone to ask Jiang Ziya to release Deng Chanyu, and Jiang Ziya hesitated when he heard she was Xiao Long's disciple.
• Nezha urged Jiang Ziya not to spare Deng Chanyu, citing Xiao Long's killing of Guang Chengzi and theft of his magic treasures.

Jiang Ziya agreed to arrange Deng Chanyu’s marriage to Tu Xingsun, prompting Xiao Long to go to the Xi Qi camp to rescue her. He freed Deng Chanyu from her restraints and revealed a plan to make Xi Qi pay, which she eagerly accepted.

• Tu Xingsun reminded Jiang Ziya of his promise to arrange a marriage with Deng Chanyu, and Jiang Ziya agreed to proceed with the wedding.
• Xiao Long learned that Jiang Ziya planned to marry Deng Chanyu to Tu Xingsun and vowed to stop it.
• Deng Jiugong asked Xiao Long to rescue his daughter, and Xiao Long headed secretly to the Xi Qi camp.
• Xiao Long found Xi Qi preparing for the wedding, transformed into a mosquito, and flew into Deng Chanyu’s room.
• Xiao Long released Deng Chanyu from her restraints, then explained his plan to make Xi Qi pay, and she agreed to help.

Deng Chanyu killed Tu Xingsun after tricking him into revealing how to use the Immortal Binding Rope, and Xiao Long helped her escape the Xi Qi camp. After Xia Jie drove back Jiang Ziya and the others, he left with Deng Chanyu and invited her father to join them at Biyou Palace.

• Deng Chanyu feigned obedience to Tu Xingsun, learned how to use the Immortal Binding Rope, then killed him and took the rope.
• Jiang Ziya sensed Tu Xingsun's death and ordered the bridal chamber surrounded; Nezha rushed in but was captured by the Immortal Binding Rope.
• Xiao Long revealed himself, stole Nezha's magical treasure again, and confronted Jiang Ziya over the forced marriage and Tu Xingsun's death.
• Jiang Ziya, Yang Jian, and Ji Fa attacked Xia Jie, but he used the Primordial Golden Dou and Heaven-Turning Seal to force them back.
• Xia Jie left with Deng Chanyu and asked her to tell her father he could leave the Shang Dynasty and come with them to Biyou Palace on Penglai.

Xiao Long brought Deng Chanyu and her family to Biyou Palace, settled them on an island, and returned with Deng Chanyu to her room. He used the excuse of examining her for harm done by the Chan School to initiate intimate contact, and the chapter ended with Deng Chanyu shy but unwilling to resist.

• Xiao Long took Deng Jiugong and several dozen Deng family members to Biyou Palace after they could no longer remain where they were.
• Xiao Long settled Deng Jiugong and the Deng family on an island with other refugees and allowed Deng Chanyu to share cultivation methods with them.
• Xiao Long brought Deng Chanyu back to Biyou Palace after arranging her family's new home.
• Xiao Long asked Deng Chanyu to lie on her bed and claimed he needed to examine her for harm caused by the Chan School.
• Deng Chanyu questioned Xiao Long's intimate examination but trusted him and showed little desire to resist.

After Xiao Long took Deng Chanyu back to Three Lives Island, the conflict between the Chan and Jie Sects continued without his involvement. Daoist Cihang made three visits to Biyou Palace after killing Fire Spirit Holy Mother, and Tong Tian Cult Master summoned the enraged Jie Sect disciples for a reprimand.

• Xiao Long took Deng Chanyu back to Three Lives Island and stayed out of the conflict between Xi Qi and the Shang Dynasty.
• Daoist Cihang killed Fire Spirit Holy Mother after she descended from the mountain to avenge her disciple.
• Daoist Duobao urged Tong Tian Cult Master to let him avenge Fire Spirit Holy Mother, but Tong Tian Cult Master stopped him.
• Tong Tian Cult Master initially trusted Daoist Cihang and said he could strike Jie Sect disciples who came down from the mountain.
• Daoist Cihang fled back into Biyou Palace when Daoist Duobao and the three Holy Mothers nearly attacked him.
• Tong Tian Cult Master called Daoist Duobao and the others inside and sternly reprimanded them.

Xiao Long persuaded the Jie Sect disciples to let Daoist Cihang leave Biyou Palace, preventing a confrontation. Tong Tian Cult Master then questioned the gathered disciples about the incident, leaving Xiao Long worried that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation might still be set up.

• Bi Xiao told Xiao Long it was his turn to deal with Cihang, and Xiao Long realized the Jie Sect disciples expected him to intervene.
• Xiao Long urged the disciples to let Cihang leave, warning that harming him in Biyou Palace would make the Jie Sect look like a den of horrors.
• The Jie Sect disciples accepted Xiao Long’s reasoning, and Cihang hurried away without being challenged.
• Tong Tian Cult Master summoned the disciples inside and asked what they thought of the matter.
• Xiao Long glanced at Daoist Duobao and wondered whether Duobao had stirred Tong Tian Cult Master’s anger with a remark attributed to Laozi.

Daoist Duobao accused a Chan School disciple of insulting the Jie Sect, prompting Tong Tian Cult Master to prepare the Zhu Xian Swords and consider setting up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. Xiao Long questioned whether the formation could withstand the combined efforts of Tong Tian Cult Master’s two senior brothers, and Tong Tian Cult Master said they could not break it with only the two of them.

• Daoist Duobao told Tong Tian Cult Master that a Chan School disciple had mocked the Jie Sect and its disciples backed up his account.
• Tong Tian Cult Master grew angry at the alleged insult and ordered Golden Spirit Holy Mother to bring him the Zhu Xian Swords.
• Tong Tian Cult Master considered giving the swords to Daoist Duobao so he could set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation outside Boundary Marker Pass.
• Tong Tian Cult Master called on Xiao Long, who asked whether the formation could withstand two Saints.
• Tong Tian Cult Master said his two senior brothers could not break the formation unless they had help.

Xiao Long warned Tong Tian Cult Master that the Western Buddhist Saints might join the conflict, but Tong Tian dismissed his suspicions and prepared the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation at Boundary Marker Pass. Xiao Long sent San Xiao ahead with the Primordial Golden Dou while he stayed behind to learn how to use Nuwa's Precious Lotus Lantern, intending to protect one of the Zhu Xian Swords.

• Xiao Long suggested that Jieyin and Zhunti could make four Saints against the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, explaining that Zhunti had taken Kong Xuan.
• Tong Tian Cult Master rejected Xiao Long's suspicion that his senior brothers were plotting against him and ordered Daoist Duobao to set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation with the Zhu Xian Sword.
• Tong Tian Cult Master led the Jie Sect disciples, including San Xiao and Zhao Gongming, toward Boundary Marker Pass.
• Xiao Long told San Xiao to go ahead while he stayed behind to ask how to use the Precious Lotus Lantern and then planned to help guard a Zhu Xian Sword.
• Qiong Xiao insisted that San Xiao would go with Xiao Long, and Xiao Long returned the Primordial Golden Dou to them before they split up.

Xiao Long visited Wa Huang Palace, reunited with Medusa, Yao Xueling, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing, and learned how to use the Precious Lotus Lantern. He then left for Boundary Marker Pass, where Tong Tian Cult Master had already set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

• A white-robed fairy maiden escorted Xiao Long into Wa Huang Palace, where he noticed powerful demon disciples and met Medusa, Yao Xueling, Bai Suzhen, and Xiao Qing.
• Medusa and the others accused Xiao Long of taking an interest in the fairy maiden, whom Yao Xueling identified as Bai Yao, Nuwa's eldest disciple.
• Xiao Long told the women about Tong Tian Cult Master's plan to set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation and asked Yao Xueling to learn how to use the Precious Lotus Lantern from Nuwa.
• Nuwa told Yao Xueling how to use the Precious Lotus Lantern, and Xiao Long tested the method successfully.
• Xiao Long left for Boundary Marker Pass, where Tong Tian Cult Master was waiting for the opposing side to challenge the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Xiao Long warned Tong Tian Cult Master about Laozi’s hidden technique and suggested a way to counter him in the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. During Laozi’s assault, Xiao Long stopped Daoist Duobao from interfering, leaving Tong Tian Cult Master to face Laozi and his three incarnations.

• Xiao Long told Tong Tian Cult Master that Laozi could use One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones and urged him to be careful.
• Xiao Long proposed a plan to prevent Laozi from leaving the formation unscathed, and Tong Tian Cult Master agreed.
• Primordial Heavenly Venerate entered and exited the formation without fighting Tong Tian Cult Master.
• Laozi entered the Immortal Trapping Formation the next day, fought Tong Tian Cult Master, and used One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.
• Tong Tian Cult Master drew the four immortal swords closer to counter Laozi’s three incarnations.
• Daoist Duobao tried to help Tong Tian Cult Master, but Xiao Long stopped him from interfering.

Tong Tian Cult Master’s Immortal Slaying Sword Formation forced Laozi to retreat after the Purple Lightning Hammer struck him, but Laozi returned with the Chan School and Western figures to break the formation. The battle began with Laozi attacking Xiao Long, whose Precious Lotus Lantern shielded him, while the other challengers entered through the remaining gates.

• Laozi left the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation through the Immortal Trapping Formation and was struck on the forehead by Tong Tian Cult Master’s Purple Lightning Hammer.
• Tong Tian Cult Master assigned Daoist Duobao, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, Wudang Holy Mother, and Xiao Long to guard the four immortal swords.
• Three days later, Laozi arrived with Zhunti, Jieyin, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate to break the formation, and he and Tong Tian Cult Master exchanged furious accusations.
• Laozi entered the gate guarded by Xiao Long and attacked him with the Wind-Fire Fan.
• Xiao Long used the Precious Lotus Lantern to shield himself from Laozi’s attack, while Zhunti, Jieyin, and Primordial Heavenly Venerate entered through the other gates.

Xiao Long recovered the Zhu Xian Sword and Immortal Trapping Sword before leaving the collapsing formation with his companions. At Biyou Palace, Tong Tian Cult Master kept one sword, gave Xiao Long the other, and prepared to retaliate against his enemies with the Myriad Immortals Formation.

• Xiao Long stopped Jade Cauldron True Man from stealing the Zhu Xian Sword and drove him off.
• Xiao Long broke the formation trapping the Immortal Trapping Sword, restrained Zhunti’s three Sarira, and took the sword.
• Xiao Long left the Jie Sect camp with his three San Xiao girls before Tong Tian Cult Master was forced to retreat.
• Xiao Long presented the Zhu Xian Sword and Immortal Trapping Sword to Tong Tian Cult Master, who kept the former and gave Xiao Long the latter.
• Tong Tian Cult Master ordered Fifth Brother to prepare an altar so he could use the Six Souls Banner and Myriad Immortals Formation against Laozi, Primordial Heavenly Venerate, Jieyin, Zhunti, Ji Fa, and Jiang Ziya.

Xiao Long left the Six Souls Banner under the San Xiao’s guard and went to Wa Huang Palace to ask Nuwa for help. The chapter ended with Nuwa questioning why he had come to ask another favor.

• Xiao Long refused Daoist Duobao’s offer to take his place guarding the Six Souls Banner and traded shifts with the San Xiao.
• Xiao Long warned the San Xiao to keep everyone, especially Daoist Duobao and Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, away from the banner.
• Xiao Long told the San Xiao he would try to persuade Nuwa to help Tong Tian Cult Master against the four Saints.
• Xiao Long returned to Wa Huang Palace, where Bai Yao led him to Nuwa.
• Xiao Long asked Nuwa for another favor, and Nuwa questioned whether their previous dealings had already settled their karma.

Xiao Long tried to persuade Nuwa to help the Jie Sect by appealing to its acceptance of the Monster Race and warning her about the disciples’ fate if the sect fell. Nuwa ultimately agreed to go with him, leaving Xiao Long believing she had recognized her last chance to act.

• Nuwa refused Xiao Long’s request to help Tong Tian Cult Master and said she had no favorable impression of any of the Three Pure Ones.
• Xiao Long praised the Jie Sect for accepting Monster Race disciples, including Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, unlike the Human School and Chan School.
• Xiao Long recounted how Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerate joined the Western Buddhist sect against Tong Tian Cult Master and warned that the Jie Sect’s Monster Race disciples would become mounts or lowly Heavenly Court soldiers if the sect lost.
• Xiao Long gave up persuading Nuwa and turned to leave.
• Nuwa agreed to go with Xiao Long, and he concluded that she had little chance to act if she waited until the other Saints defeated Tong Tian Cult Master.

Xiao Long prepared San Xiao and Zhao Gongming for the Myriad Immortals Formation, assigning them treasures and protective duties to limit the Jie Sect’s losses. The chapter ended with Bi Xiao asking what role she would play.

• Xiao Long gave Zhao Gongming the Primordial Golden Dou and told him to look for a chance to reclaim the Sea Calming Divine Pearl from Randeng.
• Xiao Long instructed Qiong Xiao to protect Turtle Spirit Holy Mother and kill Jieyin’s mosquito if it appeared.
• Xiao Long told Cloud Heaven to use the Qing Ping Sword to guard Golden Spirit Holy Mother against Randeng.
• Bi Xiao asked Xiao Long what she was supposed to do.