Recaps

Xiaoyao playfully teased Ye Qingxian, showed off a dress she had made, and revealed that her embroidery had reached the Dao. The chapter ended with Xiaoyao asking to play with Ye Qingxian’s colorful, gemstone-studded item, which Ye Qingxian refused to let her touch.

• After Ye Qingxian massaged her, Xiaoyao teased her with a cute pose, and Ye Qingxian asked why she had stopped wearing Upper Realm intimate clothing.
• Xiaoyao became embarrassed, nearly made an indecent remark, and bit Ye Qingxian when she covered her mouth.
• Xiaoyao showed Ye Qingxian her handmade dress and offered to make her a formal dress.
• Xiaoyao revealed that she had entered the Dao of Embroidery a few days earlier, and Ye Qingxian praised her.
• While cuddling, Xiaoyao asked to play with Ye Qingxian’s colorful, gemstone-studded item, but Ye Qingxian refused.

Ye Qingxian misread her Junior Sister’s request for the chain as a sign that she was considering becoming Dao Companions, and she happily imagined their future together. Meanwhile, Ye Qixin joined Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing in the courtyard before preparing to show Ye Qingxian the progress she had made toward building the Immortal Jade Empire.

• Ye Qingxian recalled the chain’s painful history and decided her Junior Sister wanted reassurance that she would never be hurt that way again.
• Ye Qingxian concluded that her Junior Sister was hinting at marriage and dreamed of their mutual devotion, unaware that she had misunderstood the request.
• Ye Zhaoxuan and Ye Ranxing joked that Ye Qingxian’s intelligence had dropped because she was lovestruck.
• Ye Qixin returned from hunting, heard her sisters talking, and joined their beetle-catching game after Ye Zhaoxuan praised her.
• Ye Qixin recalled that she had meant to show Ye Qingxian the people she recruited and the progress of the future Immortal Jade Empire.

Ye Qixin caught a dragonfly for Ye Zhaoxuan, earning her younger sister’s admiration while Ye Ranxing grew jealous. When Ye Ranxing insulted white kittens without realizing their mother was one, Ye Qixin reminded her that things would be different once she turned three, leaving Ye Ranxing uneasy about what her elder sister had planned.

• Ye Qixin caught a dragonfly with her quick paw and let Ye Zhaoxuan admire it.
• Ye Ranxing grumbled that Ye Qixin was showing off, jealous of how much attention Ye Zhaoxuan gave her.
• The girls’ mother photographed them playing, then heard Ye Ranxing say that white kittens could never earn her recognition.
• Their mother pointed out that she was a white kitten too and warned Ye Ranxing not to drive a rift between herself and Ye Qixin.
• Ye Qixin said Ye Ranxing was only two and that things would be different when she turned three, making Ye Ranxing wonder what her elder sister was planning.

Ye Qingxian tried to make the lazy, pregnant Ye Xianyao go outside by claiming she could be spanked under a sect rule, but admitted she had invented the rule. Ye Xianyao reluctantly went for a walk, while Ye Qixin began planning a chance for her mother to experience the glory of being a Princess.

• Ye Qingxian urged Ye Xianyao to take walks after meals, warning that staying in her cave dwelling would harm her health.
• Ye Qingxian threatened to spank Ye Xianyao for neglecting sect duties, and Ye Xianyao searched the sect regulations for the rule.
• Ye Xianyao challenged the threat by citing maternity leave rights, so Ye Qingxian admitted she had just made up the rule using her authority as Deputy Palace Master.
• Ye Xianyao reluctantly agreed to go outside with Ye Qingxian and put away the regulations book, resolving to memorize it later.
• Ye Xianyao reflected that her third pregnancy was about a month and a half along and set a deadline for the baby's fetal heartbeat to form.
• Ye Qixin watched the two mothers leave for a walk and began planning a coincidence that would let her mother embrace her identity as a Princess.

Tianheng joined Wu Ming, Zuo An, the old Daoist, and another expert to plan the formation of five power networks in service of the Princess. As they prepared to meet her, Tianheng directed them to keep their followers from seeing her directly and to arrange a later formal ceremony.

• Zuo An warned Wu Ming and the old Daoist not to let personal grudges interfere with their work for the Princess.
• Wu Ming and the others showed respect to Tianheng, whose immense aura suggested he was a Contemporary Great Power near the Peerless Realm.
• Tianheng told the gathered experts to meet the Princess before they went their separate ways and to make the encounter a pleasant surprise.
• Tianheng ordered them to set up an isolation barrier so their followers could see the Princess without her seeing them, then hold a formal ceremony for them to bow before her.

Ye Qixin received Tianheng’s approval to carry out a plan that would make Mother embrace her status as the Princess, while Ye Qingxian tried to interest Junior Sister in the Cultivation World Circle. After Junior Sister dismissed it, Ye Qingxian received Ye Qixin’s message and devised a way to bring her along.

• Ye Qixin received Tianheng’s praise and instructions to follow their plan without changing its contents.
• Tianheng warned Ye Qixin to remain loyal to the Princess and not provoke Mother.
• Ye Qingxian showed Junior Sister the Cultivation World Circle, but Junior Sister rejected it as boring and outdated.
• Ye Qingxian read Ye Qixin’s message and came up with a plan to naturally bring Junior Sister along.

Ye Qingxian reassured Xiaoyao that her secret plan was nothing major and took her by the hand, making Xiaoyao happy with an unofficial confession. They set off together, with Ye Qingxian watching Xiaoyao's expressions as they traveled through the cold wind.

• Xiaoyao questioned Ye Qingxian for keeping quiet about her plan, and Ye Qingxian told her to come along to find out.
• Xiaoyao insisted Ye Qingxian call her Xiaoyao or baby, and Ye Qingxian playfully called her Princess and promised to let her manage her forever.
• Xiaoyao took Ye Qingxian's words as a sweet confession and let her hold and stroke her hand.
• Xiaoyao urged Ye Qingxian to stop being clingy and take her to the important destination.
• Ye Qingxian led Xiaoyao through several places in the cold wind while secretly watching her expressions.

Xiaoyao and Ye Qingxian traveled toward an ancient castle, sharing an intimate moment and exchanging declarations of love. Inside, Xiaoyao found herself alone atop a grand staircase as countless Supreme Realm experts knelt to worship her as Princess.

• Xiaoyao and Ye Qingxian discussed Flower City and Xiaoyao's thoughts about growing old and retiring.
• Ye Qingxian kissed Xiaoyao, and they confessed that they only wanted each other.
• Ye Qingxian led Xiaoyao toward an ancient castle, and they teased each other about the red strings on their ankles.
• Xiaoyao entered the castle and discovered herself at the top of a staircase before countless kneeling Supreme Realm experts.
• The worshippers greeted Xiaoyao as Princess and prayed that her blessings would grace all living beings.

Ye Xiaoyao was presented as the Princess before dozens of Supreme Realm cultivators and struggled to process their worship and the records identifying each member. After the audience, Ye Qingxian brought her to a hidden chamber, where she was told an unparalleled expert would soon speak with her.

• Tianheng led three seven-source Supremes and the gathered cultivators in worshipping Ye Xiaoyao as the Princess.
• Li San wondered what purpose the mysterious organization had for gathering so many Supreme Realm powerhouses and feared it might seek to overthrow the Supreme Heaven.
• Ye Xiaoyao ordered everyone to rise, while the cultivators speculated about her youth and status.
• Ye Xiaoyao examined Dao sigils containing the members’ names, cultivation realms, and life histories, and privately wrestled with whether she truly was the Princess.
• Ye Qingxian brought Ye Xiaoyao to a hidden chamber and told her that an unparalleled mighty expert would soon speak with her.

Ye Xiaoyao learned that Tianheng was an acquired Supreme Peerless Realm expert who had pledged himself to her, and asked him about the powers and enemies in Supreme Heaven. Tianheng recognized the Princess’s hidden Dark Monarch Form as a world-destroying force that could awaken if she became enraged.

• Ye Qingxian told Ye Xiaoyao that Tianheng had recruited some of the Supreme Realm experts who pledged themselves to her.
• Ye Qingxian revealed that Tianheng had reached the Supreme Peerless Realm through cultivation rather than being one of the nine innate experts.
• Ye Xiaoyao wondered how Tianheng compared to Jian Wushuang and accepted his salute as Princess.
• Tianheng met privately with Ye Xiaoyao and offered to report on Supreme Heaven’s factions, powerful figures, and potential enemies.
• Tianheng sensed that Ye Xiaoyao’s unmerged Dark Monarch Form could awaken if she were offended and become a catastrophic threat to Supreme Heaven.

Tianheng explained Supreme Heaven’s power structure and argued that its stability depended on Bei and Wuya Sect. He left the Princess with a warning that if Bei fell, Wuya Sect would lose its leader and Supreme Heaven’s order would collapse.

• Ye Qingxian teased the Princess about her aloof demeanor and recalled how the Princess had once bitten her badly.
• The Princess drank Ye Qingxian’s bitter tea while Tianheng silently remembered her taste in tea.
• After the Princess gave permission, Tianheng described Supreme Heaven’s major factions and the order they upheld.
• Tianheng said Bei and Wuya Sect had united Supreme Heaven’s powers and suppressed threats in the shadows.
• Tianheng warned that if Bei were dealt with, Wuya Sect would lose its central figure and Supreme Heaven’s order would fall apart.

Tianheng explained the factions that threatened Supreme Heaven and warned that Zhan Wushuang’s Aberrants might exploit a future war targeting the Princess. He concluded that Zhan Wushuang was most likely to destroy the three prophetic lines in the heavens.

• Tianheng described the Aberrants, evil cultivators, true demons, heavenly demons, and other factions that sought to disrupt Supreme Heaven’s order.
• The Princess defended the Demon Race and said all living beings had the right to live in peace.
• Tianheng explained that a powerful faction sought to wipe out the side of darkness and had gathered experts to target the Princess.
• Tianheng warned that the Aberrants might attack during a future conflict because they would covet the Princess’s supreme Dao Fruit.
• The Princess asked who was most likely to destroy the three prophetic lines, and Tianheng named Zhan Wushuang.

Xiaoyao listened to Tianheng’s report, then sought Ye Qingxian’s praise for acting with Princessly dignity. After Ye Qingxian praised her, Xiaoyao teased her with an invitation to kiss, leaving Ye Qingxian struggling to restrain herself.

• Tianheng finished his report to Xiaoyao and left the quiet room.
• Ye Qingxian praised Xiaoyao for showing more dignity as a Princess.
• Xiaoyao rubbed her head against Ye Qingxian’s palm and asked if she wanted to kiss her.
• Ye Qingxian fought her desire, convincing herself that Xiaoyao was not deliberately tempting her.

Ye Xiaoyao narrowly avoided being confronted by Ye Qingxian about deliberately tempting her, distracting her by acting hurt and cute. Meanwhile, powerful cultivators gathered for a final meeting in the ancient castle, envying those who had the chance to meet the Princess.

• Ye Qingxian admitted she had nearly lost control and asked Ye Xiaoyao whether she deliberately tempted her.
• Ye Xiaoyao denied it, then turned the questioning around and acted upset until Ye Qingxian comforted her.
• Ye Xiaoyao privately celebrated that her act had distracted Ye Qingxian and worried that her Senior Sister might bring it up again.
• In the ancient castle, powerful cultivators held a final meeting before parting and envied the empty seat reserved for the Princess.
• The cultivators reflected that only peerless experts like Tianheng could temporarily enjoy the chance to meet the Princess.

Xiaoyao told Ye Qingxian that she felt happy to be cherished but uneasy about being named the Dark Princess without having the strength to match her status. She reaffirmed her long-held dream of becoming powerful enough to protect her children and Ye Qingxian.

• Xiaoyao explained that the people welcoming and protecting her had made her happy, though their attention still felt dreamlike.
• Xiaoyao admitted she was gradually accepting her identity as the Dark Princess but felt her position had been given to her rather than earned.
• Xiaoyao hoped her unborn baby would bring her strength to control the Dark Rule and restrain dark-side cultivators.
• Ye Qingxian comforted Xiaoyao and reminded her that she had the support of Ye Qingxian, her daughters, and Tianheng.
• Xiaoyao declared that she wanted to become a powerful cultivator who could protect her babies and Ye Qingxian.

Ye Xiaoyao heard her unborn daughter’s first faint heartbeat and excitedly shared the moment with Ye Qingxian. They then came upon Yangyang organizing a tea party, where the little girl nervously greeted her mother.

• Ye Xiaoyao felt her unborn daughter’s first heartbeat and was overcome with joy.
• Ye Xiaoyao told Ye Qingxian that the baby had responded to her voice, and Ye Qingxian steadied her as she got excited.
• Ye Xiaoyao recalled how Yangyang had once embarrassed her by making her fall onto Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Xiaoyao and Ye Qingxian heard Yangyang’s voice and walked over to find her directing a tea party for the young fairies.
• Ye Qixin noticed Ye Xiaoyao watching her, greeted her as Mother, and asked why she had come to find her.

The narrator visited Ye Qixin at her event and saw the rules she had written, while Ye Qixin hid her embarrassment and happily accepted a marshmallow from her mother. After the narrator left with Ye Qingxian, Ye Qixin resumed her stern older-sister demeanor and reminded Little Green to cultivate.

• The narrator found Ye Qixin with her companions and rubbed her head as Ye Qixin obediently leaned into her hand.
• The narrator gave Ye Qixin a marshmallow, and Ye Qixin ate it despite feeling self-conscious in front of her friends.
• Ye Qixin showed the narrator the detailed event plan she had written herself.
• The narrator told Ye Qixin to go home early and not spend the night outside, then left with Ye Qingxian.
• After the narrator left, Ye Qixin warned Little Green to cultivate properly or risk being surpassed.

After the castle meeting ended, Ye Xiaoyao wrote privately about her illness and her desire to reveal her true self to Ye Qingxian. When Ye Qingxian arrived with chicken soup, their talk about secrets turned into mutual teasing.

• The powerhouses left the castle to carry out missions and organize a strong force within five years.
• Ye Xiaoyao wrote that she feared becoming an obsessive sickly person and wondered whether to tell Mother about herself.
• Ye Qingxian brought Ye Xiaoyao chicken soup, and Ye Xiaoyao offered to make soup for her another time.
• Ye Xiaoyao asked whether Ye Qingxian wanted to know more of her secrets, and Ye Qingxian guessed at intimate details.
• Ye Xiaoyao punched Ye Qingxian, then slyly told her she could find out the things she had mentioned.

Ye Qingxian asked Ye Xiaoyao to reveal private truths, but their conversation veered into a dispute over whether they were straight. Ye Qingxian backed down and explained her earlier claim, leaving their deeper questions for later.

• Ye Qingxian agreed to hear the truth about Ye Xiaoyao and asked whether she could ask private questions.
• Ye Xiaoyao nervously invited Ye Qingxian to ask anything while trying to distract her with her fox-like tail.
• Ye Qingxian asked about Ye Xiaoyao's sexual orientation, and Ye Xiaoyao claimed she was straight.
• Ye Xiaoyao saw her daughters in the courtyard with her divine sense and struck Ye Qingxian across the face with her tail after Ye Qingxian also called herself straight.
• Ye Qingxian explained that she had once lacked any interest in finding a Dao Companion and had only repeated the claim to avoid making Ye Xiaoyao uncomfortable.

During a family fish feast, Ye Ranxing tried to prove she liked fish by swallowing a large piece whole and got a fish bone stuck in her throat. Her mother removed the bone and healed her, and Ye Ranxing apologized and quietly thanked her before the feast continued.

• Ye Ranxing told her mother she did not like fish, but insisted she could eat it after Ye Zhaoxuan noticed she had barely touched the meal.
• Ye Ranxing stuffed a large piece of fish into her mouth and got a fish bone lodged in her throat.
• Her mother rushed to Ye Ranxing, used water-attributed Spiritual Energy to remove the bone, and healed her throat.
• Her mother scolded Ye Ranxing for rushing to eat spirit fish before she had started cultivating, and Ye Ranxing admitted she would not do it again.
• Ye Ranxing quietly thanked her mother and promised to remember the lesson.

The narrator reflected on her life and considered visiting a Secret Realm to escape her boredom, but decided against going while pregnant. Ye Qingxian sensed her troubled mood, though the narrator hid her thoughts and private notebook from her.

• The narrator watched her sleeping daughters and thought about how their everyday sweetness had softened her bitterness toward the world.
• The narrator considered entering a Secret Realm with Ye Qingxian’s help, but decided she had to put her baby’s safety first.
• Ye Qingxian surprised the narrator at the window and asked whether something was troubling her.
• The narrator denied wanting anything and hid her notebook when Ye Qingxian glanced at it.
• Ye Qingxian left, but she remained certain she would find out what the narrator was thinking eventually.

While pregnant and restless, the Junior Sister was startled when Ye Qingxian picked her up in cat form, then accepted her apology and comfort. Ye Qixin watched the misunderstanding and considered teaching Ye Qingxian how to handle her mother’s cat instincts.

• The Junior Sister complained of boredom while nurturing her pregnancy, and Yang Xiaomao wondered what was troubling her.
• Ye Qixin failed to draw out the Junior Sister’s worries before Ye Qingxian arrived and scooped her up in cat form.
• The Junior Sister panicked at being held around her pregnant belly, and Ye Qingxian quickly set her down.
• The Junior Sister returned to human form, sought comfort from Ye Qingxian, and reassured her that she did not blame her.
• Ye Qixin watched Ye Qingxian comfort her mother and considered teaching her how to get along with a kitty.

Ye Qingxian tried to coax her pregnant Junior Sister out of her cave abode, where she had been staying under the blankets and fixating on visiting an unfamiliar place. After Junior Sister admitted she felt compelled to go somewhere, Ye Qingxian wondered whether the unborn baby was influencing her, then reminded her that walks were meant to clear her mind.

• Ye Qingxian observed that Junior Sister had avoided leaving the cave abode for at least a week and urged her to go for a walk.
• Junior Sister refused to leave her blankets until Ye Qingxian offered to take her to any place or world she wanted.
• Junior Sister admitted she wanted to visit somewhere unfamiliar and felt her life would be incomplete if she never went there.
• Ye Qingxian wondered whether the unborn baby was calling Junior Sister toward a place where it could obtain nourishment.
• Ye Qingxian caught Junior Sister outside the blankets, teased her about exercising, and explained that walks could ease her stifled mood and help ward off heart demons.

Ye Qingxian teased Junior Sister about sharing her pink notebook, hoping to learn her deepest wish and where she wanted to go. Junior Sister recognized the request as a test of trust and struggled with whether to reveal her private thoughts, leaving her choice unresolved.

• Junior Sister pinched Ye Qingxian's cheek, and Ye Qingxian welcomed her to do it whenever she wanted.
• Junior Sister stopped playing and hid her face in Ye Qingxian's embrace, insisting that cheek-pinching was boring.
• Ye Qingxian asked Junior Sister to show her the pink notebook, arguing that fairness required her to share it just as she had shown Qing Ye the black notebook.
• Junior Sister protested that Ye Qingxian made her sound like someone building a harem by liking both Qing Ye and Ye Qingxian.
• Ye Qingxian wondered what Junior Sister had written in the pink notebook and hoped to grant her deepest wish, while Junior Sister hesitated over whether to reveal it.

Ye Qingxian persuaded her three-year-old daughter Ye Qixin to steal Ye Xiaoyao’s diary, hoping to learn where the dejected Junior Sister wanted to go without damaging the mothers’ relationship. Ye Qixin set off to steal it after insisting Ye Qingxian would defend her if she got caught.

• Ye Qingxian asked Ye Qixin to steal Ye Xiaoyao’s notebook so she could find out where the Junior Sister wanted to go.
• Ye Qixin refused, fearing Ye Xiaoyao would catch and beat her, while Ye Qingxian argued that her favored daughter would be safe.
• Ye Qingxian said someone had to act because neither of them wanted the Junior Sister to remain dejected, and Ye Qixin agreed to take responsibility to protect her mothers’ relationship.
• Ye Qixin demanded Ye Qingxian speak up for her if she was beaten, then went to steal Ye Xiaoyao’s diary.