Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge visited the City Lord's Mansion treasure vault and obtained a thousand-year Lightning-Striken Wood suited to his Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique. He began refining it at the Qin Family's lodging in Sky Profound City, and the surging energy suggested another breakthrough might be near.

• Xu Lang showed Qin Jiuge and the others around the City Lord's Mansion before Li Xuanmiao led them to its treasure vault.
• Sikong Changfeng explained how visitors seized treasures from the vault's blue vortex according to their fated affinity, then obtained a Peach of Immortality.
• Qin Jiuge used the Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique to pull thousand-year Lightning-Striken Wood from the vortex, impressing Li Xuanmiao.
• Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family's lodging and refined the Lightning-Striken Wood as its lightning energy caused his cultivation to surge.
• Qin Shidi and Qin Run stood guard outside and speculated that Qin Jiuge might soon reach the fourth level of the Supreme Realm.

Qin Jiuge broke through to the middle stage of the Supreme Realm and displayed the strengthened power of his Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique. After returning to the Qin Family, he found preparations for his wedding with the Ice Frost Sacred Land underway.

• Qin Jiuge emerged from seclusion, reached the middle stage of the Supreme Realm, and left Sky Profound City.
• Qin Jiuge used his major-mastery Lightning Emperor Treasure Technique to erase a towering mountain.
• Li Xuanmiao watched Qin Jiuge's display and accepted that he had fallen far behind him.
• The Xu Family Patriarch scolded Xu Lang for not matching Qin Jiuge, and Xu Lang spread false rumors about his father’s ties to the Demon Race before fleeing.
• Qin Jiuge returned to the Qin Family as his father, Qin Ming, and members of the Ice Frost Sacred Land arrived for the wedding preparations.
• The Qin Family and Ice Frost Sacred Land exchanged pleasantries, noting that the Ice Frost Sacred Land's Eldest Miss had advanced into the Supreme Realm.

As Qin Jiuge prepared to marry a woman from the Ice Frost Sacred Land, Xiao Yan returned to the Qin Family, where Qin Ming and the Azure Emperor discussed how she might react. Xiao Yan said she had known about the marriage alliance for months and intended to welcome the bride as her younger sister, though the Azure Emperor warned that the new arrival might challenge her position.

• Qin Ming asked Qin Jiuge how he would explain his new marriage to Xiao Yan, but Qin Jiuge said she was returning to her own home and no one could harm her.
• Qin Ming left to celebrate with the guests, boasting about his son and drinking with the other families.
• Xiao Yan traveled through a desert caravan wearing red robes as the Azure Emperor teased her about being jealous and suggested they snatch the bride.
• Xiao Yan explained that she and Qin Jiuge had been married since childhood and that she had known about the Ice Frost Sacred Land alliance for half a year.
• The Azure Emperor warned Xiao Yan that the bride might use her powerful family to challenge Xiao Yan's place as the Qin Family Young Madam.

Xiao Yan teased Azure Emperor about her past romance while keeping her own plans for the wedding ceremony secret. Meanwhile, news of Xiao Yan’s return reached the Qin Family, and Qin Jiuge learned she was heading toward them only after Ice Frost Sacred Land members told him.

• Xiao Yan asked Azure Emperor whether she had once been deceived by an unfaithful lover, but Azure Emperor refused to reveal her past.
• Azure Emperor tried to trade her romantic secret for Xiao Yan’s wedding plans, but Xiao Yan kept her plans hidden.
• News of Xiao Yan’s return spread through Qin Province, and Ice Frost Sacred Land members reassured the anxious Qin Family that she came to join them.
• Old Bing and several Ice Frost Sacred Land disciples told Qin Jiuge that Xiao Yan was approaching the Qin Family, and he realized he had not known she was coming.

Ice Frost Sacred Land and the Xiao Family reassured Qin Jiuge that they supported the marriage alliance with the Qin Family. When Xiao Yan returned, she welcomed the alliance and made clear she would not oppose it.

• Qin Jiuge reassured Ice Frost Sacred Land, whose representatives told him they accepted the marriage alliance.
• Xiao Yan's father arrived with Xiao Family members and promised to support Qin Jiuge and the alliance.
• The Xiao Family, Qin Family, and Ice Frost Sacred Land settled together amicably, leaving onlookers astonished by the Qin Family's influence.
• Xiao Yan returned and received Ice Frost Sacred Land's respectful greetings before expressing her approval of the alliance.
• Xiao Yan told the Azure Emperor that opposing the alliance would be foolish and would only cause trouble with Qin Jiuge and the Qin Family.

Xiao Yan returned to the Qin Family and reunited with Qin Jiuge, but privately confronted him over the marriage alliance with Ice Frost Sacred Land. Later, Azure Emperor warned Xiao Yan about the gap between her strength and Qin Jiuge’s, then spoke with Qin Jiuge about her disciple’s devotion to him.

• Xiao Yan greeted Qin Jiuge with a playful warning, and they publicly embraced before entering their courtyard.
• Once the concealing formation activated, Xiao Yan demanded an explanation for the marriage alliance and warned Qin Jiuge she was unhappy he had not told her beforehand.
• Xiao Yan and Qin Jiuge slept in separate rooms, while Azure Emperor told Xiao Yan that Qin Jiuge’s cultivation had advanced far ahead of hers.
• Azure Emperor left Xiao Yan’s guest courtyard and found Qin Jiuge waiting outside.
• Qin Jiuge denied manipulating Xiao Yan, and Azure Emperor observed that her disciple’s heart was nearly entirely devoted to him.

The Azure Emperor warned Qin Jiuge to treat Xiao Yan well, accepted his Spiritual Jade, and left the Qin Family estate. Her movement stirred the Sky Phoenix Ancestor and the Sky Origin Ancestor, but neither Great Emperor could identify or divine who had appeared.

• The Azure Emperor told Qin Jiuge she would tolerate his secrets as long as he treated Xiao Yan well, and Qin Jiuge promised he would never harm her.
• Qin Jiuge warned the Azure Emperor that the Sky Phoenix Ancestor and Sky Origin Ancestor might sense her, and she asked him for the Spiritual Jade he carried.
• The Azure Emperor took the Spiritual Jade, ordered Qin Jiuge to protect Xiao Yan, and vanished; Xiao Yan emerged, and she and Qin Jiuge spent the night together.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor sensed an omen, attempted to divine its cause, and found no answer.
• The Sky Origin Ancestor also sensed something amiss and failed to identify who had caused it.

The Azure Emperor arrived in the Overseas Region to recover her power and vowed revenge on her old enemies. Back at the Qin Family, Xiao Yan confronted Qin Jiuge about his other confidantes and threatened his aides with the Hopeless Forest, while Qin Jiuge prepared to resist her questioning.

• The Azure Emperor used a Spiritual Jade to conceal her Half-step Great Emperor Realm aura and traveled to the Overseas Region to reclaim her foundation.
• The Azure Emperor recalled her old enemies and vowed to grind them to dust once she regained her Great Emperor Realm strength.
• Xiao Yan accused Qin Jiuge of provoking many confidantes and summoned Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Run to question them.
• Xiao Yan separated the three aides and threatened to send them to Hopeless Forest if their accounts differed.
• Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Run each claimed that the rumors about Qin Jiuge's confidantes were fabricated, but Xiao Yan rejected their matching testimony and proposed taking them to Hopeless Forest.

Xiao Yan punished Qin Jiuge for his romantic entanglements, then left to help her master take revenge. Qin Jiuge turned his anger on Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Run for betraying him to Xiao Yan.

• Qin Shidi, Qin Run, and the others exposed Qin Jiuge's relationships to Xiao Yan to avoid being sent to Devil Cliff or Hopeless Forest.
• Xiao Yan punished Qin Jiuge and made him write a guarantee before preparing to leave.
• Xiao Yan told Qin Jiuge she was going to find her master and help with her revenge, and he let her go.
• After Xiao Yan left, Qin Jiuge found Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, Qin Run, and the others and beat them for turning against him.
• Qin Shidi and the others begged Qin Jiuge for mercy, saying they had only betrayed him because they feared Devil Cliff.

Qin Jiuge let his chastened subordinates off with a warning, while the Azure Emperor accepted Xiao Yan’s insistence on staying by her side. Li Changge and Zhu Chengan then sensed that an unknown force was disturbing the fortunes of both dynasties, and the chapter left the investigation underway.

• Qin Jiuge stopped beating the people who begged for mercy and warned them not to disappoint him again, while Qin Ming dismissed the commotion to his guests as children fooling around.
• Xiao Yan refused to leave the Azure Emperor, who agreed that they would face their enemies together.
• Li Changge sensed a disturbance in the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s Fortune and summoned Wang Jian to find and deal with whoever was behind it.
• Li Changge gave Wang Jian a jade cicada to track the hidden enemy, and he left the imperial city to carry out her order.
• Zhu Chengan realized that the same force was affecting both dynasties and decided the Sky Origin Dynasty could wait while the Sky Phoenix Dynasty acted.

Zhu Chengan mobilized the Sky Origin Dynasty to pursue a marriage alliance with the Qin Family, while the Qin Family and Ice Frost Sacred Land prepared for Qin Jiuge and Bing Qingqing’s wedding. The chapter ended as Bing Qingqing, dressed as a bride, asked whether Qin Jiuge truly loved her.

• Zhu Chengan agreed with Jian Shisan’s plan to approach the Qin Family and ordered suitable princesses to be sent, threatening to strip those who refused of their imperial status and resources.
• The Sky Origin Dynasty’s princesses reacted to the order, but news from the Underground Palace left those of suitable age with no choice but to comply.
• At Qin Jiuge’s wedding preparations, the First Hall Master reported the movements of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and the Sky Origin Dynasty, and Qin Jiuge told him not to worry and to observe the Sky Origin Dynasty.
• Bing Qingqing prepared for the wedding at the Ice Frost Sacred Land, then asked her maid whether Qin Jiuge truly loved her.

After marrying Qin Jiuge, Bing Qingqing learned that he would let her continue healing people and live freely in the Qin Family. She explored her new home and discovered that her monthly resources and allowance far exceeded what she had received at the Ice Frost Sacred Land.

• Qin Jiuge lifted Bing Qingqing's veil and promised to protect her while letting her pursue her work as a healer.
• Bing Qingqing asked why he treated her so well, and Qin Jiuge said that his own wishes set the rules in the Qin Family.
• The next morning, Qin Jiuge told Bing Qingqing she did not have to follow formal customs or remain in the Qin Family if she did not wish to.
• Bing Qingqing explored the Qin Family and was respectfully greeted as the Young Madam.
• The household steward gave Bing Qingqing her cultivation resources and allowance, and she was astonished by their abundance.

After the Sky Profound Four Emperors emerged from seclusion, they advised Li Xuanmiao to visit the dangerous Boundless Ice Domain to advance his Tian Xuan Secret Technique. Li Xuanmiao asked Qin Jiuge to accompany him, and Qin Jiuge learned the domain held treasures that could help raise his realm.

• Qin Ming left the Qin Family again a few days after speaking with Qin Jiuge.
• The Sky Profound Four Emperors emerged from seclusion, and Vermilion Bird advised Li Xuanmiao to visit the Boundless Ice Domain to advance his Tian Xuan Secret Technique.
• Azure Dragon predicted that Li Xuanmiao would seek Qin Jiuge's help and said Qin Jiuge's presence would make the journey safer.
• Li Xuanmiao visited Qin Jiuge and asked him to accompany him to the Boundless Ice Domain.
• Li Xuanmiao explained that the domain could help his Tian Xuan Secret Technique and contained a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and Ten Thousand Year Snow Root that could benefit Qin Jiuge.

Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao persuaded Xu Lang to join their expedition to the Boundless Ice Domain, then traveled north and encountered the Snow Spirit Clan. As they surveyed the Snow Spirits, Li Xuanmiao warned Qin Jiuge that bringing one home for his wife might cause jealousy among his other confidantes.

• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao agreed that Xu Lang should accompany them to the Boundless Ice Domain, but Xu Lang initially refused.
• Li Xuanmiao threatened to tell Xu Lang's uncle about the opportunity, and Xu Lang reluctantly agreed to go.
• The Sky Profound Four Emperors watched the three depart and praised their trust and cooperation.
• Li Xuanmiao led Qin Jiuge and Xu Lang to the snowy Boundless Ice Domain, where they spotted groups of Snow Spirits.
• Qin Jiuge considered bringing a Snow Spirit home for his wife, and Li Xuanmiao warned him that his other confidantes might resent being left out.

Qin Jiuge, Li Xuanmiao, and Xu Lang collected Snow Spirits before being overwhelmed by their clan in the Boundless Ice Domain. Li Xuanmiao realized the domain could help him complete his Tian Xuan Secret Technique, while Qin Jiuge began training the Demon Great Emperor’s power of demons; Xu Lang was left pinned beneath the Snow Spirit King.

• Qin Jiuge, Li Xuanmiao, and Xu Lang gathered Snow Spirits, with Xu Lang secretly taking some despite pretending he did not want them.
• The three fought off a growing swarm of Snow Spirits, and Li Xuanmiao realized that the Boundless Ice Domain’s suppression could help him reach major completion in his Tian Xuan Secret Technique.
• Xu Lang tried to flee when the Snow Spirits grew more dangerous, but the Supreme Realm Snow Spirit King slammed him to the ground and pinned him beneath its weight.
• Qin Jiuge refused to stop fighting and used the Demon Great Emperor’s power of demons to pursue major completion, while Xu Lang called for help.

Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao used the danger of the snow spirits to hone their abilities, while Xu Lang tried to avoid doing the same. They forced him to face the snow spirits after the Xu Family Patriarch's message warned him not to waste the opportunity.

• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao struggled against the snow spirits as they practiced their abilities, and Li Xuanmiao urged Xu Lang to train with the Azure Dragon Secret Technique.
• Xu Lang transformed with the Azure Dragon Secret Technique, flipped the massive snow spirit pinning him, then fled and tricked it by leaving behind something carrying his aura.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao released the small snow spirits they had stored in their spatial artifacts, directing them toward Xu Lang.
• Li Xuanmiao's Jade Slip projected the Xu Family Patriarch, who scolded Xu Lang and warned him not to return if he refused to seize the chance to improve.

Xu Lang used the Azure Dragon Secret Technique to gather Snow Spirits, but Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao took some of his haul. As night brought harsher cold to the Boundless Ice Domain, the three reached a place where the Ten Thousand Year Snow Root could grow and discussed how to endure the chill.

• Xu Lang transformed with the Azure Dragon Secret Technique and collected Snow Spirits while Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao resumed gathering their own.
• At the Xu Family estate, Li Tianran and the Xu Family Patriarch watched Xu Lang on a light screen and discussed their alliance and the help arranged for him.
• Xu Lang boasted about his performance, but Li Xuanmiao demanded that he share the Snow Spirits he had collected.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao restrained Xu Lang and took Snow Spirits from his space, then fled as he chased them and demanded their return.
• After nightfall, Xu Lang, Qin Jiuge, and Li Xuanmiao reached a place where the Ten Thousand Year Snow Root could grow, and Li Xuanmiao summoned heavenly fire against the extreme cold.

Li Xuanmiao, Qin Jiuge, and Xu Lang endured the Boundless Ice Domain’s cold with Heavenly Fire before leaving their cave and encountering an Ice Snow Giant Bear. Xu Lang charged the beast and was knocked flying, while Li Xuanmiao and Qin Jiuge fled and then pulled him from the snow.

• Li Xuanmiao gave Qin Jiuge Heavenly Fire but denied Xu Lang a share because Xu Lang had drawn clear lines earlier.
• Qin Jiuge noticed a mysterious substance in the snow that made the cold pierce their powerful physiques and abilities.
• The next morning, Li Xuanmiao explained that Snow Spirits had targeted them, and then an eighth-layer Supreme Ice Snow Giant Bear appeared.
• Li Xuanmiao and Qin Jiuge ran as Xu Lang stayed behind and challenged the bear.
• The Ice Snow Giant Bear struck Xu Lang and sent him flying, and Li Xuanmiao and Qin Jiuge pulled him out of the snow.

Qin Jiuge, Li Xuanmiao, and Xu Lang escaped an Ice Frost Giant Bear, then continued into the Boundless Ice Domain in search of rare treasures. After learning how much the Thousand Year Snow Lotus and Ten Thousand Year Snow Root could improve their cultivation, Xu Lang became eager to risk approaching the bears’ nest.

• Xu Lang, Qin Jiuge, and Li Xuanmiao outran the pursuing Ice Frost Giant Bear and hid from it in a formation.
• After the bear left, Xu Lang and Qin Jiuge told Li Xuanmiao to take responsibility for guiding them with his Tian Xuan Secret Technique, and he agreed to do his best.
• Several days later, the three watched the Ice Frost Giant Bears near their nest while considering whether the Ten Thousand Year Snow Root and Thousand Year Snow Lotus were inside.
• Li Xuanmiao explained the treasures’ benefits, and Xu Lang grew excited at the prospect of advancing his cultivation despite the danger.

Li Xuanmiao explained Xu Lang’s hidden strength before Qin Jiuge kicked Xu Lang into the Ice Frost Giant Bear nest as a distraction. Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao entered the nest and followed the source of the cold, where Qin Jiuge discovered something ahead.

• Li Xuanmiao told Qin Jiuge that Xu Lang’s Azure Dragon Secret Technique made him stronger in desperate battles and that he grew stronger after surviving deadly crises.
• An Ice Frost Giant Bear roared, and Li Xuanmiao signaled Qin Jiuge to send Xu Lang flying into the nest.
• Xu Lang landed among the surrounding bears and shouted for Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao to share his danger.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao entered the nest while the bears focused on Xu Lang, using Li Xuanmiao’s heavenly fire to withstand the cold.
• Qin Jiuge and Li Xuanmiao followed the source of the cold through the tunnels, and Qin Jiuge noticed something ahead.