Chapter Summaries

Qin Jiuge accepted Li Changge’s invitation to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, where he learned that the gathering was meant to arrange his marriage to Li Piaomiao. The chapter ended with Li Piaomiao anxiously asking Li Changge whether she truly had to marry him.

• Qin Shidi urged Qin Jiuge to reject the Sky Phoenix Dynasty and seek refuge with the Sky Origin Dynasty, but Qin Jiuge refused to risk provoking a war.
• Qin Jiuge traveled to the imperial capital and met Sima Lang, Wang Jian, and Feng Ming at Wutong Pavilion.
• Qin Jiuge teased Feng Ming about their past, then asked why Li Changge had invited him.
• Feng Ming revealed that Li Changge intended for Qin Jiuge to marry Li Piaomiao, not herself.
• Li Piaomiao asked Li Changge whether she had to marry Qin Jiuge and suggested that Feng Ming could marry him instead.

Li Changge prepared for the Qin Family Divine Son’s visit while the Sky Phoenix Ancestor reflected on an old memory and warned her to prepare to inherit the Sky Phoenix Dynasty. At the gathering of young geniuses, Li Changge and Qin Jiuge spoke cordially, leaving their relationship less hostile than expected.

• Li Changge told Li Piaomiao that Feng Ming might accompany her to the Qin Family as a bedchamber maid, and Li Piaomiao silently cursed Qin Jiuge and vowed not to marry him.
• Qin Jiuge arrived at the imperial palace with Feng Ming, who warned him to behave himself there.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor examined a Silver Hairpin, advised Li Changge to learn from her defeat by Zhu Chengan, and said the dynasty would eventually depend on its younger generation.
• Li Changge worried that the Sky Phoenix Ancestor had encountered another Great Emperor Realm expert, then turned her attention to Qin Jiuge.
• Young geniuses at the gathering discussed the importance of securing the Qin Family’s support after Li Changge’s defeat by Zhu Chengan.
• Li Changge welcomed Qin Jiuge, and the two exchanged cordial toasts and set aside their rumored hostility.

At the Sky Phoenix Dynasty banquet, Qin Jiuge dealt with Li Piaomiao and Feng Ming while Murong Qianxue approached him to discuss cooperation over the Azure Dragon Mine. The chapter ended with Li Piaomiao and Feng Ming joking about gaining the upper hand after the wedding, while a rival questioned Qin Jiuge’s abilities.

• Li Changge celebrated the Qin Family alliance with Qin Jiuge before leaving the banquet.
• Li Piaomiao told Feng Ming that the royal family would not allow them to disrupt the marriage alliance, and they reluctantly approached Qin Jiuge.
• Qin Jiuge teased Feng Ming and Li Piaomiao, then made them accompany him as he turned down Murong Qianxue’s offer to discuss the Azure Dragon Mine.
• Li Piaomiao complained that Qin Jiuge was manipulating them, while Feng Ming teased her about the bridal chamber and the two began playfully bickering.
• An unidentified speaker questioned whether Qin Jiuge was truly formidable or merely impressive in appearance.

At a Sky Phoenix Dynasty banquet, Qin Jiuge answered provocations with force and challenged the gathered youths to test him. He defeated them all in a single exchange, leaving the banquet in ruins and the dynasty’s younger generation stunned.

• Qin Jiuge twisted the finger of a youth from the Sky Phoenix Dynasty who mocked him, then invited others to challenge him.
• Liu Xi stepped forward to test Qin Jiuge, but Qin Jiuge struck him with lightning and left him badly scorched.
• Li Changge watched the confrontation and told the others to wait and see.
• Qin Jiuge taunted the gathered youths until they attacked him together with weapons and Supreme-realm techniques.
• Qin Jiuge used the Kunpeng Treasure Technique to absorb and return their attacks, defeating every attacker and astonishing the crowd.

After Qin Jiuge subdued the banquet guests, Li Changge discussed the proposed marriage alliance with him. Qin Jiuge boldly asked whether she would marry him, and she left the possibility open but set a formidable condition.

• Li Changge appeared before Qin Jiuge and said she did not blame him for injuring the guests who had attacked him.
• Qin Jiuge asked whether Li Changge truly wanted him to marry Li Piaomiao, and she said she could arrange a match with another member of the imperial family.
• Qin Jiuge asked Li Changge what would happen if he wanted to marry her, provoking heated discussion among the banquet guests.
• Li Changge said Qin Jiuge would have to defeat Zhu Chengan or Sikong Changfeng before the imperial ancestors and forbidden-ground figures might approve their marriage.
• Li Changge departed without refusing him, and Qin Jiuge later left the banquet without Xiao Yan or the Azure Emperor.

After Qin Jiuge left the banquet, Li Piaomiao and Feng Ming argued over whether she had feelings for him, and Feng Ming began to question his own growing affection. Back at Wutong Pavilion, Sima Lang and Wang Jian teased Feng Ming about having taken a fancy to Qin Jiuge.

• Qin Wuchen, Qin Shidi, and Qin Run praised Qin Jiuge for attracting beautiful women, but Qin Jiuge overheard them and warned them not to speak ill of others behind their backs.
• Li Piaomiao angrily asked whether Qin Jiuge intended to marry her, and Feng Ming suggested she could become his bedchamber maid if Qin Jiuge married the Eldest Princess.
• Li Piaomiao accused Feng Ming of using her as an excuse because he had developed feelings for Qin Jiuge, and Feng Ming denied it while wondering whether he had truly fallen for him.
• Feng Ming escorted Li Piaomiao back to Wutong Pavilion, where Sima Lang and Wang Jian teased him about taking a fancy to Qin Jiuge.

Feng Ming admitted that he wanted to be Qin Jiuge’s male concubine, prompting Sima Lang and Wang Jian to ask Qin Jiuge how he felt about Feng Ming. Qin Jiuge heard them out, but his intentions remained unclear as the chapter ended.

• Feng Ming denied liking Qin Jiuge, then revealed that he wanted to be Qin Jiuge’s male concubine.
• Sima Lang and Wang Jian visited Qin Jiuge at his temporary residence to tell him that Feng Ming had feelings for him.
• Wang Jian explained that Feng Ming’s affection was genuine, and Qin Jiuge’s suspicion of the two advisers eased.
• Sima Lang asked whether Qin Jiuge would accept Feng Ming or let the advisers talk him out of his feelings.

Qin Jiuge was pressed by Sima Lang and Wang Jian to consider marrying Feng Ming, while Qin Shidi, Qin Run, and Qin Wuchen each tried to recommend their own relatives and were rejected. Elsewhere, Li Changge told the Sky Phoenix Ancestor that her apparent affection was only for appearances, and the Ancestor reminded her they had already discussed the matter.

• Sima Lang urgently asked Qin Jiuge about his plans, and Wang Jian reassured him that Qin Jiuge could take time to consider the proposal.
• Qin Shidi tried to recommend his cousin to Qin Jiuge, who ordered him to leave.
• Qin Run and Qin Wuchen each attempted to recommend female relatives, and Qin Jiuge rejected them both.
• Qin Shidi, Qin Run, and Qin Wuchen began plotting to arrange matches for Qin Jiuge after noting how others had gained his favor.
• Li Changge told the Sky Phoenix Ancestor that her apparent romantic interest was only for appearances, and the Ancestor said she would not blame her.

Li Changge agreed to consider marrying Qin Jiuge after Sky Phoenix Ancestor unexpectedly encouraged the match, though she suspected the Ancestor had an ulterior motive. Li Piaomiao accepted the news and wished her sister well, while Sima Lang and Wang Jian lamented the sacrifices demanded by the imperial family.

• Sky Phoenix Ancestor urged Li Changge to consider Qin Jiuge, then privately laughed about taking revenge on her old friend Qing Yuan through the marriage.
• Li Changge wondered why Sky Phoenix Ancestor had changed her position, then decided to give the match with Qin Jiuge a proper try.
• The Eldest Princess's Residence announced that Li Changge and Qin Jiuge's marriage alliance was under discussion, shocking the imperial city and Li Piaomiao.
• Li Changge apologized to Li Piaomiao for the past and explained that Sky Phoenix Ancestor now wanted the match to proceed.
• Li Piaomiao wished Li Changge happiness and left, while Sima Lang and Wang Jian lamented that Li Changge and Li Piaomiao had little choice but to obey the imperial family.

Qin Jiuge investigated why Li Changge had agreed to marry him and learned the decision was tied to the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s long-lost lover. After confirming Li Changge was still a woman, he suspected the affair involved the Azure Emperor and looked forward to their next meeting.

• Li Changge allowed Feng Ming to continue pursuing Qin Jiuge and watching him, as long as it did not interfere with the greater matter.
• Qin Jiuge sent Qin Run, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Shidi to investigate Li Changge’s sudden change of heart and marriage alliance.
• At the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, the three paid three hundred thousand coins to learn that the Sky Phoenix Ancestor had once loved a woman who disappeared, prompting the ancestor to change her body and establish the dynasty’s gender hierarchy.
• The shopkeeper said the ancestor facilitated the marriage alliance because a Half-step Great Emperor Realm powerhouse from the Silent Realm was returning, possibly alongside the ancestor’s former lover.
• Qin Jiuge sent the three back to verify Li Changge’s gender, and they confirmed she had not undergone the final stage of the Nirvana Phoenix Method and remained a woman.
• Qin Jiuge suspected the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s old romance was connected to the Azure Emperor and anticipated an entertaining reunion.

Qin Jiuge arranged a marriage alliance with the Eldest Princess of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, prompting Xiao Yan to question the Azure Emperor about her anger toward the Sky Phoenix Ancestor. The Azure Emperor revealed that they had once been lovers and that she had become the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s Inner Demon, leaving Xiao Yan with a secret she could not resist sharing with Qin Jiuge.

• Qin Jiuge sent word to the Qin Family to begin arrangements for his marriage alliance with the Eldest Princess of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.
• Xiao Yan remained untroubled by the alliance, while the Azure Emperor angrily cursed the Sky Phoenix Ancestor.
• Xiao Yan pressed the Azure Emperor about their history, and the Azure Emperor revealed that the Sky Phoenix Ancestor was a man and that they had once been a couple.
• The Azure Emperor explained that she had become the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s Inner Demon, preventing him from advancing beyond the Great Emperor Realm.
• Xiao Yan quietly told Qin Jiuge about the Azure Emperor and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor’s past.

Qin Jiuge reflected on the Qin Family’s shifting ties with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, then met Zhu Chengan, the Sky Origin Dynasty’s Crown Prince, in secret and revealed the Qin Family’s connection to a Great Emperor Realm expert. Zhu Chengan left impressed by the Qin Family’s fortune and Xiao Yan’s importance to it.

• Qin Jiuge considered how the Qin Family could manage its alliance with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty without becoming vulnerable or overly invested.
• Zhu Chengan secretly arrived at Qin Jiuge’s courtyard in Sky Phoenix Imperial City, evading the guards and experts.
• Qin Jiuge proposed renewing his cooperation with Zhu Chengan, who wondered whether Qin Jiuge intended to play both dynasties against each other.
• Qin Jiuge revealed that a Great Emperor Realm expert was now with the Qin Family and explained how this had changed the Sky Phoenix and Sky Origin Ancestors’ attitudes.
• Zhu Chengan praised the Qin Family’s good fortune and recognized Xiao Yan as a major source of its strength.

Qin Jiuge and Zhu Chengan secretly agreed to cooperate, with Zhu disguising himself as Jian Shisan to attend Qin’s wedding to Li Changge. The Sky Phoenix Dynasty delivered the bride price and set the wedding for the eighteenth of next month, while Zhu teased Qin about Feng Ming’s feelings for him.

• Zhu Chengan guessed that old grievances between the Qin Family’s Great Emperor Realm expert and the Sky Phoenix Dynasty explained Qin Jiuge’s choice to cooperate with him, then agreed to attend the wedding disguised as Jian Shisan.
• Zhu Chengan kept the Qin Family’s Great Emperor Realm expert secret from the Sky Origin Ancestor and became Qin Jiuge’s covert liaison and supposed watcher.
• Sima Lang and Wang Jian arrived at Wutong Pavilion with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s bride price and announced that the wedding would take place on the eighteenth of next month.
• Qin Jiuge looked toward Feng Ming, and Zhu Chengan teased her about her feelings for him.
• Sima Lang said Feng Ming would accompany Li Changge after the marriage and questioned who would truly be marrying whom, prompting Zhu Chengan to laugh and tease Qin Jiuge further.

Qin Jiuge’s wedding to Li Changge drew powerful guests from across the Sky Profound Continent, but his celebration grew tense as Xiao Yan confronted him and the Azure Emperor arrived. Li Piaomiao and Feng Ming then approached Xiao Yan with pointed remarks, leaving the wedding’s rivalries unresolved.

• Qin Jiuge welcomed powerful guests, including Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor, Divine Sword Quasi-Emperor, Luo Xinghe, and Huolian Peak, as they congratulated him on his marriage alliance with the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.
• Qin Jiuge spotted Xiao Yan with the Azure Emperor and worried they had come to disrupt the wedding; Xiao Yan challenged his decision to take another wife.
• Qin Ming refused to intervene, while Qin Jiuge explained Zhu Chengan’s identity and cooperation to the Azure Emperor, who recognized the situation and paid Zhu Chengan little attention.
• Qin Jiuge warned Zhu Chengan that the woman present was the Great Emperor Realm Azure Emperor, startling the disguised Crown Prince.
• Li Piaomiao introduced herself to Xiao Yan and declared that Xiao Yan was the Qin Family’s true mistress, while Feng Ming watched Xiao Yan intently.

At his wedding to the Eldest Princess of the Sky Phoenix Dynasty, Qin Jiuge agreed to marry Lian Nishang later, while other factions sought promises of ties with the Qin Family. The wedding continued as guests arrived, and Qin Jiuge greeted Li Xuanmiao, Zhao Tianming, Sikong Changfeng, and Xu Lang.

• Qin Jiuge tried to escape the wedding guests but had to stay and receive them with Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and the others.
• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor pressed Qin Jiuge to set a future marriage with Lian Nishang, and Qin Jiuge agreed to wait until after the current wedding and some time had passed.
• Representatives from other factions approached Qin Jiuge seeking assurances of future ties with the Qin Family.
• The Four Symbols Quasi-Emperor asked Lian Nishang why she hesitated, and she said she wanted to grow stronger before marrying Qin Jiuge.
• Li Xuanmiao, Zhao Tianming, Sikong Changfeng, and Xu Lang arrived at the wedding, and Xu Lang complained that Qin Jiuge had not told them sooner.

Qin Jiuge welcomed the wedding guests and exchanged playful banter with Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao. At the Eldest Princess's Residence, Li Changge prepared to marry as her mother returned from seclusion to bless her, and Qin Jiuge admired her bridal appearance.

• Qin Jiuge reassured the visiting powers and warmly thanked Sikong Changfeng, Xu Lang, Li Xuanmiao, and the others for attending.
• Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao teased each other about their marriage prospects before Sikong Changfeng warned them to leave him out of it.
• Qin Jiuge went to exchange pleasantries with guests from the Sky Phoenix Dynasty's imperial family.
• Li Changge spoke with her mother, the Empress, about Qin Jiuge and agreed to build a life with him as family.
• The Empress combed Li Changge's hair and gave her blessings as attendants gathered for the wedding procession.
• Qin Jiuge saw Li Changge in her bridal attire and was moved by her beauty.

Qin Jiuge completed the wedding chamber ritual with Li Piaomiao and Feng Ming, then faced Li Changge in their bridal chamber. After teasing one another, they began their wedding night with playful affection, though Li Changge grew annoyed at Qin Jiuge’s remark.

• Qin Shidi, Qin Wuchen, and Qin Run backed away from disturbing the wedding chamber after Qin Ming intervened.
• Feng Ming asked Qin Jiuge to write a poem expressing his affection for Li Changge, and Qin Jiuge wrote a verse about love and loss.
• Li Piaomiao reacted with concealed regret, while Feng Ming praised Qin Jiuge’s literary talent before leaving with her.
• Li Changge fired a weak phoenix-flame arrow at Qin Jiuge when he entered the bridal chamber, and he easily dispelled it.
• Qin Jiuge reminded Li Changge of their oath, lifted her bridal veil, and teased her after she embraced and lightly bit him.
• Li Changge grew angry when Qin Jiuge joked that she was born in the Year of the Dog.

After his wedding to Li Changge, Qin Jiuge established his expectations for their marriage and used a playful scheme to humble Feng Ming. He then planned to visit the Heavenly Phoenix Forbidden Ground with Azure Emperor and Xiao Yan.

• Qin Jiuge told Li Changge he would not accept the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s lewd customs, and she said she wanted to focus on cultivation.
• Feng Ming reluctantly brought Qin Jiuge a basin, but he stopped her and told her to have an attendant wash him instead.
• Qin Jiuge realized that becoming the Imperial Son-in-Law had freed him to move around the Sky Phoenix Dynasty without constant surveillance.
• Qin Jiuge’s followers asked whether he would go to the Four Symbols Sect, but he said he needed to make plans for the Sky Phoenix Dynasty.
• Azure Emperor and Xiao Yan appeared, and Qin Jiuge offered to accompany Azure Emperor to the Heavenly Phoenix Forbidden Ground.

The Azure Emperor brought Qin Jiuge to meet the Sky Phoenix Ancestor, claiming they were old friends while using Qin Jiuge’s status as the dynasty’s Imperial Son-in-Law to gain entry. The ancestor attacked them as soon as they entered the forbidden grounds, leaving the Azure Emperor to challenge him over their past.

• The Azure Emperor transported Qin Jiuge to the Sky Phoenix Dynasty’s palace and joked that she could use him as a shield if the Sky Phoenix Ancestor attacked.
• The Azure Emperor identified Qin Jiuge as the dynasty’s new Imperial Son-in-Law, and the guards agreed to report their arrival to the ancestor.
• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor invited them into the forbidden grounds, where Qin Jiuge questioned why there were no preparations to kill them.
• The Azure Emperor admitted the ancestor might not want to kill her, but he immediately launched a violent wind attack at them.
• Qin Jiuge dodged the attack as the Azure Emperor called out to the Sky Phoenix Ancestor and spoke of their unresolved past.

The Azure Emperor and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor confronted their unresolved past while Qin Jiuge was caught between them. The Ancestor dropped his formation after the Azure Emperor promised to explain, but he kept Qin Jiuge from leaving as they began to talk.

• The Sky Phoenix Ancestor demanded to know why the Azure Emperor had left him, while Qin Jiuge sided with the Ancestor and watched their argument.
• The Ancestor trapped them inside the Imperial Clan Grand Formation and threatened that its Inner Demon Fire would kill Qin Jiuge unless the Azure Emperor stayed.
• The Azure Emperor agreed to remain and explain, and the Sky Phoenix Ancestor dismissed the formation because he trusted her.
• Qin Jiuge tried to leave, but the Ancestor's threatening stare forced him to stay as the former lovers began pouring out their hearts.