Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor and Heavenly Yao Emperor, both newly at the early Supreme realm, enlist Qin Jiuge’s help to support their cultivation. They bring Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang—respectively the Poison Emperor’s adopted daughter and female disciple—and appeal to family loyalty to persuade Qin to hand over resources.
• Qin gives in, partly to secure some peace, and the two emperors leave satisfied, believing the arrangement should keep them safe for decades.
• Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang then challenge Qin over their place in his life, with Tian Yao Kui quietly watching. Qin argues that he treated all his former confidantes equally and uses his past interactions with Xiao Yan as an example.
• The women reflect and concede that they had also kept their distance. Lian Nishang then declares that they intend to reclaim what they feel they missed, while Bing Qingqing becomes openly affectionate. Tian Yao Kui remains reserved but grows more attentive.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge remains calculating and self-protective. He deflects blame rather than confessing, but insists that he regards the women equally and will not prioritize their feelings over his own ambitions.
• Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang shift from reproach to renewed pursuit of closeness. They acknowledge their past distance but still wish Qin had made an effort to approach them.
• Tian Yao Kui stays silent during the confrontation, yet her attention and reassurance-seeking reveal her concern about her standing with Qin.
• The two emperors treat Qin as a valuable source of support and use their family connections to secure his resources.

Significant themes

• Self-interest and survival: Qin’s past experience of powerlessness has made him determined not to let others dictate his fate.
• Unequal affection and status: The women are celebrated figures in their own domains, yet beside Qin they find themselves among many romantic rivals.
• Blame, distance, and responsibility: The exchange questions whether Qin or the women were responsible for their earlier lack of closeness.
• Power and mutual dependence: Qin’s resources benefit the emperors, while his influence draws former confidantes back toward him.

Key plot points

• After reaching the Early Immortal Realm, Qin Jiuge settles in town to stabilize his cultivation. He realizes that his extraordinary rise in fortune cannot be explained simply by the success of the factions under his influence.
• Suspecting something is wrong at White Bone Abbey, he decides to investigate again.
• Tian Yao Kui asks to accompany him. Qin Jiuge initially considers refusing, but agrees, confident he can protect them both.
• When he asks whether Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang should come too, Tian Yao Kui becomes jealous and responds coldly. Qin Jiuge smooths things over with a reassuring remark, and they set off together.
• Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang discover that Qin Jiuge has left without them. Lian Nishang is upset, while Bing Qingqing suppresses her anger and suggests he must have had urgent business.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge reflects on how easily his journey has gone and becomes more alert to the possibility of hidden forces behind his fortune. His confidence has grown, though he still relies on charm to manage romantic tensions.
• Tian Yao Kui reveals her growing affection for Qin Jiuge and her desire to spend time alone with him. Her excitement quickly turns to jealousy when he mentions the other women, then returns when he reassures her.
• Bing Qingqing and Lian Nishang are left behind while shopping. Lian Nishang openly resents the exclusion; Bing Qingqing takes a more composed, understanding approach, though she is also disappointed.
• The episode highlights the rivalry and unspoken expectations among Qin Jiuge’s companions, while showing that he remains largely oblivious to the relationships and arrangements others recognize.

Significant themes

• Fortune and suspicion: Qin Jiuge’s unusual success prompts him to question whether White Bone Abbey is connected to his rise.
• Self-preservation and confidence: He acknowledges his harsh survival principle—prefer to hurt others rather than be hurt—and chooses to act boldly rather than retreat.
• Affection, jealousy, and favoritism: The women’s reactions reveal competing attachments and differing ways of handling romantic disappointment.
• Blindness to social dynamics: Qin Jiuge can read immediate emotional cues, but fails to notice the deeper place he occupies in the lives of those around him.

Key plot points and events

• The Heavenly Poison Great Emperor learns that Qin Jiuge chose the Heavenly Yao Emperor’s daughter, Tian Yao Kui, and loses another wager to his rival. Frustrated and jealous, he proposes a new bet with even higher stakes.
• Qin Jiuge arrives at White Bone Abbey, sensing a mysterious aura tied to a clash of destinies. He believes absorbing it could strengthen him and potentially help him cultivate faster.
• Li Xuanmiao, the abbey’s new master, teases Qin Jiuge about his motives. Qin arrives with Tian Yao Kui and says they will stay temporarily, asking Li and Xu Lang to help her improve her strength.
• Qin questions Bai Feifei about nearby people with exceptional talent or luck, hoping to locate a hidden Child of Destiny. Bai conceals that she herself may fit the description.
• After Qin leaves to search elsewhere, Bai panics, suspecting he may be the notorious fortune-stealing monster from rumors in her previous life. Convinced White Bone Abbey is no longer safe, she packs her belongings and prepares to flee.

Character developments and interactions

• Heavenly Poison Great Emperor: His pride is wounded by another lost wager, pushing him to raise the stakes rather than accept defeat.
• Heavenly Yao Emperor: He smugly attributes his success to fate, provoking his rival.
• Qin Jiuge: He is drawn to hidden destinies and opportunities, but struggles to identify the Child of Destiny he senses may be nearby. He keeps his true purpose from Tian Yao Kui and the others.
• Tian Yao Kui: She shows trust in Qin and leaves without questioning him when she realizes he has business to attend to.
• Li Xuanmiao: He greets Qin with irreverent suspicion and calls Tian Yao Kui “sister-in-law,” establishing their familiar, teasing relationship.
• Bai Feifei: Though outwardly composed and respectful toward Qin, she is inwardly terrified that he has recognized her potential. Her fear prompts her to abandon the abbey.

Significant themes

• Fate, luck, and rivalry: The emperors’ wager and Qin’s search both revolve around luck and destiny.
• Hidden identities and concealed motives: Bai hides her own significance, while Qin withholds the reason for his visit.
• Fear and survival: Bai interprets Qin through the frightening rumors of her past life and chooses flight over risking discovery.

Chapter Summary: “Retrieving the Divine Sense, Xu Lang Ascends”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Feifei prepares to leave White Bone Abbey but is seized by an ominous instinct warning her that danger awaits if she departs.
• She suspects Qin Jiuge may still be watching her and fears that revealing her hidden secrets will expose her to him. Choosing caution, she suppresses her cultivation and remains concealed, believing the safest place is the most dangerous one.
• Qin Jiuge is not physically present at the abbey. He has been visiting other factions but left behind a strand of divine sense to monitor White Bone Abbey and protect Xu Lang, Li Xuanmiao, Tian Yao Kui, and the other people close to him.
• After returning, Qin Jiuge finds that nothing unusual has occurred. He retrieves and then redeploys his divine sense around the abbey, deciding to continue watching for hidden threats.
• At dawn, Xu Lang announces that he has successfully broken through to the true Supreme Realm. He proudly declares that his cultivation is superior to Li Xuanmiao’s approach of studying the Heavenly Mystery Technique first.
• Xu Lang’s breakthrough grants him the status of an Elder within White Bone Abbey and gives him a better chance of surviving travel through the dangerous Supreme Immortal Realm.
• Li Xuanmiao is stung by Xu Lang’s boast because he recognizes that his own priorities may have been misguided. He quickly decides to focus on breaking through to the Supreme Realm before returning to perfect the Heavenly Mystery Technique.
• Qin Jiuge deliberately provokes Xu Lang by remarking that, despite his breakthrough, he may still be weaker than Bai Feifei, who has reached the Half-step Supreme Realm.
• Xu Lang challenges Bai Feifei to a direct battle, hoping to demonstrate his new strength. Bai Feifei is caught off guard and worries that either victory or defeat could expose her.

Character Developments

• Bai Feifei: Displays caution, suspicion, and strategic restraint. She deliberately hides her true cultivation and remains at White Bone Abbey to avoid drawing Qin Jiuge’s attention. Her Half-step Supreme strength makes her exceptionally gifted, but it also places her in danger because revealing too much could expose her identity and lead to her death.
• Qin Jiuge: Acts protectively toward his companions by leaving behind divine sense to monitor the abbey. He remains observant and manipulative, intentionally using Bai Feifei to check Xu Lang’s arrogance and potentially force her to reveal more of her abilities.
• Xu Lang: Breaks through to the true Supreme Realm and becomes visibly boastful and self-assured. His confidence borders on arrogance, prompting Qin Jiuge to decide that he needs to be humbled before his recklessness causes harm.
• Li Xuanmiao: Experiences a moment of self-doubt after Xu Lang’s success but quickly recovers. He accepts that he may have prioritized the Heavenly Mystery Technique too early and resolves to cultivate his realm first, demonstrating flexibility and determination.
• Tian Yao Kui: Remains part of Qin Jiuge’s circle of trusted companions but does not directly act in the chapter.

Significant Themes

• The danger of hidden strength: Bai Feifei’s greatest advantage is also a liability. If she reveals her true power, she may attract suspicion and persecution.
• Cultivation priorities and wrong turns: Li Xuanmiao’s decision highlights the difficulty of choosing between developing a secret technique and raising one’s fundamental cultivation realm.
• Arrogance versus humility: Xu Lang’s breakthrough gives him confidence but also makes him reckless. Qin Jiuge recognizes the need to restrain him.
• Protection and loyalty: Qin Jiuge’s divine-sense surveillance reflects his concern for his friends and his willingness to prepare for danger even when he is absent.
• The perilous cultivation world: Reaching the Supreme Realm is impressive but not enough to guarantee safety. Only Immortal Realm experts are widely regarded as truly untouchable.

Character Interactions

• Bai Feifei internally considers the threat posed by Qin Jiuge while trying to avoid detection.
• Qin Jiuge monitors White Bone Abbey remotely and later returns to oversee events personally.
• Xu Lang mocks Li Xuanmiao’s cultivation choices, prompting Li Xuanmiao to reconsider his path.
• Qin Jiuge teases Xu Lang by comparing him unfavorably with Bai Feifei, provoking Xu Lang into challenging her.
• Bai Feifei is forced into combat with Xu Lang, despite fearing that either an overly strong or overly weak performance could reveal her true identity.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xu Lang, the master of White Bone Abbey, spars with Bai Feifei. Initially confident of victory, he defeats her after several dozen exchanges.
• Believing Bai Feifei has fought honestly, Xu Lang rewards her with several high-grade treasures.
• Qin Jiuge suddenly reveals that Bai Feifei had been holding back. He orders her to fight Xu Lang with her full strength.
• Xu Lang accepts Qin Jiuge’s judgment and becomes angry at having been deceived. He announces that the next battle will be fought seriously, with the possibility of death.
• Bai Feifei is forced into a genuine life-or-death battle. She unleashes her hidden techniques and temporarily raises her strength to the Supreme Realm, revealing power comparable to a White Bone Abbey Elder.
• Xu Lang also stops holding back. The two clash evenly, neither gaining a decisive advantage.
• Bai Feifei insists that her enhanced strength is her absolute limit. Xu Lang acknowledges her explanation but continues attacking without easing up.

Character Developments

• Bai Feifei: Reveals herself to be far stronger than her apparent status as an inner disciple suggests. Her earlier defeat was an act, and she is capable of temporarily reaching the Supreme Realm. Despite her anger and fear, she remains composed and focused solely on survival.
• Xu Lang: Begins as a confident sparring partner but becomes offended when he realizes Bai Feifei deceived him. He shifts from a restrained contest to a deadly battle, though he still warns her to fight seriously, showing a trace of fairness and mercy.
• Qin Jiuge: Demonstrates sharp insight by detecting Bai Feifei’s concealed strength. His authority over the situation is clear, as Xu Lang immediately trusts his judgment.
• Tian Yao Kui: Recognizes that Qin Jiuge had suspected Bai Feifei’s hidden power. Their brief exchange highlights Qin Jiuge’s caution and refusal to claim prophetic certainty.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and deception: Bai Feifei conceals her true abilities, illustrating how appearances and cultivation rank can be misleading.
• Survival over reputation: Once the fight becomes deadly, Bai Feifei abandons all concern for status or future prospects and concentrates entirely on staying alive.
• The harshness of demonic cultivation: The White Bone Abbey disciples treat life-or-death conflict as ordinary, emphasizing the brutal values of their faction.
• Authority and trust: Xu Lang accepts Qin Jiuge’s judgment without hesitation, showing Qin’s influence and credibility.
• Fairness amid cruelty: Although Xu Lang threatens Bai Feifei’s life, he warns her to use her full power, giving her at least a chance to survive.

Character Interactions

• Xu Lang and Bai Feifei move from a controlled sparring match to a deadly confrontation after Qin Jiuge exposes her deception.
• Qin Jiuge directly challenges Bai Feifei’s false display of weakness and prompts Xu Lang to take the battle seriously.
• Tian Yao Kui questions Qin Jiuge about his awareness of Bai Feifei’s strength, and he explains that he had only suspected the truth until witnessing her full power.

Plot and key events

• Bai Feifei realizes Qin Jiuge arranged her fight with Abbey Master Xu Lang to test her and use her as a “whetstone.” She accepts the role, defeats Xu Lang, and he pretends to faint to escape the humiliation.
• Li Xuanmiao offers Xu Lang consoling advice before carrying him away. Qin Jiuge leaves the resulting wreckage for himself to deal with.
• Qin Jiuge confronts Bai Feifei. She immediately kneels and pleads for forgiveness, explaining that she hid her strength out of fear of White Bone Abbey’s former brutality.
• Bai Feifei persuades the abbey’s disciples and elders to plead on her behalf. They seize the chance to support her, while also seeking reassurance about their own future.
• Qin Jiuge forgives her and establishes new limits for the abbey. Its members may continue cultivating, but must follow his rules; the abbey is to abandon its old abuses.
• Qin Jiuge leaves with Tian Yao Kui. Afterward, the abbey’s people celebrate their survival and the prospect of a brighter future, though Bai Feifei remains wary.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Feifei demonstrates exceptional combat ability, quick thinking, and social intelligence. She turns a dangerous confrontation into an opportunity to test Qin Jiuge’s stance toward the abbey’s people, then skillfully rallies them to her defense. She suspects Qin Jiuge’s interest in her is not over.
• Qin Jiuge confirms his authority over White Bone Abbey and takes an interest in Bai Feifei, wondering whether she is an unusually fortunate or gifted figure. He is pragmatic rather than wholly idealistic: he permits controlled use of demonic cultivation methods while setting firm boundaries.
• Xu Lang suffers a humiliating defeat and avoids further embarrassment by pretending to faint.
• Li Xuanmiao plays the gracious mentor, advising Xu Lang to learn from defeat without pushing his injured pride.
• The disciples and elders unite behind Bai Feifei, partly out of sympathy and partly to secure their own safety under the new leadership.

Significant themes

• Power and survival: Bai Feifei adapts quickly to shifting authority, while the abbey’s people align themselves with whoever can secure their future.
• Performance and strategy: Her tears and plea are calculated, but they also express the genuine fear created by the abbey’s past.
• Reform without purity: Qin Jiuge offers the abbey a new path, but his solution is pragmatic rather than morally absolute—evil may be used to curb evil, within limits.
• Uncertainty: Although the immediate crisis is settled, Bai Feifei senses that Qin Jiuge’s interest may bring further consequences.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Qin Jiuge explains to Tian Yao Kui that he has returned to White Bone Abbey to seek fortune, which he believes is essential for rapidly advancing his cultivation and reaching the middle Immortal Realm.
• He reveals that he does not seek ordinary luck, but the immense fortune carried by extraordinary individuals—especially those destined to experience great changes or opportunities.
• Qin believes the growing number of unpredictable forces around White Bone Abbey indicates that a person with heaven-defying fortune may soon appear. If he can seize that fortune, his breakthrough will become much easier.
• Tian Yao Kui accepts Qin’s unusual cultivation path and promises to help him watch for promising targets.
• Qin continues monitoring several people through strands of divine sense. His connection to Bai Feifei strengthens after their recent conflict.
• Bai Feifei leaves White Bone Abbey by accepting a mission, hoping to distance herself from Qin Jiuge and prepare for revenge. Qin secretly plants additional tracking measures on her.
• Bai Feifei senses that Qin has tampered with her and suppresses the signs, but she does not realize that Qin can hear her thoughts. Qin sends a clone after her.
• Bai Feifei travels toward the Three Kings Secret Realm, believing it contains a major opportunity. Qin realizes that following her may lead him directly to valuable fortune.
• They arrive at Ancient Ye City, where Qin disguises himself and blends into the crowd while following Bai Feifei.
• Rumors circulate about a supposed ancient immortal’s Secret Realm south of the city, but locals dismiss the treasure maps being sold as likely fraudulent. Qin remains interested because Bai Feifei’s presence suggests the rumors may conceal a genuine opportunity.

Character Developments

• Qin Jiuge: Becomes more open with Tian Yao Kui, revealing the true basis of his cultivation strategy. He is increasingly confident, calculating, and dependent on exploiting the destiny and fortune of others. His surveillance, disguises, clones, and manipulation show his growing control over the situation.
• Tian Yao Kui: Demonstrates trust and concern for Qin. Though she finds his path unusual, she accepts that seizing fortune is a legitimate cultivation method and offers her assistance.
• Bai Feifei: Grows more resentful and determined after realizing Qin has interfered with her. She suppresses her fear, plans to obtain power in the Three Kings Secret Realm, and vows to return one day to defeat him.

Significant Themes

• Fortune and destiny: The chapter presents fortune as a tangible force that can determine cultivation speed, opportunities, and future success.
• Seizing opportunities through others: Qin’s method is based on locating people with immense destiny and taking advantage of the opportunities connected to them.
• Surveillance and manipulation: Qin’s hidden divine senses, tracking techniques, and clone emphasize the imbalance of power between him and Bai Feifei.
• Persistence and revenge: Bai Feifei’s hatred gives her motivation to grow stronger, creating the possibility of a future confrontation.
• Appearance versus reality: Disguises, false rumors, and supposedly fake treasure maps suggest that valuable truths are concealed beneath ordinary or misleading appearances.

Character Interactions

• Qin and Tian Yao Kui have a candid conversation in which he explains his need for fortune and she responds with concern and support.
• Qin and Bai Feifei remain in conflict even after separating: she privately curses him and vows revenge, while Qin secretly listens, tracks her, and uses her plans to locate new opportunities.
• Bai Feifei’s interaction with the Mission Hall Elder is brief but sympathetic; the Elder understands her situation and helps her leave White Bone Abbey safely.
• In Ancient Ye City, Qin remains hidden among the crowd while observing Bai Feifei and listening to locals debate the authenticity of the rumored Secret Realm.

Plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge secretly follows Bai Feifei for weeks, using his clones and tracking magic while she repeatedly tests whether she is being watched.
• Bai Feifei eventually leaves town through a Spatial Transmission Array and uses a token to enter the Three Kings Secret Realm ahead of its public opening.
• Qin Jiuge follows her to the entrance but deliberately waits outside. He disguises himself as a demonic cultivator, intending to let Bai Feifei gather the realm’s treasures before taking them from her.
• Inside the realm, Bai Feifei explores its trials using her memories and seeks opportunities to strengthen herself. She believes the realm’s ancient origins will protect her from whoever may be plotting against her.
• As the realm’s public opening approaches, a golden beam draws cultivators from nearby Ancient Ye City. Bai Feifei emerges from the secret realm carrying a rich aura of treasure, only to be confronted by Qin Jiuge in disguise.
• Qin Jiuge attacks with a hooked iron chain. Already drained from her trials and fights, Bai Feifei dodges and offers to surrender some of her gains if he will let her go.

Character developments

• Qin Jiuge is patient, confident in his overwhelming advantage, and calculating: instead of competing for treasures inside the realm, he plans to ambush Bai Feifei afterward.
• Bai Feifei is highly cautious and determined, but also pragmatic. She enters despite her suspicions, prepared to abandon the treasures if necessary to preserve her life. After being cornered, she tries negotiation rather than recklessly fighting while exhausted.

Significant themes

• Caution versus predation: Bai Feifei takes extensive precautions, but Qin Jiuge’s superior power and tracking abilities keep her vulnerable.
• Power and deception: Qin Jiuge conceals his identity and exploits Bai Feifei’s labor, while she relies on disguising her intentions and carefully managing risk.
• Survival over gain: Bai Feifei values staying alive more than keeping the secret realm’s treasures.

Character interactions

• Qin Jiuge shadows Bai Feifei without her knowledge, then hides his identity before confronting her.
• Bai Feifei mistakes the disguised attacker for a powerful stranger and attempts to bargain with him, unaware that he has been following her all along.

Plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge defeats Bai Feifei by using his Supreme Realm to accelerate the chains restraining her. He pretends to be a greedy, sinister demonic cultivator, demanding her treasures and threatening to use her as a cultivation vessel.
• Bai Feifei tries to escape by tossing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in different directions, exploiting Qin Jiuge’s apparent greed. He plays along until she is within reach, then catches and seals her with a chain.
• After knocking her unconscious, Qin Jiuge takes Bai Feifei to an unfamiliar room in Ancient Ye City. He has taken her Storage Ring but has left her unharmed.
• Qin Jiuge tells her he believes she is hiding a major secret. Nearing the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, he wants her to find a Life-Prolonging Pill or another way to extend his life. He claims he has placed a “Live and Die Together” blood curse on her, threatening to kill her if she fails.
• Bai Feifei recognizes the coercion and doubts he will release her once she is no longer useful. She counters that she can self-destruct, which would deprive him of what he wants.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge reveals himself as calculating and impatient: he uses a demonic persona to intimidate Bai Feifei, exploits her escape attempt, and resorts to threats because he believes negotiation would take too long. Beneath his theatrical claims of victimhood, his immediate goal is prolonging his life and advancing his cultivation.
• Bai Feifei remains resourceful and clear-eyed. She devises a clever distraction, then quickly understands that Qin Jiuge has kept her alive because he needs something from her. Rather than trust his promises, she asserts the one leverage she still has.
• Their relationship shifts from a contest of pursuit and escape to a tense standoff. Qin Jiuge holds physical power over Bai Feifei, but her willingness to die gives her a limited means of resistance.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: Qin Jiuge’s strength lets him impose terms, while Bai Feifei searches for leverage within an unfair power imbalance.
• Deception and performance: Qin Jiuge’s “greedy old demonic cultivator” act helps control Bai Feifei, while she uses his apparent greed against him.
• Self-preservation and desperation: Qin Jiuge’s fear of imminent decline drives his increasingly ruthless methods; Bai Feifei’s threat of self-destruction challenges his attempt to control her.

Key plot points

• Bai Feifei distrusts Qin Jiuge and demands strict safeguards before cooperating. Qin offers a Venomous Oath Curse—stronger than a Heavenly Dao Oath—and lets her inspect it.
• After they take the oath, Bai insists that Qin remove all restraints on her. He agrees, though his enigmatic manner leaves her uneasy.
• Bai resents losing control of the opportunities in the Three Kings Secret Realm, which she believes should be hers. Knowing Qin may search her soul if he suspects her, she privately resolves to kill him.
• Qin cannot read Bai’s thoughts because a special technique shields her. He considers how best to contain her, drawing on his experience with other rebellious “children of destiny.”
• The next morning, Qin appears in a different, ordinary-looking disguise. His attempts to contact the system still yield little, though its basic functions remain usable.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Feifei shifts from wary negotiation to concealed hostility. She knows she is weaker than Qin and feels trapped, so she accepts the oath while planning a way to survive—and ultimately kill him.
• Qin Jiuge presents himself as accommodating, granting Bai’s demands, but remains watchful and intent on keeping her under control. He recognizes the danger posed by her unusual abilities and unpredictable intentions.
• Their relationship is an uneasy partnership: the oath formalizes cooperation, but neither trusts the other. Bai fears Qin’s power and possible soul-searching; Qin fears her escape or hidden advantages.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: Their agreement is made under an enormous imbalance of strength, making “cooperation” fragile.
• Distrust and concealed intent: Both characters hide their real plans behind outward compliance.
• Fate, opportunity, and resentment: Bai’s belief that the secret realm’s opportunities belong to her fuels her anger at Qin.
• Limits of knowledge and control: Qin’s cultivation cannot overcome the technique shielding Bai’s thoughts, leaving him unable to fully predict her.

Plot and events

• Bai Feifei tells Qin Jiuge that the Green Jade Auction may offer earth-grade treasures useful for breaking through to the Immortal Realm, and suggests they attend. She quietly probes his reaction; he agrees without revealing anything.
• The pair arrive at the auction in Ancient Ye City, which lies within the territory of the powerful Chaos Sect. The city is relatively secure because it is protected by one of the ten great Righteous Dao Sects.
• Qin Jiuge notices Supreme Realm experts among the crowd who could threaten his control over Bai Feifei. He closes the distance between them and activates the Blood Curse he has placed on her, warning that it could permanently damage her cultivation if triggered.
• Bai Feifei responds by pretending to be his devoted wife, while testing him for weaknesses. Qin Jiuge matches her performance, publicly claiming he is seeking the Immortal Realm to cure her Cold Poison.

Character development and interactions

• Qin Jiuge is vigilant and calculating, wary of Bai Feifei’s schemes and the potential interference of powerful bystanders. He uses both intimidation and convincing emotional acting to maintain control.
• Bai Feifei remains defiant and shrewd despite being under threat. She conceals her intentions behind a tender, submissive façade and continues probing Qin Jiuge.
• Their exchange is a contest of deception: each presents a loving-spouse performance to influence observers while privately suspecting and testing the other.

Significant themes

• Distrust and survival: Neither character is willing to place their safety in the other’s hands.
• Power and coercion: Qin Jiuge relies on the Blood Curse to restrain Bai Feifei, while she seeks openings despite the danger.
• Performance and deception: Both use public displays of affection and concern as tools, showing how appearances can conceal hostile motives.

Chapter Summary

Qin Jiuge continues pretending to be a devoted husband seeking a treasure capable of curing Bai Feifei’s cold poison. After overhearing cultivators discuss how difficult it is to obtain Immortal Realm treasures—many of which are controlled by Ancient Ye City’s powerful lineages—he dramatically declares that he will never abandon his “wife,” regardless of the cost. His performance convinces the surrounding guests that he and Bai Feifei are tragic lovers facing impossible odds.
Moved by their supposed devotion, several inexperienced and overly trusting young cultivators approach them. Though they lack the authority or wealth to obtain Immortal Realm treasures, they offer Qin Jiuge and Bai Feifei whatever resources they possess, hoping to help cure Bai Feifei. Several Storage Rings are handed over. Qin Jiuge discovers that most contain ordinary resources, but one aloof young woman has contributed a valuable Supreme-realm Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.
Qin Jiuge is pleased by the unexpected reward and decides that, because she has paid with something genuinely valuable, he owes her particularly convincing “after-sales service.” He thanks the youths profusely, promising that he will be eternally grateful if Bai Feifei can be saved. The naïve youngsters praise the pair as rare examples of trust and goodness in the treacherous cultivation world, even asking whether Qin Jiuge and Bai Feifei would deceive them. Qin Jiuge readily assures them that they would not.
Despite exploiting them, Qin Jiuge frames his actions as a kind of lesson: their elders were right that the cultivation world was dangerous, and he supposedly hopes they will learn caution before encountering truly malicious people. His cynical manipulation is contrasted with the youths’ innocence and sincere sympathy.

Character Developments

• Qin Jiuge further demonstrates his skill at deception, emotional manipulation, and maintaining a carefully constructed persona. He treats his false romance as a professional performance and even takes pride in providing convincing “emotional support.”
• His opportunistic nature is balanced by a warped sense of professional ethics: he values the rare Supreme-realm treasure and believes the donor deserves especially convincing gratitude.
• Bai Feifei remains largely silent and plays along with Qin Jiuge’s fabricated story, functioning as his supposed suffering wife and partner in the scheme.
• The young cultivators are characterized as sheltered, generous, and inexperienced. Their trust in Qin Jiuge reveals how unprepared they are for the dangers and deceit of the cultivation world.
• The aloof young woman stands out among them because she contributes the most valuable treasure, suggesting a stronger background and greater resources despite her reserved personality.

Significant Themes

• Deception versus innocence: Qin Jiuge’s calculated manipulation contrasts sharply with the youths’ sincere compassion.
• The cruelty and competition of the cultivation world: Immortal-grade treasures are controlled by powerful lineages, making advancement nearly impossible for ordinary cultivators.
• Performative love and emotional exploitation: Qin Jiuge uses the image of tragic devotion to gain sympathy and material benefits.
• Trust and naivety: The youths believe that genuine goodness and mutual trust still exist, while Qin Jiuge exploits precisely those beliefs.
• Moral ambiguity: Qin Jiuge rationalizes his actions as teaching the youths a lesson, even though he is actively deceiving them.

Character Interactions

Qin Jiuge performs affection toward Bai Feifei in front of the crowd, strengthening the illusion that they are devoted lovers. The sympathetic guests discuss their plight and encourage them emotionally. Several naïve youngsters then approach the pair, offer Storage Rings, and express admiration for their supposed goodness. Qin Jiuge responds with exaggerated gratitude and reassurance, accepting their gifts while silently assessing their value. The interaction between Qin Jiuge and the aloof young woman is especially significant because her contribution includes a genuine Supreme-realm treasure, making her the most valuable victim of his scheme.

Plot and key events

• Qin Jiuge learns that the group of young cultivators he has been deceiving selects members for both talent and character. He privately concludes that their good judgment is poor.
• After leaving them, he and Bai Feifei resume their bickering over the cultivation resources Qin Jiuge secured through his shameless performance.
• Bai Feifei demands a share, citing her contribution and Qin Jiuge’s existing treasures. Qin refuses at first, then promises resources after he breaks through to the Immortal Realm—while making clear that she should not challenge him before then.
• Qin plans to acquire and conceal further resources through powerful allies and organizations, including the Dragon Clan, other clans, and possibly the Azure Sun Sword Sect. He also leaves open the possibility of working with Xiao Yan again.
• At the Green Jade Auction, Bai Feifei relaxes in the accommodations while Qin meditates. When she gets up to leave, he immediately asks where she is going; her reply is cut off.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge remains calculating and guarded. He sees Bai Feifei’s request as reasonable but refuses to surrender control, relying on her belief that he is too powerful to risk a mutual-destruction fight.
• Bai Feifei condemns Qin’s shamelessness but is equally eager to claim the rewards. She accepts his promise for now and privately vows to gain the upper hand once she reaches the Immortal Realm.
• Their relationship is marked by mock affection, negotiation, suspicion, and threats beneath the surface. Bai clings and pleads for resources; Qin answers with teasing disdain and calculated restraint.

Significant themes

• Hypocrisy and self-interest: Both characters criticize or resist shameless behavior while pursuing their own advantage.
• Power and leverage: Qin uses the imbalance in their strength—and Bai’s reluctance to risk everything—to keep her under control.
• Prudence and concealment: Qin values safeguards and plans to obtain resources through allies rather than openly expose himself.
• Uncertain alliances: His willingness to reconnect with Xiao Yan suggests old ties may still matter when future interests align.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge lets Bai Feifei leave the private room to learn which people from the Three Great Families will attend an upcoming event. He warns her not to plot against him.
• Once away from him, Bai Feifei feels briefly liberated, but the Blood Curse Qin Jiuge placed on her remains. She resents him for taking the gains she earned in the Three Kings Secret Realm and secretly resolves to kill him.
• Bai Feifei presents a Jade Token to a steward of the Green Jade Auction. It proves to be a White Jade Token, a powerful pledge from the Song Family’s grand elder: its bearer may demand the family’s aid, even at the cost of its lineage.
• The Song Family head agrees to handle the threat—believing that even a Half-Step Immortal Realm opponent is within the family’s capacity—then ends the meeting, wanting to avoid further involvement.
• Bai Feifei returns to Qin Jiuge before her absence raises suspicion. He dismisses the attendants and warns her again, promising to honor their arrangement once he reaches the Immortal Realm but threatening to dispose of her if she undermines him.
• Qin Jiuge activates the Blood Curse. In unbearable pain, Bai Feifei begs forgiveness and swears to cooperate.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Feifei remains outwardly composed and compliant but privately nurses intense hatred and seeks the Song Family’s help against Qin Jiuge. Her resolve falters when he uses the curse, forcing her to plead and reaffirm obedience.
• Qin Jiuge maintains control through threats and the Blood Curse. He presents himself as willing to keep his promise, while making clear that Bai Feifei’s survival depends on her cooperation.
• The Song Family treats Bai Feifei’s token seriously but keeps its involvement transactional and limited. Its head agrees to act, yet does not seek a deeper relationship with her.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: Qin Jiuge controls Bai Feifei through both the curse and the promise of future reward.
• Betrayal and revenge: Bai Feifei sees Qin Jiuge’s actions in the secret realm as a blood feud and begins plotting retaliation.
• Strategic appearances: Both characters conceal their intentions—Bai Feifei masks her plans, while Qin Jiuge’s warnings reveal how closely he is monitoring her.
• Transactional loyalty: The Song Family honors the Jade Token’s obligation but is eager to withdraw once its duty is fulfilled.

Plot points

• Qin Jiuge lifts the blood curse on Bai Feifei, easing her suffering, but ignores her afterward. He expects her ambition and resentment to persist, and deliberately uses harshness to establish control.
• As the Green Jade Auction fills, Qin Jiuge notes that its advertised Heaven-grade treasure, the wood-attributed Withered Wood Lingzhi, could benefit Tian Yao Kui.
• Bai Feifei continues to believe the auction house intends to kill Qin Jiuge after he leaves. She hopes to acquire his storage ring and cultivation resources, including the gains from the Three Kings Secret Realm.
• The auctioneer presents Bai Zhenzhen, a fox-girl and direct descendant of the Sky Fox Lineage, claiming that a Blood Contract with her could grant the buyer her potential, Root Bone, and aptitude. The bidding opens at 1.5 million Cultivation Origin Stones.
• Bai Feifei urges Qin Jiuge to bid, hoping he will spend more and increase the resources she might later claim. He declines, saying he is focused on the Withered Lingzhi and has no interest in worldly pleasures.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge remains calculating and guarded. He understands that force, rather than kindness, is the only way to restrain Bai Feifei, and he sees through her attempt to manipulate him into bidding.
• Bai Feifei grows more hostile and greedy. Though she outwardly cooperates, she privately resents Qin Jiuge, covets his possessions, and hopes to obtain Bai Zhenzhen as well.
• Qin Jiuge and Bai Feifei interact through a clear imbalance of power: he ignores her and controls the situation, while she hides her intentions and tries unsuccessfully to influence his choices.
• Bai Zhenzhen is introduced as a valuable auction lot, but has no direct interaction with the other characters in this excerpt.

Significant themes

• Power and ambition: Coercion can suppress Bai Feifei’s defiance temporarily, but does not erase it.
• Manipulation and mistrust: Both Qin Jiuge and Bai Feifei anticipate one another’s motives, though Qin Jiuge is more perceptive.
• Exploitation: Bai Zhenzhen is presented as a means for a buyer to acquire another person’s potential and cultivation gifts.
• Self-interest: The characters’ actions are driven by personal gain, from Qin Jiuge’s concern for an ally to Bai Feifei’s desire for wealth and revenge.

Key plot points and events

• Bai Zhenzhen, a direct-line daughter of the Sky Fox Clan, is sold to a mysterious buyer for more than five million cultivation origin stones.
• The auction moves on to a withered wood lingzhi, an earth-grade treasure that can cleanse meridians, heal hidden injuries, and restore vitality. Qin Jiuge initially bids 1.5 million, but others quickly raise the price.
• The Gu Family’s Old Ancestor enters at five million and invokes his family’s local influence, prompting most bidders to fall silent. Xiao Family Old Ancestor Xiao Zhantian challenges him, and the two threaten each other.
• The auctioneer asserts the Green Jade Auction’s authority and warns the patriarchs to stop. Both back down, but their feud leaves the room too intimidated to bid.
• With the auction at risk of stalling, Qin Jiuge breaks the silence by offering 5.5 million. The two Old Ancestors turn their attention—and cold hostility—toward him.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge shows willingness to pursue the treasure despite the powerful families’ presence. His bid may help the auctioneer, but it also draws the notice of both local patriarchs.
• Bai Feifei is briefly surprised by Qin Jiuge’s bid, then accepts it as characteristic of him.
• The Gu and Xiao Old Ancestors reveal a deep rivalry, using the auction to trade insults and threats before being checked by the auctioneer.
• The auctioneer demonstrates that the Green Jade Auction has enough authority and power to restrain even the city’s major families. She is also anxious about being blamed if the auction fails.

Significant themes

• Power and intimidation: The Old Ancestors’ influence suppresses ordinary bidders even after the auctioneer restores order.
• Institutional authority: The auction house’s strength prevents the families from openly escalating their feud on its premises.
• Risk and defiance: Qin Jiuge’s bid breaks the deadlock but puts him in the sights of two formidable factions.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge’s reckless bid shocks the auction guests, but the auctioneer invokes the Green Jade Auction House’s strict rule against violence inside the venue. Its powerful backing deters the Xiao and Gu families from acting.
• The bidding for the rare Withered Wood Lingzhi climbs toward six million Cultivation Origin Stones. Qin eventually stops bidding, explaining to Bai Feifei that he only wanted to stir up competition and create an opportunity to act later.
• Qin tests whether Bai Feifei might be useful in his plan. She fears he will send her against a Half-Step Immortal Realm opponent, so she argues that her survival—and usefulness to him—should matter. Qin reassures her that he will obtain the Lingzhi himself.
• After the auction, Qin allows Bai Feifei to choose a few spiritual treasures, but stops her before she spends too much of his money.
• Outside, they encounter the Xiao and Gu families searching for them. Bai Feifei mocks Qin for uniting his enemies, while he warns that she will be captured alongside him if he falls.

Character developments

• Qin Jiuge remains calculating and unapologetically manipulative: he uses the auction to muddy the waters, values strategy over straightforward bidding, and keeps Bai Feifei close as a potential asset. He also shows a limited concern for her, insisting she is worth more than the Lingzhi.
• Bai Feifei is increasingly wary of Qin and more willing to defend her own interests. She tries to protect herself by emphasizing her value, though she still takes advantage of his offer to buy her useful treasures.

Significant themes

• Power and protection: Qin’s confidence comes from his own strength and the backing he could call upon, while the auction house’s rules restrain local rivals.
• Deception and strategy: Qin deliberately provokes the bidding and plans to exploit the resulting confusion.
• Self-preservation and uneasy dependence: Bai Feifei and Qin remain bound together by mutual usefulness, with Bai fearing the consequences if his plan fails.
• Rivalry and escalation: The Xiao and Gu families’ alliance against Qin shows how his actions can turn longstanding enemies into temporary partners.

Character interactions

• The auctioneer confronts the threatened violence by asserting the auction house’s authority.
• Qin and Bai trade tense, teasing exchanges: she challenges his intentions and spending, while he tests her, reassures her, and later warns her that they share the danger.
• The Xiao and Gu families’ presence outside turns the pair’s private scheming into an immediate threat.

Plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge uses his power to evade the detection instruments while he and Bai Feifei leave the main street. He warns her not to look back: powerful figures from the major Lineages are watching.
• Back in their room, Bai Feifei guesses that Qin plans to ambush the auction shipment. He confirms it and teases her about taking the treasure herself; she refuses, claiming the fight is beyond her and pledging loyalty to him.
• Qin sets out in disguise, with Bai Feifei following to collect lesser treasures while he pursues the prize. He allows this so long as she does not interfere with his plan.
• Near the auction venue, Qin finds numerous groups lying in wait to rob the shipment. As a storm breaks, a carriage escorted by the Far-Reaching Escort Agency appears, and bandits attack it.
• The escort guards and outlaws clash in a large battle. Qin watches from a distance, waiting for his opportunity. Bai Feifei also stays back, imagining herself as the hidden victor—unaware that watchers on a nearby second floor are observing her and the others.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge remains confident, calculating, and opportunistic. He controls the situation around Bai Feifei, warns her of danger, and intends to exploit the battle rather than join it prematurely.
• Bai Feifei is increasingly submissive toward Qin, prioritizing survival and hoping to profit from whatever he leaves behind. Her private confidence in her own scheme contrasts with her outward deference.
• Their exchanges are marked by Qin’s teasing and Bai’s quick, self-protective excuses. They cooperate, but their interests remain only partly aligned.

Significant themes

• Greed and opportunism: Nearly every group intends to seize the shipment, and Qin shares their readiness to profit from another’s defeat.
• Danger and miscalculation: The battlefield is crowded with powerful fighters, while unseen observers may exploit the chaos.
• Self-preservation and concealed motives: Characters conceal their intentions, keep their distance from danger, and assume others are unaware of their plans.

Key plot points and events

• Jin Wuye and the Jin Family Elders plan to wait while rival forces exhaust themselves fighting over Ancient Ye City’s treasures. They intend to seize the spoils afterward and hope the gains will help the family rise to power—and perhaps reach the true Immortal Realm.
• Ancient Ye City descends into widespread fighting over the Withered Wood Lingzhi. High Person Tianyuan claims it, but three peak-Supreme-Realm opponents immediately challenge him, dismissing his reputation and fighting for the chance to advance their cultivation.
• Bai Feifei appears beside Qin Jiuge. He accuses her of hoping to watch events unfold and collect the rewards afterward. She insists she is there to support him, though he remains doubtful.
• As danger grows, Bai Feifei urges Qin Jiuge to abandon the Lingzhi and suggests trading for other resources from the Three Kings Secret Realm. She senses at least six powerful figures approaching their hiding place.

Character developments

• Jin Wuye reveals himself as calculating and ambitious, treating the fighting factions as expendable pawns while presenting the Jin Family’s future as a shared reward.
• Qin Jiuge remains wary and strategic. He questions Bai Feifei’s true identity and motives, and uses his supposed need for the Lingzhi to test her loyalty.
• Bai Feifei is frightened by the escalating violence and prioritizes survival. Despite her claims of devotion, Qin Jiuge’s suspicions remain unresolved.
• High Person Tianyuan is formidable and confident, but his standing cannot deter rivals desperate for a breakthrough.

Significant themes

• Greed and ambition: The promise of advancement drives people and families to risk—or sacrifice—others.
• Survival in a lawless contest: Ancient Ye City’s chaos makes strength and caution essential.
• Trust and deception: Qin Jiuge doubts Bai Feifei’s sincerity, while Jin Wuye’s outwardly communal promises conceal a plan to profit from others’ struggles.

Character interactions

• Jin Wuye’s Elders flatter and support his strategy, strengthening his confidence and the family’s shared ambition.
• Qin Jiuge confronts Bai Feifei about her motives; she tries to reassure him and stays close for protection.
• Bai Feifei pleads with Qin Jiuge to avoid the Lingzhi fight, but his claim that it is essential to his breakthrough leaves her with little room to argue.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Jiuge dismisses Bai Feifei’s fears and uses the Heaven-Slaying Demon Blade to kill the supreme-realm pursuers with ease, revealing his formidable half-step immortal strength.
• He explains that two other half-step immortal cultivators are in Ancient Ye City, so openly displaying his full power could make them target him.
• Qin seizes the withered wood lingzhi and escapes with Bai Feifei. The two local half-step immortals choose not to pursue: Shangguan Shengtian senses that doing so could cost them their lives, and considers the lingzhi’s value insufficient to justify the risk.
• Outside the city, Qin kills the remaining pursuers. He then announces that he will enter seclusion for about three days and warns Bai Feifei to behave while he is away.

Character developments and interactions

• Qin Jiuge demonstrates overwhelming combat ability and careful judgment: despite his strength, he avoids drawing the attention of the other powerful cultivators. He continues acting like Bai Feifei’s ruthless master, threatening her to protect his hidden identity.
• Bai Feifei shifts from doubting whether Qin can protect her to feeling relieved and frightened by his strength. She obeys him and eagerly promises loyalty, even offering to accept additional layers of the Blood Curse Art.
• Shangguan Shengtian shows caution over pride or the auction house’s loss, persuading his fellow cultivator that pursuing Qin is too dangerous.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Qin’s strength makes the killings effortless, but his awareness of stronger rivals shapes his decisions.
• Fear and survival: Bai Feifei’s loyalty is driven largely by fear, while the two half-step immortals prioritize staying alive over claiming the lingzhi.
• Appearance versus truth: Qin maintains a threatening persona to keep Bai Feifei from discovering his real identity.