Recaps

Xiang Yuan returned from the Dragon-Subduing Realm after helping the Eight Great Sects defeat the Heavenly Demon Sect, then reviewed his gains and resumed cultivating in the Dry Abyss Realm. He discovered that more than ten days had passed during his absence and left Xiao He suspecting that Xiang Yuan's mysterious master had visited.

• Xiang Yuan revealed himself to Master Bai Yue, told her the Heavenly Demon Sect's leaders and many experts had been killed, and accepted her Emei Sect token before leaving with Senior Jiang.
• Back in the Dry Abyss Realm, Xiang Yuan reviewed his new inheritance, techniques, treasures, and two Heavenly Devil Relics, then opened five qi acupoints through three hours of cultivation.
• Song Shan told Xiang Yuan that he had been gone for more than ten days, prompting Xiang Yuan to hurry to Xiao He's residence.
• Xiang Yuan told Xiao He he had spent the missing days with a woman claiming to be Xiao He's younger sister, but Xiao He guessed that Xiang Yuan's master had visited.
• Xiang Yuan and Xiao He argued over whether the master belonged to both of them, each denying the other's claim.

Xiang Yuan learned that the Jambu Gate could teleport him to fellow members and was tasked with guiding a new jade-disc holder in Mute Village. He suspected the newcomer’s appearance there was connected to Senior Jiang’s arrangements, and planned to investigate that night.

• Xiang Yuan left Xiao Residence after the Jambu Gate began flashing and met Xiao Lingyue at a nearby property.
• Xiao Lingyue explained the gate’s teleportation function, taught Xiang Yuan how to use it, and asked him to guide a new candidate for the White Tortoise title.
• Xiao Lingyue gave Xiang Yuan directions to Mute Village and warned him to follow White Phoenix’s rules; then she left through the gate.
• Xiang Yuan noticed Mute Village was near Song Family Village and reasoned that Senior Jiang may have hidden a second jade disc there as a backup.
• Xiang Yuan planned to visit Mute Village that night, while Xiao He decided not to follow after divining that doing so would bring danger.

Xiang Yuan found Chan'er, the Yellow Springs Demoness, cultivating at the ruins near Mute Village and persuaded her to open Jambu Gate. They entered the Unborn Realm, where Xiang Yuan realized its flawed laws might weaken Chan'er.

• Xiang Yuan searched Mute Village and followed the jade disc's signal to ruined grounds west of the village.
• Chan'er emerged from a cocoon of light, and Xiang Yuan recognized her as the Yellow Springs Demoness before she stopped him from fleeing.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er argued over why she had moved nearby, and she explained that she had tracked him after his aura vanished.
• Xiang Yuan told Chan'er they were both under the tutelage of a mysterious figure and insisted she call him Martial Uncle.
• Chan'er opened Jambu Gate and dragged Xiang Yuan through it, with Senior Jiang accompanying them.
• Xiang Yuan recognized the new world as the Unborn Realm and hoped its flawed laws would weaken Chan'er.

Xiang Yuan and Chan'er entered Jambu Gate and emerged inside the Great Li Kingdom’s imperial palace, where they escaped the Imperial Guard and disguised themselves to learn about the capital. They discovered that State Preceptor Lingguang had died, leaving Xiang Yuan and Chan'er facing the consequences of his supposed death.

• Chan'er entered Jambu Gate with Xiang Yuan, realized she could not leave, and tried to get him to explain the gate’s purpose.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er found themselves inside an imperial palace and fled from the Imperial Guard, with Senior Jiang breaking through their formation and knocking aside a Xiantian-stage commander.
• The pair hid in a wealthy official’s residence, where Xiang Yuan and Chan'er used their abilities to bring Wen Yutai and his wife under their control.
• Xiang Yuan questioned Wen Yutai and learned that martial world fighters were surrounding the capital and that State Preceptor Lingguang had died in meditation.
• Chan'er pointed out that Lingguang was Xiang Yuan, leaving him stunned by the news of his own supposed death.

Xiang Yuan learned that a mysterious demon core had drawn martial artists and demons to the capital, then kept Chan'er close while hiding what he knew about Jambu Gate and the Unborn Realm. They went into the city to gather information, where Chan'er noticed clues that suggested Xiang Yuan had entered the realm before.

• Wen Yutai told Xiang Yuan that Master Celestial River had presented the emperor with a demon core, stirring rumors that attracted martial artists and demons to the capital.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er spent the night watching each other, and Xiang Yuan explained some of the Unborn Realm's laws while concealing what he knew about magic treasures.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er went into the capital to gather information, and Chan'er inferred from the Great Li Kingdom coins that Xiang Yuan had entered the realm before.
• Xiang Yuan took Chan'er to a teahouse to hear about jianghu events, and Chan'er said she had no surname before deciding she would be called Xiang Chan'er.

Xiang Yuan gathered teahouse storytellers to learn about the Unborn Realm’s martial experts and the forces guarding the capital. After hearing their rumors, he planned to cause trouble that night with Senior Zombie, and Chan’er insisted on joining him.

• Xiang Yuan paid four storytellers to describe the martial world’s greatest masters, learning about Kang Kuangshi, Zhang Xinyuan, Solitary Empress, and You Shanxian.
• The storytellers discussed whether the four masters might come to the capital and named Prince Zhao Haoran and the Six Doors’ Eight Great Constables as the court’s leading experts there.
• Xiang Yuan told the storytellers that three assassins had infiltrated the imperial city and escaped, then rewarded all but Know-Everything with extra silver.
• Xiang Yuan considered how the court’s experts compared with the world’s peerless masters and wondered how Abbot Fa Kong ranked among them.
• Xiang Yuan planned to go out that night with Senior Zombie to provoke trouble and test a Great Constable, while Chan’er volunteered to accompany him.

Xiang Yuan and Chan'er investigated a suspicious gambling house, where three fiends discussed the demon core and their plans to infiltrate the imperial city. When Six Doors raided the house, Xiang Yuan pursued Blood-Drinking Madam to capture her and learn more about the Demon Empress.

• Xiang Yuan swore to stay with Chan'er in the Unborn Realm, but she insisted on accompanying him to the gambling house anyway.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er adopted the aliases Primal Chaos Thunderclap Hand Li Xianyuan and Flying Bat Li Chan as they stealthily approached the gambling house.
• Blackhearted Ghost, Bear Tyrant, and Blood-Drinking Madam discussed serving the Demon Empress and investigating the demon core while gambling over who would host their meeting.
• Shi Yu led a Six Doors raid, smashing into the gambling house and driving Blackhearted Ghost, Bear Tyrant, and Blood-Drinking Madam to flee.
• Xiang Yuan pursued Blood-Drinking Madam in the form of sinister wind, intending to capture her and interrogate her about the Demon Empress.

Xiang Yuan and Chan'er captured Blood-Drinking Madam on a bridge, only to be confronted by two Divine Constables. Before the fight could unfold, Empress Dugu appeared, and Chan'er secretly wondered whether the Demon Empress had come for her.

• Blood-Drinking Madam tried to evade Xiang Yuan and Chan'er, but Chan'er overwhelmed her with a moonlight blade and Xiang Yuan sealed her acupoints.
• Xiang Yuan prepared to take Blood-Drinking Madam away for questioning, but Leng Silan and Wang Nuo blocked both ends of the bridge and ordered the pair to surrender.
• Xiang Yuan introduced himself as Li Xianyuan and tried to negotiate with the constables, while Chan'er called herself Flying Demoness Li Chan.
• When Leng Silan refused to make an exception, Xiang Yuan hurled Blood-Drinking Madam toward her as he prepared to flee by the water route.
• Empress Dugu arrived and alarmed Leng Silan and Wang Nuo, while Chan'er concealed her grim reaction and wondered if the Demon Empress had come for her.

Empress Dugu entered the capital to pay respects to National Preceptor Lingguang, then attacked the Six Doors constables and fought Chan'er. As Chan'er and Empress Dugu reached a stalemate, Xiang Yuan struck from beneath the water with the Horse-Felling Poison Stinger.

• Empress Dugu claimed she had come to mourn National Preceptor Lingguang, then freed Blood-Drinking Madam and suppressed Leng Silan and Wang Nuo with her control of heaven and earth.
• Chan'er broke free of Empress Dugu's restraints and fought her, while Xiang Yuan knocked out Blood-Drinking Madam and helped the wounded constables recover.
• Chan'er grew older during the fight and launched sixteen chains at Empress Dugu, who countered with a magical mirror and pinned her in midair.
• Chan'er summoned the Yellow Springs Mother Tree, resisted Empress Dugu's pressure, and clashed with her Primordial Spirit as she told Xiang Yuan she liked him most.
• Xiang Yuan burst from beneath the water and drove the Horse-Felling Poison Stinger toward Empress Dugu's back.

Xiang Yuan, Chan'er, and Senior Jiang defeated Empress Dugu through a coordinated ambush, and Xiang Yuan killed her after she was weakened. Chan'er collapsed after surviving Empress Dugu's final attack, and Xiang Yuan took her away while presenting himself to Leng Silan as Lingguang's disciple.

• Senior Jiang struck Empress Dugu with the poisoned Horse-Felling Poison Stinger, letting Chan'er destroy her ancient little mirror and trap her with the Moonlight Sword and chains.
• Chan'er and Empress Dugu clashed with the force of heaven and earth, leaving both badly wounded, and Empress Dugu knocked Senior Jiang out of the fight.
• Xiang Yuan used a Heavenly Devil Relic to raise his strength, sealed Empress Dugu's acupoints, and struck her with the Tiger Roar Saber after resisting her charm technique.
• Empress Dugu's dying Primordial Spirit attack shattered Chan'er's defenses, leaving Chan'er unconscious and returned to her sixteen-year-old appearance.
• Xiang Yuan dissolved Empress Dugu's body, took her treasures, and told Leng Silan that he was Lingguang's disciple investigating his master's death.
• Xiang Yuan carried Chan'er away with Senior Jiang before Six Doors arrived, intending to take advantage of Chan'er while she was unconscious.

Xiang Yuan cared for the badly injured Chan'er while teasing her and questioning her about Empress Dugu, then went to Six Doors to gather intelligence. He met Divine Constable Leng Silan, who relayed Zhao Haoran's invitation to a banquet, while Chan'er reacted jealously.

• Chan'er woke at Xiang Yuan's residence, and Xiang Yuan pretended they had consummated their marriage before making her eat fasting pills.
• Xiang Yuan asked Chan'er who Empress Dugu was and what had happened to her corpse; he said he had destroyed it, foiling Chan'er's plan to turn her into a zombie.
• Xiang Yuan stayed with Chan'er for three days, forcing her to eat fasting pills as she slowly recovered from her injuries.
• Xiang Yuan took Chan'er to Six Doors, where constables welcomed him and Leng Silan arrived to deliver Zhao Haoran's invitation to a banquet at Heavenly Pavilion.
• Chan'er clung to Xiang Yuan and acted hostile toward Leng Silan, while Xiang Yuan apologized for his wife's behavior.

At a banquet in Heavenly Pavilion, Xiang Yuan proved he was State Preceptor Lingguang’s disciple and discussed the suspicious circumstances of his master’s death with Zhao Haoran and Fan Hefeng. An urgent dispatch announced a duel at the Forbidden City Summit in ten days, and after Zhao Haoran invited Xiang Yuan and Chan'er to attend, Chan'er discovered a hidden warning beneath the table.

• Xiang Yuan recited a lyric to Chan'er at Heavenly Pavilion, then greeted Zhao Haoran and Fan Hefeng when they arrived.
• Xiang Yuan demonstrated Lingguang’s techniques, convincing Zhao Haoran and Fan Hefeng that he was the State Preceptor’s disciple.
• Xiang Yuan named the Four Absolutes as suspects in Lingguang’s death, and Zhao Haoran received an urgent dispatch announcing the Demon Queen’s challenge to the Hundred-Faced Scholar at the Forbidden City Summit in ten days.
• Zhao Haoran invited Xiang Yuan and Chan'er to the imperial city to witness the duel, and Xiang Yuan accepted.
• After Zhao Haoran and Fan Hefeng left, Chan'er found a hidden message beneath Fan Hefeng’s seat warning them to beware the prince.

Xiang Yuan and Chan'er stayed in the capital while he suspected Zhao Haoran of conspiring with the Ever-Changing Scholar and bet Chan'er on his theory. Ten days later, they arrived at the imperial city for the Demon Empress’s duel, where Xiang Yuan presented himself as an exhausted husband devoted to his beautiful wife.

• Xiang Yuan speculated that Zhao Haoran, the Ever-Changing Scholar, and the Demon Empress were allies, then wagered with Chan'er that his theory was right; they swore Primordial Spirit oaths over the terms.
• The imperial family sent Xiang Yuan and Chan'er lavish gifts, but Xiang Yuan worried Zhao Haoran might have poisoned them and tried to get Chan'er to test the pills.
• During the ten days they remained at the new prince's residence, Six Doors announced the Demon Empress's death and gave Li Chan the title of Little Demon Empress.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er rode under heavy guard to the imperial city, where martial artists gathered to watch the duel between the Demon Empress and the Ever-Changing Scholar.
• Chan'er saw Xiang Yuan act worn out and indulgent as he helped her from the carriage, ruining her plan to appear like a considerate wife before the crowd.

Xiang Yuan and Chan'er arrived at the Imperial City square for the duel between You Shanxian and Zhang Xinyuan, while Xiang Yuan tried to work out the conspiracy surrounding the gathering. You Shanxian and Zhang Xinyuan met beneath the full moon, but Zhang Xinyuan abruptly turned his sword toward a martial world senior, leaving the duel’s purpose unclear.

• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er entered the Imperial City, where Xiang Yuan teased Chan'er by cultivating the Little Demon Empress’s notorious reputation.
• Xiang Yuan met the assembled martial world seniors and Zhao Haoran, then learned from Leng Silan that Fan Hefeng was alive and guarding the emperor.
• You Shanxian descended beneath the full moon and waited atop the Forbidden City for Zhang Xinyuan.
• Zhang Xinyuan arrived, and Xiang Yuan questioned whether the apparent reality of the two masters meant his suspicions were mistaken.
• Zhang Xinyuan released a sword strike that bypassed You Shanxian and targeted one of the venerable figures in the square.

Zhang Xinyuan and You Shanxian launched a purge of the martial arts elders, but Chan'er intervened and fought them while Xiang Yuan battled Leng Silan. As the fighting spread through the imperial city, Fan Hefeng assassinated the emperor, and Zhao Haoran's remaining guards faced an unexplained sword attack.

• Zhang Xinyuan and You Shanxian attacked the martial arts elders, killing many before Chan'er drove back their combined forces and pursued them into a murderous formation.
• After Zhang Xinyuan delivered the emperor's order to leave none alive, the martial arts elders fled toward the Meridian Gate as the Imperial Guards and Six Doors constables moved to intercept them.
• Xiang Yuan fought Leng Silan with the Tiger Roar Saber, wounded her with Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens, and swallowed the Heavenly Devil Relic.
• Zhao Haoran sent Master Lu and Wu Buping to reinforce the battle, leaving Fan Hefeng and the Shi brothers with the old emperor.
• Fan Hefeng killed the old emperor, then stood motionless as sword light drifted toward the shocked Shi brothers.

Zhao Haoran exposed his ambition and unleashed a devastating sword strike that killed most of the combatants in the square. With Chan'er besieged by Zhao Haoran, You Shanxian, and Zhang Xinyuan, Xiang Yuan let Cold Blood fully demonize to face Fan Hefeng and the remaining danger.

• Zhao Haoran destroyed the Shi brothers’ bodies, staged the scene as an enemy attack, and had Fan Hefeng tear apart the old emperor’s corpse.
• Xiang Yuan repeatedly stole Leng Silan’s Great Restoration Pills while Wu Buping tried and failed to protect her from his attacks.
• Zhao Haoran arrived with Fan Hefeng and annihilated the fighters in the square with a single sword strike, leaving Wu Buping alive but badly injured.
• Leng Silan and Wu Buping recognized Zhao Haoran’s swordsmanship as that of the Ever-Changing Scholar, while Xiang Yuan healed his wounds.
• Zhao Haoran joined You Shanxian and Zhang Xinyuan to attack Chan'er, forcing her onto the defensive.
• Xiang Yuan let Cold Blood draw on the Heavenly Devil Relic and begin demonization.

Xiang Yuan transformed into a devil, defeated Fan Hefeng, and flew to aid Chan'er against You Shanxian, Zhang Xinyuan, and Zhao Haoran. Chan'er exposed the trio as manifestations of the Illusion Annihilation Dao and separated them with the Yellow Springs Mother Tree, while Zhao Haoran prepared to sever the laws of heaven and earth.

• Xiang Yuan transformed into a devil and hurled Wu Buping at Fan Hefeng, then split the zombie in two with the Tiger Roar Saber.
• Xiang Yuan flew toward You Shanxian while Chan'er struggled against the combined attacks of You Shanxian, Zhang Xinyuan, and Zhao Haoran.
• Chan'er recognized the trio's coordination as the Illusion Annihilation Dao's Primordial Spirit incarnation technique and recalled Xiang Yuan's correct wager that they were allies.
• Xiang Yuan rejected Chan'er's request to lure away Ever-Changing Scholar and charged at You Shanxian as Chan'er opened a moonlit path for him.
• Chan'er summoned the Yellow Springs Mother Tree and separated Zhao Haoran from Zhang Xinyuan, then attacked Zhang Xinyuan first.
• Zhao Haoran realized Chan'er knew his methods and damaged his Primordial Spirit to unleash a sword technique intended to sever her laws of heaven and earth.

Chan'er killed Zhang Xinyuan but suffered a backlash as Zhao Haoran emerged and attacked her. Xiang Yuan fought You Shanxian, destroyed her Soul-Losing Banner, and rescued Chan'er from Zhao Haoran's killing blow, though he immediately knocked her away when she called him “Hubby.”

• Chan'er severed Zhang Xinyuan's connection to heaven and earth, cut him apart, and absorbed his Primordial Spirit into the Yellow Springs Mother Tree.
• Zhao Haoran emerged with a broken sword, furious that Zhang Xinyuan had been destroyed, while Xiang Yuan fought You Shanxian without the power of heaven and earth.
• You Shanxian used the Soul-Losing Banner to daze Xiang Yuan, but he recovered, seized the banner with his tail, and tore it apart.
• Xiang Yuan attacked You Shanxian and spotted Zhao Haoran preparing to kill Chan'er, so he wrapped his tail around Chan'er and pulled her out of the attack.
• Zhao Haoran's sword grazed Chaner's shoulder instead of striking her heart, and Xiang Yuan carried her away before knocking her to the ground when she called him “Hubby.”

Zhao Haoran revealed the conspiracy behind his attempt to seize the throne, then chose to fight Xiang Yuan and Chan'er rather than retreat. Chan'er attacked Zhao Haoran while Xiang Yuan let You Shanxian swallow him, leaving the outcome of their fight uncertain.

• You Shanxian transformed into a huge python while Zhao Haoran stood atop her and threatened Xiang Yuan and Chan'er.
• Zhao Haoran’s history and plan to exploit the martial world, kill the emperor, and claim the throne were revealed, along with how Chan'er and Xiang Yuan had disrupted it.
• Chan'er proposed fighting Zhao Haoran while Xiang Yuan delayed You Shanxian, but Xiang Yuan cut her off and flung her toward Zhao Haoran with his tail.
• Chan'er attacked Zhao Haoran with her sword, combining Empress Dugu’s martial intent with her own illusions.
• Xiang Yuan charged into You Shanxian’s open mouth, and the python swallowed him before realizing her stomach hurt.

Xiang Yuan escaped You Shanxian’s body and joined the exhausted Chan’er and Zhao Haoran’s duel, but Zhao Haoran incapacitated them both with the Forlorn Bell. As Zhao Haoran tried to possess Xiang Yuan, Xiang Yuan killed him and took his relic and Illusion Annihilation Dao technique.

• Xiang Yuan burned through You Shanxian’s flesh from inside and escaped her body, killing the giant python.
• Chan’er and Zhao Haoran wounded each other severely, and Zhao Haoran restored his strength by merging his Primordial Spirits.
• Chan’er used the Yellow Springs Mother Tree’s power to strike Zhao Haoran, but both fighters were left nearly powerless.
• Zhao Haoran rang the Forlorn Bell, knocking Chan’er unconscious and sending Xiang Yuan crashing to the ground.
• Zhao Haoran attempted to possess Xiang Yuan, but Xiang Yuan stabbed and beheaded him, then collected the Forlorn Bell, a relic, and the Illusion Annihilation Dao technique.

After Zhao Haoran’s defeat, Xiang Yuan brought the badly wounded Chan’er to a country estate to recover, while Cold Blood and Steady emerged from seclusion. Chan’er woke to find Xiang Yuan tending her injuries and decided she would make him obey her, though his antics quickly exasperated her.

• Xiang Yuan spared the unconscious Chan’er, treated her wounds, and carried her away from the capital to recuperate at a private estate with Senior Jiang.
• Xiang Yuan reflected on Zhao Haoran’s Illusion Annihilation Dao inheritance and lamented that Cold Blood had destroyed the Soul-Losing Banner.
• Chan’er woke after three days and realized Xiang Yuan had changed her clothes and bandaged her while she was unconscious.
• Xiang Yuan changed Chan’er’s dressings as she protested, then teased her while she tried to recover her strength.
• Chan’er resolved to make Xiang Yuan obey her and asked for ice, but Xiang Yuan offered her a heavy fasting pill instead.

After recovering from her injuries, Chan'er accompanied Xiang Yuan on a mission he described as looting the imperial city, while both continued hiding their motives from each other. At the Qi-Extinguishing Prince's Manor, Xiang Yuan and Chan'er raided Zhao Haoran's treasure vault, and Xiang Yuan found a corpse-refining manual to use when they returned to the Dry Abyss Realm.

• Chan'er recovered most of her strength but kept acting obediently toward Xiang Yuan as she tried to win his trust and learn about Jambu Gate.
• Xiang Yuan told Chan'er that their mission was to take every valuable from the imperial palace treasury, the Qi-Extinguishing Prince's Manor, and the Six Doors warehouse.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er infiltrated the Qi-Extinguishing Prince's Manor and found its underground treasure vault.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er collected pills, medicines, magical treasures, weapons, and cultivation manuals, while Xiang Yuan noticed Chan'er secretly stored treasures in spatial equipment.
• Xiang Yuan found a corpse-refining manual and planned to use it to upgrade Senior Zombie after returning to the Dry Abyss Realm.

Xiang Yuan traded information with Chan'er for a moonlight cultivation method that could strengthen Senior Jiang, then looted Six Doors and left the Unborn Realm. Back in the Dry Abyss Realm, he claimed that Jambu Gate had accepted them as disciples and assigned Chan'er the code name White Tortoise.

• Xiang Yuan learned that Zhao Haoran's corpse-refining method could not help Senior Jiang, so he negotiated with Chan'er for her moonlight cultivation method in exchange for part of his Jambu Gate intelligence.
• Chan'er taught Xiang Yuan how to cultivate using moonlight, and Xiang Yuan shared information about Jambu Gate's storage-space ability; both confirmed the information was genuine.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er looted the undefended Six Doors warehouse, then Xiang Yuan considered returning to the Unborn Realm to challenge Kang Kuangshi after reaching the innate stage.
• Xiang Yuan returned to the Dry Abyss Realm with Chan'er and Senior Zombie, then secretly used a relic to activate Jambu Gate.
• Xiang Yuan told Chan'er that she had entered Jambu Gate's tutelage and assigned her the code name Junior Sister White Tortoise.

Chan'er took Xiang Yuan toward Earth Dragon Fort, offering him a chance to enter the Innate Realm while keeping him under her control. After reaching her estate in the Southern Border, she set out by carriage and revealed she had suppressed information about Xiang Yuan, then began tormenting him as he pretended to be unaffected.

• Chan'er tried to charm Xiang Yuan, but he acted dazed while Senior Jiang followed them toward the Southern Border.
• Chan'er brought Xiang Yuan to an estate, where Baoqin and the other women bowed to the Yellow Springs Saintess.
• Chan'er ordered Baoqin to drive them to Earth Dragon Fort and dismissed her plan to kidnap Xiao He again.
• In the carriage, Chan'er told Xiang Yuan she had suppressed information about him and King Zhao's son, then made him massage her feet.
• Chan'er demanded that Xiang Yuan open his mouth so she could spit out a grape skin.

Xiang Yuan traveled with Chan'er to Earth Dragon Fort, where she brought him into the Underworld River Ancient Road to strengthen his body with rare treasures. The chapter ended with Chan'er ordering him into a heated pool of medicinal ingredients while Xiang Yuan joked about what might be in her bathwater.

• Chan'er tested Xiang Yuan by demanding he eat ten enormous meatballs, and he ate them along with two steamed buns.
• Xiang Yuan and Chan'er arrived at Earth Dragon Fort, where he had opened eighty qi acupoints during their journey.
• Chan'er led Xiang Yuan into her secluded chamber and revealed an entrance to the Underworld River Ancient Road.
• Chan'er took Xiang Yuan to a deep underground pool surrounded by Great Sinew Vine, Blood Qi Stone, and Bone-Washing Grass.
• Chan'er told Xiang Yuan to enter the heated medicinal pool, and he teased her by asking whether she had peed in it.