Ch. 21The Trifling Pain of Childbirth...
Lin Wanwan offered to help Qian Renxue refine her body and advance to the Hole Heaven Realm before they reached the Star Extremity Sect, warning that the process would be extremely painful. Meanwhile, the Heaven Dou Empire suspected Qian Renxue had impersonated Xue Qinghe, while Bibi Dong worried that Lin Wanwan might lead Qian Renxue into the same suffering she had endured.
- Xue Beng, Prince Xuexing, and Xue Ke realized Qian Renxue might have impersonated the missing Xue Qinghe, and Dugu Bo confirmed that Emperor Xue Ye's poison had once been incurable.
- Prince Xuexing wanted to confront Spirit Hall, but Xue Beng and Xue Ke stopped him because they had no proof and most of the Heaven Dou group had died.
- Bibi Dong warned Qian Daoliu that Qian Renxue must not follow in her footsteps, and Qian Daoliu awkwardly acknowledged his son Qian Xunji's past actions.
- Lin Wanwan explained that she would use a Hundred Flowers Palace treasure to help Qian Renxue reach the Hole Heaven Realm during the half-month journey to the Star Extremity Sect.
- Qian Renxue learned the body-refining process would cause pain comparable to childbirth and resolved to endure it.