Chapter Summaries

Liuli rescued Nalan Yanran and a traumatized young girl from the Bei Ming Sect pursuers, then learned that the sect had set Zhu City ablaze while searching for Zhu Duxiao. Liuli gave Nalan Yanran a Fifth-grade Pure Spirit Soul Returning Pill and prepared to lead the survivors to safety.

• Nalan Yanran struggled to protect the young girl from the pursuing Dou Huang and his men as her barrier weakened.
• Liuli arrived and used three flying swords to kill the pursuers, including the Dou Huang leader.
• Nalan Yanran recognized Liuli, who asked what had happened in Zhu City.
• Nalan Yanran explained that the Bei Ming Sect had slaughtered the city while trying to draw out Zhu Duxiao.
• Liuli gave Nalan Yanran a Fifth-grade Pure Spirit Soul Returning Pill for the traumatized girl and offered to take the survivors somewhere safe.

Mo You hunted Zhu Duxiao’s family to obtain the sect succession token, while Liuli removed the Soul Imprint from the ruler’s daughter and learned of the family’s losses. Liuli left to seek revenge, and a crack appeared in the cave’s enormous Purple Crystal.

• Mo You learned that Zhu Duxiao’s wife and children had been found, but the eastern guards pursuing them were killed by a Dou Zong.
• Liuli removed Mo You’s Soul Imprint from the young girl, and Mo You’s Remnant Soul warned her not to oppose the Bei Ming Sect.
• The young girl reunited with her mother, while Nalan Yanran revealed that the ruler of Tai Ming had died and entrusted her with a Storage Ring of royal treasures.
• Liuli left the cave after promising to avenge the young girl’s older sister, who had killed herself after being violated by the city’s attackers.
• The young girl failed to summon her Dou Qi and lamented her weakness as a crack appeared in the enormous Purple Crystal.

Mo You ordered the Bei Ming Sect to search south of the city, while Liuli cared for Ping'er and learned that the sect was sending out a force to draw their enemies into a trap. With Xiao Yan due back the next day, Liuli chose to wait rather than relocate.

• An elder reported that search parties had found no cave and that more than half their forces, including three Dou Emperors and twelve Dou Wangs, had died; Mo You ordered the sect to search south and kill anyone they found.
• Liuli comforted Ping'er, who had become attached to her after Liuli removed the girl's Soul Imprint and altered some of her recent memories.
• Liu Yun thanked Liuli for helping her and Ping'er, and Liuli encouraged her to take revenge on the man who had harmed them.
• Nalan Yanran reported that the Bei Ming Sect had sent a large force south, and Liuli recognized the move as bait intended to lure them out.
• Liuli rejected relocating and decided to wait for Xiao Yan, whose promised return was due the following day.

Nalan Yanran and Liuli ambushed Mo You’s search party, killing a Dou Emperor and forcing the survivors to retreat. They returned toward their cave to hide Zi Yan, unaware that the Old Man had taken control of the fallen Dou Emperor’s corpse and was following them.

• A Peak Dou Huang led Mo You’s faction to search the eastern wasteland around Zhu City and ordered his men to kill everyone they found.
• A Dou Emperor spotted a flash of golden light, and Liuli’s hidden flying sword blasted his head apart.
• The search party scattered, then retreated when its leader concluded the target had appeared.
• Liuli praised Nalan Yanran’s attack and said they should relocate the cave because the survivors had learned their general direction.
• Nalan Yanran carried Liuli back toward the cave, while Liuli planned to conceal Zi Yan inside it.
• The Old Man re-formed his head from black qi, took control of the fallen Dou Emperor’s corpse, and followed their trail.

Liuli and the women were attacked by Mo You and more than a hundred fighters, who had tracked them to their camp. Mo You revealed he had found Zi Yan’s egg, and Liuli began fighting him with her Golden Flying Swords as he prepared to counter their power.

• Liuli worried about Xiao Yan’s absence and reassured Ping’er that she would help the girl and her mother, though she could not stay with them.
• Liuli knocked Ping’er to the ground to dodge a black energy attack, then ordered Nalan Yanran to take Ping’er and the other woman into the tent’s barrier.
• More than a hundred fighters surrounded the camp, and Mo You appeared with two Dou Emperor experts carrying Zi Yan’s egg, which he had discovered in the cave.
• Mo You threatened Liuli and the women, so Liuli attacked him with a Golden Flying Sword.
• Mo You used a Dou Wang as a shield, but Liuli’s sword pierced him and killed him before its golden light destroyed his body.
• Mo You deduced that the sword’s piercing ability would fail after passing through three kinds of energy and spread his black Dou Qi around himself.

Liuli fought Mo You while unable to use Dou Qi, and he badly injured her as he tried to force her to remove the camp’s seal. She escaped by activating a Jade Talisman, leaving Mo You behind as a silver spatial gate opened.

• Liuli swallowed a healing pill and warned Mo You that she was a Dou Venerate, but he dismissed her claim and continued attacking.
• Liuli’s Golden Flying Swords failed to harm Mo You, who used a Dou Qi blade to knock her into a tree stump and broke her forearm.
• Mo You seized Liuli, took her Storage Ring, and broke her other arm while demanding that she remove the camp’s seal.
• Liuli used a Soul Skill to make Mo You feel the pain he inflicted on her, then bit and shattered a Jade Talisman.
• A silver spatial gate appeared beneath Liuli, and she vanished through it while Mo You hesitated to follow.

Liuli landed injured on Chixiao Peak, where a mysterious Old Man healed her and claimed to be an ancestor. He sent her through a wormhole to an unknown destination, then met Gongsun Lin and concealed what he had done.

• Liuli fell from a Space Passage onto a tree branch on Chixiao Peak and called for Gongsun Lin, but no one answered.
• Liuli cried over her injuries until a mysterious Old Man appeared and severed her Soul Power probe.
• The Old Man healed Liuli, then opened a Space Wormhole and sent her through it despite her protests.
• Gongsun Lin appeared after the Old Man’s barrier collapsed and questioned him about the Space Power.
• The Old Man claimed he had teleported out of the Sword Tomb and invited Gongsun Lin to walk with him.

Liuli returned to the besieged camp and discovered Mo You’s forces surrounding Nalan Yanran and the others, but she could not break through to rescue them. While Liuli searched for Zi Yan and attacked the group carrying the Purple Crystal, the crystal began to break apart and a hand emerged from within it.

• Liuli realized the mysterious old man had sent her back to the camp, then walked toward the besieged group despite the danger.
• Mo You demanded Zhu Duxiao’s Storage Ring Token from Nalan Yanran, who threatened to destroy it unless he withdrew his troops and let them leave.
• Mo You unleashed a powerful Dou Skill against the barrier, but it barely cracked before repairing itself, so he ordered Mo Xuan, Mo He, and ten disciples to guard the tent.
• A Purple-Gold Dragon appeared behind Mo You, startling him and the surrounding experts.
• Liuli searched for Zi Yan, found six men carrying the Purple Crystal, and rushed to attack them before a ray of light struck the crystal and a jade hand reached out through its cracking surface.

Zi Yan advanced to the seventh tier and helped Liuli confront Mo You, who had harmed her sister and slaughtered innocents. After Mo You escaped her first strike, Zi Yan changed into a mature human form before returning to her familiar child form, and the two set out to pursue him.

• Zi Yan reached the seventh tier, and Liuli accused Mo You of slaughtering innocents and breaking her sister's arms.
• Zi Yan trapped Mo You with Space Lock and struck him into the ground, but he escaped while the two White-Robed Elders died.
• Liuli sensed Mo You about five li away and warned Zi Yan to be careful as she prepared to pursue him.
• Zi Yan transformed into a mature woman, but she could not maintain that form and admitted she would need to reach the next tier.
• Zi Yan changed back into her little-girl form and hugged Liuli before they continued after Mo You.

After the battlefield crisis ended, Liuli exhausted her Soul Power while dealing with Mo You’s remaining forces and fell unconscious. She woke five days later in the Feng Lan Empire capital, where she reunited with Zi Yan and the black-haired young man who had finally returned.

• Liuli lowered the barrier, reunited with Nalan Yanran, Liu Yun, and Ping'er, then sent them to camp while she dealt with Mo You’s remaining forces.
• After killing more than a dozen enemies, Liuli collapsed from extreme Soul Power exhaustion and fell asleep beneath a tree.
• Liuli woke after five days and learned from Nalan Yanran that they were in the Feng Lan Empire capital.
• Zi Yan, Ping'er, and Chi Ling bickered over who had cared for Liuli while she was unconscious.
• Liuli saw the white-haired Old Man and the black-haired young man behind her, then hugged the young man and called him a jerk for returning late.

Xiao Yan returned to find Zi Yan fighting a Peak Dou Zong and reunited with Nalan Yanran, but he panicked when he learned Liuli had not come back from the battlefield. With Old Yao’s help, he located Liuli asleep and safe in the western valley.

• Xiao Yan sensed Zi Yan chasing and beating a Peak Dou Zong, learned she had reached Seven-star, and joined the fight to test his new strength.
• Xiao Yan defeated Mo You and met Nalan Yanran, who recognized that he had reached the Dou Zong level.
• Xiao Yan asked where Liuli was after Nalan Yanran said she had gone to deal with Mo You’s remaining subordinates and had not returned.
• Xiao Yan searched the devastated valley with Old Yao’s help and found Liuli peacefully asleep, unharmed.

After Liuli fled in embarrassment over Xiao Yan teasing her in front of everyone, he found her at an inn and apologized. Liuli learned he had depleted most of his Soul Power nourishing hers, forgave him, and the two reconciled in a kiss.

• Liuli ran from Xiao Yan's residence after everyone witnessed him holding her, and Zi Yan, Ping'er, and Little Earth Spirit Beast scolded him for making her cry.
• Xiao Yan admitted he had not considered Liuli's feelings and decided to find her and apologize.
• That night, Xiao Yan found Liuli at the inn where she was hiding and revealed that refining an Eighth-grade pill and nourishing her Soul Power for five days had left him nearly fainting.
• Liuli's resentment faded when she learned Xiao Yan had spent five days caring for her, and she apologized for acting childish while he sincerely apologized for teasing her in public.
• Xiao Yan comforted Liuli as she cried, then kissed her and carried her toward the bed.

After waking with a troubling feeling of emptiness, Liuli reassured Xiao Yan that he was not to blame for what had happened. The group decided to return to the Jia Ma Empire, with Nalan Yanran planning to reunite with her family and Master.

• Liuli woke at noon feeling as though something was missing, but Xiao Yan found nothing wrong when he examined her.
• Liuli kissed Xiao Yan and asked him to put the matter behind them, and he agreed.
• Liuli and Xiao Yan returned to their residence, where Zi Yan revealed she had reached Seven-star and asked for more pills.
• Xiao Yan announced that he, Liuli, and Zi Yan would return to the Jia Ma Empire; Liu Yun chose to settle there with her daughter, and Chi Ling chose to follow Liuli.
• Nalan Yanran learned that her family and Master were safe and decided to return to them.
• Xiao Yan set their departure for the next day.

Two months later, Xiao Yan and Liuli enjoyed a teasing reunion in the Jia Ma Imperial Capital, where Xiao Yan had become the Flame Alliance’s celebrated leader. News of Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva promised a way to save Xiao Yi Xian and raised the prospect of Xiao Yan traveling to the Central Continent, which left Liuli fearing their separation.

• Xiao Yan entered the Jia Ma Imperial Capital with Liuli, Zi Yan, Liu Yun, and Ping'er as Liuli laughed at his title of Flame Emperor.
• Xiao Yan and Liuli teased each other in private, and Liuli told him not to touch her again for half a year.
• Xiao Yan told Liuli that Yun Yun and Yan Ran had left to see the world.
• Xiao Yan revealed that they had received news about Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva, and Liuli realized Xiao Yi Xian could be saved.
• Liuli worried that Xiao Yan's journey to the Central Continent would force her to return to her family, but she concealed her fear from him.

Xiao Yan accompanied Cai Lin to the Snake People Tribe after its elders learned that she was no longer a virgin and demanded he face a traditional punishment. They arrived at the clan’s new territory, where Cai Lin ordered hostile guards to leave Xiao Yan alone.

• Cai Lin told Xiao Yan that the Snake People elders wanted to see him and that clan rules required him to undergo Ten Thousand Snakes Devouring Body.
• Liuli teased Xiao Yan about his relationships, and he kissed her before leaving to meet Cai Lin.
• As they flew to the Snake People Tribe, Cai Lin explained that four elders could contend against a Dou Zong, while privately reflecting on Xiao Yan’s growth and his promise to her.
• Xiao Yan and Cai Lin reached the Snake People Tribe’s new territory south of the Empire, where guards reacted with hostility toward him.
• Cai Lin ordered the guards to leave, then entered the clan’s main hall with Xiao Yan following.

Xiao Yan met the Snake People Clan’s elders, who revealed that Medusa might be pregnant with his child. He agreed to refine a Seventh-grade pill for the child’s cultivation, though the pregnancy still needed confirmation.

• Medusa brought Xiao Yan before the four Snake People elders, who learned that he was a One-star Dou Zong and had refined an Eighth-grade pill.
• The Great Elder explained that the clan had discovered a faint life aura in Medusa’s abdomen and suspected she was pregnant with Xiao Yan’s child.
• The Great Elder said the child could be nourished with a clan Secret Method, and Xiao Yan agreed to pursue the superior method using the Seventh-grade Heavenly Soul Blood Bone Pill.
• Medusa awkwardly thanked Xiao Yan, and he promised to gather the ingredients and refine the pill within one year.

Liuli visited Aunt Zhao and asked about pregnancy while struggling with her feelings about Medusa expecting Xiao Yan’s child. Xiao Yan confronted her after overhearing their conversation, and Liuli left in anger after accusing him of making her feel less important.

• Aunt Zhao gave Liuli baskets of snacks, and Liuli gave her medicine for Uncle Xiao Gang.
• Liuli asked Aunt Zhao about the feelings and pain of pregnancy, claiming she was asking for a friend.
• After Aunt Zhao left, Liuli admitted to herself that Medusa’s pregnancy had left her upset and unexpectedly curious about pregnancy.
• Xiao Yan arrived and revealed he had heard Liuli’s conversation with Aunt Zhao.
• Liuli confessed that she had known Cai Lin was pregnant since seeing her and confronted Xiao Yan about his relationship with Medusa.
• Liuli rejected Xiao Yan’s attempt to explain and stormed out, slamming the courtyard gate.

Xiao Yan refined a peak seventh-grade Six Yang Evil Dispelling Pill and overcame its Pill Lightning with his strength and Buddha's Fury Lotus Flame. After Liuli caught the escaping pill, she left with Xiao Yan following her toward his second brother, Xiao Li.

• Xiao Yan split the first Pill Lightning bolt with the Flame Splitting Wave Crushing Ruler, impressing the distant spectators with his strength and alchemy.
• Fa Ma and Gu He identified Xiao Yan's pill as a peak seventh-grade intermediate pill that might have reached Seventh-Grade High, while Jia Xingtian was grateful the Royal Family had allied with the Xiao Family.
• Xiao Yan trapped the next Pill Lightning with his ruler and used Buddha's Fury Lotus Flame to destroy it and disperse the pill clouds.
• The pill escaped from the cauldron, but Liuli caught it and sealed it in a Jade Bottle before Xiao Yan could pursue it.
• Liuli said she had brought Zi Yan to the mountain, then headed down as Xiao Yan followed her with the Six Yang Evil Dispelling Pill intended for Xiao Li.

Xiao Yan departed the Flame Alliance for the Black Corner Region, then stopped at Town Ghost Pass to refine a Sword Heart Pill for Liuli. He began refining four batches of the pill in a secluded chamber.

• Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xiao Ding and the Flame Alliance’s leaders, promising to bring their father back and entrusting the alliance to them.
• Xiao Yan flew toward the Black Corner Region with Liuli, Xiao Yi Xian, and Zi Yan.
• At Town Ghost Pass, Xiao Yan asked Mu Tie to arrange a secluded chamber so he could urgently refine a pill.
• Xiao Yan learned that Liuli’s partly repaired Sword Heart required a monthly Sword Heart Pill to prevent unpredictable amplified sensations.
• Xiao Yan searched Liuli’s Storage Ring for the rare ingredients and began refining four batches of Sword Heart Pills in the Myriad Beasts Cauldron.

Xiao Yan rewarded Mu Tie with a Spirit Dou Pill for protecting the Jia Ma Empire, then resumed the journey to the Black Corner Region aboard a Crimson Winged Flying Peng. On the way, he watched over the sleeping Liuli, whose Sword Heart was being restored, while Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan reacted to his attention and the little Pill Beast.

• Xiao Yan gave Mu Tie a Spirit Dou Pill in recognition of his service guarding the Empire, and Mu Tie pledged to continue his duty.
• Xiao Yan left Town Ghost Pass and continued toward the Black Corner Region on the Crimson Winged Flying Peng, which expected a Shaping Pill in return for carrying the group.
• Xiao Yan found Xiao Yi Xian sealed and resting, while Zi Yan tried to convince him to let her taste the little Pill Beast held by the sleeping Liuli.
• The little Pill Beast rejected Xiao Yan's Fourth-grade Pills, so he gave them to Zi Yan instead.
• Liuli sleep-talked Xiao Yan's name, and he stroked her head and softly answered that he was there, leaving Xiao Yi Xian jealous and saddened.