Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong reunited with her parents after ten years apart, and Qian Xunji introduced himself as her boyfriend while explaining how he had cared for her. Her parents learned that she had lived in Spirit Hall, leaving them stunned.

• Bibi Dong returned home and tearfully reunited with Liu Xiulan and Bi Dashan, while Bibi Xi joked about losing his place in the family.
• Qian Xunji introduced himself to Bibi Dong’s parents as Lin Qianxun, her boyfriend, and presented them with gifts.
• Liu Xiulan warmly welcomed Qian Xunji, while Bi Dashan struggled with the surprise and prepared tea and pastries for him.
• Qian Xunji said he had known Bibi Dong since she was six and had rescued her after she was captured by people from the Star Luo Empire.
• Bibi Dong explained that Qian Xunji had taken her to Spirit City and that she had lived in Spirit Hall, shocking her parents.

Bibi Dong reunited with her parents and told them how she had become the Pope’s disciple and Saintess, while Qian Xunji met the family and their neighbors. After a joyful family dinner, Liu Xiulan asked Qian Xunji whether he wanted to share a room with Bibi Xi or Bibi Dong.

• Qian Xunji explained that Bibi Dong had become the Pope’s direct disciple, and Liu Xiulan and Bi Dashan reacted with shock and pride.
• Bibi Dong went with Liu Xiulan to buy groceries, while Qian Xunji learned from Bibi Xi that the family had spent its savings searching for her and promised not to tell her.
• Neighbors gathered at the Bi family home to welcome Bibi Dong and praise her and Qian Xunji.
• Bi Dashan and Liu Xiulan prepared a celebratory dinner, and the family shared food, wine, and stories together.
• Liu Xiulan prepared the bedrooms and asked Qian Xunji whether he wanted to sleep with Bibi Xi or Bibi Dong.

Qian Xunji spent the night in Bibi Xi’s room at Bi Dashan’s insistence, where Bibi Xi asked for advice about Ling Yuan and revealed he wanted to pursue her. After Bibi Xi’s loud snoring drove Qian Xunji from the room, he found Bibi Dong awake in the living room, and they wondered what to do for the rest of the night.

• Bi Dashan insisted that Qian Xunji sleep in Bibi Xi’s room rather than share a room with Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Xi asked Qian Xunji about Ling Yuan and admitted that he liked her, so Qian Xunji offered to arrange missions for them together after Bibi Xi joined Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Xi told Qian Xunji that Sunset Forest lay west of Anping Village, prompting Qian Xunji to think about finding its Immortal Herbs for Bibi Dong and her family.
• Bibi Xi’s increasingly loud snoring kept Qian Xunji awake, so Qian Xunji left the room to meditate in the living room.
• Bibi Dong came out because she could not sleep, and Qian Xunji explained that Bibi Xi’s snoring had driven him out.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong watched the stars, then shared a bed and a first kiss after she invited him to sleep in her room. By morning, he had returned to the living room and was meditating while Bibi Xi woke up.

• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong watched the stars from the roof before returning to the house.
• Bibi Dong invited Qian Xunji to sleep in her room, and they lay beside each other in the dark.
• Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong about the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and asked her to keep their trip to Sunset Forest secret from Xiao Xi.
• Bibi Dong offered Qian Xunji a goodnight kiss, and he kissed her on the lips; his system then raised her favorability to 76% and awarded him a Level-Two Soul Tool Compendium.
• Qian Xunji tucked Bibi Dong under the blanket and held her as she slept, then returned to meditate in the living room before Bibi Xi woke.

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji ate breakfast with Bi Dashan and Liu Xiulan, then prepared to visit Sunset Forest. After Bi Dashan sulked and worried that Bibi Dong would reject him, she entered his room to comfort him and found him kneeling dramatically on the floor.

• Bibi Dong blushed when she met Qian Xunji's gaze, and Bibi Xi noticed their exchange at breakfast.
• Bibi Dong asked her parents whether they would move to Spirit City, but Liu Xiulan and Bi Dashan said they preferred to stay in Anping Village while agreeing to visit.
• Bibi Dong told her parents that she and Qian Xunji planned to go to Sunset Forest, and Bi Dashan offered to accompany them until Liu Xiulan pointed out that he would only hold them back.
• Bi Dashan left the table in a huff, then imagined Bibi Dong rejecting him and knelt to beg her forgiveness.
• Bibi Dong entered with pastries and hot tea to comfort Bi Dashan, only to find him kneeling and reaching toward the doorway.

Bi Dashan gave Bibi Dong a treasured jade pendant before she left with Qian Xunji to search Sunset Forest. Qian Xunji found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and brought Bibi Dong there, where he began explaining the springs and the rare plants growing around them.

• Bi Dashan gave Bibi Dong a spider-shaped jade pendant and embraced her before she departed.
• Liu Xiulan watched Qian Xunji fly away, while Bibi Xi teased her about his strength without revealing it.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong reached Sunset Forest, and he sent her to search the outer region while he flew deeper into the forest.
• Qian Xunji used his Spirit Vision Crane skull Spirit Bone to scan the valleys and spotted a place with red and blue energy.
• Qian Xunji found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and brought Bibi Dong there, where she asked if the surrounding plants were Immortal Herbs.

Qian Xunji chose the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot to temper Bibi Dong’s body and raise her chances of becoming a god. After he forced the herbs into her mouth, he urged her to jump into the meeting point of the springs.

• Qian Xunji identified the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot as herbs that could strengthen Bibi Dong’s potential.
• Qian Xunji explained that Bibi Dong needed to consume both herbs and use the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to fuse their medicinal properties.
• Qian Xunji activated the God of Light Shield and used Soul Power to uproot both herbs despite their freezing and burning auras.
• Qian Xunji returned to Bibi Dong and placed the two herbs in her mouth at the same time.
• Bibi Dong’s body alternated between freezing and burning, and Qian Xunji urgently told her to jump where the springs met.

Qian Xunji used a system reward to identify the Immortal Herbs in the valley while Bibi Dong endured the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well’s tempering. She emerged stronger but discovered that Qian Xunji had seen her naked, and shyly told him it was okay because he was her teacher.

• Qian Xunji received a copy of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record from the system and began studying the valley’s Immortal Herbs.
• Bibi Dong endured the well’s ice and fire forces as the herbs’ medicinal power transformed her body and Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong emerged from the spring with her level raised from sixty-four to sixty-eight and gained greater sensitivity to ice and fire elements.
• Qian Xunji looked over when Bibi Dong surfaced and congratulated her before turning his gaze away.
• Bibi Dong realized her clothes had burned away, sank back into the water, and told Qian Xunji that it was okay because he was her teacher.

After Bibi Dong completed her ice-fire body tempering, Qian Xunji chose the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for himself and planned to preserve the Saint Soul Flower for their future child. He had Bibi Dong begin harvesting the valley’s mature Immortal Herbs carefully, and she successfully extracted the first one.

• Bibi Dong emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with a greatly strengthened constitution and thanked Qian Xunji with a kiss.
• Qian Xunji explained that the Saint Soul Flower could purify sacred Martial Souls and that the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower could strengthen fire affinity.
• Qian Xunji said he would preserve the Saint Soul Flower for their future child and take the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower himself.
• Bibi Dong found she could withstand the springs’ extreme temperatures, so Qian Xunji asked her to harvest mature Immortal Herbs while preserving their roots and sources.
• Following Qian Xunji’s instructions, Bibi Dong used Soul Power to extract the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower with its surrounding soil.

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji harvested and preserved thirty-seven Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well before returning safely to Anping Village. Qian Xunji gave Bi Dashan and Liu Xiulan rare herbs, while Liu Xiulan teased Bibi Dong about becoming Qian Xunji’s wife.

• Bibi Dong harvested thirty-seven Immortal Herbs, carefully recording how to store them and preserve their seeds and offshoots.
• Qian Xunji asked Bibi Dong to bottle water from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, then sealed the valley entrance before they left.
• Bi Dashan worried that Bibi Dong had not returned from Sunset Forest, but she soon arrived safely with Qian Xunji.
• Qian Xunji gave Bi Dashan a Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma and Liu Xiulan an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid.
• Liu Xiulan thanked Qian Xunji and teased Bibi Dong about him becoming the family's son-in-law, making Bibi Dong blush.

Qian Xunji gave Bi Bixi, Bi Dashan, and Liu Xiulan Immortal Herbs and explained how to absorb them. As they absorbed the herbs, Bi Dashan and Liu Xiulan gained levels and physical benefits, while Bi Bixi reached level forty; Qian Xunji was still absorbing his herb.

• Qian Xunji gave Bi Bixi the Heaven Soul Nether Lotus, and Bi Bixi enthusiastically thanked him.
• Qian Xunji explained how to consume the Immortal Herbs, and Bi Dashan, Liu Xiulan, and Bi Bixi began absorbing theirs alongside him.
• Bi Dashan finished first, gaining four Soul Power levels and expelling impurities, then fled to wash after Bibi Dong noticed the grime and odor.
• Liu Xiulan finished absorbing the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, regained a youthful appearance, and rose from level twenty to level twenty-five.
• Bi Bixi finished absorbing his herb and told Bibi Dong he had reached level forty.

Bibi Dong’s family discussed moving to Spirit City and teased her about marrying Qian Xunji while he absorbed an Immortal Herb. Qian Xunji reached level ninety-four, and after Bibi Dong accidentally saw him exposed, he returned to share a late-night meal and called it a date.

• Bibi Xi showed his improved Bone-Eroding Poison Silk and Spiritual Power while Qian Xunji continued absorbing the herb undisturbed.
• At dinner in the courtyard, Bibi Dong’s parents praised Qian Xunji, teased Bibi Dong about marrying him, and considered moving to Spirit City with her.
• Qian Xunji absorbed the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, fused its flame with his Angel Martial Soul’s Sacred Fire, and broke through to level ninety-four.
• Bibi Dong saw Qian Xunji’s exposed body after his clothes burned away, then blushed and privately praised his physique.
• After washing and changing, Qian Xunji joined Bibi Dong for dinner and asked if their meal felt like a date.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong shared an intimate candlelit dinner, teased each other, and went to bed together. When Bibi Dong asked what their relationship was, Qian Xunji called them lovers, but she insisted they needed an official gesture and struggled to say what she wanted.

• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong ate dinner by candlelight, and he teased her about being jealous.
• Bibi Dong pretended to remove rice from Qian Xunji's mouth and gently bit his lip.
• Qian Xunji asked where he would sleep, and Bibi Dong let him into her room and bed.
• Bibi Dong asked what their relationship was, and Qian Xunji said they were lovers after joking about being her father.
• Bibi Dong asked for an official gesture to mark their relationship but could not bring herself to specify what she wanted.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong spent the night embracing, then planned a fishing trip together. While Bibi Xi and Bi Dashan set off to hunt a Soul Ring, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong headed to Shallow Water Bay to catch fish.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji she was cold, and he held her until she fell asleep.
• At daybreak, Qian Xunji left Bibi Dong sleeping and meditated in Bibi Xi's room.
• Bibi Xi revealed that he had reached rank forty and asked Qian Xunji to take him to hunt a Soul Ring, but Qian Xunji had promised Bibi Dong they would fish.
• Bibi Xi sent Bi Dashan with him to Sunset Forest, and Qian Xunji learned that Shallow Water Bay was a good place to fish.
• After breakfast, Qian Xunji found an old fish basket and took Bibi Dong's hand as they set off to catch fish.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong went fishing at Shallow Water Bay, where he washed and kissed her feet. Two village women interrupted them, and Bibi Dong accidentally kicked Qian Xunji into the stream while trying to hide their affection.

• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong competed to catch fish without using Soul Power, and Qian Xunji won.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to wash her muddy feet, then bashfully asked whether he wanted to kiss them.
• Qian Xunji kissed both of Bibi Dong's feet several times until Aunt Wang and Aunt Li approached.
• Bibi Dong kicked Qian Xunji in the face in a panic, and he fell into the stream.
• Qian Xunji told Aunt Wang and Aunt Li he had been swimming, and they left while joking about him and Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong apologized and reached out to help the drenched Qian Xunji ashore.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong returned from fishing, and he cooked a meal for her family, surprising them with his skill. As they sat down to eat, Bi Dashan began recounting the successful soul hunt.

• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong returned to the Bi family courtyard with four large fish, and Liu Xiulan praised their catch.
• Qian Xunji offered to cook lunch, and Liu Xiulan sent Bibi Dong to help him in the kitchen.
• Qian Xunji taught Bibi Dong how to cut ginger, and she accidentally struck him in the forehead with a garlic clove.
• Qian Xunji cooked steamed fish, braised fish, and fish soup, shielding Bibi Dong from splattering oil and letting her taste the fish.
• Bi Dashan and Bibi Xi returned and were surprised to see Qian Xunji cooking; the family gathered to eat.
• Bi Dashan told Qian Xunji that the soul hunt had gone smoothly and that they found a Thousand-Silk Demon Spider nest in Sunset Forest.

Qian Xunji shared a family meal with Bibi Dong’s parents and learned that Bibi Xi had gained his fourth Soul Ring from an eight-thousand-year Thousand-Silk Demon Spider. He announced that he would return to Spirit City the next day, then walked around Anping Village with Bibi Dong and Liu Xiulan, leaving the village elders charmed by him.

• Bi Dashan and Bibi Xi described how they killed an eight-thousand-year Thousand-Silk Demon Spider, giving Bibi Xi the Thousand-Silk Entanglement Soul Skill.
• Qian Xunji cooked fish for the family, and Bi Dashan and Bibi Xi praised the meal.
• Qian Xunji told Bi Dashan and Liu Xiulan that he would return to Spirit City the next day; Bi Dashan decided Bibi Xi would go with him while Bibi Dong could stay longer.
• Liu Xiulan took Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong on a walk through Anping Village, where Aunt Wang brought up Qian Xunji swimming in the stream that morning.
• Qian Xunji answered the village elders’ questions at the old locust tree, and Bibi Dong and Liu Xiulan admired how easily he got along with them.

Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, and Liu Xiulan shopped together before Bi Dashan shared wine and entrusted his daughter to Qian Xunji. The chapter ended with Qian Xunji swearing to care for Bibi Dong and never let her suffer.

• Liu Xiulan took Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong to the village market and bought him wild mushrooms and cloth shoes to take home.
• Qian Xunji paid for most of the gifts despite Liu Xiulan and Bibi Dong offering to pay.
• Bi Dashan opened jars of wine and drank with Qian Xunji, thanking him for caring for Bibi Dong over the years.
• Bi Dashan tearfully recalled how he and Liu Xiulan had searched for Bibi Dong for more than ten years after losing her.
• Qian Xunji promised Bi Dashan that he would never let Bibi Dong suffer the slightest grievance.

After Bi Dashan drunkenly revealed the pain of searching for Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji comforted her and helped ease her guilt. In her room, Bibi Dong asked him to feed her wine by mouth, and their intimate kissing grew more passionate.

• Bi Dashan drank with Qian Xunji until he passed out, and Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong carried him to bed with Liu Xiulan’s help.
• Liu Xiulan teased Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji about sharing a room, then sent them to sleep.
• Bibi Dong confessed that hearing about her parents’ years of suffering made her feel guilty, and Qian Xunji comforted her.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Xunji to feed her wine by mouth, and they kissed as he passed the wine to her.
• Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong fell onto the bed, and he began unbuttoning her sleeping robe.

After Bibi Dong stopped Qian Xunji from going further, he reassured her and agreed to wait until she was ready. The next morning, Qian Xunji and Bi Bixi left Anping Village for Spirit Hall, where Qian Xunji offered Bi Bixi an Immortal Herb to give to Ling Yuan, but Bi Bixi insisted he would win her regard through his own efforts.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Xunji she was not ready, and he stopped, comforted her, and promised to wait.
• Qian Xunji and Bi Bixi shared breakfast with Liu Xiulan before leaving Anping Village, while Bibi Dong and her mother saw them off.
• Qian Xunji and Bi Bixi boarded the carriage bound for Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji explained Bi Bixi's training and possible missions.
• Qian Xunji gave Bi Bixi a Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone Immortal Herb and suggested he present it to Ling Yuan to earn her favor.
• Bi Bixi declined to claim credit for Qian Xunji's gift and said he wanted to impress Ling Yuan by becoming stronger himself.