Chapter Summaries

Little White eavesdropped on Su Han and You Ji, then slipped away after deciding she had won her bet. In private, Su Han told You Ji he would free her in Heyang City in a few days, but their teasing left their relationship warm and unresolved.

• Little White listened outside the room as Su Han and You Ji were intimate, then left quietly, planning what condition to ask of Su Han for winning her bet.
• You Ji rested against Su Han and admitted that their situation was not so bad, while Su Han comforted her.
• You Ji told Su Han not to come to her if he got hurt again, and he teased her about taking care of him.
• Su Han told You Ji he wanted to set her free because she had friends, family, and pursuits beyond his world.
• Su Han promised to free You Ji when they reached Heyang City in a few days, and she thanked him before insisting she would kill him the next time they met.

Su Han teased You Ji about her past connection to Wan Jianyi before spending the night with her, then joined Little White by the river the next morning. Little White claimed her wager prize: Su Han had to accompany her somewhere, and he noticed murals in the distance as the chapter ended.

• Su Han told You Ji that she had once nearly become Wan Jianyi’s wife, but You Ji denied that there had ever been a possibility between them.
• Su Han and You Ji kissed, and he left her sleeping the next morning.
• Su Han found Little White by the river and teased her for openly listening to him and You Ji the previous night.
• Little White asked Su Han to accompany her somewhere as her prize for winning their wager, but she would not say where.
• Little White transformed into a small fox after Su Han kissed her thigh, and Su Han noticed several murals in the distance.

Su Han and Little White investigated the murals from the Mysterious Fire Altar and discovered that they contained the Soul Returning Technique after Su Han used a Heavenly God's Eye to reveal hidden symbols. Su Han considered how the technique might change things and wondered whether Sect Master Daoxuan had been looking for him.

• Su Han told Little White that he suspected the Mysterious Fire Altar murals contained the legendary Soul Returning Technique, and they began studying them.
• After finding no clues, Su Han rejected Little White's suggestion that the technique might be only a legend and insisted they had not found the right way to decipher the murals.
• Little Gray approached the murals, prompting Su Han to realize that a third eye might reveal their secrets, so he used his Heavenly God's Eye to examine them.
• Su Han spotted a hidden symbol and deciphered information in the murals, confirming that they contained the Soul Returning Technique.
• Su Han explained that the technique required a remnant soul, incantations, and rituals, then thought of the Green-robed Girl and wondered whether Sect Master Daoxuan had sought him during his two days away.

Su Han taught You Ji and Little White the Soul Returning Technique before leaving the grotto-heaven to visit Wen Min at Qingyun Sect. Wen Min questioned him about his two-day absence, and Su Han approached her without answering.

• Su Han summoned You Ji and told her and Little White that he would teach them the Soul Returning Technique.
• You Ji and Little White listened as Su Han carefully explained the technique and its ritual.
• After leaving the grotto-heaven, Su Han went to Wen Min's room at Little Bamboo Peak.
• Wen Min asked Su Han where he had been and why he had not contacted her for two days.
• Su Han silently walked toward Wen Min without answering her questions.

Su Han reconciled with Wen Min by kissing her and explaining that he had been studying the Soul Returning Technique, which he offered to teach her. After describing how precious she was to him, he carried her toward the door, saying they had something more important to do first.

• Su Han approached Wen Min, reassured her that she would always be his senior sister, and kissed her until she stopped resisting.
• Wen Min asked why Su Han had been absent for two days, and he said he had been studying the Soul Returning Technique.
• Su Han told Wen Min that he would teach her the resurrection spell as protection, and she apologized for doubting him.
• Su Han explained the technique’s requirements and ritual while Wen Min listened closely and grew more affectionate toward him.
• Wen Min said she would start cultivating the technique, but Su Han scooped her up and carried her toward the door, saying they had something more important to do.

Su Han brought Wen Min to his room and persuaded her to bathe with him by revealing that a Sect Master’s mission would soon take him away for months or possibly a year. Wen Min reluctantly joined him in the hot spring, where she asked him to promise he would return safely.

• Su Han carried the nervous Wen Min to his room despite her protests.
• Su Han led Wen Min to the hot spring and said he wanted to help her bathe.
• Su Han told Wen Min he would soon leave the mountain on a mission and might be gone for months or a year.
• Wen Min agreed to change by herself and entered the hot spring while Su Han watched.
• Wen Min asked whether Su Han would face danger, and he promised to be careful and return safely.
• Su Han embraced and kissed Wen Min in the hot spring as she trembled and leaned against him.

Su Han hid Wen Min underwater when Shui Yue arrived at the hot spring, and Shui Yue guessed that someone was concealed there. Mistaking Wen Min for Little White, Shui Yue jealously urged Su Han to treat the woman in the water as he had once treated her, leaving Wen Min unaware of Shui Yue’s misunderstanding.

• Wen Min panicked when approaching footsteps interrupted her time with Su Han and hid underwater at his suggestion.
• Shui Yue entered the courtyard and noticed Su Han acting unusually serious as ripples moved across the hot spring.
• Shui Yue suspected someone was underwater and, thinking it was Little White, grew jealous without revealing her relationship with Su Han.
• Su Han realized Shui Yue had guessed someone was there but could not correct her mistaken assumption that the hidden woman was Little White.
• Shui Yue told Su Han through their minds to treat everyone equally, while Wen Min remained underwater, nervous and unaware of the misunderstanding.

Su Han concealed Wen Min’s presence from Shui Yue, who visited to announce a mission at Tongtian Peak in seven days and ask about Lu Xueqi. After Shui Yue left, Su Han persuaded Wen Min to keep their encounter going and gave her a bell anklet, leaving her wondering what it did.

• Wen Min reluctantly agreed to let Su Han continue while Shui Yue waited on shore, believing the person in the water was Little White.
• Shui Yue told Su Han to gather with Lu Xueqi at Tongtian Peak in seven days for a mission and asked whether he knew where Lu Xueqi was; Su Han denied knowing.
• Shui Yue left after deciding the person in the water was Little White, and Wen Min relaxed once her footsteps faded.
• Su Han pulled Wen Min back into the water, then teased her about owing him thanks for covering for her.
• Su Han fastened a silver-white bell anklet around Wen Min’s ankle and said he would show her what it did.

Su Han woke after spending the night with Wen Min and went to find Shui Yue, who was sulking because she was jealous. He coaxed his master until she softened, then offered to paint her picture, though he said he would need her cooperation.

• Su Han woke alone at sunset and went to visit Shui Yue, hoping she did not know Wen Min had been with him.
• Su Han found Shui Yue locked in her room and realized she was ignoring him because she was jealous.
• Su Han entered Shui Yue's room and persisted until she opened her eyes and rebuked him for keeping company with a fox spirit.
• Su Han sweet-talked Shui Yue, and she eased her anger while warning him to be more discreet.
• Su Han offered to paint Shui Yue a picture and said he would need her cooperation.

Su Han painted Shui Yue by the moonlit window and inscribed a poem that deeply moved her. Impressed by his talent, Shui Yue forgave him, and he proposed trying an even more astonishing style of painting.

• Su Han asked Shui Yue to sit by the window so he could paint her.
• Su Han adjusted Shui Yue's clothing to create the pose he wanted, and she let him continue despite her doubts.
• Su Han painted Shui Yue's portrait and added a poem praising her beauty.
• Shui Yue admired the painting and poem, praising Su Han's skill and admitting he had astonished her.
• Su Han embraced Shui Yue, and she reluctantly forgave him before he suggested another style of painting.

Su Han persuaded Shui Yue to pose for a more artistic painting by promising to focus on art and destroy it afterward. Shui Yue reluctantly agreed, and Su Han prepared to begin.

• Su Han proposed a more artistic painting method and hinted that Shui Yue would need to pose in her natural, unclothed state.
• Shui Yue recognized his intentions, questioned him, and initially refused because she feared the painting might invite gossip.
• Su Han pleaded with Shui Yue and assured her that they were alone and would destroy the painting afterward.
• Shui Yue reconsidered after admiring his earlier painting and agreed to pose just this once, warning him to destroy the result.
• Su Han kissed Shui Yue, arranged his painting tools, and helped her relax before beginning.

Su Han painted his master and wife, Shui Yue, nude by moonlight, while she posed for him with growing confidence and affection. As he concentrated on the portrait, a night breeze made Shui Yue shiver and subtly shift her pose.

• Su Han reassured Shui Yue as she undressed for him to paint, and she overcame her embarrassment by teasing him.
• Shui Yue reclined by the window in a pose Su Han directed, and he began painting her by moonlight.
• Shui Yue watched Su Han paint and reflected on how their bond had grown from master and disciple into love.
• A night breeze chilled Shui Yue, making her shiver and slightly change her pose.

Su Han painted Shui Yue in a nude pose, and she was astonished by how lifelike the finished portrait was. When Su Han asked for a reward, he requested that she be with Little White, and Shui Yue emphatically refused.

• Shui Yue stayed still for Su Han as he painted her, growing embarrassed and impatient while he worked.
• Su Han finished the portrait after Shui Yue's small gesture inspired him, and she stumbled into his arms when she stood up.
• Shui Yue unrolled the portrait and admired its lifelike depiction of her.
• Su Han asked Shui Yue for a reward and whispered that she should be with Little White.
• Shui Yue blushed and rejected the request, protesting that it was improper.

Su Han persuaded Shui Yue to consider joining him and Little White, tying her decision to his upcoming departure and promise to return safely. Shui Yue reluctantly agreed to consider it after he came back, and the chapter ended with Su Han suggesting he take her somewhere fun instead of destroying her nude portrait.

• Su Han tried to persuade Shui Yue to agree to be with him and Little White, but she firmly refused because she feared her identity would be exposed.
• Su Han reminded Shui Yue that he would soon leave the mountain and might face danger, stirring her worry and weakening her resolve.
• Shui Yue said she would consider agreeing if Su Han promised to return safely, and he eagerly promised to be careful.
• Su Han carried Shui Yue toward the bed, but she stopped him when he moved to destroy her nude portrait, torn between preserving it and fearing someone might see it.
• Su Han mysteriously offered to take Shui Yue somewhere fun.

Su Han placated Shui Yue after she complained about his embarrassing suggestions, then took her to a hidden snowfield inside his Cave Heaven. Shui Yue marveled at the real snow and asked Su Han where they were.

• Shui Yue listed Su Han's past embarrassing suggestions and bit his shoulder while scolding him for repeatedly pushing her boundaries.
• Su Han admitted fault rather than risk making Shui Yue reconsider her agreement, and Shui Yue confessed that she had enjoyed some of their secret escapades.
• Su Han explained that he could hide the paintings in a place outsiders could never find and revealed that he meant his Cave Heaven.
• Su Han transported Shui Yue to a snow-covered mountain landscape, where she tested the snow and asked if it was real.
• Su Han draped a cloak over Shui Yue's shoulders, and she smiled before asking where he had taken her.

Su Han brought Shui Yue to a newly expanded part of his Cave Heaven and built a pavilion to protect her portrait. After Shui Yue questioned the empty walls, Su Han promised they would hold more portraits of her and persuaded her to stay for another painting, leaving her assessment of Little Bamboo Peak’s disciples postponed.

• Su Han explained to Shui Yue that his Cave Heaven had expanded and could remain hidden from outsiders.
• Su Han used the power of the earth to build a two-story stone pavilion and prepared its hall for Shui Yue’s portrait.
• Su Han hung Shui Yue’s painting on the first wall and promised the remaining walls would also display her portraits.
• Shui Yue reminded Su Han that she was due to assess the disciples’ cultivation, but he persuaded her to stay and make another painting first.
• Su Han carried Shui Yue upstairs, and they began an intimate moment as he loosened her hair ribbon.

After two days with Shui Yue, Su Han recovered from their exhausting encounter and fled to Wen Min’s room to avoid her. Wen Min welcomed him warmly and asked him to carry her to bed, leaving Su Han torn between her affection and his aching waist.

• Su Han left Shui Yue’s room exhausted and told himself he would master the Dragon God Skill to overcome her.
• After resting for a day, Su Han recalled Shui Yue’s taunts, feared she might come mock him again, and slipped away to Wen Min’s room.
• Su Han surprised Wen Min from behind, and she relaxed when she recognized his voice.
• Su Han explained that he had stayed away to keep Shui Yue from discovering Wen Min’s difficulty moving during a cultivation inspection.
• Wen Min forgave Su Han and asked him to carry her to bed, and he lifted her despite his aching waist.

Su Han tried to avoid intimacy with Wen Min because he was exhausted, but gave in and spent a day and night with her before deciding to leave Little Bamboo Peak for Great Bamboo Peak. There, Su Ru worried that Tian Ling'er and Su Han had grown apart and promised to teach her some tricks.

• Su Han told Wen Min he was too sore from sparring with his master, but eventually gave in to her and stayed with her for a day and night.
• Afterward, Su Han decided to leave Little Bamboo Peak and seek refuge with Tian Ling'er at Great Bamboo Peak.
• Su Ru asked Tian Ling'er how long it had been since Su Han visited, and Tian Ling'er admitted she had been counting the days.
• Su Ru worried that Su Han might have other thoughts and told Tian Ling'er to come to her room that night for a talk.

Tian Ling'er assured Su Ru that her relationship with Su Han was good, but Su Ru grew concerned about how intimate they had become and resolved to question Su Han. Su Han arrived and embraced Tian Ling'er before realizing Su Ru was watching, leaving all three in awkward silence.

• Tian Ling'er insisted to Su Ru that Su Han would visit and showed affection for the Bodhi Jade Pendant he had given her.
• Su Ru asked how far Tian Ling'er and Su Han had gone, and Tian Ling'er blushed and avoided answering.
• Su Ru worried that Su Han and Tian Ling'er might already be intimate and decided to discreetly investigate and protect her daughter's future.
• Su Han arrived, embraced Tian Ling'er, and failed to notice Su Ru inside the room until Tian Ling'er urgently gestured toward her.
• Su Han made an excuse about being dizzy from his injuries, but Su Ru did not believe him, and the room fell silent as he and Tian Ling'er whispered to each other.

Su Ru worried about how far Su Han and Tian Ling'er’s relationship had progressed and found a porcelain doll that could imitate her daughter. Meanwhile, Su Han and Tian Ling'er shared a tender visit until he fell asleep, and Song Daren summoned Tian Ling'er to see Master Wife.

• Su Ru left Tian Ling'er’s room, worried that her daughter and Su Han were already intimate, and decided to use a magical porcelain doll to question him in Tian Ling'er's form.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er kissed, but he stopped when his injuries began troubling him and let her help him rest.
• Su Han and Tian Ling'er talked about cultivation until Su Han grew drowsy and fell asleep.
• Song Daren called from outside the room to tell Tian Ling'er that Master Wife was looking for her.