Chapter Summaries

Qin Xi disproved Snow Mastiff’s claim to Sweet Potato by showing that the bear had no Snow City brand, then accepted an invitation to the City Lord’s Mansion. Qin Xi planned to loot the mansion for food and treasure, while his companions remained confident that Snow Mastiff would soon regret inviting them.

• Snow Mastiff’s men examined Sweet Potato and found no Snow City brand, so Snow Mastiff claimed he might have misunderstood.
• Snow Mastiff invited Qin Xi and his companions to the City Lord’s Mansion, intending to gain an advantage on his own territory.
• Sweet Potato warned Qin Xi that Snow Mastiff was likely setting a trap, but Qin Xi agreed to go and planned to take food from the mansion.
• Qin Xi admired the mansion’s wealth, while Qirui and Yu Xue noticed his scheming expression and predicted Snow Mastiff would soon be crying.
• Sweet Potato asked why the others were not afraid of Snow Mastiff, and Qirui said the City Lord should be afraid of them instead.

Qin Xi and his companions visited Snow Mastiff at the Snow City City Lord's Mansion, where they mistook his gestures for signs of an impending attack. After recognizing Qin Xi, Snow Mastiff changed his attitude and invited the group to stay, but Qin Xi remained suspicious and declined.

• Snow Mastiff welcomed Qin Xi and his companions into the City Lord's Mansion, believing they were impressed by its grandeur.
• Qirui and Yu Xue privately recognized that Qin Xi was putting on a country-bumpkin act, while the group admired the mansion and sampled its food.
• Snow Mastiff asked Qin Xi's name, then realized he was the Valley Master of Heavenly Dao Field and discreetly signaled his subordinates.
• Qin Xi, Qirui, and Yu Xue prepared for a fight, but Snow Mastiff's servants did not move, and Snow Mastiff invited the group to stay.
• Qin Xi declined Snow Mastiff's invitation, saying they already had lodging and were about to leave Snow City.

Qin Xi agreed to stay at the City Lord's Mansion in Snow City after Snow Mastiff invited him, intending to use the time to rescue Sweet Potato's parents. Snow Mastiff revealed to his aide that Qin Xi was the powerful Valley Master of the Heavenly Dao Dojo, but still planned to find a way to reclaim the snow bear.

• Snow Mastiff urged Qin Xi and his companions to stay in Snow City, and Qin Xi signaled Yu Xue and Qirui to agree.
• Qirui said they wanted to explore Snow City, and Qin Xi reluctantly accepted Snow Mastiff's invitation while planning to rescue Sweet Potato's parents.
• Snow Mastiff told Qin Xi about an upcoming auction of local spiritual pets and Spirit Roots, and Qin Xi agreed to attend.
• After Qin Xi and the others were shown to their rooms, Snow Mastiff told his aide that Qin Xi was the Valley Master of the Heavenly Dao Dojo, revered by Ancestor Hongjun, Nuwa, and Fuxi.
• Snow Mastiff told his aide they would keep Qin Xi at the mansion and search for a way to reclaim the snow bear.

Qin Xi learned that Snow Wolf had gained human form through a mysterious treasure and that Snow City had appeared only recently, strengthening his suspicions about a hidden accomplice. While Qin Xi explored the City Lord's Mansion, Snow Mastiff secretly led Xiao He and his men to an Ice Cave where hysterical voices came from within.

• Qirui asked why they had agreed to stay, and Qin Xi said he wanted to discover Snow Mastiff's plans.
• Sweet Potato explained that Snow Wolf had gained human form with a treasure, then enslaved the Snow Bear Clan, and revealed that Snow City had been established only recently.
• Qin Xi told everyone to rest and warned Sweet Potato not to go anywhere alone.
• Qin Xi encountered Snow Mastiff leaving the mansion to handle trouble caused by outsiders, then deliberately made it seem as if he was following him.
• Snow Mastiff checked that no one was following and led Xiao He and his men to an Ice Cave, where they heard hysterical voices behind a barrier.

Snow Mastiff planned to use Sweet Potato's imprisoned father to lure and capture Sweet Potato, while Qin Xi and his companions suspected the City Lord was hiding his treasures elsewhere. The chapter left Qin Xi's guess unconfirmed as the group prepared to explore Snow City's nightlife.

• Snow Mastiff's men injured Sweet Potato's father and threatened him with harm to his son unless he stopped trying to escape.
• Snow Mastiff told his aide that he planned to lure Sweet Potato to the Ice Cave and capture him, unaware that someone overheard.
• Snow Mastiff returned to the City Lord's Mansion and invited Qin Xi and the others to tour Snow City at night.
• Yu Xue said Snow Mastiff seemed untrustworthy, but Qin Xi told the group to enjoy themselves and treat his tricks as entertainment.
• Qirui and Yu Xue reported that they had searched the mansion without finding the treasures, and Qin Xi guessed Snow Mastiff had hidden them elsewhere.

Snow Mastiff took Qin Xi and his companions to Snow City’s bustling night market, where Qin Xi discovered why the City Lord had brought them to a tightly packed crowd. Snow Mastiff watched their reactions with a pleased smile.

• Snow Mastiff summoned Qin Xi and the others to the City Lord’s Mansion entrance and led them toward Snow City’s night market.
• Qirui and members of the Chat Group marveled at the lively market, while Qin Xi privately thought the primordial world was boring.
• Snow Mastiff asked Qin Xi what he thought of the night market, then led him toward a crowd gathered around something happening.
• Snow Mastiff had his subordinates clear a path and invited Qin Xi to go first.
• Qin Xi understood why Snow Mastiff had brought them there, as Snow Mastiff watched their expressions with a smile.

Qin Xi guided Snow Mastiff through the night market, steering Sweet Potato away from a cruel display of imprisoned Snow Bear Clan members while letting Snow Mastiff pay for their purchases. After Sweet Potato woke from a nightmare about his parents, Qin Xi comforted him and silently revealed his killing intent.

• Snow Mastiff showed Qin Xi and the others imprisoned Snow Bear Clan members being forced to perform, and Qin Xi sent Qirui away with Sweet Potato when the display frightened him.
• Qin Xi politely deflected Snow Mastiff’s attempt to provoke him, and the group continued touring the night market under Snow Mastiff’s guidance.
• Qin Xi, Qirui, and Yu Xue returned with many purchases paid for by Snow Mastiff, and Qin Xi reassured Qirui that Snow Mastiff would not resent the expense.
• Qin Xi thanked Sweet Potato for helping make Snow Mastiff spend so much, and promised to rescue Sweet Potato’s master and parents.
• Sweet Potato woke from a nightmare about his parents being beaten to death, and Qin Xi held him until he fell asleep again.
• After Sweet Potato fell asleep, Qin Xi opened his eyes with killing intent in his gaze.

Qin Xi and his companions went to Snow City's auction after City Lord Snow Mastiff revealed it was taking place that day. Sweet Potato sensed that his father was among those being auctioned, and Qin Xi promised to help rescue him while warning him not to act alone.

• Snow Mastiff told Qin Xi and his companions that Snow City's auction was beginning and led them to the venue.
• Qin Xi and his companions waited in the hall as Snow Mastiff left to handle other matters.
• Qirui suspected Snow Mastiff was hiding a scheme, while Sweet Potato grew restless.
• Sweet Potato told Qin Xi he recognized his father's scent and believed his father was among the auctioned bears.
• Qin Xi promised to rescue Sweet Potato's father and warned Sweet Potato not to act on his own.

Qin Xi prepared for Snow Mastiff’s plan while attending Snow City’s auction with Sweet Potato and the others. The auction began with a Nine-Grade Snow Lotus, which Sweet Potato said could help someone rise to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, and bidding started.

• Snow Mastiff checked that his preparations were complete and told Sweet Potato’s captive father that his son would soon join him.
• Qin Xi whispered instructions to Yu Xue and Qirui, who left Snow City, while Xiao Chou prepared to begin the auction.
• Qin Xi livestreamed the auction for the Chat Group, but Aizen Sosuke reminded everyone that items worth more than ten thousand Merit points could not be sent through the group without spending points.
• Xiao Chou opened the auction with Snow City’s Snow Lotus, and Sweet Potato explained its value to Qin Xin and Qin Xi.
• Sweet Potato identified the displayed flower as a Nine-Grade Snow Lotus capable of helping someone reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, and bidders began raising their offers.

Qin Xi won the Snow Lotus at auction, then learned that the final lot, a snow bear, was Sweet Potato’s father. As the bear ignored the first bidders, Qin Xi prepared to help save him.

• Qin Xi bid 2,000 Spirit Stones and won the Snow Lotus.
• Snow Mastiff announced that the snow bear would go to whoever the bear chose, without outside help.
• Qin Xi recognized the snow bear as Sweet Potato’s father, and Sweet Potato noticed his father’s wounds had reopened.
• Qirui and Yu Xue returned and signaled to Qin Xi that they had handled everything.
• A broad-shouldered cultivator tried to attract Sweet Potato’s father but failed, and the man who had bid 1,000 taels got only a brief glance from the bear.
• After several bidders failed to rouse the bear’s interest, the audience questioned whether the City Lord had put him under a spell.

Qin Xi helped Sweet Potato reunite with his father at the auction, but learned that Sweet Potato’s mother had been killed. Snow Mastiff tried to make Qin Xi a target before an urgent report from the Ice Cave interrupted him.

• Qin Xi told Sweet Potato’s father that he carried Sweet Potato’s scent, and the father recognized it and spotted Sweet Potato with Yu Xue.
• Sweet Potato’s father prepared to leave with Qin Xi, while Snow Mastiff publicly pointed out that Qin Xi had obtained two treasures and stirred up envy among the crowd.
• A subordinate reported trouble at the Ice Cave, so Snow Mastiff ended the auction and hurried away with his people.
• Sweet Potato reunited with his father and explained that the Valley Master had saved him and given him the ability to speak.
• Sweet Potato learned that his mother had been beaten to death, and he and his father wept together until Qin Xin urged them to come along.

Qin Xi and his companions left Snow City after rescuing the Blood Bears and taking the treasures from Snow Mastiff’s Ice Cave. When Snow Mastiff tried to seize Sweet Potato, Qirui and Yu Xue defeated him, and Sweet Potato crushed him to death.

• Qin Xi had Qirui and Yu Xue rescue the Blood Bears and take the treasures hidden in Snow Mastiff’s Ice Cave.
• Snow Mastiff confronted Qin Xi and demanded that he hand over Sweet Potato as the price of friendship.
• Qin Xi refused, and Snow Mastiff attacked him at the city gate.
• Qin Xi sent Qirui and Yu Xue to fight Snow Mastiff, and they defeated him.
• Qin Xi left Snow Mastiff’s fate to Sweet Potato, who enlarged himself and sat Snow Mastiff to death.

Qin Xi and his companions reunited Sweet Potato and his father with the rescued Snow Bear Clan, then found the clan a safe place to settle. Qin Xi left without Sweet Potato, choosing not to separate him from his family, but a small figure caught up with the departing group.

• Qin Xi brought Sweet Potato and his father to an ice cave and teased them by implying he planned to eat them.
• Sweet Potato and his father prepared to fight Qin Xi until Snow Bear clansmen came out and explained that Qin Xi had rescued them and kept them safe.
• Qin Xi asked Sweet Potato if he had misjudged them, but Sweet Potato remained angry about the joke.
• Qin Xi and his companions found the Snow Bear Clan a secluded place to settle and decided not to take Sweet Potato with them.
• As Qin Xi and the others left, a small figure ran after them and caught up.

Sweet Potato joined Qin Xi, Yu Xue, and Qirui on their journey north after his father approved his departure. A group of cultivators then confronted them and demanded their Snow Lotus and Sweet Potato, leaving Qin Xi ready to fight.

• Sweet Potato ran after Qin Xi and asked to become his mount, and Qin Xi welcomed him into the group after learning his father had approved.
• Qin Xi, Yu Xue, Qirui, and Sweet Potato continued north from Xue City.
• Four or five late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators stopped the group and demanded the Snow Lotus they had bought at auction.
• The cultivators also demanded Sweet Potato after discovering he could talk, and Qin Xi challenged them to prove they could take what they wanted.

Qin Xi let Yu Xue, Qirui, and Sweet Potato fight the cultivators who tried to rob them, and Sweet Potato unexpectedly overpowered a much stronger opponent. After the group defeated all five cultivators, Qin Xi demanded that they surrender every treasure they carried before he would let them leave.

• Qin Xi sent Yu Xue and Qirui to fight the cultivators while he stayed back with Sweet Potato.
• Qin Xi threw Sweet Potato at a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivator, and Sweet Potato gained the upper hand as the opponent's spiritual power was suppressed.
• Sweet Potato prepared to strike the cultivator in anger, but Qin Xi stopped him, and Sweet Potato returned to Qin Xi's side.
• Yu Xue and Qirui defeated the other four cultivators and brought them before Qin Xi.
• Qin Xi told the defeated cultivators they could leave if they handed over every treasure they had.

Qin Xi and the others forced a group of cultivators to hand over their treasures before letting them go, then continued their journey. Qirui and Yu Xue planned to disguise their cultivation to lure more challengers, and Qin Xi gave them items to conceal their strength.

• Qin Xi had Yu Xue collect the cultivators’ treasures, including four Xiantian Spiritual Treasures and one Houtian Spiritual Treasure, then let them leave.
• Qin Xi, Yu Xue, and the others laughed as the retreating cultivators blamed one another for trying to rob them.
• Qin Xi and his companions continued their journey and encountered more would-be robbers, including people from the Snow City auction.
• Qirui proposed that he and Yu Xue hide their cultivation at the early Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to attract challengers, and Qin Xi approved with a warning not to go too far.
• Qin Xi gave Yu Xue and Qirui items to help conceal their strength.

Qin Xi explained that he had weakened Merit Sweet Potato’s opponent, while assuring him that his victory still showed real strength. As the group traveled farther north, Qirui sought warmth from Merit Sweet Potato but ended up warming himself with his own fire.

• Yu Xue and Qirui wore Qin Xi’s necklaces, which lowered their displayed cultivation without reducing their abilities.
• Merit Sweet Potato asked whether Qin Xi had interfered in his fight, and Qin Xi admitted he had suppressed the opponent to early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal strength.
• Qin Xi reassured Merit Sweet Potato that his solid foundation had let him challenge a powerful opponent.
• Qirui asked to borrow Merit Sweet Potato as a handwarmer because the northern cold was unbearable, but Merit Sweet Potato refused.
• Yu Xue and Merit Sweet Potato reminded Qirui that he could breathe fire, so Qirui produced a large fireball in his palm.

Qin Xi, Yu Xue, and Qirui used a Fire Bead to stay warm as they continued north. They met Li Rui, a cultivator Qin Xi had encountered at the Xue City auction, and agreed to travel together.

• Qirui complained that keeping his fireball raised was exhausting, so Yu Xue remembered the Fire Beads they had collected and gave him one to warm the group.
• Qin Xi and his companions met Li Rui and several cultivators on the road, and Yu Xue and Qirui initially thought they had found people to rob.
• Li Rui introduced himself and reminded Qin Xi that they had competed for the Snow Lotus at the Xue City auction.
• Li Rui said he wanted to travel with Qin Xi's group for company, and Qin Xi agreed.
• Qin Xi introduced Yu Xue, Qirui, and his mount Sweet Potato, and they agreed to address one another by name.

Qin Xi learned that the Primordial Spirit Pill might be connected to another clan and agreed to follow Li Rui to the Snow Fox Clan. After arriving, Qin Xi and his companions settled in, and Sweet Potato could finally speak freely in private.

• Li Rui told Qin Xi that he and other cultivators were seeking the Phoenix Clan's Primordial Spirit Pill, and that clues pointed to the Snow Fox Clan.
• Qin Xi agreed to travel with Li Rui to the Snow Fox Clan despite doubting how much Li Rui had told him.
• Qin Xi and his companions reached the Snow Fox Clan, found its streets quiet and its own cultivators scarce, and rented rooms at a lodging for cultivators.
• Qin Xi returned to his room, where Sweet Potato spoke again after Qin Xi had told him to stay silent around outsiders.

Qin Xi remained wary of Li Rui, who asked about Qin Xi’s cultivation and guessed he might be a powerful figure from the Primordial World. During a meal with their companions, Qin Xi noticed that Li Rui’s subordinates never changed their expressions.

• Li Rui asked Qin Xi what his cultivation level was, and Qin Xi said he did not know.
• Li Rui guessed Qin Xi was a powerful figure from the Primordial World, but Qin Xi denied it.
• Li Rui invited Qin Xi, Yu Xue, and the others to eat, where Qirui exclaimed over a parrot's egg and Yu Xue argued with him.
• Li Rui said he envied Qin Xi’s lively companions because his own subordinates were always serious and quiet.
• Qin Xi examined Li Rui’s two cultivator subordinates and noticed their expressions never changed.