Chapter Summaries

Qirui and Yu Xue stopped the cultivators’ fight by revealing their Quasi-Sage strength, startling Li Rui and making him worry he had offended Qin Xi’s group. The chapter ended with Ling’er confronting Liuyu, who had trapped her in black mist.

• Qin Xi sent Qirui and Yu Xue to stop the cultivators from fighting and warned Qirui not to hurt anyone.
• Qirui and Yu Xue released their cultivation, making the cultivators stop and shocking Li Rui with their early-stage Quasi-Sage strength.
• Li Rui realized Qin Xi might be even stronger than his two subordinates and wondered if he had offended the group.
• Qingxi assured Li Rui that they would not harm him, then turned his attention to Liuyu and Ling’er.
• Ling’er, trapped in Liuyu’s black mist, asked him what he wanted as his face changed color.

Qin Xi broke Liuyu’s barrier, freed Ling’er, and demanded to know the Masked Man’s purpose. Ling’er pleaded for Liuyu’s life, so Qin Xi redirected his killing blow and left a huge crater instead.

• Liuyu failed to summon the mother insect, and Li Er told him Qin Xi had already removed it.
• Qin Xi scattered Liuyu’s black-mist barrier and demanded that he release Ling’er.
• Liuyu let Ling’er go under Qin Xi’s pressure, and Yu Xue and the others brought her away.
• Qin Xi asked Liuyu about the Masked Man’s purpose, but Liuyu refused to answer.
• Ling’er begged Qin Xi to spare Liuyu, and Qin Xi struck elsewhere, creating a huge crater.

Qin Xi spared Liuyu’s life but destroyed his cultivation after the Snow Fox Clan’s crisis was resolved. A man sent by the Cave Master took Liuyu away, while Qin Xi and his companions returned to the clan’s hall and received Ling’er’s thanks.

• Qin Xi rejected Ling’er’s plea to spare Liuyu’s cultivation and used one strike to destroy his foundation.
• Qin Xi warned Liuyu not to commit evil again and left with Yu Xue, Ling'er, and the others.
• A man sent by the Cave Master found the weakened Liuyu and took him away, promising help.
• Ling’er thanked Qin Xi and his companions for saving the Snow Fox Clan.
• Li Rui stared at Ling’er, and Qirui teased him before provoking Yu Xue.

Ling'er planned to restore order in the Snow Fox Clan after Liuyu's betrayal, while Qin Xi asked whether the clan had ever possessed the Phoenix clan's Primordial Spirit Pill. Ling'er initially denied hearing of it, then began to recall something as Qin Xi waited.

• Ling'er said she would focus on managing the divided Snow Fox Clan and making her position as chief more secure.
• Qin Xi asked Ling'er about rumors that the Phoenix clan's Primordial Spirit Pill had appeared in the Snow Fox Clan.
• Ling'er said she had never heard of the pill, but agreed to think back over what Liuyu had said.
• Sweet Potato fell asleep on Yu Xue's shoulder while Ling'er searched her memories.
• Ling'er said she thought she had remembered something.

Qin Xi learned that the Primordial Spirit Pill’s whereabouts were only a rumor and suspected the Masked Man had it and was using the search to stall for time. After leaving the Snow Fox Clan, Qin Xi prepared to depart the next day and learned that Li Rui would not join them.

• Ling'er told Qin Xi that Liuyu had said the Masked Man ordered him to spread a rumor about the Primordial Spirit Pill, though Liuyu had never seen the pill.
• Qin Xi suspected the Masked Man had the Primordial Spirit Pill and was stalling them, but he did not know why.
• Qin Xi and the others said goodbye to Ling'er and left the Snow Fox Clan to pack for their departure the next day.
• Qin Xi asked Li Rui to travel with them, but Li Rui declined because he felt his cultivation was insufficient.
• Qin Xi told Li Rui he could find him at the Heavenly Dao Dojo if anything happened.

Li Rui said goodbye to Qin Xi and the Snow Fox Clan before leaving on his own. As Qin Xi and the others prepared to depart the next day, Yu Xue asked whether they would still continue north despite losing the clue to the Primordial Spirit Pill.

• Li Rui told Qin Xi he planned to leave soon and declined an escort from the city.
• Qirui, Yu Xue, and Sweet Potato each said goodbye to Li Rui, and Sweet Potato let him stroke his fur.
• Li Rui returned Sweet Potato to Qin Xi and left, while Yu Xue reflected that he would be traveling alone again.
• Qin Xi urged everyone to pack for their own departure the next day.
• Yu Xue asked Qin Xi whether they would still head north after their clue to the Primordial Spirit Pill had been cut off.

Qin Xi set out for the Heavenly Dao Dojo with Sweet Potato, but Daoist Yang Mei’s message revealed that Luo Hou was close to demonic corruption. Qin Xi hurried back with Yu Xue, Qirui, and the others, fearing the Masked Man’s scheme had already begun.

• Qin Xi decided to return to the Heavenly Dao Dojo with Sweet Potato, who said he could endure its heat.
• Daoist Yang Mei restrained Luo Hou with willow branches as Luo Hou’s blood-red eyes and violent behavior showed he was nearing demonic corruption.
• Daoist Yang Mei warned Qin Xi that they might not be able to wait until tomorrow to leave.
• Qin Xi received the message, suspected the Masked Man was behind the danger, and rushed toward the Heavenly Dao Field with Yu Xue, Qirui, and the others.

Luo Hou’s violent relapses grew more frequent, and Daoist Yang Mei struggled to contain him while Momo waited for Qin Xi and the others to return. When they arrived, Momo told them Luo Hou’s condition was more serious than expected and led them toward his room.

• Luo Hou briefly regained control and urged Daoist Yang Mei to leave before he hurt him, but Daoist Yang Mei refused and continued reinforcing the barrier.
• Luo Hou asked Daoist Yang Mei to kill him, but Daoist Yang Mei insisted he stay alive until the Valley Master returned.
• Momo waited at the entrance of The Valley for several days, worried that Luo Hou might harm himself or someone else.
• Qirui ran to greet Momo when Qin Xi and the others arrived, but Momo went straight to Qin Xi.
• Momo told Qin Xi and the others that Luo Hou had become violent and unstable and that Daoist Yang Mei had forbidden anyone from approaching his room.

Qin Xi returned to the valley and found Luo Hou suffering from increasingly frequent frenzied relapses. He suppressed the taboo in Luo Hou’s body for now, leaving the cause to be investigated after Luo Hou woke.

• Qin Xi hurried to Luo Hou’s room after learning that Daoist Yang Mei had raised a barrier around it.
• Daoist Yang Mei explained that Luo Hou’s symptoms had begun after Qin Xi left and had grown more frequent.
• Qin Xi planted another taboo in Luo Hou to suppress the one already inside him, and Luo Hou returned to normal and fell asleep.
• Qin Xi told Daoist Yang Mei to let Luo Hou rest and ask him to come by after waking so Qin Xi could question him.
• Qin Xi checked on Sweet Potato, who had been cooled with water from Back Mountain and was recovering.

After Sweet Potato fainted from the heat at the Heavenly Dao Factory, Qin Xi proposed shaving his thick fur to help him cool down. Sweet Potato reluctantly agreed to have some fur removed, as long as the Valley Master left him with some.

• Sweet Potato woke after Qin Xi and the others cooled him down, but remained listless from the heat.
• Qin Xi suggested shaving Sweet Potato's fur, but Sweet Potato feared becoming a furless bear and refused.
• Sweet Potato asked Yu Xue for help, but she agreed the idea could work and suggested leaving some fur.
• Sweet Potato agreed to Qin Xi's plan on the condition that the Valley Master did not shave off all his fur.

Qin Xi asked the Chat Group for a razor so he could shave some of Sweet Potato’s fur, then promised the nervous bear that he would be gentle. Sweet Potato later reappeared to find Qin Xi and Qirui laughing at its new look.

• Qin Xi asked the Chat Group for a tool that could shave fur while leaving some behind.
• Unreliable God of Ninja World sent Qin Xi a razor, and Qin Xi promised to share future treasures with the group.
• Qin Xi told Sweet Potato that shaving would help it adjust to the environment and assured it he would leave some fur.
• Sweet Potato reluctantly agreed, warning Qin Xi to be gentle and not shave it completely.
• Sweet Potato returned to everyone, and Qin Xi and Qirui could not hold back their laughter.

Qin Xi shaved Sweet Potato’s fur, leaving him cool but embarrassed by his strange appearance. After Sweet Potato accused Qin Xi and Yu Xue of deceiving him, Momo reassured him that he looked cute, and he began to believe her.

• Qin Xi shaved Sweet Potato’s fur, and Sweet Potato said he felt much cooler afterward.
• Sweet Potato asked Yu Xue if he looked good, and she nodded while Qirui burst out laughing.
• Sweet Potato saw his shaved reflection in the pond and cried, telling Qin Xi he would never trust him again.
• Yu Xue tried to comfort Sweet Potato, but he accused her of tricking him too.
• Momo returned, called Sweet Potato cute, and reassured him that he looked pretty.

Qin Xi checked on Luo Hou after he regained consciousness and asked what had happened to him while he was held captive. Luo Hou could not remember anything unusual and said he had not eaten during his captivity.

• Momo brought Sweet Potato roasted sweet potatoes, and he happily ate them after she praised his new appearance.
• Qin Xi remembered that his livestream was still on and returned to his room to rest.
• The next day, Daoist Yang Mei told Qin Xi that Luo Hou had woken up.
• Qin Xi visited Luo Hou and asked whether his captor had put anything inside him or done anything unusual.
• Luo Hou said he could not remember and had been too wary to eat while he was held captive.

Qin Xi concluded that the Masked Man had taken the Primordial Spirit Pill and planned to confront him in the Demon Realm, suspecting his scheme was tied to the taboo inside Luo Hou. He entered seclusion to fuse the Kirin and Dragon clans’ Primordial Spirit Pills, leaving Daoist Yang Mei to guard the Heavenly Dao Dojo.

• Qin Xi told Luo Hou to keep thinking about when the Masked Man had acted against him and said he would investigate other solutions.
• Qin Xi announced that he would travel to the Demon Realm in a few days to confront the Masked Man, worried about Luo Hou’s condition and the unknown fate of Ao Xin and Di Qun.
• Qin Xi told Daoist Yang Mei and Luo Hou that he believed the Masked Man had taken the Primordial Spirit Pill and was stalling, possibly because of the taboo inside Luo Hou.
• Luo Hou and Daoist Yang Mei agreed to accompany Qin Xi, and Daoist Yang Mei agreed to guard the Heavenly Dao Dojo while Qin Xi cultivated.
• Qin Xi shut himself in his room and took out the Fusion Secret Technique and the Kirin and Dragon clans’ Primordial Spirit Pills.

Qin Xi remained in seclusion, repeatedly trying to fuse two Primordial Spirit Pills until they finally began to merge. While Yu Xue, Qirui, Luo Hou, and Daoist Yang Mei waited outside, Fuxi and Nuwa arrived from the Human Race.

• Yu Xue and Qirui discussed that Qin Xi had been in seclusion for more than ten days and worried about his progress.
• Momo returned to the Heavenly Dao Field after playing with Sweet Potato and spoke with Yu Xue and Qirui outside Qin Xi's room.
• Qin Xi kept trying to fuse the two Primordial Spirit Pills, and they finally began to merge slowly.
• Luo Hou came with Daoist Yang Mei to check on Qin Xi, and Yu Xue told them there had been no movement.
• A Jade Rabbit Clan member announced that Fuxi and Nuwa had arrived from the Human Race, so Daoist Yang Mei and the others went to meet them.

Nuwa and Fuxi returned to the Heavenly Dao Field to report that Red Cloud, now serving the Masked Man, had attacked the Human Race. Nuwa was injured by him, and Daoist Yang Mei learned that Zhenyuanzi and the others were holding the line as she sought help.

• Nuwa and Fuxi met Daoist Yang Mei and the others at the Heavenly Dao Field, and Nuwa confirmed that the Human Race was in trouble.
• Nuwa explained that the attacker was Red Cloud, who no longer recognized his old friends and had become the Masked Man's subordinate.
• Daoist Yang Mei questioned whether Nuwa had mistaken Red Cloud for someone else, but Nuwa insisted she had seen him clearly.
• Nuwa coughed up blood, and Fuxi revealed that Red Cloud had injured her while they were trying to get Zhenyuanzi and the others to find Daoist Yang Mei.
• Nuwa sent her Younger Sister to the Heavenly Dao Field and came to ask Daoist Yang Mei for help while Zhenyuanzi and the others held the line.

Nuwa was taken to recuperate while Daoist Yang Mei and Luo Hou went to the Human Race to confront the demonic Red Cloud. They arrived as Red Cloud prepared to attack Zhenyuanzi, Laozi, and Confucius, leaving the group facing a barrage of arrows.

• Fuxi said they could not disturb the Valley Master while he was in seclusion, so Daoist Yang Mei decided to go to the Human Race.
• Yu Xue and the others helped Nuwa into the Heavenly Dao Field and settled her in a room to recover.
• Luo Hou insisted on accompanying Daoist Yang Mei despite his recent recovery, and Daoist Yang Mei agreed.
• Zhenyuanzi questioned how Red Cloud had become demonic again, while Laozi and Confucius urged him to focus on buying time.
• Red Cloud looked down on Zhenyuanzi, Laozi, and Confucius and conjured tens of thousands of arrows.

Red Cloud attacked Zhenyuanzi, Laozi, Confucius, and the others with arrows and poisonous red mist, leaving them weakened and close to death. Daoist Yang Mei and his companions arrived and cleared the mist, but its path remained completely lifeless.

• Laozi, Zhenyuanzi, and Confucius dodged Red Cloud’s arrows while arguing, until Confucius told them to stop bickering.
• Red Cloud unleashed poisonous red mist that obscured the group’s vision and killed the plants it touched.
• Confucius warned everyone not to breathe in the mist, but several cultivators collapsed as the group struggled to evade unseen arrows.
• An arrow cut Laozi, and the mist surged toward his wound; he covered it, but the wound continued to hurt and his blood would not clot.
• Daoist Yang Mei and his companions arrived, and Daoist Yang Mei blew the mist away with a powerful gale.
• Zhenyuanzi and the others recovered some clarity from the fresh woody fragrance, then saw that the mist had left no trace of life where it passed.

Daoist Yang Mei, Luo Hou, and Fuxi confronted Red Cloud after finding Zhenyuanzi and the others overcome by his poisonous red mist. Red Cloud did not recognize them, and Daoist Yang Mei tried to awaken his memories while holding back in their fight.

• Daoist Yang Mei sent Luo Hou to move Zhenyuanzi and the others away from the red mist.
• Red Cloud mocked Daoist Yang Mei and said he did not know him, but briefly reacted when Daoist Yang Mei mentioned Qin Xi and the Heavenly Dao Dojo.
• Red Cloud charged Daoist Yang Mei with his innate numinous treasure, and Daoist Yang Mei dodged his attacks.
• Daoist Yang Mei avoided striking back too hard because he still hoped the Valley Master could restore Red Cloud after coming out of seclusion.

Luo Hou joined Daoist Yang Mei in fighting the demonized Red Cloud while they waited for the Valley Master to emerge from seclusion. During the battle, Luo Hou’s taboo loosened near Red Cloud, and Daoist Yang Mei suspected the two taboos were the same kind.

• Luo Hou told Fuxi to watch Zhenyuanzi and the others, then went to help Daoist Yang Mei fight Red Cloud.
• Daoist Yang Mei asked Luo Hou to avoid lethal force and help hold Red Cloud off until the Valley Master came out of seclusion.
• Red Cloud recognized Luo Hou, mocked him as a traitor to the Demon Realm, and attacked him.
• Daoist Yang Mei used a Willow Tree branch to pull Luo Hou out of danger after Red Cloud nearly struck him.
• Luo Hou noticed the taboo inside him loosened near Red Cloud, and Daoist Yang Mei suspected Red Cloud had the same kind of taboo.