Recaps

Xiao Yan and Ya Fei celebrated their engagement with a night together, while Nalan Yanran continued training at the Misty Cloud Sect and worried about threats to it. Yun Yun prepared to leave the sect, entrusting Nalan Yanran with a token to help protect it.

• Xiao Yan comforted Ya Fei, answered her questions about the other women in his life, and promised that she had a place in his heart.
• Ya Fei told Xiao Yan she would stay in Jia Ma to guard the Xiao Family's home, and they kissed before going to his courtyard together.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei spent the night together, with Ya Fei declaring herself satisfied to be his first woman.
• Nalan Yanran practiced swordsmanship on Misty Cloud Mountain and told Yun Yun she was worried about Yun Shan's seclusion and Yun Leng's conduct.
• Yun Yun said she would leave the sect for a few days and gave Nalan Yanran a Sect Master Token that could help her contend with a Dou Wang expert.

Xiao Yan spent the morning with Ya Fei before taking his Senior Sisters shopping around Wutan City and bringing them to a secluded valley in the Monster Mountain Range. He reunited with the Blue Eagle and promised to take it to Xiao Yi Xian once it reached the Fifth Tier.

• Xiao Yan woke beside Ya Fei, then joined Ling Yanfei, Huo Zhi, Shi Xuanxuan, and Yao Ling in the courtyard, where Huo Zhi suggested they give him and Ya Fei time alone.
• Xiao Yan left Double Spirit Ascension Pills and a jade slip with instructions beside Ya Fei, then took his Senior Sisters around Wutan City to shop.
• Xiao Yan and his group flew to the Monster Mountain Range, where he briefly stopped in Green Mountain Town before heading to the valley he had shared with Xiao Yi Xian.
• Xiao Yan reunited with the Blue Eagle, gave it pills, and promised to take it to Xiao Yi Xian after it reached the Fifth Tier.

Xiao Yan settled into the valley and reflected on his plans for cultivation and his relationships before Yao Ling came to his room seeking his company. After Xiao Yan promised to help protect the Yao Clan, Yao Ling confessed her affection through a kiss.

• Xiao Yan settled in the valley, and Xiao Lan consumed his medicinal pills and prepared to break through to the Fourth Tier.
• Xiao Yan returned to the old cabin, considered his relationships and future plans, and decided to postpone refining the Sea Heart Flame.
• Yao Ling arrived at night, unable to sleep, and asked Xiao Yan to keep her company.
• Xiao Yan told Yao Ling about his past and recognized that she had come to the Inner Academy because of her deep feelings for him.
• Xiao Yan promised Yao Ling he would help protect the Yao Clan, and Yao Ling kissed him.

Yao Ling returned to Xiao Yan after spending the night with him, while Zi Yan woke from a troubling dream and resolved to cultivate harder. Yun Yun arrived at the Monster Mountain Range to obtain Purple Spirit Crystals for Xiao Yan and confronted the Amethyst Winged Lion King when negotiations failed.

• Yao Ling left Xiao Yan after their night together, then told Shi Xuanxuan she had spent the night receiving pill-refining guidance from him.
• Ling Yanfei accepted Yao Ling’s growing closeness with Xiao Yan, while Huo Zhi continued cultivating and Zi Yan woke from a nightmare about Xiao Yan facing danger because of her.
• Yun Yun reached the Monster Mountain Range, hoping to obtain Purple Spirit Crystals and send them to Xiao Yan as a birthday gift.
• Yun Yun asked the Amethyst Winged Lion King for five Purple Spirit Crystals and offered an exchange, but the Lion King demanded a Human Transformation Pill for only three.
• Yun Yun recognized that the Amethyst Winged Lion King had no intention of negotiating and drew her sword, declaring that she would take the crystals herself.

Xiao Yan searched the Monster Mountain Range for the Amethyst Winged Lion King and found Yun Yun fighting it over the Purple Spirit Crystal. After Yun Yun was badly injured and fell from the sky, Xiao Yan caught her as she lost consciousness.

• Xiao Yan left the valley and searched the Monster Mountain Range, killing a Red Poison Forest Python along the way.
• Xiao Yan sensed a battle and rushed toward the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s territory, where Yun Yun was fighting the beast.
• Yun Yun evaded the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s attacks until it used Amethyst Seal to suppress her Dou Qi.
• Yun Yun severed the Amethyst Winged Lion King’s horn with Wind Extremity: Meteor Kill, but its claws struck her and she fled.
• Yun Yun’s wings dissipated as she fell, and Xiao Yan caught her before she hit the ground.
• Yun Yun recognized Xiao Yan, thanked him, and lost consciousness in his arms.

Xiao Yan hid the gravely wounded Yun Yun in a cave and treated her injuries, but feeding her medicine led to an awkward kiss before he woke her. Yun Yun realized she had also kissed him while unconscious, then pretended to sleep and let him tend to her wounds, leaving him to remove her armor.

• Xiao Yan found a concealed cave and examined Yun Yun, discovering that the Amethyst Seal suppressed her Dou Qi and that she had serious internal and external injuries.
• Xiao Yan prepared healing medicine and fed it to Yun Yun mouth to mouth after she could not swallow it, and she unconsciously kissed and embraced him.
• Xiao Yan awakened Yun Yun with soul power, and she angrily pushed him away before realizing she had participated in the kiss while unconscious.
• Yun Yun recalled a dream involving a man called Yao Yan and concluded that she had kissed Xiao Yan while he was treating her, then hid her embarrassment by pretending to sleep.
• Yun Yun let Xiao Yan handle her injuries, and he lifted her up and began removing her clothing and inner armor to apply medicine.

Xiao Yan treated Yun Yun’s severe wounds in a cave while she pretended to sleep and struggled with shame and unfamiliar desire. Yun Yun fainted from emotional strain, and Xiao Yan realized her reaction had been more intense than he expected before returning to cultivation.

• Xiao Yan removed Yun Yun’s inner armor and carefully cleaned the blood and grime around her wounds.
• Xiao Yan applied healing ointment, and Yun Yun tried to suppress her physical and emotional reactions while pretending to sleep.
• When Xiao Yan wondered aloud whether he should remove Yun Yun’s ruined skirt, Yun Yun woke and begged him not to before fainting.
• Xiao Yan checked that Yun Yun was stable and noticed a damp stain on her skirt, which convinced him she had reacted to his treatment.
• Xiao Yan took a Jade Heart Pill to calm himself and resumed cultivating.

Yun Yun woke in the cave and struggled with shame and confusion over how she had acted while injured, while Xiao Yan reassured her that he had only cared for her. After learning they had both come seeking treasures from the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Yun Yun’s thoughts about Xiao Yan grew even more complicated.

• Yun Yun woke on the Green Lotus Throne and remembered her embarrassing reactions to Xiao Yan treating her injuries.
• Yun Yun watched Xiao Yan cultivate, then shut her eyes when he noticed her and asked how she felt.
• Xiao Yan left Yun Yun clothes and stood guard outside while she changed, and Yun Yun wondered why the garments fit her so well.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan why he had come, and he told her he sought the Companion Amethyst Origin while she had sought the Purple Spirit Crystal as a birthday gift for him.
• Xiao Yan comforted Yun Yun and said caring for her was his responsibility, leaving her warm but increasingly confused by her thoughts about him.

Yun Yun questioned Xiao Yan about the clothes he had prepared for her and learned that he was engaged to Ya Fei and traveling with four close senior sisters. Worried about Nalan Yanran’s prospects and the broken marriage agreement, Yun Yun resolved to help her disciple, while Xiao Yan explained that Yanran had ended the agreement because she felt inferior and reassured Yun Yun that their teacher-disciple bond would remain unchanged.

• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan how he had obtained clothes and undergarments that fit her so well, and he explained that Ya Fei was involved.
• Xiao Yan told Yun Yun that he and Ya Fei had become engaged three days earlier and that four senior sisters were accompanying him home.
• Yun Yun worried that Xiao Yan’s engagement and many close female companions left Nalan Yanran at a disadvantage, then asked about his marriage agreement with her.
• Xiao Yan explained that Nalan Yanran had voluntarily dissolved their agreement and that Ya Fei and Elder Hai had supported the Xiao Family when the Nalan Clan had not.
• Xiao Yan said Yanran had ended the agreement because she could not overcome her feelings of inferiority, and Yun Yun prepared to help her while accepting that Xiao Yan had little affection for Yanran or the Nalan Clan.
• Xiao Yan reassured Yun Yun that the broken agreement would not affect their bonds as fellow disciples or as teacher and disciple, then handed her her medicine.

Yun Yun worried that Nalan Yanran would lose Xiao Yan to the women around him, while recognizing her own growing taboo attraction to her disciple. She asked Xiao Yan to use his Heavenly Flames to help break her seal, and the close contact intensified their attraction as Yun Yun resolved to continue testing their boundaries.

• Yun Yun drank the medicine Xiao Yan gave her and questioned whether the clothes he had chosen belonged to Ya Fei.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had bought Yun Yun’s outfit while shopping with Ya Fei and four senior sisters, leading Yun Yun to suspect he was intimate with those women.
• Worried about Nalan Yanran’s chances and stirred by her own feelings, Yun Yun devised a plan to draw Xiao Yan’s attention and asked him to help break her seal.
• Xiao Yan agreed to use his Heavenly Flames, and Yun Yun sat cross-legged as he pressed his palm against her lower abdomen and sent flame energy into her body.
• The Heavenly Flames weakened the seal while the close contact heightened Yun Yun’s feelings, and she resolved to continue her dangerous plan.

After helping Yun Yun break the Amethyst Seal, Xiao Yan told her that the Soul Hall was far beyond the Misty Cloud Sect’s power. Their closeness turned confrontational when Yun Yun’s dream revealed her feelings, and Xiao Yan left her pinned on the Green Lotus Throne while threatening to expose her to Nalan Yanran.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun finished breaking the Amethyst Seal, and Yun Yun’s injuries healed as her strength returned.
• Yun Yun asked about Xiao Yan’s relentless cultivation, and he revealed that the Soul Hall had Dou Zun and Dou Saint experts, making the Misty Cloud Sect unable to help him.
• Yun Yun embraced Xiao Yan to comfort him, but he asked who Yao Yan was, exposing a name she had used in her sleep.
• Yun Yun panicked when Xiao Yan showed he knew about her romantic dream and pressed her onto the Green Lotus Throne.
• Xiao Yan warned Yun Yun that Senior Sister Yanran might learn that her teacher had become her romantic rival.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun grew closer before joining forces to confront the Amethyst Winged Lion King. They killed the beast, ending their battle in the mountains.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun became intimate in the cave, then dressed in Misty Cloud Sect robes and set out to face the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
• Yun Yun and Xiao Yan attacked the Amethyst Winged Lion King together, exploiting its old wounds and overwhelming it with sword strikes and Heavenly Flames.
• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun combined their strongest techniques, striking the beast's head and chest as it attempted to unleash the Amethyst Seal.
• The Amethyst Winged Lion King died from their attacks, and Xiao Yan and Yun Yun stood beside its corpse.

After Xiao Yan and Yun Yun killed the Amethyst Winged Lion King, they explored its cave and collected its treasures. They returned to their shelter with the Amethyst Winged Lion Cub and the Purple Spirit Crystals, where Yun Yun and Xiao Yan shared an intimate moment.

• Xiao Yan and Yun Yun harvested the Amethyst Winged Lion King's remains and entered its cave hand in hand.
• Xiao Yan pulled the Companion Amethyst Origin and its stone platform from the cave, then he and Yun Yun found eight Purple Spirit Crystals.
• Xiao Yan knocked out the Amethyst Winged Lion Cub, and the pair carried it and their discoveries back to their shelter.
• Yun Yun offered Xiao Yan seven Purple Spirit Crystals, but he returned three to her and told her that she was his most precious gift.
• Yun Yun asked Xiao Yan to call her something other than Teacher, and he called her Sister Yun before they became intimate.

Xiao Yan and Yun Yun parted after spending the night together, with Yun Yun returning to the Misty Cloud Sect and inviting him to visit when Yanran entered the Gate of Life and Death. Meanwhile, Yao Ling, Shi Xuanxuan, and Huo Zhi discussed Xiao Yan as Yao Ling worried about running out of research materials.

• Yun Yun told Xiao Yan she needed to return to the Misty Cloud Sect, and he promised to visit her once he had dealt with his current affairs.
• Yun Yun hinted that Xiao Yan could come help her when Yanran entered the Gate of Life and Death, and Xiao Yan agreed to visit.
• Xiao Yan helped Yun Yun dress, shared a farewell kiss with her, and watched her fly away.
• Xiao Yan collapsed the cave entrance with a Mountain Opening Seal, then flew off with the Amethyst Winged Lion Cub and vowed to become a Dou Emperor before their next meeting.
• Yao Ling told Shi Xuanxuan that she missed Xiao Yan and liked the valley’s medicinal herbs, while Shi Xuanxuan suggested building a relationship with the Xiao Family.
• Huo Zhi joined Yao Ling and Shi Xuanxuan, and Yao Ling told her that Xiao Yan smelled good.

Xiao Yan returned to the valley and reunited with Yao Ling, Shi Xuanxuan, Huo Zhi, and Zi Yan, while the women grew closer to him and assessed their bonds with one another. The chapter ended with Ling Yanfei approaching Xiao Yan and hugging him after the others questioned where she stood.

• Xiao Yan returned to the valley, where Yao Ling, Shi Xuanxuan, and Huo Zhi greeted him and hugged him.
• Yao Ling and Shi Xuanxuan made room for Huo Zhi to hold Xiao Yan, and Yao Ling privately considered a secret medicine for their future bedroom pleasures.
• Shi Xuanxuan found the Amethyst Winged Lion Cub clinging to Xiao Yan and lifted the frightened beast by its scruff.
• Zi Yan arrived, Xiao Yan caught her and teased her about being disobedient, and the others noticed Ling Yanfei nearby.
• Ling Yanfei blushed, came over to Xiao Yan, and hugged him after the women weighed whether she wanted to become one of them.

Xiao Yan returned to the valley and spent time with Ling Yanfei and the others before leaving for the Xiao Family. Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect and encouraged Nalan Yanran to enter the Gate of Life and Death, secretly planning to pursue her relationship with Xiao Yan while Yanran was in seclusion.

• Xiao Yan returned to the valley, embraced Ling Yanfei, and introduced the Amethyst Winged Lion Cub to the others as a pet.
• Yao Ling eyed the cub as a source of medicinal materials, but Xiao Yan stopped her from frightening it further.
• Xiao Yan refined Shi Xuanxuan's Dou Qi that night, then left the valley the next morning and returned to the Xiao Family.
• Yun Yun returned to the Misty Cloud Sect, where Nalan Yanran greeted her and asked about entering the Gate of Life and Death.
• Yun Yun concealed her relationship with Xiao Yan and urged Nalan Yanran to enter seclusion, imagining that she could spend time with Xiao Yan while her disciple was away.
• Nalan Yanran promised to emerge stronger and help the Misty Cloud Sect rise, moving Yun Yun to tears.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family, where his cousin Xiao Yu realized she loved him and asked to meet him at the Back Mountain. His younger cousin Xiao Mei also sought his attention, while Xiao Yan remained unaware of how strongly she admired him.

• Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Mansion, where clan members greeted him as their young clan leader and news of his engagement to Ya Fei continued to spread.
• Mite'er Tengshan arrived in Wutan City to visit the Miter Auction House and see Xiao Yan for himself.
• Xiao Yu greeted Xiao Yan and, flustered by her feelings for him, asked him to meet her at the Back Mountain that night.
• Xiao Mei ran to Xiao Yan, hugged him, and asked him to tell her about his adventures; Xiao Yan lifted her up and began recounting his raid on the Snake-Person Tribe Sanctuary.

Xiao Yan returned to the Xiao Family, discussed plans to strengthen it with Xiao Zhan, and promised Xiao Mei a gift that would help her advance to Dou Zhe within a year. After bringing her to his courtyard, he revealed sky-blue flames, leaving her amazed by his alchemy.

• Xiao Mei impulsively kissed Xiao Yan, then hid in his arms in embarrassment as he teased her and promised her a surprise.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Zhan he planned to provide the family with medicinal pills and techniques, establish a base in the Imperial Capital under Ya Fei, and expand the Xiao Family’s influence.
• Xiao Zhan agreed to manage family affairs while Xiao Yan traveled, trusting his fiancée and the clan’s other leaders to help.
• Xiao Mei waited outside Xiao Zhan’s room, then followed Xiao Yan, who caught her and carried her to his courtyard.
• Xiao Yan promised Xiao Mei she could reach Dou Zhe within a year, then showed her his sky-blue flames, impressing her with his alchemy.

Xiao Yan helped Xiao Mei cultivate with enhanced spirit liquid and Qi Gathering Powders, then proposed that she join the Misty Cloud Sect because her Dou Qi was wind-attributed. He left her to tell her family about the plan while he went to speak with his sister-in-law.

• Xiao Yan gave Xiao Mei Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and a Storage Ring, then supervised her medicinal bath while she cultivated.
• Xiao Yan refined hundreds of bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and prepared two enhanced Qi Gathering Powders for Xiao Mei.
• After Xiao Mei finished cultivating, Xiao Yan gave her the powders and found that her Dou Qi was wind-attributed.
• Xiao Yan suggested that Xiao Mei join the Misty Cloud Sect and promised to arrange guidance from Yun Yun; Xiao Mei agreed and kissed his cheek.
• Xiao Yan carried Xiao Mei outside, told her to keep the pills and spirit liquid for herself, and sent her to tell her family about the plan while he went to meet his sister-in-law.

At the Miter Auction House, Ya Fei missed Xiao Yan while discussing the Mittel Family’s alliance with Great Elder Tengshan and her teacher, Hai Bodong. Hai Bodong advised her to cry to Xiao Yan when he returned, and the chapter ended with a maid announcing the young master’s arrival.

• Ya Fei thought about Xiao Yan leaving her after one night and showed Tengshan her confidence in Xiao Yan’s talent and the alliance with the Xiao Family.
• Tengshan accepted that the Mittel Family should support the Xiao Family and realized Ya Fei’s feelings for Xiao Yan were genuine.
• Hai Bodong arrived and revealed that Xiao Yan’s pills had raised him to the Seven-Star Dou Emperor realm, leaving Tengshan astonished.
• Ya Fei complained that Xiao Yan had left for the Monster Mountain Range, and Hai Bodong advised her to tell Xiao Yan how neglected she felt when he returned.
• Ya Fei agreed to try Hai Bodong’s advice, and a maid announced that the young master had arrived.

Xiao Yan reunited with Ya Fei, apologized for leaving her alone, and laid out his plan to unite the Jia Ma Empire with the Mittel Family’s support. After the elders left, he began making it up to Ya Fei in her office.

• Xiao Yan returned to Ya Fei and comforted her, promising to spend time with her after his unexpected delay.
• Xiao Yan greeted Mite'er Tengshan and gave him a Dou Ling Pill as a meeting gift.
• Xiao Yan proposed consolidating the Jia Ma Empire’s forces, relocating the Snake-Person Tribe, and relying on the Mittel Family to help manage the empire.
• Mite'er Tengshan pledged the Mittel Family’s support and planned to prepare quietly before Xiao Yan formally advanced the plan.
• Hai Bodong and Mite'er Tengshan left the room, and Xiao Yan apologized to Ya Fei by promising to make it up to her for the next month.
• Ya Fei invited Xiao Yan to make it up to her properly, and they kissed in her office.

Xiao Yan woke Ya Fei, gave her a Mystic Ice Spirit Marrow to strengthen her cultivation, and confessed that he loved her. They left the Mittel Family Auction House together, while Hai Bodong and Mite'er Tengshan discussed Xiao Yan's speed and his relationship with Queen Medusa.

• Xiao Yan refined Earth Core Body Tempering Milk, washed Ya Fei, and waited for her to wake up in his office.
• Xiao Yan gave Ya Fei the Mystic Ice Spirit Marrow and revealed that he possessed four Heavenly Flames; Ya Fei accepted the treasure and warned him to stay safe.
• Xiao Yan and Ya Fei confessed their love for each other, then Xiao Yan carried her away using a swift Lightning Escape movement technique.
• Hai Bodong and Mite'er Tengshan watched Xiao Yan and Ya Fei disappear, then discussed Xiao Yan's speed and Queen Medusa's unexpected closeness with him.

Xiao Yan reunited with Ya Fei, helped her absorb the Mystic Ice Spirit Marrow, and then went to meet Xiao Yu at the Back Mountain. Xiao Yu confessed that she liked him and asked whether he would be willing to try being together.

• Xiao Yan carried Ya Fei home and told her about his adventures after leaving the Jia Ma Empire.
• Ya Fei said she wanted to become stronger and fight beside Xiao Yan, and he promised to look forward to that day.
• Ya Fei absorbed a wisp of energy from the Mystic Ice Spirit Marrow and said her cultivation had improved enough that she might reach Dou Wang within a month.
• Xiao Yan left Ya Fei and went to the Back Mountain to meet Xiao Yu, who had been waiting for him.
• Xiao Yu confessed her feelings to Xiao Yan and asked whether he was willing to try being together.

Xiao Yan gave Xiao Yu a chance to earn a place by his side if she could grow strong enough to keep up with him, then returned to Ya Fei and explained his decision. The next morning, he and Ya Fei prepared to discuss building a network across the Jia Ma Empire’s Imperial Capital.

• Xiao Yan told Xiao Yu to focus on cultivation and prove her feelings by catching up to him, then gave her resources and techniques to cultivate up to the Dou Ling level.
• Xiao Yu accepted the Storage Ring, resolved to cultivate diligently, and returned to her room to begin using her new technique and resources.
• Xiao Yan returned to Ya Fei, who teased him about Xiao Yu’s feelings before they reconciled affectionately; he explained that he had offered Xiao Yu a chance rather than accepting her outright.
• The next morning, Xiao Yan considered preparing to devour Sea Heart Flame and planned to strengthen himself before meeting Queen Medusa.
• Xiao Yan told Ya Fei that he needed her help building a network centered on the Imperial Capital, and she promised to support his plans before they headed to the Council Hall.

Xiao Yan assigned the Xiao Family, the Mittel Family, and Ya Fei roles in a plan to establish an Imperial Capital headquarters and expand their influence across the Jia Ma Empire. After the meeting, he reassured Xiao Mei about her cultivation and set off to teach her Dou Skills, while Xiao Yu joined them for guidance of her own.

• Xiao Yan outlined a plan for cooperation among the Xiao Family, the Mittel Family, and other Imperial Capital powers, and asked Hai Bodong to arrange a headquarters and confidential intelligence gathering.
• Xiao Yan directed Xiao Zhan and the three elders to stabilize Wutan City, select clansmen for the Imperial Capital, and prepare resources to strengthen the family.
• Ya Fei proposed plans for the headquarters, resource allocation, and negotiations with other major powers, while Xiao Yan entrusted her with leading the work.
• After the meeting, Xiao Yan examined Xiao Mei and explained that her swollen meridians meant her cultivation was progressing; he then offered to teach her Dou Skills.
• Xiao Yu asked Xiao Yan for help with a Dou Skill, and he invited her to join him and Xiao Mei at the Back Mountain.