Recaps

Qian Ye refused to share the Ageless Spring with Shi Hao and defeated him with a single Divine Finger Flick. He then met the masked girl, who offered a Celestial Pill for some of the spring, and recognized her as Yun Xi.

• Shi Hao demanded half of Qian Ye’s Ageless Spring, but Qian Ye refused and warned him not to force the issue.
• Shi Hao attacked Qian Ye, who sent him flying with a single Divine Finger Flick.
• Huo Ling'er and Yu Zimo watched from behind a hillside before flying away, while the masked girl followed Qian Ye into the valley.
• The masked girl introduced a Celestial Pill and offered it in exchange for three drops of Ageless Spring, then lowered her offer to two drops.
• Qian Ye rejected the trade, and after studying the masked girl, recognized her as Yun Xi of the Celestial Race and identified her earrings as love tokens.

Qian Ye checked in with Yun Xi and received the Archaic Kunpeng Precious Technique, then stole her Spiritual Rhinoceros Earring and first kiss. After sharing roast chicken with her, he rested while Yun Xi decided he had to take responsibility for her.

• Qian Ye offered Yun Xi three drops of Ageless Spring for her Spiritual Rhinoceros Earring, but she refused to trade it.
• Qian Ye checked in with Yun Xi and received the Archaic Kunpeng Precious Technique, then left to hunt wild pheasants.
• Qian Ye returned with two pheasants, prepared roast chicken, and secretly bit Yun Xi's Spiritual Rhinoceros Earring from her ear.
• Yun Xi tried to reclaim the earring, but Qian Ye kissed her before she gave up and sat aside.
• Qian Ye offered Yun Xi one of the chickens, and she ate it while he kept her earring.
• After eating, Qian Ye poured three drops of Ageless Spring into a jade bottle and lay down, while Yun Xi decided he had to take responsibility for her.

Yun Xi found that Qian Ye had left her three drops of the Ageless Spring, while the group later fought over Monkey Wine and spirit peaches in the Divine Monkey Treasure Land. Qian Ye seized the wine and peaches and held off the crowd with his barrier, until a sudden quake interrupted the standoff.

• Qian Ye gently moved Yun Xi aside, left her a jade bottle containing three drops of the Ageless Spring, and disappeared.
• Yun Xi discovered the gift and wondered whether Qian Ye had feelings for her, while noting that he did not know what her Spiritual Rhinoceros Earring represented.
• Shi Hao, Huo Ling'er, Yu Zimo, Yun Xi, and the others fought over the Monkey Wine and spirit peaches in the Divine Monkey Treasure Land.
• Qian Ye appeared, took all the Monkey Wine, enclosed the peach tree in a barrier, and began eating a peach.
• Huo Ling'er entered Qian Ye's barrier and shared a peach, while Yu Zimo and Yun Xi stayed out of the fight.
• The crowd, including Shi Hao and Shi Yi, attacked Qian Ye's barrier but failed to break it before an earthquake shook the area.

Qian Ye protected himself and the women with a barrier as the Divine Monkey attacked to reclaim his stolen wine and peaches. The monkey could not break through, while Shi Hao and the others discussed Qian Ye’s strength and connections.

• The Divine Monkey awakened and charged at Qian Ye, while the other cultivators retreated and left him to face the threat.
• Qian Ye beckoned Yu Zimo and Yun Xi inside his barrier, and Huo Ling'er grew jealous as they picked and ate spirit peaches.
• The Divine Monkey struck Qian Ye’s barrier with all his strength, but it withstood his attacks and astonished the onlookers.
• The onlookers questioned Shi Hao about Qian Ye, and Shi Hao explained their past encounters and how Qian Ye had taken the Ageless Spring.
• Shi Hao resolved to become stronger, though he remained far behind Qian Ye in power.

The Divine Monkey attacked the crowd after failing to break Qian Ye’s barrier, then blocked the exit to the Hundred Shattering Mountains. While it hunted the others, Qian Ye and the women gathered the Spirit Peaches and Monkey Wine, then left together before the exit closed.

• The Divine Monkey abandoned his attack on Qian Ye’s barrier and turned on the fleeing crowd, killing several people with his staff.
• The Divine Monkey outran the crowd and blocked the exit, leaving them trapped as its closing time approached.
• Qian Ye, Huo Ling’er, Yu Zimo, and Yun Xi picked the Spirit Peaches, and Qian Ye let the women keep the peaches they had gathered.
• Qian Ye gave Huo Ling’er, Yu Zimo, and Yun Xi jars of Monkey Wine, then gave Huo Ling’er and Yu Zimo the promised Ageless Spring drops.
• Qian Ye withdrew his barrier and led Huo Ling’er, Yun Xi, and Yu Zimo toward the exit.

Qian Ye faced the divine monkey after its attacks defeated the group and the exit to the Hundred Shattering Mountains closed. The monkey stomped Qian Ye beneath its foot, leaving everyone unsure whether he had survived.

• The divine monkey blocked the exit, and more than a dozen people attacked it but were thrown back by its roar.
• Shi Yi, Shi Hao, Big Red, the Nine-Headed Lion, and other fighters launched a second attack, but the monkey killed several and severely injured Shi Yi and Shi Hao.
• The exit closed, and the divine monkey advanced on the frightened crowd, threatening to slaughter them.
• Qian Ye walked toward the divine monkey and said it could not kill him.
• The divine monkey stomped Qian Ye beneath its foot, and the crowd wondered whether he was dead.

Qian Ye emerged unharmed after evading the Divine Monkey’s stomp and subdued the beast with a golden force, saving everyone. With the exit from the Hundred Shattering Mountains closed, he left the Divine Monkey alive at Huo Ling’er’s request and prepared to face the way out.

• Qian Ye used his Earth Escape Technique to avoid the Divine Monkey’s stomp, then appeared as a golden light bound and lifted the beast.
• Qian Ye pulled the immobilized Divine Monkey before him, and Huo Ling’er happily kicked and tormented it while the others gathered around.
• Yun Xi and Yu Zimo warned Qian Ye that the Hundred Shattering Mountains’ exit had closed and that breaking its barrier could bring down its dangerous rules.
• Qian Ye said he would tear open an exit, then approached the Divine Monkey and let Huo Ling’er finish tormenting it.
• When Qian Ye suggested roasting the Divine Monkey, Huo Ling’er argued that it should be spared, and Qian Ye agreed.

Qian Ye tried to reopen the sealed exit from the Hundred Shattering Mountains, revealing thirty-six Heavenly Passages and golden Double Pupils. After he shattered the first attack of the mountains’ rules, a stronger second wave of chains descended, leaving everyone waiting to see if he could withstand it.

• Qian Ye released the Divine Monkey after declaring their conflict settled, then turned toward the sealed exit when the others asked how they could escape.
• Qian Ye revealed thirty-six Heavenly Passages and used his golden Double Pupils to cut at the barrier, surprising Shi Hao and Shi Yi.
• The Hundred Shattering Mountains’ rules summoned chains that wrapped around Qian Ye, but he shattered them with beams from his eyes.
• The rules launched a stronger second wave of chains, and the onlookers wondered whether Qian Ye could survive it.

Qian Ye defeated the Hundred Shattering Mountains’ second wave of rule attacks and offered to teleport the trapped outsiders out inside his barrier. He left the chapter gathering thousands of people and their gifts, preparing to take them with him.

• Qian Ye unleashed several precious techniques and overcame the second wave of the Hundred Shattering Mountains’ rule attacks.
• Qian Ye invited Huo Ling'er, Yu Zimo, and Yun Xi into his barrier and promised to teleport them out.
• A youth asked Qian Ye to take him along, offered his findings as a gift, and was allowed inside after explaining that he wanted to survive.
• Seeing the youth enter, the other outsiders rushed to offer gifts and ask Qian Ye for help.
• Qian Ye agreed to take everyone, enlarged his barrier, and had the newcomers present gifts to Huo Ling'er, Yu Zimo, and Yun Xi.

Qian Ye protected the crowd from the Hundred Shattering Mountains’ third attack and teleported them safely outside. He returned to Stone Village and went to visit Hu Niu.

• Thirty-six powerful Chains of Rules struck Qian Ye’s barrier, but the barrier absorbed their power and drove them back.
• Shi Hao and Shi Yi worried that Qian Ye would be difficult to defeat, while Qian Ye silenced the crowd and teleported everyone out of the Hundred Shattering Mountains.
• The crowd praised Qian Ye before going their separate ways, and Qian Ye said goodbye to Yu Zimo, Huo Ling'er, and Yun Xi.
• Qian Ye returned to Stone Village, greeted the villagers, and went to Hu Niu’s home to see her.

Qian Ye returned from the Hundred Shattering Mountains, traded Ageless Spring with Willow Deity for a willow branch, and received the Primordial True Record Upper Volume as a system reward. He then gave Shi Yunfeng a drop of Ageless Spring, which restored the clan chief’s hair and beard to black.

• Qian Ye reunited with Hu Niu and finished the New Year’s meal she had prepared before answering Willow Deity’s summons.
• Willow Deity asked Qian Ye for three drops of Ageless Spring, and he agreed to give her the spring in exchange for one of her branches.
• Qian Ye poured ten drops of Ageless Spring onto Willow Deity’s roots, then jokingly asked her to give herself to him.
• The system rewarded Qian Ye with the Primordial True Record Upper Volume for checking in with Willow Deity.
• Qian Ye gave Shi Yunfeng a drop of Ageless Spring, turning the clan chief’s white hair and beard black.

Qian Ye took Hu Niu from Stone Village to the city below the Heaven Mending Pavilion, where she experienced city life, bought clothes and boots, and sampled street food. He then brought her to the pavilion and said he intended to arrange for her to study there, leaving her to follow him into the unfamiliar academy.

• Qian Ye brought Hu Niu out of Stone Village on his flying carpet and explained what cities and currency were like.
• Qian Ye took Hu Niu through the city, bought her a white dress and pink boots, and ate street snacks with her.
• Qian Ye brought Hu Niu to the Heaven Mending Pavilion and told her he planned to arrange for her to study there.
• Qian Ye and Hu Niu climbed the long steps to the pavilion entrance as Qian Ye recalled Ghost Grandpa's history with the Heaven Mending Sect.

Qian Ye and Hu Niu entered Heaven Mending Pavilion, where Qian Ye received the Primordial True Record Middle Volume (Transcendence Volume) for checking in. He offered the pavilion master Ageless Spring to save the dying Guardian Spirit divine vine, but the chapter left the pavilion master uncertain whether to trust them.

• Qian Ye used his divine ability to make the guards let him and Hu Niu enter Heaven Mending Pavilion.
• Qian Ye checked in at Heaven Mending Pavilion and received the Primordial True Record Middle Volume (Transcendence Volume).
• The Heaven Mending Pavilion master worried that the Guardian Spirit divine vine would die before Shi Hao returned with enough Ageless Spring.
• Qian Ye and Hu Niu appeared before the pavilion master, and Qian Ye asked to have Hu Niu admitted as a disciple.
• After the pavilion master refused, Qian Ye revealed that he had several drops of Ageless Spring and offered one to save the Guardian Spirit divine vine.
• Hu Niu said that she and Qian Ye came from Stone Village with Shi Hao, but the pavilion master remained unsure whether to believe them.

Qian Ye and Hu Niu arrived at the Heaven Mending Pavilion to look for Shi Hao, who had returned to Stone Village after the Hundred Shattering Mountains. Xia Youyu arranged lodging for them, and Qian Ye received the Primordial True Record, Lower Volume (Ultimate Volume) after checking in with her.

• The Heaven Mending Pavilion Master questioned Qian Ye about Shi Hao and the Ageless Spring, but Qian Ye left without telling him more.
• Qian Ye and Hu Niu met Xia Youyu and explained that they had come to find Shi Hao.
• Xia Youyu told them Shi Hao was away and arranged for Hu Niu to stay in her room and Qian Ye to stay nearby.
• Qian Ye checked in with Xia Youyu and received the Primordial True Record, Lower Volume (Ultimate Volume).
• Xia Youyu brought dinner to her room, where she, Qian Ye, and Hu Niu ate together.

Qian Ye shared Monkey Wine with Hu Niu and Xia Youyu, and its effects triggered breakthroughs during cultivation. Hu Niu reached the Spirit Transformation Realm and, finding Xia Youyu still meditating, went to look for Qian Ye.

• Qian Ye brought out Monkey Wine from the Hundred Shattering Mountains and explained its origin to Hu Niu and Xia Youyu.
• Hu Niu opened the jar, and the three tasted the fragrant wine and drank it together.
• Xia Youyu and Hu Niu both sensed impending breakthroughs and sat down to cultivate, so Qian Ye left them to it.
• Hu Niu awoke at midnight after breaking through from the Heavenly Passage Realm to the Spirit Transformation Realm.
• Hu Niu saw that Xia Youyu was still cultivating, cleared the table, and went to check whether Qian Ye was in his room.

After Shi Hao confirmed that Qian Ye came from Stone Village, the Heaven Mending Pavilion's pavilion master sought Qian Ye's help to save the Guardian Spirit Divine Vine. Qian Ye offered ten drops of Ageless Spring in exchange for the vine's golden gourd, and the vine had not yet responded.

• Xia Youyu broke through to the Spirit Transformation Realm after drinking Qian Ye's Monkey Wine.
• Shi Hao told the pavilion master that Qian Ye lived in Stone Village and had taken the Ageless Spring, confirming Qian Ye's account.
• Qian Ye told Xia Youyu that Hu Niu was an orphan who had lived with him since he first came to Stone Village.
• The pavilion master apologized to Qian Ye, agreed to let Hu Niu join the Heaven Mending Pavilion, and asked him to save the Guardian Spirit Divine Vine.
• Qian Ye offered ten drops of Ageless Spring for the vine's golden gourd, and the pavilion master asked the Guardian Spirit Divine Vine whether she agreed.

Qian Ye revived the Guardian Spirit Divine Vine with Ageless Spring, helping her break through to the Divine Flame Realm and saving the Heaven Mending Pavilion from destruction. After staying there for half a year, he returned to the Stone Kingdom, where a visitor claiming to be his elder sister arrived with a familiar description.

• Qian Ye gave the Guardian Spirit Divine Vine ten drops of Ageless Spring, restoring her vitality and prompting her to manifest as a beautiful woman.
• The Guardian Spirit Divine Vine revealed that the Ageless Spring was its essence and that absorbing it had ignited her Divine Fire, advancing her to the Divine Flame Realm.
• The Heaven Mending Pavilion’s Guardian Spirit’s breakthrough deterred its enemies, and the pavilion survived the calamity; Qian Ye received 100 Nirvana Pills from the system.
• Qian Ye stayed at the Heaven Mending Pavilion for half a year, then went to the Stone Kingdom’s imperial palace to visit Empress Shi.
• A palace maid told Qian Ye that a beautiful woman claiming to be his elder sister had come to see him, and her four white-and-pink tails made him suspect she was Madwoman.

Qian Ye received the Heavenly Fox Fairy, concealed his power, and traded teasing remarks with her while trying to learn why she had come. After grabbing and examining one of her tails, he asked her to state her business, leaving the reason for her visit unrevealed.

• Qian Ye recognized the visiting woman as the Heavenly Fox Fairy and ordered the guards to invite her in.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy approached Qian Ye and questioned how a mortal with no cultivation had become the Stone Kingdom's Human Emperor.
• Qian Ye rebuffed her questions and her playful suggestion that he take her as a consort.
• Qian Ye grabbed one of the Heavenly Fox Fairy's four tails and tugged at it until she protested and moved away.
• Qian Ye asked the Heavenly Fox Fairy what business had brought her to see him.

The Heavenly Fox Fairy tried to recruit Qian Ye into the Heaven Mending Sect and warned him about the Upper Realm’s coming harvest of Lower Realm Venerables, but he rejected her arguments and exposed her as the Witch’s secondary body. After kissing her and offering to help her avoid merging with her true body, Qian Ye received the Da Peng Precious Technique as a system reward.

• The Heavenly Fox Fairy probed Qian Ye’s cultivation and invited him to join the Heaven Mending Sect, offering power and protection from the coming calamities.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy explained the Medicine Field Theory and warned that Upper Realm powers would harvest Venerables, but Qian Ye said he feared no one who tried to take him.
• Qian Ye pulled the Heavenly Fox Fairy into his arms and kissed her, then told her that she was a secondary body of the Black-Clothed Witch.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy denied the revelation but wondered how Qian Ye knew her secret and what his background was.
• The system rewarded Qian Ye with the Da Peng Precious Technique for checking in with the Heavenly Fox Fairy.
• Qian Ye offered to help the Heavenly Fox Fairy avoid merging with her true body.

Qian Ye offered to help the Heavenly Fox Fairy separate from her true body, and she questioned whether he had the power to do it. He took her to Stone Village to demonstrate his abilities, where the Willow Deity greeted him.

• Qian Ye told the Heavenly Fox Fairy that her true body would eventually absorb her, and offered to help her remain independent if she chose.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy questioned Qian Ye's ability to separate her from her true body, and he claimed that strength could prevent her from being absorbed.
• Qian Ye transported the Heavenly Fox Fairy to Stone Village, explaining that he and Shi Hao had grown up there.
• Qian Ye carried the blushing Heavenly Fox Fairy over his shoulder into the village, then introduced her to the Willow Deity as a friend.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy noticed the willow tree had changed, and Qian Ye called it Stone Village's Guardian Spirit.

Qian Ye took the Heavenly Fox Fairy sightseeing, treated her to an elaborate fish banquet and Monkey Wine, and gradually won her trust. The next afternoon, she decided to sever her ties to the Witch and become her own person, then asked Qian Ye how he would help her.

• Qian Ye showed the Heavenly Fox Fairy around Stone Village and told her the hidden history of Shi Hao's true birthplace.
• Qian Ye cooked the Heavenly Fox Fairy an all-fish banquet and shared Monkey Wine with her while the village children watched.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy considered whether Qian Ye could help her become independent from the Witch, while the Green Scaled Eagle Woman entered Qian Ye's room that night.
• Over the next three days, Qian Ye took the Heavenly Fox Fairy sightseeing around the Fire Nation and other places, building her trust in him.
• The Heavenly Fox Fairy told Qian Ye she had decided to become her own person, and he said helping her would be serious but would not leave her at a disadvantage.

Qian Ye proposed a sham marriage to lure Witch to Heavenly Fox Fairy so he could help her escape her true body’s control. Heavenly Fox Fairy agreed and broke through to the Venerable Realm with his pill, then realized she had fallen for him while he remained asleep.

• Qian Ye told Heavenly Fox Fairy that staging a wedding would draw Witch to them, and she agreed to the sham marriage despite wanting a real one.
• Qian Ye asked about Heavenly Fox Fairy’s cultivation, gave her a pill, and revealed that he knew details about Witch’s other spiritual bodies and secluded cultivation.
• Heavenly Fox Fairy swallowed the pill and cultivated while Qian Ye drank Monkey Wine and fell asleep.
• Heavenly Fox Fairy broke through to the Venerable Realm, tasted Qian Ye’s Monkey Wine, and resolved to keep hinting at her feelings for him.

Qian Ye told the Stone Empress he intended to take the Heavenly Fox Fairy as a consort, and the Empress agreed while warning him about the Heaven Mending Sect. Three days later, Qian Ye and the Heavenly Fox Fairy held a simple wedding, and he lifted her veil as she waited expectantly.

• The Stone Empress visited Qian Ye and agreed to his plan to marry the Heavenly Fox Fairy.
• The Stone Empress warned Qian Ye that marrying the Heaven Mending Sect’s Saintess could bring the sect’s opposition, but said she trusted him.
• Qian Ye gave the Stone Empress a jar of Monkey Wine made from spirit peaches, and she happily accepted it.
• Three days later, Qian Ye and the Heavenly Fox Fairy completed their wedding rites and entered the bridal chamber.
• Qian Ye lifted the Heavenly Fox Fairy’s veil, and she gazed at him with anticipation.

Qian Ye and the Heavenly Fox Fairy turned their sham marriage into a real relationship, while Hu Niu and Xia Youyu continued to miss him at the Heaven Mending Pavilion. The Stone Empress tasted Qian Ye’s Monkey Wine and secluded herself after it showed signs of helping her break through.

• Qian Ye told the Heavenly Fox Fairy he would not consummate their sham marriage, but she persuaded him that their marriage could become real, and they spent the night together.
• Hu Niu rejected her suitors and told Xia Youyu that she missed Brother Qian Ye, while Xia Youyu reassured her that he would visit soon.
• The Stone Empress opened the jar of Monkey Wine Qian Ye had given her and shared a cup with Xiao Zi.
• The Stone Empress explained the wine’s origins and medicinal benefits, then ordered the palace maid to keep its effects secret.
• The Stone Empress entered her secret chamber to meditate after one cup of Monkey Wine seemed to bring her close to breaking through to the Formation Arrangement Realm.

Yue Chan fretted over the Heaven Mending Sect’s order to subdue Qian Ye and took in a starving orphan. Meanwhile, Qian Ye promised to take the Heavenly Fox Fairy to confront her true body, Witch, and claimed he could help her reach the Divine Flame Realm within ten days.

• Yue Chan realized she could not subdue Qian Ye alone, since he had defeated the previous Stone Kingdom Human Emperor.
• Yue Chan bought a hungry orphan three baked flatbreads, learned he had no family or home, and took him toward the Heaven Mending Sect.
• Qian Ye and the Heavenly Fox Fairy woke after becoming Dao companions, and she worried that Witch would come after her for betraying her true body.
• Qian Ye decided to take the Heavenly Fox Fairy to the Immortal Ancient Land in ten days so she could settle matters with Witch face-to-face.
• Qian Ye promised to help the Heavenly Fox Fairy reach the Divine Flame Realm within ten days, leaving her astonished by the claim.