Chapter Summaries

Qian Ye tried to persuade Yu Zimo to accept his help, using the ribbon he had taken from her leg to make her listen. He explained Shi Hao’s exceptional talent and refused to help kill him, leaving Yu Zimo to hear out what other help he had in mind.

• Qian Ye revealed that he had taken the silver ribbon from Yu Zimo’s left leg and dodged her attempts to get it back.
• Qian Ye restrained Yu Zimo, assured her he was not her enemy, and persuaded her to sit and listen.
• Qian Ye told Yu Zimo that Shi Hao had opened ten Heavenly Passages, the highest level, and that she had opened three.
• Yu Zimo offered to bring Qian Ye into the Rain Clan if he killed Shi Hao, but he refused and said Shi Hao needed to stay alive.
• Yu Zimo insisted she wanted no help other than Shi Hao’s death, and Qian Ye urged her to hear him out before deciding.

Qian Ye tried to earn Yu Zimo’s trust by confessing his feelings and showing her a Supreme Being Bone, revealing that he had taken Shi Hao’s bone years ago. Yu Zimo began to believe he might oppose Shi Hao, and Qian Ye asked whether she wanted a Supreme Being Bone of her own.

• Yu Zimo rejected Qian Ye’s offer of help, but he confessed that he loved her, leaving her conflicted by his handsome appearance and uncertain sincerity.
• Qian Ye showed Yu Zimo a Supreme Being Bone, and she recognized it as possibly the one that had disappeared after Yu Yunxi removed it from Shi Hao.
• Qian Ye admitted he had taken Shi Hao’s bone and argued that Shi Yi did not need it because Double Pupils and a Supreme Being Bone clashed and would bring karmic consequences.
• Qian Ye revealed that Yu Zimo had come to the Hundred Shattering Mountains to hunt Shi Hao and obtain the Ageless Spring, and claimed that only he could kill Shi Hao.
• Yu Zimo grew more willing to trust Qian Ye because he had kept Shi Hao’s bone, and Qian Ye asked whether she wanted a Supreme Being Bone of her own.

Qian Ye offered Yu Zimo a Supreme Being Bone, and she struggled to believe his professed affection and decide whether to accept it. After he stole her first kiss, he gave her a Body Tempering Pill and the Spring of Life and prepared to implant the bone, leaving her nervous but willing to proceed.

• Yu Zimo asked whether Qian Ye planned to give her Shi Hao's Supreme Being Bone and what he expected in return.
• Qian Ye insisted he liked Yu Zimo and wanted to give her the bone without conditions.
• Qian Ye brought out Yu Zimo's silver ribbon, then kissed her when she turned away.
• Yu Zimo realized Qian Ye had taken her first kiss and thought he should take responsibility for her.
• Qian Ye gave Yu Zimo a Body Tempering Pill and the Spring of Life, and she swallowed both before agreeing to the implantation.

After implanting the Supreme Being Bone in Yu Zimo, Qian Ye received and fused a pair of Sage Double Pupils, then spent the night with her before she left. He later arrived at the Ageless Spring and collected its remaining essence-rich sand while four youths fought over it.

• Qian Ye implanted the Supreme Being Bone in Yu Zimo without leaving a wound, and they ate roast pheasant together.
• The system rewarded Qian Ye with Sage Double Pupils, which it implanted and fused with his existing Double Pupils.
• Yu Zimo noticed Qian Ye's golden Double Pupils, kissed him, and spent the night with him.
• Qian Ye woke to find Yu Zimo had left, then realized the helpers she had brought were dead at Shi Hao's hands.
• Qian Ye found four youths fighting over the Ageless Spring and collected its damp, essence-rich sand for Willow Deity's roots.

Qian Ye gathered sand from the supposedly dried-up Ageless Spring and revealed that its water had developed spiritual intelligence and was transforming. He trapped its true body in a jade bottle, then refused Shi Hao’s request for a share and told him to gather the remaining sand.

• Qian Ye explained that the Ageless Spring had consumed its water while cultivating a Dharma body and was hiding in the sand.
• Shi Hao arrived after defeating Huo Ling'er, Yu Zimo, and the veiled girl, and Qian Ye stopped him from digging so he could reveal what he had discovered.
• The veiled girl identified the golden cocoon as the Ageless Spring’s transforming true body, and Qian Ye brought it out of the sand pit.
• The golden cocoon broke into ninety-nine little golden dragons, but Qian Ye trapped them with a barrier and collected them in a jade bottle.
• Shi Hao asked Qian Ye for some Ageless Spring, but Qian Ye refused and told him to gather the remaining sand himself.

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.