Chapter Summaries

Qing Mo and his companions exposed Lin Ao’s crimes and forced the Xu Province Martial Arts Administration to answer for Director Yan Jun’s attempt to detain them. Lin Ao was crippled and abandoned by Feng Tingting, and after another week sightseeing, the group set off for the capital.

• Qing Mo called Feng Rumeng, who flew to Xu Province with Gao Yuan after learning Yan Jun had tried to take the group in for investigation.
• Uncle Dong gave Wen Zifeng records of Lin Ao’s crimes and the Ren Family’s businesses, while investigations and media reports drove the Ren Family toward ruin.
• Feng Rumeng slapped Yan Jun through a wall, and Feng Tingting agreed to divorce Lin Ao after Wen Zifeng revealed his violent crimes and underworld ties.
• Feng Rumeng destroyed Lin Ao’s dantian and knocked him unconscious, while Feng Jie promised to look after his former brother-in-law in prison.
• Feng Rumeng and Gao Yuan took Yan Jun away, the birthday banquet began, and Qing Mo and the others left for the capital after another week in Xu Province.

After a month in Capital City, Qing Mo and his companions entered a hidden secret realm in Tibet to confront the mastermind who had targeted Wen Zifeng. Wen Zifeng, Zhou Wenhui, and Sun Yundie slaughtered the Supreme One Immortal Sect, leaving its unconscious mastermind as its last survivor.

• Qing Mo explained that the mastermind had used three chosen ones to pursue Wen Zifeng and steal his fortune, then led the group to the secret realm in Tibet.
• Qing Mo bypassed the realm's concealment formations, modified its formation disc, and gave everyone keys to enter and control the formations.
• Qing Mo extracted the Dark Blood Mark from Wen Zifeng and traced its blood-red thread to the Supreme One Immortal Sect, while the mastermind suffered a backlash after trying to divine Qing Mo.
• Wen Zifeng killed the sect's gatekeeper and destroyed its signboard before leading an assault on the sect.
• Luo An asked Wen Zifeng to let Sun Yundie gain experience, and Sun Yundie and Zhou Wenhui joined Wen Zifeng in slaughtering the sect's disciples and elders.
• Wen Zifeng, Zhou Wenhui, and Sun Yundie reached the central palace, where the unconscious mastermind remained unaware that he was the sect's last survivor.

Wen Zifeng captured Ye Juntian, learned how the reborn Immortal Emperor had plotted against him, and tortured him to death before destroying the families and sects of his seven female confidantes. Back in the Capital City, Wen Zifeng handed the women to Uncle Dong, who prepared to train them despite their threats and hatred.

• Wen Zifeng and the others found Ye Juntian in the secret realm, and Qing Mo explained that Ye Juntian had been reborn after dying during an ascension tribulation.
• Qing Mo used a leaf from the Tree of Vitality to stabilize Ye Juntian, and Wen Zifeng woke him and beat him while revealing his peak Dao Integration Realm cultivation.
• Qin Ming captured Little Rain, and Wen Zifeng’s group killed her father and took her and Ye Juntian’s other female confidantes prisoner.
• Wen Zifeng tortured Ye Juntian for seven days, killed him, and trapped his soul in the Soul-Burning Lamp; he and the others then exterminated the women’s sects, families, friends, and relatives.
• Wen Zifeng brought the seven women to the Capital City and entrusted them to Uncle Dong for training, while they vowed to resist and seek revenge.

Qing Mo destroyed Sakura Country, gave Jiang Tian and the others resources before departing, and reunited with his companions in Cold City. After Jing Yubai's group defeated the Wei Family, Qing Mo rewarded Yun Jiange with a scroll containing sword intent and prepared to seek the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus.

• Qing Mo sank Sakura Country with volcanic eruptions and a tsunami, then sent resources to Jiang Tian and the others before leaving with Han Qianxue, Mo Wangshu, and Little Tail.
• Jing Yubai's group clashed with the Wei Family in the Silver Snow Mountain Range, and Zhang Ao and his companions joined them to drive the Wei Family away.
• Jing Yubai introduced Zhang Ao's group to Ren Tianye and the others, and Qing Mo returned to the courtyard with his companions and reunited with Da Bai and Little Tail.
• Qing Mo assessed Yun Jiange's sword domain and wrote a character containing dense sword intent, then gave the scroll to him as a reward.
• Qing Mo looked toward the Silver Snow Mountain Range, where the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus was nearing maturity, intending to transplant some into his small world.

Qing Mo led his companions into the depths of the Silver Snow Mountain Range, where they encountered Yin Tianxiao of the Yin Pole Sect harassing Han Qianxue and Mo Wangshu. Han Qianxue crippled Yin Tianxiao and slaughtered his entourage, and Qing Mo ordered Yin Tianxiao dragged along as they prepared to visit the Yin Pole Sect.

• Qing Mo and his companions pressed deeper into the Silver Snow Mountain Range, distributing cold-warding beads to protect the group from the deadly chill.
• At the mountain range’s deepest point, Yin Tianxiao approached Han Qianxue and Mo Wangshu and arrogantly demanded that Qing Mo surrender them.
• Han Qianxue crippled Yin Tianxiao, while Qing Mo held him beneath his foot and ordered her to kill the rest of his entourage.
• Han Qianxue blocked the entourage’s attack with her sword case, then used the Seven Absolutes Sword Slaying Array to kill them all.
• Qing Mo promised to destroy the Yin Pole Sect and ordered Jing Yubai to rope Yin Tianxiao’s neck and drag him along.

Qing Mo and his group reached a lake guarded by a Snow Flood Dragon, but Da Bai’s White Tiger divine bloodline subdued the beast and let them take the Ice Crystal Snow Lotuses. Qing Mo then opened a spatial passage to the Yin Pole Sect and destroyed it with a flicked Cold-Repelling Pearl, leaving Yin Tianxiao to witness the sect’s annihilation.

• Qing Mo’s group arrived at the lake, where the Snow Flood Dragon emerged to defend the Ice Crystal Snow Lotuses and challenged Qing Mo and Han Qianxue.
• Da Bai revealed his White Tiger divine-beast bloodline, suppressing the Snow Flood Dragon until it lay motionless on the lake.
• Qing Mo had Jing Yubai collect the blooming and unopened Ice Crystal Snow Lotuses, then taunted Yin Tianxiao and revealed Da Bai’s transformation.
• Qing Mo opened a spatial passage to the Yin Pole Sect, whose sect master denied knowing Yin Tianxiao after seeing Qing Mo’s power.
• Qing Mo declared he would destroy the Yin Pole Sect and flicked a Cold-Repelling Pearl through the passage, annihilating the sect and its surrounding mountain range.
• Qing Mo asked the stunned Yin Tianxiao how he felt after watching his sect’s destruction.

Qing Mo helped the Snow Flood Dragon transform into a true dragon, named it Yinzi, and took it as his follower. He then led his companions toward the southern Linhai Continent to open a tavern and temper the younger generation’s state of mind, while pursuing something he needed to retrieve.

• Qing Mo revealed a future Sea Wheel Realm opportunity in Golden Sands Sea City and offered the Snow Flood Dragon true dragon blood essence in exchange for its loyalty.
• The Snow Flood Dragon endured a lightning tribulation and successfully transformed into a silver-white true dragon.
• Qing Mo named the new dragon Yinzi, then let Qu Ziyun and the other children ride and play on it before it shrank to a tiny size.
• Qing Mo and his companions traveled for over a month while Han Qianxue split off to gather the remaining treasures he had requested.
• Qing Mo told his companions they were going to the poor southern region to open a tavern, live among mortals, and improve their state of mind, while he retrieved something there.

Qing Mo brought his companions to Nanyong City to open a restaurant and slowly extract the Soul-Attracting Stone without damaging the earth veins. After sampling Spring Breeze Tower’s food, Qing Mo and Mo Wangshu silently agreed that it deserved a bad review.

• Qing Mo explained that he would open a restaurant in Nanyong City while calculating the earth veins’ course to obtain the Soul-Attracting Stone safely.
• Qu Ziyun and Little Tail eagerly admired the street food, while passersby discussed Yinzi’s recent transformation into a true dragon.
• Jing Yubai took Qu Ziyun and Little Tail shopping as Qing Mo’s group entered Spring Breeze Tower and tipped the waiter with spirit stones.
• Qu Ziyun shared pastries with the group, and Yinzi tasted one, cried at how delicious it was, and regretted guarding the Ice Crystal Snow Lotus.
• The waiter served Spring Breeze Tower’s signature dishes, and Qing Mo and Mo Wangshu exchanged looks that said, “Bad review!”

Qing Mo and Mo Wangshu criticized Spring Breeze Tower’s food, prompting Fan Weishi to challenge them to prove their cooking was better. Qing Mo coached Xia Qiyue and Qu Ziyun through making oil-braised prawns and steamed fish, and Fan Weishi froze in astonishment after tasting their dishes.

• Yinzi eagerly ate Spring Breeze Tower’s meal while Qing Mo and Mo Wangshu judged the dishes poorly and explained their flaws.
• Xia Qiyue, Qu Ziyun, Wang Weixiu, Liu Minghua, and Jing Yubai confronted the restaurant staff, and Fan Weishi challenged them to demonstrate better cooking.
• Qing Mo agreed to teach Fan Weishi by directing Xia Qiyue and Qu Ziyun as they prepared oil-braised prawns and steamed fish.
• Qing Mo explained each cooking step as the crowd and Fan Weishi watched the two girls work carefully.
• The diners rushed to taste the finished dishes, and Fan Weishi froze after tasting them, realizing how delicious they were.

Qing Mo’s cooking won over a fourth-grade spirit chef and made his restaurant a sensation before he joined Wen Wan’s Purple Cloud Peak. After his noodles attracted Feng Cai’er and the peak’s disciples, Qing Mo teased them with the beauty benefits of pig trotters, leaving them eager for more.

• After tasting Qing Mo’s dishes at Spring Breeze Tower, Fan Weishi admitted his cooking was inferior and asked to follow Qing Mo as an apprentice, while the restaurant manager agreed to let him leave.
• Qing Mo and his companions ran Come Back Often in Breakfast City, where their limited dishes and wines drew crowds and helped the four little ones and their companions experience mortal life.
• Wen Wan invited Qing Mo to Purple Cloud Peak, where he prepared broth noodles that delighted hundreds of disciples and attracted Feng Cai’er from Azure Cloud Peak.
• Feng Cai’er tasted Qing Mo’s noodles, recognized their benefits, and accused Wen Wan of keeping the spirit chef to herself before Wen Wan dragged her outside to talk.
• When the disciples mocked the idea of eating pig trotters, Qing Mo said they could improve women’s beauty, and the women’s eager looks changed at once.

Qing Mo prepared five hundred spicy braised pig trotters with help from Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan, while the disciples of Purple Cloud Peak fought to reach the kitchen first. The rain-soaked Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan tried to stop the battle as Wen Wan and Feng Cai'er arrived at the courtyard.

• Qing Mo chose Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan by spinning a chopstick to help prepare the pig trotters, and they bought the ingredients that evening.
• Feng Cai'er tried to arrange a meal at Purple Cloud Peak, and Wen Wan agreed only if Feng Cai'er lent her the Colorful Cloud Necklace.
• Qing Mo, Bai Ruyi, and Wu Menghan made soup dumplings for breakfast before preparing five large pots of spicy braised pig trotters.
• Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan tasted the finished trotters and found that their skin had become fairer and softer.
• Qing Mo announced that the food was ready, and hundreds of disciples fought on the mountainside to reach the courtyard as rain began to fall.
• Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan shielded the pots from the rain and flew out to stop the fighting, while Wen Wan and Feng Cai'er arrived at the courtyard.

Qing Mo won over Purple Cloud Peak with his pig-trotter rice and roasted lamb legs, then prepared smashed cucumber salad to cut through the richness. The Supreme Elder revealed himself and announced he would visit for meals every day, while Wen Wan said his wine could not compare to the wine at Qing Mo's restaurant.

• Bai Ruyi, Wu Menghan, Wen Wan, and Feng Cai'er ate Qing Mo's pig-trotter rice, and its effects on their skin prompted Purple Cloud Peak's female cultivators to rush the kitchen courtyard.
• Qing Mo met an old man roasting lamb on the back mountain and invited him to taste his own roasted lamb legs that evening.
• Qing Mo, Bai Ruyi, and Wu Menghan marinated and roasted hundreds of lamb legs, and the old man helped tend the fire before enthusiastically tasting them.
• The Supreme Elder arrived, revealed his identity, praised Qing Mo's cooking, and said he would come to Purple Cloud Peak for meals every day.
• Qing Mo made smashed cucumber salad to accompany the lamb, and the Supreme Elder offered his wine, which Wen Wan said was inferior to the wine at Qing Mo's restaurant.

Qing Mo’s wine helped the Supreme Elder break through to the late Life Wheel Realm, and Qing Mo took him to the shore to gather seafood for a feast. At the fishing harbor, an enemy from Qing Mo’s past recognized him and told her master he could help them take revenge.

• Wen Wan brought several kinds of wine from Qing Mo’s restaurant, and the Supreme Elder drank Comprehend True Self, regained clarity, and left to break through.
• Feng Cai’er drank Comprehend True Self and gained a substantial increase in strength, while the others crowded Wen Wan for wine and Qing Mo slipped away.
• The Supreme Elder, Bai Ruyi, and Wu Menghan visited Qing Mo for breakfast, and Qing Mo served them tomato and egg noodles.
• The Supreme Elder took Qing Mo to the seaside, where Qing Mo cooked Buddha’s hand barnacles and convinced the Supreme Elder they were delicious.
• Qing Mo and the Supreme Elder bought sea crabs, shrimp, and other seafood at a fishing harbor, where a woman recognized Qing Mo and told her master he could help them take revenge.

Qing Mo and the Grand Elder returned from the harbor and shared a seafood feast with the disciples, then Qing Mo proposed planting grapes to make wine. Chu Yun'er and her injured master Cang Lanyue hoped Qing Mo could help them, but they lost track of him while searching.

• Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue spotted Qing Mo at the fishing harbor, and Chu Yun'er believed his help could let them avenge the United Moon Sect.
• Qing Mo noticed Chu Yun'er and sensed a heavenly treasure clinging to Cang Lanyue, then returned to the kitchen courtyard with the Grand Elder.
• Qing Mo cooked shrimp, crab, fish, and sea snails, and Bai Ruyi, Wu Menghan, the Grand Elder, and the gathered disciples enjoyed the seafood.
• Qing Mo asked to reclaim wasteland behind Purple Cloud Peak so he could grow grapes and make wine, and Wen Wan agreed to arrange the work.
• Feng Cai'er decided to plant grapes on Azure Cloud Peak too after Wen Wan refused to share her future wine.
• Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue searched for Qing Mo but lost track of him after hesitating to follow too closely.

Qing Mo hosted a hotpot feast and later completed his brewing process, attracting the Supreme Emperor of the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty and his fifth-grade spirit chef, Du Shengcai. Du Shengcai challenged Qing Mo to a cooking contest, and Qing Mo proposed four dishes with two days to prepare.

• Qing Mo prepared a huge yin-yang hotpot, and the Grand Elder, Bai Ruyi, Wu Menghan, and the others discovered that beef offal was delicious.
• After five days, the Grand Elder moved in to wait for Qing Mo’s wine, and the Supreme Elder helped finish brewing Wind, Flowers, Snow, and Moon and Ten Years of Great Dreams.
• Wu Menghan went home for her mother’s birthday, while the Supreme Emperor of the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty arrived with Du Shengcai to visit the Supreme Elder.
• The Supreme Elder praised Qing Mo’s cooking over Du Shengcai’s, prompting Du Shengcai to challenge Qing Mo to a cooking contest.
• Qing Mo agreed to prepare one cold dish, one soup, one hot dish, and one pastry, asking for two days to get ready.

Qing Mo defeated the fifth-grade spirit chef Du Shengcai with an elaborate feast, prompting Du Shengcai to ask to learn from him and resign from the imperial kitchen. The Qinwu Imperial Dynasty's retired emperor tried to persuade Qing Mo to return with him, and the Grand Elder angrily objected.

• The Supreme Elder worried that Qing Mo might lose, but Qing Mo chose four dishes and explained the origin of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall to Bai Ruyi.
• Qing Mo and Bai Ruyi prepared the ingredients for the competition, and the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty's retired emperor and Du Shengcai arrived at the Morning Cloud Sect.
• Du Shengcai finished his dishes first, and Qing Mo recognized them as dishes he had taught Wu Menghan; Qing Mo then revealed his own dishes, whose aroma impressed everyone.
• The Supreme Elder and the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty's retired emperor devoured Qing Mo's food, and Du Shengcai conceded the contest and asked to learn from Qing Mo.
• Wu Menghan revealed that Qing Mo had taught her the dishes Du Shengcai made, and Du Shengcai asked permission to resign and remain at the Morning Cloud Sect.
• The Qinwu Imperial Dynasty's retired emperor proposed that Qing Mo return to the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty and oversee the imperial kitchen, prompting the Grand Elder to roar in anger.

Qing Mo rejected the retired Qinwu Emperor’s offer to work in the imperial kitchen, while Chu Yun’er and Cang Lanyue found his companions and pleaded for help with Cang Lanyue’s worsening injuries. The group brought them back to the restaurant, where they became new employees, as Qing Mo later went to the seaside with his companions to gather seafood.

• Qing Mo declined the retired Qinwu Emperor’s offer, and the emperor moved into a newly built house beside Qing Mo’s courtyard so he could keep eating there.
• Chu Yun’er followed Qu Ziyun out of town with Cang Lanyue, and Qu Ziyun’s companions surrounded them after they were exposed.
• Little Tail and Da Bai recognized Chu Yun’er as someone who had previously ambushed Qing Mo, but Qu Ziyun and Mo Wangshu agreed to help when Cang Lanyue’s injuries worsened.
• Mo Wangshu brought Chu Yun’er and Cang Lanyue back to the restaurant, where they received medicine and became new employees.
• Qing Mo, Bai Ruyi, Wu Menghan, the Grand Elder, the retired Qinwu Emperor, and Du Shengcai went to the seaside to forage for seafood.

Qing Mo and the others gathered seafood and made oyster sauce, dried oysters, and grilled oysters, while the Supreme Elder and the retired emperor competed over wine and food. Later, Qing Mo taught Du Shengcai and the others to cook braised ribs and taro pork belly, ending with the two elders pleading to be let into the locked kitchen.

• Qing Mo found goose barnacles and oysters by the shore, and the group gathered them along with other seafood to take home.
• Qing Mo cooked oysters into broth for oyster sauce, dried the spent oysters, and grilled smaller ones with garlic chili sauce; the Supreme Elder brought out wine that the retired emperor eagerly drank.
• Qing Mo processed the gathered seafood into dried goods while the retired emperor repeatedly visited the Supreme Elder to ask for more wine.
• Qing Mo taught Bai Ruyi and Wu Menghan how to braise pork ribs, then guided Du Shengcai as he made taro steamed pork belly.
• The Supreme Elder and the Grand Emperor of the Qinwu Imperial Dynasty stole the braised ribs, so Du Shengcai locked the kitchen while the others ate the taro pork belly.
• The two elders pounded on the door and insisted they wanted to join in, while Qing Mo teased them about eating too much fatty meat.

Qing Mo returned to the tavern, reunited with his disciples, and heard Cang Lanyue’s account of the Bone-Rotting Flower in the death zone. He left her request for help undecided and resumed teaching the tavern staff new dishes.

• Qing Mo returned to the tavern after brewing hundreds of jars of wine at Morning Cloud Sect, where the Supreme Elder and Emperor Emeritus guarded the jars from each other.
• Mo Wangshu, Qu Ziyun, and Xia Qiyue welcomed Qing Mo back, and Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue asked him to heal Cang Lanyue’s severe injuries.
• Qing Mo said he would consider helping Cang Lanyue after hearing about the death zone, and she described escaping a Bone-Rotting Flower that grew among white bones.
• Qing Mo explained the flower’s dangers but neither accepted nor refused their request, then spent the night with Mo Wangshu.
• The next day, Qing Mo taught Qu Ziyun, Xia Qiyue, and Mo Wangshu to make Three-Cup Chicken and Salt-and-Pepper Mantis Shrimp, while Da Bai and Yinzi tried to sneak some chicken.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Qing Mo punishes Da Bai and Yinzi by making them smell and listen to others eating new dishes, but not letting them taste.
• Two middle-aged men, Qu Yangwei and Wang Jianren, intrude into the restaurant looking for Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue. They are forced to kneel by Qing Mo's power.
• Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue return and recognize the intruders as enemies from their past. They beg Qing Mo to let them handle the situation.
• Qing Mo allows Chu Yun'er, Cang Lanyue, and Mo Wangshu to deal with the intruders, who are later tortured and killed.
• Qing Mo returns to the Morning Cloud Sect and prepares two new dishes: Charcoal-Grilled Sea Conch and Pan-Braised Little Azure Dragon with Garlic Butter and Soy Sauce.

Character Developments

• Qing Mo demonstrates his power and authority, punishing Da Bai and Yinzi, and easily subduing the intruders.
• Mo Wangshu shows her loyalty and protectiveness towards Qing Mo, and her willingness to help take revenge on their enemies.
• Chu Yun'er and Cang Lanyue seek Qing Mo's permission to handle their enemies, displaying their eagerness for revenge.
• The Supreme Elder and Supreme Emperor express their eagerness to try Qing Mo's new dishes.

Significant Themes

• Power and authority: Qing Mo's power is demonstrated through his ability to subdue the intruders and punish his subordinates.
• Loyalty and revenge: Mo Wangshu, Chu Yun'er, and Cang Lanyue show their loyalty to Qing Mo and their desire for revenge against their enemies.
• Culinary skill and creativity: Qing Mo's ability to create new and delicious dishes is highlighted.

Character Interactions

• Qing Mo interacts with Da Bai, Yinzi, and Mo Wangshu, displaying his authority and affection towards them.
• Mo Wangshu, Chu Yun'er, and Cang Lanyue work together to deal with their enemies, showing their unity and shared goal.
• Qing Mo interacts with the Supreme Elder and Supreme Emperor, showing his respect and willingness to cater to their desires.