Recaps

After Du Chengping was left alive but gravely ill, Luo Yunji grieved beside his ice coffin while Zhang Xiaofan and the court officials feared the consequences of the incident. Li Qinghe comforted Luo Yunji and encouraged him to seek help from Uncle Master Tian, leaving him with hope that Du Chengping might recover.

• The Emperor ordered a thorough investigation and left court with the Prince, while the Prime Minister and Great General feared Big Bamboo Peak might retaliate.
• Zhang Xiaofan had soldiers carry Du Chengping's ice coffin to the Food Mansion, then returned with medicine as Luo Yunji prepared to unseal it.
• Yan Hui questioned the Ghost King Sect disciples, learned they denied involvement, and ordered an investigation.
• Li Qinghe arrived at the Food Mansion and reassured Zhang Xiaofan that the child Luo Yunji had saved was alive, though he would suffer from illness.
• Li Qinghe embraced the sorrowful Luo Yunji and urged him to take Du Chengping to Uncle Master Tian for treatment, giving Luo Yunji hope.

Zhang Xiaofan confronted representatives over the attack on the Food Mansion and learned that the Myriad Poison Sect had taken part, with Qingyan Pavilion hiding its members. He punished those who disrespected him, then stormed into Qingyan Pavilion to search for the fugitives.

• Zhang Xiaofan questioned faction representatives, and a second-rank court official insulted him and the Azure Cloud Sect.
• Yan Hui presented Zhang Xiaofan with a list identifying the Myriad Poison Sect members involved in the attack and admitted he had not captured them all.
• Yan Hui revealed that Qingyan Pavilion, a subordinate force of the Acacia Sect, had hidden the Myriad Poison Sect members and said he had ordered it surrounded.
• Zhang Xiaofan warned the representatives that he would punish everyone involved, while soldiers carried away those who had disrespected him.
• Zhang Xiaofan kicked open Qingyan Pavilion's doors and sent soldiers to search its rooms; Yan Hui slapped a motionless Ghost King Sect disciple.

Zhang Xiaofan led the search for the people responsible for an incident involving Luo Yunji, exposing a secret chamber at Qingyan Pavilion and capturing five suspects. The two masterminds remained at large, so he ordered mirrors brought in to make the captives talk.

• Yan Hui killed a man who had approached, then gathered the Ghost King Sect disciples to search for the missing people.
• Zhang Xiaofan confronted the Madam at Qingyan Pavilion, and soldiers found and broke into a hidden chamber, capturing five people.
• The Madam accused Yan Hui of risking war among the Holy Sect, but Zhang Xiaofan dismissed her threats and revealed his strength and position as Ghost King Sect vice sect master.
• Yan Hui reported that the two masterminds were still missing, and Zhang Xiaofan demanded that the captives reveal where they had gone.
• When no one answered, Zhang Xiaofan ordered the soldiers to find mirrors.

Zhang Xiaofan tortured Qingyan Pavilion members into revealing that two ringleaders had left the Imperial City, then captured them and killed most of the pavilion’s people. After sending a warning to the Acacia Sect and Myriad Poison Sect and prompting arrests in the Imperial City, the chapter ended with Du Chengping waking under Li Qinghe’s care.

• Zhang Xiaofan made the Madam watch as his magic withered her exposed skin, then killed two Qingyan Pavilion members when no one answered his questions.
• A woman revealed that the two ringleaders had left the previous night, and Zhang Xiaofan obtained their portraits before setting off to find them.
• Yan Hui told the Madam that Big Bamboo Peak’s strength meant the allied sects could not intimidate Zhang Xiaofan.
• Zhang Xiaofan returned with the two ringleaders, killed most of Qingyan Pavilion’s people, spared two survivors, and sent a warning to Sanmiao Fairy and Poison God.
• Three days later, coffins reached Venom Snake Valley and Carefree Ravine, while the emperor had several ministers arrested.
• Du Chengping woke to find Li Qinghe treating him and realized he had survived.

After Du Chengping woke, Li Qinghe and Tian Buyi explained that the poison and rescue had left his organs badly damaged and that he would remain vulnerable to cold. Zhang Xiaofan brought Luo Yunji to Black Stone Cave to fetch Tian Buyi, and the chapter ended with Du Chengping asking how long he had left to live.

• Li Qinghe told Du Chengping that the Mayfly Louse poison had been purged, but his organs were still severely damaged, and he thanked him for saving Luo Yunji.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Luo Yunji to wait before visiting Tian Buyi, then took him to Black Stone Cave after dealing with the attackers from the Myriad Poison Sect and Acacia Sect.
• Tian Buyi erupted in anger after hearing the Demon Sect had attacked Luo Yunji, and he left Zheng Dali to keep refining the Four Spirits scales while he went to examine Du Chengping.
• Luo Yunji noticed that Li Li had reached the fourth level of the Jade Purity Realm, then left Black Stone Cave with Tian Buyi and Zhang Xiaofan.
• Tian Buyi examined Du Chengping and said the ice used to save him had left him vulnerable to cold, though Luo Yunji's Fire Crystal could help him recover.
• Du Chengping asked Tian Buyi how long he could still live.

After Du Chengping survived an assassination attempt, Tian Buyi warned Zhang Xiaofan not to seek revenge alone while the prince vowed to deal with the conspirators. Du Chengping recovered enough to return to the Academy, where relentless exams reunited Luo Yunji with his original classmates in Heaven Level Class A.

• Tian Buyi told Du Chengping that he would live but suffer lasting pain, and Du Chengping chose to believe Luo Yunji might one day cure him.
• Tian Buyi warned Zhang Xiaofan not to take revenge on the Myriad Poison Sect alone, while the prince said he and the Imperial Brother had already dealt with some conspirators and would pursue the rest.
• Half a month later, Du Chengping returned to the Academy in a chair and moved into the Prince's Mansion, where he spent his time reading with Luo Yunji.
• The Academy reassigned classes after every ten-day exam, and months later all twenty students from Luo Yunji's former Diding Class entered Heaven Level Class A, displacing Seventh Prince.
• The Heaven Level Class A students celebrated their unchanged roster at the Food Mansion, where Zhang Xiaofan cooked and Luo Yunji watched in the kitchen as Liao Xing joined the gathering.

At the Seven Sages Gathering, Luo Yunji was kept from drinking until he apparently got hold of wine, prompting Liao Xing to rush him out of the city. The Food Mansion shook, and Liao Xing saw Luo Yunji floating above the city gate with an ice dragon circling him.

• The students praised Luo Yunji and played poetry and couplet games, while he lost each round and was denied wine.
• Liao Xing noticed Luo Yunji holding an empty wine jug and hurriedly took him out of the city, warning Wind Rain Thunder Lightning and Zhang Xiaofan to follow.
• Liao Xing returned to the Food Mansion and told the students that even one drop of wine could make Luo Yunji go berserk and that he had once destroyed a mountain.
• The Food Mansion shook, and Liao Xing saw Luo Yunji floating above the distant city gate with an ice dragon circling him.

Luo Yunji’s drunken rampage froze the Imperial City’s gate, and Zhang Xiaofan tried to draw him away before his ice dragon could destroy the city. Li Qinghe and Yan Hui joined Zhang Xiaofan in the sky as the civilians were evacuated, and the three flew out to confront Luo Yunji.

• Liao Xing fired a signal arrow, and Zhang Xiaofan ordered the Two Mountains soldiers to evacuate nearby civilians as the Prince arrived with his guards.
• The ice dragon descended on the city gate, and Zhang Xiaofan tried to reach Luo Yunji but was blocked by a sky full of Taiji Seals.
• The Prince’s guards, Yan Hui’s Ghost King Sect disciples, and Li Qinghe’s Azure Cloud Sect disciples helped move the crowd to safety.
• Liao Xing gave Yan Hui a spirit stone so he could use Daoist arts inside the Imperial City’s Forbidden Spirit Domain.
• Li Qinghe and Yan Hui joined Zhang Xiaofan, who flew out with them to draw Luo Yunji away from the city.

Zhang Xiaofan unleashed the Dragon Slayer Art against Luo Yunji’s Taiji Seals, clearing them before Luo Yunji counterattacked with a swarm of Taiji Spheres. After Zhang Xiaofan struck back again, the battle paused with him badly injured and the city left in ruins.

• Zhang Xiaofan gathered his strength and used the Dragon Slayer Art to erase Luo Yunji’s Taiji Seals in a flash of white light.
• Luo Yunji recovered and sent Taiji Spheres flying at Zhang Xiaofan, knocking him from the sky and pursuing him with a barrage of attacks.
• Liao Xing watched from a tall building as the Prince and Yan Hui reacted to the spectacular battle, while the blasts destroyed the city wall and nearby buildings.
• Zhang Xiaofan recited the Dragon Slayer Art again and answered the barrage with another blinding strike of white light.
• Zhang Xiaofan swallowed more pills and tried to recover as Li Qinghe examined his injuries and considered the damage Luo Yunji’s rampages caused.

Zhang Xiaofan tried to strike Luo Yunji’s Ice Lotus with the Dragon Slayer Art, but the Ice Dragon shielded it and Luo Yunji fell inside a massive block of ice while Zhang Xiaofan passed out. The next morning, Li Qinghe discovered the ice contained spiritual energy, and Liao Xing gathered the Prince’s Mansion guards to benefit from it.

• Zhang Xiaofan ordered the Quadruplets to carry him after Luo Yunji and used the Dragon Slayer Art to slash at the Ice Lotus.
• The Ice Dragon protected the Ice Lotus and shattered into ice, while the slash sent the lotus crashing down and left Zhang Xiaofan unconscious from exhaustion.
• Li Qinghe found Luo Yunji frozen inside a huge ice formation and explained to the Prince that she and the unconscious Zhang Xiaofan could not free him.
• Liao Xing and the guards failed to break the ice, so Liao Xing ordered firewood brought in to try melting it.
• The next morning, Li Qinghe detected spiritual energy in the ice and told Liao Xing that direct contact could benefit the guards.
• Liao Xing gathered the Prince’s Mansion guards at the ice, prompting the Prince to hurry over.

Luo Yunji escaped the ice unnoticed and returned to the Prince's Mansion, while the Prince, Liao Xing, and Li Qinghe searched for him. After the mansion dealt with the enormous cost of Luo Yunji's drunken rampage, Liao Xing complained about it at the Academy, where Luo Yunji boasted that his senior brother would pay for anything he wanted.

• Luo Yunji woke inside the solid ice, climbed out, and let the Quadruplets carry him to the Prince's Mansion for food.
• The Princess Consort learned Luo Yunji had returned, while the Prince and Liao Xing remained at the outskirts searching for him.
• Zhang Xiaofan told the soldiers to leave the ice, and the Prince, Liao Xing, and Li Qinghe discovered Luo Yunji was gone.
• Steward Wang explained that Luo Yunji had returned to the Prince's Mansion the day before, and Liao Xing rushed back after learning the Quadruplets had taken him there.
• The Prince's household settled the cost of Luo Yunji's drunken rampage with help from the Emperor and Zhang Xiaofan.
• At the Academy, Liao Xing complained about the money Luo Yunji had spent, and Luo Yunji said his senior brother could afford anything he wanted.

Rumors about Luo Yunji’s miraculous ice spread, while the Academy’s students pushed themselves to exhaustion trying to enter Heaven Level Class A and get closer to him. After two months of worsening illness among students, the teachers considered bringing the Little State Preceptor back to Diding Class.

• Du Chengping returned to his studies, while people flocked to the solid ice and exaggerated claims about its effects spread.
• Li Qinghe told the Princess Consort amusing stories about Luo Yunji’s past mishaps on the mountain.
• Academy students competed intensely for places in Heaven Level Class A, hoping to gain access to Luo Yunji and Food Mansion.
• Li Qian persuaded the Academy teachers to add physical training, and the Academy Dean arranged martial tests alongside literary exams.
• Students kept studying relentlessly despite canceled assignments, and after two months some fell ill and became bedridden.
• The teachers discussed suspending lessons before suggesting that Luo Yunji return to Diding Class, leaving the room silent.

Li Qian proposed asking Zhang Xiaofan to provide the Academy with ingredients from the Two Mountains after noticing that Heaven Level Class A students remained healthy. Meanwhile, the bodies of the Myriad Poison Sect and Acacia Sect disciples reached their sects, where Poison God discovered that Zhang Xiaofan’s unusual coffin contained a deadly poison trap.

• Li Qian pointed out that Heaven Level Class A students stayed healthy because they ate at the Food Mansion, and the Academy Dean assigned him to ask Zhang Xiaofan for ingredients.
• The chapter explained that Food Mansion profits supported the Prince’s Mansion’s relief efforts and went to the national treasury, encouraging customers to pay generously.
• Disciples brought the dead members of the Myriad Poison Sect and Acacia Sect back to their sects after several months of travel.
• Sanmiao Fairy silently received the coffins at the Acacia Sect, while Poison God rebuked a Myriad Poison Sect disciple for provoking Zhang Xiaofan and Big Bamboo Peak.
• Poison God examined the coffin Zhang Xiaofan had prepared for the Myriad Poison Sect leader and opened it, triggering a trap that melted the coffin and released purplish-black poison.

Poison God discovered that Ancient Corpse Poison had engulfed the Myriad Poison Sect’s courtyard, while Qin Wuyan warned him how powerful Big Bamboo Peak had become. Poison God and Sanmiao Fairy then confronted the Ghost King at Mount Huqi over his disciples helping Zhang Xiaofan, where the Ghost King revealed he had been expecting them.

• Ancient Corpse Poison spread across the Myriad Poison Sect’s courtyard, and Poison God failed to contain or dispel it.
• Poison God recognized the substance as the poison he had encountered near Azure Cloud Mountain and blamed Zhang Xiaofan for the attack.
• Qin Wuyan listed Big Bamboo Peak’s many Shangqing Realm experts, leaving Fan Xiong stunned and resentful.
• Poison God and Sanmiao Fairy went to Mount Huqi after Ghost King Sect disciples helped Zhang Xiaofan hunt their sect members in the Imperial City.
• The Ghost King explained that his maid came from the Two Mountains and said he had been waiting for Poison God and Sanmiao Fairy.

The Ghost King confronted Sanmiao Fairy and Poison God over their sects’ attempt to ambush Zhang Xiaofan, then showed them why the Imperial City would be difficult for their sects to enter. He urged them to look to Sanfu Town instead and warned them that Zhang Xiaofan had already begun retaliating.

• The Ghost King refused to accept Sanmiao Fairy’s explanation for the ambush and reminded her and Poison God that Zhang Xiaofan was his sect’s vice sect master.
• Sanmiao Fairy and Poison God sought the Ghost King’s help after learning that their sects’ allies in the Imperial City had been eliminated.
• The Ghost King showed them letters describing how Longevity Hall kept its Imperial City medicine halls by avoiding trouble and serving the public.
• The Ghost King praised Sanfu Town’s growth and encouraged Sanmiao Fairy and Poison God to see its potential as a center for cultivators.
• The Ghost King clarified that Zhang Xiaofan, not the younger disciple, was the one whose anger they needed to fear, and Poison God’s reaction revealed that Zhang Xiaofan had already damaged a Myriad Poison Sect building.

Luo Yunji encountered Faxiang and Fashan from Tianyin Temple and threatened them over their past treatment of Zhang Xiaofan. That night, he and Liao Xing discussed revenge, while Prince overheard their plans.

• Luo Yunji recognized Faxiang on the market street and confronted him alongside Li Qinghe and Liao Xing.
• Faxiang explained that Tianyin Temple had sent him to the Imperial City, and Luo Yunji threatened to tear down the Azure Cloud Temple if Li Qinghe helped them.
• Li Qinghe pulled Luo Yunji away and decided she should warn Zhang Xiaofan about the encounter.
• Luo Yunji and Liao Xing hid in their bedroom that evening and discussed ways to retaliate against Tianyin Temple.
• Liao Xing urged Luo Yunji to use schemes rather than violence, then promised to come up with a method by the next day.
• Prince arrived and overheard the brothers talking about revenge.

Luo Yunji’s classmates devised schemes against Tianyin Temple, but Zhang Xiaofan confiscated their booklet before it could be used. Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaofan supported the Academy’s students and Drunken Immortal Lake’s growth, and Luo Yunji recruited Killing Monk to practice Buddhist cultivation.

• Luo Yunji asked his classmates for revenge plans against Tianyin Temple, and Zhang Xiaofan confiscated their booklet before handing it to Li Qinghe.
• Li Qinghe brought the booklet to Shuiyue, who took it to Su Ru, and Su Ru burned it after reading it.
• Zhang Xiaofan arranged Academy meal funding and study awards, while poor students volunteered at the Food Mansion.
• Luo Yunji added the Water Essence Stone to Drunken Immortal Lake, and the Azure Cloud Sect and Ghost King Sect established outposts beside it.
• Luo Yunji gave Killing Monk the Seven Buddhas Universal Precept Verse, and Killing Monk agreed to practice it.

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan helped their classmates endure the summer heat while keeping the Yin Spirits hidden from ordinary people in the Imperial City. That night, Luo Yunji opened the Treasure Umbrella in a secluded alley, where the spirits took physical form and gathered for fresh air.

• Killing Monk promised to cultivate diligently after Luo Yunji told him that strict Buddhist precepts were unnecessary.
• All six princes were removed from Heaven Level Class A, and Liao Xing beat four of them after they attacked him over his teasing.
• Zhang Xiaofan arranged chilled fruit drinks for Heaven Level Class A and the Academy's other teachers, while Luo Yunji cooled the classroom with magic.
• Green-Clad emerged from the Treasure Umbrella, and Luo Yunji allowed the Yin Spirits to go outside at night so their Yin energy would not affect ordinary people.
• Luo Yunji, Zhang Xiaofan, and Liao Xing went to a secluded alley, where Luo Yunji opened the Treasure Umbrella and gave the gathered spirits physical forms.

Luo Yunji and Liao Xing helped the spirits set up a ghostly night market by a lakeshore, where curious residents discovered the mysterious stalls before the market vanished. As rumors spread through the Imperial City, the emperor asked the Prince to investigate, while the Prince remained preoccupied with paying for the damaged city gate.

• Liao Xing promised the spirits supplies so they could recreate the stalls and crafts they remembered from life, and Luo Yunji agreed.
• Liao Xing gathered the requested supplies, and he and Luo Yunji opened the Treasure Umbrella at a quiet lakeshore after dark.
• Luo Yunji released the spirits and raised Spirit Mist, but the resulting chill drew residents toward the lakeside, where soldiers helped keep order at the market.
• Visitors browsed the stalls, bought snacks and trinkets, and later returned with family and friends to find the market gone without a trace.
• Liao Xing counted the market's earnings and suggested keeping it open, while Luo Yunji showed little interest in the money.
• The emperor asked the Prince to investigate the rumored market, and the Prince agreed after discussing compensation for the damaged city gate.

Luo Yunji, Zhang Xiaofan, and Liao Xing turned a hidden market street into a mysterious attraction, while Zhang Xiaofan warned classmates about its dangers. As Liao Zhihe searched for his sons, he stumbled into the market and realized it was connected to the ghost spirits in Luo Yunji’s Treasure Umbrella.

• Luo Yunji used Lizi's Illusion Pearl to disguise the market street, and Liao Xing decided to sell invitations for entry.
• After learning that the market’s appearances coincided with the boys’ unexplained disappearances, Liao Zhihe waited for them but could not catch them at home.
• At the Academy, Zhang Xiaofan warned classmates with invitations to keep children, elderly people, and the physically weak away from the market.
• Liao Zhihe followed the guards’ trail to the market’s location and vanished after entering the illusion.
• Inside the market, Liao Zhihe recognized the dead soldiers guarding its entrance and suspected it was a gathering place for the ghosts in Luo Yunji’s Treasure Umbrella.

Liao Zhihe entered Luo Yunji's ghost street and learned that its mist kept the living safe. After reuniting with Liao Xing, Luo Yunji, and Zhang Xiaofan, he discovered that a spirit stone and Cooling Pearl let him pass through the street's illusion, then explored the food stalls and curiosities with them.

• Liao Zhihe learned that Luo Yunji had summoned the protective mist and that the street closed after Luo Yunji finished eating.
• Liao Zhihe sent two soldiers from the Two Mountains through the gate to reassure his guards, who were amazed when the soldiers vanished.
• Liao Zhihe met Liao Xing, scolded him for causing trouble, and took the box holding the night's earnings.
• Zhang Xiaofan explained that the Cooling Pearl and spirit stone in Liao Zhihe's Brocade Pouch had let him pass through the illusion.
• Liao Zhihe strolled down the street with Luo Yunji, sampled food, and played with unfamiliar things.

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan found He Dazhi trapped in an illusion that made him believe he was a Huiwen Golden Eagle, with no clear way to turn him back. Luo Yunji subdued He Dazhi after he attacked, and Wu Dayi and Zhang Xiaofan were left unsure whether to tell Tian Buyi.

• Liao Xing refused to tell the Prince how much money the place had made, and Liao Zhihe went to the Imperial Palace the next morning.
• Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan rode Long Zi to Wuyuan Village and learned that He Dazhi had gone into seclusion.
• Wu Dayi explained that He Dazhi had asked him to cast an illusion so he could experience becoming a Huiwen Golden Eagle, but now they could only rely on He Dazhi to break it himself.
• He Dazhi attacked Luo Yunji with wind blades, and Luo Yunji chased him into the sky, bound him with Water Ribbons, and beat him until Zhang Xiaofan pulled him away.
• Wu Dayi worried that Tian Buyi would punish him, while Zhang Xiaofan wondered whether they should seek the master's help.

After returning to the Imperial City, Luo Yunji faced a mountain of missed assignments while Liao Xing had grown into the influential Little God of Wealth through the Ghost Market. Two years later, Du Chengping and the students of Heaven Level Class A had also made remarkable progress, drawing the attention of officials.

• Zhang Xiaofan confirmed Fourth Senior Brother would be safe, then returned toward the Academy with Luo Yunji and Long Zi, stopping in Sanfu Town when they ran out of food.
• Liao Xing confronted Luo Yunji for leaving him behind, then handed him the assignments he had collected during Luo Yunji's absence.
• Over two years, Liao Xing became the Imperial City's trendsetting Little God of Wealth, while the Ghost Market grew into a sought-after venue for trading goods, information, and services.
• Du Chengping steadily recovered, excelled in Heaven Level Class A, and earned Prince's praise despite rumors and jealousy.
• The students of Heaven Level Class A proved their abilities against visiting court officials, and many ministers had already taken an interest in them before graduation.

Luo Yunji continued growing more mature, but he and his companions still plotted to hunt fawns at Drunken Immortal Lake. After escaping Li Qinghe’s supervision, they reunited with the Quadruplets to search for something tasty.

• Zhang Xiaofan wrote to Tian Buyi about Luo Yunji’s growth, and Tian Buyi traveled to the Imperial City with Su Ru and Tian Linger.
• Zhang Xiaofan learned that Sixth Senior Brother had planted the first batch of spirit grain and focused on his expanding Food Mansion business.
• Luo Yunji shot at a fawn by Drunken Immortal Lake, but Li Qinghe blocked his arrow and brought him and his companions to the temple courtyard.
• Li Qinghe left to treat patients, and Luo Yunji immediately vaulted over the wall and urged Liao Xing and Du Chengping to follow him.
• The Quadruplets met Luo Yunji at the lakeside, bringing a pot and seasonings as they prepared to look for tasty things.

Luo Yunji and his classmates planned to skip a poetry gathering and go to Water Marsh instead. The chapter ended with Liao Xing leaving his parents as they prepared for the gathering and heading to Luo Yunji’s place.

• Luo Yunji considered skipping class and the imperial examination, while Du Chengping reminded him that the major exam would determine who could take it.
• Li Qian announced a poetry gathering for Heaven Level Class A and warned that the upcoming major exam would lead to classes being rearranged according to results.
• Luo Yunji proposed going to Two Mountains, but Zhang Xiaofan suggested Water Marsh, where Long Zi lived, and the students agreed to go there instead of attending the gathering.
• Liao Xing asked to join the outing, and Luo Yunji and the others tried to fend off his insistence.
• Liao Xing gave his parents advice about their outfits for the poetry gathering, then left them and ran to Luo Yunji’s place.