Chapter Summaries

Luo Yunji and his companions traveled to Wuyuan Village, where they found the Old Village Chief alive and reunited him with Blackheart Elder. The group settled in, while He Dazhi and others remained in the Far North Ice Plains and Du Bishu was left alone at Two Mountains.

• Luo Yunji left forty soldiers in the Far North Ice Plains with cold-energy beads, while He Dazhi and Second Senior Brother prepared to enter the Sea of Nether Domain.
• Luo Yunji gave Duan Ming the Spirit-Concentrating Pearl and accompanied He Dazhi and Zhang Xiaofan to Wuyuan Village through the Ice Cave.
• The group found the ancient corpse missing from the ice wall and arrived at Wuyuan Village, where the villagers welcomed them.
• The Old Village Chief appeared alive, and Blackheart Elder and Lady Jinling reunited with him; Luo Yunji summoned the soldiers and Dabai and the others.
• After settling He Dazhi and the others in Wuyuan Village, Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan left, while Du Bishu remained alone at Two Mountains.

Long Zi explained the dangers of the Sea of Heavenly Mystery and why Luo Yunji needed it to merge the soul pearl with his soul, prompting Zhang Xiaofan to plan a search in the far west. Meanwhile, the Prince arranged for Luo Yunji to study at Imperial City Academy, and Ghost King continued trying to find Zhang Xiaofan.

• Long Zi said he would accompany Luo Yunji to the moving Sea of Heavenly Mystery, which was linked to the Thunder Marsh Sea and could help bring Long Zi and Black Serpent's child into the world.
• Long Zi warned that both seas were dangerous in themselves and explained that Luo Yunji needed their special environments to merge the soul pearl's power with his soul; otherwise, he could suffer episodes of soul departure.
• Zhang Xiaofan planned to send people to search the far west, while Luo Yunji accepted that they might not find the elusive Sea of Heavenly Mystery.
• The Prince arranged for Luo Yunji to study at Imperial City Academy, though returning to the cultivation-forbidden imperial city meant Liao Xing would have to remain behind with Zhou Mu.
• Ghost King visited the Food Mansion again to look for Zhang Xiaofan, then encountered Bi Yao, who had come for its food.

Bi Yao argued with the Ghost King over whether she could match Luo Yunji, while he warned her of Luo Yunji’s strength. After Zhang Xiaofan returned to Two Mountains, the Ghost King offered him the position of vice sect master, leaving Zhang Xiaofan suspicious of his motives.

• Bi Yao claimed she could defeat Zhang Xiaofan, but the Ghost King warned her that Luo Yunji was also powerful and had saved his life in the far north.
• Bi Yao dismissed the Ghost King’s examples of Luo Yunji’s achievements, then ate a large meal with him and Youji before leaving Two Mountains.
• Zhang Xiaofan visited Big Bamboo Peak with Long Zi, informed Tian Buyi and his wife about Luo Yunji, and returned to Two Mountains.
• The Ghost King offered Zhang Xiaofan the position of vice sect master and control of the Ghost King Sect’s disciples.
• Zhang Xiaofan refused to join the Ghost King Sect, and the Ghost King explained that he wanted the martial brothers because their strength made him feel threatened.

Zhang Xiaofan realized Ghost King was interested in Luo Yunji and warned him not to scheme against his little junior brother, while Ghost King explained why he had approached Zhang Xiaofan instead. Outside, Luo Yunji and the quadruplets hunted and began preparing a meal, with Prince joining them as they started fish soup.

• Ghost King admitted to Zhang Xiaofan that Luo Yunji was his real focus, and Zhang Xiaofan warned him to leave his little junior brother alone.
• Luo Yunji took Big Bear and the quadruplets into the forest to hunt, and Prince arrived as they charged past him.
• Luo Yunji and the quadruplets caught a rabbit and a pheasant, then caught fish from the river.
• The quadruplets prepared the ingredients while Luo Yunji used spiritual water to clean the food and gave Big Bear a fish.
• Prince brought a pot to the group, and Luo Yunji added spiritual water so the quadruplets could begin making fish soup.

The Prince tried to negotiate with Luo Yunji by offering unfamiliar tribute ingredients in exchange for listening to a scroll, but Luo Yunji and the Quadruplets fell asleep during the reading. Zhang Xiaofan later cooked dishes with the ingredients, and Luo Yunji happily ate them after waking.

• The Prince offered Luo Yunji unfamiliar imperial tribute ingredients if he returned with him, and Luo Yunji agreed.
• Demon Bear carried Luo Yunji and the Prince back to the Food Mansion while the Quadruplets kept pace using Footwork.
• The Prince read from a scroll to Luo Yunji and the Quadruplets in exchange for the ingredients, but all five fell asleep or struggled to stay awake.
• Zhang Xiaofan and Liao Xing found the sleeping children, and Zhang Xiaofan carried Luo Yunji away while the Quadruplets hurried out.
• Luo Yunji woke at night and eagerly ate the dishes Zhang Xiaofan had made from the Prince's unfamiliar ingredients.

Luo Yunji visited Du Bishu’s Spirit Garden, where Wuluo explained the Brocade Scroll’s cultivation methods before vanishing when Luo Yunji went chasing after Big Yellow and Big Gray. Luo Yunji returned with a dejected Big Bear, while Du Bishu’s lesson had been cut short.

• Liao Xing stayed home to cultivate while Luo Yunji wandered the mountain with the Quadruplets and then rode to Du Bishu’s Spirit Garden.
• Du Bishu said the Spirit Grain was barely surviving, so Luo Yunji summoned Wuluo to explain the Brocade Scroll’s cultivation and grafting methods.
• Wuluo explained that the Spirit Gathering Array could not work because its materials were scarce and the world lacked enough spiritual energy, then began teaching Du Bishu.
• Luo Yunji called Wuluo “Xiao Qing” and left to chase Big Yellow and Big Gray, causing Wuluo to vanish before finishing Du Bishu’s lesson.
• Luo Yunji failed to catch the pair and scolded Big Bear, threatening to withhold its food; he returned feeling upset that eating had not made him fat again.
• Du Bishu asked whether Big Bear had bullied Luo Yunji, and Big Bear ran away when Luo Yunji noticed it backing off.

Luo Yunji tried to make the Demon Bear lose weight, while Du Bishu watched over him and the Quadruplets. At the Food Mansion, Zhang Xiaofan agreed to become Vice Sect Leader of the Ghost King Sect to protect Sanfu Town and Luo Yunji’s cultivation techniques, then faced Bi Yao’s challenge.

• Luo Yunji scolded the Demon Bear for trying to get food from Zhang Xiaofan, but Du Bishu pointed out that losing weight would not necessarily make it faster.
• Du Bishu led Luo Yunji away and kept watch as Wuluo answered the boy’s questions; Luo Yunji and the Quadruplets soon fell asleep, and Du Bishu covered them with a blanket.
• The Ghost King explained that Zhang Xiaofan’s position as Vice Sect Leader would let him protect Luo Yunji, Sanfu Town, and the new cultivation techniques, and Zhang Xiaofan agreed.
• Bi Yao arrived and demanded that Zhang Xiaofan spar with her, but he initially refused and blocked her white-flower attack with a Taiji Seal.
• Bi Yao strengthened her attack until Zhang Xiaofan’s Taiji Seal shattered, then proudly recalled her flower.

Bi Yao challenged Zhang Xiaofan to a spar, but he easily outmatched her and recognized the Heavenly Book in her technique. The chapter ended with Bi Yao dejected after losing, while Youji tried to reassure her and the Ghost King fumed at Zhang Xiaofan.

• Bi Yao drew Zhang Xiaofan outside the Food Mansion to spar, insisting that he take her seriously.
• Zhang Xiaofan dodged Bi Yao's attacks with ease while the Ghost King and Youji watched the gulf in their experience.
• Bi Yao filled the area with flowers using Heart-Breaking Flower, and Zhang Xiaofan recognized that her technique drew on the Heavenly Book.
• Zhang Xiaofan split Bi Yao's flower torrent with his Fire Poker and knocked her back, leaving her defeated on the ground.
• Zhang Xiaofan left without helping Bi Yao, and the Ghost King shouted after him before Youji helped Bi Yao up and advised her how to improve her attack.

Zhang Xiaofan faced resistance after becoming the Ghost King Sect’s vice sect master, but he swiftly subdued Yan Hui and left the sect’s leaders to handle the matter. Back at the auxiliary mountain, Luo Yunji woke up hungry and joined Du Bishu in a squabble over food.

• Youji comforted Bi Yao after her dispute with Zhang Xiaofan, while the Ghost King watched them eat at Food Mansion.
• At the Ghost King Sect’s main altar, Zhang Xiaofan ignored the disciples’ objections to his appointment as vice sect master.
• The Ghost King introduced Yan Hui as Zhang Xiaofan’s subordinate, but Zhang Xiaofan trapped Yan Hui with Taiji Seals and then left.
• Zhang Xiaofan brought food to Du Bishu, who took the box meant for the sleeping Luo Yunji.
• Luo Yunji woke up hungry, and he and Du Bishu argued over the food until Zhang Xiaofan divided it between them.

Zhang Xiaofan explained why spirit-devouring insects had infested the food, then casually told Du Bishu he had joined the Ghost King Sect. As Sanfu Town struggled to control illegal construction amid its growing population, Liao Xing promised to solve the problem and ran off with Luo Yunji.

• Luo Yunji left the meal after discovering insects in the food, and Zhang Xiaofan explained that they had been drawn by its spiritual energy.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Du Bishu that he had joined the Ghost King Sect, leaving Du Bishu stunned.
• The Old Prime Minister and the old general praised Sanfu Town’s prosperity and the benefits their families had gained there.
• Ghost King Sect disciples and government soldiers dealt with people building unauthorized houses outside Sanfu Town, but the repeated incidents overwhelmed its administrators.
• Zhang Xiaofan arrived to hear about the problem, and Liao Xing offered to handle it before running off with Luo Yunji.

Liao Xing and Luo Yunji resolved Sanfu Town’s illegal construction problem by prompting residents to explain and enforce the town’s rules themselves. Zhang Xiaofan told the town’s officials that he had joined the Ghost King Sect as its Vice Sect Leader to protect Sanfu Town and prepare for the consequences of its people cultivating, then Luo Yunji slipped away with Liao Xing.

• Liao Xing addressed Sanfu Town’s residents and asked them to explain the town’s rules to newcomers who built illegally.
• Luo Yunji’s presence inspired residents to organize a permanent station where newcomers had to learn the rules, and the officials recognized how much the town trusted the Two Mountains.
• The Prince arrived and let Liao Xing stay after seeing that Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji were with him.
• Zhang Xiaofan told the officials he had joined the Ghost King Sect as its Vice Sect Leader to better manage Sanfu Town and prevent its growing influence from causing trouble.
• The Prince and the officials discussed Zhang Xiaofan’s position and the cultivation plans for Sanfu Town before Luo Yunji quietly left with Liao Xing.

Luo Yunji led soldiers to the Ghost King Sect to avenge Zhang, but his poor sense of direction left them circling Mount Huqi until Bi Yao came to confront them. He announced that he planned to teach the sect a lesson, then called Bi Yao stupid, infuriating her.

• Luo Yunji and Liao Xing gathered a thousand soldiers and set out to confront the Ghost King Sect over its disciples' disrespect toward Zhang.
• Luo Yunji repeatedly led the group around Mount Huqi because he could not find the way, while Liao Xing learned that he often got lost.
• The Ghost King heard that Luo Yunji's group was circling the mountain and sent Bi Yao to ask what they wanted.
• Bi Yao found Luo Yunji and asked why he had brought the soldiers to her home.
• Luo Yunji said he intended to teach the Ghost King Sect's bad people a lesson and called Bi Yao stupid, making her furious.

Luo Yunji and Bi Yao turned their playful quarrel into a confrontation, leading thousands of followers out of the Huqi Mountains toward Sanfu Town. As rumors of an attack spread and Zhang Xiaofan arrived, Liao Xing tried to stop the two sides from merely shouting, and Luo Yunji rose to face Bi Yao.

• Luo Yunji and Bi Yao traded pinches and insults, then Bi Yao gathered the Ghost King Sect’s people to teach him a lesson.
• Ghost King and Qinglong followed Bi Yao’s group as she led Luo Yunji and his people away from the headquarters.
• Bi Yao and Luo Yunji took their nearly ten thousand followers out of the Huqi Mountains to the outskirts of Sanfu Town, prompting rumors that the town was under attack.
• The Old General prepared to defend Sanfu Town, while Zhang Xiaofan and the Prince searched for the missing Luo Yunji and the Liao brothers.
• Zhang Xiaofan reached the outskirts and found the two groups facing off; Liao Xing scolded them for shouting, and Bi Yao challenged Luo Yunji to name his terms.
• Luo Yunji stepped onto successive Taiji Seals and rose to stand level with Bi Yao.

Luo Yunji challenged the Ghost King Sect to a fistfight and led Two Mountains’ disciplined soldiers to a crushing victory. He ordered the sect to respect Zhang Xiaofan, while the Ghost King left urging Zhang to secure his position as vice sect master.

• Luo Yunji and Bi Yao agreed to a fight without weapons or killing, and Luo Yunji told his soldiers not to hold back over the insult to his sense of direction.
• Two Mountains’ soldiers routed the Ghost King Sect disciples with their battle formation, and Bi Yao conceded defeat and asked Luo Yunji to stop the fight.
• Luo Yunji demanded that the Ghost King Sect respect Zhang Xiaofan as its vice sect master and warned its disciples not to bully him.
• The Ghost King, Qinglong, and Youji recognized the sect’s shortcomings, and the Ghost King told Zhang Xiaofan to firm up his position before leaving.
• Luo Yunji ordered his soldiers to beat the disciples again when they did not answer, then led them in a chant demanding obedience to Zhang Xiaofan.

After the clash with Bi Yao’s group, Zhang Xiaofan brought Luo Yunji and Liao Xing back to Sanfu Town, where the Prince ordered the brothers to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors. Luo Yunji and Liao Xing left bickering, with Zhou Mu following to keep them in check.

• Bi Yao led her people away after Luo Yunji’s taunt, and Zhang Xiaofan warned that their fight had alarmed nearly ten thousand people outside Sanfu Town.
• Liao Xing tried to stop Luo Yunji from running to Two Mountains, but Luo Yunji agreed to return with him after Liao Xing called him directionless.
• Zhang Xiaofan led the brothers back to Sanfu Town, where the Prince and other officials waited in the government office.
• Liao Xing admitted fault, while Luo Yunji revealed that they had both brought the soldiers and teased Liao Xing about who had called for the fight.
• The Prince ordered Luo Yunji and Liao Xing to reflect on their mistakes behind closed doors, and Luo Yunji dragged Liao Xing out as they argued over directions.
• Zhou Mu followed the brothers to make sure their bickering did not turn into a real fight.

Prince agreed to leave Luo Yunji in the Old Prime Minister’s care for a while, while Zhang Xiaofan remained away. Luo Yunji took Liao Xing, Zhou Mu, and the Third Prince around Two Mountains, where they rode monster beasts and explored its gardens, pool, and town.

• Prince suggested taking Luo Yunji to the Imperial City Academy, but Zhang Xiaofan said he could not leave Luo Yunji alone yet.
• The Old Prime Minister offered to look after Luo Yunji, and Prince entrusted him to the Prime Minister’s care.
• Liao Xing told Zhou Mu and the Third Prince about the brawl, then they teased him after he admitted he had forgotten to hide his cultivation technique from the Ghost King Sect disciples.
• Luo Yunji summoned monster beasts and climbed onto Big Yellow, while Liao Xing, the Third Prince, and Zhou Mu each rode a beast of their own.
• Luo Yunji led the group around Two Mountains, where they visited the Spirit Garden, swam in the pool, and ate in the soldiers’ family town.

Luo Yunji visited the Old Prime Minister’s study, where he met Han Dong, the child he had once saved with a Treasure Pearl. The Old Prime Minister tried to teach them, but Luo Yunji fell asleep, woke only for food, and infuriated his teacher with his handwriting.

• The Third Prince returned to the training grounds with Zhou Mu while the Old Prime Minister brought Luo Yunji to his study to meet Han Dong.
• The Old Prime Minister reminded Luo Yunji that he had given Han Dong a Treasure Pearl as an infant, and Luo Yunji promised to take him out to play.
• The Old Prime Minister began a lesson, but Luo Yunji fell asleep, and the Quadruplets fetched food to wake him.
• Liao Xing joined the lesson, and the Old Prime Minister had Luo Yunji, Liao Xing, and Han Dong practice calligraphy.
• Liao Xing laughed at Luo Yunji’s terrible handwriting while the Old Prime Minister despaired over how to teach him.

The Old Prime Minister struggled to teach Luo Yunji to write, then discovered that Luo Yunji could recite vast amounts of classical knowledge despite not understanding its deeper meaning. The Old Prime Minister and Han Le began recording his words, while the Quadruplets watched Luo Yunji with renewed reverence.

• The Old Prime Minister tried to teach Luo Yunji the strokes of the character "永," but Luo Yunji produced only a blot, so the Old Prime Minister sent him and Liao Xing home.
• The Prince found Luo Yunji and Liao Xing, brought them to the inn, and Luo Yunji taught Liao Xing and the Quadruplets moves in the courtyard.
• The next day, Luo Yunji used a carved wooden board to print characters instead of tracing them, infuriating the Old Prime Minister, who sent him home again.
• Han Dong told his mother what he had witnessed, and the Old Prime Minister later set aside handwriting lessons and tried teaching Luo Yunji the sages' wisdom.
• Luo Yunji recited classical knowledge without hesitation, leaving the Old Prime Minister astonished and prompting him to take notes.
• Han Le saw Luo Yunji reciting scriptures through the study window and joined the Old Prime Minister in recording his words.

The Old Prime Minister and the Prince struggled to figure out how to teach Luo Yunji, while the Ghost King Sect began watching Liao Xing after learning he might have cultivation. Luo Yunji traveled toward the Sea of Nether Domain with Liao Xing and the Prince, then visited Wuyuan Village, where his strength left the gathered disciples incapacitated.

• The Old Prime Minister and the Prince decided Luo Yunji might need to be taught at the Academy, while the Ghost King added Liao Xing to the sect’s watch list after Bi Yao reported his cultivation.
• Luo Yunji invited Liao Xing to visit the Sea of Nether Domain, and Liao Xing eagerly agreed.
• The Prince joined Luo Yunji’s trip and scolded Liao Xing for leaving Two Mountains during his confinement.
• Luo Yunji and his companions reached Wuyuan Village, where He Dazhi, Wu Dayi, and the others welcomed them.
• Luo Yunji used the Rain Technique for two days, leaving Wu Dayi and the others laid out, and He Dazhi and Wu Dayi warned Duan Ming not to offend his powerful junior grand-uncle.

Duan Ming learned from Wu Dayi and He Dazhi that Luo Yunji was powerful enough to defeat the Big Bamboo Peak disciples and resist the combined Azure Cloud Sect leaders. After a reunion at Wuyuan Village, the Prince asked Daoxuan and Tian Buyi to send someone with Luo Yunji to Imperial City, where he planned to enroll him in Imperial City Academy.

• Wu Dayi and He Dazhi warned Duan Ming not to anger Luo Yunji, recounting his past victories and the danger of provoking him.
• He Dazhi found Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji in Wuyuan Village, checked the Mountain and River Fan, and learned Zhang Xiaofan planned to leave the next day.
• He Dazhi and Zhang Xiaofan discussed their recent experiences and worried that Luo Yunji would cause more trouble.
• Luo Yunji, Zhang Xiaofan, and the others returned to Azure Cloud Mountain after a reunion in Wuyuan Village.
• The Prince told Daoxuan and Tian Buyi he planned to take Luo Yunji to Imperial City for school and wanted someone to accompany him and keep him in line.
• Daoxuan and Tian Buyi considered who could manage Luo Yunji, and Daoxuan concluded that a Big Bamboo Peak disciple was the likeliest choice.