Chapter Summaries

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.

Liao Xing joined Luo Yunji, Zhang Xiaofan, and the twenty-five students of Heaven Level Class A on a secret outing to Water Marsh instead of attending the poetry gathering. They settled into a camp beneath the moon while the prince discovered their disappearance and suspected where they had gone.

• Liao Xing insisted on joining the outing, and Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan told him what to prepare.
• Before dawn, Liao Xing and the students of Heaven Level Class A left the city with Zhang Xiaofan, who gave the gate soldiers a jar of Spirit Wine.
• At the foot of the mountain, the students dismissed their attendants and climbed toward Water Marsh, with Zhang Xiaofan carrying their gear in his Bamboo Bag.
• The students set up camp at Water Marsh, divided the work, and spent the moonlit evening eating, drinking, singing, and discussing their hopes for the future.
• The prince learned that the students had left the city together, and their coachman reported that they had turned around at a mountain in the suburbs.

Luo Yunji hosted his classmates on the frozen Water Marsh, then spent the night wondering what he wanted from life. At dawn, a man calling for help triggered a violent reaction in Luo Yunji, whose ice magic spread across the area as Zhang Xiaofan tried to wake him.

• Luo Yunji froze the Water Marsh and led his classmates onto the ice for a moonlit feast with Zhang Xiaofan.
• The students drank Eight Sage Drinks, passed out on the ice, and left their poems scattered around them.
• After the students were carried to their tents, Luo Yunji reflected on his lack of purpose and envied his classmates’ ambitions.
• At dawn, soldiers told Luo Yunji that a man outside was calling for help, and he went to investigate.
• The man turned into black, viscous filth, and Luo Yunji relived a traumatic memory before unleashing a vast field of ice spikes.
• Zhang Xiaofan called out to Luo Yunji as ice covered everything in sight.

Zhang Xiaofan sought the Spirit-Concentrating Pearl after Luo Yunji’s Soul Separation caused a deadly ice disaster. Four days later, he reached the Far North and pressed Wu Dayi to help him find Duan Ming.

• Luo Yunji’s ice technique froze the area, while black foul water continued melting the victims’ bodies; Long Zi recognized that Luo Yunji was suffering Soul Separation.
• Long Zi left for the Prince’s Mansion, and Zhang Xiaofan set out for the Sea of Nether Domain after Tian Buyi and his family arrived to guard the scene.
• Four days later, Zhang Xiaofan broke through the ice above the Sea of Nether Domain and fought through the Huiwen Golden Eagle flock, reaching the Upper Purity Realm under pressure.
• Zhang Xiaofan rushed into Wuyuan Village and asked Wu Dayi where to find Duan Ming, explaining that Luo Yunji needed the Spirit-Concentrating Pearl.

Zhang Xiaofan freed Luo Yunji and the others from the ice, then pushed Luo Yunji into the Water Marsh to contain the deadly poison and Black Silk. The survivors were treated, but Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji remained deep in the marsh, where Luo Yunji stood dazed and muttering that everyone was dead.

• Zhang Xiaofan brought Duan Ming back to help obtain the Spirit-Concentrating Pearl, and Duan Ming agreed to leave immediately.
• Dabai appeared and told Zhang Xiaofan that black and golden energies would protect those trapped in the ice while he broke it.
• Zhang Xiaofan cut apart the ice, then used a Taiji Seal to drive Luo Yunji into the Water Marsh as Black Silk threatened to consume everything.
• Tian Buyi cut away poisoned parts from the survivors and treated them, while Liao Xing awoke and Liao Zhihe held him; the Prince found that fewer than five of Heaven Level Class A remained alive.
• Tian Buyi and Su Ru flew into the marsh and found Zhang Xiaofan seated on floating ice while Luo Yunji stood in the water, flickering and muttering that everyone was dead.

Zhang Xiaofan’s attempt to suppress the dangerous changes in Luo Yunji’s body left him near death, and Tian Buyi used divine thunder to break the crisis. Luo Yunji recovered and reached the surviving soldiers, who asked to remain by his side despite their injuries, leaving him to weigh their oath against their families’ hopes.

• Zhang Xiaofan struggled to hold back the black smoke and crystal energy surrounding Luo Yunji until he collapsed from exhaustion.
• Tian Buyi cast the Divine Sword Thunder Command True Art at Luo Yunji, and the lightning dissipated the golden dragon as Zhang Xiaofan fell into the water.
• Luo Yunji recovered, gathered and erased the black smoke and crystals, and carried Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and Zhang Xiaofan to safety.
• Luo Yunji reached the shore and found surviving soldiers pleading to follow him for the rest of their lives.
• Luo Yunji asked the soldiers whether they had considered their families and their return, while grieving over their request.