Chapter Summaries

Luo Yunji prepared a medicinal bath to help his strained body absorb spiritual energy, with Zhang Xiaofan assisting him and Song Daren teasing him. After soaking in the herbs, Luo Yunji felt his pores open and began circulating his cultivation technique as spiritual energy gathered around the tub.

• Zhang Xiaofan brought food for Luo Yunji and learned that he had hidden the Great Yellow Pill instead of taking it.
• Zhang Xiaofan prepared hot water and herbs for Luo Yunji, while Song Daren helped carry water despite Zhang Xiaofan’s injured foot.
• Luo Yunji explained to Zhang Xiaofan how opening the body's pores could help it absorb spiritual energy.
• Song Daren and Zhang Xiaofan helped Luo Yunji into the medicinal bath, and Zhang Xiaofan brought him bamboo-leaf toys.
• Luo Yunji felt the medicinal power open his pores, circulated his cultivation technique, and drew spiritual energy toward the tub.

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan used a medicated bath to absorb spiritual energy, and Song Daren joined them after they were pulled from the tub. The bath’s strange fluctuations then triggered an earthquake and earthen spikes around Zhang Xiaofan’s house, leaving Luo Yunji screaming as the disciples tried to escape.

• Luo Yunji urged Zhang Xiaofan into the bath so he could absorb the excess medicinal power, and both boys cultivated until Song Daren pulled them out when they could no longer endure it.
• Song Daren entered the bath to absorb its remaining medicinal power while Zhang Xiaofan dressed and played with Luo Yunji.
• At lunch, Tian Buyi asked about Luo Yunji’s injury and learned that Song Daren was still bathing in Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji’s room.
• Big Yellow barked urgently toward the room, and Su Ru sensed a powerful fluctuation as Tian Buyi rushed over.
• The ground shook and earthen spikes erupted around the house, forcing the disciples to dodge while Zhang Xiaofan struggled to protect Luo Yunji.

Zhang Xiaofan mastered Luo Yunji’s footwork while dodging earth spikes, and Song Daren broke through after bathing in the younger disciples’ bathwater. The danger passed, but Big Bamboo Peak was left in ruins, and Luo Yunji scrambled to save his hidden snacks.

• Zhang Xiaofan dodged the earth spikes as Luo Yunji called out the footwork positions, eventually stepping through the air and hovering above the ground.
• The earth spikes stopped, and everyone saw that Big Bamboo Peak’s houses had been badly damaged.
• Zhang Xiaofan rescued Luo Yunji when a collapsing house nearly caught them, and the two found Song Daren inside after he broke through.
• Song Daren asked Luo Yunji for his clothes while hiding in a wooden tub, and Luo Yunji teased him before handing them over.
• Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan searched a hidden compartment for snacks, but Tian Linger grabbed some and Luo Yunji dropped the rest as everyone laughed.

After Big Bamboo Peak was devastated by Luo Yunji’s breakthrough, Tian Buyi’s disciples built temporary bamboo huts. Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji led the family to a cave they had found as a new place to stay, where a surprising sight awaited them.

• Tian Buyi apologized to the other peak leaders for the destruction and said the disciples would build huts in the rear mountain.
• Tian Buyi’s disciples gathered usable belongings and built temporary bamboo huts while Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji disappeared.
• Su Ru gave Luo Yunji and Tian Linger luminous pearls after Luo Yunji offered to have Zhang Xiaofan cook for her.
• Zhang Xiaofan led Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the others to a cave, where they entered and stared in surprise at what they saw.

Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji showed Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the others their hidden cave, where the family admired its glowing stones, warm pool, and bamboo house. As everyone settled in for the night, Zhang Xiaofan served snacks and described Luo Yunji’s new movement technique, which seemed to restore spiritual power.

• Luo Yunji showed the family the cave’s green-glowing stones and bamboo house, then explained its flowers and warm pool to Su Ru.
• Tian Buyi and the others inspected Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan’s bamboo house and decided to build more rooms the next day.
• Luo Yunji led Su Ru and Tian Linger toward the warm pool while Zhang Xiaofan explained the cave’s steady warmth to Fourth Senior Brother.
• Zhang Xiaofan told He Dazhi that Luo Yunji had developed a movement technique to catch the monkey that stole his wine, and guessed that it could restore spiritual power.
• Zhang Xiaofan brought Tian Buyi and the others a selection of sweet and savory snacks, while Big Yellow gnawed on a meat bone.

Zhang Xiaofan shared his cooking with the others as Tian Buyi recognized his devotion and learned that his cultivation was nearing a breakthrough. The family settled into the secret cave for the night, then explored its homes and platforms the next morning, where they found Luo Yunji and Big Yellow waiting eagerly beside a fragrant pot.

• Zhang Xiaofan saved food for Su Ru and the others, and Tian Buyi praised his kindness while noting that his cultivation was about to reach the third level.
• Song Daren explained that he had broken through after benefiting from the medicinal bath Zhang Xiaofan prepared, prompting the other disciples to ask for its formula.
• Su Ru returned with the three little ones and described dividing the warm-water pool between herself and Tian Linger and the rest of the group.
• Tian Buyi and his disciples spent the night at the pool, then woke to sunlight and explored the secret cave's houses and platforms.
• Tian Buyi and the others found Luo Yunji and Big Yellow staring at a pot of food, with Big Yellow drooling and Luo Yunji swallowing eagerly.

Luo Yunji revealed that he had broken through again, while Zhang Xiaofan shared monkey wine and a medicinal meal intended to help Big Bamboo Peak's disciples advance. The meal could raise their cultivation to at most the sixth level, and Luo Yunji said there were no ingredients to make more.

• Luo Yunji told his fellow disciples that he had broken through again after absorbing more of the medicated bath’s effects.
• Zhang Xiaofan brought monkey wine for Tian Buyi, Su Ru, and the other disciples, explaining that it would improve their cultivation.
• Zhang Xiaofan served a medicinal meal that Luo Yunji said could help the senior brothers reach the fifth level alongside the monkey wine.
• Luo Yunji clarified that eating the meal could raise their cultivation only to the sixth level and that no more could be made.

Luo Yunji’s medicinal cuisine helped the Big Bamboo Peak disciples advance their cultivation, and Tian Buyi agreed to give him more herbs for his experiments. While the others focused on cultivation and building houses, Luo Yunji began preparing to take revenge.

• Luo Yunji explained that his roasted sweet potato had been treated with medicinal ingredients and monkey wine, then revealed that he had put Great Yellow Pill into the medicinal cuisine.
• Tian Buyi offered Luo Yunji more Great Yellow Pills and granted him access to the medicinal herbs, while Luo Yunji promised Zhang Xiaofan a medicinal ointment to aid cultivation.
• Tian Buyi decided that the senior disciples would build separate bamboo houses, and Luo Yunji dictated plans for renovating the kitchen while Zhang Xiaofan wrote them down.
• After half a month, every Big Bamboo Peak disciple except Zhang Xiaofan had reached at least the fifth level, while Zhang Xiaofan remained at the fourth.
• As the disciples stabilized their cultivation, Luo Yunji began preparing for revenge.

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan tried to catch the gray monkey, but it outsmarted them and repeatedly stole Luo Yunji’s monkey wine. The monkey escaped again, leaving Luo Yunji exhausted and Zhang Xiaofan helping him up.

• Luo Yunji set out bait in a bamboo forest and waited with Zhang Xiaofan for the gray monkey to appear.
• After the monkey struck Zhang Xiaofan with a pebble, Zhang Xiaofan chased it while Luo Yunji was still drowsy.
• The gray monkey tricked Luo Yunji into following it, then stole his wine tube and drank from it.
• Luo Yunji attacked the monkey with water techniques, but it used its tail and the bamboo tube to evade him.
• Zhang Xiaofan returned as Luo Yunji wrestled the monkey for the wine, and the monkey escaped after taunting them.
• Zhang Xiaofan helped the exhausted Luo Yunji up, and Luo Yunji sat down to rest.

Luo Yunji followed Zhang Xiaofan's trail to a pool, where he found Zhang Xiaofan unconscious and bleeding as a strange short staff absorbed his blood. Luo Yunji defeated the staff by biting it, reshaped its bead fragments, and remained beside Zhang Xiaofan with the gray monkey as the monkey refused its promised wine.

• Luo Yunji followed the scent of monkey wine through the bamboo grove and found Zhang Xiaofan collapsed beside a pool, bleeding into a mass around a short staff.
• Luo Yunji attacked the blood-draining staff with water arrows and lightning, but its barrier withstood his spells.
• Luo Yunji leapt up and bit the staff, breaking off its bead and ending its red glow.
• Luo Yunji reshaped the staff's bead sections, kept the smaller fragment in his hair, and fed Zhang Xiaofan monkey wine until his color improved.
• Luo Yunji asked the gray monkey to drag Zhang Xiaofan under a tree and offered it wine, but the monkey refused.

Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan were found in the woods and brought back to Big Bamboo Peak, where the disciples learned that a short black staff and a hairpin had drained their blood. After Tian Buyi examined both objects without finding anything unusual, Tian Linger took the hairpin, and a sudden cry interrupted her dispute with Luo Yunji over it.

• Song Daren and the other senior brothers found Luo Yunji and the unconscious Zhang Xiaofan in the woods and carried them back to Big Bamboo Peak.
• Tian Buyi examined Zhang Xiaofan and found he had lost blood and fallen into a deep sleep, while Luo Yunji had only a minor injury to his lip.
• Luo Yunji recounted how a monkey had tricked him, and Tian Buyi learned that both a short black staff and a hairpin had drawn blood from the boys.
• Tian Buyi examined the staff and hairpin but found no unusual reaction from either object.
• Tian Linger took the hairpin from Luo Yunji, and when they began tugging over it, she suddenly cried out while Luo Yunji insisted he had done nothing.

Tian Linger suffered a strange swelling after being pricked by the ancient hairpin, and Tian Buyi and Su Ru tried to handle it. Meanwhile, Luo Yunji fed Zhang Xiaofan homemade medicine so he would wake sooner and cook, leaving Tian Buyi to inspect the prescriptions.

• Tian Linger developed a large swelling on one side of her chest after the hairpin pricked her, and Su Ru examined her.
• Tian Buyi told Su Ru to test the black sticks and, if they caused no harm, prick the other side; later, Tian Linger angrily threw the hairpin and a black stick at Luo Yunji.
• At breakfast, the disciples noticed Tian Linger's changed appearance, while Luo Yunji complained about Du Bishu's cooking and went to find food by Zhang Xiaofan's bedside.
• Luo Yunji ate beside the unconscious Zhang Xiaofan, and Tian Buyi and Su Ru found him using Zhang Xiaofan's stomach as a pillow.
• Tian Buyi examined Zhang Xiaofan and learned that Luo Yunji had fed him homemade pills made from medicinal ingredients, so he asked for the prescriptions.
• Luo Yunji found the prescription in Big Yellow's nest and put it on the table for Tian Buyi to inspect.

Tian Buyi and Su Ru cared for the unconscious Zhang Xiaofan while Luo Yunji explained his cultivation method and waited impatiently for him to wake. After six days, Zhang Xiaofan woke with his cultivation at the fifth level, and Tian Buyi told him to rest and explain what happened at the Water Pool the next day.

• Tian Buyi had Luo Yunji read his prescriptions aloud, then learned the blood-enriching formula was intended for recovery after childbirth.
• Luo Yunji tried to make Zhang Xiaofan spit out his medicine, so Tian Buyi took him away and kept him occupied until Zhang Xiaofan woke.
• Six days later, a surge of spiritual energy drew Tian Buyi and the others to Zhang Xiaofan's room.
• Luo Yunji explained that his improved cultivation method could grant cultivators a chance to obtain a natural power he called the Heavenly Heart.
• Zhang Xiaofan woke, said his cultivation had reached the fifth level, and Tian Buyi instructed him to rest and recount what happened by the Water Pool the next day.

After recovering, Zhang Xiaofan rejoined his fellow disciples, whose teasing over Luo Yunji’s fragrant pastries turned into a noisy food fight. Luo Yunji declared that he wanted to marry Zhang Xiaofan, leaving Zhang embarrassed as the group laughed.

• Tian Buyi and Su Ru told Zhang Xiaofan to rest, then left him with his fellow disciples.
• Zhang Xiaofan tucked the sleeping Luo Yunji into bed, then joined everyone for dinner and cooked familiar dishes for them.
• Luo Yunji revealed a packet of pastries, and his senior brothers carried him outside as they tried to get some.
• Song Daren brought extra pastries to Tian Buyi and Su Ru, explaining that Zhang Xiaofan had secretly made more for Luo Yunji.
• Luo Yunji hugged Zhang Xiaofan and insisted they should marry, making Zhang blush while their fellow disciples laughed.

Luo Yunji chased his teasing senior brothers from the cave and began fighting them with lightning and Water Arrows, while Zhang Xiaofan took his side. After Wu Dayi interrupted Luo Yunji’s lightning spell with a mental attack, Luo Yunji prepared an unfamiliar spell and left his senior brothers wondering what was coming.

• Luo Yunji grew angry at his senior brothers’ teasing, and Zhang Xiaofan carried him out of the cave to catch up with them.
• Luo Yunji summoned lightning and fired Water Arrows at the fleeing senior brothers, while Zhang Xiaofan declared he would fight on Luo Yunji’s side.
• Wu Dayi used a mental attack to interrupt Luo Yunji’s attempt to summon lightning, but Luo Yunji showed no sign of harm.
• Luo Yunji finished preparing an unfamiliar spell and grinned at the seven senior brothers and sisters, who could not tell what they needed to defend against.

Luo Yunji defeated Song Daren and the other senior disciples in a sparring match by manipulating water, ice, wind, and rain. He left them immobilized and exhausted, then Zhang Xiaofan told Tian Buyi what had happened.

• Wu Dayi tried to stop Luo Yunji with a mental attack, but Luo Yunji countered while Song Daren diverted the wave and raised an earthen wall to block ice arrows.
• Luo Yunji froze He Dazhi's wind blades and pinned Tian Linger's Amber Vermilion Silk to the ground with ice arrows.
• Song Daren's earthquake spell failed to affect the hovering Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan, and Luo Yunji used rain to immobilize the other seven disciples.
• Luo Yunji teased his immobilized senior brothers and sister before leaving with Zhang Xiaofan, then went to bed without eating.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Tian Buyi that Luo Yunji had defeated the others alone, and Tian Buyi asked to be taken to see them.

After Luo Yunji defeated the Big Bamboo Peak disciples who tried to bully him, Tian Buyi and Wen Min carried the injured back to Big Bamboo Peak. Su Ru revealed to Wen Min that Luo Yunji had revised the cultivation method now practiced by the peak’s disciples.

• Wen Min arrived with Tian Buyi and learned that Luo Yunji had injured several Big Bamboo Peak disciples, including Wu Dayi, while defending himself.
• Tian Buyi and Wen Min transported the injured to Big Bamboo Peak, where Wen Min was astonished by Zhang Xiaofan’s speed and the peak’s hidden cave.
• Su Ru scolded Tian Linger for joining the fight against Luo Yunji and told her to rest until she recovered.
• Wen Min learned that Luo Yunji had revised the new Taiji Mystic Purity Dao practiced at Big Bamboo Peak and reacted in shock.

Wen Min visited Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji, teasing the little fatty and urging him to exercise. The next day, Zhang Xiaofan told Tian Buyi how he had discovered a strange, dangerous pool while rescuing Little Grey Monkey, and the story left him about to help the monkey.

• Tian Linger told Su Ru that Luo Yunji had defeated the seven disciples with a spell that froze Zhang Xiaofan’s wind blades.
• Wen Min visited Zhang Xiaofan and Luo Yunji, joked about Luo Yunji’s weight, and warned him to exercise more.
• The next day, Zhang Xiaofan told Tian Buyi that he had followed Little Grey Monkey into a deep valley behind the mountain.
• Near a green pool, Zhang Xiaofan was overcome by a nauseating sensation, but warmth from his chest protected him and let him retreat.
• Zhang Xiaofan saw Little Grey Monkey suffering beside the pool and decided to return to rescue it.

After the green bead and the ugly black stick clashed at Jade Pool, Zhang Xiaofan recovered and Luo Yunji began training under Wen Min’s pressure. The chapter left Zhang Xiaofan struggling through painful intermediate footwork while caring for Luo Yunji and the rest of Big Bamboo Peak.

• Zhang Xiaofan fell into Jade Pool when the green bead in his chest flared, and the bead collided with the ugly black stick, blasting him unconscious.
• Luo Yunji heard Little Grey Monkey’s cries, found Zhang Xiaofan, and saved him; Tian Buyi decided to take the stick to Daoxuan True Person at Heaven-Reaching Peak.
• The disciples of Big Bamboo Peak returned to their usual habits after Zhang Xiaofan had defeated them, while Tian Linger trained harder and Zhang Xiaofan continued indulging Luo Yunji.
• Wen Min’s warning about Shuiyue pushed Luo Yunji to practice his movement technique, and Zhang Xiaofan was dragged into training the intermediate steps.
• Song Daren asked Zhang Xiaofan why Luo Yunji had started training, then learned how painful the footwork was and that Zhang Xiaofan had only managed its fifth step.

Luo Yunji asked Su Ru about his master's weight and gave her a medicinal bath formula, then learned from Zhang Xiaofan that cultivation could not prevent aging. Worried about his loved ones growing old, he decided to share the formula with everyone at Big Bamboo Peak and take it to Small Bamboo Peak as well.

• Luo Yunji asked Su Ru whether his master's weight was bad, and Su Ru explained that she loved him regardless of his appearance.
• Luo Yunji gave Su Ru medicinal bath packets, and she sent him out so she could try them.
• Zhang Xiaofan told Luo Yunji that cultivation did not stop people from aging, which made Luo Yunji worry about his loved ones growing old.
• Luo Yunji and Zhang Xiaofan shared the medicinal bath formula with everyone at Big Bamboo Peak.
• Luo Yunji asked Zhang Xiaofan to take him to Small Bamboo Peak to share the formula with Shuiyue-shishu, Wen Min-shijie, and the other senior sisters.