Chapter Summaries

• Ning Yun and Song Lian’s rivalry: Li Zi learns from the System that the two beautiful disciples have spent decades competing over nearly everything—including Mo Feng, whom they both sleep with. They are both at Golden Core Third Tier, but Song Lian has reached Great Perfection. Their teasing exchange about Song Lian hiding her progress quickly turns tense, though they leave arm in arm and immediately start wrestling outside. Li Zi mistakes their behavior for simple friendship.
• Gossip reveals deeper resentments: The System explains that Song Lian has better aptitude and receives more medicinal pills, while Ning Yun has greater self-control. They once loved the same man, who favored Ning Yun and rejected Song Lian. Immortal Ziyang realizes that Ning Yun’s complaints about unfair treatment by their Master were justified.
• Immortal Ziyang’s pain: Ziyang reflects on discovering that her Dao Companion, Mo Feng, secretly became involved with junior disciples and fellow disciples she trusted. Though she no longer loves him, the betrayal still hurts; what she wants now is an apology. She has avoided exposing Song Lian and Ning Yun because she cares for them despite their actions.
• Xia Aoyu arrives: A sweet-looking disciple visits, saying she came to check on Ziyang after hearing Mo Feng nearly suffered cultivation deviation. Ziyang greets her politely but coldly. The System identifies Xia Aoyu as the person at the root of the trouble, while Xia briefly reacts as if she heard it.
  Character developments and interactions: Li Zi is captivated by the revelations but stays cautious, declining to judge which rival is more likely to give in to temptation. Ziyang’s warm hospitality toward the bickering women contrasts with her private hurt and her icy reception of Xia Aoyu. The chapter highlights the gap between affectionate familiarity and hidden betrayal.
  Themes: Fierce competition within friendship, favoritism and unequal treatment, betrayal by trusted people, and the lingering emotional cost of infidelity.

Key events

• Xia Aoyu visits Immortal Ziyang and pretends to be concerned about Mo Feng’s health. The System reveals to Li Zi that Xia and Mo Feng have been having an affair for a long time, and that Xia helped him take valuable things from Ziyang.
• Ziyang has long known about the affair and had hoped Xia would confess. Because they have shared centuries of friendship and danger, Ziyang would even have supported Xia and Mo Feng if she had been honest.
• When Xia keeps asking about Mo Feng and glancing toward his room, Ziyang coldly tells her he is inside and may be awake. Xia rushes to leave.
• Li Zi deliberately spills tea on Xia and challenges her to apologize to Ziyang. Xia realizes Li Zi is the source of the voice revealing her secrets, insults her, and raises a hand to strike her.
• Ziyang catches Xia’s hand, furious that she would threaten her goddaughter. She knocks Xia into a tree, injuring her, and orders her to reflect on why she owes an apology. Xia finally says, “I’m sorry,” then leaves.

Character developments and interactions

• Immortal Ziyang shifts from restrained disappointment to open anger. Her hurt stems less from Mo Feng’s affair than from Xia Aoyu’s betrayal and refusal to be honest.
• Xia Aoyu is exposed as both Mo Feng’s lover and a longtime friend who has deceived Ziyang. Her concern for Mo Feng makes her careless, and fear replaces her attempted defiance once Ziyang intervenes.
• Li Zi uses what she learns from the System to confront Xia and provoke a response, while Ziyang protects her.
• The encounter pits Xia’s false concern and concealed guilt against Ziyang’s wounded trust. Li Zi’s intervention turns their unspoken conflict into a direct confrontation.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and honesty: Ziyang might have accepted Xia’s relationship with Mo Feng, but the secrecy and exploitation have damaged their friendship.
• Loyalty and protection: Ziyang’s fierce response shows her devotion to Li Zi.
• Appearance versus truth: Xia acts concerned while hiding her affair, and the System’s revelations expose the gap between her words and motives.

Key plot points and events

• Xia Aoyu overhears Li Zi’s thoughts revealing that Mo Feng has been lying: despite promising eternal love and claiming other relationships were forced, he has pursued women himself and has kept Xia waiting for centuries with vague promises of escape.
• Devastated, Xia Aoyu leaves in tears, questioning Mo Feng’s sincerity.
• Immortal Ziyang comforts Li Zi and is pleased that Xia Aoyu may finally confront Mo Feng. She still feels grief over her former companion’s betrayal, but appreciates having Li Zi at her side.
• Li Zi asks to train at the Combat Arts Pavilion. Immortal Ziyang agrees and provides medicinal liquid to help her recover from strenuous practice.
• The Hehuan Sect’s Sixth Elder unexpectedly visits, bringing a pill for Mo Feng, who nearly suffered Qi Deviation. He then notices Immortal Ziyang’s unsettled Spiritual Power and helps regulate it.
• During this, Li Zi wonders whether the Sixth Elder is also involved with Mo Feng. The Sixth Elder hears her thoughts, but the System clarifies that he has no romantic connection to Mo Feng.

Character developments and interactions

• Xia Aoyu begins to face the possibility that Mo Feng has manipulated her, though she is still deeply attached to him.
• Li Zi remains supportive of Immortal Ziyang and determined to rely on herself, while her private suspicions create awkward tension.
• Immortal Ziyang shifts from anger toward Xia Aoyu to sorrow over their damaged bond, and continues to care for Li Zi.
• The Sixth Elder appears unexpectedly and shows concern for both Mo Feng and Immortal Ziyang. He can hear Li Zi’s thoughts, making her speculation about him potentially embarrassing.

Significant themes

• Deception and self-delusion: Mo Feng’s promises keep Xia Aoyu emotionally trapped.
• Betrayal and loyalty: Immortal Ziyang grieves that someone she trusted chose a man over their bond, while finding comfort in Li Zi’s loyalty.
• Self-reliance and growth: Li Zi chooses training and personal strength rather than depending entirely on others.
• Appearance versus reality: The Sixth Elder’s mysterious, androgynous presentation contrasts with Li Zi’s mistaken suspicions about his motives.

Key plot points

• The system reveals that the Sixth Elder’s disciple, Xu Bai, has been exploiting his love for him for centuries. Xu Bai maintains other romantic partners, belittles the Sixth Elder, and uses his feelings to obtain resources and control his behavior.
• The Sixth Elder is shaken by the revelation. He had accepted Xu Bai’s demands—avoiding other disciples and people, and spending years in seclusion—without recognizing them as manipulation.
• Immortal Ziyang comforts him and tries to help him reconsider his relationship. She also tells him that Wen Yun, a respected figure who betrayed the sect, secretly kept multiple lovers of different genders.
• When Ziyang condemns Wen Yun’s deception but defends same-sex love, the Sixth Elder is astonished. Xu Bai had taught him that such feelings were shameful and would bring disgrace.

Character developments

• The Sixth Elder shifts from anger at having his secret exposed to confusion about whether his feelings are love, dependency, or an illusion fostered by isolation. He begins questioning Xu Bai’s influence and the beliefs Xu Bai instilled in him.
• Immortal Ziyang feels compassion for the Sixth Elder and offers him a safe, sympathetic perspective, reassuring him that loving a man is not inherently wrong.
• Li Zi and the system expose Xu Bai’s behavior as emotional manipulation, prompting the others to see the Sixth Elder as a victim rather than a willing accomplice.

Significant themes

• Emotional abuse and coercive control can distort a person’s judgment, especially when they are isolated and inexperienced.
• Love does not excuse exploitation; unequal affection can give the less-invested partner power.
• Same-sex attraction is not shameful, though prejudice can make people fear exposure.
• Long-term isolation can blur the distinction between genuine love and emotional dependence.

Character interactions

• The system’s blunt account forces the Sixth Elder to confront what he has endured, while Li Zi reacts indignantly on his behalf.
• Ziyang draws the distressed elder into conversation and uses Wen Yun’s scandal to challenge the stigma Xu Bai has taught him.
• The Sixth Elder’s stunned response shows the contrast between Xu Bai’s condemnation and Ziyang’s acceptance.

Key events

• The Sixth Elder admits to Immortal Ziyang that he may be attracted to men, expecting rejection. Instead, she responds casually and enthusiastically, suggesting places where he might meet handsome men.
• Her easy acceptance—and Li Zi’s cheerful support—helps the Sixth Elder feel safe and less ashamed. The three spend hours talking about unconventional romances, further broadening his perspective.
• Xu Bai arrives and insists that the Sixth Elder return with him. The Sixth Elder refuses, saying he will stay and talk with Ziyang, and points Xu Bai toward the unconscious Mo Feng.
• Xu Bai’s concern and attention appear focused on the Sixth Elder, prompting Li Zi to suspect that Xu Bai has feelings for him. When Xu Bai threatens to get angry, Ziyang intervenes and blasts him with Spiritual Power, making him cough up blood.

Character developments and interactions

• The Sixth Elder moves from fear and shame about his sexuality toward acceptance, thanks to Ziyang’s warm, matter-of-fact response.
• Immortal Ziyang acts as a protective, affectionate confidante, teasing the Sixth Elder while defending his freedom to stay where he chooses.
• Li Zi remains openly supportive and mischievous, eagerly treating the situation as romantic gossip.
• Xu Bai is stern and possessive-seeming toward the Sixth Elder; his attention suggests deeper feelings, though his cold manner clashes with the apparent concern.
• Ziyang and Xu Bai clash when she rejects his attempt to order the Sixth Elder around and physically forces him back.

Themes

• Acceptance of identity and love without shame.
• The comfort of found family and nonjudgmental support.
• The tension between care and control, especially in Xu Bai’s insistence that the Sixth Elder return with him.

Key events

• Xu Bai appeals to the Sixth Elder for help after Immortal Ziyang confronts him, but Ziyang mocks his dramatic weakness and insists he show respect to his senior. The Sixth Elder backs her up, and Xu Bai reluctantly greets her before leaving.
• Ziyang mentions Xu Bai’s recent closeness with Junior Sister Zhao, further provoking the Sixth Elder to order him to address her properly.
• Xu Bai expects the Sixth Elder to follow him, but sees him laughing with Ziyang instead. Resentful, he arranges a meeting with Junior Sister Zhao.
• Ziyang suggests the Sixth Elder take more disciples so he is not so dependent on Xu Bai. After hearing the system explain that the Elder’s intense attachment may stem from loneliness and overinvestment in one disciple, the Sixth Elder agrees to recruit more.
• The Sixth Elder then apologizes to Ziyang, revealing that Mo Feng—her Dao Companion—has been having an affair with Xu Bai. Ziyang is moved by the apology, though she already knew about the affair and had set up a formation to observe Mo Feng’s visitors. Li Zi realizes this was why Ziyang brought her to the courtyard.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Bai grows increasingly jealous and resentful as the Sixth Elder pays attention to Ziyang rather than him. He obeys the demand to greet Ziyang but leaves hoping to draw the Elder after him.
• The Sixth Elder begins to recognize that his close, possibly possessive attachment to Xu Bai may be unhealthy. Ziyang and Li Zi’s influence prompts him to consider taking more disciples, and he chooses honesty by apologizing to Ziyang.
• Immortal Ziyang remains confident and sharply challenges Xu Bai, while showing compassion toward the Sixth Elder’s struggle. She accepts his apology and reveals that she has long known about Mo Feng’s infidelity.
• Li Zi supports Ziyang, jokingly belittles Xu Bai’s theatrics, and volunteers to stay with her. She identifies several women—Song Lian, Ning Yun, and Xia Aoyu—as having questionable relationships with Mo Feng.

Themes

• Unhealthy attachment and loneliness: The chapter suggests that concentrating all affection on one disciple can create pressure and possessiveness.
• Respect and hierarchy: Ziyang insists that disciples treat elders properly, and the Sixth Elder reinforces her demand.
• Honesty and accountability: The Elder’s apology offers Ziyang the sincere acknowledgment she had wanted.
• Betrayal and trust: Mo Feng’s affairs—and Xu Bai’s involvement—cast doubt on the relationships around them.

Key plot points and events

• After falling asleep during Immortal Ziyang’s conversation with the Sixth Elder, Li Zi wakes refreshed and finds her Eighth Level Qi Refining cultivation has become more stable. She wonders whether her Myriad Flower Divine Bone is responsible.
• Li Zi hears Mo Feng’s cries and learns that Immortal Ziyang is beating him for his infidelity. His excuses—that other women seduced or threatened him—only make her angrier.
• Once she has dealt with Mo Feng, Immortal Ziyang offers Li Zi unrestricted access to the Hehuan Sect’s Combat Arts Pavilion. Li Zi chooses to stay close and support her godmother, though the system confirms Ziyang has already moved on.
• The system warns that Ran Zirou has escaped again. Ziyang plans to contact the Spirit Sword Sect to keep watch over her.
• Ziyang leaves Li Zi at the pavilion, then goes with the Sixth Elder to find the Sixth Martial Uncle a disciple, hoping to act before Xu Bai can interfere. Ziyang distrusts Xu Bai and wants to protect the Sixth Elder from a potentially harmful relationship.
• At the pavilion, Li Zi is shown to a training room where a stone table creates a Mirror Illusion of her. The illusion will let her practice martial techniques by fighting herself.

Character developments

• Li Zi is increasingly protective and devoted to Ziyang, while remaining determined to rely on her own cultivation for safety. Her cultivation also appears to be progressing unusually well.
• Immortal Ziyang asserts herself against Mo Feng and decides not to let past heartbreak dictate her life. She remains warmly protective of Li Zi and extends her concern to the Sixth Elder.
• Mo Feng is exposed as unrepentant and cowardly: even while begging for mercy, he blames others for his betrayal.
• The Sixth Elder is preparing to choose a disciple with Ziyang’s help, though the chapter gives little direct detail about her perspective.

Significant themes

• Self-reliance and cultivation: Li Zi values support but believes her own strength is the surest protection.
• Betrayal and moving on: Ziyang confronts Mo Feng’s infidelity, then chooses to focus on her own future.
• Care and protection: Li Zi supports Ziyang emotionally, while Ziyang protects Li Zi and tries to shield the Sixth Elder from a bad choice.
• Training through confrontation: The Mirror Illusion turns self-combat into a means of developing martial skill.

Character interactions

• Ziyang punishes Mo Feng, rejecting his attempts to shift blame.
• Li Zi offers to stay by Ziyang’s side, and Ziyang reassures her that she is fine while urging her to cultivate.
• Ziyang and the Sixth Elder coordinate on selecting a disciple and share concerns about Xu Bai.
• A senior sister guides Li Zi into the pavilion’s illusion-based training room.

Plot points and events

• Li Zi begins training with a stone-table practice device that creates a mirror opponent. The double matches her stance and techniques but executes them more effectively, forcing Li Zi to endure painful sparring while she repeatedly practices Azure Serenity Divine Claw.
• Meanwhile, Immortal Ziyang accompanies the Sixth Elder to recruit disciples. The Sixth Elder takes in four talented young children and returns with them to his peak.
• He evaluates their cultivation and abilities, then creates an individual training plan for each. Their affectionate questions and offers to help cheer him, and he realizes that taking on younger disciples may lift his spirits.
• Xu Bai arrives with a female cultivator, reacts angrily to the children, and resents being introduced to them as their eldest senior brother. He confronts the Sixth Elder, insisting he should have no other disciples but Xu Bai.
• In private, Xu Bai accuses the Sixth Elder of trying to provoke him into accepting the Sixth Elder’s “filthy desires,” then demands that he remove the children. The Sixth Elder calmly frees his wrist and faces Xu Bai without showing alarm.

Character developments

• Li Zi shows determination and composure as she pushes through a punishing training exercise.
• The Sixth Elder softens around his new disciples. Though initially stern, he responds warmly to their concern and begins to see the benefits of taking them in.
• Xu Bai displays possessiveness, anger, and emotional volatility, treating the new disciples as a threat to his exclusive place in the Sixth Elder’s life.
• The young disciples are respectful, lively, and protective of their master, despite being frightened by Xu Bai’s outburst.

Significant themes

• Practice and perseverance: Li Zi improves through repeated effort against a stronger version of herself.
• Renewal and companionship: The children’s presence brings the Sixth Elder renewed warmth and purpose.
• Possessiveness and control: Xu Bai’s demand to remain the Sixth Elder’s only disciple reveals the unhealthy intensity of their relationship.
• Contrasting temperaments: The children’s cheerful obedience contrasts sharply with Xu Bai’s hostility and the tension he brings.

Character interactions

• Li Zi follows her senior sister’s instructions and trains alone against the mirror image.
• The Sixth Elder assesses his new disciples, assigns them tailored plans, and receives their affectionate offers of help.
• Xu Bai’s introduction to the children quickly turns confrontational: they greet him politely, while he reacts with visible fury.
• The Sixth Elder remains composed during Xu Bai’s private accusations, while Xu Bai’s escalating agitation unsettles the household.

• Xu Bai’s confession is rejected: Realizing he may lose the Sixth Elder’s attention now that the elder has taken four new disciples, Xu Bai asks what they are to each other. The Sixth Elder calmly defines their relationship as master and disciple and warns Xu Bai not to force him to expel him. Xu Bai confesses and tries to use the elder’s feelings to demand that the newcomers be sent away. The Sixth Elder says he is no longer interested in Xu Bai, warns him to treat his juniors well, and demonstrates his power by immobilizing him and forcing him from the cave.
• The system exposes Xu Bai’s history: As Li Zi recovers from training, the system reveals that Xu Bai’s confession was possessive and self-serving. It also says that Xu Bai’s verbal abuse had driven the Sixth Elder into self-doubt, and that taking new disciples is helping the elder heal. Li Zi’s thoughts add a shocking allegation: Xu Bai has been involved with Mo Feng, Immortal Ziyang’s dao companion, as well as other women.
• The sect reacts: The system’s revelations spread among disciples who hear Li Zi’s thoughts. They are stunned that even the exceptionally powerful Sixth Elder could have been made to doubt himself. Some recall that Xu Bai had reportedly prevented the elder from taking other disciples, but interpret the elder’s long indulgence of him as paternal affection rather than romance. Xia Aoyu also hears the revelations and wonders whether Xu Bai’s alleged involvement with Mo Feng is true.
  Character developments and themes: The Sixth Elder begins to reclaim his independence, setting firm boundaries and turning his attention toward his new disciples. Xu Bai’s fear of losing his privileged place is exposed as entitlement and possessiveness. The chapter explores emotional manipulation, favoritism, recovery from abuse, and the difference between parental devotion and romantic love.

Key plot points and events

• Xia Aoyu visits the injured Mo Feng, hoping to understand his connection to Xu Bai. Mo Feng, desperate to escape Immortal Ziyang’s daily beatings, asks Xia to elope with him and claims she is the person he loves most.
• Xia remains suspicious when she spots Mo Feng wearing a hair ribbon matching one Xu Bai gave another disciple. Mo Feng denies knowing Xu Bai and makes up an excuse.
• Song Lian, Ning Yun, and other women arrive to confront Mo Feng over his entanglements. The confrontation turns into a chaotic brawl, with Xia defending him and losing much of her hair to sword energy.
• Immortal Ziyang watches the spectacle, amused and relieved that the women are fighting among themselves rather than directing their anger at her.
• Rumors spread through the Sect, especially the claim that Mo Feng and Xu Bai were involved. Elders condemn Mo Feng, while new gossip reveals that Xu Bai may also have confessed feelings for his own master.
• When the Sixth Elder learns that everyone knows, he is stunned.

Character developments and interactions

• Xia Aoyu moves from hopeful romantic concern to suspicion, but still protects Mo Feng during the fight.
• Mo Feng presents himself as devoted to Xia, but his plea to elope is driven by fear and desperation to escape Immortal Ziyang. He continues denying his connection to Xu Bai.
• Immortal Ziyang shifts from being the source of Mo Feng’s private misery to an amused observer of the fallout.
• The elders respond with anger and calls for discipline; the First Elder directly beats Mo Feng, while the Second Elder confronts the Sixth Elder about Xu Bai.

Significant themes

• Gossip and exposure: overheard private thoughts set off a chain of investigations and public revelations.
• Deception and romantic entanglement: Mo Feng’s claims of love clash with his evasions and complicated relationships.
• Comic revenge and chaos: the Sect’s private grudges erupt into a public spectacle, giving Immortal Ziyang a measure of satisfaction.

• Confrontation begins: A disciple summons Sixth Elder to face the Sect Master over scandalous rumors. Sixth Elder assumes the Sect may condemn her feelings for her disciple, Xu Bai, and resolves to accept the consequences.
• Xu Bai turns on Sixth Elder: He accuses her of exposing their relationship and ruining his reputation. He claims she pursued him and says the public gossip has destroyed his life. His rejection leaves Sixth Elder shaken.
• Mo Feng is brought in: Immortal Ziyang takes the exhausted Li Zi from the Combat Arts Pavilion and is confronted by Mo Feng. He claims he was forced into affairs with others, apologizes, and offers to divorce her. Ziyang rejects his excuses, orders him to the Main Peak Hall, and drags him there when he tries to flee.
• The scandal reaches the Sect Master: Ziyang brings Mo Feng before the Sect’s leaders. When the Sect Master questions Xu Bai, he publicly blames Sixth Elder for seducing him. The room erupts in shock, while Li Zi watches from the sidelines.
  Character developments and interactions: Sixth Elder begins determined to face punishment but is devastated by Xu Bai’s accusation. Xu Bai and Mo Feng both attempt to shift blame and present themselves as victims. Ziyang is cold and decisive toward Mo Feng, showing that his alleged infidelity has extinguished any affection she may have had. Li Zi remains a wry observer, while her inner commentary exposes the selfishness behind the men’s excuses.
  Themes: The chapter explores public shame, power and responsibility in relationships, betrayal, and the gap between romantic reputations and reality. It also satirizes people who label a relationship “seduction” to evade accountability—especially when a mentor’s support and investment in a disciple are recast as improper pursuit.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Bai responds to accusations that he has misread his master’s kindness by claiming the Sixth Elder stayed in his room late, touched him while teaching martial arts, nearly kissed him, confessed deeper feelings, and used his Essence Blood to make medicine.
• The Sixth Elder appears unable to defend himself. Xu Bai expects the others to blame his master and leave Xu Bai as his only companion.
• Instead, the elders and disciples argue that ordinary closeness and physical contact between masters and disciples are being twisted into something improper. They suggest Xu Bai may be the one with romantic feelings.
• Immortal Ziyang publicly beats Xu Bai for humiliating and slandering his master. The Sect Master eventually orders her to stop.
• The Sixth Elder moves to take Xu Bai away and discipline him, but the Sect Master reveals that the master-disciple dispute is not why the assembly was called. The gathering concerns Immortal Ziyang, and Mo Feng and everyone else are ordered to kneel.

Character developments

• Xu Bai is shown to be calculating and ungrateful: he exploits the Sixth Elder’s affection, presents old incidents selectively, and expects sympathy to help isolate his master.
• The Sixth Elder remains conflicted and softhearted. Though humiliated, he still intends to take responsibility for disciplining Xu Bai rather than abandoning him.
• Immortal Ziyang acts decisively in defense of the Sixth Elder, while Li Zi openly admires and supports her godmother.
• The other elders and disciples reject Xu Bai’s framing, defending the normal closeness of teacher-student relationships.

Significant themes

• The chapter contrasts the trust and affection of a teacher-disciple bond with romantic love, warning against misinterpreting ordinary care.
• It highlights ingratitude and manipulation: Xu Bai turns his master’s devotion into an accusation for personal advantage.
• The group’s reactions stress the importance of context and loyalty, while the Sixth Elder’s continued protectiveness shows how compassion can be exploited.

Character interactions

• Xu Bai confronts the Sixth Elder publicly, but the elders and disciples challenge his interpretation and turn suspicion back on him.
• Immortal Ziyang physically punishes Xu Bai and is cheered on by Li Zi; the Sect Master stops the beating.
• The Sixth Elder tries to remove Xu Bai from the gathering, only for the Sect Master to redirect everyone’s attention to the separate matter involving Immortal Ziyang.

Plot and events

• The Sect Master publicly confronts Mo Feng and the disciples involved with him. Mo Feng admits to betraying Immortal Ziyang, his Dao Companion; Xu Bai denies having an affair, but Song Lian exposes him.
• Immortal Ziyang writes a separation agreement, strips Mo Feng of his Spirit Medicines, and has him expelled from the Hehuan Sect. The other disciples receive severe punishments, including lashes, seclusion, or decades of dangerous training in the Spirit Beast Forest. Xu Bai is left to the Sixth Elder’s discipline.
• Xia Aoyu pleads for Mo Feng, arguing he will be helpless outside the Sect. She asks to take him to the Mortal World before accepting punishment: destroying half her Cultivation and entering thirty years of Secluded Cultivation on Reflection Cliff. The Sect Master agrees after Immortal Ziyang consents.
• Li Zi’s System reveals that Mo Feng intends to exploit Xia Aoyu and steal her valuables. Though Li Zi does not warn her, Xia Aoyu appears to hear this and recoils from Mo Feng. She nevertheless decides to give their relationship another chance.
• Immortal Ziyang reminds Xia Aoyu that Mo Feng once made the same loving gestures for her. The comparison deeply unsettles Xia Aoyu as she leaves with him.

Character developments and interactions

• Mo Feng accepts his guilt publicly, then vows devotion to Xia Aoyu, but the System exposes his selfish motives.
• Xia Aoyu remains torn between her strong feelings and new doubts. She humbles herself before the Sect’s leaders and accepts severe consequences, yet insists on testing whether Mo Feng’s love is genuine.
• Immortal Ziyang enforces the Sect’s rules despite her pain, then offers Xia Aoyu a pointed, personal warning drawn from her own past with Mo Feng.
• Li Zi watches with skepticism, judging both Mo Feng’s manipulation and Xia Aoyu’s choice to pursue a relationship with a married man. She later asks what will happen to Xu Bai.
• The Sect Master delivers judgment, while the Sixth Elder takes Xu Bai away for private punishment.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and accountability: Mo Feng and his partners face consequences for violating their commitments and the Sect’s rules.
• Love versus self-deception: Xia Aoyu’s devotion persists despite evidence that Mo Feng may be manipulative.
• Favoritism and entitlement: The System compares Mo Feng’s belief that he can control Xia Aoyu with Xu Bai’s assumption that his master’s affection will shield him.
• The cost of obsession: Xia Aoyu’s willingness to sacrifice Cultivation and endure decades of seclusion shows how deeply her attachment may harm her.

Plot points

• Li Zi asks Immortal Ziyang how Mo Feng can spend time with so many people. Ziyang reacts abruptly and leaves her at the Combat Arts Pavilion.
• The System reports that the Sixth Elder expelled Xu Bai after sealing his Dantian and ending their master-disciple relationship. Xu Bai returned to the Huai Kingdom, claimed the position of heir, and began writing a book that slanders the Hehuan Sect.
• Ziyang gives Li Zi a fragment of the Heavenly Dipper Illusory Tome, explaining that its Formation can slow time inside it. She transfers the cultivation method directly into Li Zi’s mind and orders her not to leave until she masters it.
• Li Zi struggles to learn the Formation’s Hand Seal. She uses the Combat Arts Pavilion’s practice chamber to create an image of herself and copies its movements, though the chamber rapidly drains her Spiritual Power. She replenishes herself with a pill and continues training.
• In the Huai Kingdom’s capital, the First Prince has returned to inherit the throne. A cloaked man enters a private room where a man and a woman are waiting.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Zi remains curious and eager for gossip, but quickly turns her attention to the Tome’s potential to make cultivation more efficient. Her persistence shows as she repeatedly practices despite exhaustion.
• Immortal Ziyang shows deep care for Li Zi by giving her a rare treasure and personally teaching her its method. Her stern instruction underscores her confidence in Li Zi’s ability to master it.
• Xu Bai has been cast out by his former master but gains political power at home; rather than reflect on his conduct, he uses that status to attack the Sect in writing.
• Li Zi’s exchanges with the System provide comic commentary, while the System’s reports keep her—and the nearby disciples—invested in the unfolding gossip.

Significant themes

• Consequences and ingratitude: Xu Bai’s expulsion follows his conflict with the Sixth Elder, yet his response is to retaliate against the Sect.
• Time, effort, and cultivation: The Tome offers a way to gain more training time, but mastering it still requires sustained effort and sacrifice.
• Mentorship and trust: Ziyang’s valuable gift reflects her affection for Li Zi, while her warning to keep it secret emphasizes the Tome’s rarity and importance.
• Practice through self-correction: Li Zi’s use of the chamber’s image illustrates how persistence and feedback can turn a difficult skill into a learnable one.

Key plot points and events

• Mo Feng meets Xu Bai and Ran Zirou. Xu Bai, now dressed and acting like a powerful ruler, asks Mo Feng to help destroy the Hehuan Sect.
• Xu Bai gives Mo Feng a book exposing the sect’s private affairs, especially the relationship between Xu Bai and the Sixth Elder. He wants it circulated widely to ruin the Elder and the sect’s reputation.
• Ran Zirou says the scandal is only the first step. She plans to capture Li Zi and first eliminate Immortal Ziyang’s protection of her, including by arranging to disgrace him publicly.
• Ran Zirou intends to pursue a man connected to her past-life trauma, Tang Chengyu, and use him in her plan. She makes clear that she will take revenge on anyone who obstructs her.
• Meanwhile, Li Zi struggles to complete a Formation Hand Seal. The system interrupts with news that Yun Dong’er plans to flee her arranged engagement to Qu Feng with Qu Cang.
• The system encourages Li Zi to attend the engagement banquet with her godmother, noting that Ran Zirou may encounter an obsessive man there who is interested in her.

Character developments

• Xu Bai has become more commanding and openly vengeful, focusing his anger on the Sixth Elder and the Hehuan Sect.
• Mo Feng remains flirtatious toward Xu Bai despite being pushed away, but agrees to help spread the scandal.
• Ran Zirou reveals a cold, calculating approach to revenge, shaped by events from her previous life. She intends to isolate Li Zi by targeting Immortal Ziyang.
• Li Zi is persistent in her cultivation practice but frustrated by repeated failure; the system’s gossip quickly revives her interest and energy.

Significant themes

• Revenge and manipulation: Ran Zirou and Xu Bai use public scandal, seduction, and conspiracy to damage their enemies.
• Past and present: Ran Zirou’s memories of her previous life inform her plans, even as circumstances have changed.
• Gossip and reputation: Private relationships become weapons for political and personal attacks.
• Ambition versus personal loyalty: Xu Bai’s alliance with Mo Feng is driven by revenge, while Mo Feng’s lingering affection complicates their interaction.

Character interactions

• Xu Bai rejects Mo Feng’s physical advances but recruits him to help spread the book.
• Ran Zirou directs the plan, treating Xu Bai and Mo Feng as useful allies while keeping the larger strategy to herself.
• Ran Zirou’s intended attack on Immortal Ziyang is designed to leave Li Zi vulnerable.
• Li Zi and the system trade teasing remarks; the system’s banquet gossip draws Li Zi into a possible new encounter.

Chapter 96 Summary

• Li Zi heads to Qu Feng’s engagement banquet. After overhearing that Yun Dong’er plans to run away with Qu Cang before the wedding, Li Zi is desperate to see the situation herself. Inner Sect disciples who heard her conversation are equally eager to attend: they admire Qu Feng, resent the idea that Yun Dong’er might choose the less celebrated Qu Cang, or simply want to witness the scandal. The Sect Master lets Li Zi come after realizing what is really driving her.
• Li Zi continues her training. Immortal Ziyang has thoroughly cleaned the Small Courtyard after removing everything associated with Mo Feng. She insists Li Zi master a Formation before leaving. With Ziyang’s guidance, Li Zi forms her first crude Formation and cultivates inside it. After absorbing Huo Fei’s Essence Blood, she reaches the Ninth Level of Qi Refining and begins consolidating her progress.
• The group arrives at the Wind God Sect. Li Zi travels with the Hehuan Sect’s Sect Master, elders, and disciples. The Wind God Sect is concealed by an ancient Formation, and its fantastical landscape—floating peaks and boulders connected by vines and chains—leaves her spellbound. Their destination, the main hall, stands on a suspended mountain.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Li Zi is increasingly curious and impulsive beneath her polite outward manner: she conceals her excitement about the impending drama while eagerly anticipating a chance to see Qu Cang. She also makes progress in Formation work and cultivation.
• Immortal Ziyang remains strict and protective, personally coaching Li Zi and ensuring she keeps cultivating during the journey.
• The Hehuan Sect disciples bond over their excitement about Qu Feng’s engagement and the rumored disruption, while the Sect Master recognizes that Li Zi’s stated wish for “fresh air” is not the real reason she wants to attend.
• Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er are discussed rather than appearing directly. Their reputations as exceptional young cultivators make the engagement—and the rumor of Yun Dong’er’s feelings for Qu Cang—all the more sensational.

Significant Themes

• Reputation and expectation: Qu Feng’s fame shapes how others judge Yun Dong’er’s rumored choice.
• Hidden motives and gossip: Li Zi’s courteous explanation masks her eagerness to witness the scandal.
• Discipline and growth: Li Zi’s progress comes through persistent training and Ziyang’s firm guidance.

Chapter Summary

• At the Wind God Sect’s lavish engagement banquet, Li Zi arrives with the Hehuan Sect. Red decorations and festive greetings fill the Sect, but Li Zi is preoccupied with whether Yun Dong’er has begun fleeing her engagement.
• Her inner thoughts are audible to nearby powerful cultivators. The System reveals that Yun Dong’er and Qu Cang plan to escape after nightfall, with Qu Cang preparing a Spirit Artifact. The revelation shocks the Wind God Sect disciples, who try to conceal their reactions while Li Zi remains unaware.
• Li Zi wonders aloud about Qu Cang’s charm and whether Qu Feng knows about the affair. The Wind God Sect Master quietly orders a disciple to investigate, while privately objecting to the Hehuan Sect Master about bringing Li Zi.
• News of the planned escape spreads through the Wind God Sect. Guests from other Sects, already intrigued by Li Zi’s presence, send for more spectators. The gathering grows so large that the Wind God Sect must expand the main hall with a formation.
• Before meeting the bride or groom, Li Zi reunites with her Spirit Sword Sect companions and tells them about her time at the Hehuan Sect. The Fifth Elder is surprised by her progress to the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, but cautions her not to rush and advises her to join a Secret Realm expedition after returning.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Li Zi remains cheerfully oblivious to the trouble caused by her audible thoughts, eagerly anticipating the romantic scandal. She is also pleased to see her Sect and shares news of her training.
• The Wind God Sect Master moves from hosting the banquet to discreetly investigating the possible elopement, while trying to maintain appearances.
• The Hehuan Sect Master and Immortal Ziyang protect or tolerate Li Zi despite the awkwardness her comments create; Immortal Ziyang even places a hand on her shoulder when her first remark risks provoking the guests.
• The Fifth Elder recognizes Li Zi’s rapid cultivation progress but encourages practical experience over secluded training.
• Yun Dong’er, Qu Cang, and Qu Feng remain offstage, but their alleged love triangle becomes the center of the gathering’s attention.

Significant Themes

• Gossip and unintended consequences: Li Zi’s private thoughts become public knowledge, transforming a formal engagement into a brewing spectacle.
• Appearance versus reality: The banquet’s joyful atmosphere masks anxiety and suspicion among the guests.
• Cultivation and growth: Li Zi’s breakthrough is celebrated, yet her mentor emphasizes that progress also requires experience in the world.

Key plot points and events

• During the wedding ceremony for Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er, Li Zi listens as the system explains how Qu Cang met Ran Zirou. Ran Zirou, reborn and aware of Qu Cang’s tastes, arranged to meet him early by posing as a kind woman helping villagers; he quickly fell for her.
• Li Zi wonders why Qu Cang is still pursuing Yun Dong’er. The system discovers that his apparent interest is part of a plan: he intends to drug her, take her to a forbidden mountain cave, and use her rare Golden Wheel Sacred Blood to open a secret realm and claim a Mahayana cultivator’s legacy.
• The revelation disrupts the ceremony. Yun Dong’er hears enough to suspect danger, and Qu Feng quietly promises to protect her, even offering to let her choose Qu Cang if she truly loves him.
• Yun Dong’er runs off to confront Qu Cang, but Li Zi’s warning makes her stop. Qu Feng cancels the ceremony and announces that the engagement is over.
• The Nine Nether Gate Master demands an explanation from the Wind God Sect, fearing Qu Cang’s scheme may involve the sect and threaten the rare Divine Maiden bloodline.

Character developments

• Yun Dong’er realizes her feelings for Qu Cang are uncertain and that Qu Feng’s willingness to let her choose does not make her happy. Learning of Qu Cang’s plan shocks her and turns attraction into alarm.
• Qu Feng shows genuine care and restraint: he prioritizes Yun Dong’er’s safety and wishes over his own engagement.
• Li Zi shifts from amused curiosity to urgent concern, pressing the system for details and warning Yun Dong’er through her inner voice.
• Qu Cang is revealed as calculating and ruthless, using Yun Dong’er for her blood rather than pursuing her sincerely.
• Ran Zirou is shown to have manipulated events by exploiting her knowledge of Qu Cang’s preferences.

Significant themes

• Appearance versus reality: Qu Cang’s charm hides a murderous motive, while Qu Feng’s apparent calm masks deep concern.
• Manipulation and agency: Ran Zirou and Qu Cang both steer events for their own ends, while Yun Dong’er must decide whom to trust.
• Protection, trust, and sacrifice: Qu Feng’s willingness to protect Yun Dong’er contrasts sharply with Qu Cang’s plan to sacrifice her.
• Power and political suspicion: The threat to the Divine Maiden bloodline makes the personal betrayal a matter of sect security.

Character interactions

• Li Zi’s inner commentary and the system’s disclosures expose the truth to those nearby, disrupting the ceremony.
• Qu Feng comforts Yun Dong’er and offers her a choice, then follows when she bolts to find Qu Cang.
• Yun Dong’er searches for the voice that warned her, but ultimately halts after hearing Li Zi’s plea not to trust Qu Cang.
• The Nine Nether Gate Master confronts the Wind God Sect leadership, demanding accountability and questioning whether the sect is involved.

Key plot points and events

• After Qu Feng abruptly called off the engagement, Li Zi worries that Yun Dong’er may end up with Qu Cang and face danger.
• The System explains that Qu Cang is pursuing Yun Dong’er to use her as a sacrifice to gain power from a secret realm on Fangxun Mountain. His ambition is tied to his feelings for Ran Zirou, who has encouraged and influenced him.
• The Sect Masters agree to share access to the Fangxun Mountain Secret Realm, sending younger disciples to explore it.
• Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er resolve their disagreement and return to complete the engagement ceremony.

Character developments and interactions

• Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er: Their engagement had exposed a long-standing imbalance: Qu Feng focused on cultivation and rarely showed affection, while Yun Dong’er felt neglected but kept her hurt to herself. After speaking honestly, they grow closer. Yun Dong’er suggests exploring a Secret Realm together, and Qu Feng warmly agrees.
• Li Zi: She is relieved that the couple reconciles and that Yun Dong’er does not appear to be following Qu Cang’s plan.
• Spirit Sword Sect Master: He conceals his hostility toward Ran Zirou, whom he suspects of causing harm, while remaining interested in the Fangxun Mountain Secret Realm.
• Sect Masters: They set aside the juniors’ private drama to negotiate a shared exploration of the newly revealed Secret Realm.

Significant themes

• Communication in relationships: Unspoken disappointment had weakened Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er’s bond; honest conversation gives them a chance to repair it.
• Love distorted by ambition: Qu Cang’s feelings for Ran Zirou fuel his desire for power, leading him to contemplate sacrificing Yun Dong’er.
• Averted tragedy and second chances: By confronting their problems before it is too late, Qu Feng and Yun Dong’er avoid the disastrous future that silence might have brought.

Chapter 100 Summary

• Key events: At Yun Dong’er and Qu Feng’s engagement banquet, Qu Cang suddenly appears and tries to take Yun Dong’er away, claiming she is being forced into a marriage and should escape with him. The guests are prepared for his arrival because Li Zi’s thoughts have warned them. The Nine Nether Gate Master knocks Qu Cang back with a wave of her sleeve, but he persists in accusing the sect of sacrificing Yun Dong’er’s happiness for a political alliance.
• Character developments: Yun Dong’er feels disgust rather than affection when Qu Cang touches her, recognizing that Li Zi’s warnings have changed how she sees him. When Qu Feng takes her hand and shields her, she is flustered and moved by his support. She openly rejects Qu Cang and vows to confront him later. Qu Feng makes clear that he and Yun Dong’er chose their engagement themselves. Qu Cang’s confidence collapses as his public intervention backfires.
• Interactions: Li Zi’s sarcastic inner commentary exposes Qu Cang’s supposed devotion as self-serving, and Yun Dong’er echoes her suspicions. Qu Feng stands by Yun Dong’er instead of doubting her, while the Nine Nether Gate Master and sect disciples firmly remove Qu Cang. He claims that an unseen voice is lying about him, but is silenced and dragged away.
• Themes: The chapter contrasts genuine, trusting partnership with manipulation disguised as romantic rescue. It also emphasizes personal choice in marriage, the harm of public coercion, and the power of speaking honestly and supporting one another.