Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng secretly overheard Lü Shun negotiate with the Merfolk Tribe Great Priest to seize the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone from the Western Death Swamp. He recognized the stone as one of the treasures in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury and became interested in the other treasures there as well.

• Ji Changfeng recognized Lü Shun, Incense Valley's third-ranking figure, and suspected he had come to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to contact the Beast God's people.
• A Merfolk Tribe Great Priest met Lü Shun at an abandoned temple, accompanied by Sun Tu, who translated between them.
• Sun Tu told Lü Shun that the Merfolk Tribe's God had prophesied a rare treasure would appear in the Western Death Swamp in six months and offered an Ancient Witch Tribe Secret Art for Incense Valley's help.
• Lü Shun accepted the deal after learning the treasure was a small stone called the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone.
• After Lü Shun and Sun Tu departed, Ji Changfeng concluded that the stone was likely in the Heavenly Emperor's Treasury and considered its other treasures, including Heavenly Book Volume Three and the Immortal Elixir of Longevity.

Ji Changfeng stormed into Incense Valley and overpowered its disciples and elders while seeking to honor an appointment and save someone. His sword intent reached the Profound Fire Altar, where a Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox awoke.

• Li Xun and Yan Hong discussed their master’s seclusion and the invitation to witness Ji Changfeng inherit Qingyun Sect’s leadership.
• Ji Changfeng fought Incense Valley’s defenders, and Li Xun was knocked aside when he charged at him.
• Yan Hong recognized Ji Changfeng as the Red Brazier Sword Immortal and flew to the Profound Fire Altar to summon Elder Shangguan.
• Ji Changfeng knocked out the elders who challenged him and declared that he had come to save someone, not to fight.
• Ji Changfeng’s sword intent reached the Profound Fire Altar, and a snow-white Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox opened its eyes.

Ji Changfeng entered Incense Valley and fought his way to the Profound Fire Altar, where Shangguan Ce and Yan Hong confronted him. He revealed that he had come to rescue the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox, leaving the hall stunned.

• The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox sensed Ji Changfeng’s Sword Intent, while Shangguan Ce learned from Yan Hong that the Red Brazier Sword Immortal had broken into Incense Valley.
• The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox’s seductive voice nearly overwhelmed Yan Hong, but Shangguan Ce’s rebuke snapped her out of it.
• Ji Changfeng arrived at the Profound Fire Altar, and Shangguan Ce questioned why he had come to Incense Valley.
• Ji Changfeng pointed to the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox and said he had come to save her.
• Shangguan Ce warned that releasing the demon would bring calamity, and Ji Changfeng replied that he could judge her character with his own eyes.

Ji Changfeng defeated Shangguan Ce and freed the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox from her centuries-long imprisonment in Incense Valley. He left Shangguan Ce and Yan Hong unconscious and turned his attention to the Profound Fire Altar while the newly freed fox, now in human form, watched him.

• Shangguan Ce suspected Ji Changfeng had come at the Six-tailed Demonic Fox’s request and asked whether he carried the Profound Fire Mirror.
• Ji Changfeng overwhelmed Shangguan Ce with one sword strike, then knocked him and Yan Hong unconscious.
• Ji Changfeng teased the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox by claiming Little Six had died, then admitted he had been joking.
• Ji Changfeng severed the chains imprisoning the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox, freeing her after more than three hundred years.
• The Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox assumed human form, accepted Ji Changfeng’s robe, and watched him examine the Profound Fire Altar.

Ji Changfeng rescued Xiaobai from Incense Valley and explained what had happened to the Six-tailed Demonic Fox. He told her he was about to become Qingyun Sect's leader, leaving Xiaobai stunned by his age and rapid rise.

• Ji Changfeng discovered that the Profound Fire Altar powered the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array, then destroyed the array and left with Xiaobai.
• Lü Shun returned to Incense Valley and found it reduced to ruins.
• At an inn, Ji Changfeng told Xiaobai that he had saved the Six-tailed Demonic Fox and settled him in Qingyun Sect.
• Xiaobai asked why Ji Changfeng had spared Shangguan Ce, and Ji Changfeng said his identity made it inconvenient to attack too harshly.
• Ji Changfeng told Xiaobai he would soon become Qingyun Sect's leader and said he had cultivated for about fourteen years, leaving her astonished.

Xiaobai questioned Ji Changfeng’s astonishing cultivation speed, then explained that she had attacked Incense Valley to help the Ancient Witch Tribe recover the Profound Fire Mirror. After drinking late into the night, Xiaobai danced beneath the moon while Ji Changfeng stayed by her side.

• Xiaobai checked Ji Changfeng’s bones and confirmed that he was only in his twenties, despite reaching the Grand Purity Realm in fourteen years.
• Xiaobai told Ji Changfeng that she had been born in Patriarch Qingye’s era and envied how quickly humans cultivated.
• Ji Changfeng showed Xiaobai the Profound Fire Mirror and asked why she had led her clan to attack Incense Valley.
• Xiaobai explained that she had helped the Ancient Witch Tribe reclaim its inherited treasure and regretted what the attack had cost the Fox Tribe.
• Xiaobai continued drinking with Ji Changfeng on the inn’s rooftop, then rose and danced beneath the moon.

Xiaobai tested Ji Changfeng by pretending to be drunk, but he took her to bed and left without taking advantage of her. Meanwhile, Yun Yilan emerged from seclusion after reaching the Grand Purity Realm, only to learn that Red Furnace and True Master Daoxuan had already reached the same level, and he began investigating Red Furnace’s connection to the Xuanzha Sect.

• Xiaobai acted drunk, flirted with Ji Changfeng, and fell asleep in his arms; Ji Changfeng carried her to bed and left.
• After Ji Changfeng departed, Xiaobai revealed she had been testing him and remained wary until she could see her son.
• Yun Yilan broke through to the Utmost Yang realm, equivalent to the Grand Purity Realm, and emerged from seclusion boasting of Incense Valley’s future dominance.
• Yun Yilan learned that Red Furnace had invaded Incense Valley, rescued the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox, severely wounded Shangguan Ce, and likely taken the Profound Fire Mirror.
• Shangguan Ce told Yun Yilan that True Master Daoxuan had also reached the Grand Purity Realm and repelled the Demonic Sect’s invasion.
• Yun Yilan ordered an investigation into Red Furnace’s identity, and it led to the Xuanzha Sect.

Ji Changfeng spent several carefree days traveling with Xiaobai in the Southern Border before asking her about the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave and its Fire Gathering Basin. He planned to visit the cave, where the Beast God was sealed, and considered using the Beast God’s malice qi to forge the Four Immortal Slaying Swords; Xiaobai agreed to guide him there the next day.

• Ji Changfeng accompanied Xiaobai on outings around the Southern Border and shared roasted meat and wine with her.
• Ji Changfeng asked Xiaobai where the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave was and told her he wanted to find the Fire Gathering Basin inside.
• Xiaobai warned Ji Changfeng that the Beast God was sealed in the cave, but Ji Changfeng said he only wanted to look around.
• Ji Changfeng considered using the Beast God’s savage and malicious qi to forge the Four Immortal Slaying Swords.
• Xiaobai agreed to take Ji Changfeng to the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave in the Hundred Thousand Mountains the next day.

Xiaobai and Ji Changfeng traveled to the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave after sharing a meal and discovering the astonishing speed of Ji Changfeng’s self-created Sword Manipulation Technique. They arrived at the mountain range and found the statue of Witch Maiden Linglong.

• Xiaobai questioned how Ji Changfeng learned to cook, and he explained that he had first studied at Dazhu Peak before joining Tongtian Peak.
• After eating, Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai decided to rest overnight and head for the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave in the morning.
• Ji Changfeng carried Xiaobai on his Red Brazier Immortal Sword, startling her with its speed and revealing that he had created the Sword Manipulation Technique.
• Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai reached the mountain range, where Xiaobai identified a stone statue as Witch Maiden Linglong.
• Ji Changfeng walked around the statue and saw Witch Maiden Linglong’s face.

At the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave, Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai encountered Black Tiger, a warrior from Witch Maiden Linglong's era who had become an immortal Fierce Spirit. After Black Tiger warned them not to release the Beast God, Ji Changfeng entered the cave, questioning whether immortality existed.

• Xiaobai identified the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave and explained her admiration for Witch Maiden Linglong.
• Black Tiger emerged from the mist and warned Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai to leave, but Ji Changfeng used spiritual power to briefly suppress his madness.
• Black Tiger allowed them to enter the cave as long as they touched nothing that could release the sealed monster.
• Ji Changfeng deduced that Black Tiger had become a Fierce Spirit through witchcraft, gaining a painful form of immortality.
• Ji Changfeng entered the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave, voicing his question about whether immortality existed in the world.

Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai entered the depths of the Demon Suppressing Ancient Cave and met the Beast God behind a massive stone door. After examining Witch Maiden Linglong’s restrictions and the Fire Gathering Basin, Ji Changfeng reflected on how time had claimed the great figures of the past, and the Beast God asked to be his friend.

• Ji Changfeng shielded Xiaobai from the cave’s baleful energy as they continued deeper inside.
• They encountered the divine beast Taotie, which retreated after a voice from the cave’s depths ordered it to let them pass.
• At the stone door, the Beast God recognized Xiaobai from a visit a thousand years earlier and asked whether Ji Changfeng had come to kill him.
• Xiaobai told the Beast God that more than ten thousand years had passed outside while Ji Changfeng examined the restrictions and the Fire Gathering Basin.
• Ji Changfeng lamented that time had claimed Witch Maiden Linglong and True Master Qingye, and the Beast God said he wished to be Ji Changfeng’s friend.

Ji Changfeng faced the Beast God behind the sealed stone door, rejected the possibility of friendship, and learned that Witch Maiden Linglong had created the Beast God while seeking immortality. The Beast God asked whether Ji Changfeng was also pursuing immortality.

• Ji Changfeng told the Beast God that their opposing paths made them destined enemies.
• The Beast God and Ji Changfeng unleashed their auras, and Xiaobai realized how powerful Ji Changfeng was.
• The Beast God began telling Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai about his origins.
• The Beast God revealed that Linglong had created him using secret witchcraft and the baleful aura of the Southern Border.
• The Beast God explained that Linglong had sought immortality and asked Ji Changfeng whether he was pursuing it; Ji Changfeng said yes.

The Beast God told Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai how Linglong created and sealed him, then revealed his plan to destroy the world after her death. As they left the cave, Xiaobai questioned what her own future should be, while Ji Changfeng wondered whether Linglong was truly gone.

• Ji Changfeng wished the Beast God luck in his search for immortality, and the Beast God recounted how people hunted him after he escaped Linglong’s restriction.
• The Beast God said Linglong sealed him in the Eight Fiends Profound Fire Array but left him a chance to escape by gathering five Sacred Artifacts.
• The Beast God declared that he wanted the world buried with Linglong, and Ji Changfeng led Xiaobai away from the cave.
• Xiaobai asked whether Linglong had truly loved the Beast God, and Ji Changfeng said she had likely felt affection for him as her creation rather than romantic love.
• Xiaobai wondered where her future would lead and worried that staying at Qingyun Sect would expose Ji Changfeng as her rescuer.

By the campfire, Xiaobai worried that staying with Ji Changfeng would bring trouble upon him and planned to leave the next day. Ji Changfeng invited her to Qingyun Sect, where he would protect her from Incense Valley, and Xiaobai ended the chapter by teasing him about cooking for her.

• Xiaobai brooded over her dead Fox Tribe kin and her uncertain future while Ji Changfeng prepared roasted meat.
• Xiaobai said she and Ji Changfeng should part ways, but admitted she feared bringing trouble to him.
• Ji Changfeng invited Xiaobai to Qingyun Sect and explained that Incense Valley had secretly colluded with the Southern Barbarian Tribe to unseal the Beast God.
• Ji Changfeng assured Xiaobai that Qingyun Sect would not stand by and would face Incense Valley if it came after her.
• Xiaobai agreed to stay in Qingyun Sect and flirted with Ji Changfeng, asking whether her offer made her worth cooking for.

Xiaobai tried to persuade Ji Changfeng to cook for her by seducing him, but he insisted that cooking for someone was treatment reserved for his wife. Their teasing escalated as they called each other “brother,” and the chapter left Xiaobai overwhelmed by Ji Changfeng’s advances.

• Xiaobai straddled Ji Changfeng and tried to tempt him into cooking her a meal, but he pushed her away and demanded a higher price.
• Xiaobai tried again, kissed Ji Changfeng, and asked whether that was enough, but he restrained her and said cooking was reserved for his wife.
• Xiaobai accused Ji Changfeng of wanting to sleep with her despite her treating him like a brother, and he challenged her claim by pointing out how she was acting.
• Xiaobai insisted that brothers could have fun together, so Ji Changfeng dropped his pretense and teased her in return.
• Xiaobai grew frightened and weak as Ji Changfeng leaned closer, and she struggled against him.

Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai shared an intimate moment by the bonfire before arguing over whether she had earned the right to eat his cooking. They reconciled over roasted meat and Flood Dragon Meat, then set off for Qingyun Sect, with Xiaobai declaring that his home was hers too.

• Xiaobai turned their kissing into a contest over whether Ji Changfeng should make her feel good, and they continued kissing by the bonfire.
• Xiaobai asked whether she had earned the value needed for Ji Changfeng to cook for her, but he said that daily meals were a privilege reserved for his wife.
• Ji Changfeng offered Xiaobai roasted meat and promised her Flood Dragon Meat when they returned to Qingyun Sect, easing her anger.
• Ji Changfeng told Xiaobai that he already had a wife, but she said his wife would be hers too and hinted that she would not mind becoming another wife.
• Xiaobai wiped grease on Ji Changfeng's clothes and announced they were going home, declaring that his home was hers as well.

After visiting the changed Ancient Witch Tribe settlement, Ji Changfeng promised Xiaobai that he would stay by her side and brought her back to Qingyun Sect. There, Xiaobai discovered that the sect had another Supreme Purity expert when she met True Master Daoxuan.

• Xiaobai mourned that everyone she had known in the Ancient Witch Tribe had died, and Ji Changfeng promised she would not be lonely while he was with her.
• Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai traveled back to Qingyun Sect as the Succession Ceremony drew near and righteous sects gathered for the event.
• At Tongtian Peak, Spirit Venerable emerged from its pool to inspect Xiaobai, then returned underwater after she greeted it.
• Xiaobai asked whether Spirit Venerable had refined its Transverse Bone and offered to teach it when she had time.
• True Master Daoxuan met Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai and invited them to speak in Yuqing Hall; Xiaobai was astonished to sense that he was another Supreme Purity expert.

Ji Changfeng revealed Incense Valley’s alliance with the Southern Border’s Barbarian Tribe and warned True Master Daoxuan that they planned to revive the Beast God. As Qingyun Sect prepared for the coming threat and the Heavenly Emperor’s Treasury, Xiaobai was welcomed as an elder on Tongtian Peak.

• Xiaobai learned that Qingyun Sect had two Grand Purity cultivators and was astonished by the sect’s strength.
• Ji Changfeng explained Xiaobai’s past effort to help the Ancient Witch Tribe reclaim the Profound Fire Mirror, and True Master Daoxuan accepted her as a Mountain Guardian Elder on Tongtian Peak.
• Ji Changfeng told True Master Daoxuan that Incense Valley was secretly colluding with the Southern Border’s Barbarian Tribe after he witnessed Lü Shun trading with the Merfolk Tribe Great Priest.
• Ji Changfeng revealed that a Heavenly Emperor’s Treasury would open in the Western Death Swamp and contain Heavenly Book Volume Three.
• Ji Changfeng warned that Incense Valley sought to revive the Beast God, a being of immense power with an immortal body, and assured True Master Daoxuan he could deal with it.

Ji Changfeng reassured True Master Daoxuan that he would face Incense Valley’s likely challenge at the Succession Ceremony, then brought Xiaobai to reunite with Six-tailed Fox and Three-tailed Fox. Xiaobai welcomed Three-tailed Fox as her daughter-in-law and declared that she and Ji Changfeng were family, leaving Six-tailed Fox confused.

• True Master Daoxuan warned Ji Changfeng that Yun Yilan might demand an explanation for his break-in at Incense Valley during the Succession Ceremony, and Ji Changfeng said he would face them.
• True Master Daoxuan rang the bronze bell to summon the Seven Meridians of Qingyun for a meeting, and Ji Changfeng took Xiaobai to see Six-tailed Fox and Three-tailed Fox.
• Six-tailed Fox recognized Xiaobai as his mother and knelt in tears, while Three-tailed Fox knelt beside him.
• Xiaobai embraced Six-tailed Fox and Three-tailed Fox, called Three-tailed Fox her daughter, and asked her to call her Mother.
• Six-tailed Fox tried to thank Ji Changfeng for rescuing Xiaobai, but Xiaobai stopped him and said they were all family, leaving him confused as she put an arm around Ji Changfeng.

Ji Changfeng and Xiaobai became close enough that Xiaobai declared him her sworn brother and her son’s father, leaving the Six-tailed Demonic Fox to accept the match. Back at Qingyun Sect, Ji Changfeng reunited with Lu Xueqi, who then came face to face with Xiaobai.

• Xiaobai told the Six-tailed Demonic Fox that Ji Changfeng was her sworn brother and that her affairs and son were now his responsibility.
• The Six-tailed Demonic Fox decided his mother deserved someone to rely on and reassured Three-tailed Fox that Ji Changfeng was a good match.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Yuqing Hall and told True Master Daoxuan that he and Xiaobai were only friends.
• Lu Xueqi rushed into Yuqing Hall, embraced Ji Changfeng, and explained that she had hurried there after hearing the bronze bell.
• Lu Xueqi turned and met Xiaobai’s gaze as Xiaobai arrived outside Yuqing Hall.