Chapter Summaries

Ji Changfeng accompanied Lu Xueqi to Xiaozhu Peak, intending to make amends with Shui Yue for standing her up. The chapter ended with Shui Yue welcoming Lu Xueqi while glaring resentfully at Ji Changfeng, who feared his wife would notice.

• Jin Ping'er and Xiaobai helped Lu Xueqi and Tian Ling'er get along, and Lu Xueqi explained the Nascent Soul Realm to Tian Ling'er.
• Ji Changfeng learned from Xiaobai that Ping'er had been afraid of Lu Xueqi, then the group visited Tian Buyi and went their separate ways.
• Ji Changfeng sent Tian Ling'er to cultivate in his secret realm and decided to accompany Lu Xueqi to Xiaozhu Peak to see Shui Yue.
• Su Ru ran into Lu Xueqi and Ji Changfeng, told Lu Xueqi that Shui Yue was in a bad mood, and left in embarrassment.
• Lu Xueqi greeted Shui Yue at Jingzhu Pavilion, while Shui Yue welcomed her and glared resentfully at Ji Changfeng.

Ji Changfeng tried to placate Shui Yue while Lu Xueqi was present, pretending he had stayed away to support Xueqi’s cultivation. Shui Yue eased her anger after learning Xueqi had advanced, then complained about Dazhu Peak taking Xiaozhu Peak’s women, leaving Ji Changfeng to endure her pointed scolding.

• Ji Changfeng apologized to Shui Yue and claimed he had been accompanying Lu Xueqi through a critical period of seclusion, promising to bring Shui Yue pills that night.
• Lu Xueqi revealed that she had broken through, and Shui Yue assumed Ji Changfeng had truly been protecting her, so she let go of some of her resentment.
• Shui Yue noticed Ji Changfeng staring at her while she spoke with Lu Xueqi and grew nervous, while Lu Xueqi wondered why her master seemed different.
• Shui Yue complained that Dazhu Peak had taken Su, Lu Xueqi, and now Wen Min from Xiaozhu Peak, indirectly accusing Ji Changfeng of being heartless.
• Ji Changfeng stayed silent and accepted Shui Yue’s scolding because he knew he was at fault.

Ji Changfeng soothed Shui Yue’s anger about Dazhu Peak and secretly prepared pills before returning to Xiaozhu Peak that night. He slipped into Jingzhu Pavilion and joined Shui Yue in private, telling her to keep her voice down.

• Shui Yue complained to Ji Changfeng about Dazhu Peak and worried that refusing Wen Min’s marriage would make her seem like a villain.
• Ji Changfeng told Shui Yue that Lu Xueqi could visit Xiaozhu Peak whenever she wished and advised Shui Yue not to rush to give up her position as Peak Master.
• Ji Changfeng left Jingzhu Pavilion and refined beauty-enhancing and cultivation pills.
• Ji Changfeng returned to Xiaozhu Peak, gave Lu Xueqi beauty-enhancing pills, and left after she pushed him away.
• Ji Changfeng secretly went to Jingzhu Pavilion and pulled Shui Yue into his embrace, telling her to curse as much as she liked but to keep her voice down.

Ji Changfeng spent the night with Shui Yue, who cursed him for humiliating her but admitted she still owed him two more nights. As dawn approached, he teased her about what would happen after those nights and resumed their encounter while she worried that disciples, including Xueqi, would arrive soon.

• At Jingzhu Pavilion, Ji Changfeng provoked Shui Yue until she angrily cursed his name during their secret encounter.
• Shui Yue lost her strength after cursing nearly all night, and Ji Changfeng spread his divine sense around the pavilion to keep the sounds from carrying outside.
• Shui Yue told Ji Changfeng that she still owed him two more nights, and he teased her about whether she would refuse to acknowledge him afterward.
• Shui Yue turned away in disdain, prompting Ji Changfeng to resume their encounter as dawn neared and she worried that the disciples and Xueqi would arrive.

Ji Changfeng confronted Linglong about refusing his help, insisting that their relationship meant they should support each other. He took her to the Heaven-Earth Secret Realm, where Linglong eventually admitted she had been wrong.

• Ji Changfeng told Linglong that accepting his help was not taking advantage of him and reminded her that they shared a close relationship.
• Linglong leaned into Ji Changfeng's embrace, showing that she accepted their bond.
• Ji Changfeng kissed Linglong and took her from Illusory Moon Cave to the Heaven-Earth Secret Realm.
• Ji Changfeng pressed Linglong to admit her mistake, and she finally said she was wrong.

Ji Changfeng spent time with those close to him before preparing to enter seclusion and pursue a breakthrough to the Soul Transformation Realm. Just as he noticed visitors approaching Qingyun Sect, Zhou Xiaohuan and Zhou Yixian arrived with his Sect Leader Token and asked to see him.

• Ji Changfeng told Linglong he planned to enter seclusion for one or two years to seek a breakthrough, and she offered him her support.
• Ji Changfeng spent the following days with Xueqi, Xiaobai, and Linglong as he made preparations for seclusion.
• Ji Changfeng noticed a woman supporting an elderly man approaching Qingyun Sect.
• Zhou Xiaohuan showed the guarding disciple Ji Changfeng's Sect Leader Token and identified herself and her grandfather, Zhou Yixian, as old acquaintances of Ji Changfeng.
• Zhou Yixian invoked his seniority to urge the guard to report their arrival, and Zhou Xiaohuan rebuked him for being impolite.

Ji Changfeng reunited with Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan, who had come to Qingyun Sect because Zhou Yixian was nearing the end of his life and wanted Xiaohuan protected. Ji Changfeng offered to find Xiaohuan a master, then summoned Witch Maiden Linglong to Yuqing Hall.

• Zhou Yixian told Xiaohuan he had brought her to Qingyun Sect so the sect could protect her after he died.
• Ji Changfeng greeted Zhou Yixian and Xiaohuan, saw that Zhou Yixian had little time left, and brought them to Yuqing Hall.
• Ji Changfeng introduced Zhou Yixian to True Master Daoxuan and the gathered Qingyun Sect leaders.
• Zhou Yixian asked Ji Changfeng to look after Xiaohuan, and Ji Changfeng offered to find her a master.
• Ji Changfeng summoned Witch Maiden Linglong from the Back Mountain of Tongtian Peak, revealing her Nascent Soul Realm aura.

Ji Changfeng arranged for Linglong to take Xiaohuan as her disciple, then announced he would enter seclusion to prepare for breaking through to Soul Transformation. He left for Illusory Moon Cave after saying goodbye to his loved ones, beginning his retreat.

• Linglong judged Xiaohuan suited to the Path of Witchcraft and Gu, accepted her as a disciple, and took her away to teach her.
• Ji Changfeng reassured Zhou Yixian that Linglong was powerful enough to protect and teach Xiaohuan, then arranged for him to rest.
• Ji Changfeng told the Seven Branches he would enter seclusion for as long as fifty years and leave Qingyun Sect in their care.
• Ji Changfeng met Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er, Xiaobai, Tian Ling'er, Linglong, and Xiaohuan outside Illusory Moon Cave before his retreat.
• Ji Changfeng reassured the women that the initial seclusion would last only a few years, warned Xiaobai not to tease him while he became mortal, and entered Illusory Moon Cave.

After three years of seclusion, Ji Changfeng entered the Heavenly Dao’s domain and found the Heavenly Heart Imprint, which he refined to break through toward the Soul Transformation Realm. The Heavenly Dao appeared over the real world as a terrifying aura rose from the Back Mountain of Tongtian Peak, leaving Lu Xueqi and the others realizing Ji Changfeng had caused the upheaval.

• Ji Changfeng entered the Heavenly Dao’s domain while studying the Heavenly Emperor's Fundamental Principles and resisted the urge to devour ordinary heaven and earth origin essence.
• Ji Changfeng found the Heavenly Heart Imprint and witnessed an image of a predecessor proclaiming, “I am the Heavenly Emperor!!”
• Ji Changfeng seized and refined the Heavenly Heart Imprint, receiving the insights of countless predecessors as the eye within the Heavenly Dao’s domain closed.
• The Heavenly Dao’s eyes opened over the real world, and people across the Qingyun Sect were overwhelmed by its heavenly might.
• Lu Xueqi and the others sensed a terrifying aura rising from the Back Mountain of Tongtian Peak and understood that Ji Changfeng was behind it.

After breaking through in seclusion, Ji Changfeng created an Avatar to guard Qingyun Sect and announced that he would preach the Dao in a hundred years. As the Divine Land Continent reacted to his proclamation, a toddler emerged from Illusory Moon Cave, leaving Ji Changfeng’s identity and next move unclear.

• Lu Xueqi, Jin Ping'er, Linglong, and the others gathered outside Illusory Moon Cave after sensing Ji Changfeng’s breakthrough.
• Linglong recognized that Ji Changfeng had created an Avatar from the power of heaven and earth, and Lu Xueqi suspected he planned to leave for a while.
• Ji Changfeng’s Avatar announced across the Divine Land Continent that he would expound upon the great Dao of immortality atop Peak of Qingyun in a hundred years.
• The Avatar took its seat in Yuqing Hall as cultivators across the continent grew excited at the prospect of seeking immortality.
• A toddler in a black robe stumbled out of the newly opened Illusory Moon Cave and asked where he was.

After Ji Changfeng announced a sermon on the Path to Immortality a hundred years later, factions across the Divine Land prepared to seek him out or attend. At Qingyun Sect, Lu Xueqi and the others found Illusory Moon Cave empty and spotted a mysterious child who looked like Ji Changfeng.

• The announcement of the sermon spread across the Divine Land, prompting cultivators to set out for Qingyun Sect despite the hundred-year wait.
• Divine Monk Puhong, Divine Monk Pukong, and Divine Monk Pude decided to attend, though Pude feared he would not live long enough.
• Biyao and You Ji decided to visit Ji Changfeng, while Wan Renwang and Qinglong considered attending the sermon.
• Yan Hong left seclusion in Incense Valley after hearing the announcement and headed toward Qingyun Sect.
• Lu Xueqi led Jin Ping'er, Xiaobai, Linglong, Tian Ling'er, and Qingyun Sect's Peak Masters to Illusory Moon Cave after noticing Ji Changfeng's Avatar guarding the sect.
• The group found Illusory Moon Cave empty and saw a small child in an oversized black robe climbing a tree; Su Ru wondered whether he was Ji Changfeng's illegitimate son.

Ji Changfeng returned to mortality by sealing his cultivation and memories, becoming a child whom Lu Xueqi and the other women recognized as him. As the women took turns holding him, Lu Xueqi watched Linglong with a narrowed gaze, apparently struck by a thought.

• The onlookers mistook the child in Ji Changfeng's robe for his illegitimate son, but Lu Xueqi and the other women recognized him as Ji Changfeng in his mortal form.
• When Ji Changfeng fell from the ancient tree, Lu Xueqi caught him, and he called her “Big sister” and asked to be held.
• Xiaobai held Ji Changfeng, who searched for her tail, then the other women took turns hugging him and teasing him.
• Tian Ling'er explained to Dao Xuan and the others that Ji Changfeng had sealed his cultivation and memories to return to mortality.
• Ji Changfeng told Shui Yue his name, then went from her arms to Su Ru's and Linglong's, calling each woman “Big sister.”
• Lu Xueqi watched Linglong hold Ji Changfeng and narrowed her gaze as though a thought had occurred to her.

After Ji Changfeng transformed into a child during his return to mortality, Lu Xueqi and the others learned he would need at least a hundred years to comprehend the Great Dao. They planned to send him away from Qingyun Sect after a month, while rumors spread that he was either Lu Xueqi’s baby or the Sect Master’s illegitimate child.

• Lu Xueqi explained that Ji Changfeng had reached the Soul Transformation Realm and gained an Immortal Physique, but had not yet comprehended the corresponding Great Dao.
• Linglong said Ji Changfeng’s return to mortality would take at least a hundred years, and Lu Xueqi decided they would send him down the mountain in one month.
• Xiaobai raised the question of how to raise the child, and the women agreed to discuss it while considering how to let him experience mortal life.
• As Lu Xueqi and the others left Illusory Moon Cave, Qingyun Sect disciples saw the child and began spreading rumors that Lu Xueqi had given birth or that Ji Changfeng had an illegitimate child.
• Lu Xueqi brought Little Ji Changfeng to Jingzhu Pavilion on Xiaozhu Peak, where the women gathered to discuss custody of their husband.

Lu Xueqi and the other women arranged who would raise and accompany Ji Changfeng as he experienced the Mortal World Dao, keeping him away from cultivation and planning for him to grow up in poverty. When Su Ru brought Tian Ling'er's childhood skirts, the women decided Ji Changfeng could wear one, leaving him surrounded as they debated which skirt suited him.

• Shui Yue carried the sleeping Ji Changfeng to Su Ru, and they admired him while he was wrapped in an oversized robe.
• Su Ru returned with Tian Ling'er's childhood clothes after Shui Yue suggested finding something for Ji Changfeng to wear.
• Lu Xueqi assigned herself to raise Ji Changfeng until sixteen, then arranged for Ping'er, Xiaobai, Tian Ling'er, and Linglong to accompany him during later periods.
• Lu Xueqi forbade the women from calling Ji Changfeng 'Mommy' and said he had to call them Big Sister.
• The women eagerly considered dressing Ji Changfeng in Tian Ling'er's little skirts, and Lu Xueqi allowed him to wear them temporarily.
• Ji Changfeng woke to find the women surrounding him and tugging at him as they argued over which skirt he should wear.

The women at Jingzhu Pavilion dressed little Ji Changfeng in a green dress and bow, doting on him while discussing having children. He fell asleep in Lu Xueqi’s arms, then woke as Xiaobai prepared a family banquet.

• The women changed Little Ji Changfeng into a green dress and braided his hair while admiring how cute he looked.
• Lu Xueqi and Xiaobai joked about having children, and Su Ru said she hoped to hold a disciple-grandchild.
• Linglong secretly placed an emerald-green bow on Ji Changfeng’s head and admired the adorable result.
• The women gathered around to fuss over Ji Changfeng until he fell asleep in Lu Xueqi’s arms.
• Xiaobai prepared a table of food, and Ji Changfeng woke as everyone gathered for a family banquet.

Lu Xueqi and the others arranged for Ji Changfeng to become mortal in Caomiao Village, away from Qingyun Sect. Lu Xueqi settled there with the child while the villagers mistook her for an abandoned woman from a wealthy family.

• Lu Xueqi and the other women decided to take child Ji Changfeng away from Qingyun Sect after a month so nothing would disrupt his mortal experience.
• Rumors spread through Qingyun Sect that Lu Xueqi had a child with Sect Master Ji Changfeng, while the Peak Masters let people speculate.
• Lu Xueqi chose Caomiao Village as their home and refused Dao Xuan's offer to have Qingyun Sect intervene in Ji Changfeng's trials.
• Shui Yue worried that her parting from Lu Xueqi would last a hundred years and wondered whether she could endure the loneliness.
• Lu Xueqi moved into Caomiao Village with Ji Changfeng, concealed her appearance with Linglong's spell, and ignored the villagers' gossip about her past.

Lu Xueqi struggled to cook for Ji Changfeng as they settled into village life, then comforted him after he fought with other children over calling her the prettiest woman in the village. When Ji Changfeng asked why he could not call her Mother, Lu Xueqi told him she was only his sister.

• Lu Xueqi burned her first attempt at cooking, but Ji Changfeng praised the salty, blackened meal and ate it with her.
• Over several years, Lu Xueqi and Ji Changfeng built a quiet home together in Caomiao Village.
• Five-year-old Ji Changfeng came home bruised after fighting children who claimed their mothers were prettier than Lu Xueqi and said he had no mother.
• Lu Xueqi treated Ji Changfeng's bruises as he asked why he could not call her Mother.
• Lu Xueqi told Ji Changfeng she was only his sister, and he embraced her until he calmed down.

Years after Ji Changfeng grew up, he and Lu Xueqi continued their close life together, though he began wondering whether she was an immortal. On his way home from fetching water, a stranger gave Ji Changfeng a martial arts manual after sensing Lu Xueqi’s presence, and she quietly escorted him home.

• Ji Changfeng asked Lu Xueqi if he could sleep alone, but she told him to endure for two more years and held him in bed.
• The next morning, Ji Changfeng fetched water while Lu Xueqi tended the vegetables.
• A stranger asked Ji Changfeng’s name, then handed him a martial arts manual after becoming frightened by the presence of a real immortal.
• Lu Xueqi appeared behind Ji Changfeng, glanced at the manual, and told him they should go home.

A martial arts master fled Caomiao Village after sensing a terrifying presence around Ji Changfeng, then left for Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City. Back at the cottage, Ji Changfeng cultivated the manual he had been given, awakened the Terrestrial Immortal Body, and transformed its technique into the Heaven and Earth, Only I Am Supreme Art.

• A martial arts master recalled meeting Ji Changfeng in Caomiao Village and suspected he was connected to Qingyun Sect’s leader, but fled after sensing an unseen threat.
• The martial arts master gave Ji Changfeng his cultivation manual and left for Ten Thousand Swords Immortal City instead of seeking entry to Qingyun Sect.
• Ji Changfeng showed the manual to Lu Xueqi, who identified it as a martial arts technique and let him decide whether to cultivate it.
• Ji Changfeng mastered the technique at a glance, awakening the Terrestrial Immortal Body and hearing that his true self was reviving.
• Ji Changfeng discovered that the manual had become the Heaven and Earth, Only I Am Supreme Art, while Lu Xueqi watched and wondered at his potential.

On Ji Changfeng’s coming-of-age day, Lu Xueqi gave him the gift she had promised by revealing herself as his lover. The chapter ended with them embracing and spending the night together.

• Ji Changfeng celebrated his coming-of-age ceremony with Lu Xueqi, who prepared a feast for him.
• Ji Changfeng remarked that Lu Xueqi had not changed over the years, but she avoided explaining why.
• After dinner, Ji Changfeng asked Lu Xueqi about his promised gift, and she sent him to bathe.
• When Ji Changfeng returned, Lu Xueqi kissed him and told him that she herself was his gift.
• Ji Changfeng embraced Lu Xueqi, and they spent the night together.