Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• The Little Fairy explains that Bai Binger picked the Yin-Yang Fruit and uprooted its tree, which died because it could grow only at a rare Yin-Yang convergence. The damaged balance threatens to turn the Little Fairy’s home into a frozen wasteland.
• Li Yichen offers to inspect the site and try to save the tree. The Little Fairy takes him and Bai Binger to the valley, warning that they will die if he fails.
• The plane is freed from the Ice Sprite’s mist and returns to normal. Its passengers celebrate, while Ouyang Hai worries that Li Yichen is lost.
• At the valley, Li Yichen uses his spiritual power to see that uprooting the tree opened a breach in the yin-yang node. Yin energy is overtaking yang energy, and the imbalance is worsening.

Character development and interactions

• Li Yichen remains confident and irreverent, volunteering to help despite the danger. He flirts shamelessly with Bai Binger, claiming they may have been lovers in a past life and promising to protect her.
• Bai Binger admits she uprooted the tree hoping to take it to Kunlun, not knowing it would die. She feels guilty and is increasingly affected by Li Yichen’s attention. Her sheltered upbringing and emotional sensitivity are emphasized.
• The Little Fairy is grieving and furious over the lost tree and endangered valley, but agrees to give Li Yichen a chance to help.
• Their banter contrasts the urgency of the ecological crisis with Li Yichen’s playful flirting; the Little Fairy interrupts their growing closeness.

Significant themes

• Actions and consequences: Bai Binger’s well-intentioned attempt to move the tree has destabilized the valley.
• Balance and interdependence: The tree anchors the yin-yang convergence, and its loss threatens the valley’s living things.
• Romance and emotional vulnerability: Li Yichen’s teasing advances unsettle the inexperienced Bai Binger, despite the danger they face.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen says he can revive the dead Yin-Yang Fruit Tree. When Little Fairy refuses to free him, Li breaks out of the Ice Dragon and restrains the spirit with ease, revealing that he had been hiding his strength.
• He plants the tree back in its original place and has Bai Binger steady it. Despite her protests, he jokingly declares himself her boyfriend.
• Li warns Bai and Little Fairy not to panic, then uses a black and a white otherworldly flame to perform Yin-Yang Reconstruction. The process consumes enormous energy and leaves him sweating, but he carefully maintains the balance between the two forces.
• As the flames meet around the tree, it revives: buds and leaves appear, followed by black and white flowers that produce two tiny fruits.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen reveals formidable power and expertise, shifting from apparently vulnerable to fully in control. He remains playful and flirtatious with Bai, but becomes intensely focused while restoring the tree.
• Bai Binger is astonished by Li’s strength and confidence. His efforts stir worry, gratitude, and other feelings in her, though she has not accepted his claim that they are a couple.
• Little Fairy goes from suspicious and threatening to frightened and compliant after seeing Li’s power. Once released, he chooses to stay and watch, then celebrates the tree’s recovery.

Significant themes

• Yin-yang balance and renewal: Li’s precise union of opposing forces restores life.
• Hidden strength and changed expectations: Both Bai and Little Fairy discover that Li is far more powerful than he first appeared.
• Trust and growing affection: Bai’s concern for Li deepens, while his teasing advances their playful, unresolved relationship.

Plot points and events

• After defeating their enemies, Li Yichen is exhausted. Bai Binger celebrates and lets him rest with his head on her lap.
• The Little Fairy, nicknamed Little Blue, restores Li Yichen’s strength and spiritual energy. Li Yichen is privately annoyed that the recovery cuts short his chance to keep resting in Bai Binger’s embrace.
• As Bai Binger prepares to return to her sect, Li Yichen persuades the Little Fairy to leave its isolated home and visit the human world. He dazzles it with videos and descriptions of amusement parks, entertainment, and food.
• The Little Fairy eagerly agrees and disguises itself as a tiny, nearly transparent figure hiding on Li Yichen’s shoulder. Li Yichen is delighted that his plan to bring it along has worked.
• Li Yichen and Bai Binger fly to Hotan. She objects to his familiar nickname for her, then announces that she must return to Kunlun. Li Yichen gives her a stone token that can transport her to Jinling, promising to meet her if she uses it.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen is resourceful and playful, using the Little Fairy’s curiosity to recruit it as a companion. He also flirts persistently with Bai Binger, despite her protests, and seems reluctant to part from her.
• Bai Binger shows concern and admiration for Li Yichen, and is quietly pleased by his attention even as she insists he stop calling her “Binger.” Her envy of the Little Fairy suggests she would like such a powerful companion herself.
• The Little Fairy reveals an impressive healing ability and a sheltered, innocent nature. Its excitement about human-world novelties leads it to leave the mountains and entrust itself to Li Yichen.

Significant themes

• Temptation and curiosity: Li Yichen lures the Little Fairy away by appealing to its longing for new experiences.
• Affection and teasing: His flirtation and Bai Binger’s mixed embarrassment and warmth create romantic tension.
• Trust and companionship: The Little Fairy accepts Li Yichen’s guidance, while the token leaves open a way for Bai Binger to reunite with him.

Key plot points and events

• Bai Binger initially hesitates to accept Li Yichen’s stone token, which he says can protect her in a crisis. He presses it into her hand, and she leaves.
• Bai returns briefly to give Li a small jade pendant she has worn since childhood. Li calls it their “token of love” and tells her to visit him in Jinling if she misses him. Flustered, she flies away again.
• Li heads to the airport, where Ouyang Hai has been anxiously waiting for over an hour and has even taken heart medicine. Atamu reassures him that the “heavenly god” will protect Li.
• Li apologizes for leaving without warning and learns that Bai has returned to the Kunlun Mountains. The group travels to Kalayangtake Village, planning to head toward the Kunlun Mountains and the Ancient Riverbed.
• Their taxi driver warns that the local mine is now controlled by violent owners, guarded by armed men, and that three jade diggers were recently killed.
• At the inn, Ouyang discovers that Li plans to pursue the jade with only himself, Li, and Atamu, and fears the task is impossible.
• Atamu confirms the danger but agrees to guide them anyway. Li offers to let him stay behind, but Atamu insists on going and says they will leave before dawn.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows affection toward Bai through the token and teasing, then recognizes he has been careless about leaving Ouyang and Atamu waiting. Despite the risks, he remains determined to reach the jade.
• Bai Binger is moved by Li’s gesture and responds with a deeply personal gift of her own. Her sudden departure and visible fluster suggest growing romantic feelings.
• Ouyang Hai is anxious, exasperated, and physically worried by Li’s disappearance and the dangerous plan. He doubts that three people can accomplish the task.
• Atamu remains calm and loyal. Though aware of the danger, he refuses to abandon Li and offers his local knowledge and guidance.

Significant themes

• Affection and keepsakes: The stone token and jade pendant become mutual symbols of care and connection.
• Risk and loyalty: Atamu knowingly accepts danger rather than leave his companions to face it alone.
• Determination amid danger: Li’s urgent purpose drives the group forward despite warnings, inadequate manpower, and armed security.
• Humor and tension: Li’s romantic teasing and Ouyang’s anxious complaints lighten a chapter that increasingly foreshadows danger.

Key plot points and events

• At night, Atamu leads Li Yichen and Ouyang Hai toward a mining area they must cross without stopping. The rain and darkness should help them avoid patrols, but the long journey leaves Ouyang exhausted and Atamu tired from carrying supplies.
• To spare them the difficult crossing on foot, Li Yichen disappears and opens a Netherworld Gate, summoning three silent skeletal horses. He uses spectral power to give one a lifelike appearance, then returns with the horses and claims he “found them by the road.”
• Li Yichen applies the Waters of the River of Forgetfulness to Ouyang’s and Atamu’s eyelids, allowing both to see clearly in the dark.
• Overwhelmed by the horses and the night vision, Atamu kneels and declares Li Yichen a god reincarnated. Li Yichen denies it and insists Atamu treat him as a brother.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen demonstrates his supernatural abilities matter-of-factly, using them to solve practical problems. He remains amused by his companions’ astonishment and reluctant to explain his powers.
• Ouyang Hai is physically strained by the journey but grateful for the horses and enhanced vision. He is increasingly aware of how many extraordinary secrets Li Yichen possesses.
• Atamu begins as a practical guide but becomes fervently devoted after witnessing Li Yichen’s abilities. He responds to Li Yichen’s insistence on equality with even greater awe.
• Li Yichen repeatedly tries to keep the group’s relationship informal, while Ouyang and especially Atamu react to him as someone extraordinary.

Significant themes

• Power and perception: Li Yichen’s supernatural abilities transform an exhausting, dangerous journey into a manageable one.
• Faith and misunderstanding: Atamu interprets practical magic as proof of divinity, despite Li Yichen’s denial.
• Humor and humility: Li Yichen’s understated explanations—especially that he simply found the horses—contrast with the others’ amazement and Atamu’s extravagant praise.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen, Ouyang Hai, and Atamu ride their extraordinary black horses from the mine toward the Kunlun Mountains. The horses move silently because they are flying on black mist, though Li lets his companions believe whatever they like.
• A mine patrol spots them and gives chase in off-road vehicles. When the riders ignore warnings to stop, the patrol fires first into the air, then directly at Li.
• Li catches the bullets with his power and returns them with precise aim, shooting the patrolmen in their shoulders. He warns them to stop harming people indiscriminately, then rides on with his companions.
• After another half hour, Atamu points out that they are approaching the Kunlun range.

Character developments

• Li Yichen stays calm under pressure and protects his companions, deliberately falling behind to deal with the patrol. His response is forceful but controlled: he injures rather than kills, and gives the patrol a clear warning.
• Atamu remains awestruck by the horses and grateful to Li, but shows concern when the patrol opens fire, even offering to draw them away.
• Ouyang Hai trusts Li’s judgment and follows his direction without hesitation.
• The patrol captain shifts from predatory confidence to fear after discovering Li’s abilities, then urges his men to behave more cautiously.

Significant themes

• Power and restraint: Li can overwhelm the patrol, but limits his retaliation and makes his purpose a warning.
• Abuse of authority: The patrol’s excessive force and greed provoke Li’s rebuke.
• Wonder and misunderstanding: Atamu interprets the horses as divine steeds, while their true, supernatural means of travel remains hidden.

Character interactions

• Atamu’s devotion and Ouyang Hai’s trust contrast with Li’s amused refusal to explain the horses.
• When danger arises, Li directs his companions onward while staying behind to protect them.
• The patrol’s threats turn into panic once Li demonstrates his power; his final warning leaves the men shaken and chastened.

Key plot points and events

• The group reaches a remote cliff, where Atamu explains that a recovered white crane once led him to a cave on a ledge halfway up.
• Atamu prepares climbing gear, but Li Yichen carries him and Ouyang Hai up the cliff by repeatedly leaping off its face, reaching the ledge in under half a minute.
• Inside the cave, they discover that a massive rock completely blocks the passage to their destination. Atamu says there is no other route and that explosives could bring down the mountain.
• Ouyang Hai, whose life depends on reaching the other side, is devastated. Li Yichen steadies and reassures him, then attempts to break through the barrier using spiritual energy. The cave shakes, and rocks fall as his strike lands.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen displays extraordinary physical ability and confidence, first carrying both companions up the cliff and then taking charge when they face the blockage. He reassures Ouyang Hai and acts decisively.
• Ouyang Hai shifts from amazement at Li Yichen’s abilities to terror during the climb, then panic and despair when the cave is sealed. He puts his hope in Li Yichen’s promise to help.
• Atamu recounts the good deed that led him to the cave and continues to regard Li Yichen with near-reverence. He supports the distressed Ouyang Hai while Li Yichen tackles the barrier.
• The companions’ differing reactions provide contrast: Atamu’s faith, Ouyang Hai’s fear, and Li Yichen’s playful composure during the ascent, followed by his serious determination at the cave.

Significant themes

• Good deeds are rewarded: Atamu’s rescue of the crane ultimately leads him to the hidden route.
• Hope and despair: Ouyang Hai’s optimism collapses when the passage proves blocked, emphasizing the emotional cost of near-rescue.
• Faith in extraordinary ability: Atamu’s admiration and Ouyang Hai’s dependence on Li Yichen grow as Li Yichen demonstrates power beyond ordinary limits.

Key events

• Li Yichen gives up trying to shove open the enormous stone wall, then phases through it to inspect the cavern beyond. He finds a dry underground riverbed scattered with stones and suspects one may be Hetian jade.
• Unable to bring Ouyang Hai and Atamu through the wall, Li Yichen gets help from Little Fairy. In exchange for two pieces of cake, Little Fairy freezes the wall.
• Li Yichen uses a white flame to heat the frozen stone. The rapid temperature change cracks and shatters the wall, clearing the way into the cavern.
• As Li Yichen boasts about applying physics, a flash of yellow light suddenly darts from the rubble and deeper into the tunnel.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen is resourceful, improvising a solution when brute force fails. He also teases Little Fairy by promising him lessons and compulsory education.
• Little Fairy is powerful but easily persuaded by cake; he eagerly completes the task and immediately demands his reward. He suspects Li Yichen’s plan to find him a teacher is a trick.
• Ouyang Hai is initially excited by Li Yichen’s effort, then disappointed when the wall proves too heavy. He and Atamu follow Li Yichen’s instructions to retreat before the wall is destroyed.
• Atamu notices the ice forming and alerts Ouyang Hai, who is startled by the unnatural cold.

Significant themes

• Ingenuity over strength: Li Yichen succeeds through a combination of Little Fairy’s freezing power and his own knowledge of thermal expansion and contraction.
• Knowledge and ignorance: The chapter turns Li Yichen’s boast about science into a playful exchange with Little Fairy.
• Humor and companionship: The cake bargain, Little Fairy’s complaints, and Li Yichen’s mock-earnest promise of schooling lighten the danger and reinforce their familiar rapport.
• Mystery and suspense: The unexplained yellow light escaping into the tunnel hints at a new discovery or threat.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen finds two valuable pieces of Hetian Seed Jade in the cavern. Ouyang Hai and former miner Atamu confirm their quality, including their distinctive surface colors.
• When Ouyang suggests digging, Li says the three of them could accomplish little on their own and reveals his plan: he opens a Netherworld Gate and summons a huge force of skeletons equipped with pickaxes.
• The skeletons line up under the command of Xia, who identifies the jade Li wants and directs the miners to set such stones aside while they excavate.
• Ouyang is terrified at first, then recognizes the skeleton workforce’s commercial potential: it needs no food or sleep and little maintenance. Li casually explains that the skeletons are borrowed from Black and White Impermanence.
• Hearing that Li knows those underworld figures—and that Xuanxuan has met them too—Atamu becomes more convinced that Li is a god reincarnated. Ouyang instead asks Li to arrange preferential treatment for him after he dies. Li jokingly promises to help him skip the afterlife’s queue.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen moves from keeping his abilities secret to sharing them with Ouyang and Atamu, trusting them enough to demonstrate his supernatural power. He remains casual and humorous even when revealing something terrifying.
• Ouyang Hai shifts from excitement over finding jade to fear at the skeletal army, then quickly adopts a businessman’s perspective and imagines its value. His final request shows his awe and familiarity with Li.
• Atamu confirms his mining knowledge and reacts to the supernatural display with reverence, strengthening his belief that Li is extraordinary.
• Xia appears at Li’s call and accepts the role of overseeing the miners. She initially calls him “Master,” but he asks her to call him “Big Brother”; she complies, with a hint of growing ease between them.
• Little Fairy hides inside Li’s clothes when Ouyang and Atamu arrive; she does not otherwise affect the mining operation.

Significant themes

• Supernatural power turned to practical use: Li applies an otherworldly ability to a concrete goal—mining jade.
• Trust and revelation: Li judges Ouyang and Atamu trustworthy enough to show them a major secret.
• Business and opportunity: Ouyang immediately sees the economic advantage of tireless, low-maintenance supernatural labor.
• Comedy amid the uncanny: The horror of an army emerging from the underworld gives way to business calculations and a joke about skipping the line after death.

Key plot points and events

• Li Yichen reassures Ouyang Hai that he will live to a hundred, then continues using thousands of skeletons to mine jade.
• A Spirit Talisman alerts Kunlun disciples that outsiders have entered the supposedly abandoned Spirit Stone Mound. Lu Sheng leads Qing He and four other disciples through a spatial rift to investigate.
• While the skeletal miners work, Li Yichen, Ouyang Hai, and Atamu relax with barbecue and beer. Ouyang Hai marvels at the jade being unearthed and celebrates how easy the work has become.
• Ouyang Hai asks about Xia. Li Yichen explains that she is a ghost who cannot be reincarnated, and that he keeps her with him so she will not cause trouble.
• Atamu praises Li Yichen for helping Xia, while Xia watches over the skeletons, frightening them into working faster. She tries beer, dislikes it, and prompts the men to laugh.
• Lu Sheng’s group arrives at the mining passage. Qing He senses powerful yin energy, and Lu Sheng warns the others to stay close and be cautious.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains confident and generous, reassuring Ouyang Hai and showing compassion toward Xia.
• Ouyang Hai grows increasingly grateful to Li Yichen, impressed by both the effortless jade mining and Li’s care for Xia. He views Li as an exceptionally fortunate son-in-law.
• Atamu shifts from hoping to endure hardship to enjoying the unexpected comfort. His admiration for Li deepens, especially after hearing Xia’s story.
• Xia is watchful and stern with the skeletal workers but joins the group for a drink; her disgust at beer gives the scene a playful moment.
• Lu Sheng acts dutifully and cautiously, while Qing He is curious but becomes concerned by the heavy yin energy.

Significant themes

• Power and privilege: Li’s abilities transform dangerous, laborious mining into effortless work and comfort.
• Loyalty and gratitude: Ouyang Hai and Atamu respond to Li’s help with growing trust and admiration.
• Compassion and responsibility: Li protects Xia despite her tragic condition and uncertain future.
• Tension between levity and danger: The relaxed feast contrasts with the Kunlun disciples’ cautious arrival and the ominous yin energy.

Key events

• Lu Sheng’s group discovers thousands of weak skeletons apparently searching for something. Before Lu Sheng can decide what to do, an overeager disciple fires a talisman at them, alerting the skeletons and making retreat impossible.
• Hundreds of skeletons charge. The disciples eagerly fight back with talismans and techniques, while Qing He uses her bronze mirror and Lu Sheng freezes enemies with his flying sword.
• After the group defeats several hundred skeletons, Lu Sheng tries to withdraw. At Qing He’s urging, he instead lets the disciples continue briefly, organizing them into the Golden Light Demon-Subduing Formation.
• The formation advances through the skeletons, destroying them in golden light. Elsewhere, Li Yichen notices that more than five hundred skeleton miners have vanished. Xia’s eyes turn red and claws appear, signaling that she senses the newcomers.

Character developments and interactions

• Lu Sheng is a capable but cautious leader, repeatedly trying to limit risk. His frustration with the disciple who attacks prematurely gives the chapter its comic “idiot teammates” tone.
• The disciples are inexperienced in real combat but enthusiastic and competitive once given the chance. Their eagerness pushes Lu Sheng to let the battle continue.
• Qing He fights calmly with her bronze mirror and encourages Lu Sheng to give the juniors more practice.
• Li Yichen recognizes the disturbance before the others do, while Xia responds with an immediate, visibly hostile alert.

Themes

• The humor and danger of poor communication: one disciple mistakes Lu Sheng’s unfinished sentence for an order, triggering the fight.
• The tension between caution and youthful excitement: Lu Sheng prioritizes survival, while the disciples relish combat.
• The cost of acting before understanding the situation: the team’s attack alerts the skeletons and draws attention from elsewhere.

Key plot points and events

• At the Spirit Stone Mound, Li Yichen sends Xia to capture a group of intruding Kunlun disciples, explicitly warning her not to kill them.
• The disciples, led by Lu Sheng, advance under the Golden Light Demon-Subduing Formation. Xia intercepts them, then uses her technique Shadowfall to plunge the area outside their protective golden light into darkness and silence.
• The trapped disciples grow frightened. Xia repeatedly reaches through the formation to seize them; she knocks Junior Brother Wang unconscious with a bone and later disables Junior Brother Zhou. Lu Sheng refuses to let Qing He leave the formation to help, insisting they hold out for reinforcements.
• Elsewhere, a message about the Spirit Stone Mound reaches Qin Ming, a Kunlun senior disciple emerging from seclusion. He decides to investigate and recruits followers, dismissing a suggestion to consult the sect leader as unnecessary.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen shows restraint toward the intruders, likely because he believes they are Kunlun disciples and wants to respect Bai Binger’s connection to the sect. He also recognizes Xia’s dangerous lack of judgment and gives her firm limits.
• Xia is frighteningly powerful and playful in combat, but follows Li Yichen’s instruction to capture rather than kill. Her taunting methods heighten the disciples’ fear.
• Lu Sheng remains a decisive, protective leader under pressure, keeping the group together and restraining Qing He from making a reckless rescue attempt.
• Qing He is distressed by her companions’ capture but obeys Lu Sheng. The younger disciples’ fear gradually erodes their composure.
• Qin Ming is confident, admired by the disciples, and eager to display his authority. His contempt for seeking help hints at pride and overconfidence.

Significant themes

• Power and vulnerability: The disciples’ formation offers little security against Xia’s superior abilities.
• Fear and uncertainty: Darkness, silence, and unseen attacks turn the group’s anxiety into a weapon against them.
• Restraint versus brutality: Li Yichen’s order not to kill contrasts with Xia’s menacing appearance and methods.
• Pride and judgment: Qin Ming’s refusal to involve the sect leader suggests that confidence may become recklessness.

• Plot: Qin Minghai dismisses a disciple’s warning about a demon near the Spirit Stone Mound and sets out through a Spatial Gate with a group of eager followers. Elsewhere, Bai Binger visits her gravely injured master in a Kunlun cave. Her master expects to die and asks Bai to return to the Secret Realm to cultivate. Bai offers her two rare Yin-Yang Fruits, which her master recognizes as a restorative treasure capable of nourishing the golden core and reversing injuries. The gift gives the master hope of recovery. Bai admits that someone rescued her while she was in danger, then leaves for the Secret Realm to cultivate.
• Character developments: Bai is devoted to her master and determined to reach the Golden Core Stage, but her thoughts and blushing reactions reveal growing, perhaps unrecognized, feelings for Li Yichen, who saved her. Her master, despite her illness, is perceptive and affectionate; she gently teases Bai about the rescuer and hopes she will find someone who cares for her. Qin Minghai appears confident and eager to display his strength.
• Themes: The scene emphasizes loyalty and care between mentor and disciple, hope in the face of illness, and the tension between romantic attachment and spiritual cultivation. The master’s warning that Bai could become “trapped by love” hints at her own painful past.
• Character interactions: Bai and her master share a tender, intimate farewell, with the master first urging Bai to cultivate and then teasing her about her rescuer. She briefly threatens to kill him if he took advantage of Bai, but relaxes when Bai denies it. Meanwhile, Qin’s followers flatter him and encourage his confidence as he leads them toward the suspected demon.

Key plot points

• Qin Ming encounters Bai Binger as she returns from a secret realm. He persuades her to join him in investigating trouble at the Spirit Stone Mound, delaying her planned seclusion.
• Lu Sheng wakes after being subdued and finds his junior disciples unconscious but alive. Li Yichen explains that his group came to mine discarded spirit stones, which are called “seed jade.”
• Though suspicious, Lu Sheng is freed. He and Qing He wake the others, apologize for the misunderstanding, and are told they may leave.
• Ouyang Hai stops them to demand compensation for the skeleton miners they killed. He calculates an initial bill of fifty million yuan, then inflates it to fifteen billion by including hypothetical future earnings. The disciples faint at the demand.

Character developments

• Qin Ming is confident and persuasive, drawing Bai Binger into the investigation.
• Bai Binger is pleased to see Qin Ming but gives up her plan to enter seclusion when he appeals to the sect’s safety.
• Lu Sheng moves from alarm and suspicion to cautious relief, though he remains wary of his captors.
• Li Yichen appears relaxed and unconcerned, freeing Lu Sheng and dismissing the conflict as a misunderstanding.
• Ouyang Hai reveals a sharp, opportunistic sense of humor by inventing an absurdly large compensation claim.
• Qing He shows relief at finding Lu Sheng alive, then embarrassment when she realizes others saw her embrace him.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and mistrust: Lu Sheng doubts the group’s innocent explanation, while their willingness to release the disciples complicates his assumptions.
• Humor amid danger: Casual grilling and drinking contrast with the threat of capture, and the final demand turns a tense encounter into farce.
• Changing values and circumstances: The cultivators’ modest means clash with the modern monetary value of seed jade, leaving them unable to meet the demand.

Character interactions

• Qin Ming persuades Bai Binger to accompany him.
• Li Yichen calmly explains the group’s purpose and has Xia free Lu Sheng.
• Lu Sheng and Qing He reunite and then wake their fellow disciples.
• Ouyang Hai challenges Li Yichen’s decision to let the disciples go, demanding payment; Atamu encourages him to raise the sum.

Key plot points and events

• Ouyang Hai and Li Yichen negotiate with Lu Sheng’s group after overpowering them. Ouyang Hai jokingly threatens to enslave them, while Li Yichen appears to argue for leniency; they ultimately demand the group hand over its valuables.
• Lu Sheng and Qing He empty their Space Rings. The haul is mostly spirit stones, weapons, talismans, medicines, and miscellaneous items.
• Li Yichen notices an ointment that removes scars. Lu Sheng says it can erase any scar within three days.
• Ouyang Hai offers increasingly large sums for the ointment’s formula. Lu Sheng initially insists he cannot sell a sect-owned recipe, but agrees for ten million, asking that the deal remain secret. Ouyang Hai pretends they developed it themselves.
• The group divides the money, and Ouyang Hai lets Lu Sheng’s team go.
• Li Yichen realizes the ointment could be a highly profitable product. He then finds several void stones among the discarded items; Lu Sheng says his team sometimes finds them while patrolling and offers them to Li Yichen.

Character developments and interactions

• Ouyang Hai uses intimidation and humor to extract valuables, then reveals a sharp business instinct by paying heavily for the formula.
• Li Yichen balances mock sympathy with practical negotiation and quickly understands the ointment’s commercial potential.
• Lu Sheng tries to preserve his sect’s dignity but eventually gives in to the lucrative offer, then shares the proceeds with his teammates.
• Atamu jokes along with the others and recognizes the ointment’s potential once Li Yichen explains it.
• The exchange shifts from a coercive confrontation to a mutually beneficial deal, with Ouyang Hai and Lu Sheng both satisfied by the outcome.

Significant themes

• Power and bargaining: The weaker group submits to demands, but a valuable discovery gives them leverage.
• Money versus principle: Lu Sheng wrestles with loyalty to his sect and the temptation of an enormous payment.
• Practical entrepreneurship: Ouyang Hai sees commercial value where others see an ordinary medicine.
• Unexpected fortune: The group’s misfortune turns into a windfall, and seemingly insignificant stones may prove valuable as well.

Key plot points and events

• After resolving the earlier misunderstanding, Lu Sheng and his companions prepare to leave. Li Yichen stops them with a business proposal: they can collect discarded spirit stones, which he will buy for 1,000 yuan each.
• Qing He asks whether Li Yichen will also buy usable spirit stones. He offers 100,000 yuan for each egg-sized stone, leaving the team free to set their own purchase price.
• Li Yichen also offers 1 million yuan for each void stone. To manage the regular trade, he appoints Atamu to collect the goods monthly for a 10% commission. Ouyang Hai confirms that the group can provide ample cash.
• Lu Sheng and his companions leave delighted by the prospect of profit. Ouyang Hai is equally pleased, anticipating lucrative ventures in jade, spirit-stone jewelry, and medical-aesthetic products.
• Lu Sheng then returns to reveal that he had already sent a distress signal to his sect, whose people may be arriving. Li Yichen quickly gathers the mined seed jade and prepares to flee with the others.
• Li Yichen opens the Netherworld Gate, and the skeletons race toward it. Before the group can escape, a voice condemns him for trespassing on the Kunlun Sacred Grounds, and a sword hurtles toward him.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen turns a tense encounter into a commercial partnership, then shifts immediately from negotiation to escape when he learns reinforcements are coming.
• Lu Sheng moves from suspicion and fear to enthusiasm over the new trade, though he sheepishly admits—too late—that he alerted his sect.
• Qing He shows business sense by negotiating the possibility of trading spirit stones, which cultivators need cash to buy secular goods.
• Atamu accepts the role of monthly intermediary, attracted by the commission and expected volume.
• Ouyang Hai sees the agreement as a major opportunity for his family’s businesses and backs it with a promise of substantial funds.

Significant themes

• Turning conflict into cooperation: A potentially hostile encounter becomes a mutually profitable arrangement.
• The value of resources depends on perspective: Materials treated as waste by cultivators can be valuable commodities to others.
• Commerce bridges different worlds: Cultivators’ need for money connects their secluded society with ordinary consumer life.
• Success carries risk: The promising deal is abruptly overshadowed by the arrival of a powerful threat.

Plot and key events

• Li Yichen shields Ouyang Hai and Atamu from the oppressive force of an approaching sword, while the last skeleton miner escapes through the Netherworld Passage.
• Xia attacks Qin Ming, but he easily repels her and wounds her hand, asserting that her newly reached Ghost King realm is no match for him.
• Qin Ming arrives with more than a dozen Kunlun disciples, who praise him. Bai Binger spots Li Yichen and is visibly delighted; the two exchange glances, provoking Qin Ming’s jealousy.
• Qin Ming accuses Li Yichen of trespassing and plotting, then dismisses Bai Binger’s defense of him as the result of demonic bewitchment. He orders three disciples to restrain her.
• Qin Ming unleashes his Nine Spirit-Light Swords at Li Yichen. Xia intercepts them with black smoke, but the swords cut through and keep coming.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen remains protective and composed under pressure, but recognizes Qin Ming’s accusations as a pretext for a fight. His warm, teasing exchange with Bai Binger shows their growing personal connection.
• Xia boldly attacks Qin Ming to protect Li Yichen, but is outmatched and injured. She continues to defend him, blocking the incoming swords.
• Bai Binger openly stands up for Li Yichen, even as Qin Ming refuses to trust her and has her confined by fellow disciples.
• Qin Ming is confident and proud, encouraged by his followers’ praise. His jealousy over Bai Binger’s attention turns into hostility toward Li Yichen.
• The three disciples assigned to guard Bai Binger comply with Qin Ming, though one’s resentment toward Bai’s popularity reveals tension within their group.

Significant themes

• Protection and loyalty: Li Yichen protects his companions, while Xia and Bai Binger risk themselves to support him.
• Jealousy and abuse of authority: Qin Ming’s personal jealousy fuels accusations and coercive orders.
• Appearance versus truth: Qin Ming labels Li Yichen a demon and criminal despite Bai Binger’s firsthand testimony, illustrating how power can override evidence.
• Unequal strength: Xia’s courage cannot overcome Qin Ming’s superior power, and the continuing attack leaves the confrontation unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Ming overwhelms Xia with the Purple Heaven Demon-Suppressing Plaque, which traps her and crushes her with pressure while purple lightning tears through her black mist.
• Li Yichen objects to Qin Ming’s attack and prepares to intervene, but Little Fairy warns that Qin is too powerful to confront directly.
• Li Yichen persuades Little Fairy to help by promising unlimited cake. While Qin watches Li Yichen dig with a pickaxe, Little Fairy sneaks up and strikes Qin on the head with a massive ice rod.
• Qin crashes to the ground, and the uncontrolled plaque loses much of its power. Li Yichen breaks its protective light, catches the falling token, and frees Xia.
• Li Yichen restores Xia with netherworld spiritual energy. Recovered, she announces that she intends to kill Qin.

Character developments

• Li Yichen shows loyalty to Xia and resourcefulness: instead of challenging Qin openly, he creates a distraction and arranges a surprise attack.
• Little Fairy is cautious about danger but can be bribed with cake into taking a risk. They carry out the attack successfully.
• Qin Ming shifts from confident superiority to being caught off guard. His reliance on the plaque leaves him vulnerable when struck.
• Xia endures the suppression and returns quickly to full strength, becoming determined to retaliate.

Character interactions

• Qin taunts Li Yichen and dismisses his objection as interference with the righteous duty of slaying demons.
• Li Yichen recruits Little Fairy privately, offering cake and promising to protect them.
• Kunlun’s disciples cheer Qin and praise his treasure, then panic when he is knocked from the sky.
• Li Yichen catches Xia and helps her recover; she immediately takes control of what happens next.

Significant themes

• Cunning over brute force: Li Yichen defeats Qin’s control of the situation through distraction and teamwork rather than a direct contest.
• Power and vulnerability: Qin’s formidable weapon is dangerous while he controls it, but its effectiveness quickly fades when he is incapacitated.
• Loyalty and retaliation: Li Yichen risks helping Xia, and Xia’s recovery turns relief into a desire for revenge.

Plot points and events

• Li Yichen stops Xia from killing Qin Ming, explaining that Bai Binger has feelings for him and Qin Ming might be useful in winning her over. He and Little Fairy celebrate their cleverness.
• Qin Ming wakes badly injured after Li Yichen’s beating. Seeing his own battered face in a mirror horrifies him, and he repeatedly faints before returning to consciousness.
• Qin Ming refuses to accept responsibility for attacking first. He claims Kunlun’s “righteous” mission gives him the right to kill the group, while Li Yichen argues that no one should take another life arbitrarily.
• Qin Ming orders the Kunlun disciples to form the Southern Bright Fire Formation. As they take their positions, Bai Binger urges Li Yichen to escape and openly defends him, saying he saved her life.
• Qin Ming accuses Bai Binger of betraying the Sect, activates a Heaven-Binding Formation with a blood-charged Bronze Compass, and traps everyone inside the cave.
• He then orders the disciples to kill the group and declares that Bai Binger may be killed too.

Character developments and interactions

• Li Yichen is boastful and teasing, but also protective: he spared Qin Ming partly because of Bai Binger and condemns Qin Ming’s self-serving idea of righteousness.
• Bai Binger shows courage and gratitude by siding with Li Yichen despite the danger to herself. Her actions make her conflict with Qin Ming explicit.
• Qin Ming grows more unstable and vindictive after seeing his injuries. He turns his wounded pride into a justification for violence and treats dissent as treason.
• Xia is confused by Li Yichen’s matchmaking logic, while Little Fairy shares his mocking attitude toward Qin Ming.
• The Kunlun disciples obey Qin Ming’s orders, forming the formation even as Bai Binger challenges his judgment.

Significant themes

• Righteousness versus hypocrisy: Qin Ming calls himself righteous while demanding obedience and attacking those who resist him.
• Moral agency and the right to live: Li Yichen rejects the notion that labeling someone “evil” makes killing them acceptable.
• Loyalty and conscience: Bai Binger chooses gratitude and what she believes is right over unquestioning loyalty to her Sect.

Key plot points and events

• Qin Ming and the Kunlun disciples activate a transparent red barrier using the Heaven-Binding Formation Disk, trapping the group. Qin Ming rejects Bai Binger’s claim that she has not betrayed her sect.
• Bai is devastated by Qin Ming’s betrayal. Li Yichen comforts her with a teasing embrace; she blushes and pushes him away, while Qin Ming grows jealous and speeds up the formation.
• Qin Ming summons Southern Bright Separation Fire, a flame especially dangerous to spirits and ghosts. Xia trembles at its presence, and Little Fairy warns that even its weakened form may overwhelm their protection.
• Xia tries to slash through the barrier, but it barely ripples. Bai explains that the formation is among Kunlun’s strongest treasures and can withstand a strike from someone at the deity-transformation level. Li admits he cannot break it.
• Ouyang Hai assumes they are doomed and asks Li to deliver money and a message to his family. He reveals a secret daughter and savings, then makes Li promise not to tell Aunt Jiang. Li hints that he can still get them out safely, though he cannot break the formation.
• The Southern Bright Separation Fire spreads through the passage, heating stones until they begin to melt. Little Fairy raises an ice shield to protect the group but says it cannot hold much longer.

Character developments and interactions

• Bai Binger struggles to reconcile Qin Ming’s cold betrayal with her memories of his kindness. Li comforts her, and their playful exchange briefly lightens the danger.
• Li Yichen stays composed and irreverent under pressure, reassuring Ouyang without explaining his escape plan. He also agrees to keep Ouyang’s family secret—after joking about it.
• Qin Ming reveals a harsher, jealous side as he focuses on completing the formation and watches Li and Bai interact.
• Ouyang Hai shifts from despair to relief when Li implies he can save them; his candid confession creates a comic, conspiratorial moment between the two men.
• Little Fairy becomes the group’s immediate shield against the fire, while Xia’s fear shows how threatening the flames are even to supernatural beings.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and disillusionment: Bai’s trust in Qin Ming collapses under his actions.
• Courage and composure in danger: Li’s calm humor contrasts with the group’s escalating peril.
• Secrets and responsibility: Ouyang entrusts Li with private family matters, briefly turning the crisis into a test of loyalty.
• Power and vulnerability: The formidable formation traps the group, while even powerful or supernatural characters face limits against its specialized fire.