Chapter Summaries

Qian Zihang detonated himself, but Ding Ding used the Longevity Cauldron to shield much of the Thousand Family estate from the blast. Dongfang Minghui returned to Qian Wanyu, who accepted responsibility for the family, while the fate of many people caught in the disaster remained unknown.

• Qian Zihang detonated himself, and Ding Ding’s Longevity Cauldron blocked much of the blast, though it was damaged by death aura.
• Old Madam entrusted Qian Wanyu with the Thousand Family and said she would receive the Head’s Token on her wedding day.
• Dongfang Minghui returned and told Qian Wanyu that Wenren Liangzhi had used Dan Qi to abduct her and that Dan Qi and Zhuo Yin could not return.
• Qian Wanyu questioned Dongfang Minghui about the Elf Heart, and Dongfang Minghui revealed the White Silk Scroll’s instruction to return the relic to the Elf Clan.
• More than half the Thousand Family’s members were missing, including children, Merfolk guests, Situ Hongying, and other disciples; Ding Ding’s fate remained unclear.
• Qian Wanyu blamed a failed technique for the destruction when outsiders asked about it, while Pig Immortal Grass told Dongfang Minghui the blast was a warning from whoever controlled Qian Zihang.

As Dream Capital City prepared for Qian Wanyu and Dongfang Minghui’s wedding, the two women finally began their ceremony before the Thousand Family and its guests. Second Madam Qin Qin arrived and objected, warning that Dongfang Minghui would be killed if she married Qian Wanyu.

• The Thousand Family prepared for the wedding while Dongfang Minghui worried that the unresponsive Ding Ding had swallowed her master, Little Mute, and the children.
• On the wedding morning, Little Lecher revealed her grown form, and Dongfang Minghui’s friends gathered to see her before Qian Wanyu arrived to carry her to the main hall.
• Qian Ziyan began the wedding rites, explaining that Qian Wanyu and Dongfang Minghui had to exchange blood and vow fidelity before the Heavenly Dao could bless their marriage.
• Second Madam Qin Qin interrupted the ceremony, claimed she did not consent, and pulled Dongfang Minghui away from Qian Wanyu.
• Qian Wanyu asked Qin Qin why she was certain that marrying her would get Dongfang Minghui killed.

Dongfang Minghui faced her mother Qin Qin’s demand to abandon Qian Wanyu, but Qin Qin killed herself and urged her to seek protection from the Elf Clan. As Death Spirit Masters attacked the Thousand Family estate, Qian Wanyu resisted their control and fought their leader alongside Dongfang Minghui, who opened a passage to the Elf Clan with the Elf Heart; they arrived to find the land devastated by the Death Spirit Masters.

• Qian Wanyu challenged Qin Qin’s objections to her marriage with Dongfang Minghui, and the wedding guests were dismissed when an attack erupted in a remote courtyard.
• Dongfang Minghui refused to leave with Qin Qin, who stabbed herself and urged her daughter to open a passage to the Elf Clan before dying in her arms.
• Qian Wanyu attacked Dongfang Minghui while under control, then revealed she had retained some awareness and had used the Heart-Guarding Mirror’s backlash to break the thousand-thread silk within her.
• A white-clad Death Spirit Master arrived, attacked the Thousand Family members, and overwhelmed their defenses as Xuanzhu’s undead fought the encircling forces.
• Dongfang Minghui and Qian Wanyu joined their spiritual power against the enemy, while Dongfang Minghui used her blood and the Elf Heart to open a passage to the Elf Clan.
• Dongfang Minghui entered the passage, and Qian Wanyu, their companions, and others followed; they found the Elf Clan’s territory ravaged and its inhabitants suffering under the Death Spirit Masters.

Dongfang Minghui revealed that she was the Elf Heart and that her bloodline carried the Longevity Clan’s duty to protect it. As Qian Wanyu fought the man seeking to drain her blood, Dongfang Minghui severed her contracts with Little Lecher and Pig Immortal Grass, then offered herself as a sacrifice to become the sacred tree.

• Dongfang Minghui explained that she had hidden the White Silk Scroll’s truth because she feared Qian Wanyu would make her bear a child, and the man revealed that he had learned the Elf Heart’s secret through Soul Search.
• Qian Wanyu began reversing the Thousand-Thread Silk’s control within her body while Dongfang Minghui released the Elf Heart’s power, restoring vitality to the Tree of Life.
• The man attacked Dongfang Minghui to drain her blood, and Qian Wanyu fought him with the Reincarnation Bow.
• Dongfang Minghui refused the Elf Empress’s offer to send her away and unilaterally dissolved her Blood Contract with Little Lecher, enduring the Heavenly Dao’s punishment.
• Dongfang Minghui asked Pig Immortal Grass to dissolve their contract and said goodbye to it and the Man-Eating Grass.
• Dongfang Minghui invoked a sacrifice to become the sacred tree and protect her beloved, revive living things, and safeguard the Elf Clan.

Dongfang Minghui sacrificed herself to save the Elf Clan, leaving Qian Wanyu overcome with grief and death aura. As the clan revived and Lü Xing returned from the Ice Coffin, Xiu Qi hinted that Minghui’s return was already destined by unseen forces.

• Dongfang Minghui tried to sacrifice herself, but Pig Immortal Grass shielded her from the death aura until Xiu Qi appeared and stopped the attacker.
• Pig Immortal Grass agreed to return with Xiu Qi, and Xiu Qi promised Dongfang Minghui he would protect Qian Wanyu for a year.
• Dongfang Minghui vanished, leaving behind Love Entwined and the Heart-Guarding Mirror as the Elf Clan’s Sacred Tree grew and the Yin-Yang Spring reappeared.
• Qian Wanyu erupted in death aura and attacked the Elf Empress, but Wei Junlan and others urged her to remember what Dongfang Minghui would have wanted.
• Xiu Qi told Pig Immortal Grass that he could not bring Dongfang Minghui back but hinted that her return was already destined by unseen forces.
• Lü Xing emerged alive from the Ice Coffin and recognized the new Sacred Tree, while Mu Sheng broke down in tears.

After seven months of searching for a way to revive Dongfang Minghui, Qian Wanyu and her companions saw Jian Tongyao awaken from the Ice Coffin with no memories. Qian Wanyu began helping her adjust to life as a water dragon and her wife, while Jian Tongyao slowly returned to her side.

• Qian Wanyu searched the Azure Mist Sect's forbidden books and Dongfang Minghui's notes for a way to bring her back to life.
• Seven months later, Jian Tongyao awakened in the Ice Coffin, and Qian Wanyu carried her out and told her they were married.
• Jian Tongyao learned she was a water dragon, tried to swim in a lake, and was rescued by Pig Immortal Grass and Little Lecher.
• Qian Wanyu pushed Jian Tongyao from Dragon Summit so she would learn to transform into a dragon, and Jian Tongyao flew back up in dragon form.
• Jian Tongyao could not change back and fell asleep beside Qian Wanyu, who welcomed her back.

Jian Tongyao struggled with her lost memories while Qian Wanyu watched over her, and she tried to help Little White Ball pursue Toothless. Little White Ball followed her advice in a way that baffled Jian Tongyao, while Toothless’s orders to prepare for renewed attacks by Death Spirit Masters left the danger unresolved.

• Jian Tongyao continued shifting between human and dragon form, and Qian Wanyu and Qing Mo hoped she would recover her memories and help restore Qing Mo’s body.
• Toothless emerged from seclusion and reunited with Little White Ball, while Jian Tongyao learned that the two called her “Mother” and believed she had raised them.
• Jian Tongyao decided Toothless and Little White Ball were in love and advised Little White Ball to kiss Toothless; Qian Wanyu demonstrated by kissing Jian Tongyao.
• Toothless ordered the dragons to strengthen their training and defenses after recalling the Death Spirit Masters’ earlier attacks across the Seven-Colored Continent.
• Little White Ball charged at Toothless and pursued her rear during their fight, leaving Jian Tongyao to suspect that Little White Ball was trying to mate.

Qian Wanyu took Jian Tongyao from the Dragon Clan Lands to help her recover her memories and grow stronger, while concealing her own deteriorating condition. After driving off a squad of Death Spirit Masters, Qian Wanyu decided it was time to confront the danger pursuing her and settle the score.

• Qian Wanyu introduced Jian Tongyao to Ding Ding and told the Dragon Queen she planned to take Ninth Sister away to gain experience and recover her memories.
• Qian Wanyu left Ding Ding with Xiu Qi and departed the Dragon Clan Lands with Jian Tongyao, setting out to find her a Water Spirit Bead.
• Qian Wanyu killed a magic beast that attacked Jian Tongyao, taught her how to shape spiritual power, and helped her prepare roast meat.
• Qian Wanyu destroyed a group of Death Spirit Masters who were scouting for the Dragon Clan Lands while Jian Tongyao counted with her eyes covered.
• Xiu Qi urged Qian Wanyu to face the approaching one-year deadline, and Ding Ding flew away after refusing to believe the Child Emperor might have fallen.
• Qian Wanyu examined the Thousand-Thread Silk shifting through her body and told Qing Mo it was time to settle the score.

Jian Tongyao traveled with Qian Wanyu toward the Merfolk, learned about living dead and Death Spirit Masters, and began cultivating to protect herself. After Qian Wanyu raided a Death Spirit Master base, Jian Tongyao showed signs of recovering her old abilities, and Qian Wanyu returned carrying worm gu that controlled low-level Death Spirit Masters.

• Jian Tongyao woke with affectionate vines wrapped around her arms, drank Qian Wanyu's Digestive Tonic, and set out with her toward the Merfolk.
• Qian Wanyu explained that the infected were living dead, and Jian Tongyao agreed to cultivate so she could defend herself.
• Qian Wanyu performed a Soul Search on a Death Spirit Master and learned that the group had a base near the Merfolk's sea region.
• At the base, Jian Tongyao instinctively used a potion on Little Lecher's vine, hinting that she had retained skills despite losing her memories.
• Qian Wanyu entered the base and returned with worm gu, then one worm burrowed into her hand as Jian Tongyao cried out.

Qian Wanyu tested how the worm gu strengthened her, then forced Jian Tongyao to face the dangers of the sea so she could grow stronger. After Jian Tongyao defeated a giant sea beast and advanced to water-element Spirit Master, the group prepared to continue toward the Merfolk.

• Qian Wanyu absorbed the worm gu, discovering that it nourished her thousand-thread silk, and urged Jian Tongyao to learn to fight in the sea.
• Qian Wanyu pushed Jian Tongyao into the water, where she transformed into a dragon and was attacked by sea beasts.
• Little Lecher rescued Jian Tongyao and urged her to fight, while Ding Ding brought medicine for her bleeding wound.
• A giant sea beast attacked Jian Tongyao and Little Lecher, and Jian Tongyao struck it with her tail before Qian Wanyu killed it with the Reincarnation Bow.
• Qian Wanyu gave Jian Tongyao the beast's Spirit Pellet, and after meditating for three days Jian Tongyao advanced to water-element Spirit Master.
• Qian Wanyu announced that they would set off for the Merfolk, while Jian Tongyao worried about turning human during the swim.

Qian Wanyu brought Jian Tongyao to the Merfolk Sea Region, where Jian Tongyao regained her human form but still had no memories of her life with Qian Wanyu. As Jian Tongyao began a new water-element cultivation method, Qian Wanyu asked Wei Junlan to unite the Merfolk with other races against the Death Spirit Masters, and he questioned whether they could succeed.

• Qian Wanyu intimidated the Merfolk with her spiritual power, then fought off Living Dead Merfolk before Wei Junlan arrived and recognized her.
• Qian Wanyu revealed that the dragon accompanying her was Jian Tongyao, and Wei Junlan led them to the Merfolk islands.
• Jian Tongyao cultivated for two days and a night, changed back into human form, and reunited with Qian Wanyu, though she remembered nothing of their past.
• Wei Junlan helped Jian Tongyao realize that she was his fellow transmigrator and explained that she had loved Qian Wanyu before losing her memories.
• Qian Wanyu selected a water-element cultivation method for Jian Tongyao, who began practicing it by the shore.
• Qian Wanyu asked Wei Junlan to join forces with the Elf Clan, Beast Tribe, and Dwarffolk against the Death Spirit Masters, and he asked if they could do it with only their forces.

Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao trained in the Merfolk waters before setting out through the infected No Return Mountain Range, where Jian Tongyao learned to fight swarms of living-dead beasts. After reaching the mountains’ edge, Qian Wanyu considered raising gu insects to help her advance, despite Qing Mo’s warning that this might empower the madman controlling her Thousand-Thread Silk.

• Qian Wanyu sent Wei Junlan to recruit Lü Xing and Cass against the Death Spirit Masters while she planned to deal with the madman herself; Wei Junlan then departed to pursue his wife.
• Xiu Qi took Pig Immortal Grass away from Jian Tongyao when its year with her ended, leaving her devastated, and Qian Wanyu promised they would meet again.
• Qian Wanyu trained Jian Tongyao in the Merfolk waters for three months before they left overland, and Jian Tongyao transformed into a dragon to carry her ashore.
• In the No Return Mountain Range, Jian Tongyao fought a swarm of magic beasts infected with living-dead venom for two days and nights while Qian Wanyu guided her.
• Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao fought more infected beasts as they crossed the mountains, and Qian Wanyu absorbed death aura while seeking a way to advance.
• After leaving the No Return Mountain Range, Jian Tongyao suggested raising gu insects for Qian Wanyu to absorb, and Qian Wanyu agreed to try despite Qing Mo’s warning.

Qian Wanyu trained Jian Tongyao to react to danger while searching for Death Spirit Masters, and the pair fought off a large group of mercenaries. They reunited with Nan Fei and Nan Nan, but left without renewing their old connection, and continued on to train and hunt Death Spirit Masters.

• Qian Wanyu summoned five Death Spirit Masters and began searching their souls, but one exploded after she triggered a restriction, forcing Little Lecher and Ding Ding to pull Jian Tongyao to safety.
• Qian Wanyu had Little Lecher and Ding Ding ambush Jian Tongyao for a week to improve her reactions, then confronted a group wearing a Light-Soul Bell and crushed it to destroy the soul worm inside.
• When the group returned with reinforcements, Jian Tongyao fought alongside Qian Wanyu, Little Lecher, and Ding Ding; after an ice spike wounded her, she stopped holding back and transformed into a dragon to scatter the attackers.
• Nan Fei and Nan Nan arrived, recognized Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao, and learned that Qian Wanyu had become a Death Spirit Master and Jian Tongyao had changed to a Water Element Spirit Master.
• Qian Wanyu told Nan Fei and Nan Nan that Jian Tongyao was her wife, then departed with her; afterward, Jian Tongyao asked whether they would train or capture Death Spirit Masters to raise parasitic worms.

Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao reached the Elf Clan, where the elves recognized Jian Tongyao as the returned Dongfang Minghui despite her loss of memory. The Tree of Life welcomed her, while Qian Wanyu remained determined to inspect the clan for Death Spirit Masters.

• Unable to find Death Spirit Masters on the road, Qian Wanyu used the Eye of Truth and Death Eye to search for signs of death aura.
• Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao encountered armed elves, and Qian Wanyu asked them to summon Lü Xing.
• Lü Xing and the elves welcomed Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao, then learned that Jian Tongyao had forgotten her past.
• The Tree of Life recognized Jian Tongyao and drew her close, while Lü Xing wondered whether she would regain her memories.
• Qian Wanyu asked Lü Xing to send someone to accompany her as she inspected the Elf Clan's lands for Death Spirit Masters.

Qian Wanyu found no sign of danger while searching the Elf Clan, while Jian Tongyao cultivated for ten days beneath the Tree of Life and approached a breakthrough. After Qian Wanyu's spiritual power entered Jian Tongyao, she began recalling vivid fragments of her past; the chapter ended with the pair joining the elves' battle against dark elves and Qian Wanyu securing a remote place to keep two captives.

• Qian Wanyu searched the Elf Clan with the Death Eye, but the guards and Tree of Life attacked when she revealed it, and she found no signs of death aura during her inspection.
• Jian Tongyao meditated beneath the Tree of Life for ten days, absorbed abundant spiritual power, and neared a breakthrough.
• Qian Wanyu examined Jian Tongyao's spiritual power while holding her hand, and Jian Tongyao reacted intensely before Qian Wanyu teased her about their past closeness.
• Jian Tongyao dreamed of following Qian Wanyu from the Dongfang Family and recounted detailed memories after waking, prompting Qian Wanyu to suspect her memories were returning.
• Qian Wanyu and Jian Tongyao joined the elves fighting dark-winged attackers, captured several Dark Elves, and Qian Wanyu used Soul Search on two captives.
• Lü Xing agreed to let Qian Wanyu keep the two Dark Elves in a remote location after she promised to contain them with formations.

Jian Tongyao cultivated in the Elf Clan's sacred pool and advanced while Qian Wanyu examined her with spiritual power. Their increasingly intense reactions left Jian Tongyao flustered and fleeing, while Qian Wanyu remained outside the cave.

• Jian Tongyao resisted Qian Wanyu's request to examine her, but agreed to cultivate in the sacred pool first.
• Qian Wanyu left Ding Ding to guard the cave and assigned two elves to help her gu insects reproduce.
• Jian Tongyao cultivated in the sacred pool until her spiritual power surged, and Qian Wanyu examined her before she advanced.
• Jian Tongyao advanced without any visible phenomenon, and Qian Wanyu examined her again despite her protests.
• Jian Tongyao fled after their spiritual powers mingled and left them both flustered, while Qing Mo complained about being caught in their dual cultivation.

Jian Tongyao recovered her memories and reunited with Qian Wanyu after more than a year apart. She learned that the worm gu had produced eggs, and Qian Wanyu caught her trying to avoid answering for her sacrifice and the Thousand-Thread Silk.

• Jian Tongyao woke from a dream of being called Qian Minghui and hurried to find Qian Wanyu, ignoring the elves guarding her secluded cultivation area.
• Jian Tongyao slipped through the barrier, reunited with Qian Wanyu, and tearfully told her she remembered everything.
• Qian Wanyu brought Jian Tongyao to inspect the worm gu, where they found clusters of insect eggs in two chests and sealed them with death aura.
• Jian Tongyao asked about the Thousand-Thread Silk in Qian Wanyu's body, and Qian Wanyu caught her wrist before she could flee the consequences of her sacrifice.

Jian Tongyao and Qian Wanyu tested whether they could still cultivate together, then Jian Tongyao reunited with Lü Xing and explained her sacrifice and changed circumstances. She remembered that her master had once taken her to a Tree of Life in the Pharmacy Institute Back Mountain.

• Qian Wanyu stopped testing Jian Tongyao’s spiritual power when someone approached, and Lü Xing found them by the water.
• At the Insect Gu Breeding Grounds, Qian Wanyu encouraged Jian Tongyao to speak with Lü Xing before they left the Elf Clan.
• Jian Tongyao told Lü Xing that she had regained her memories and was glad he had awakened, while explaining that the Elf Heart could only be wielded by the Elf Clan.
• Jian Tongyao reassured Lü Xing that she had chosen her own path and joked that she and Qian Wanyu would save the world before saying she needed to cultivate again as a water-element spirit master.
• While reminiscing about the Royal Academy with Lü Xing, Jian Tongyao remembered seeing a Tree of Life in the deepest part of the Pharmacy Institute Back Mountain.

Jian Tongyao and Lü Xing investigated the Tree of Life, while Jian Tongyao urged Ding Ding to cultivate and search for its master. After weapons disappeared from the Elf Clan's armory, Jian Tongyao suspected Ding Ding had swallowed them, and Qian Wanyu suggested they seek out Little Light by traveling to places with many Death Spirit Masters.

• Jian Tongyao told Lü Xing that the Tree of Life had once given her immense vitality and spiritual power, and Lü Xing tried to communicate with it.
• Jian Tongyao comforted Ding Ding, who could not find its master, and encouraged it to cultivate alongside her.
• Jian Tongyao emerged from the Sacred Pool with heightened senses and learned that many weapons had vanished from the Elf Clan's armory.
• Jian Tongyao told Qian Wanyu she suspected Ding Ding had taken the weapons and asked about finding Little Light.
• Qian Wanyu explained that Little Light might be found wherever many Death Spirit Masters gathered, then asked Jian Tongyao to practice absorbing only wood element spiritual power so they could dual cultivate.

Jian Tongyao discovered that the Tree of Life had filled her meridians with life force, then left the Elf Clan with Qian Wanyu. When Dark Elves ambushed them on the road, Qian Wanyu subdued them with worm gu and offered them a choice between serving her and dying.

• Jian Tongyao woke beneath the Sacred Tree and told Qian Wanyu she wanted to discuss things later, but Qian Wanyu led her to say farewell to the Elf King.
• Jian Tongyao and Qian Wanyu said goodbye to Mu Sheng and Lü Xing, then departed the Elf Clan with two puppet Elves.
• After leaving, Jian Tongyao asked whether Ding Ding had eaten the Elf Clan's weapons, and Qian Wanyu explained that Jian Tongyao's meridians were brimming with life force.
• Jian Tongyao and Qian Wanyu headed east, but Dark Elves attacked them with poisoned arrows and worm gu.
• Qian Wanyu used worm gu and death aura to defeat the attackers, then gave the captured Dark Elves the choice to follow her or die.