Chapter Summaries

Su Ying recovered and cooked a meal to thank Chu Yu, while the system insisted that Xiao Muchen must have healed her. Xiao Muchen checked on her and left without asking for food, but Chu Yu suspected that his master wanted to steal their meal and resolved to keep Su Ying on guard.

• Su Ying woke feeling fully recovered, dismissed the system's theory that Xiao Muchen had healed her, and cooked several dishes for Chu Yu.
• Chu Yu eagerly ate Su Ying's food and forgot his resentment over her having taken advantage of him.
• Xiao Muchen arrived, questioned how Su Ying had recovered, and left after confirming she was fine.
• Chu Yu wondered whether Xiao Muchen had wanted some of their food and decided to warn Su Ying against him.
• Su Ying rejected Chu Yu's suspicion, believing Xiao Muchen had no interest in food beyond meals prepared by Ling Xian.

Su Ying’s meal with Chu Yu was interrupted by Ping Qingyun, whom she sent away by warning him that Ling Xian was going to see Xiao Muchen. After learning that the Demon Venerable would soon attack the sect, Chu Yu decided he needed to return to his original appearance and follow the plot, then secretly drugged Su Ying at night.

• Chu Yu praised Su Ying’s cooking, and Ping Qingyun arrived hoping to join their meal before leaving after Su Ying mentioned Ling Xian was heading to Xiao Muchen’s place.
• Su Ying learned from the system that the Demon Venerable would come to the Cultivation Sect and that his face blindness would make him confuse her with Ling Xian.
• Chu Yu realized he had to resume his original appearance and go up the mountain to make trouble for Ling Xian, but he wanted to learn more about what would happen next.
• After Su Ying returned to her room, Chu Yu cast a Sleeping Curse aimed at the system, slipped inside, and gave her a pill.
• Half an incense stick later, Su Ying abruptly sat bolt upright.

Feng Moyuan used a Truth Pill to learn the next events in the plot from Su Ying, then ordered his forces to attack the Cultivation Sect in three days. The next morning, Su Ying forgot what had happened and took Chu Yu to refine a Mist Beast core.

• Feng Moyuan questioned Su Ying under the Truth Pill’s influence and learned that he would abduct Ling Xian, fall in love with her, and later face Xiao Muchen’s pursuit.
• Su Ying revealed that she would sabotage Xiao Muchen’s search for Ling Xian because she disliked him.
• Su Ying fell onto the bed with Feng Moyuan, who felt tempted to kiss her before quickly leaving the room.
• Feng Moyuan ordered Black Shadow to prepare an attack on the Cultivation Sect in three days, and Black Shadow began making preparations.
• The next morning, Su Ying woke with a sore head but no memory of the night before, then took Chu Yu to refine the Mist Beast’s Beast Core.

Su Ying challenged Ping Qingyun to an alchemy competition, with Chu Yu set to compete for her after the system assigned the task as a side quest. She brought out her Pinduoduo-Brand Alchemy Furnace, and the competition was about to begin.

• Su Ying ignored Ping Qingyun's objections and asked Chu Yu to trust her while guiding him through pill refining.
• The system assigned Su Ying a side quest requiring Chu Yu to defeat Ping Qingyun in an alchemy competition for fifty points.
• Ling Xian's Alchemy Furnace exploded, covering her face in ash.
• Su Ying challenged Ping Qingyun to compete, and he agreed that the winner would be whoever refined the higher-grade pill.
• Su Ying brought out her Pinduoduo-Brand Alchemy Furnace, and Ping Qingyun accused her of stealing it from the Fifth Elder.

Su Ying and Chu Yu defeated Ping Qingyun in a pill-refining contest, winning his Seven-Tailed Fox and earning a reward. Su Ying also took half the betting pool's winnings before leaving with Chu Yu.

• Su Ying proposed that Ping Qingyun wager his Seven-Tailed Fox against whatever he wanted, and he accepted.
• Chu Yu refined pills while Su Ying guided him, as Ping Qingyun finished first and his three fourth-level Concentration Pills impressed the watching disciples.
• A pill phenomenon appeared above Chu Yu's furnace, and he produced five sixth-tier Miasma-Breaking Pills.
• Ping Qingyun accepted defeat, and Su Ying told him to deliver the Seven-Tailed Fox to Chu Yu and complete the ownership transfer ritual.
• Su Ying demanded half the betting pool's winnings and threatened to complain to Master, so the pool operator paid her.
• Su Ying left with Chu Yu after collecting the money and receiving fifty mission points from the system.

Su Ying prepared to keep Chu Yu safe from the Demon Realm’s coming attack by taking him to Repentance Cliff and asking him to stay there for two days. As night fell, she watched him meditate and called on the system, which asked what she was planning.

• Su Ying decided that Chu Yu might be in danger when the Demon Venerable attacked the Cultivation Sect, so she planned to build him an air-raid shelter.
• For two days, Su Ying stayed in her room working on the shelter while Chu Yu listened to her discuss what was coming and went without her cooking.
• Su Ying took Chu Yu to Repentance Cliff, which she believed would be safe during the attack, and asked him to stay there until she returned.
• Su Ying prepared hot pot and barbecue for Chu Yu, then made him promise not to leave Repentance Cliff with anyone but her.
• That night, Su Ying watched Chu Yu meditate and called to the system, which asked what mischief she was planning.

Su Ying drugged Chu Yu and took advantage of his apparent unconsciousness, unaware that he had pretended to be asleep. After she fell asleep, Chu Yu revealed his true identity as Feng Moyuan and prepared to collect a debt from someone at the Cultivation Sect; the next morning, Su Ying woke to find Chu Yu watching her.

• Su Ying scattered soporific powder over Chu Yu and touched his face and chest while admiring him, but Chu Yu had pretended to pass out because the powder barely affected him.
• When Chu Yu opened his eyes, Su Ying pretended to sleepwalk, then returned to her bed and fell asleep.
• Chu Yu cast a Sleeping Curse on Su Ying, revealed his true appearance as Feng Moyuan, and left Repentance Cliff to meet Black Shadow.
• Black Shadow told Feng Moyuan that ten thousand elite soldiers had assembled near the Cultivation Sect, and Feng Moyuan said he only wanted to collect a debt from someone.
• Feng Moyuan returned to Repentance Cliff in Chu Yu's appearance, and the next morning Su Ying awoke to find him watching her.

Su Ying left Chu Yu behind and went to Lotus Peak for Xiao Muchen’s discourse, where she tried to stay unnoticed but was shoved by Ping Qingyun and reprimanded. The chapter ended as someone rushed in with terrible news for Xiao Muchen.

• Su Ying told Chu Yu she would return the next day, then flew to Lotus Peak for Xiao Muchen’s discourse.
• Ling Xian worried about Chu Yu’s absence, and Su Ying reassured her that he had only caught a chill.
• Su Ying hid behind another disciple and dozed during the discourse until Ping Qingyun shoved her, causing her to interrupt Xiao Muchen.
• Su Ying blamed Ping Qingyun and tearfully claimed she had stayed awake from excitement, so Xiao Muchen let the matter go.
• After more than an hour passed, someone rushed in and shouted that there was terrible news.

A hundred-thousand-strong Demon Realm army invaded the Cultivation Sect, and Feng Moyuan confronted Xiao Muchen over a disciple who had disrupted his cultivation. Su Ying noticed Feng Moyuan’s accusation didn’t match the original story just as Ping Qingyun identified the culprit.

• A report of the Demon Realm army’s attack sent Xiao Muchen and the disciples rushing toward Clearwind Hall, while Su Ying followed at her own pace.
• At Clearwind Hall, Su Ying admired Feng Moyuan’s appearance and speculated that he might be related to Chu Yu, while Xiao Muchen grew suspicious of her connection to the Demon Realm.
• Xiao Muchen confronted Feng Moyuan, who demanded that the Sect hand over the disciple who had breached his barrier and disrupted his cultivation.
• Su Ying realized Feng Moyuan’s threat differed from the original novel’s dialogue, and Ping Qingyun loudly claimed to know which disciple was responsible.

Su Ying was exposed during the battle between Feng Moyuan and the Cultivation Sect, and Feng Moyuan took her back to the Demon Realm. Black Shadow also abducted Ling Xian, mistakenly believing she was Feng Moyuan’s beloved, and Feng Moyuan demanded to know who she was.

• Ping Qingyun identified Su Ying as the woman who had harmed Feng Moyuan, and the Cultivation Sect disciples backed away from her.
• Feng Moyuan and Xiao Muchen fought, and Su Ying rushed between them but failed to block the sword strike, leaving Xiao Muchen wounded.
• Feng Moyuan accused the Cultivation Sect of provoking the Demon Realm, knocked Su Ying unconscious, and carried her away.
• Black Shadow abducted Ling Xian, assuming she was Feng Moyuan’s beloved, and brought her to the Demon Realm.
• Feng Moyuan scolded Black Shadow for bringing Ling Xian and asked who she was.

Feng Moyuan kept Ling Xian alive as a maid and waited beside the unconscious Su Ying, frightening her system with the Dragon Roar Sword until she woke. Su Ying realized she was in the Demon Realm and feared Feng Moyuan would kill her, while he considered sparing her for her cooking.

• Black Shadow admitted he had abducted Ling Xian by mistake, and Feng Moyuan ordered that she be made a maid.
• Feng Moyuan dismissed the maid watching Su Ying and threatened the unconscious Su Ying with the Dragon Roar Sword to make her system panic.
• Su Ying woke and learned from the system that Feng Moyuan had abducted her and brought her to the Demon Realm.
• Su Ying feared Feng Moyuan would torture and kill her, while he thought her cooking might earn her a temporary reprieve.
• Su Ying asked Feng Moyuan to move the sword away from her lips so she could speak.

Su Ying faced Feng Moyuan after accidentally breaking his barrier, and he demanded compensation for the cultivation he had lost. She agreed to become his personal cook, leaving her bound to serve him until he was satisfied.

• Feng Moyuan held the Dragon Roar Sword to Su Ying’s lips and questioned her about breaking his barrier.
• Feng Moyuan was drawn to Su Ying’s unusual fragrance and realized she was the reincarnation of the Heavenly Lotus Goddess.
• Su Ying begged Feng Moyuan for mercy and explained that her master’s token had accidentally broken through his barrier.
• Feng Moyuan decided to spare Su Ying because she might help him take revenge for an ancient grudge.
• Feng Moyuan made Su Ying his personal cook, and she agreed rather than surrender her spiritual root.
• Feng Moyuan told Su Ying she would have to cook for him until he was satisfied.

Feng Moyuan kept Su Ying in the Demon Realm and threatened to make her his cultivation vessel if she tried to escape, while Su Ying plotted to flee and worried about Chu Yu. When Bai Mang brought word that the elders wanted Feng Moyuan to handle official documents, Feng Moyuan decided to bring Su Ying out of the side hall.

• Feng Moyuan ordered Su Ying to stay in the Demon Realm and warned that she would lose her Spiritual Root and life if she tried to escape.
• Feng Moyuan struck Black Shadow for meddling in his affairs and ordered him to roll away.
• Su Ying asked the system for escape tools, worried about Chu Yu at Repentance Cliff, and resolved to get out of the Demon Realm.
• Feng Moyuan told Su Ying to cook for him and threatened to use her as a cultivation vessel if she tried to flee.
• Bai Mang told Feng Moyuan that the elders expected him to handle official documents, and Feng Moyuan ordered him to bring Su Ying out of the side hall.

Bai Mang dragged Su Ying to the Court Hall, where Feng Moyuan made her repeatedly bow while she worried about escaping his control. The chapter ended with Feng Moyuan summoning her closer as the system warned that failing the quest could cost Su Ying her life.

• Bai Mang bound Su Ying and dragged her to the Court Hall despite her claims that she was Feng Moyuan's personal cook.
• Su Ying learned from the system that Bai Mang was one of Feng Moyuan's nine great protectors and realized Feng Moyuan had ordered her brought in.
• Feng Moyuan dismissed Bai Mang, removed Su Ying's chains, and demanded that she pay her respects properly.
• Feng Moyuan made Su Ying bow more than twenty times and threatened to have a maid teach her the next day.
• Su Ying learned that suicide might prevent another chance to restart the quest and that an unfinished quest could kill her in the real world.
• Feng Moyuan crooked his finger and ordered Su Ying to come closer.

Feng Moyuan forced Su Ying to review a thousand years of memorials, and she used her system to finish them while privately mocking their contents. Ling Xian accused Su Ying of colluding with the Demon Realm, but Su Ying argued that they were both being forced; the system then announced a side quest.

• Feng Moyuan made Su Ying review his memorials and threatened her with the Dragon Roar Sword when she hesitated.
• Su Ying pressured the system into helping her read and review the memorials, while Feng Moyuan considered making her handle them regularly.
• Su Ying complained about memorials concerning lost pets bestowed by Feng Moyuan, and he used a spell to mess up her hair.
• Ling Xian entered with tea and accused Su Ying of betraying their sect, but Su Ying pointed out that Ling Xian was also serving Feng Moyuan.
• The system announced a side quest while Feng Moyuan watched Su Ying and Ling Xian argue, and Su Ying accepted it despite wanting to escape.

Su Ying completed a side quest by provoking Feng Moyuan into punishing her, but his palm strike left her seriously injured. Feng Moyuan grew jealous when he heard her choose Xiao Muchen, while Ling Xian’s belief that he cared for her collapsed when he rejected her.

• The system gave Su Ying a side quest to make Feng Moyuan feel sorry for Ling Xian and punish her, and Su Ying charged at Ling Xian after discovering her sword had been confiscated.
• Ling Xian hid behind Feng Moyuan, who struck Su Ying and left her coughing blood; Su Ying accused Ling Xian of betraying the sect and colluding with demons.
• The system confirmed that Su Ying had completed the quest and earned fifty points, and Feng Moyuan sent her back to her quarters after warning her not to harm anyone from the Demon Palace.
• Su Ying thought she would choose Xiao Muchen over Feng Moyuan and worried about rescuing her hungry companion from Repentance Cliff, while Feng Moyuan grew furious at her choice.
• Ling Xian pleaded for Su Ying, but Feng Moyuan recoiled from her, told her to keep her distance, and ordered her to get out.

Feng Moyuan secretly watched Su Ying heal in the Slaughter Hall and learned she planned to escape, while she discovered the Demon Realm’s energy was helping her cultivation. As Su Ying began to advance, Feng Moyuan felt compelled to meditate alongside her, and a dragon roared, a phoenix cried, and a lotus bloomed in the sky.

• Feng Moyuan ordered Bai Mang to remove Ling Xian and forbid her from coming near him, then went to watch Su Ying from the roof of the Slaughter Hall.
• Su Ying refused to spend points on an injury pill, learned her quest had no prize draw, and decided she would escape that night despite the risk of losing points.
• Bai Mang and Black Shadow spotted Feng Moyuan peeping through a lifted roof tile, and Feng Moyuan fired Phoenix Feathers at them as they fled.
• Su Ying’s cultivation began to advance, and the system said the Demon Realm’s energy seemed to benefit her.
• Feng Moyuan watched Su Ying cultivate, felt his body grow hot, and sat down to meditate alongside her as a dragon roared, a phoenix cried, and a lotus bloomed in the sky.

Su Ying and Feng Moyuan both advanced, and Su Ying used her new points to prepare an escape from the Demon Palace. As she reached the guarded barrier under an Invisibility Cloak, Feng Moyuan secretly marked her with powder.

• Feng Moyuan and Su Ying advanced at the same time, and Su Ying received one thousand points from the Main System.
• Su Ying bathed, noticed her magic had grown stronger in the Demon Realm, and bought escape tools before using a Wish-Granting Wish Talisman to wish for a successful escape.
• After waking at midnight, Su Ying gathered treasures from the side hall and used a Demon Realm Map and the system's help to evade the palace defenses.
• Feng Moyuan followed Su Ying invisibly and grew furious when he heard her say she missed Xiao Muchen.
• Su Ying reached the guarded barrier, took out her Invisibility Cloak, and failed to notice Feng Moyuan scattering powder over her.

Su Ying tried to escape the Demon Realm but failed to break the barrier and was discovered by Feng Moyuan. He ordered her taken to the dungeon, leaving her to wonder why she had thought the murderous Demon Venerable was handsome.

• Su Ying used powder to knock out the guards and asked the system to break the barrier, but it could not overcome Feng Moyuan's magic.
• Feng Moyuan confronted Su Ying and tore away her Invisibility Cloak, exposing her escape attempt.
• Su Ying begged Feng Moyuan to believe she had only sleepwalked toward the Cultivation Sect and asked him to release her.
• Feng Moyuan ordered the guards to take Su Ying to the dungeon, and she protested as they dragged her away.
• The Demon Realm soldiers threw Su Ying face-first onto the dungeon floor while a trace of suppressed emotion showed in Feng Moyuan's eyes.

Su Ying was imprisoned in the Demon Realm dungeon, where Feng Moyuan used rats and a restriction that prevented her Grain Avoidance technique to torment her. After she nearly starved, he had Black Shadow return her to the Slaughter Hall, where she woke and complained that the food sent to her tasted poisonous.

• Black Shadow confiscated Su Ying’s Spatial Ring and left her alone in the dungeon with two rats that Feng Moyuan had placed there to watch her.
• Su Ying and her system were terrified of the rats, and Feng Moyuan watched her reaction through a mirror, amused that she feared them.
• After several days without food or water, Su Ying collapsed because Feng Moyuan’s dungeon restriction made her Grain Avoidance technique useless.
• Feng Moyuan ordered Black Shadow to send Su Ying back to the Slaughter Hall, and she woke in a side hall under a maid’s care.
• Su Ying spat out the food the maid brought and asked if Black Shadow was trying to poison her, darkening Feng Moyuan’s expression as he listened from the roof.