Chapter Summaries

Lan Yue eavesdropped on Elder Duanmu and Elder Fang with a group of fellow gossip-seekers, but Elder Duanmu caught her and assigned her a thousand formation diagrams to finish in five days. After gossiping with Silver Snow and watching her cultivation rise, Lan Yue hurried to Jade Snow Peak when Li Bai told her that adorable twins from the Western Region had arrived.

• Lan Yue spotted Li Bai and several other Southern Spirit Sect disciples secretly gathered to listen to Elder Duanmu and Elder Fang.
• Elder Duanmu caught Lan Yue eavesdropping and ordered her to draw a thousand copies of the Compendium of Formations within five days, threatening to double the task.
• Lan Yue returned to Spirit Moon Peak and asked Silver Snow about Elder Duanmu's transformations, while Elder Duanmu and Elder Fang overheard their gossip outside.
• Gu Zhuo heard Lan Yue's strange inner voice and decided it would make his recovery less boring.
• Lan Yue spent the following days gossiping at the Formation Pavilion, gaining cultivation and gifts as she drew formation diagrams.
• Li Bai sent a Paper Crane to tell Lan Yue that a pair of twins from the Western Region had arrived at Jade Snow Peak, and she hurried over.

Lan Yue and her companions reached Jade Snow Peak, where Wu Tianyu had unleashed swarms of Western Region Gu Insects on the disciples. Lan Yue recognized the chaos as an opportunity and startled everyone by trying to eat one of the insects.

• Lan Yue rode Yun Xi's sword with Yuan Shuo and teased Gu Zhuo, whose scuffle with Silver Snow ended with Yun Xi tucking him into her sash.
• The group arrived at Jade Snow Peak and found disciples fleeing swarms of insects while Wu Tianyu sat near the steps.
• Gu Zhuo recognized the insects as Western Region Gu Insects and wondered why they had appeared in the Southern Spirit Sect.
• Li Bai urged Lan Yue to flee, but she caught an insect and tried to feed it to him, calling it delicious.
• Silver Snow knocked the insect away, while Wu Tianyu stared in shock at Lan Yue's attempt to eat it.

Lan Yue used the Healing Insects and Wu Tianyu’s embarrassing childhood secrets to turn his attempt to attack her into a public humiliation. As the elders listened from elsewhere on Jade Snow Peak, Wu Tianyu’s insects healed a senior brother’s feet, leaving their true purpose confirmed.

• Lan Yue explained that the insects were Healing Gu, and the swarm treated a senior brother’s athlete’s foot despite biting his feet bloody.
• Wu Tianyu insisted the insects were meant to bite people and sent green gu insects after Lan Yue, but they crawled too slowly to threaten her.
• Lan Yue brought out a green turtle shell and used the system to uncover and reveal Wu Tianyu’s childhood belief that he was a girl and a Poison Bee had fathered his children.
• Elder Xue Luo and the other elders heard Lan Yue expose more of Wu Tianyu’s embarrassing past, including his three months caring for baby Poison Bees.
• A senior brother announced that his injured feet had healed, and he thanked Wu Tianyu for releasing the Healing Insects, while Wu Tianyu remained stunned with shame.

Lan Yue exposed Wu Tianyu’s embarrassing history with the venomous bees, then learned that his Healing Insects had helped heal the sect members. As the twins settled in among the Southern Spirit Sect, the elders decided Lan Yue and the protagonist team needed special training, though they struggled to choose who would teach her.

• Lan Yue revealed that Wu Tianyu had spent years caring for a queen bee and its swarm, embarrassing him until he ran away in tears.
• Wu Tianya comforted Wu Tianyu and reminded him that the Southern Spirit Sect had saved them, prompting him to apologize for scaring the sect members with his insects.
• The senior brothers and sisters thanked Wu Tianyu for healing their injuries, while Lan Yue dry-heaved after hearing that the insects had fainted near a senior brother’s smelly feet.
• Wu Tianya bonded with the sect members by discussing the Western Region, and Lan Yue returned to practicing formation arts after asking Yun Xi to stay.
• The elders discussed training Lan Yue and the protagonist team because of the danger surrounding her Immortal Artifact, then turned to Sixth Elder as a possible instructor.
• Sixth Elder rejected the idea of teaching Lan Yue, fearing she would uncover and spread his embarrassing stories through her gossip.

Elder Duanmu left the Formation Pavilion only to become an elder at Spirit Moon Peak, where Lan Yue was drawn into a group of protagonists and villains expected to help save the world. As Lan Yue imagined balancing training with gossip, her minimap revealed a bright green dot and she noticed Elder Lu approaching the Southern Spirit Sect.

• The Sixth Elder and the others persuaded Elder Duanmu and Elder Fang to take responsibility for special training, invoking a prophecy that the Southern Spirit Sect might be destroyed in a hundred years.
• Lan Yue celebrated Elder Duanmu's departure from the Formation Pavilion, but he appeared at Spirit Moon Peak and announced that he would manage its disciples.
• Elder Xue Luo arrived with twins, and Wu Tianyu challenged Lan Yue as she realized she had joined a gathering of the story's main cast.
• Lan Yue resolved to train while pursuing gossip, then spotted Elder Whitebrow and saw Elder Lu flying toward the Southern Spirit Sect.
• Lan Yue noticed a bright green dot appear on her minimap.

Elder Whitebrow rushed to Spirit Moon Peak and begged Elder Duanmu to teach him the Fairy Disguise Technique, leaving the elders and disciples convinced at first that he had come for revenge or had a secret romance with Duanmu. Lan Yue uncovered that Whitebrow wanted the disguise to enter the Dust-Forgetting Sect after his dao companions turned him away, and he continued pursuing Duanmu for help.

• Elder Whitebrow arrived at Spirit Moon Peak, where Yun Xi and the others moved to protect Lan Yue from him.
• Elder Whitebrow dropped to his knees before Elder Duanmu and begged him for help, prompting Elder Fang and the others to suspect a secret relationship.
• Elder Whitebrow revealed that he wanted Duanmu to teach him the Fairy Disguise Technique, while Duanmu tried to escape with Elder Fang's hand in his.
• Lan Yue's inner voice exposed Whitebrow's determination to learn the technique, and Duanmu knocked him onto a boulder before Whitebrow took a pill and resumed the chase.
• Lan Yue discovered that Whitebrow had waited three days outside the Dust-Forgetting Sect while seeking his dao companions and had been told he could enter if he dressed as a woman.

Elder Xue Luo and Elder Fang arranged special training for Lan Yue and the other disciples, including waking at Mao Hour each day. Elder Duanmu returned briefly before Elder Lu caught up to him again.

• Elder Duanmu chased Elder Whitebrow away, while the remaining elders composed themselves and continued the gathering.
• Elder Xue Luo said the Twins would live with Lan Yue and the others on Spirit Moon Peak and announced special training for the Southern Region Grand Competition.
• Elder Fang assigned Lan Yue to practice Divination at Mao Hour, and she agreed to avoid spending the whole day on Formation Arts.
• Elder Fang told everyone they would train at Mao Hour and later enter the Ruins to gain experience.
• Elder Duanmu returned looking refreshed, but Elder Lu soon chased after him again, looking forlorn.

Lan Yue agreed to help Elder Whitebrow achieve a fairy-maiden appearance in exchange for ten supreme-grade spirit stones. She sneaked out with him to shop for makeover supplies, unaware that Yun Xi and the others were secretly following them.

• Elder Whitebrow chased after Lan Yue and offered her ten supreme-grade spirit stones to help him look like a fairy maiden, and she accepted.
• Lan Yue left a note for Elder Duanmu, set a Wooden Dummy on Big Rock to impersonate her, and sneaked out with Elder Whitebrow.
• Lan Yue bought Beauty Pills, Whitening Pills, and Autumn-Water Eyes from Xing Mu at the marketplace.
• Yun Xi, Li Bai, Wu Tianyu, the twins, and Yuan Shuo followed Lan Yue and Elder Whitebrow in secret, speculating about their plans.

Lan Yue took Elder Whitebrow to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, bought enchanted robes with his money, and transformed his complexion with pills before starting his makeup. While she worked, Yun Xi and the others secretly watched and tried to guess what she was doing.

• Lan Yue told Elder Whitebrow that she lacked money for enchanted robes, so he agreed to pay for them himself.
• Lan Yue found cosmetics at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, then gave Elder Whitebrow the Beauty Pill, the Whitening Pill, and Autumn-Water Eyes.
• Elder Whitebrow returned with pale skin and shining eyes, and Lan Yue began applying makeup to make him look like a beautiful fairy.
• Elder Whitebrow doubted Lan Yue's methods, but she persuaded him that he needed her help to reach the Dust-Forgetting Sect quickly.
• Yun Xi, Li Bai, Wu Tianyu, and Wu Tianya secretly watched Lan Yue work, and Wu Tianya stopped Wu Tianyu from rushing over to draw on Elder Whitebrow's face.

Lan Yue dressed Elder Whitebrow in magical robes so he could stand out at the Dust-Forgetting Sect, and he was thrilled with his new fairy-like appearance. After he paid Lan Yue generously, Elder Duanmu caught Lan Yue and the others sneaking out and ordered them back to training.

• Lan Yue finished Elder Whitebrow’s makeup and had him try on several magical robes while Li Bai, Wu Tianyu, Yun Xi, and Yuan Shuo arrived.
• Elder Whitebrow appeared in a white robe, and Lan Yue declared the outfit perfect for making him stand out at the Dust-Forgetting Sect.
• Elder Whitebrow admired his transformed appearance in a water mirror, bought every outfit he had tried, and gave Lan Yue a Spatial Ring filled with payment.
• Elder Whitebrow left, and Lan Yue invited everyone to celebrate by eating hot pot.
• Elder Duanmu contacted Lan Yue through a miniature Spirit Sword and ordered her back within fifteen minutes or her training would be doubled, so the group hurried out of Spirit Treasure Pavilion.

Lan Yue and her fellow disciples were sent to Green Silk Mountain for field training, where a colossal Demon Beast trapped them inside the sect’s formation. Elder Duanmu left them to face it, and they fled when it attacked.

• Lan Yue remembered that she had forgotten to tell Elder Whitebrow to shrink his frame, then set the worry aside and practiced Divination.
• Elder Duanmu arrived, showed Lan Yue the Wooden Dummy dressed like her, and led the disciples to Green Silk Mountain for field training.
• Elder Duanmu ordered the disciples to defeat ten Demon Beasts, and they discovered that a colossal creature towered over the mountain.
• The Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation sealed the disciples inside, and Elder Duanmu told them they could leave only after completing the task.
• Li Bai and Lan Yue suggested making a plan, but the Demon Beast attacked before they could discuss one.
• The disciples scattered, with some flying away and Lan Yue digging underground to escape the creature’s blow.

Lan Yue dug an unconscious man out of the soil and discovered he was Luo Sen, while Yuan Shuo and their companions regrouped after the Demon Beast attack. Yun Xi shared Red Jade Fruits with Lan Yue, unaware that the fruit had been meant to help the injured Little Furball, and Luo Sen began to stir.

• Lan Yue used the Earth Escape Technique to rescue a filthy, unconscious man from the soil and emerged after the giant Demon Beast had disappeared.
• Yuan Shuo surfaced nearby and helped Lan Yue identify the man as Luo Sen after washing the grime from his face.
• Yun Xi, Li Bai, Wu Tianyu, and the elder Twins sister reunited with Lan Yue and Yuan Shuo after escaping the Demon Beast.
• Yun Xi gave Lan Yue Red Jade Fruits, and Lan Yue ate some before realizing their spiritual energy was unusual.
• Little Furball grew furious because Lan Yue had eaten fruit he had hoped to use for healing, while Yun Xi encouraged Lan Yue to eat more.
• The group noticed Luo Sen's eyelids twitching as he began to wake.

Lan Yue and the others learned how Luo Sen ended up buried on Green Silk Mountain and how Yun Li had manipulated him, before Lan Yue knocked him out and reburied him. The group then prepared to complete their trial by choosing easier Demon Beasts instead of fighting the enormous one.

• Lan Yue’s thoughts revealed that Luo Sen had been sent to Green Silk Mountain to shovel Demon Beast dung, had experimented with dung-based alchemy, and was buried after angering a Demon Beast.
• Luo Sen blamed Yun Li for directing him to attack the outer disciples and claimed she had gone to Spirit-Denuded Island, while the elders discussed the mistaken rumor that she was the Sect Master’s niece.
• Lan Yue remembered Yun Li as a hidden villain who had tried to harm Yun Xi, and the others realized Yun Li had wisely left before Lan Yue could expose her.
• Luo Sen began suspecting Yun Li had also caused his misfortune, but Lan Yue knocked him unconscious and buried him again.
• Lan Yue proposed that the group defeat ten smaller Demon Beasts rather than take on the enormous high-tier Demon Beast, arguing that Elder Duanmu had not specified which ones.

Lan Yue and the others avoided fighting a high-rank demon beast by luring away and beating up ten demon beast cubs, completing their task with ease. Dissatisfied that the group had gained no real training, Lan Yue decided the real task had yet to begin.

• Lan Yue persuaded the group to ambush demon beast cubs rather than confront the High-Rank Armored Demon Beast.
• The group split up and used Gu insects and other tricks to lure a little Flame Lion into Lan Yue’s trap, where they beat it up.
• Lan Yue’s group ambushed ten demon beast cubs and finished the task before afternoon, enraging the beasts while the elders watched in disbelief.
• Wu Tianyu suggested contacting Elder Duanmu to leave, but Lan Yue decided they needed to continue training and declared that the real task had not started.

Lan Yue led the youngsters in an overnight training battle against a high-rank Armored Demon Beast, inspiring the sect’s older disciples to train harder. As the exhausted group rested and wondered how to pierce its armor, Yuan Shuo claimed he knew the beast’s weakness.

• Lan Yue woke the Armored Demon Beast and led the group through repeated attempts to approach it despite being blown away.
• Lan Yue explained that they only needed to touch the beast and make a tiny cut, turning the fight into a training exercise.
• Wu Tianyu danced on his Gu Insect to attract the beast’s attention, and it swatted the group aside while the elders watched over them.
• The youngsters fought through the night and into daylight, while senior disciples who saw them resolved to train harder.
• Lan Yue’s group rested after making progress, and Yuan Shuo said he knew the Armored Demon Beast’s weakness.

Lan Yue and her companions repeatedly challenged a high-level demon beast on Green Silk Mountain, improving their cultivation while the elders watched over them. After Lan Yue reached Foundation Establishment, she and Yun Xi were summoned to a meeting about the early-opening ruins on Spirit-Denuded Island, where the elders discussed whether to let the North Ridge Sacred Ground join the expedition.

• Lan Yue and the others enraged the Armored Demon Beast with a sneak attack, and the elders rescued them before it could trample them.
• The group challenged the beast repeatedly during three training trips, and Lan Yue reached Foundation Establishment as the others improved their cultivation.
• Lan Yue asked the Sixth Elder to keep their cultivation quiet, but their breakthroughs inspired other Southern Spirit Sect disciples to train on Green Silk Mountain.
• Li Bai announced that the group would leave for Spirit-Denuded Island the next morning, and the Sixth Elder took Lan Yue and Yun Xi to a meeting about the ruins.
• The Third Elder explained that the ruins had appeared early and that the North Ridge Sacred Ground wanted to join the exploration, then asked the elders whether only Southern Spirit Sect disciples should enter.

The Southern Spirit Sect’s elders debated whether to let the North Ridge Sacred Ground explore their Ruins in exchange for access to the Tower of the Abyss, while Lan Yue’s thoughts revealed the tower’s importance. The third elder approved the exchange and rejected giving other sects access without compensation, leaving Lan Yue impressed and wondering about his private scandals.

• Elder Bai worried that hiding the Ruins’ early emergence would alienate friendly sects, while Elder Fang wondered what had caused the change.
• Elder Duanmu revealed that the North Ridge Sacred Ground had offered Southern Spirit Sect disciples places in the Tower of the Abyss, and Lan Yue’s thoughts exposed the tower’s connection to the protagonist’s group and the female lead’s inheritance.
• Elder Fang and Elder Bai supported accepting the offer, and the third elder agreed to let the North Ridge Sacred Ground explore the Ruins in exchange for tower access.
• Elder Xing proposed giving nearby sects places too, but the third elder refused to share the Ruins with sects that offered no benefits.
• Lan Yue praised the third elder in her thoughts, then wondered whether he had any juicy scandals, making his eye twitch.

Lan Yue uncovered that Elder Xing Hao was a spy for both the Mysterious Leaf Sect and the Greenstone Sect, and that the Greenstone Sect master had manipulated him with a fake daughter. Xing Hao realized he might have been deceived and grew furious, while Lan Yue wondered how to expose what she had discovered to the Southern Spirit Sect.

• Lan Yue learned that Xing Hao had been promised an elder's position by the Mysterious Leaf Sect after becoming Dao companions with its sect master's adopted daughter.
• Lan Yue discovered that Xing Hao had also infiltrated the Greenstone Sect, which recruited him using the same kind of promise and romantic entanglement.
• Lan Yue revealed that the Greenstone Sect master had passed off a beautiful woman as his daughter and promised Xing Hao the sect if he found spirit herbs to cure her illness.
• Xing Hao recalled the suspicious details about Ling'er and realized the Greenstone Sect master might have deceived him and exploited his efforts.
• Lan Yue connected Xing Hao to the Greenstone Sect's concealed ruins and wondered how she could alert the Southern Spirit Sect without revealing how she knew.

The Southern Spirit Sect elders agreed to investigate Elder Xing and prepare for the Ruins, while Lan Yue marveled at how quickly they handled the meeting’s problems. Later, Li Bai’s spirit beasts found him, and Yellow Little Furball reunited with Yun Xi, leaving the two newcomers confused by his behavior.

• The Sixth Elder accused Elder Xing of acting suspiciously, and the Third Elder ordered an investigation as other elders voiced their support.
• The Third Elder ended the meeting and told Lan Yue and Yun Xi to prepare carefully for the Ruins, whose dangers were unknown.
• Lan Yue and Yun Xi found Yan Xiao and Yan Fu struggling to keep Pink Little Snake and Gray Little Hawk away from Li Bai.
• Yan Xiao agreed to let Li Bai take the two spirit beasts, who eagerly climbed onto his shoulders and called him their Young Master.
• Yellow Little Furball leaped into Yun Xi’s arms and chirped at her, bewildering the two little demons until Gu Zhuo’s glare brought them back to their senses.

The Southern Spirit Sect’s disciples arrived at Spirit-Denuded Island to explore ancient ruins, where they learned that the North Ridge Sacred Ground would compete with them. The chapter left Elder Wan baffled by the Southern Spirit Sect’s disciples, who seemed more interested in gossip than cultivation.

• Elder Duanmu warned the disciples to be cautious in the ruins before leading them onto Spirit-Denuded Island.
• The disciples discussed the ruins’ dangers and the possibility that they dated back to the Central Sacred Domain’s golden age, while Luan Ning asked about inheritances.
• Yun Xi told Lan Yue to stay close once the ruins opened, and Yun Li arrived to lead the group onward.
• Elder Duanmu met the Second Elder and the North Ridge Sacred Ground’s delegation, led by Elder Wan, who offered luminous fruits as a goodwill gift.
• The Southern Spirit Sect’s little sprouts eagerly discussed gossip about the North Ridge Sacred Ground, leaving Elder Wan bewildered.