Chapter Summaries

Liu Niang and Su Wanwan reunited and discussed Su Wanwan’s plan to reach the Immortal World through Ye Tianchen, while Liu Niang warned her against taking risks. Su Wanwan revealed she understood her sister’s hidden pain, recalling how Liu Niang had given up her own chance to cultivate so Su Wanwan could follow the Dao Path.

• Yun Qing considered Ye Tianchen’s fortune and walked back to his shop with the little python.
• Su Wanwan told Liu Niang she planned to go to the Purple Dusk Empire and believed Ye Tianchen could reopen the Immortal Path.
• Liu Niang said she was content with her quiet life and urged Su Wanwan to keep her Dao Path safe.
• Su Wanwan saw through Liu Niang’s reassurance and said she would find hope for her sister in the Immortal World.
• Su Wanwan recalled how Liu Fuqu had taken her to an old Daoist after learning Liu Fuqu could not cultivate, and entrusted Su Wanwan to him because of her rare soft water constitution.

Liu Fuqu remembered sending Su Wanwan away to pursue cultivation, despite her own envy and grief. Years later, Su Wanwan reunited with Liu Niang, while Ye Tianchen discovered treasures in Yun Qing’s shop and was stunned by the price.

• Liu Fuqu shut Su Wanwan out and sent her away with the old Daoist, choosing the girl’s chance at an immortal life over keeping her close.
• After Su Wanwan left, Liu Fuqu regretted not giving her a proper goodbye and worried about the child’s future.
• Years later, Su Wanwan clung to Liu Niang, who privately wondered how to tell her about Pei Lang.
• Ye Tianchen entered Yun Qing’s shop, where Elder Mu identified a concealed treasure bead and a damaged Jade Slip as valuable finds.
• Ye Tianchen picked up the bead and Jade Slip along with ordinary items, then froze when Yun Qing asked for eight thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Ye Tianchen reluctantly paid Yun Qing eight thousand high-grade spirit stones for the odds and ends after Elder Mu warned him not to provoke the mysterious shopkeeper. When a message said Xia Wushang was forcing the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk to become his concubine, Yun Qing worried that the Heavenly Dao had made the Crown Prince of Great Xia a villain for Ye Tianchen to oppose.

• Lin Muyao protested the price, but Elder Mu examined Yun Qing, warned Ye Tianchen not to rob him, and told him to pay.
• Ye Tianchen handed Yun Qing eight thousand high-grade spirit stones for the items, while Yun Qing privately celebrated the sale.
• Ye Tianchen tried to touch Yun Qing’s little python and offered to tame it, but Yun Qing said Ye Hui was his disciple.
• The Eldest Princess’s maid contacted Ye Tianchen and urged him to hurry to Purple Dusk, saying Xia Wushang intended to force the princess into his palace as a concubine.
• Ye Tianchen erupted in anger at Great Xia, while Yun Qing wondered why the Heavenly Dao had made Xia Wushang Ye Tianchen’s enemy.

The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk waited for Ye Tianchen to recognize her coded summons, but his response revealed only righteous indignation. She used her strange cards to divine their chances against the person who had defeated them before, then decided to judge whether one of the Heavenly Dao’s four chosen candidates could succeed.

• The Eldest Princess learned that Ye Tianchen had promised to come to Purple Dusk after hearing of the Great Xia Crown Prince’s conduct, but he had missed the hidden meaning of her message.
• She recalled that her summons was really asking whether Ye Tianchen remembered their previous lives and dared to join her in another gamble against the person who had returned.
• The Eldest Princess drew cards that showed Ye Tianchen had been defeated before and twice declared that joining forces with him would not succeed.
• She drew her own card and recalled how the same person had resisted her charms and killed her three thousand male consorts.
• The Eldest Princess decided to see whether one of the Heavenly Dao’s four chosen candidates could succeed before choosing whether to abandon Heavenly Origin.

The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk revealed Yun Qing as the fourth piece in Heavenly Origin’s plan to free the white-robed emperor, though his outcome remained unknown. In Blackwater Town, Su Wanwan discovered that Liu Niang had married Pei Junyao and fainted from the shock.

• The Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk turned over Yun Qing’s card, then revealed the white-robed emperor’s card and hoped Heavenly Origin had chosen well.
• Ye Tianchen vowed to confront Xia Wushang if he tried to force the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk, while Yun Qing watched the others react.
• Pei Junyao arrived at Liu Niang’s Wonton Stall and greeted Su Wanwan familiarly, startling her and drawing Ye Tianchen, Lin Muyao, Red Ji, and Yun Qing to the scene.
• Liu Niang told Su Wanwan that Pei Junyao was her husband and that she had left the brothel years earlier to marry him.
• Su Wanwan, overwhelmed by the news and worried that Ye Tianchen had seen her lose composure, pretended to faint.

Su Wanwan reunited with Liu Niang at the Wonton Stall, while Pei Junyao brought news that a master physician might be in Purple Dusk. The group agreed to travel together toward the Old Capital of Purple Dusk, leaving Ye Tianchen unaware of Su Wanwan’s reluctance to depart and Yun Qing amused by the gathering.

• Liu Niang caught Su Wanwan as she pretended to faint, and Pei Junyao froze when Yun Qing’s gaze unnerved him.
• Ye Tianchen revived Su Wanwan with a Spirit-Nourishing Pill and comforted her, then proposed leaving for Purple Dusk to aid the Eldest Princess.
• Su Wanwan agreed to leave despite wanting more time with Liu Niang, while Pei Junyao announced that a master physician in Purple Dusk might treat Liu Niang’s ailment.
• Liu Niang asked to travel with Ye Tianchen’s group, and he agreed; Pei Junyao thanked him while Ye Tianchen remained cool toward him.
• Yun Qing amused himself by cracking seeds and stroking Ye Hui, who had learned to fetch the seeds from Old Sun.

Yun Qing joined Ye Tianchen’s party on their journey to the Purple Dusk Empire, claiming he wanted to open a shop there. As the group set out, Yun Qing revealed that he wanted Ye Hui to carry him as a snake mount.

• Yun Qing asked Ye Tianchen’s group to escort him to Purple Dusk, and Ye Tianchen agreed despite realizing Yun Qing was using the spirit stones he had just paid him to fund a new shop.
• Lin Muyao objected to bringing a mortal along, but Ye Tianchen insisted that helping Yun Qing would be no trouble.
• Yun Qing and Liu Niang said goodbye to their neighbors, and Yun Qing accepted candy and bunny-shaped rice cakes before leaving with the party.
• After learning that the Great Xia Ancient Dynasty’s dragon riders had cleared the mine, Ye Tianchen led the group onward on his flying sword.
• When Ye Tianchen offered Yun Qing a ride, Yun Qing declined and announced that he wanted to ride Ye Hui.

Yun Qing had Ye Hui transform into his giant Chaos Heaven-Devouring Python form and rode atop his head, stopping Ye Tianchen from approaching. After bidding farewell to the residents of Blackwater Town and shielding the town with a formation, Yun Qing and Ye Hui headed toward the Purple Dawn Kingdom Capital.

• Ye Hui searched his inherited memories, then followed Yun Qing's command to grow into a giant Chaos Heaven-Devouring Python.
• Yun Qing climbed onto Ye Hui's head, impressing Ye Tianchen, Lin Muyao, and Red Ji with the python's imposing appearance.
• Ye Tianchen tried to approach Ye Hui, but Yun Qing stopped him and explained that his young disciple was shy around strangers.
• Yun Qing raised a protective chaos formation over Blackwater Town and said farewell to its residents.
• Yun Qing and Ye Hui flew toward the Purple Dawn Kingdom Capital as Blackwater Town faded behind them.

Su Wanwan and Ye Tianchen flew ahead while Pei Junyao protected Liu Niang on the journey. In Chen Capital Prefecture, Yun Tianluo directed preparations for Great Xia’s Imperial Examination and announced the Crown Prince’s wedding to Purple Dusk’s Eldest Princess seven days later.

• Su Wanwan comforted Ye Tianchen and flew away with him, leaving Liu Niang behind.
• Pei Junyao shielded Liu Niang with barriers, talismans, and protective gauze before flying after the others.
• Yun Tianluo inspected the former Purple Dusk imperial palace plaza and approved it as an examination ground.
• Yun Tianluo told Xie Wenheng that Great Xia’s central institutions would set the examination rules and questions, ordering local officials to await their decrees.
• Yun Tianluo announced that the Crown Prince would marry Purple Dusk’s Eldest Princess in seven days.

Yun Qing and Ye Tianchen’s party arrived in Chen Capital Prefecture and saw how thoroughly Great Xia had transformed the former Purple Dusk heartland. After entering under strict registration rules, the group split up, with Ye Tianchen and Pei Junyao both heading to the prime minister’s residence while Yun Qing decided to go along and watch what happened.

• Yun Qing and his companions reached Chen Capital Prefecture, where Great Xia soldiers guarded the roads and city gate.
• Ye Tianchen and Lin Muyao objected to the gate registration, but Ye Tianchen complied and gave Xie Junheng as his reason for entering.
• Yun Qing claimed to be an ordinary commoner seeking a storefront, and the clerk and soldier concealed their amusement while registering him.
• The party entered the city and heard that Great Xia’s examination was open to people regardless of birth, sex, or cultivation level.
• Ye Tianchen parted from the group to visit the prime minister’s residence with Su Wanwan and the others.
• Pei Junyao revealed that he was also headed to the prime minister’s residence, and Yun Qing joined him to enjoy the show.

Pei Junyao and Liu Niang arrived at the Chancellor's Residence with Ye Tianchen, where Xie Junheng welcomed them and revealed Pei Junyao was his cousin. As Yun Qing quietly observed the gathering, Xie Junheng arranged for Ye Tianchen to keep a former maid as a mistress outside his sect, while Yun Qing enjoyed the unfolding drama.

• Ye Tianchen and Pei Junyao's groups encountered each other outside the Chancellor's Residence, where Xie Junheng came out to greet them.
• Xie Junheng warmly welcomed his cousin Pei Junyao and Liu Niang, leaving Ye Tianchen and Su Wanwan to realize Pei Junyao belonged to the Purple Dusk Imperial Clan.
• Yun Qing introduced himself as a merchant from Blackwater Town, while Pei Junyao silently fretted over his pretense and Xie Junheng noticed the black snake in Yun Qing's hand.
• As they walked to the reception hall, Xie Junheng reminded Ye Tianchen of Yun Xiu, a maid he had slept with, and suggested Ye Tianchen take her and her brother away.
• Ye Tianchen declined to bring the siblings to his sect but agreed to Xie Junheng's offer to house them nearby so he could visit.
• Yun Qing followed the group, amused by the cultivators' behavior and pleased to have found fresh drama in Chen Capital Prefecture.

Ye Tianchen demanded help rescuing the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk from her forced marriage to Xia Wushang and vowed to seize her bridal procession. Xie Junheng agreed to pass along information but refused to join openly, while Yun Qing and Ye Hui watched and waited for the right moment to act.

• Ye Tianchen denounced Xia Wushang and Great Xia for sending ceremonial envoys instead of the Crown Prince to escort the Eldest Princess.
• Ye Tianchen asked Xie Junheng for help and vowed to block the bridal procession in seven days to rescue the princess.
• Xie Junheng agreed to investigate and share information but explained that his family’s position prevented him from openly interfering.
• Ye Tianchen darkened at Xie Junheng’s refusal to join him, while Pei Junyao concealed his sharp gaze.
• Yun Qing soothed Ye Hui, who wanted to kill Ye Tianchen, and told him the time to act would come soon.

Yun Qing recognized that Xie Junheng naturally possessed a flawless seven-aperture exquisite Dao heart, unlike Yun Qing’s younger brother Yun Tianluo, who had spent years pursuing one and achieved an imperfect result. He left Xie Junheng wondering why Yun Tianluo would be so angered by meeting him.

• Ye Tianchen asked Xie Junheng to gather intelligence, and Xie agreed despite expecting Ye to resent him for not helping more.
• Xie Junheng arranged a quiet courtyard for Yun Qing, then encountered him waiting in the bamboo grove.
• Yun Qing saw that Xie Junheng had a complete innate exquisite Dao heart and asked whether he had noticed anything unusual about Ye Tianchen.
• Xie Junheng explained that Ye Tianchen had repeatedly appeared by coincidence to rescue him, leaving him feeling indebted despite suspecting fate had arranged their meetings.
• Yun Qing revealed that his younger brother Yun Tianluo had spent years trying to cultivate a flawless seven-aperture exquisite heart but had fallen short.
• Yun Qing told Xie Junheng that Yun Tianluo would likely faint from anger if he met someone born with the complete heart he had pursued.

Yun Qing discussed Yun Tianluo’s path with Xie Junheng, who then mistook Ye Hui for Yun Qing’s incarnation before a brief, unsettling anomaly appeared in Ye Hui’s eyes. The night ended with the others preparing for their upcoming plans and Su Wanwan smashing a window after seeing Pei Junyao’s hand on Liu Niang.

• Yun Qing reassured Xie Junheng that Yun Tianluo had already found a different path and would eventually overcome his predicament.
• Xie Junheng mistook Ye Hui for Yun Qing’s external incarnation because their auras and spiritual resonance were so closely linked.
• A mysterious voice spoke from the darkness, and overlapping pupil shadows briefly appeared in Ye Hui’s eyes before he returned to normal.
• Yun Qing wished Xie Junheng success in Great Xia’s Imperial Examination, which was only days away.
• Ye Tianchen planned how to rescue the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk, while Pei Junyao and Liu Niang studied examination information.
• Su Wanwan saw Pei Junyao with his hand on Liu Niang and smashed Ye Tianchen’s window with her fist.

Ye Tianchen attacked the bridal procession to rescue the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk, while Xia Wujie and Yun Tianluo prepared to use the incident as grounds to strike at the Immortal Sects. The chapter revealed that Xia Wushang had ordered the plan, but no one had told Yun Tianluo that his eldest brother was also in Chen Capital Prefecture.

• Xia Wushang chose the realm over the Eldest Princess and ordered Xia Wujie to receive her, intending to use an attempted rescue as grounds to confront the Immortal Sects.
• Xia Wujie led Great Xia's delegation into Chen Capital Prefecture as the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk's bridal carriage approached Vermilion Bird Avenue.
• Ye Tianchen flew toward the carriage and declared that he would take the Eldest Princess away and demand justice for Purple Dusk.
• The Eldest Princess feigned shock and anguish while welcoming Ye Tianchen's intervention, hoping to join him in seizing Heavenly Origin.
• Xia Wujie agreed to proceed as planned, while Yun Tianluo dismissed Ye Tianchen's attack as a convenient excuse to turn Great Xia's blade on the Immortal Sects.
• The chapter revealed that Xia Wushang was in Chen Capital Prefecture, though Xia Wujie had forgotten to tell Yun Tianluo.

Ye Tianchen fought Xia Wujie, then rescued the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk and escaped with her, believing he had won. After he insulted Great Xia before the city, Xia Wujie called for the Dragon Bow Mountain-Suppressing.

• Ye Tianchen drew on Elder Mu's power and challenged Xia Wujie on Vermilion Bird Avenue.
• Xia Wujie fought Ye Tianchen bare-handed while the Great Xia Dragon Cavalry shielded the common folk.
• At Fu Ze's reminder, Xia Wujie deliberately exposed an opening, allowing Ye Tianchen to reach the carriage and carry off the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk.
• Yun Qing watched from a teahouse as Ye Tianchen escaped with the princess and mocked Great Xia from above.
• Xia Wujie stopped playing along and ordered his guards to bring him the Dragon Bow Mountain-Suppressing.

Xia Wujie wounded Ye Tianchen for abducting the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk, then issued an Immortal-Slaying Order against the Heavenly Pivot Sect and its affiliated sects. Yun Qing watched his younger brother Yun Tianluo help Xia Wujie condemn the former officials and realized Tianluo had become a Great Xia official.

• Xia Wujie shot Ye Tianchen through the shoulder after Ye Tianchen insulted him, forcing Ye Tianchen to flee with the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk.
• Xia Wujie declared that Great Xia would remember Ye Tianchen's attack and insult on the Eastern Palace.
• Yun Qing noticed Yun Tianluo arriving in a Great Xia official robe and concealed his presence from him.
• Yun Tianluo blamed the Purple Dusk Former Officials for failing to prevent the abduction and urged Xia Wujie to punish the immortal sects.
• Xia Wujie issued an Immortal-Slaying Order against the Heavenly Pivot Sect and its affiliated sects, and the Great Xia Dragon Cavalry pledged obedience.
• Yun Qing silently resented Yun Tianluo's new allegiance to Great Xia while watching him stand beside Xia Wujie.

Yun Qing spotted Fu Sanyuan watching the commotion in Chen Capital and chased him out of the city, demanding to know whether he had orchestrated the West Street incident. Meanwhile, Great Xia sealed Purple Dusk after Ye Tianchen fled with the Eldest Princess, and Su Wanwan quickly resumed clinging to Liu Niang.

• Yun Qing recognized Fu Sanyuan across the street and pursued him as Fu fled from the teahouse.
• Yun Qing intercepted Fu outside Chen Capital and questioned him about the West Street incident, but Fu insisted he was innocent and escaped again.
• Great Xia sealed Purple Dusk and launched a manhunt after Ye Tianchen tried to seize the bride.
• Ye Tianchen fled the Chancellor's Residence with the Eldest Princess of Purple Dusk to seek refuge and treat his wounded shoulder.
• Su Wanwan nestled against Liu Niang, while Pei Junyao watched his wife and her affectionate 'daughter' without taking offense.

Lin Muyao mistook Red Ji and Su Wanwan’s disbelief for indifference to Ye Tianchen’s injury, then slipped out of the Chancellor’s Residence to search for him. Meanwhile, Yun Qing pursued and battered Fu Sanyuan through several realms for ten days and nights, leaving Fu Sanyuan in a disheveled state.

• Red Ji and Su Wanwan realized Lin Muyao’s devotion to Ye Tianchen was sincere, not part of a scheme, and let her believe they were not worried about him.
• Lin Muyao showed Red Ji and Su Wanwan the Pursuit Bell Ye Tianchen had given her and said she would use it to find him.
• Lin Muyao slipped past the guards during a shift change and rode her sword south toward the Southern Border, following the bell’s signal.
• Yun Qing chased Fu Sanyuan from Chen Capital Prefecture through Myriad-Blade Mountain, the Underground Dark River, and a Folded Star-Dipper Expanse.
• After fighting for ten days and nights, Yun Qing had left Fu Sanyuan’s clothes torn, his Hair Crown askew, and his face grimy despite his powerful Myriad Forms Star-Corpse Body.

Yun Qing questioned Fu Sanyuan about his arrival in the Human World and the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion’s search for answers about the Kanming Heavenly Burial, but Fu Sanyuan warned that Yun Qing might already be part of the game. Meanwhile, Lin Muyao hurried into the Savage Borderlands to find the wounded Ye Tianchen and collided with a lantern carrying a girl and a Little Wolf Cub.

• Yun Qing defeated Fu Sanyuan and confirmed with his Double Pupils that Fu Sanyuan had not caused the disturbance on West Street.
• Fu Sanyuan explained that he had come to the Human World under orders from the Heavenly Secrets Primordial Divination Pavilion to seek answers about the Kanming Heavenly Burial and Blood Haze.
• Fu Sanyuan hinted that Yun Qing might not be outside the game, then tried to escape through a star path; Yun Qing blocked the gate and demanded an explanation.
• Lin Muyao flew south into the Savage Borderlands while following the Pursuit Bell in search of the wounded Ye Tianchen.
• Lin Muyao failed to notice a Reunion Flower Lantern ahead and crashed her flying sword into it.