Recaps

Xu Qingtong rejected Kang Yi’s attempt to recruit him into the Wuji Sect and returned to Juxian Academy with the Grand Elder and Du Siwen. Back at the Academy, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited Yu Tiancheng, who noticed their progress and hinted at their relationship.

• Xu Qingtong assured the Grand Elder that he would remain loyal to Juxian Academy despite Kang Yi’s offer, and the Grand Elder prepared to leave the Wuji Sect.
• Xu Qingtong embraced Du Siwen, and the Grand Elder interrupted them before the three packed and departed.
• At the Wuji Sect’s mountain gate, Elder Wei saw off the Grand Elder, Xu Qingtong, and Du Siwen as they left aboard the Flying Boat.
• During the journey, Xu Qingtong explained that Juxian Academy had taken him in and that his family and friends were there, reassuring the Grand Elder of his loyalty.
• After returning to the Academy, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited Yu Tiancheng, who praised their improved cultivation and teased them about their relationship.

Xu Qingtong reported his mission to Yu Tiancheng and received his conditional blessing to marry Du Siwen. He then checked his disciples' progress, urged Duoduo to balance cultivation with artifact refining, and gave her demon beast materials.

• Xu Qingtong recounted the Wuji Sect mission and encouraged Yu Tiancheng to retain his determination to advance his cultivation.
• Xu Qingtong privately asked to marry Du Siwen, and Yu Tiancheng agreed provided she consented and advised him to consult Senior Lü.
• Xu Qingtong summoned his disciples and learned that Fu Xingzhi had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment early stage.
• Xu Qingtong reprimanded Duoduo for neglecting cultivation in favor of artifact refining and urged her to develop both.
• Xu Qingtong offered Duoduo demon beast materials, initially withheld those beyond her abilities, then gave her a fifth-tier python's hide and a Fifth-Tier Demon Turtle's shell.

After returning from the Wuji Sect, Xu Qingtong gave Duoduo materials for defensive spirit artifacts and met with Sect Master Shen Haotian, who proposed appointing him as the Academy’s Fourth Elder. Zhong Ziqing approved the appointment, leaving Shen Haotian to make the arrangements.

• Xu Qingtong gave Duoduo two fifth-tier demon beast materials to refine into defensive spirit artifacts for herself and her senior brother.
• Wang Yuning told Xu Qingtong that Dongfang Hui had been confined until she reached the Nascent Soul realm.
• Shen Haotian exchanged Academy merit for Xu Qingtong’s Jadewater Flood Dragon demon core and proposed making him an Academy elder.
• Xu Qingtong worried that Academy members might object to his appointment, so Shen Haotian said challengers could contest the position within five days.
• Zhong Ziqing praised Xu Qingtong’s strength, heard that he had refused Xiao Yi’s offer to become his disciple, and approved Shen Haotian’s proposal to appoint him Fourth Elder.

Xu Qingtong discussed his insights into the Wuji Sect’s Dao Comprehension Stele with Zhong Ziqing, who offered to take him as a named disciple, while Lü Wenqiu proposed the same for Siwen. Xu Qingtong reported both offers to Yu Tiancheng, who happily approved and prepared to take them to meet the two elders.

• Shen Haotian agreed to announce that anyone could challenge Xu Qingtong at the Academy’s Martial Arts Arena in five days.
• Zhong Ziqing questioned Xu Qingtong about his comprehension of the Dao Comprehension Stele, then offered to take him as a named disciple.
• Xu Qingtong asked to consult Yu Tiancheng, and Lü Wenqiu asked him to pass along an offer to take Siwen as a named disciple.
• Yu Tiancheng told Xu Qingtong that accepting Zhong Ziqing’s guidance would not change their bond as master and disciple.
• Yu Tiancheng gladly approved both offers and asked Xu Qingtong to fetch Siwen so they could visit Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen became nominal disciples of Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu, who proposed that the pair marry, and both accepted the match. After returning to his cave, Xu Qingtong prepared for a challenge to his appointment as an Academy elder, scheduled for five days later.

• Yu Tiancheng agreed to let Du Siwen become Lü Wenqiu’s nominal disciple while remaining her master.
• Yu Tiancheng, Xu Qingtong, and Du Siwen met Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu, and Yu Tiancheng agreed to their taking Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen as nominal disciples.
• Lü Wenqiu proposed that Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen marry; Xu Qingtong accepted, and Du Siwen blushed and protested that he was worthy of her.
• Zhong Ziqing told Yu Tiancheng to prepare for Xu Qingtong’s elder appointment and warned that some people might challenge it.
• Xu Qingtong returned to his cave and considered the arena contest set for five days later, where he expected three Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivators to be his main threats.

Xu Qingtong learned about Guan Shaoyuan’s strength and prepared to defend his proposed appointment as an Academy Elder. At the Martial Arts Arena, Yue Hongyuan challenged him first, and their spar began.

• Xu Qingtong asked Wang Yuning about Guan Shaoyuan and learned that he was a powerful Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator with an immobilizing treasure called Instant Eternity.
• Wang Yuning returned the next day and warned Xu Qingtong about Guan Shaoyuan’s earth spells and exceptional aptitude.
• Four days later, Xu Qingtong went to the Martial Arts Arena after receiving the Grand Elder’s summons and met Nangong Zhen, Lei Wei, Du Siwen, and Chen Ruoling.
• Sect Master Shen Haotian announced Xu Qingtong’s proposed appointment as an Elder and invited anyone who objected to challenge him.
• Yue Hongyuan challenged Xu Qingtong, and Shen Haotian gave the two men the signal to begin their spar.

Xu Qingtong defeated Yue Hongyuan in a fierce arena match by trapping him with the Five Elements Divine Seals and damaging his Life-Bound Treasure. Before Shen Haotian could announce the next match, Guan Shaoyuan challenged Xu Qingtong, claiming he would wait if Xu needed to recover.

• Xu Qingtong and Yue Hongyuan exchanged attacks, and Xu shattered Yue Hongyuan's Dragon Elephant Dharma Form with the Rushou Seal.
• Yue Hongyuan attacked with the Purple-Gold Hammer, but Xu Qingtong evaded his strikes and discovered that Yue could teleport.
• Xu Qingtong trapped Yue Hongyuan in vines formed by the Goumang Seal, replenished his magic power with Monkey-Brewed Wine, and struck Yue's Life-Bound Treasure with the Fengyi Sword.
• Yue Hongyuan conceded, and Shen Haotian declared Xu Qingtong the winner as the spectators reacted.
• Guan Shaoyuan entered the arena and challenged Xu Qingtong, while Shen Haotian questioned whether he meant to exploit Xu's exhaustion.

Xu Qingtong defeated Guan Shaoyuan in a contest for the Academy’s Fourth Elder position by using the Power of Wind and the Time Law. Zhong Ziqing defended Xu Qingtong’s use of demonic cultivation, and the chapter ended with no one else accepting Lü Wenqiu’s invitation to challenge him.

• Xu Qingtong agreed to fight Guan Shaoyuan, and their contest began with Guan Shaoyuan attacking using Earth-type spells.
• Xu Qingtong countered Guan Shaoyuan’s attacks with his spells and the Power of Wind, impressing Shen Haotian.
• Guan Shaoyuan brought out Instant Eternity, but Xu Qingtong invoked the Time Law and had his incarnation place a Demonic Saber against Guan Shaoyuan’s neck.
• Shen Haotian stopped the match and declared Xu Qingtong the winner, while Guan Shaoyuan objected to Xu Qingtong practicing demonic cultivation.
• Zhong Ziqing defended Xu Qingtong’s Dao Heart and rebuked Guan Shaoyuan, then Lü Wenqiu invited anyone who opposed Xu Qingtong’s appointment to challenge him.
• No one stepped forward, and Lü Wenqiu began to announce the result.

Xu Qingtong became Zhong Ziqing’s named disciple, and Lü Wenqiu announced that Du Siwen would become her named disciple and Xu Qingtong’s Dao companion. Zhong Ziqing taught Xu Qingtong about the Wuji Evolution Method, then examined the Cosmic Heart Stone and discovered its secret.

• Zhong Ziqing named Xu Qingtong the Academy’s Fourth Elder and his named disciple, while Lü Wenqiu named Du Siwen her disciple and announced her engagement to Xu Qingtong.
• Zhong Ziqing took Xu Qingtong to his cave abode and explained that he had accepted him partly to guide him and partly to deter anyone who might target him.
• Xu Qingtong told Zhong Ziqing that he had borrowed wind power in his fight with Yue Hongyuan and used the time law against Guan Shaoyuan after finding a Cosmic Heart Stone in the Wuji Sect’s Secret Realm.
• Zhong Ziqing explained the Wuji Evolution Method to Xu Qingtong, and the two discussed it for four hours before Lü Wenqiu and Du Siwen arrived.
• Xu Qingtong asked Du Siwen to bring out the Cosmic Heart Stone, and Zhong Ziqing discovered its secret by rapidly sweeping it with his divine sense.

Xu Qingtong showed Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu how to comprehend the Time Law runes on the Cosmic Heart Stone, while Zhong Ziqing shared cultivation insights with his disciples. After leaving the cave, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen returned to their own abodes to reflect on what they had learned, where someone called to Du Siwen from outside.

• Xu Qingtong explained that comprehending seventy-two runes from the Cosmic Heart Stone would form a Time Law, and Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu each saw the first five runes.
• Lü Wenqiu memorized the first set of runes over two days and asked to keep the stone, while Zhong Ziqing warned Xu Qingtong to guard its secret and avoid drawing attention to the Time Law.
• Du Siwen realized Zhong Ziqing's explanation of the five elements could help her understand her water and fire spiritual roots.
• Zhong Ziqing sent Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen away, reminding them to prepare for the celebration in a month and to contact Hao Tian if needed.
• Xu Qingtong invited Du Siwen to move into his cave abode, but she kicked him and told him to wait until their wedding ceremony.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen spent several days reflecting on Zhong Ziqing's teachings, until someone called to Du Siwen from outside her cave abode.

As Juxian Academy prepared for Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s celebration, they chose their ceremonial and wedding clothes while Xu Qingtong practiced artifact refining. Chen Ruoling and Duoduo arrived with news that someone Xu Qingtong knew would attend the ceremony.

• Wang Yuning brought Du Siwen several bridal outfits, and Du Siwen tried one on.
• Juxian Academy prepared for the celebration, while Xu Qingtong studied artifact refining and Lü Wenqiu struggled to comprehend the Time Law.
• The Grand Elder summoned Xu Qingtong, explained the celebration’s ceremonies, and told him about a new cave abode for him and Du Siwen.
• Xu Qingtong visited Wang Yuning to choose his celebration outfits and learned that Guan had resigned and entered seclusion.
• Chen Ruoling and Duoduo visited Xu Qingtong and told him that someone he knew would attend the ceremony.

Xu Qingtong was invested as Juxian Academy’s Fourth Elder and accepted as Zhong Ziqing’s named disciple, while Du Siwen became Lü Wenqiu’s disciple. Zhong Ziqing threatened to turn the Academy into the Tianhua Sect after Jade Spring True Person objected, and the chapter left off as Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen entered their wedding ceremony.

• Chen Ruoling told Xu Qingtong that Dongfang Hui had arrived with Fairy Yuqi, and Duoduo warned him that Du Siwen thought Dongfang Hui might cause trouble.
• At the ceremony, Xu Qingtong swore loyalty to Juxian Academy, received his Elder Token, and was named the Academy’s Fourth Elder.
• Zhong Ziqing accepted Xu Qingtong as his named disciple, but Jade Spring True Person objected; Zhong threatened to turn Juxian Academy into the Tianhua Sect, and Jade Spring True Person apologized.
• Du Siwen presented tea to Lü Wenqiu and became his disciple without objection.
• Shen Haotian announced the wild goose offering rite, and Xu Qingtong was captivated when Du Siwen entered in her bridal attire.

At Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s wedding ceremony, Dongfang Hui and Fairy Yuqi challenged the match, prompting Lü Wenqiu and Nalan Xue to arrange a duel between Dongfang Hui and Du Siwen. Their fight continued for nearly an hour, with Du Siwen gradually gaining the upper hand.

• Shen Haotian began the wedding ceremony, but Dongfang Hui objected to Xu Qingtong marrying Du Siwen, and Fairy Yuqi argued that Xu had once been betrothed to her disciple.
• Fairy Yuqi stopped Dongfang Hui from explaining herself, while Lü Wenqiu struck Fairy Yuqi with his pressure and Nalan Xue intervened to protect her.
• Lü Wenqiu proposed that Du Siwen and Dongfang Hui settle the dispute in a duel, and Fairy Yuqi sent Dongfang Hui to fight.
• Dongfang Hui accused Du Siwen of causing her misunderstanding with Xu Qingtong, while Du Siwen challenged her feelings for him and defended her own bond with him.
• Dongfang Hui attacked with her flying sword, but Du Siwen damaged her life-bound treasure with her halberd and Geng Metal Qi.
• After nearly an hour of fighting, neither had won, but Du Siwen gained the upper hand as Dongfang Hui grew anxious.

Dongfang Hui used Severing Love to overwhelm Du Siwen, but Du Siwen defeated her and spared her life. After Xu Qingtong rejected Dongfang Hui, she began to break through, while a confrontation erupted between the leaders of Juxian Academy and Jade Sound Pavilion.

• Dongfang Hui used Severing Love and turned the fight against Du Siwen, forcing her onto the defensive.
• Du Siwen used Nine Nether Earthfire and her Long Halberd to defeat Dongfang Hui, then spared her.
• Dongfang Hui launched a sneak attack on Du Siwen, but Xu Qingtong blocked it and declared that their ties were severed.
• Dongfang Hui began to break through, and Fairy Yuqi attacked Xu Qingtong before Zhong Ziqing intervened.
• Lü Wenqiu struck Fairy Yuqi, and Zhong Ziqing challenged Nalan Xue to choose an opponent; Nalan Xue pointed at Lü Wenqiu.

Lü Wenqiu fought Nalan Xue above the Nine Heavens while the guests waited, and Nalan returned looking defeated. Juxian Academy then completed Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s wedding ceremony, and the visiting cultivators departed.

• Nalan Xue challenged Lü Wenqiu to a duel, and the two flew beyond the Nine Heavens to fight.
• Zhong Ziqing blocked the guests’ divine senses while they waited, and Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen withdrew to prepare for the ceremony.
• Nalan Xue returned after about four hours and left with Fairy Yuqi and Dongfang Hui, while Lü Wenqiu returned unharmed.
• Shen Haotian arranged the Wild Goose Offering Ceremony, and Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen bowed before the ancestral tablets and their honored masters.
• The visiting Spirit Transformation cultivators declined the banquet and departed, and Zhong Ziqing asked Lü Wenqiu how she had beaten Nalan Xue.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen began their wedding night by studying the cultivation method Zhong Ziqing gave them. After practicing Luan and Phoenix Singing in Harmony, both advanced to the golden core late stage and spent half a month consolidating their cultivation.

• Lü Wenqiu told Zhong Ziqing that Qingtong's advice had helped her comprehend slowness within the Time Law and defeat Nalan Xue.
• Zhong Ziqing said he would eventually leave the Academy to seek further advancement, though he still needed to prepare.
• Zhong Ziqing interrupted Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen's wedding night to give them a Jade Slip containing Luan and Phoenix Singing in Harmony.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen studied the method, practiced it together, and used earth milk to nourish their bodies.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen both broke through to the golden core late stage and spent half a month consolidating their cultivation.

After making breakthroughs, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen planned to travel to Bingzhou, where Zhong Ziqing warned that Ghost Cultivators might soon rise again. Xu Qingtong resolved to go despite the danger, while the chapter ended with concerns that the threat could eventually reach Central Province.

• Zhong Ziqing learned that Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen had both made breakthroughs after nearly a month of practice.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen asked to travel to Bingzhou, and Zhong Ziqing warned that Ghost Cultivators might appear there again.
• Zhong Ziqing explained Bingzhou’s history of Ghost Cultivator catastrophes and how the Witch Clan had once foreseen and suppressed them.
• Xu Qingtong learned that Jade Spring True Person may have destroyed the Teleportation Arrays connecting Central Province and Bingzhou to keep Yu Xuzi from returning.
• Lü Wenqiu warned that the Five Great Sects had little incentive to help Bingzhou, and Xu Qingtong cautioned that Ghost Cultivators might discover a Teleportation Array and threaten Central Province.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen prepared to return to Bingzhou despite the danger there, receiving protective treasures from Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu. After informing their elders and buying supplies and a new Flying Boat, they set off toward Wei City to visit Azure Wind Hall.

• Zhong Ziqing told Xu Qingtong to evacuate his loved ones from Bingzhou and destroy the Teleportation Array, but Xu Qingtong decided to go there and help if he could.
• Zhong Ziqing and Lü Wenqiu gave Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen protective treasures, teleportation talismans, and the Cosmic Heart Stone.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen exchanged their merit for supplies, informed Shen Haotian and Yu Tiancheng of their trip, and left the Academy.
• Xu Qingtong bought the Treasure Flying Boat Dustless at the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in Zhonglü City.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen flew toward Wei City so he could visit Azure Wind Hall.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited Wei City, reunited with Bai Feng, and enjoyed a drunken feast before checking on their shop. After hearing the shop was thriving, Xu Qingtong entrusted its care to Cui Yan and Lan Xin Butterfly and announced that he and Du Siwen would travel the world.

• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen arrived in Wei City, where Bai Feng recognized Xu Qingtong and welcomed them to his manor.
• Bai Feng praised the couple and invited them to a feast, where he and Xu Qingtong drank like mortals and got drunk.
• Du Siwen helped Xu Qingtong back to Azure Wind Hall, then scolded him the next morning for his drunken behavior.
• Cui Yan reported that the shop was doing well and gave Xu Qingtong its earnings and collected goods.
• Xu Qingtong told Cui Yan and Lan Xin Butterfly to hire two shop assistants, focus on cultivation, and seek help from the Academy if needed.
• Xu Qingtong said he and Du Siwen would travel the world, and Lan Xin Butterfly offered him recently gathered intelligence.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen left Azure Wind Hall and traveled toward Cat-Ear Island, while Jade Sound Pavilion’s Nalan Xue sent Fairy Yuqi to follow them. The couple entered the island’s Teleportation Array and vanished, unaware that a momentous event was about to unfold there.

• Xu Qingtong gave Du Siwen the intelligence from the jade slip, promised Cui Yan support if he attempted a Golden Core breakthrough, and departed with Du Siwen.
• Yan Zhongzi told his disciple to stop watching Xu Qingtong because Xu Qingtong had become a named disciple of a Spirit Transformation powerhouse.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen flew past Law City after hearing that Jade Sound Pavilion had tightened its inspections, but Nalan Xue spotted them and ordered Fairy Yuqi to follow them quietly.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen reminisced about a past waterspout as they traveled over the sea toward Cat-Ear Island, unaware that Fairy Yuqi was following them.
• After waiting until dark, Xu Qingtong placed high-grade spirit stones in the Teleportation Array at the island’s ruined temple and departed with Du Siwen.

Fairy Yuqi destroyed the Teleportation Array on Cat-Ear Island, trapping Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen on Red Moon Island, then slaughtered the island’s residents to conceal what she had done. Unable to return, Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen went to Cloudsky Peak, where they reunited with Zhuang Shengren and Ding Jiayue, and Zhuang Shengren discovered Xu Qingtong had reached the golden core stage.

• Fairy Yuqi found the Teleportation Array on Cat-Ear Island and destroyed it, then killed the island’s residents and left.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen saw their Teleportation Array crack and concluded that its counterpart on Cat-Ear Island had been destroyed, leaving them unable to return.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen decided to settle in and traveled with Xiao Bai to Cloudsky Peak.
• A gatekeeping disciple announced Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen’s return, and Zhuang Shengren and Ding Jiayue hurried to greet them.
• Zhuang Shengren welcomed Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen, then examined Xu Qingtong and congratulated him on reaching the golden core stage.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen returned to Cloudsky Peak, where they revealed their marriage and paid their respects at Xu Qingtong’s uncle and aunt’s grave. Xu Qingtong moved the grave and their old courtyard into the Seven-Star Bracelet, and he and Du Siwen left considering its crowded space and the possibility of expanding it after he reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

• Xu Qingtong told Zhuang Shengren that he and Du Siwen had reached the late stage of Golden Core, but the broken Teleportation Array meant they could not return to Central Province.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen told Zhuang Shengren they were married, and he began arranging a celebration on Cloudsky Peak.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited his uncle and aunt’s courtyard, knelt at their grave, and told them about their marriage.
• Du Siwen encouraged Xu Qingtong to keep striving to master the time law, and he resolved not to give up on the possibility of turning back time.
• Xu Qingtong moved the courtyard and grave into the Seven-Star Bracelet, where he and Du Siwen saw that the space was thriving but nearly full.

Xu Qingtong told Fang Tianqi that a Ghost Cultivator calamity might soon threaten Qing and Bing Provinces and urged the sect to prepare. Back in his cave, he used a Turtle Shell to divine Du Siwen’s fortune, but the result remained unexplained.

• Zhuang Shengren and Ding Jiayue learned that Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen had returned, and they brought the couple to meet Fang Tianqi at the Council Hall.
• Fang Tianqi discovered that Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen had reached the late stage of Golden Core and asked after Yu Tiancheng.
• Xu Qingtong warned Fang Tianqi that a Ghost Cultivator uprising could strike Qing and Bing Provinces, possibly involving Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and said Central Province had shut down the Teleportation Array.
• Xu Qingtong suggested that the three sects might have to change their banners and form a new power if they could not resist the Ghost Cultivators, and Fang Tianqi agreed to heighten the sect’s vigilance.
• Xu Qingtong returned to his cave and used the Turtle Shell and a strand of Du Siwen’s hair to perform a divination, producing characters that he interpreted silently.

Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen investigated the lands threatened by ghost cultivators and encountered Biluozong’s sect master, Peng Zide. They then visited Xu Qingtong’s parents’ grave, where a villager’s account moved him to bring his parents’ remains into the Seven-Star Bracelet.

• Xu Qingtong told Du Siwen that ghost cultivators would appear in Qing-Bing Land within three years and planned to inspect the area before speaking with the Three Great Sects.
• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen surveyed the Thousand-Cloud Mountain Range, then encountered Peng Zide when they crossed into Biluozong’s territory.
• Xu Qingtong intimidated Peng Zide with his Golden Core aura, refused his invitation, and continued toward Bluestone Town with Du Siwen.
• Xu Qingtong brought Du Siwen to his parents’ grave near Upper Yang Village, where an old villager told them that kindhearted locals had kept the grave from disappearing.
• Xu Qingtong drew his parents’ grave into the Seven-Star Bracelet, and Du Siwen offered to join him inside to help lay them to rest.

Xu Qingtong returned to the Witch Clan with Du Siwen and learned from Si Yuanzhi that the clan had preserved knowledge about fighting Ghost Cultivators. He revealed that his divination predicted a Ghost Cultivator uprising within three years, and the story left off as Si Yuanzhi asked what he intended to do.

• Xu Qingtong and Du Siwen visited his parents’ graves in the Seven-Star Bracelet, then left together.
• Three months later, Xu Qingtong led Du Siwen through a hollow tree in the Black Witch Marsh and brought her to the Witch Clan.
• Xu Qingtong introduced Du Siwen to clan chief Si Yuanzhi as his wife, and Si Yuanzhi explained Xu Qingtong’s ties to the clan.
• Si Yuanzhi congratulated Xu Qingtong on reaching the Witch Spirit Realm, while Xu Qingtong revealed that his Human Race cultivation had reached the late stage of Golden Core.
• Xu Qingtong asked Si Yuanzhi about Ghost Cultivators, and Si Yuanzhi explained the Witch Clan’s history of fighting them and its records of how to handle them.
• Xu Qingtong said his divination predicted Ghost Cultivators would appear within three years and explained that Central Province could no longer send help because the Teleportation Array had been destroyed.