Chapter Summaries

Lian Yue urged Ye Qinghong to kill his master, then set off for the mountain to confront Fang Yang. Meanwhile, Fang Yang prepared for his nightly visit to his disciple but was interrupted when Yuan Heng came to see him at the Demon Venerable Pavilion.

• Lian Yue told Ye Qinghong that killing his master was the only way to end the situation and warned him not to trust the demon’s tenderness.
• Lian Yue decided to return to the mountain and sailed toward the Blood Rain Cult, intending to use the Love Gu and Desire Gu she had cultivated against Fang Yang.
• Ye Qinghong sat alone after the communication jade went dark and wondered whether his conscience was clear as the Azure Shadow Sword comforted him.
• Fang Yang finished cultivating and planned to visit the Sword-Seeking Courtyard, but a disciple reported that Yuan Heng had requested an audience.
• Yuan Heng entered the Demon Venerable Pavilion, recalling Huang Fuling’s suffering there, until Fang Yang asked whether he had come to assassinate him.

Yuan Heng invited Fang Yang to his home so Huang Fuling could use her massage skills to draw out the Demon Venerable’s secrets. Fang Yang accepted and entered her boudoir, where the curtains concealed her from Yuan Heng’s view.

• Yuan Heng invited Fang Yang to his home, claiming Huang Fuling wanted to relieve his fatigue with a new massage method.
• Fang Yang decided to investigate Huang Fuling and anyone who might have sensed his Profound Heaven Strategy’s aura, then ordered Yuan Heng to lead the way.
• Fang Yang arrived at Huang Fuling’s candlelit boudoir and found her dressed alluringly on the bed.
• Fang Yang questioned whether Huang Fuling’s revealing outfit meant she was plotting against him.
• Yuan Heng stepped into the room to see what Huang Fuling was wearing, but the lowered gauze curtains hid her from him.

Yuan Heng was forced out of the room while Huang Fuling claimed she needed privacy to massage and question Fang Yang. Left standing guard outside, Yuan Heng believed she was being tormented for confidential information, while Huang Fuling began seducing Fang Yang inside.

• Huang Fuling ordered Yuan Heng to leave while she discussed matters with the Demon Venerable and exchanged learning experiences with him.
• Yuan Heng tried to stay, but Huang Fuling called him an outsider and insisted she could manage alone.
• Yuan Heng left after warning Fang Yang to treat his wife gently, then shut the door and windows before keeping watch in the courtyard.
• Huang Fuling lifted the gauze curtains, approached Fang Yang in revealing clothes, and placed his hand on her stocking.

Fang Yang spared Huang Fuling when he realized she was unwell, then accepted her offer of a different massage before carrying her back to bed when she collapsed in pain. Huang Fuling believed his concern proved she mattered to him, while Fang Yang remained puzzled by how severely her condition affected her.

• Huang Fuling tried to seduce Fang Yang, but he noticed her pain and covered her with his robe instead of forcing her to continue.
• Huang Fuling realized Fang Yang had been considerate and wept with joy, convinced that he cared for her.
• Huang Fuling stopped Fang Yang from leaving and offered to use other massage techniques despite her weakness.
• After Huang Fuling finished, a purple crescent mark appeared on her forehead and she nearly collapsed, so Fang Yang carried her to bed.
• Fang Yang wondered why Huang Fuling's condition caused a Great Grandmaster Realm expert such severe pain and weakness.

Fang Yang treated Huang Fuling’s painful condition with the Immortal Finger, but its strange side effects led her to give him a massage in return. Yuan Heng misunderstood what had happened and grew increasingly jealous as Fang Yang returned with food, ending with Yuan Heng shutting the room’s window.

• Fang Yang used the Immortal Finger to ease Huang Fuling’s pain, while its side effects grew stronger for her.
• Huang Fuling stopped the treatment and insisted on giving Fang Yang a massage, leaving him bewildered.
• Fang Yang left Huang Fuling’s room and found Yuan Heng waiting outside, convinced that she remained innocent despite the sounds he had heard.
• Fang Yang returned with a food box, and Yuan Heng assumed he meant to torment Huang Fuling again.
• Overcome with jealousy, Yuan Heng walked to the room and shut its window.

Fang Yang visited Huang Fuling with porridge, indulged her request for punishment, and took flowers for his Princess Consort and eldest disciple. Meanwhile, Yuan Heng read a senior’s strange diary and wondered whether his growing happiness meant he had mastered a bizarre art, while Ye Qinghong revealed a powerful sword technique.

• Fang Yang brought Huang Fuling Ginseng Root and Red Dates Porridge, then gave her the punishment she asked for before leaving her room.
• Fang Yang plucked precious flowers from the courtyard to give to his Princess Consort and eldest disciple, while Yuan Heng watched in despair.
• Yuan Heng read a diary of rules for avoiding cuckolding and learned that accepting or anticipating such troubles meant he had mastered the Self-Cuckolding Great Art.
• Ye Qinghong used his Glazed Sword Heart to form a mirror with the Azure Shadow Sword, revealing the Glazed Mirror technique.

Ye Qinghong used the Glazed Mirror and saw the Blood Rain Demon Venerable, revealing that his master had become what he valued most. After Fang Yang arrived, Ye Qinghong struggled with his feelings and his lack of progress in the God-Shocking Sword, and Fang Yang proposed a different kind of practice for that night.

• Ye Qinghong used the Glazed Mirror and saw the Blood Rain Demon Venerable instead of the Sword Dao.
• Fang Yang entered Ye Qinghong's room, and Ye Qinghong shattered the mirror in a panic.
• Ye Qinghong drank porridge from a bowl in his favorite color and felt his hatred for Fang Yang fading.
• Ye Qinghong admitted that he had made little progress with the God-Shocking Sword.
• Fang Yang reassured Ye Qinghong and said they would practice somewhere else that night.

Fang Yang took Ye Qinghong to the Back Mountain Hot Spring to practice the God-Shocking Sword Technique, while Ye Qinghong mistook his care for affection and agreed to go with him. Meanwhile, Gong Yajun arrived at the Blood Rain Cult intending to control the Demon Venerable through the Shadow Moon Sacred Body, and went alone to test him.

• Fang Yang suggested that Ye Qinghong practice the God-Shocking Sword Technique with him at the Back Mountain Hot Spring, where he claimed the mortal aura would help.
• Ye Qinghong struggled to suppress his feelings for Fang Yang, then asked his master to accompany him to the hot spring.
• Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong flew toward the Back Mountain Hot Spring under the moonlight.
• Gong Yajun arrived at the foot of the Blood Rain Cult's mountain with Protector Wang and explained that she planned to use the Shadow Moon Sacred Body to bring the Demon Venerable under her control.
• Gong Yajun ordered Protector Wang to remain behind and provide support before heading toward the Demon Venerable Pavilion alone.

Gong Yajun entered the Blood Rain Cult intending to use her shadow moon sacred body to control the Demon Venerable, but she found Fang Yang embracing Ye Qinghong in a hot spring. Fang Yang then asked Ye Qinghong to demonstrate his God-Shocking Sword Technique, and Ye Qinghong failed to master it again.

• Gong Yajun left Protector Wang behind to keep him from discovering that controlling the shadow moon sacred body required her to be completely naked.
• Gong Yajun sneaked into the Demon Venerable Pavilion, found Huang Fuling's torn stockings, and concluded that the Demon Venerable had mistreated her disciple.
• Gong Yajun found Fang Yang embracing Ye Qinghong in the Back Mountain Hot Spring and grew wary of Fang Yang's strength.
• Fang Yang asked Ye Qinghong to demonstrate the God-Shocking Sword Technique, but Ye Qinghong's sword shattered the moon's reflection instead of leaving a clean mark.
• Ye Qinghong apologized to Fang Yang, then noticed that his chest binding had fallen off.

Fang Yang taught Ye Qinghong the God-Shocking Sword Technique by guiding his sword strokes from behind, leaving Ye Qinghong awed by his master's skill and unsettled by his own feelings. Gong Yajun watched from nearby, while Fang Yang and Ye Qinghong continued practicing together for two hours.

• Fang Yang comforted Ye Qinghong and embraced him from behind to guide his hands on the Azure Shadow Sword.
• Fang Yang demonstrated the God-Shocking Sword Technique, filling the spring with sword marks and reflected moons that left Ye Qinghong astonished.
• Ye Qinghong realized how intimate their soaked clothes made their embrace and felt guilty about his attraction to Fang Yang.
• Gong Yajun watched the pair and struggled with her own desire for Fang Yang, urging Ye Qinghong in her thoughts to act decisively.
• Fang Yang continued practicing swordplay with Ye Qinghong in his arms for about two hours, leaving Ye Qinghong flushed and disheveled.

Fang Yang tried to curb Ye Qinghong’s growing attachment by telling him a tragic story about love between a master and disciple. He continued with Li Mochou’s painful romance, but the chapter ended before revealing whether the tale changed Ye Qinghong’s feelings.

• After sword practice, Fang Yang embraced Ye Qinghong and kissed him as a reward for his effort.
• Fang Yang decided Ye Qinghong’s attachment was becoming dangerous and told him the story would teach him a lesson.
• Fang Yang began recounting The Return of the Condor Heroes, intending to alter its ending into a tragedy that would discourage Ye Qinghong’s feelings.
• Fang Yang told Ye Qinghong about Li Mochou falling in love with Lu Zhanyuan, being abandoned, and suffering after leaving the Ancient Tomb Sect.
• Fang Yang emphasized Li Mochou’s torment, but he realized the story was not going as he had expected.

Fang Yang told Ye Qinghong the story of Li Mochou and began recounting Yang Guo’s life, while Ye Qinghong interpreted the tale as a story written especially for him. Nearby, Gong Yajun decided to exploit her upcoming encounter with Fang Yang to pursue him and uncover the Demon Venerable’s secrets.

• After hearing Li Mochou’s story, Ye Qinghong said he would never fall in love with someone like Lu Zhanyuan because Lu was not Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang realized Ye Qinghong’s feelings for him had deepened and continued telling the story, turning to Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl.
• Hidden beside the hot spring, Gong Yajun considered the story better than the versions sold in the markets and decided to seduce Fang Yang while trying to learn his secrets.
• As Fang Yang described Yang Guo’s orphaned childhood, Ye Qinghong connected the character’s suffering to his own and believed his master had written the story for him.
• Fang Yang continued with Yang Guo being bullied on Peach Island and at the Quanzhen Sect, while Ye Qinghong listened without missing a word.

Fang Yang retold Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl’s story to guide Ye Qinghong away from hatred, but Ye Qinghong interpreted the tale as a hint about their bond. When Fang Yang reached the part where a Taoist nun assaulted Little Dragon Girl, Ye Qinghong’s killing intent erupted, and Fang Yang altered the story to cast himself and Ye Qinghong in the roles.

• Ye Qinghong heard the story of Yang Guo and Little Dragon Girl and concluded that Fang Yang was hinting they should be together despite what others thought.
• Gong Yajun recognized the Jade Maiden Heart Manual as resembling Shadow Moon Convent’s secret art and imagined herself as Li Mochou with Fang Yang as Little Dragon Girl.
• Fang Yang continued the tale toward the notorious episode involving a Taoist nun and Little Dragon Girl.
• Ye Qinghong guessed that the Taoist nun would target his master and drew the Azure Shadow Sword, unleashing murderous intent.
• Gong Yajun privately fantasized about taking the Taoist nun’s place in the story.
• Fang Yang recast himself as Little Dragon Girl and Ye Qinghong as Yang Guo, then described himself being ravaged by a beautiful Taoist nun.

Fang Yang tried to curb Ye Qinghong’s intense feelings for him by telling him a cautionary story, but Ye Qinghong instead took it as a romance between master and disciple. Ye Qinghong left with new questions about Fang Yang’s kiss and kept the story to himself.

• Fang Yang asked Ye Qinghong what he thought of the story, and Ye Qinghong declared that the Taoist nun deserved to die.
• Ye Qinghong claimed an old friend in a similar situation would have taken her master’s first time to prevent the story’s events, leaving Fang Yang stunned.
• Fang Yang agreed to meet Ye Qinghong’s old friend and teach her swordsmanship, then told Ye Qinghong the story was called The Return of the Condor Heroes.
• Ye Qinghong returned to the Sword-Seeking Courtyard, bound his chest, and wondered whether Fang Yang’s kiss and the story hinted at their relationship.
• Ye Qinghong messaged Fourth Junior Sister about the story, then stopped himself from sharing it and decided Fang Yang might write her a story someday.

Lian Yue learned that Ye Qinghong had shared an intimate hot-spring encounter and a master-disciple romance storybook with Fang Yang, and she resolved to protect her eldest senior sister. Meanwhile, Gong Yajun approached Fang Yang at the hot spring, intending to control him and uncover his secrets.

• Lian Yue read a storybook aboard her boat, then received messages from Eldest Senior Sister describing sword practice in a hot spring and a master-disciple romance.
• Lian Yue worried that Fang Yang had ensnared Ye Qinghong and ordered her maid to speed the boat back to the Blood Rain Cult.
• Lian Yue planned to plant the Love Gu and Desire Gu in Fang Yang and interrogate him about the storybook.
• Fang Yang remained in the back mountain hot spring after Ye Qinghong left, trying to calm himself.
• Gong Yajun climbed down from a tree and moved to control Fang Yang with the seed inside him, hoping to learn his secrets and ravish him.

Gong Yajun entered Fang Yang’s hot spring disguised as a nun named Li Mochou and attempted to use her Shadow Moon secret art on him. Her technique had no effect, leaving her stunned as Fang Yang watched her in confusion.

• Gong Yajun approached Fang Yang in the spring, unable to sense his Shadow Moon Sacred Body through the mysterious aura surrounding him.
• Fang Yang turned toward her with a Ye Qinghong card in hand and demanded to know who she was and why she had trespassed into the Blood Rain Cult.
• Gong Yajun introduced herself as Li Mochou and activated her secret art, manifesting a Dharma Body and purple moons in her eyes.
• Gong Yajun waited for the purple moon to appear between Fang Yang’s brows, but nothing happened and he remained unaffected.
• Gong Yajun realized her technique had failed and was stunned as Fang Yang watched her coldly.

Gong Yajun tried to use her Primordial Spirit to subdue Fang Yang, but the mysterious black book swallowed her purple moon and left them both dazed. Fang Yang woke in the hot spring with Gong Yajun in his arms and realized he had encountered the Shadow Moon Convent’s abbess.

• Gong Yajun released her Primordial Spirit to strengthen her Secret Method and control Fang Yang.
• Fang Yang’s black book emerged and trapped Gong Yajun’s purple moon, eventually pulling it inside.
• Gong Yajun lost consciousness as her Charm Art activated, and she lunged at Fang Yang while he was dazed.
• Fang Yang woke in the hot spring beside Gong Yajun and recognized her as the Shadow Moon Convent’s abbess.

After the Profound Heaven Strategy appeared, Fang Yang discovered it had trapped Gong Yajun’s Purple Moon and could control it. Gong Yajun tried to flee the Back Mountain Hot Spring, but Fang Yang stopped her with the book’s power.

• Fang Yang recognized the Profound Heaven Strategy and drew on its power to enlarge the Purple Moon trapped inside it.
• Gong Yajun woke in Fang Yang’s arms and remembered that her attempt to control him had gone wrong.
• Gong Yajun realized the Profound Heaven Strategy had swallowed her Purple Moon and feared Fang Yang’s strength.
• Gong Yajun fled the Back Mountain Hot Spring, but Fang Yang ordered her to stop and forced her to fall back into the spring.

Fang Yang discovered that the Purple Moon in Gong Yajun’s Primordial Spirit was under his control and decided to keep the Shadow Moon Convent abbess as a puppet and informant instead of killing her. He punished her with the Profound Heaven Strategy and crushed her face beneath his foot.

• Fang Yang commanded Gong Yajun to come to him and kneel, and the Purple Moon forced her to obey.
• Gong Yajun exposed herself and approached Fang Yang, believing she would have to endure humiliation to protect the Shadow Moon Convent’s future.
• Fang Yang realized Gong Yajun had mistaken his test of the Purple Moon’s control for a sexual demand, and he reconsidered killing her.
• Fang Yang decided to use Gong Yajun as a spy among the demonic sects and punished her by striking her Purple Moon with spiritual energy.
• Fang Yang activated the Profound Heaven Strategy and crushed Gong Yajun’s face beneath his foot, leaving her nearly broken by the humiliation.

Fang Yang interrogated Gong Yajun after foiling her assassination attempt and forced her to become his slave, making the Shadow Moon Convent a dependency of the Blood Rain Cult. He then prepared to use her as a spy to uncover threats before the Demonic Dao Grand Ceremony.

• Fang Yang questioned Gong Yajun about trespassing on the Blood Rain Cult's Back Mountain and trying to assassinate him while naked.
• Gong Yajun said the Shadow Moon Convent sought Fang Yang's rumored secret and claimed her Secret Method could control a weakened Primordial Spirit.
• Gong Yajun offered marriage and an alliance with the Shadow Moon Convent, but Fang Yang rejected her proposal and demanded her submission.
• Gong Yajun accepted becoming Fang Yang's slave and agreed that the Shadow Moon Convent would serve the Blood Rain Cult.
• Fang Yang decided to use Gong Yajun to investigate his enemies before the Demonic Dao Grand Ceremony and gave her an assignment.