Recaps

Lu Shaotong used a strange art to influence Chu Ge during their spar, but Chu Ge used his authority to strip away Lu Shaotong’s power and beat him. Qiu Wuji revealed that Lu Shaotong was a puppet controlled through a golden insect, whose unseen master condemned their world as a false heaven before vanishing.

• Lu Shaotong sparred with Chu Ge while secretly altering his sense of friendliness toward him, then asked Chu Ge to beat him to satisfy Qiu Wuji.
• Chu Ge realized Lu Shaotong was tampering with his spiritual data and used his authority to weaken Lu Shaotong’s cultivation as he struck him.
• Qiu Wuji identified Lu Shaotong as a puppet with implanted consciousness and an experimental cultivation art.
• Lu Shaotong’s consciousness faded, and Qiu Wuji summoned a golden insect from his heart.
• The insect dissolved as its unseen controller called the Heavenly Dao a loophole beneath a false heaven and mocked Qiu Wuji before disappearing.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge uncover that Lu Shaotong was a puppet used by a hidden figure who opposed the Heavenly Dao, and they suspect this figure is seeking powerful allies. They leave Cloudreach Mountain to find Yan Qianlie, with Chu Ge holding Qiu Wuji as they ride her sword.

• Qiu Wuji sent Lu Shaotong’s servant away and learned that Lu Shaotong’s strange behavior began two or three years earlier, around the time she crossed over.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge reasoned that a powerful opponent of the Heavenly Dao had used witchcraft puppets to develop a secret method and conceal his identity.
• Chu Ge suggested the hidden figure would approach Yan Qianlie as a potential ally, so their investigation had not reached a dead end.
• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about being a villainous final boss, then grabbed his ear when he called her a wicked consort.
• Qiu Wuji flew toward Yan Qianlie on her sword, and Chu Ge put his arms around her waist.

Yan Qianlie, recovering as a Primordial Spirit, met a cautious stranger who offered him a route to a Crimson Flame Dragon Bone in exchange for killing or capturing Qiu Wuji’s disciple. Yan Qianlie agreed, secretly amused that he was already serving the Heavenly Dao, but the chapter ended when a subordinate reported that a man and woman had fought their way into the cave.

• Yan Qianlie reflected on his rapid recovery and his new ability to return from death wherever fire elements were present.
• Yan Qianlie demanded news of the materials for a new body, then received a mental transmission from a stranger asking whether he hated the Heavenly Dao.
• The stranger offered Yan Qianlie puppet bodies, but Yan Qianlie refused and asked instead about a Crimson Flame Dragon Bone.
• The stranger revealed that the dragon bone lay a thousand zhang beneath the earth in Jiuli in the Southern Frontier.
• The stranger asked Yan Qianlie to kill or capture Qiu Wuji’s disciple, and Yan Qianlie agreed.
• A subordinate rushed in to warn Yan Qianlie that a man and woman had fought their way into the cave.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji fought their way into Yan Qianlie’s volcano, where they confronted him and spoke privately. Yan Qianlie revealed that someone had asked him to capture Qiu Wuji’s disciple, leaving Chu Ge with a new lead about resistance to the Heavenly Dao.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji landed outside Yan Qianlie’s defenses, where his followers mistook them for intruders and attacked.
• Chu Ge fought the Demonic Path disciples and a Golden Core cultivator, while Qiu Wuji restrained the stronger elders and protected him.
• The pair reached the crater, and Yan Qianlie unleashed pale flames before secretly capturing them and telling his followers to withdraw.
• Yan Qianlie complained that Chu Ge had used his lair for training, then Chu Ge asked whether anyone had approached him about resisting the Heavenly Dao.
• Yan Qianlie said someone had asked him to capture Qiu Wuji’s disciple and that he had been wondering how to stage the encounter.

Chu Ge questioned Yan Qianlie about how he had sensed the Heavenly Dao and developed his White Flame, then used the clues to reason about the mysterious expert who could alter the world. Yan Qianlie revealed how to find the expert at the Dragon Bone Land, where Chu Ge planned to test his suspicions.

• Little Flame told Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji that a mysterious expert had recently visited and that the expert seemed to be using a Heaven-Deceiving Art to gain Heavenly Dao-like powers.
• Chu Ge explained that the expert had likely awakened before Yan Qianlie, then asked Yan Qianlie how he had first sensed the Heavenly Dao and cultivated his White Flame.
• Yan Qianlie recalled sensing the world becoming more real and seeing an indifferent gaze from above, then described creating the White Flame as a way to defy fate.
• Chu Ge reasoned that the expert might be exploiting inconsistencies and loopholes in the world rather than deceiving heaven, and suspected the expert had many puppets.
• Yan Qianlie told Chu Ge that the Dragon Bone Land was the intended meeting place, and Chu Ge planned to meet the expert there and test his suspicions.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji lured Yan Qianlie and Venerable Green Snake to the Dragon Bone Land by staging Chu Ge’s capture. Yan Qianlie and Venerable Green Snake entered the earth together to retrieve the dragon bone and discuss their plans, unaware of the ambush.

• Chu Ge reasoned that the Gu God was probably being used as a false lead to direct attention toward Jiuli in the Southern Frontier.
• Qiu Wuji hid nearby as Yan Qianlie brought the apparently battered Chu Ge to the Dragon Bone Land.
• Venerable Green Snake arrived, and Yan Qianlie convinced him that Chu Ge was Qiu Wuji’s captured personal disciple.
• Yan Qianlie and Venerable Green Snake discussed Chu Ge’s connection to the Heavenly Dao and agreed to retrieve the dragon bone together.
• Yan Qianlie opened a vortex in the earth, and he, Venerable Green Snake, and Chu Ge disappeared underground.

Yan Qianlie accepted the Crimson Flame Dragon Bone while Venerable Green Snake revealed his plan to capture Chu Ge and use him to gain power over the Heavenly Dao. Yan Qianlie and Qiu Wuji exposed and defeated Green Snake, and Chu Ge identified the hidden mastermind as City Lord Xie of Skyreach City.

• Venerable Green Snake told Yan Qianlie he wanted to study and control Chu Ge to gain power resembling the Heavenly Dao.
• Yan Qianlie pretended to consider Green Snake’s offer, then attacked when Chu Ge interrupted and revealed their existing relationship.
• Qiu Wuji appeared and trapped Green Snake with her Prison of Ten Thousand Swords as Yan Qianlie attacked him.
• Green Snake began to self-detonate and threatened Chu Ge, but Chu Ge vanished because he was only a Primordial Spirit projection.
• Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie survived Green Snake’s explosion, and Chu Ge revealed that Green Snake had acted as a scapegoat for City Lord Xie of Skyreach City.
• City Lord Xie opened his eyes in the City in the Clouds, visibly alarmed.

Chu Ge, Qiu Wuji, and Yan Qianlie arrived at Skyreach City, where Xie Jiuxiao welcomed them after realizing his schemes had been exposed. Chu Ge spared Xie Jiuxiao’s life for the moment and demanded an explanation of how he had altered someone’s consciousness.

• Xie Jiuxiao told his daughter Yun'er to go into seclusion, then ordered Skyreach City to welcome the guests.
• Chu Ge teleported Qiu Wuji and Yan Qianlie to Skyreach City, and the three entered on a cloud path arranged by Xie Jiuxiao.
• Xie Jiuxiao admitted that Yan Qianlie had deceived him and hosted the three in the empty city lord’s residence.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge drank Xie Jiuxiao’s wine, and Qiu Wuji asked him for three jars to benefit Chu Ge’s cultivation.
• Chu Ge asked whether Xie Jiuxiao had used Lu Shaotong’s love for Qiu Wuji to approach her, and Xie Jiuxiao said he had intended to manipulate her consciousness to seize Heaven.
• Chu Ge spared Xie Jiuxiao’s life and said Skyreach City would remain standing if Xie Jiuxiao explained how he altered another person’s consciousness.

Xie Jiuxiao explained how he discovered the Heavenly Dao’s interference with fate and developed the Heaven-Deceiving Art. After admitting his ambition had led him astray, he took his own life to test whether the world’s ordained design could withstand his unexpected death.

• Xie Jiuxiao described how inconsistencies in Chu Tiange and Yun’er’s past, and in Qiu Wuji’s fate, led him to develop the Heaven-Deceiving Art.
• Xie Jiuxiao explained that he had distrusted Qiu Wuji, allied with Yan Qianlie, and used puppetry while pursuing his plan to seize Heaven’s place.
• Chu Ge revealed that he had identified Xie Jiuxiao through his connection to Skyreach City and his character, then criticized him for controlling people and provoking conflict between Shenzhou and the Southern Frontier.
• Xie Jiuxiao admitted that his justification for blaming Gu God had become an excuse, and Qiu Wuji urged him to recognize his wrongdoing.
• Xie Jiuxiao dispersed his cultivation and died by his own choice, seeking to test whether his death would disrupt the Heavenly Dao’s ordained design.
• Yan Qianlie honored Xie Jiuxiao as a great man of the Orthodox Path.

Chu Ge revived Xie Jiuxiao and angrily explained that the Heavenly Dao had not intended to control him, while Qiu Wuji helped clarify why she and Yan Qianlie had cooperated with Chu Ge. Xie Jiuxiao accepted responsibility for his crimes and agreed to release his puppets and face their vengeance.

• Chu Ge revived Xie Jiuxiao, who accused him of refusing to permit death, and Chu Ge angrily explained that Xie Jiuxiao had misunderstood the Heavenly Dao.
• Chu Ge told Xie Jiuxiao that living offered a chance to shape his own future, while dying would not stop the Heavenly Dao or protect anyone.
• Qiu Wuji explained that she had cooperated with Chu Ge because he treated his creations differently from someone seeking to seize control of the Heavenly Dao.
• Xie Jiuxiao admitted that controlling others had tempted him and that he had used his belief about the Heavenly Dao to justify his actions.
• Chu Ge said he would revive Lu Shaotong and Venerable Green Snake, require Xie Jiuxiao to free his puppets, and alter Xie Jiuxiao's consciousness so he revered Heaven.
• Yan Qianlie reflected that the Heavenly Dao could undo deaths and mistakes, and that no one was born on the Demonic Path.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how he could gain the world's recognition, while Xie Jiuxiao shifted Skyreach City's worship toward the Heavenly Dao. Chu Ge felt a new, faint sense of control over the world, and Qiu Wuji pointed out that Yan Qianlie seemed to be waiting for a reason to begin a side quest.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji admired Skyreach City's cloudscape and talked about why people challenged the Heavenly Dao.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that people misunderstood his intentions because they saw the world from their own perspectives, and suggested he openly seek their recognition.
• Xie Yuner asked Xie Jiuxiao whether Qiu Wuji was the heaven he had mentioned, and he decided Skyreach City should worship the Heavenly Dao alongside the Heavenly Emperor.
• Skyreach City's change of allegiance gave Chu Ge a faint sense that the world was beginning to obey him.
• Qiu Wuji pointed out that Yan Qianlie had been watching the sea of clouds pensively, suggesting that Chu Ge had a new side quest to investigate.

Yan Qianlie told Chu Ge how his ruthless Demon Lord persona grew from his violent past and the moment he killed his master, who had raised him as a cauldron and planned to refine him into a pill. Troubled by the possibility that she had hesitated because she loved him, Yan Qianlie asked Chu Ge to bring her back so he could learn the truth.

• Yan Qianlie mocked Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji before admitting that he had long regretted something from his past.
• Chu Ge explained that he had never written Yan Qianlie’s history, and Yan Qianlie described becoming a bandit and later joining the Flame Prison Sect.
• Yan Qianlie recounted how his master first used him as a cauldron, then trained and supplied him after recognizing his talent, while secretly planning to refine his nascent soul into a pill.
• Yan Qianlie killed his master when she hesitated during their final confrontation, then rose to become the Flame Prison Sect’s ruthless Demon Lord.
• Yan Qianlie told Chu Ge he wanted his master brought back so he could ask why she had hesitated, and Chu Ge pressed him to decide for himself.
• Yan Qianlie asked Chu Ge to bring his master back, saying he would never be at peace without asking her the question.

Chu Ge agreed to help Yan Qianlie revive his master by shaping a new story around the Dragon Bone and the Gu God. Back in the real world, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed his influence over the world and ended the chapter teasing and bickering at home.

• Chu Ge told Yan Qianlie he would devise a way to revive his master and warned him not to resist if he sensed his destiny being manipulated.
• Yan Qianlie said Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji could not expect an ordinary martial-world journey because their status made every matter significant.
• Chu Ge returned to the real world, where Qiu Wuji had been waiting over their meal and had secretly poked him with a spoon.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discussed how his growing understanding of the world and its characters affected his plans and responsibilities.
• Qiu Wuji made Chu Ge promise to let her keep him in check, then teased him until he fell from his chair and she ordered him to bathe.

Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge discussed her plans to reform the mortal Dynasty and shared an intimate but awkward evening. Meanwhile, Chu Ge wrote Yan Qianlie’s subplot, where the Heavenly Dao secretly sabotaged his attempt to refine a dragon bone, leaving Yan Qianlie determined to defy heaven.

• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that she had been helping manage the comic company and that the comic had reached third place in the popularity rankings.
• Chu Ge suggested that Qiu Wuji work with Xie Jiuxiao and Yan Qianlie to advance grassroots reforms in the book’s world, and Qiu Wuji said she might begin through the kingdom’s politics.
• Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge kissed and cuddled, but she grew nervous about sharing a bed with him and left to write in her diary.
• Chu Ge wrote that Yan Qianlie was refining the Crimson Flame Dragon Bone in the Heart of Blazing Flame to create a body.
• The dragon bone’s claw and tail struck Yan Qianlie while his vigilance inexplicably failed, and he realized the Heavenly Dao was taking revenge on him.

Yan Qianlie negotiated with the Gu God for the dragon bones and learned that resurrection might be possible, while Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji reviewed the comic to correct inconsistencies before the Heavenly Realm arc. The chapter left Chu Ge focused on using the comic to mend flaws in the world’s history before others could exploit them.

• Yan Qianlie let the dragon bones beat him, then met the Gu God and proposed trading them to forge a Dharma Body.
• The Gu God revealed that he knew resurrection techniques and said the dragon might be revived if they had something containing its Divine Soul.
• On November 12, Chu Ge visited his comic studio, paid Old Zhu and transferred money for employee wages.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji about her office outfit, and she agreed to wear trousers instead of skirts and black stockings.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji reviewed the comic’s completed pages and confirmed changes that removed inconsistent romantic scenes from Chu Tiange’s past.
• Chu Ge prioritized harmonizing the world’s past and present in the comic before the upcoming Heavenly Realm arc.

Chu Ge deleted the line that had made Qiu Wuji seek a man, and they confirmed that her love for him remained real. Their intimate moment in the company office was interrupted by Zhu Mengmeng.

• Chu Ge proposed deleting the line that said Qiu Wuji would seek a man, and told her he would court her again if she stopped loving him.
• Chu Ge removed the line from the comic pages while Qiu Wuji watched, and she found that she still liked him afterward.
• Chu Ge hugged Qiu Wuji, and they agreed their love had grown beyond the line that first set it in motion.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji kissed on the office desk until Zhu Mengmeng entered and caught them.
• Qiu Wuji straightened her clothes, then tapped Chu Ge on the head three times before leaving the office.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji shared a celebratory dinner with the studio employees, whose congratulations made the evening feel like a wedding feast. They walked home hand in hand, and Chu Ge entered Qiu Wuji’s room at night, claiming he had come to hear his master’s teachings.

• Chu Ge treated the studio employees to dinner while he and Qiu Wuji exchanged shy smiles and held hands beneath the table.
• The employees photographed Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji and joked that they looked like a married couple, while Chu Ge’s intense thoughts subtly shaped how the gathering felt.
• After dinner, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked home together, and she said the small gathering was not enough to count as the whole world wishing them well.
• Chu Ge caught Qiu Wuji when she ran ahead, and they returned home embracing before she went to shower and wrote in her diary that she liked him.
• As Qiu Wuji tried to go to sleep, Chu Ge entered her room and said his master had summoned him to hear her teachings.

After their wedding-like celebration, Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge returned home and shared a bed, overcoming Qiu Wuji’s nerves through kisses and conversation. Qiu Wuji affirmed that she loved Chu Ge of her own accord, and they embraced their wedding night together.

• Qiu Wuji nervously resisted Chu Ge’s attempt to get under the covers, but he persuaded her to share the bed without crossing the line.
• Chu Ge teased Qiu Wuji and kissed her until she relaxed and returned his affection.
• Chu Ge turned off the light at Qiu Wuji’s request, then told her he had written Sect Master Qiu into meditation so she would not sense what happened.
• Qiu Wuji reflected that she had chosen to live with Chu Ge and said she loved him of her own accord.
• Qiu Wuji called Chu Ge her husband and asked him to love her as the bridal candles flickered and autumn rain fell.

After their first night together, Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji settled into affectionate daily life while Qiu Wuji wrestled with her attachment to him and her desire to remain independent. At the company, she told Zhu Mengmeng they would marry once Chu Ge had a complete grasp, leaving the meaning of that condition unclear.

• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge after their night together, then limped away while insisting he was responsible for her sore body.
• Qiu Wuji embraced Chu Ge as he made breakfast and reflected on her growing attachment, but rejected the thought of simply doing whatever he wrote.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji continued their ordinary routines, shared a room and a bed, and treated a dual cultivation method as a serious practice.
• Qiu Wuji went to the company for a meeting with Mengmeng, while Chu Ge stayed home.
• Zhu Mengmeng asked Qiu Wuji when she and Chu Ge would marry, and Qiu Wuji answered that it would be soon, once he had a complete grasp.

Qiu Wuji oversaw a major comic release and an animation project while wondering how the story’s characters would appear in motion. Chu Ge finished a story arc and invited her out, while Zhu Mengmeng marveled that their love had grown stronger after they became a couple.

• Qiu Wuji approved a mass release of the comic ahead of its major app promotion.
• Zhu Mengmeng told Qiu Wuji that Tencent Animation had begun adapting the comic using its original artwork.
• Qiu Wuji felt uncertain as the studio discussed the animation and reflected on how helpless they were in reality compared with the book.
• Zhu Mengmeng admitted that Qiu Wuji and Chu Ge’s relationship made her envious and that Chu Ge seemed better than other men.
• Chu Ge arrived at the office after finishing Chu Tiange's overseas arc and invited Qiu Wuji to take the day off with him.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji skipped work for a day out, discussing their relationship and Chu Ge’s plans to revise his novel. When Chu Ge revealed his mother had invited him to visit his old home, Qiu Wuji agreed to go with him, seeing it as a possible future marital home.

• Qiu Wuji teased Chu Ge about his lazy lifestyle, and they joked about their intimacy and dual cultivation techniques as they walked together.
• Chu Ge considered revising the original novel, but Qiu Wuji warned that changing it would be a major undertaking and could disrupt his writing.
• Chu Ge explained that he wanted to remove the sentence that had first affected Qiu Wuji, and she told him her love had grown from their time together, not from that sentence alone.
• Chu Ge told Qiu Wuji that his mother had asked him to visit their old home, and he admitted he had begun considering it as their marital home.
• Qiu Wuji agreed to visit the old home and linked arms with Chu Ge, eager to see where he had grown up.

Chu Ge brought Qiu Wuji to his old neighborhood, where she experienced the city’s rapid changes and the residents’ formidable gossip firsthand. A teenage fan revealed Chu Ge’s success as an author and the adaptations of his work, leaving the neighbors stunned as the couple hurried away.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji walked through the old city, and Chu Ge described how much society had changed within a few decades.
• At the compound entrance, the neighbors gossiped about Chu Ge’s career and love life before noticing Qiu Wuji with him.
• Chu Ge introduced Qiu Wuji as his girlfriend, and she said she had started her own company while defending his work as a famous author.
• A teenage fan greeted Chu Ge and mentioned the animation and TV adaptations of his work, surprising the neighbors.
• Chu Ge joked about the neighbors’ small raises, then fled with Qiu Wuji as the teenager called after them.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji visited his childhood home, where Qiu Wuji explored the memories preserved in its furnishings and family keepsakes. Their growing sense of understanding each other gave way to a strange feeling of impending insight, and they turned their attention to the master bedroom, remembering the powerful beings associated with the home.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji entered the dusty Old Residence, and Qiu Wuji cleaned it with a spell.
• Qiu Wuji explored the family photo, Chu Ge’s study, and his childhood awards while teasing him about his past.
• Qiu Wuji found Chu Ge’s old bamboo xiao and suggested they play music together when they returned to the book.
• Qiu Wuji told Chu Ge that visiting his home had made the Chu Ge in her heart feel more real, and they shared a kiss.
• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji sensed an unusual insight that felt like an impending cultivation breakthrough, then turned toward the master bedroom and recalled the SS and suspected SSS connected to the home.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji discovered that an ordinary mirror in Chu Ge’s old home gathered and erased traces of Spiritual Energy, offering a possible way to study the connection between their worlds. They left with the mirror and books, intending to investigate their mysteries while continuing their lives.

• Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji found a small mirror absorbing Spiritual Energy in the old house, and Qiu Wuji inferred that Chu Ge’s father had left it to clean up traces of his presence.
• Qiu Wuji recognized the mirror as an ordinary object shaped by an extraordinary intent and suggested it might help reveal a connection between their worlds.
• Qiu Wuji put the mirror in her bag, while Chu Ge secretly packed several books and hinted they might contain useful notes or bookmarks.
• Chu Ge said he planned to visit Xiao Xu and investigate his father’s activities, and he and Qiu Wuji agreed to divide their search between the mirror’s principles and the books’ contents.

Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji appeared on Xiao Xu’s livestream, drawing a surge of viewers and interest in their upcoming anime. Over fish balls, Qiu Wuji questioned whether their priorities belonged in the real world or the world inside the book.

• Xiao Xu welcomed Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji onto his livestream, and viewers recognized them, teased Chu Ge, and praised Qiu Wuji.
• Xiao Xu promoted Chu Ge’s comic, and the stream gained a flood of new followers and tips as viewers discussed the upcoming anime.
• Chu Ge said the anime might be released early next year, while Xiao Xu predicted it would succeed if the production quality held up.
• Xiao Xu suggested that Chu Ge and Qiu Wuji start livestreaming, but Chu Ge said writing remained his foundation.
• Chu Ge admitted he could not bear to sell his old home because of its memories and possible clues about Esper Abilities.
• While eating fish balls, Qiu Wuji suggested that the world inside the book might be real and their current world an illusion.