Chapter Summaries

Zuo Xiaonian began the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact as the Witch Alliance fought desperately to break through Phoenix City's defenders. Just as Fang Yinuo reached her, he killed the first enemy to attack her, leaving the breakthrough under way amid the collapsing defense.

• Zuo Xiaonian focused on breaking through as her True Essence surged toward the Dan Origin Realm, while the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact filled the skies with golden light and strange fragrance.
• Mu Yanyan's senior brother Jiang Zhilan stabbed her and revealed he served Seven Killings, but Han Song knocked him away and sent Mu Yanyan into the Star Martial Soul Crystal Room.
• Fang Yinuo led the Witch Alliance's Cloud Transformation cultivators in an assault that broke through the defenders, while Qin Fangyang detonated three incarnations to slow them down.
• Zuo Xiaonian's Core Origin barrier broke as the Time Wheel reached twelve, and the golden light neared her inside the Star Martial Soul Crystal Room.
• A Witch Alliance cultivator raised his sword to strike Zuo Xiaonian, but Fang Yinuo seized the opening, crushed the man's heart, and shattered his Origin Soul.

Fang Yinuo turned on the Witch Alliance during the battle, helping Phoenix City's forces wipe out all six Cloud Transformation experts as Zuo Xiaonian successfully completed the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact. After the survivors counted their losses, Fang Yinuo staged a brutal escape while pretending to remain loyal to the Witch Alliance, leaving his identity concealed.

• The Great Dao Golden Light entered Zuo Xiaonian, and the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact succeeded as Fang Yinuo began attacking the Witch Alliance.
• Fang Yinuo killed the Witch Alliance experts, including his martial nephew Yun Jueying and martial niece Pan Yusheng, while the others helped finish off the remaining enemies.
• Han Song and Yu Shilong assessed Mu Yanyan's injuries and the casualties, finding that she would survive despite her grievous wound.
• When Han Song asked who he was, Fang Yinuo wounded himself, shouted Witch Alliance slogans, and fled as though Phoenix City's forces were pursuing him.
• Han Song and the others decided to keep Fang Yinuo's identity secret, believing he was a hidden operative who had exposed himself to secure their victory.

Zuo Xiaoduo watched as the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact succeeded, the Dragon and Phoenix broke the Kill Break Wolf formation, and purple fortune descended upon Zuo Xiaonian, Zuo Xiaoduo, He Yuanyue, and others. He Yuanyue received a stream of fortune as the Dragon and Phoenix departed for the nine heavens.

• Han Song and Yu Shilong mourned their fallen allies after the Witch Alliance forces and the Three Sects of Kill Break Wolf were defeated.
• Two powerful auras confronted each other in the distant sky, and the Witch Soul Will withdrew after the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact succeeded.
• Zuo Xiaoduo reported to He Yuanyue that the Phoenix was rising while the Kill Break Wolf Star Descension Formation attacked it.
• The Fire Dragon shielded the Phoenix as their combined power and the purple qi shattered the Kill Break Wolf formation.
• The Phoenix and Fire Dragon sent lights of gratitude into the purple qi before soaring toward the nine heavens.
• Purple streams of fortune entered Zuo Xiaonian, Zuo Xiaoduo, He Yuanyue, and other allies.

The Phoenix Vein Soul Impact succeeded, and its blessings reached the people who had contributed to it. As He Yuanyue neared death at Phoenix Looking Back, Qin Fangyang arrived and held her in his arms.

• The Phoenix distributed purple fortune to the battle's contributors and their families, then sent blessings to Second High School, Star Martial Academy, and the land of Phoenix City, while Fang Yinuo received nothing.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declared the Phoenix Vein Soul Impact a success, and He Yuanyue rejoiced that her life's work had borne fruit.
• Jiang Changbin called Sister Lan to bring Qin Fangyang to Phoenix Looking Back as He Yuanyue's strength faded and she voiced her regret toward Lü Qianqian and Fangyang.
• Sister Lan carried the gravely wounded Qin Fangyang toward Phoenix Looking Back, while Divine Shadow members brought Zuo Xiaonian and Mu Yanyan after learning He Yuanyue was dying.
• Qin Fangyang broke free of Sister Lan, embraced the silent He Yuanyue, and told her who he was; she felt safe in his arms.

He Yuanyue died peacefully in Qin Fangyang’s arms after fulfilling her lifelong wish, leaving her students and loved ones devastated. As former students rushed back to Phoenix City to see her off, Qin Fangyang carried her down the mountain, grieving that she had left him behind.

• He Yuanyue took her last breath in Qin Fangyang’s arms while Zuo Xiaonian and the others called out to her.
• Sister Lan urged everyone to honor He Yuanyue’s peaceful passing, while Jiang Changbin ordered Li Changjiang to summon her former students to Second High School.
• Li Changjiang sent the death announcement, prompting students across Phoenix City and beyond to rush back and pay their respects.
• Several soldiers at Sun Moon Pass requested leave after learning of He Yuanyue’s death.
• Qin Fangyang refused to let anyone take He Yuanyue from him and carried her down the mountain, murmuring that she had left him behind.

Qin Fangyang broke down over Lü Qianqian, while Zuo Xiaoduo, Zuo Xiaonian, and He Yuanyue’s students arranged her funeral at Phoenix Looking Back. The vast procession reached the prepared grave, where eight of her former students carried her coffin toward its final resting place.

• Qin Fangyang lamented losing Lü Qianqian and collapsed after blood flowed from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian searched for a burial site and chose a spot beneath the peak of Phoenix Looking Back.
• He Yuanyue’s former students dug her grave, while students and soldiers returned to Phoenix City for her funeral on July eighteenth.
• Qin Fangyang walked at the front of the funeral procession as Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian carried He Yuanyue’s photograph.
• The procession reached Phoenix Looking Back, where eight former students carried He Yuanyue’s coffin toward the grave prepared for her.

He Yuanyue was laid to rest as students, soldiers, and citizens mourned her and recited her wishes. Qin Fangyang stood vigil for three days, while Zuo Xiaonian discovered that the Life-Origin Pill from her father was rapidly healing Mu Yanyan.

• Jiang Changbin and the mourners buried He Yuanyue and raised her headstone bearing her chosen poem and life record.
• Officers and graduates from Sun Moon Pass brought jade wreaths covered in military medals, and the Second High School graduates knelt to honor their teacher.
• A million people recited He Yuanyue's hopes for her home, country, and students as mourners continued to visit her grave.
• Qin Fangyang stood silently by He Yuanyue's grave for three days and nights while Zuo Xiaoduo, Long Yusheng, and the others stayed with him.
• Zuo Xiaonian gave Mu Yanyan the Life-Origin Pill her father had bought, and Mu Yanyan's grievous injuries began healing rapidly.

Mu Yanyan recovered her strength, paid her respects at He Yuanyue’s grave, and returned to her sect. After six days of mourning, Qin Fangyang regained his strength and vowed to fulfill He Yuanyue’s wishes and avenge her.

• Mu Yanyan’s injuries and depleted origin were restored by the Life-Origin Pill, bringing her to the threshold of Cloud Transformation.
• Mu Yanyan and Zuo Xiaonian visited He Yuanyue’s grave, where Mu Yanyan offered blood in remembrance of their sisterhood before leaving to deal with traitors in her sect.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and more than thirty others kept vigil at He Yuanyue’s grave with Zuo Xiaonian.
• After six days, Qin Fangyang stood, began treating his injuries, and told He Yuanyue he would return to keep her company after finishing her unfinished business.
• Qin Fangyang promised to kill He Yuanyue’s two enemies and fulfill her wishes, then refused Sister Lan’s offer to accompany him, saying he feared either of them might fall in love.

After He Yuanyue’s death, Qin Fangyang and Sister Lan departed, while her remaining companions arranged to protect her grave and carry out her wishes. Zuo Xiaoduo and the others finally returned home, leaving He Yuanyue’s resting place behind.

• Qin Fangyang rejected He Yuanyue’s plans for him and left without looking back.
• On the seventh day after He Yuanyue’s death, Qin Fangyang returned to the grave, accepted a Space Ring from Zuo Xiaoduo, then disappeared without returning to Second High School.
• Sister Lan promised He Yuanyue she would return after setting up a cenotaph in their hometown, then left in a different direction from Qin Fangyang.
• Hu Ruoyun urged the mourners to resume their duties and reminded Jiang Changbin that He Yuanyue had asked him to work properly and acknowledge his biological father.
• Jiang Changbin and Sun Fenghou agreed to organize shifts to guard He Yuanyue’s grave, while Zuo Xiaoduo and the others bowed and promised to fulfill her wishes.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and the others went home in the early hours, and Zuo Xiaoduo collapsed onto the sofa.

After two and a half months of tension, Zuo Xiaoduo returned home and collapsed into an exhausted sleep while Zuo Xiaonian cared for him and quietly showed her affection. He slept until evening, dreaming of Qin Fangyang, He Yuanyue, and Mu Yanyan as each departed or rejected him.

• Zuo Xiaoduo fell asleep on the sofa, and Zuo Xiaonian kissed him, removed his thirty-thousand-jin weights, and carried him to bed.
• Zuo Xiaonian bought ingredients and several dozen cases of fine liquor, then prepared a meal to reward Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaoduo slept until six in the evening and dreamed that Qin Fangyang told him not to disgrace his teachings before vanishing into mist.
• Zuo Xiaoduo dreamed that He Yuanyue entrusted her lifelong wish to him, then disappeared to find Qin Fangyang.
• Zuo Xiaoduo dreamed that Mu Yanyan reproached him for using the Dragon Gate Leg to kick an opponent in the crotch and then left.

Zuo Xiaoduo wandered through a dreamlike haze and encountered Blind Hong, a baby dragon, and a phoenix that became Nian Nian Cat. The vision ended with Zuo Xiaonian asking if she should become his wife, and Zuo Xiaoduo eagerly agreeing.

• Zuo Xiaoduo met Blind Hong, who denied being his godfather and vanished after Zuo Xiaoduo worried he had come for the Life-Bound Ring.
• Zuo Xiaoduo befriended a baby dragon from Fenghai, gave it a Fortune Point, and watched it flee when he asked for a gift in return.
• A snow-white phoenix turned into Nian Nian Cat, and Zuo Xiaoduo picked her up and played with her.
• Nian Nian Cat became Zuo Xiaonian in Zuo Xiaoduo's arms and asked if she could become his wife, and Zuo Xiaoduo enthusiastically agreed.

Zuo Xiaoduo woke from a dream and discovered he had truly lost a Fortune Point, then found superstar Gu Luoyan visiting with her Divine Shadow bodyguards. Gu Luoyan revealed that she and Zuo Xiaonian had become sworn sisters and sent Zuo Xiaoduo her revised version of Blood-Stained Elegance.

• Zuo Xiaoduo realized that he had lost one of his Fortune Points after dreaming of giving it to a little dragon.
• Zuo Xiaoduo joined Zuo Xiaonian in the living room and found Gu Luoyan and her two Divine Shadow bodyguards waiting there.
• Zuo Xiaoduo greeted Gu Luoyan enthusiastically and tried to keep the guests from mentioning his dream about a bridal chamber.
• Gu Luoyan explained that she and Zuo Xiaonian had become sworn sisters, leaving Zuo Xiaoduo stunned.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Xiaoduo to entertain their guests while she cooked, and Gu Luoyan sent him her revised version of Blood-Stained Elegance.

Zuo Xiaoduo critiqued Gu Luoyan’s performance of “Blood-Stained Elegance,” explaining that it should convey the heroes’ courage and readiness to sacrifice, not focus so heavily on sorrow. Gu Luoyan thanked him and planned to revise the song, while the city’s selection events continued under inspection.

• Zuo Xiaoduo listened to Gu Luoyan’s recording and suggested adding distant drumbeats and harmonies to strengthen the song.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Gu Luoyan to emphasize heroic resolve and sacrifice rather than letting sorrow dominate the performance.
• Gu Luoyan bowed to Zuo Xiaoduo, thanked him for his guidance, and said she would revise the song before seeking his advice again.
• Gu Luoyan explained that Governor Zhan had asked her to stay longer because South Ji City’s selection events were still underway.
• Zuo Xiaoduo warned Gu Luoyan to watch for officials’ relatives falsely claiming to be martyrs’ widows, and Gu Luoyan said an inspection team was ensuring the process stayed fair.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian talked about Gu Luoyan and the aftermath of Zuo Xiaonian’s breakthrough, including her gifts to the families of the teachers who died protecting her. Zuo Xiaonian said she still felt indebted to them despite spending seven million in aid.

• Zuo Xiaoduo argued that South Ji City should give away more tickets to honor heroic martial artists and suggested using public opinion to pressure the authorities.
• Zuo Xiaonian served a meal, and Gu Luoyan and the two Divine Shadow members left eager to revise the song score.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian cleaned up together, then fell into a playful wrestling match after teasing each other with pet names.
• Zuo Xiaoduo questioned Zuo Xiaonian about becoming sworn sisters with Gu Luoyan and claimed Gu Luoyan was attracted to him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked about Zuo Xiaonian’s cultivation, and she said her breakthrough felt wonderful but she still felt indebted to the teachers’ families despite giving each two hundred thousand.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian vowed to repay the families of the teachers who had sacrificed themselves, then discussed how unusual Zuo Xiaonian’s breakthrough was. After Zuo Xiaoduo angered her with a crude joke, he tried to win her over, ending by suggesting they get married before the upcoming exam.

• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian vowed to protect and repay the families of the teachers who had died helping them.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Xiaoduo that her Dan Origin Realm breakthrough had produced two unusually large, ice-like cores.
• Zuo Xiaoduo joked that she had two balls, and Zuo Xiaonian dragged him down and beat him.
• Zuo Xiaoduo tried to soothe Zuo Xiaonian by praising her strength and beauty and speculating about their parents having another child.
• Zuo Xiaoduo proposed that they get their marriage certificate before the big exam, but Zuo Xiaonian had not answered by the chapter’s end.

Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian mourned the people who had left while struggling to distract themselves with jokes. Qin Fangyang traveled alone after leaving Phoenix City, but Zuo Xiaoduo and his students’ gifts and messages comforted him as he went.

• Zuo Xiaoduo joked about marrying Zuo Xiaonian with a baby on the way, and Zuo Xiaonian angrily returned to her room.
• Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo admitted they were thinking about He Yuanyue and wished they would never have to endure such losses again.
• The Governor’s Residence and the Star Shield Bureau celebrated the capture of the Witch Alliance forces in Phoenix City and the successful Phoenix Vein Soul Impact undertaking.
• Qin Fangyang opened the Space Ring Zuo Xiaoduo had left him and found money, gifts, and thirty pieces of Top-Grade Star Soul Jade.
• Qin Fangyang read messages from his students, felt comforted by their concern, and continued into the night.

Meng Chentian learned that the Phoenix-slaying operation had failed and began withdrawing, while Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian divided the recovered spoils and considered how to support the fallen seniors’ families. The next morning, Zuo Xiaoduo returned to school, where the teachers and students were still grieving He Yuanyue’s death.

• Fang Yinuo told Meng Chentian that the operation had failed and he was the only survivor, so Meng Chentian decided Fang had to die and began changing identities to escape.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian counted the seized Space Rings and found over five million Star Origin Coins, star soul jade, pills, and martial arts manuals.
• Zuo Xiaonian took the money to distribute gradually among the families of the seniors killed in the phoenix vein soul impact, while Zuo Xiaoduo kept the other spoils.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian discussed studying Witch Alliance techniques and adapting selected moves to conceal the origins of their martial arts.
• Zuo Xiaoduo declined to read faces at school and found teachers and students still mourning He Yuanyue’s death.

After Qin Fangyang left, Zuo Xiaoduo passed on his final message and urged the class to work hard and make their teacher proud. At the Gravity Room, five students broke through while suppressing their cultivation, and Luo Lie arrived to take charge of them amid a terrible smell.

• Zuo Xiaoduo told the class that Qin Fangyang had left and relayed his request that they rely on their own efforts and not bring shame to their teacher.
• Bai Bingbing and the other students vowed to make Qin Fangyang proud, then set off to cultivate and gain experience.
• The school assigned Luo Lie to take over Qin Fangyang's Class Nine, and Luo Lie was pleased that his efforts had secured the position.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked Long Yusheng and the others how many times they had suppressed their surging True Essence Qi as they waited outside the Gravity Room.
• Yu Moyan farted and broke through, triggering Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, Li Chenglong, and Li Changming to break through as well.
• Luo Lie arrived to take charge of the students, caught the foul stench, and instinctively covered his nose.

Long Yusheng, Wan Lixiu, and three others broke through to the Innate Realm after Yu Moyan’s fart triggered a chain reaction, then endured an embarrassing cleanup and Wan Lixiu’s furious retaliation against Zuo Xiaoduo. Luo Lie watched them spar and recognized their exceptional strength, while noting that all six talented students belonged to Qin Fangyang.

• Luo Lie learned that Yu Moyan’s fart had set off a chain reaction, helping five students—including Wan Lixiu—break through to the Innate Realm and expel impurities.
• Luo Lie sent the five students to wash, while Zuo Xiaoduo recorded their embarrassing state, especially Wan Lixiu’s.
• After the five returned, Zuo Xiaoduo teased Wan Lixiu, who chased him around Second High School three times before he escaped to the Gravity Room.
• Wan Lixiu sparred furiously with Long Yusheng and the others, beating all four men while they blamed Zuo Xiaoduo for provoking her.
• Luo Lie watched the students consolidate their cultivation and reflected that their Innate-level talent belonged to Qin Fangyang’s students.

After Qin Fangyang left, Luo Lie assessed the five students’ breakthroughs and was astonished by how many times they had suppressed their surging true essence. He warned them to conceal their real aptitude from others, leaving them to remember his advice about staying alive while they were still weak.

• Luo Lie watched Wan Lixiu and the others fight and praised their mature techniques, awareness, and coordination.
• Luo Lie asked the five how many times they had suppressed the surges of true essence; Long Yusheng said eight, Wan Lixiu and Yu Moyan said nine, Li Changming said eight, and Li Chenglong said ten.
• Luo Lie was stunned by their answers and imagined that Zuo Xiaoduo had suppressed his surges even more times.
• Luo Lie told the students to claim they had suppressed their surges only two or three times if anyone asked at a High Martial Academy.
• Luo Lie warned the students that envy, betrayal, and hidden enemies made concealing their strength essential, and the five promised to remember.