Chapter Summaries

Zuo Xiaonian raced toward Southern Sky in a fury after Wu Yuting told her about Zuo Xiaoduo and his female classmates. Meanwhile, Zuo Xiaoduo enjoyed breakfast at home as Li Chenglong dominated class, and the school discussed Zuo Xiaoduo’s battle and held a symposium about his actions against the Central Plains King.

• Zuo Xiaonian left the sky barrier at tremendous speed, while two Guixuan experts struggled to follow her.
• Wu Yuting made breakfast for Zuo Xiaoduo, who ate happily at home while Li Chenglong beat the students at school and pummeled Xiang Bing.
• Students speculated about Zuo Xiaoduo’s sword techniques and the mysterious Ximen Daxue after his battle against the Central Plains King.
• Li Chenglong spoke as a student representative at the school symposium, and the other representatives declined to speak after his thorough analysis.

Li Chenglong’s speech about prioritizing the Martial Dao upset Xiang Bing, leaving their classmates and teachers worried about their relationship. Meanwhile, Zuo Xiaoduo relaxed at home until Wu Yuting asked him to show his parents everything he had acquired, and he warned that there might not be enough room.

• Li Chenglong delivered an earnest speech dismissing romance in favor of the Martial Dao, and Xiang Bing left with a dark expression.
• Li Chenglong tried to invite Xiang Bing to spar, but she ignored him, baffling him and worrying the others.
• Meng Changjun asked Wen Xingtian to intervene, and Wen decided to contact Zuo Xiaoduo after school.
• Meng Changjun asked Zhen Piaopiao and Yu Yan'er to talk to Xiang Bing, but they said they had already tried.
• Wu Yuting asked Zuo Xiaoduo to show his parents everything he had gained, and he said there might not be enough room.

Zuo Xiaoduo brought Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting into his Annihilation Sky Pagoda, revealing its vast living landscape and extraordinary time flow. His parents inspected his treasures, and the chapter ended with Zuo Changlu recognizing the two Winged Sword Tigers undergoing bloodline transformation.

• Zuo Xiaoduo cooled the Annihilation Sky Pagoda before inviting Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting inside.
• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting were astonished by the pagoda’s mountains, greenery, and expansive grassland.
• Zuo Xiaoduo revealed that a month passed inside the pagoda for every day outside, and Zuo Changlu questioned how it had changed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained that the pagoda’s transformation had resulted from unlikely coincidences that probably could not be repeated.
• Wu Yuting recognized the Blazing Sun Heart Zuo Xiaoduo used to cultivate his Flame Sun True Scripture.
• Zuo Changlu identified two yellow masses as Winged Sword Tigers undergoing bloodline inheritance.

Zuo Xiaoduo showed Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting the natural treasures he had buried in the mountain inside the Annihilation Sky Pagoda. Zuo Changlu cautioned him to keep track of the treasures and use them when needed.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting discussed having the two transforming tigers acknowledge Zuo Xiaoduo as their master and later releasing them into the wild.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told his parents he had buried Heavenly Tiger Moonlight Paste, Dragon Soul Ginseng, Snake King Fruit, and other living treasures in the mountain.
• Zuo Xiaoduo offered his parents Dragon Soul Ginseng, but Wu Yuting explained it would not help restore their cultivation.
• Wu Yuting suggested having the pagoda acknowledge Zuo Xiaoduo as its master, and Zuo Changlu agreed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo proudly showed his parents the many labeled flags marking the buried treasures across the mountain.
• Zuo Changlu advised Zuo Xiaoduo to remember what he had stored and not let useful treasures sit unused until they spoiled.

Zuo Xiaoduo showed his parents the treasures he had gathered, and Wu Yuting sorted them, advising him to keep only what he could use and sell or give away the rest. The chapter left him with a plan to turn his excess goods into money and connections while remaining cautious about whom he trusted.

• Zuo Xiaoduo told Zuo Changlu that he planned to wait until he was stronger before selling his valuables and wanted to observe Gao Qiao'er's lineage longer.
• Zuo Xiaoduo poured out his Star Soul Stones and other gains, but Wu Yuting said the family had already transferred the shop and told him to keep the stones.
• Zuo Xiaoduo joked with his parents about being the head of his future household with Nian Nian Cat, prompting Wu Yuting to laugh at him.
• Wu Yuting examined Zuo Xiaoduo's Snake Beads and Centipede Beads, advising him to keep a few and use the rest to build favors and connections.
• Wu Yuting sorted Zuo Xiaoduo's supplies and told him to sell most of the low- and mid-grade Star Soul Jade, Star Soul Stones, and other goods that no longer suited his cultivation.

Wu Yuting explained which treasures Zuo Xiaoduo should keep and urged him to sell or give away lesser supplies. Zuo Changlu backed her up with a legend about a supreme expert, while Zuo Xiaoduo realized his hoard looked like junk to his parents despite how extraordinary it was for someone at his cultivation level.

• Wu Yuting told Zuo Xiaoduo to discard or pass on ordinary supplies and keep only items valuable at higher cultivation realms.
• Wu Yuting named his weapons and Ice Soul Essence among the things worth keeping, and described legendary treasures that could retain their value indefinitely.
• Zuo Changlu said a legendary figure who banished eight continents could appear anywhere on the Star Soul Continent with a single thought.
• Wu Yuting urged Zuo Xiaoduo to stop hoarding Space Rings and said stronger martial artists could obtain more through battle.
• Zuo Xiaoduo felt dejected at being called a collector of junk, while his parents recognized how astonishing his supplies were for someone in the Dan Origin Realm.

Zuo Yuting explained how the space soil could strengthen Zuo Xiaoduo’s Annihilation Sky Pagoda Space and suggested saving the ice treasures for Xiao Nian as betrothal gifts. The chapter ended with the gifts’ hidden strategy laid bare: the Great Shamans hoped to exploit rivalries, but Zuo Xiaoduo’s family and Li Chenglong’s loyalty undermined their plan.

• Wu Yuting told Zuo Xiaoduo that half a tael of space soil could expand and stabilize his Annihilation Sky Pagoda Space, and Zuo Changlu advised him to scatter it before they left.
• Wu Yuting suggested saving the ice soul essence and ten-thousand-year black ice for Xiao Nian, possibly as betrothal gifts, and Zuo Xiaoduo eagerly embraced the idea.
• Wu Yuting grew displeased with the Water and Fire Incompatible Wine because the Great Shamans had given Zuo Xiaoduo gifts he could not use to strengthen himself.
• The Great Shamans had expected their gifts to encourage resentment between Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong, but they had not accounted for Zuo Xiaoduo’s ice-attuned sister or the boys’ enduring partnership.

The chapter explains how four great shamans created Water and Fire Incompatible Wine to stop Liehuo and his wife from dragging others into their constant fights. Liehuo gave six jars to Zuo Xiaoduo, but he could not use the wine because he was single and below the Feitian Realm.

• Liehuo and his wife repeatedly fought, drawing Flood, Bingming, and Dan Kong into their quarrels, while Bingming eventually moved away.
• Flood, Bingming, Dan Kong, and Liehuo combined rare treasures to brew Water and Fire Incompatible Wine, which helped Liehuo and his wife make up and grow stronger.
• The wine became a coveted treasure because it promoted dual cultivation and worked regardless of physique or aptitude, provided drinkers met its cultivation requirement.
• Liehuo gave Zuo Xiaoduo six jars, but Zuo Xiaoduo could not use them because he was unmarried and had not reached the Feitian Realm.

Zuo Xiaoduo learned that the six jars of Water and Fire Incompatible Wine could aid married cultivators above the Flying Heaven realm but would lose their effects after three years. He became determined to reach Flying Heaven and kept the wine as a future reserve.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting discussed saving the wine for Zuo Xiaoduo and Li Chenglong and his wife, or drinking it themselves if the younger pair did not progress in time.
• Zuo Changlu explained the wine's effects to Zuo Xiaoduo, who imagined using it with Nian Nian Cat after they married.
• Zuo Xiaoduo asked whether the wine required the ordinary Flying Heaven realm or one reached after repeated advancement suppressions.
• Zuo Changlu explained that reaching Flying Heaven required exceptional aptitude and repeated suppressions, while warning that even Guixuan might carry hidden risks.
• Zuo Xiaoduo put the six jars away, resolved to keep them safe, and set his sights on reaching Flying Heaven.

Wu Yuting explained why Zuo Xiaoduo should use or trade away his resources wisely instead of hoarding them, and he resolved to convert surplus supplies into valuable star soul jade and Star Hearts. He called Gao Qiao'er to arrange the sale, and she mobilized her lineage to handle the task at his villa.

• Wu Yuting warned Zuo Xiaoduo that overusing Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could cause resistance and hinder later cultivation, while saving valuable resources for stronger realms could make them more effective.
• Zuo Xiaoduo understood her advice and decided that building his own strength mattered more than stockpiling treasures.
• Zuo Xiaoduo called Gao Qiao'er and told her he had many supplies to deal with.
• Gao Qiao'er arranged for martial artists, accountants, appraisers, and auction managers to meet at Zuo Xiaoduo's home, insisting that her lineage avoid any mistakes.

Gao Qiao'er warned Gao Junlong to stop opposing Zuo Xiaoduo, then arrived at his villa to organize the sale of his treasures. As Zuo Xiaoduo discussed the Gao Lineage with his parents and tried to gauge their martial arts abilities, their unexpectedly deep knowledge left him more puzzled than before.

• Gao Qiao'er warned Gao Junlong that the Gao Lineage would expel him and cripple his martial arts if he spoke against Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Gao Qiao'er arrived at Zuo Xiaoduo's villa and began sorting, appraising, and arranging the sale of his treasures in exchange for Star Soul Jade and cash.
• Zuo Xiaoduo explained the Gao Lineage's change of attitude to Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting, and Zuo Changlu advised him to accept their support while staying alert if his fortunes changed.
• Zuo Xiaoduo questioned his parents about martial arts and watched them critique his techniques, but their broad knowledge only deepened his suspicions about their abilities.

Zuo Xiaoduo had Gao Qiao'er appraise and prepare to sell his trove of rare treasures while Zuo Xiaonian hurried to Fenghai, furious over a message that made her think he had been seeing several female classmates. Zuo Xiaonian arrived at his villa just as the group sat down to eat, leaving Zuo Xiaoduo delighted and his parents anticipating trouble.

• Zuo Xiaoduo had Gao Qiao'er and her auction-house staff appraise his rare treasures, which astonished them with their quantity and value.
• Gao Qiao'er warned her staff to account for every sale accurately and said her lineage would receive five thousandths of the profits.
• Zuo Xiaonian raced from the Upper Capital to Fenghai, determined to confront Zuo Xiaoduo over her belief that he had been seeing several female classmates.
• Zuo Xiaoduo invited Gao Qiao'er to eat with him and his parents after the food arrived at his villa.
• Zuo Xiaonian appeared at the villa in a wave of icy cold, and Zuo Xiaoduo greeted her with delight as Gao Qiao'er stared in amazement.

Zuo Xiaonian arrived at her parents’ home and found Zuo Xiaoduo hosting Gao Qiao’er, a beautiful and capable classmate. She greeted Gao Qiao’er warmly while ignoring Zuo Xiaoduo, and her poised manner left Gao Qiao’er convinced that Zuo Xiaonian was jealous over him.

• Zuo Xiaonian entered and greeted Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu, leaving Zuo Xiaoduo reaching for an embrace that never came.
• Wu Yuting said Zuo Xiaonian must be hungry and asked Zuo Xiaoduo to bring her a seat and food.
• Zuo Xiaonian learned that Gao Qiao’er was Zuo Xiaoduo’s classmate and thanked her for helping the family.
• Zuo Xiaonian chatted with Gao Qiao’er while ignoring Zuo Xiaoduo and displaying an especially poised, intimidating manner.
• Gao Qiao’er recognized that Zuo Xiaonian was jealous and decided that competing with her over Zuo Xiaoduo would be difficult.

Gao Qiao'er befriended Zuo Xiaonian and left after feeling intimidated by her beauty, while Zuo Xiaonian spent time with Zuo Xiaoduo's parents and teased him about flirting. The chapter ended with Zuo Xiaonian asking Wu Yuting to discipline Zuo Xiaoduo for his recent antics.

• Gao Qiao'er praised Zuo Xiaonian's beauty and charmed her with stories about Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Gao Qiao'er said goodbye and left, privately deciding to compare herself with other girls to regain her confidence.
• Zuo Xiaonian cuddled with Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu while Zuo Xiaoduo watched longingly.
• Zuo Xiaonian asked Wu Yuting whether Zuo Xiaoduo had flirted with girls at Hidden Dragon High Martial, and he swore that he had not.
• Zuo Xiaonian told Wu Yuting that Zuo Xiaoduo's Sword King antics were unbecoming and that he needed to be set straight.

Zuo Xiaoduo used a ridiculous song and dance to make Zuo Xiaonian laugh, then told her their mother had promised her to him. The chapter ended with Zuo Xiaonian rushing off to confront Wu Yuting and make her take back the supposed promise.

• Zuo Xiaoduo apologized to Zuo Xiaonian by singing and dancing like a dog, making her and their parents laugh.
• Wu Yuting and Zuo Changlu went outside, leaving Zuo Xiaonian alone with Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Zuo Xiaonian tried to act cold and make Zuo Xiaoduo coax her, while thinking about how to keep him from flirting with others.
• Zuo Xiaoduo leaned close to Zuo Xiaonian to share a supposed major development, then licked her ear and was knocked to the floor.
• Zuo Xiaoduo claimed Wu Yuting had promised Zuo Xiaonian to him, and Zuo Xiaonian rushed off to ask Wu Yuting to take back her decree.

Zuo Xiaoduo distracted Zuo Xiaonian from leaving by promising her gifts and showing her a treasured jar of wine they could drink once they reached Flying Heaven. He then gave her eight cubic meters of ancient black ice and began revealing a second gift of more black ice.

• Zuo Xiaoduo clung to Zuo Xiaonian and stopped her from leaving by promising her a gift.
• Zuo Xiaoduo showed Zuo Xiaonian a jar of wine and told her they could drink one cup each per night after reaching Flying Heaven.
• Zuo Xiaoduo gave Zuo Xiaonian a ring containing eight cubic meters of ancient black ice, which delighted her and would support her cultivation environment.
• Zuo Xiaoduo took out a second Space Ring, and Zuo Xiaonian found it held more than three cubic meters of ancient black ice.

Zuo Xiaonian received the black ice and ice soul essence as a betrothal gift, then went into seclusion to nurture it. Zuo Xiaoduo anxiously waited for her to emerge, uncertain whether she had accepted his proposal.

• Zuo Xiaonian discovered the living ice soul essence in the betrothal gift, kissed Zuo Xiaoduo, and rushed into seclusion in his study after being driven from his bedroom by its stench.
• Zuo Xiaoduo told Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting that he was unsure whether Zuo Xiaonian had accepted, and Wu Yuting agreed to discuss their engagement with her at dinner.
• Zuo Changlu cautioned that they should settle only an engagement for now, while Wu Yuting said they could not hold a wedding yet.
• Zuo Xiaoduo spent the day pacing impatiently outside the study as Zuo Xiaonian cultivated, then hurried to ask how it had gone when she emerged.

Zuo Xiaonian awakened the Ice Soul Essence and discussed how to subdue it with her family. Zuo Changlu then revealed that he and Wu Yuting had broken through their cultivation bottlenecks and advised Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo about using the Nine Heavens Spirit Spring.

• Zuo Xiaonian told Zuo Changlu that the Ice Soul Essence had regained awareness but would need time before she could establish a connection with it.
• Zuo Changlu suggested that Zuo Xiaoduo use his Flame Sun True Scripture to force the Ice Soul Essence to acknowledge Zuo Xiaonian, while Wu Yuting advised trying to subdue it gently first.
• Wu Yuting shifted the family discussion to important matters, telling Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo that she and Zuo Changlu had unexpectedly broken through their cultivation bottlenecks.
• Zuo Changlu asked whether Zuo Xiaoduo had divided their gains with Zuo Xiaonian, spread the space soil, and kept the three drops of Nine Heavens Spirit Spring.
• Zuo Changlu told Zuo Xiaonian and Zuo Xiaoduo to each take one drop after reaching the Feitian Realm, explaining that it would strengthen their souls and foundations and burn away residue.

Zuo Changlu explained how the Nine Heavens Spirit Spring purified accumulated impurities and warned Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian to use it sparingly. When Zuo Xiaoduo asked whether his parents were secretly powerful figures, they denied it and began telling the children about a dangerous encounter from their past.

• Zuo Changlu explained that the Nine Heavens Spirit Spring could burn away impurities, but taking it too early could lower a cultivator's realm.
• Zuo Xiaonian revealed that she had broken through to Cloud Transformation after suppressing her breakthrough about twenty times, startling Zuo Xiaoduo.
• Wu Yuting reminded Zuo Xiaonian to take her drop before a bath, and Zuo Xiaoduo joked that her cleansing would make her smell bad.
• Zuo Changlu allowed Zuo Xiaoduo to keep the third drop for a future breakthrough but limited him to one drop per realm until Guixuan Peak.
• Zuo Xiaoduo wondered whether his parents were top-tier powerhouses, but Zuo Changlu claimed they had only been ordinary rogue cultivators.
• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting began recounting how they had encountered a powerful enemy while nearing a breakthrough to Flying Heaven.

Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting told Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian a fabricated story about their damaged cultivation and an enemy, then warned them they would appear to die and be gone for about three years. After reassuring their children, Wu Yuting said they needed to settle a few matters before leaving, beginning with Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian’s marriage.

• Zuo Changlu and Wu Yuting claimed a powerful Feitian Realm cultivator had ruined their martial foundations and said their children would have to avenge them.
• Zuo Changlu told Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian that he and Wu Yuting would stop breathing, vanish as specks of light, and likely return after about three years.
• Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian questioned their parents’ story, but Wu Yuting reassured them that she would not forget her children.
• Wu Yuting announced that they needed to settle several matters before leaving, starting with Zuo Xiaoduo and Zuo Xiaonian’s marriage.