Recaps

Xie Jinhuan took Lin Zisu around Dragoncloud Harbor, where they met the blue-robed Ye Yunchi, who asked for medicine to counter lust poison. After Ye Yunchi left for Misty-Wave City, Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu wondered about the aliases used by heroines traveling under Azure Nether Sword Manor's name.

• Lin Zisu caught Xie Jinhuan pretending he had called her his dear sister, then rushed him out to explore before her aunt arrived.
• Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu visited Dragoncloud Harbor's market, where Lin Zisu sought ingredients for new medicine.
• Lin Zisu approached a blue-robed woman and introduced herself as Lin Sangu, the Poison-Hand Dan Saint, while Xie Jinhuan followed as her bodyguard.
• Ye Yunchi asked Lin Zisu for a remedy against the potent poison of hundred-year Lust Locust Snakes and gave her Moon-Tasting Tower in Misty-Wave City as a contact point.
• Xie Jinhuan learned the woman's name was Ye Yunchi of Azure Nether Sword Manor, and she invited them to visit her at Moon-Tasting Tower.
• After Ye Yunchi left, Xie Jinhuan advised Lin Zisu to use the alias Hua Manlou of Azure Nether Sword Manor when traveling.

Xie Jinhuan’s reunion with Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye turned into a scheme that exposed their intimacy to Lin Wanyi, while Lü Yan and Chen Yishan discussed the Azure Dragon divine gift and the coming competition in Misty-Wave City. The chapter left Xie Jinhuan’s arrival at the competition uncertain to Chen Yishan, as Lü Yan kept his knowledge to himself.

• Xie Jinhuan told Bu Yuehua that he had met Ye Yunchi of Azure Nether Sword Manor, revealing that she and Nangong Ye had both used the same sect as an alias.
• Xie Jinhuan and Bu Yuehua drew Nangong Ye into their bathing-tub scheme, and Ye Hongshang recorded the scene as evidence against her.
• Lin Wanyi appeared through her spirit-possession technique, learned that Zisu had guessed about her and her Master, and scolded Xie Jinhuan for revealing their secret.
• In Misty-Wave City, Lü Yan showed Chen Yishan the restored Yellow Qilin Seal and discussed the scarce divine gifts and the risks of seeking the Azure Dragon gift.
• Chen Yishan asked whether Xie Jinhuan would attend and what had happened at the Academy, but Lü Yan refused to reveal what he knew and warned him against aligning the Gu Poison Sect with the Demon Path.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi defeated Long Boyuan, who revealed his Lingguang Divine Gift before Ye killed him. Ye then recognized Xie Jinhuan’s resemblance to Ye Ci’s lineage and attacked him, but accepted his explanation and apologized; they continued after Lü Yan and the fleeing opponents.

• Long Boyuan begged Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi for mercy, but Xie accused him of helping Wei Wuyi escape.
• Long Boyuan activated his ancestral Lingguang Divine Gift, and Ye Yunchi killed him before the released flames could harm them.
• Xie Jinhuan took Long Boyuan’s Red Hammer and damaged Golden Armor, while Ye Yunchi recovered the Lingguang Divine Gift and offered it to him.
• Ye Yunchi recognized Xie Jinhuan’s skill and techniques as resembling Ye Ci’s lineage, then attacked him with Blind-Eye Swordplay.
• Xie Jinhuan denied being Ye Ci’s disciple and swore an oath that convinced Ye Yunchi to apologize.
• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi hurried deeper into Hundred-Blight Marsh to catch up with Lü Yan and the fleeing opponents.

After Xie Jinhuan and the others drove off Gu Xuanzun’s group, Lü Yan escorted the poisoned Kuya toward Misty-Wave City while Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi went to investigate a disturbance. At Dragon Emperor Cave, the black-robed fugitive revealed a youthful face and claimed to be He Can’s ancestor.

• Lü Yan and Kuya discussed the black-robed attacker’s natural snake venom as Ye Yunchi and Xie Jinhuan arrived with Long Boyuan’s damaged Golden Armor.
• Xie Jinhuan gave Lü Yan the armor and charged him five Realm-Breaking Medicinal Ingredients for their help and the two Immortal Herbs.
• After sensing something unusual, Xie Jinhuan went with Ye Yunchi to investigate while Lü Yan escorted Kuya back toward Misty-Wave City.
• At Dragon Emperor Cave, Gu Xuanzun confronted the black-robed man over Long Boyuan’s death and accused him of abandoning their allies.
• The black-robed man revealed his youthful face and told He Can that he was his ancestor, leaving He Can confused.

Mo Yuan revealed his connection to the Corpse Ancestor and explained why he had avoided fighting Lü Yan, while Old Sha Tu ambushed the group with an extortion demand. When Gu Xuanzun and Mo Yuan attacked him, Sha Tu raised an alarm and fled, forcing the group to escape before their pursuers arrived.

• Mo Yuan identified himself as the adopted son of Mo Hunsheng, the Corpse Ancestor, and revealed that he was a great demon who had once been mistaken for a poisonous creature.
• Mo Yuan blamed Gu Xuanzun and the others for provoking the earlier fight and said he had come to Dragonbone Shoal for Xie Jinhuan.
• Mo Yuan sensed someone concealed in the vine forest, and Old Sha Tu emerged and demanded tribute in exchange for letting the group pass quietly.
• Old Sha Tu asked for Gu Xuanzun's bone saber and suggested taking He Can as his successor, while Gu Xuanzun refused to hand them over.
• Gu Xuanzun and Mo Yuan attacked Old Sha Tu, but he shook the cavern with a spell and fled after alerting their pursuers.
• Mo Yuan urged the group to escape before Lü Yan and the others reached them.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi found Gu Xuanzun and Mo Yuan pursuing Old Sha Tu in Dragon Emperor Cave, and Xie Jinhuan trapped the group in a blazing formation. Mo Yuan unleashed a terrifying demonic aura, prompting Coal Ball to fly toward the disturbance while Empress Dowager Guo sensed it from the Northern Darkness Sect.

• Xie Jinhuan followed the earthquakes into Dragon Emperor Cave and discovered Gu Xuanzun and Mo Yuan chasing Old Sha Tu through the underground forest.
• Old Sha Tu escaped deeper into the cave, and Xie Jinhuan told Lü Yan to pursue him while he confronted Gu Xuanzun and Mo Yuan.
• Xie Jinhuan raised eight walls of Blazing True Fire to seal the combatants inside an Octagonal Prison, and Ye Yunchi attacked Gu Xuanzun with her sword.
• Mo Yuan grabbed He Can and released black mist carrying a terrifying aura throughout Dragon Emperor Cave and up to the surface.
• Coal Ball flew out through the inn window toward the disturbance, and Empress Dowager Guo sensed a demonic aura near Dragon Emperor Cave.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi fought Mo Yuan, a Black Flood Dragon that had appeared inside Dragon Emperor Cave. As the cavern collapsed around them, Ye Hongshang warned them of a threat below.

• Mo Yuan’s water essence broke through Xie Jinhuan’s Eight-Gate Burning Array, and the Black Flood Dragon attacked Ye Yunchi.
• Xie Jinhuan knocked Ye Yunchi out of the serpent’s path but was struck by its tail and driven into a rock wall.
• Xie Jinhuan identified the creature as a Black Flood Dragon, then charged it while Ye Yunchi joined the fight.
• Xie Jinhuan struck Mo Yuan with his hammer, blasting apart its fangs and scorching its mouth, while Ye Yunchi attacked its scales and eyes.
• Mo Yuan fought back with its claws and black lightning, and the cavern ceiling collapsed as Ye Hongshang warned them of something below.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi fought Mo Yuan and Gu Xuanzun in the Dragon Emperor Cave, while Coal Ball’s unexpected arrival disrupted the battle. Xie Jinhuan killed Gu Xuanzun, learned that Shang Mingzhen had arranged the ambush, and advanced into the Dragon-Steed Realm before continuing deeper into the cave.

• Gu Xuanzun attacked Ye Yunchi with a blood curse, but Xie Jinhuan struck him with Heavenly Gang and chased him through the cavern.
• A distant cry frightened Mo Yuan and Xie Jinhuan into stopping their fight, but the apparent demonic colossus turned out to be Coal Ball, which then pursued the black snake.
• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi resumed the pursuit; Ye Yunchi went after the giant serpent while Xie Jinhuan cornered the wounded Gu Xuanzun.
• Gu Xuanzun revealed that Shang Mingzhen had ties to the Nether God Sect and wanted Xie Jinhuan captured before Xie Jinhuan killed him and burned his remains.
• By absorbing Gu Xuanzun’s Blood Qi, Xie Jinhuan formed a Martial Gallbladder and reached the Dragon-Steed Realm, then headed deeper into the Dragon Emperor Cave.

Xie Jinhuan reached Ye Yunchi at the underground lake after she fought off Old Sha Tu, who escaped into the water. Poisoned and on the edge of madness, Ye Yunchi took a So Righteous It Seems Evil Pill, which calmed her mind and brought her long-held thoughts about righteousness, family, and marriage into focus.

• Xie Jinhuan swallowed a So Righteous It Seems Evil Pill to steady his desire, then hurried deeper into the cavern with Ye Hongshang.
• Ye Yunchi followed Coal Ball to the underground lake and waited there, wary of pursuing the Black Flood Dragon into its home waters.
• Old Sha Tu ambushed Ye Yunchi with a Quicksand Spell and a series of attacks, but her sword released a powerful protective aura that destroyed his hand.
• Old Sha Tu recognized Ye Yunchi as a disciple of Twin Saints Ye Ci and fled into the black water before Xie Jinhuan arrived.
• Ye Yunchi collapsed from the combined Black Flood Dragon venom and Manluo Flower Poison, and Xie Jinhuan gave her a So Righteous It Seems Evil Pill.
• The pill quieted Ye Yunchi's mind, and she reflected that her immediate task was to cultivate herself while searching for a worthy husband.

Xie Jinhuan carried the poisoned Ye Yunchi toward Misty-Wave City, while their conversation about marriage ended with her insisting on being a proper wife. Elsewhere, Mo Yuan escaped with He Can and Zhang Chu, but remained determined to hunt Xie Jinhuan.

• Xie Jinhuan carried Ye Yunchi out of the Dragon Emperor Cave and learned that she had briefly considered him as a marriage prospect before discovering he was engaged.
• Ye Yunchi rejected the idea of becoming a junior wife, then fell from the air when she tried to leave Xie Jinhuan’s arms, forcing him and Coal Ball to catch her.
• Xie Jinhuan tried to recite a solemn lyric and whistle tunes for Ye Yunchi, while Coal Ball’s cries repeatedly disrupted the mood.
• Mo Yuan escaped to the coast with He Can and Zhang Chu after their battle, having lost a fang and his teammates.
• Mo Yuan vowed to track Xie Jinhuan and keep him when he next left the city, while He Can mocked his failed attempt to inspire him.

Empress Dowager Guo reached Xie Jinhuan in Misty-Wave City, warned that his identity and Ye Yunchi’s were exposed, and discussed how he would respond to the Unorthodox Dao’s pursuit. As Lin Wanyi examined the poisoned Ye Yunchi, Guo began explaining Ye Sheng’s past to Xie Jinhuan.

• Nangong Ye and Bu Yuehua worried when Xie Jinhuan and Coal Ball failed to return, but Empress Dowager Guo appeared and assured them Xie Jinhuan was safe.
• Empress Dowager Guo said Ye Yunchi had been poisoned by Black Flood Dragon venom and Manluo Flower poison, so Bu Yuehua sent Nangong Ye to buy Bone-Burning Vine and Dragon Marrow Zhi.
• Xie Jinhuan arrived carrying the poisoned Ye Yunchi, and Lin Wanyi examined her while the newcomers in the room confused her.
• Empress Dowager Guo told Xie Jinhuan that his Wei Kun disguise had been exposed and that Misty-Wave City and the Unorthodox Dao could target him and Ye Yunchi.
• Xie Jinhuan proposed an open strategy to counter the pursuit, and Guo agreed while warning that its success depended partly on when an opportunity appeared.
• Xie Jinhuan asked whether Ye Yunchi was Ye Sheng’s daughter, and Guo began recalling Ye Sheng’s conduct during the Witch Cult Rebellion.

Xie Jinhuan discussed Ye Ci’s past with Empress Dowager Guo, then danced with her while A Piao exposed his thoughts. Next door, Ye Yunchi questioned Lin Wanyi about her relationship with Xie Jinhuan, only for Lin Zisu to possess Lin Wanyi and behave unexpectedly, leaving Ye Yunchi suspicious of the group’s tangled relationships.

• Empress Dowager Guo speculated that Ye Ci’s family troubles might explain his return to the Righteous Path, and Xie Jinhuan said he would ask Qixia True Person about it.
• Empress Dowager Guo danced for Xie Jinhuan, then followed his lead in a close dance while A Piao revealed his thoughts to her.
• Ye Yunchi asked Lin Wanyi whether she was Xie Jinhuan’s beloved, and Lin Wanyi described Linghu Qingmo as a younger sister in the family rather than the principal wife.
• Lin Zisu possessed Lin Wanyi, squeezed Ye Yunchi’s bottom, and then claimed she was joking while examining Ye Yunchi’s condition.
• Senior Nangong entered, and Ye Yunchi wondered whether she had become entangled with a group whose relationships were far less straightforward than Xie Jinhuan’s upright appearance suggested.

Xie Jinhuan and Nangong Ye waited while Lin Zisu treated Ye Yunchi, and the cultivators of Misty-Wave City discussed the clash at Hundred-Blight Marsh. After Shang Mingzhen and his allies plotted to turn other cultivators against Xie Jinhuan, a powerful stranger arrived at the Mountains and Seas Tower asking for Young Master Shang.

• Xie Jinhuan teased Nangong Ye before leaving, and Nangong Ye continued guarding Ye Yunchi's room while Lin Zisu treated her poison.
• Lin Zisu found an unfamiliar breast-enhancement pill, tried it, and told Linghu Qingmo it was harmless but slow-acting.
• Cultivators gathered at the Mountains and Seas Tower to discuss the Hundred-Blight Marsh fight, while Chen Yishan treated Monk Kuya and denied Lü Yan's accusations.
• Shang Mingzhen, Mo Yuan, and Fang Qingxuan discussed Xie Jinhuan's victory and planned to spread rumors so rivals would target him.
• A tremendous pressure descended over the Mountains and Seas Tower, and an unseen visitor called out to ask whether Young Master Shang was inside.
• Mo Yuan slipped out through the back as Shang Mingzhen wondered whether Twin Saints Ye Ci had arrived.

Xie Jinhuan publicly confronted Shang Mingzhen and the assembled cultivators after killing Gu Xuanzun and Long Boyuan and driving off a black flood dragon. He warned those tied to the Unorthodox Dao, then promised to remain in Misty-Wave City while others pursued the coming opportunity first.

• Xie Jinhuan arrived at the Mountains and Seas Tower in a display of overwhelming martial pressure and asked whether Young Master Shang was inside.
• Xie Jinhuan presented Gu Xuanzun and Long Boyuan's weapons and recounted killing them after they joined a black flood dragon in ambushing Lü Yan and Master Kuya.
• Xie Jinhuan challenged Shang Mingzhen over Misty-Wave City's failure to intervene, and Shang Mingzhen promised to investigate the Demon Soul Sect if the accusations proved true.
• Xie Jinhuan warned the assembled patriarchs not to side with the Nether God Sect or other followers of the Unorthodox Dao, threatening to pursue them wherever they were.
• Xie Jinhuan said he would stay in the city to investigate evil and let the other cultivators leave first when the opportunity appeared, winning their approval.

Xie Jinhuan publicly announced that he had obtained the Immortal Artifact and secured his position before Misty-Wave City's cultivators, then returned to the inn and blundered into Ye Yunchi's room. As Zisu's medicine caused unexpected changes for Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye, Ye Yunchi wondered whether being pinned down by Xie Jinhuan had cost her chastity.

• Xie Jinhuan told the gathered cultivators that he had found the Immortal Artifact with a secret technique and that Shang Mingzhen's master had allowed it, making his claim public.
• Xie Jinhuan returned to the inn and found Ye Yunchi standing in thin clothing; she knocked him down and demanded to know whether he was Ye Ci's disciple.
• Linghu Qingmo and Lin Zisu saw Ye Yunchi pinning Xie Jinhuan, then left him to explain the accidental intrusion while Zisu noticed her medicine was changing her figure.
• Xie Jinhuan examined Bu Yuehua and discovered that Zisu's medicine had caused an unusual reaction, prompting Nangong Ye to check her as well.
• Bu Yuehua forced the Treat A Huan Like Your Baby Pill into Nangong Ye's mouth, and the two women fought as Xie Jinhuan tried to intervene.
• Ye Yunchi listened to the muffled commotion from her sickroom and wondered whether Xie Jinhuan pinning her down meant she had lost her chastity.

At the Nine Dragons Hall, Zhao Ling and Linghu Qingmo received an urgent message from Qixia True Person about enemy movements near Northern Darkness Lake. Xie Jinhuan learned that he would have to handle the danger at Dragonbone Shoal without her help before heading north to support the search for Yang Huaxian and Daoist Kongkong.

• Zhao Ling trained hard with the resources her father provided, while Lin Zisu and Lin Wanyi worked to meet the demand for Appearance-Preserving Pills.
• Duoduo delivered Qixia True Person's urgent letter to Linghu Qingmo, who learned that his Grandmaster could not come and was told to contact Xie Jinhuan.
• Nangong Ye sensed Linghu Qingmo approaching, so Xie Jinhuan hurried out of bed and left Bu Yuehua to explain their shared room.
• Linghu Qingmo told Xie Jinhuan that Qixia True Person had found movement near Northern Darkness Lake and ordered him to head north after finishing his immediate business.
• Xie Jinhuan worried about facing Shang Old Devil without reinforcements, but refused Linghu Qingmo's offer of the Azure Dragon Divine Gift and said he would judge the risk as events unfolded.

After recovering from Jiao Poison, Ye Yunchi mistook Linghu Qingmo’s playful beating of Xie Jinhuan for an illicit affair with Sect Leader Nangong and intervened. Xie Jinhuan cleared up the misunderstanding, then visited Ye Yunchi at Moon-Tasting Tower, where they discussed the soul links behind Linghu Qingmo and Lin’s changing personalities and recalled Ye Yunchi’s connection to Li Jing.

• Ye Yunchi recovered from the Jiao Poison and, while getting dressed, saw Nangong Ye pinning and electrocuting Xie Jinhuan in the corridor.
• Ye Yunchi scolded Nangong Ye for acting improperly toward her engaged disciple, and Xie Jinhuan explained that Linghu Qingmo was controlling Nangong Ye’s body through a divine soul link.
• Nangong Ye pretended to be Linghu Qingmo and accused Ye Yunchi of being too protective of Xie Jinhuan, prompting Ye Yunchi to leave in embarrassment.
• At Moon-Tasting Tower, Ye Yunchi heard rumors about Xie Jinhuan’s supposed lovers and wondered whether he had deceived her about Nangong Ye and Linghu Qingmo.
• Xie Jinhuan openly visited Ye Yunchi, confirmed that Linghu Qingmo and Bu Yuehua could occupy their masters’ bodies, and discussed Ye Yunchi’s calligraphy and her acquaintance with Li Jing.

Xie Jinhuan painted Ye Yunchi and flirted with her before news arrived that an opportunity was emerging near Misty-Wave City. At the Mountains and Seas Tower, the factions prepared to pursue the opportunity and plot against Xie Jinhuan, while Ye Yunchi confronted Madam Han over a sword.

• Xie Jinhuan painted Ye Yunchi in a lifelike, provocative pose, and she admired his work before a servant summoned them to the Mountains and Seas Tower.
• Ye Hongshang sensed that an opportunity was about to emerge, and Ye Yunchi stayed behind briefly while Xie Jinhuan went ahead.
• Shang Mingzhen assigned the opportunity at Dragon-Spine Ridge and told Mo Yuan and Fang Qingxuan to choose between pursuing it and dealing with Xie Jinhuan.
• Xie Jinhuan arrived at the Mountains and Seas Tower, where Empress Dowager Guo warned him not to take more than his allotted opportunity.
• Ye Yunchi confronted Madam Han about retrieving her worn sword, but Madam Han challenged her relationship with Xie Jinhuan and did not produce the sword.

Xie Jinhuan waited as Misty-Wave City announced the rules for a contest at Dragon-Spine Ridge, then set out after the first wave of cultivators. He left claiming he would investigate possible evil activity, while the chapter ended with him flying toward the distant disturbance with Senior Sister Milk Melons.

• Xie Jinhuan negotiated with Lü Yan for an escort after the contest and let Empress Dowager Guo, disguised as the Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden, answer Lü Yan’s accusations.
• Shang Mingzhen announced that cultivators could compete for a Divine Gift at Dragon-Spine Ridge, explaining the contest’s rules and restrictions.
• Thunder sounded, Shang Mingzhen revealed Dragon-Spine Ridge as the destination, and Zhang Jiwu, Madam Han, Lü Yan, and many others raced out of the city.
• Xie Jinhuan stayed behind as the others departed, while Ye Yunchi waited with him and the Mountains and Seas Tower opened a betting pool.
• After sensing fighting in the northwest, Xie Jinhuan asked Shang Mingzhen about possible evil activity and then flew toward the disturbance with Senior Sister Milk Melons.

Mo Yuan and Fang Qingxuan waited to ambush Xie Jinhuan as cultivators gathered around Lü Yan, who was refining the Azure Dragon Divine Gift. When Xie Jinhuan fought Old Sha Tu far away, the watchers turned to look, and Lü Yan vanished with the divine gift, sending them into pursuit.

• Mo Yuan rejected Fang Qingxuan’s suggestion to take the exposed Azure Dragon Divine Gift, insisting they focus on Xie Jinhuan.
• Lü Yan grabbed the divine gift and sheltered inside the Eight-Gate Burning Array as Madam Han, Zhang Jiwu, and many other cultivators surrounded him.
• Nangong Ye, Bu Yuehua, and Empress Dowager Guo watched the standoff while Lü Yan gradually stripped away the Extreme Yang Divine Thunder.
• Xie Jinhuan arrived and clashed with Old Sha Tu on the outskirts, drawing the watchers’ attention away from Lü Yan.
• Mo Yuan and the other cultivators looked back and discovered that Lü Yan and the divine gift had disappeared, then rushed to pursue him.

Xie Jinhuan and his companions left their hiding place to investigate blood baleful qi and caught Sha Tu draining two martial artists of their blood essence. Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi attacked him, and the chapter ended as thunder, fire, dust, and sword qi engulfed the hollow.

• Xie Jinhuan followed Coal Ball's signals toward a mountain hollow after Ye Hongshang sensed blood baleful qi nearby.
• Sha Tu ambushed two passing martial artists and began draining their blood essence to restore his strength.
• Xie Jinhuan confronted Sha Tu and struck him with the flying wheel Heavenly Gang.
• Sha Tu raised three earthen walls to block Heavenly Gang, but the weapon smashed through them and hurled him backward.
• Ye Yunchi attacked Sha Tu with her sword as the hollow disappeared beneath dust, thunder, fire, and sword qi.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi killed Sha Tu, allowing Lü Yan to escape underground with the opportunity he had found. Madam Han confronted Lü Yan in Snake King Cave with a mysterious sword called Nihility and forced him to retreat as she sealed the passage.

• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi killed Sha Tu, and Xie searched his belongings and shared some healing pills with the two surviving martial artists.
• Ye Hongshang told Xie Jinhuan that Lü Yan had escaped, while Xie and Milk Melons left with the spoils.
• Lü Yan hid in Snake King Cave and began removing the remaining Supreme Yang Thunder from the opportunity he had obtained.
• Madam Han intercepted Lü Yan in the cave and demanded that he surrender the opportunity.
• Madam Han used the sword Nihility to break through Lü Yan's fire defenses, then took his thunder sphere and collapsed the passage behind her.

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi cornered Madam Han as she escaped with the opportunity and Ye Yunchi’s mother’s black sword. Madam Han offered to return the sword only if Ye Yunchi took the Seven Emotions Pill to prove she had no romantic feelings for Xie Jinhuan, leaving Ye Yunchi hesitant.

• Lü Yan blamed Madam Han for taking the opportunity and sent the pursuing cultivators toward Dragon-Spine Ridge.
• Xie Jinhuan waited with Ye Yunchi, then followed Madam Han after A Piao detected her taking a hidden route away from the crowds.
• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Yunchi blocked Madam Han inside a cavern, and Ye Yunchi demanded the black sword back.
• Madam Han agreed to yield the sword but warned Ye Yunchi not to surrender it to a man and offered her a Seven Emotions Pill to test her feelings for Xie Jinhuan.
• Ye Yunchi hesitated over taking the pill, which stirred a person's emotions and exposed hidden affection.

Ye Yunchi took the Seven Emotions Pill and struggled with its effects while clinging to Xie Jinhuan, who helped her take a Devoted Love Pill. When they sensed an approaching threat, Chen Yishan stirred the mountain to draw cultivators toward their location.

• Madam Han gave Xie Jinhuan the Azure Dragon Divine Gift and told Ye Yunchi she could claim it in three days if she remained a virgin.
• Ye Yunchi swallowed the Seven Emotions Pill, became overwhelmed by desire, and demanded an antidote from Madam Han, who left without giving her one.
• Ye Yunchi seized Xie Jinhuan and struggled to control herself until she took the Devoted Love Pill, which cleared her mind but intensified her desire for a suitable mate.
• Xie Jinhuan sensed someone approaching and noticed that the venomous insects underground had lost their connection to their controller.
• Chen Yishan used his Vine Staff to shake the earth and stir the creatures across Dragon-Spine Ridge, drawing Lü Yan and the others' attention.

Xie Jinhuan drew the cultivators’ attention at Dragon-Spine Ridge while his allies secretly carried the Azure Light Sphere toward Misty-Wave City to end the treasure contest. Empress Dowager Guo set off with the sphere, while Ye Yunchi, Nangong Ye, and Bu Yuehua went to help Xie Jinhuan hold off the crowd.

• Chen Yishan blasted Xie Jinhuan from the Rat Tunnel, and the gathered cultivators surrounded him, believing he had the opportunity.
• Lü Yan and Zhang Jiwu voiced reservations about attacking Xie Jinhuan, while the Northern Region sect leaders demanded that he give up the opportunity.
• Xie Jinhuan invoked his past deeds and spoke at length to keep the crowd focused on him as Coal Ball spotted Ye Yunchi leaving Snake King Cave.
• Ye Yunchi told Nangong Ye and Bu Yuehua that Xie Jinhuan was drawing the cultivators away so they could take the Azure Light Sphere to Misty-Wave City.
• Empress Dowager Guo took the sphere toward Misty-Wave City, while Ye Yunchi, Nangong Ye, and Bu Yuehua headed to reinforce Xie Jinhuan.