Arc 28Chapters 679–703
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Xie Jinhuan and the others learned that the Corpse Ancestor had reached the Seventh Realm of the Martial Dao and raced toward Jingzhao Prefecture, while the Righteous Path gathered at Qilin Cave to defend it. Ye Ci revealed that he had spent two years supporting the unstable realm with the Human Emperor’s Cauldron, and the chapter ended as the Corpse Ancestor arrived and challenged their resolve.
Mo Hunsheng attacked the Righteous Path at the Ascension Platform, overwhelming its defenders despite Xie Jinhuan’s return and a powerful strike that drew blood. As Ye Ci prepared to pass the Martial Ancestor’s inheritance to Xie Jinhuan by sacrificing himself, Xie Jinhuan remained focused on Mo Hunsheng, and the chapter ended before the fight’s outcome was settled.
Xie Jinhuan rejected Ye Ci’s offer and struck the Heaven-Piercing Qilin, drawing power from the origin of heaven and earth and awakening a presence that marked him as a divine servant. He defeated Mo Hunsheng in a world-shaking battle, and Mo Hunsheng surrendered before being suppressed beneath the Yellow Qilin Seal.
Xie Jinhuan learned that Ye Hongshang was an ancient war-born deity sealed beneath the Demon-Suppressing Mausoleum and that his release of her could bring the Righteous Path against them. Ye Hongshang planned to stay hidden until they were ready, while Xie Jinhuan returned to his wives with his memories of their conversation suppressed.
After the battle, the Danluo Plains regained their spiritual vitality, and the survivors began clearing the ruins and mourning the dead. Monk Wuxin returned from the dead, Lu Wuzhen handed the Cinnabar Cauldron Sect leadership to Nangong Ye, and Xie Jinhuan and Xiao Biao remained missing.
After the final battle, Xie Jinhuan woke with his memories muddled and believed that pleasure with Ye Hongshang would restore spiritual energy to the world. Meanwhile, Jiang Xian and Qixia True Person discovered they shared one body and began negotiating control as Jiang Xian went to find Xie Jinhuan.
Jiang Xian tried to secure her place with Xie Jinhuan by initiating intimacy, while Qixia True Person remained trapped in her body and experienced it alongside her. Ye Hongshang watched and realized that Xie Jinhuan’s father already favored Jiang Xian as his future principal wife, making her a new rival.
Xie Jinhuan left Xian'er after their night together, while Ye Hongshang helped Qixia True Person and her younger self begin learning to coexist. Later, Xie Jinhuan reunited with Linghu Qingmo, gave him a handmade pair of gifts, and headed with him to congratulate his newly appointed master.
Xie Jinhuan visited the Directorate of Celestial Observation, where Nangong Ye had become Acting Chief Astronomer, and claimed that his cultivation with others restored the world's spiritual charm. The Eight Trigrams confirmed his claim, leaving Nangong Ye and the others to consider testing the discovery further while Xie Jinhuan headed to a banquet at Cloud Brocade Pool.
Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo attended Zhao Ling’s extravagant poolside banquet, where playful teasing escalated into a chase through the water. Later, Qixia True Person confronted Xie Jinhuan about Jiang Xian, but Jiang Xian took control of her body and forced Qixia True Person to indulge him, leaving him both delighted and afraid of her reaction.
Empress Dowager Guo and the other leaders discussed plans for the Righteous Path and the next generation before joining a celebratory gathering at the Eldest Princess's palace. The gathering turned into a lively poolside drinking game, and Ye Hongshang arrived to join Xie Jinhuan and the others.
Shang Lianbi awoke in the Demon-Suppressing Mausoleum and read Mo Hunsheng’s letter explaining their exchanged consciousnesses and his departure to seek the source of the world’s calamity. Mo Hunsheng sailed beyond the world toward the unknown, while Shang Lianbi was left to study in the library pavilion with the transformed city lord’s wife.
On the carriage ride home, Lin Wanyi challenged Ye Hongshang’s place as head of the household, but Hongshang won her over by raising Wanyi’s cultivation to the first grade. At the Lin Residence, Xie Jinhuan, Wanyi, and Zisu settled into bed together, where Zisu caught Wanyi and Xie Jinhuan flirting and joined them.
Lin Zisu rushed to the Academy’s autumn examination while Xie Jinhuan encountered Wang He and the Young Ladies’ Clique outside. Later, Xie Jinhuan, Linghu Qingmo, and Nangong Ye reunited on Purple Emblem Mountain, where their antics caused the Eight Directions Illumination Formation to ripple.
Lin Wanyi and Bu Yuehua investigated a mysterious Chi Dragon Cave token containing a remnant soul, while Mao Chunniang and her companions fled west and Empress Dowager Guo prepared to examine the token. At the Marquis’s Residence, Jiang Xian left Qixia True Person to continue practicing a spell that linked their bodies.
Lin Zisu finished the Alchemy Medicine Institute exam with a Grade A and went with Jiang Xian to find Xie Jinhuan at Purple Emblem Mountain. Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Guo visited Bu Qingya, but found Qixia True Person acting strangely and sent for Xie Jinhuan.
Empress Dowager Guo found Xie Jinhuan with Jiang Xian and joined the gathering on Purple Emblem Mountain, where Jiang Xian and Qixia True Person unexpectedly merged into one body. After the secret was revealed, the group continued their chaotic encounter, while He Can broke Zhang Chu out of his labor camp and persuaded him to flee together.
Bu Qingya awakened after nearly thirty years and reunited with Bu Yuehua, then went to Carefree Cave to learn about the changed world and his family. Xie Jinhuan returned to the Marquis's Residence and secretly slipped into Duoduo's room while listening to Ling'er and Ye discuss Night Immortal Maiden.
Zhao Ling advised Ye Yunchi that a consort secured her place through desire, gentleness, and virtue, prompting Ye Hongshang to reconsider how she treated the household’s younger women. After Ye Hongshang accidentally transformed Xie Jinhuan into a huge, uncontrollable form, she left him with Zhao Ling and Ye Yunchi and went to discuss Qingmo’s wedding arrangements with Wanyi.
Ye Hongshang told Lin Wanyi that she had secretly helped shape Wanyi and Xie Jinhuan’s relationship, then persuaded her to support a Dual Cultivation Ceremony for Qingmo before the household’s joint wedding. Xie Jinhuan agreed to the plan and took Ye Hongshang back to their old residence in Danyang, where she fulfilled his wager with a playful display of her transformations.
Xie Jinhuan brought betrothal gifts to Purple Emblem Mountain, prompting the family to discuss a wedding for Nangong Ye and a Dual Cultivation Ceremony for Linghu Qingmo. The ceremony was set to follow sect custom, but Ling'er immediately enforced the rule that Qingmo and Xie Jinhuan must abstain and avoid meeting until it was complete.
Empress Dowager Guo and Qixia True Person discussed publicly acknowledging their relationship with Xie Jinhuan, then joined him in planning a wedding. Their private encounter turned into a spectacle when Nangong Ye and the others discovered them, while Momo awaited her turn with Xie Jinhuan.
Linghu Qingmo prepared for his Dual Cultivation Ceremony with Xie Jinhuan while Nangong Ye helped him dress and wrestled with his feelings about marrying off his disciple. Xie Jinhuan arrived at Purple Emblem Mountain with his father, Xie Wen, and the ceremony guests gathered as the auspicious hour approached.
Xie Jinhuan and Linghu Qingmo completed their Dual Cultivation Ceremony at Purple Emblem Mountain and entered their cave abode together. After agreeing on a safeword, they sealed their private blood covenant and began their life as Dao companions.
Nangong Ye worried that Xie Jinhuan would overwhelm Linghu Qingmo during their wedding night, but her visit to the Cave Abode led her to join the newlyweds and swear a Dao companion vow with Xie Jinhuan. The three completed their ceremonies together, and the chapter left them continuing the night’s intimate celebrations.