Chapter Summaries

Xie Jinhuan and Ye Hongshang joked about the bet he had won, while Nangong Ye discovered that Zhao Ling had turned a gathering in Misty-Wave City into a wild party. Linghu Qingmo arrived at the inn and reunited with Xie Jinhuan, who had been caught kissing the empty rain; they embraced as Lin Zisu and Coal Ball watched from the room.

• Xie Jinhuan asked Ye Hongshang to pay off their bet, and she let him kiss her after teasing him for using Zisu Great Immortal to find the answer.
• Ye Hongshang challenged Xie Jinhuan to touch the Holy Maiden of the Northern Darkness Sect in exchange for a longer kiss, then let him claim the kiss he had already earned.
• Lin Zisu prepared medicine for the Lust Locust Snake's venom while Nangong Ye tried to contact Qingmo and accidentally witnessed Zhao Ling's rowdy banquet.
• Zhao Ling pulled the newly awakened Linghu Qingmo into the dancing, and Nangong Ye saw the scene through her Divine Sense before ending the connection.
• Linghu Qingmo arrived at the inn and found Xie Jinhuan kissing the rain; Xie Jinhuan admitted he had missed him, and the two embraced while Lin Zisu and Coal Ball watched.

Xie Jinhuan used Ye Yunchi’s invitation into the Mountains and Seas Tower to observe the gathered cultivators. After discussing the Azure Nether Sword Manor and a stolen painting, he promised to introduce Ye Yunchi to a painter in Misty-Wave City as they headed upstairs.

• Xie Jinhuan watched the guests arriving at the Mountains and Seas Tower and joined Ye Yunchi, who said she was the Manor Lord of the Azure Nether Sword Manor.
• Ye Yunchi explained that Bu Yuehua and Muyun Hong had impersonated the sword manor, and said the manor would demand an explanation if anyone damaged its reputation.
• Ye Yunchi identified a painting by the previous dynasty’s Painting Sage and offered thirty thousand taels to buy it, but Xie Jinhuan advised her to negotiate more carefully.
• Xie Jinhuan claimed he knew someone in Misty-Wave City who had captured much of the Painting Sage’s artistic spirit, and Ye Yunchi took him to the second floor.

Xie Jinhuan entered the Mountains and Seas Tower with Ye Yunchi, where Shang Mingzhen arranged to test Ye Yunchi’s wealth with a rare calligraphy treasure. As the auction continued, Xie Jinhuan examined one of Shang Lianbi’s sealed mystery boxes, and A Piao discovered that an inconspicuous box concealed a fire-controlling Immortal Artifact.

• Shang Mingzhen learned that Ye Yunchi had arrived and decided to offer Sage Xu’s original River-Moon Edict to test her pockets.
• Ye Yunchi entered the second-floor hall with Xie Jinhuan, then chose to stay and look around rather than leave to meet a calligraphy master.
• Ye Yunchi warned Xie Jinhuan that Shang Lianbi’s mystery boxes were designed to fleece clever buyers, while the maid claimed one contained an Immortal Artifact.
• Xie Jinhuan examined a box and sensed a supreme treasure of utmost yang inside but could not determine its nature.
• A Piao recognized that Shang Lianbi had placed a fire-controlling Immortal Artifact in an inconspicuous box, though she doubted anyone would dare buy it as a bargain.

Xie Jinhuan weighed the danger of pursuing a Fire-Controlling Immortal Artifact at Shang Lianbi’s auction and watched Ye Yunchi buy the Xu Sage’s calligraphy. He discovered that Hongdou was disguised as the Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden and learned that Empress Dowager Guo wanted to meet him that night.

• Xie Jinhuan realized Shang Lianbi’s Immortal Artifact might be bait, so he set it aside and searched the hall for a safer opportunity.
• Ye Yunchi bid a Jiazi lotus for the Xu Sage’s River-Moon Edict, outbidding the Holy Maiden’s offer of underworld river grass.
• Xie Jinhuan reassured Ye Yunchi about her costly purchase as the auction moved on to other collectibles.
• Xie Jinhuan noticed Lü Yan inspecting the blind boxes and continued looking for a way to take the hidden prize.
• Hongdou approached Xie Jinhuan in disguise and told him Empress Dowager Guo wanted to meet him privately that night.
• Xie Jinhuan signaled the inconspicuous box to Hongdou, who returned to the tea table and began reporting quietly.

Lü Yan deciphered the Northern Darkness Sect’s divination and identified Black Box Fifty as the likely target, but the Holy Maiden opened it first and revealed a mask radiating Blazing True Fire. The chapter left Lü Yan collapsing in despair as the gathered sect leaders stared at the treasure.

• After watching the Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden receive nine auspicious divination casts, Lü Yan connected the signs to the northeast and examined Black Box Fifty.
• Lü Yan suspected the box’s omen of great misfortune might concern the consequences of opening it, while Shang Mingzhen invited him to tea.
• The Holy Maiden, Ming Ji, picked up Black Box Fifty and opened it despite Shang Mingzhen’s attempt to dissuade her.
• A golden-red glow poured from the Dragon-Patterned Treasure Chest, and the assembled leaders saw a mask with a third-eye pattern and a bird-shaped phantom.
• Lü Yan screamed and fell to his knees, pounding his forehead as the others stared at the extraordinary mask.

The Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden opened a box containing the Immortal Artifact Vermilion Bird mask, while Misty-Wave City began plotting how to track Xie Jinhuan through the artifact and its new owner. After leaving Ye Yunchi, Xie Jinhuan learned that she despised him and suspected her grudge was against Qixia Immortal, then hurried toward the Northern Darkness Sect’s lodgings.

• The Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden opened a box containing the Vermilion Bird mask, and Shang Mingzhen honored Misty-Wave City’s promise to let her keep it.
• Shang Mingzhen and Long Boyuan concluded that Xie Jinhuan was in Dragonbone Shoal and planned to watch Lü Yan and the Holy Maiden for signs of contact.
• Xie Jinhuan left the Mountains and Seas Tower with Ye Yunchi, who explained that she had left her Jade Pendant as collateral and hurried to the Moon-Tasting Tower with her painting.
• When Ye Yunchi asked Xie Jinhuan’s name, he introduced himself as Wei Kun, and she called Xie Jinhuan a callow brat and blamed his supposed master for his character.
• Xie Jinhuan and Ye Hongshang guessed that Ye Yunchi’s grudge was against Qixia Immortal, and Xie Jinhuan headed toward the Northern Darkness Sect’s lodgings to investigate.

Lu Wuzhen explained the limits of divine gifts and warned Xie Jinhuan that the Azure Dragon Divine Gift would emerge at Dragonbone Shoal, where Xie planned to investigate under a concealed identity. Xie then took charge of Blood Rain Tower as Wei Kun and prepared to send spies ahead to assess the dangerous gathering.

• Lu Wuzhen gave Xie Jinhuan the Jianbing Divine Gift, explained that the source of Earth of the Five Elements had been cut off, and warned that the Azure Dragon Divine Gift might emerge at Dragonbone Shoal.
• Xie Jinhuan agreed to travel to Misty-Wave City before Qingming, conceal his identity, and investigate the Gu Poison Sect while trying to clear old Sikong's name.
• Xie Jinhuan teased Zhao Ling and Nai Duo in the carriage, using his charm technique before kissing Nai Duo on the cheek.
• Fan Hainie and a disciple lamented Blood Rain Tower's decline as Missing Moon Manor's poison doctors gained public favor and business in Carefree Cave.
• Xie Jinhuan, disguised as Wei Kun, declared himself Blood Rain Tower's sect leader, ended the tower's underworld jobs, and arranged for Missing Moon Manor to provide its members with income.
• Xie Jinhuan ordered Fan Hainie to send spies to Dragonbone Shoal and gather intelligence on the cultivators arriving there.

Bu Yuehua visited Lin Zisu at the Gu Poison Sect branch and learned about her experimental Invisibility Pill. Xie Jinhuan later encountered Zisu while she was changing, and the chapter ended with her hiding after he left.

• Bu Yuehua found Lin Zisu reading a scandalous book while mixing medicine and asked her to make pills for martial artists.
• Lin Zisu showed Bu Yuehua the Invisibility Pill, which concealed its user's Qi but also prevented them from using moves or Divine Abilities.
• Xie Jinhuan arrived at the branch with Coal Ball and went to the living quarters to find Wanyi and Bu Yuehua.
• Xie Jinhuan found lace clothes on the couch and picked them up, then Lin Zisu emerged from the adjoining bedroom wearing her aunt's nightdress.
• Lin Zisu explained that she had taken the Invisibility Pill while changing, and Xie Jinhuan hurried out after asking her to keep the encounter from Bu Yuehua.

Xie Jinhuan prepared to travel to Dragonbone Shoal in search of an opportunity, while Lin Zisu, Bu Yuehua, and Linghu Qingmo reacted to his impending departure. As he shared an intimate moment with Linghu Qingmo, A Piao suddenly appeared with a plan to strengthen the Thousand Threads Soul-Tethering Curse and began performing the Deity-Summoning Immortal Art.

• Xie Jinhuan discussed the dangers of Dragonbone Shoal with Lin Wanyi and Bu Yuehua, and decided he would go despite the risks.
• Bu Yuehua offered to accompany Xie Jinhuan and prepare supplies, while Lin Wanyi sent Lin Zisu and Coal Ball out for food.
• Lin Zisu retrieved her undergarment from Xie Jinhuan, then left as Lin Wanyi and Bu Yuehua realized she had overheard them.
• Xie Jinhuan prepared his Fire Feather Fan and chest armor while Linghu Qingmo worried about his safety and asked him to be careful.
• Linghu Qingmo gave Xie Jinhuan some private encouragement before his journey, but A Piao appeared and proposed using the curse to let them possess each other from afar.
• A Piao began performing the Deity-Summoning Immortal Art before Xie Jinhuan could understand her plan.

Linghu Qingmo and Nangong Ye suddenly switched bodies during an intimate encounter between Linghu Qingmo and Xie Jinhuan, leaving Nangong Ye to awaken in the middle of it. Linghu Qingmo panicked over what his master had endured, but Nangong Ye forgave him and tried to conceal the incident.

• Nangong Ye sensed unusual feedback from his Divine Soul while cultivating with Zhao Ling and Duoduo, then found himself in his body during Linghu Qingmo and Xie Jinhuan's intimate encounter.
• Nangong Ye's sudden arrival startled Xie Jinhuan, and the two switched bodies back before Linghu Qingmo realized what had happened.
• Linghu Qingmo rushed to the Danyang Marquis Household, where he saw Nangong Ye leave the room in embarrassment and collapsed in shame.
• Xie Jinhuan accepted the blame, while Nangong Ye insisted that he did not mind and told Linghu Qingmo not to condemn himself.
• Linghu Qingmo let Xie Jinhuan help him up and struck him several times, while Zhao Ling and Duoduo watched in disbelief.

Nangong Ye and Linghu Qingmo returned to their own bodies, while Xie Jinhuan explained a secret spirit-possession technique that could connect people over long distances. At Dragon-Tethering Harbor, He Can learned that Misty-Wave City had discovered his unusual constitution and ordered him to report there, and Zhang Chu insisted on going with him.

• Ye Hongshang told Xie Jinhuan she had restored Nangong Ye and Linghu Qingmo and left them able to possess each other briefly through marked connections.
• Xie Jinhuan explained the spirit-possession technique to Nangong Ye, Linghu Qingmo, and Bu Yuehua, who planned to use it to contact Wanyi and Zisu.
• At Dragon-Tethering Harbor, He Can and Zhang Chu discussed the prejudice they faced as Demon Path and Ghost Witch cultivators while working at the Jinhuan Stir-Fry Restaurant.
• Zhang Chu spotted a Northern Darkness Sect ship carrying its Holy Maiden, and He Can speculated that she had come for an opportunity in Dragonbone Shoal.
• Lord Liu of Misty-Wave City's Tax Hall told He Can that officials had identified his extraordinary skeletal constitution from his tax payment and ordered him to report to Misty-Wave City.
• Zhang Chu refused to remain behind and joined He Can, leaving the restaurant together.

Xie Jinhuan prepared to travel secretly to Dragonbone Shoal while Zhao Ling and Duoduo helped maintain the appearance that he remained in the capital. As Nangong Ye departed a few days later, she struggled to confess her feelings to Qingmo and promised to discuss their tangled relationship after returning.

• Xie Jinhuan discussed ways to conceal his journey with Zhao Ling and Duoduo, and Zhao Ling proposed having Qingmo impersonate him while the Scarlet Qilin Guard circulated reports of his exploits.
• Duoduo and Zhao Ling tried to guess what had happened between Xie Jinhuan and Nangong Ye, but he avoided revealing the truth and distracted them.
• A few days later, Nangong Ye prepared to travel south, and Qingmo came to see her off and worried that their recent physical contact might leave her troubled.
• Nangong Ye reassured Qingmo and promised they would talk through the matter after she returned from Dragonbone Shoal.
• Nangong Ye looked back at Qingmo as she left, regretted the strain between them, and resolved to confess everything at their next meeting.

Xie Jinhuan arrived at Dragoncloud Harbor in disguise to pursue the Azure Dragon Divine Gift, while learning that many powerful figures had gathered for the rare opportunity. He left Fan Hainie to keep gathering intelligence and explored the harbor with Ye Hongshang as the competition loomed.

• Fan Hainie staged an extravagant reception for the disguised Xie Jinhuan, who criticized the conspicuous display and met him privately.
• Fan Hainie reported that powerful sect leaders, reclusive cultivators, and enemies seeking to confront Xie Jinhuan were gathering for the Azure Dragon Divine Gift.
• Fan Hainie revealed that Elder Bu Hanying had proposed renaming Blood Rain Tower to Fallen Blossoms, and Xie Jinhuan dismissed him before changing his disguise.
• Xie Jinhuan walked through Dragoncloud Harbor with Ye Hongshang, resisting her teasing suggestion that he pursue the local cultivators who harvested others' vital essence.

Bu Yuehua used the Divine Soul Mark to let Lin Zisu possess her body while she watched a giant grilled fish in Misty-Wave City. Xie Jinhuan mistook Zisu for Bu Yuehua, and she struck him away before revealing who she was.

• Bu Yuehua activated the Divine Soul Mark while visiting a grilled-fish stall with Coal Ball, and Lin Zisu answered from the Alchemy Room.
• Lin Zisu took control of Bu Yuehua’s body and marveled at the city, Coal Ball, and the body’s condition.
• Xie Jinhuan approached from behind, pinched Bu Yuehua’s bottom, and leaned in to kiss her.
• Lin Zisu reflexively struck Xie Jinhuan with White Ape Offers the Peach, sending him flying several zhang.
• Lin Zisu apologized, pulled Xie Jinhuan into an alley, and told him, “It’s me, Zisu!”

Xie Jinhuan took Lin Zisu and Coal Ball to explore Dragoncloud Harbor, where they met Ye Yunchi of Azure Nether Sword Manor while she sought medicine against Lust Locust Snake venom. Ye Yunchi invited them to visit her at Moon-Tasting Tower in Misty-Wave City, leaving Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu wondering why heroines used Azure Nether Sword Manor as an alias.

• Xie Jinhuan changed the subject after Lin Zisu caught him pretending to be familiar with her and took her out to explore.
• Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu visited Dragoncloud Harbor’s market, where Lin Zisu browsed medicinal herbs and Xie Jinhuan spotted a dignified woman in a blue-green robe.
• Lin Zisu introduced herself as the Poison-Hand Dan Saint and offered to help the woman, who explained that she needed medicine against venom from hundred-year-old Lust Locust Snakes.
• Lin Zisu proposed an Unable-to-Rise-Again Pill for male victims and offered to send medicine to Moon-Tasting Tower in Misty-Wave City.
• The woman identified herself as Ye Yunchi of Azure Nether Sword Manor, invited Xie Jinhuan and Lin Zisu to visit, and departed.
• Lin Zisu asked whether heroines commonly used Azure Nether Sword Manor as an alias, and Xie Jinhuan suggested she call herself Azure Nether Sword Manor Hua Manlou.

Aboard the ferry, Xie Jinhuan and Bu Yuehua exposed Nangong Ye to Lin Wanyi during their intimate scheme, leaving Nangong Ye mortified. In Misty-Wave City, Lü Yan and Chen Yishan discussed the coming contest at War Saint Mountain and rumors surrounding the Academy.

• Xie Jinhuan told Bu Yuehua that he had encountered Ye Yunchi of the Azure Nether Sword Manor, revealing that Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye had both used the manor's name as an alias.
• Bu Yuehua and Xie Jinhuan drew Nangong Ye into their intimate encounter, while Ye Hongshang recorded it with a Crystal Ball.
• Lin Wanyi possessed Bu Yuehua's body, recognized Nangong Ye, and questioned Xie Jinhuan about what Zisu had learned; Nangong Ye realized Bu Yuehua had arranged the humiliation.
• In Misty-Wave City, Lü Yan showed Chen Yishan the restored Yellow Qilin Seal and warned him that competition for the Azure Dragon Divine Gift and the opportunity at War Saint Mountain would be dangerous.
• Chen Yishan asked Lü Yan about the Nether God Sect's attack on the Academy, and Lü Yan challenged him over whether he had joined the Demon Path before warning him of the Gu Poison Sect's risk of annihilation.

Xie Jinhuan and his companions arrived in Misty-Wave City, where he learned about the city's pre-Qingming attractions and prepared to investigate them. Meanwhile, Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye noticed that a Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden had inexplicably sensed their quiet conversation, leaving them wary as they went to find Xie Jinhuan.

• After three days aboard the ferry, Xie Jinhuan and the others arrived in Misty-Wave City and split up to find lodging and gather information.
• Fan Hainie told Xie Jinhuan that Shang Mingzhen oversaw Misty-Wave City and described the auctions and sealed-box gambling planned at Mountains and Seas Tower.
• Xie Jinhuan decided to visit the Mountains and Seas Tower event that evening.
• At a restaurant near Moon-Tasting Tower, Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye watched Witch Cult members and argued about the Northern Darkness Sect Holy Maiden.
• The Holy Maiden looked directly toward their window despite Bu Yuehua having spoken quietly, so Bu Yuehua and Nangong Ye left to find Xie Jinhuan.

Xie Jinhuan collected his kissing wager from Ye Hongshang while Lin Zisu prepared medicine and Nangong Ye searched for Linghu Qingmo. Nangong Ye discovered the chaos at Zhao Ling’s banquet, and Linghu Qingmo reunited with Xie Jinhuan in Misty-Wave City, where they embraced.

• Xie Jinhuan persuaded Ye Hongshang to honor their bet, but she left the space beneath her skirt unmodeled and he settled for kissing her lips.
• Lin Zisu refined medicine for the Lust Locust Snake Venom while Nangong Ye tried to locate Linghu Qingmo.
• Nangong Ye’s divine sense found Zhao Ling’s unruly banquet, where Qingmo was dazed and Zhao Ling urged him to dance.
• Linghu Qingmo awoke in Misty-Wave City and found Xie Jinhuan kissing the empty rain before the two reunited.
• Xie Jinhuan explained that he had missed Linghu Qingmo, and they embraced while Lin Zisu and Coal Ball watched from the doorway.

Xie Jinhuan used Ye Yunchi’s invitation to enter Mountains and Seas Tower, where they discussed Azure Nether Sword Manor and a famous painting. Ye Yunchi left the painting unsold for now and took Xie Jinhuan to the second floor.

• Xie Jinhuan watched the guests arriving at Mountains and Seas Tower and decided he needed another way inside without drawing attention.
• Xie Jinhuan met Ye Yunchi outside the tower and learned that she was the manor lord of Azure Nether Sword Manor.
• Ye Yunchi explained that Bu Yuehua and Muyun Hong had impersonated Azure Nether Sword Manor disciples, and said the manor would demand an explanation if anyone sullied its name.
• Ye Yunchi used her status to bring Xie Jinhuan inside Mountains and Seas Tower, where they viewed the treasures on display.
• Ye Yunchi offered thirty thousand taels for a painting by the previous dynasty’s Sage of Painting, but Xie Jinhuan urged her to negotiate and claimed he knew someone who had mastered much of the Sage’s style.
• Ye Yunchi postponed buying the painting and took Xie Jinhuan to the second floor.

Ye Yunchi and Xie Jinhuan visited the Mountains and Seas Tower’s second-floor auction, where Shang Mingzhen tried to draw out bidders with rare treasures and sealed mystery boxes. A Piao sensed that one inconspicuous box contained a Fire-Controlling Immortal Artifact, leaving Xie Jinhuan with a chance to pursue it despite the danger.

• Shang Mingzhen directed his staff to raise auction prices gradually and arranged to test Ye Yunchi’s resources with Sage Xu’s original River-Moon Edict.
• Ye Yunchi entered the auction hall with Xie Jinhuan, recognized its powerful attendees, and decided to stay rather than leave to meet her friend.
• Ye Yunchi warned Xie Jinhuan that Shang Lianbi’s mystery boxes were difficult to decipher and had already cost Lü Yan dearly.
• A Piao examined the sealed boxes and sensed that one on an inconspicuous rack contained a Fire-Controlling Immortal Artifact.