Recaps

Xu Ran praised the Little Medical Fairy’s rapid progress and gave Lin Fei and Xue Mei pills to improve their cultivation and aptitude. He then explained that he planned to build a spatial wormhole connecting the Mist Cloud Sect and the Black-Corner Region so the group could travel between them quickly.

• The Little Medical Fairy told Xu Ran she had become a sixth-rank alchemist and was close to breaking through to Dou Huang.
• Xu Ran praised Lin Fei and Xue Mei for reaching the third rank and gave each of them pills that could help them advance toward Dou Wang.
• Lin Fei and Xue Mei thanked Xu Ran, and the women reflected on how respectfully he treated them.
• Xu Ran told the group he planned to build a spatial wormhole at the Mist Cloud Sect linking it to the Black-Corner Region.

Xu Ran explained the benefits of Spatial Wormholes and built one outside the Mist Cloud Sect, promising to connect it to the Black-Corner Region and the Snake-People Tribe. After completing the first wormhole, he left with Little Medical Fairy to build another at the Snake-People Tribe.

• Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran recognized the Spatial Wormhole, and Xu Ran explained that he could build one that operated with little upkeep and would bring the Mist Cloud Sect substantial income.
• Xu Ran began building a Spatial Wormhole outside the Mist Cloud Sect while the sect's elders and deacons gathered to watch.
• Xu Ran completed the Spatial Wormhole in minutes, and the Mist Cloud Sect members celebrated gaining control of a valuable route.
• Little Medical Fairy hugged Xu Ran and accompanied him as he left to build a Spatial Wormhole at the Snake-People Tribe.

Xu Ran flew with Little Medical Fairy and gave her advanced alchemy knowledge, promising her a powerful sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame. Though she teased him for delaying his visit, she grew excited about her gifts as they headed toward Jia Nan Academy.

• Xu Ran transferred pill formulas and alchemy knowledge to Little Medical Fairy, with much of the information sealed until she grew stronger.
• Xu Ran promised Little Medical Fairy a sub-flame of Void Swallowing Flame, then explained that he had subdued the second-ranked Heavenly Flame.
• Little Medical Fairy recalled the threat Void Swallowing Flame had posed to the Mist Cloud Sect and the Jia Ma Empire while she was in the secret realm.
• Little Medical Fairy lightly scolded Xu Ran for spending time with Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran before visiting her, though his special gifts eased her resentment.
• Xu Ran pinched Little Medical Fairy's nose and asked what she would do when they reached Jia Nan Academy.

The Little Medical Fairy accepted Xu Ran’s other relationships after warning him to choose his companions carefully. In the wake of Xiao Yan’s attack and Xu Ran’s victory, the Jia Ma Empire condemned Xiao Yan and celebrated Xu Ran, who returned to the Snake-People Tribe and established a Spatial Wormhole there.

• The Little Medical Fairy teased Xu Ran about his romances at Jia Nan Academy, then said she could accept them as long as his partners were outstanding and got along with the others.
• Stories spread across the Jia Ma Empire about Xu Ran defeating Xiao Yan’s powerful ally, while people blamed Xiao Yan for attacking the empire, the Mist Cloud Sect, and the Snake-People Tribe and destroying the Xiao Clan.
• Xu Ran arrived at the Snake-People Tribe, where its members welcomed him with cheers, songs, and dances.
• Xu Ran completed a Spatial Wormhole in the Snake-People Tribe’s territory, giving the tribe a valuable new advantage.

Xu Ran finished establishing a spatial wormhole for the Snake-People Tribe and prepared to return to Jia Nan Academy, promising to bring the women gifts and come back for them soon. He stopped in Jia Ma Sacred City to assess the damage and shop, where people praised him and denounced Xiao Yan.

• Queen Medusa admired the stable, economical spatial wormhole Xu Ran had created, while Xu Ran decided against building such gateways across the continent because of their risks and upkeep costs.
• Xu Ran reunited with Qing Lin and told the women he would return to Jia Nan Academy, build a second wormhole, and come back to bring them there.
• The Little Medical Fairy asked Xu Ran to return within half a month, and he promised to finish everything in less than a week and bring gifts.
• Xu Ran left the Snake-People Tribe and headed to Jia Ma Sacred City to check on the empire’s casualties and buy gifts for Xun'er and the others.
• In Jia Ma Sacred City, Xu Ran heard people praise him, blame Xiao Yan for the attack, and gossip about Xu Ran’s romantic life.

Xu Ran bought gifts for his wives and refused to sell an azure necklace to Princess Yaoyue, who had demanded it for herself. They discovered they were both headed to the Mitre Family, though Yaoyue concealed why she was going there.

• Xu Ran ordered custom clothes and bought accessories as gifts for the women in his life.
• Xu Ran bought an azure necklace, and Princess Yaoyue demanded that the shopkeeper give it to her instead.
• Yaoyue offered to pay double, but Xu Ran refused to sell the necklace and teased her about using her status to pressure him.
• Yaoyue angrily gave up on the necklace and threatened to have Xu Ran beaten at the Imperial Palace.
• Xu Ran learned that Yaoyue was heading to the Mitre Family, while she hid that she hoped to encounter someone there.

Xu Ran claimed he knew the Mitre Family’s leaders, but Princess Yaoyue dismissed his claims and refused to believe he was the famous Lord Xu Ran. After Xu Ran teased her with an innuendo, Yaoyue left without punishing him and continued toward the Mitre Family, still puzzled by her reaction.

• Xu Ran offered to use his connections with Hai Bodong and Mittel Tengshan to help Yaoyue, but she mocked him for boasting.
• Yaoyue challenged Xu Ran’s claim to be the legendary Lord Xu Ran, and he confirmed his identity, which she still refused to believe.
• Xu Ran made an innuendo while speaking to Yaoyue, and the onlookers recognized the improper meaning even as she initially did not.
• Yaoyue suspected Xu Ran was teasing her but walked away without striking or arresting him.
• Xu Ran bought gifts and headed to the Mitre Family, while Yaoyue wondered why she had let him go unpunished.

Yaoyue complained to Yao Ye about the man who had tricked her, while Yao Ye suspected he might have been Xu Ran. The sisters visited the Mitre Family as the Jia Ma royal family struggled to respond to the growing power of the Mist Cloud Sect and Mitre Family, and Yao Ye hoped Xu Ran would help preserve the empire’s position.

• Yaoyue kicked a guard after he explained how Xu Ran had tricked her, then searched for Xu Ran and found he had disappeared.
• Yao Ye arrived, heard Yaoyue’s story, and briefly wondered whether the man had been Xu Ran before deciding it was unlikely.
• Yao Ye and Yaoyue went to visit Uncle Teng Shan at the Mitre Family residence.
• Yaoyue asked whether they might meet Xu Ran, while Yao Ye considered the royal family’s weakening position against the Mist Cloud Sect and Mitre Family.
• Yao Ye hoped Xu Ran would aid the empire, while Yaoyue blushed and wondered whether he would find her attractive.

Yaoyue admitted her feelings for Xu Ran, and Yao Ye urged her to win his favor to help the imperial family. When Xu Ran appeared at the Mitre Family residence, Yaoyue angrily confronted him over his earlier teasing and denied that she wanted to marry him.

• Yaoyue confessed to Yao Ye that she had fallen for Xu Ran and resented that other women had more chances to be near him.
• Yao Ye explained that the imperial family was losing influence to the Mitre Family and Mist Cloud Sect, both protected by Xu Ran, and encouraged Yaoyue to approach him.
• Yao Ye suggested Yaoyue could become Xu Ran's lover or disciple and advised her to stay by his side, even as his medicine boy.
• Xu Ran approached Yaoyue and Yao Ye at the Mitre Family residence and said he had entered by claiming to be their friend.
• Xu Ran joked that he was Yaoyue's fiancé because she had wanted to marry him, and Yaoyue furiously denied ever saying so.

Yaoyue challenged Xu Ran, unaware of his identity, while Yao Ye panicked over the risk of offending him. After Xu Ran emerged unharmed from Yaoyue’s strongest attack, Yao Ye stopped her and approached him with a formal apology.

• Yao Ye realized Xu Ran might be Lord Xu Ran, the powerful figure connected to the black-robed expert who had saved Jia Ma Sacred City and the Mitre Family.
• Yaoyue attacked Xu Ran with her Heavenly Fire Dance and confidently expected to defeat him.
• Xu Ran stood unharmed after the golden flames dispersed and showed Yaoyue he had absorbed her attack.
• Yao Ye ordered Yaoyue to stop, then curtsied to Xu Ran according to court etiquette.

Yao Ye recognized Xu Ran and warned Yaoyue that the powerful man she had challenged was Lord Xu Ran. After Yaoyue feared she had ruined her chance to impress him, Xu Ran forgave her, leaving the sisters at ease in his presence.

• Yao Ye bowed to Xu Ran and addressed him as Lord Xu Ran, while Yaoyue resisted believing his identity.
• Yaoyue recalled her admiration for Xu Ran and regretted challenging him after realizing he knew who she was.
• Yao Ye pulled Yaoyue down to kneel and pleaded with Xu Ran not to punish her sister.
• Xu Ran told the sisters he did not blame Yaoyue and helped her to her feet.
• Yaoyue regained her cheerful manner, and Yao Ye admired Xu Ran's gentle disposition.

Xu Ran teased Yaoyue and Yao Ye after they confronted him over their earlier misunderstanding, then openly admitted that he liked beautiful faces and figures. Yaoyue became convinced that Xu Ran preferred mature women like her sister and cried over her own petite appearance.

• Yaoyue complained that Xu Ran had tricked her, while he defended himself by recalling that she had tried to buy his necklace for double its price.
• Yao Ye vouched that Yaoyue was well-behaved, and Yaoyue insisted that Xu Ran had deliberately let her misunderstand him.
• Xu Ran pretended he would settle accounts with Yaoyue, prompting her to hide behind Yao Ye and explain that she had mistaken him for an impostor.
• Xu Ran scrutinized the sisters' legs, and Yaoyue asked whether he thought hers were short and unattractive.
• Xu Ran said he preferred beautiful bodies, leaving both princesses embarrassed, and Yaoyue tearfully concluded that he liked mature women like Yao Ye.

Xu Ran, Yao Ye, and Yaoyue discussed what Yaoyue had learned from palace maids about sexual practices, while Xu Ran claimed to know nothing about them. The conversation left Xu Ran startled by Yaoyue’s stories and worried that they were straying far from what he had imagined.

• Yaoyue teased Yao Ye for watching Xu Ran, and Xu Ran scolded Yaoyue for her remarks.
• Yaoyue hinted that she knew about unusual sexual practices, leaving Yao Ye and Xu Ran stunned.
• Xu Ran insisted that he was pure and knew nothing beyond cultivation, and Yao Ye and Yaoyue began to believe his explanation.
• Yaoyue proudly said palace maids had taught her and beckoned Xu Ran closer to share what she knew.
• Yaoyue mentioned whipping and hanging, prompting Xu Ran to interrupt and say her stories were not what he had imagined.
• Yaoyue stood stupefied as Xu Ran reacted to her stories.

Xu Ran teased Yaoyue before Princess Yao Ye asked him to save the Jia Ma Imperial Family, whose influence had waned as other powers grew stronger after his arrival. Yao Ye offered the imperial family’s allegiance and pledged herself to Xu Ran, leaving him to decide whether to accept.

• Xu Ran teased Yaoyue about the intimate knowledge she had shared, and she fled in embarrassment.
• Yao Ye apologized for Yaoyue’s behavior, then asked Xu Ran to intervene on behalf of the imperial family.
• Yao Ye explained that Xu Ran’s arrival had empowered the Mitre Family, the Mist Cloud Sect, and the Snake-People Tribe, weakening the imperial family’s position.
• Xu Ran questioned why he should help the imperial family, and Yao Ye offered its eternal allegiance in return.
• Xu Ran asked whether Yao Ye would pledge herself to him, and she knelt and offered to serve him.

Xu Ran accepted Yao Ye’s offer of compensation and spent time alone with her, while Hai Bodong and Teng Shan discussed the consequences of Xu Ran’s ties to the imperial family. The chapter ended with Xu Ran bathing an exhausted Yao Ye.

• Xu Ran told Yao Ye that he wanted her, and she gladly agreed to be with him.
• Hai Bodong refrained from interrupting Xu Ran and Yao Ye, while Teng Shan worried that Xu Ran’s imperial connections would hinder the Mitre Family.
• The Ice Emperor reminded Teng Shan that Ya Fei’s success in the Black-Corner Region offered the Mitre Family greater prospects beyond the Jia Ma Empire.
• Teng Shan accepted the Ice Emperor’s advice and let go of his ambition to defeat the imperial family.
• Afterward, Yao Ye lay exhausted, and Xu Ran carried her into a bath he filled with water elements.

Xu Ran tenderly cared for Yao Ye as they grew closer, and she accepted his promise to cherish her. Yao Ye then worried about Yaoyue’s feelings, and suggested that Xu Ran win her over too.

• Xu Ran revealed that he had both Fire and Water Attributes while helping Yao Ye bathe.
• Yao Ye wondered why Xu Ran treated her so well, and he promised that he would never abandon her.
• Yao Ye worried that Yaoyue, who had fallen for Xu Ran, might be devastated by their relationship.
• Yao Ye suggested that Xu Ran win Yaoyue over as well.

Xu Ran and Yao Ye joked about their relationship and the possibility of bringing Yaoyue into it. Yaoyue confronted them after spending the night outside their room, then ran off in tears, and Xu Ran went after her.

• Xu Ran and Yao Ye teased each other about marriage, and Yao Ye laughed at Xu Ran's version of the three obediences and four virtues for men.
• Xu Ran and Yao Ye left the room hand in hand and encountered an enraged Yaoyue.
• Yaoyue accused Yao Ye of betraying her trust and revealed she had spent the night listening outside their room.
• Yao Ye tried to explain, but Yaoyue cried and ran away, feeling rejected by Xu Ran and betrayed by her sister.
• Yao Ye asked Xu Ran to comfort Yaoyue, and Xu Ran chased after her.

After Yaoyue fled the Mitre residence in anger, Xu Ran caught up with her and teased her until her resentment melted away. He gave her a flower wreath, and their flirtation ended with his suggestion that she become his little wife.

• Yaoyue regretted storming out and kicked pebbles while worrying that Xu Ran saw her as unreasonable.
• Xu Ran appeared beside Yaoyue, and she confronted him about being a lecher and bullying Yao Ye.
• Xu Ran offered Yaoyue a flower wreath as an apology, and she let him place it on her head.
• Yaoyue urged Xu Ran to treat Yao Ye well and warned him that her imperial family would not tolerate mistreatment.
• Xu Ran suggested Yaoyue become his little wife, leaving her blushing and secretly pleased.

Xu Ran returned to the Xu Sect and found it flourishing as the Central Plains’ factions learned that a Dou Di existed. He prepared to head to the Central Plains while the Xu Sect expanded its recruitment and drew the attention of ancient clans.

• After Xu Ran backed the Jia Ma Empire Royal Family and allied it with the Mitre Family, he finished his business and set off for Jia Nan Academy.
• Gu Yuan and the other top powerhouses learned that Xu Ran was a Dou Di, while Xun'er and the Gu Clan recognized the truth of his identity.
• The System Lady told Xu Ran that Gu Yuena, Qiu'er, Bi Ji, and the others had gone to the Central Plains to subdue its Magical Beast factions.
• Xu Ran and Hun Miesheng arrived at the marketplace outside Jia Nan Academy, where Xu Ran sensed powerful visitors and planned to leave diplomacy to Ya Fei.
• Xu Ran saw Han Yue and Xinlan recruiting for the Xu Sect and noticed that several applicants carried Dou Di Bloodlines.
• Han Yue and Xinlan assessed applicants with gemstones crafted by the Goddesses, which tested their abilities and intentions.

Xu Ran returned to the Xu Sect while Han Yue and Xinlan were assessing recruits, and they greeted him with joy after learning of his strength and the honors they had gained through their connection to him. He introduced Hun Miesheng as the sect’s new gatekeeper, despite his five-star Dou Sheng strength.

• People waiting for the Xu Sect assessment speculated that Xu Ran was a Dou Sheng, while disciples from the Ancient Clans knew he was a Dou Di and had come to offer goodwill.
• Xu Ran brought honey peaches to Han Yue and Xinlan, who recognized him, embraced him, and wept with happiness at his return.
• Han Yue and Xinlan told Xu Ran how Jia Nan Academy had promoted them to elders after learning of their connection to him.
• Xu Ran soothed the two women as the crowd watched and admired him.
• Han Yue and Xinlan asked about the black-robed Hun Miesheng, and Xu Ran assigned him to guard the Xu Sect’s main gate.

Xu Ran revealed that the Dou Sheng guarding the Xu Sect’s gate was Hun Miesheng, the captured Hall of Souls Hall Master. He invited Han Yue and Xinlan to spend the evening talking with him, and both women agreed.

• The visitors recognized the gatekeeper as Hun Miesheng and realized Xu Ran had captured the Hall of Souls Hall Master.
• Xu Ran told Han Yue and Xinlan that he had captured Hun Miesheng after he caused trouble in the Jia Ma Empire.
• Xu Ran joked that he would capture another Soul Clan expert to make a matching pair, and Han Yue and Xinlan teased him about it.
• Han Yue asked Xu Ran to spend time with her, and he agreed to meet her that night.
• Xu Ran invited Xinlan to join them, and she accepted.

Xu Ran visited Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei as they mourned the Xiao Clan, explaining how Xiao Yan had destroyed their family and reassuring them that he could defeat Tuoshe Ancient Emperor. The two women began to focus on taking revenge, while Xu Ran comforted them and promised they would be safe.

• Han Yue and Xinlan told Xu Ran that Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, and the others were grieving inside the Xu Sect, and he left to visit them.
• Xu Ran found Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei burning spirit money and apologized for failing to protect the Xiao Clan; they embraced him and wept.
• Xu Ran explained that Xiao Yan had brought Soul Clan powerhouses to attack the Jia Ma Empire and that he had arrived at the Xiao Clan too late to save anyone.
• Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei cursed Xiao Yan for killing his own family and asked whether he had died, and Xu Ran told them about Tuoshe Ancient Emperor.
• Xu Ran assured Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei that Tuoshe Ancient Emperor was no match for him, then held them and urged them to stop grieving.

Xu Ran visited Xun'er, who revealed that she supported his actions against the Xiao Clan because she trusted him completely. As Xu Ran noticed Xun'er growing anxious about her place among his many powerful companions, she sought his reassurance.

• Xu Ran went to Xun'er after soothing Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei, and found her acting as a trusted leader among the women from the Dou Qi Continent.
• Xu Ran worried that tensions could arise between Xun'er and the women from the Divine Realm as the two groups grew stronger and competed for resources.
• Xun'er asked whether Xu Ran had been involved in what happened to the Xiao Clan, then explained that she would not grieve or seek revenge because she trusted his reasons.
• Xun'er told Xu Ran that she shared his likes and dislikes, and would support him even if he opposed the Xiao Clan.
• Xun'er admitted she was trying to please Xu Ran because his growing circle of companions made her worry about losing his attention.

Xu Ran set up a Spatial Wormhole near the Xu Sect and Jia Nan Academy, then spent time with Tang Yuehua to make up for neglecting her. After playing music for her, he carried her toward a room, while the other women gathered nearby and then hurried off to dress up.

• Xu Ran left Xun'er and established a Spatial Wormhole near the Xu Sect and Jia Nan Academy, prompting the academy to send an elder to oversee renovations.
• Xu Ran heard Tang Yuehua playing the zither and visited her, admitting through his actions that he had been neglecting her.
• Xu Ran gave Tang Yuehua a moon-yellow jade hairpin and played music for her at her request.
• Xu Ran carried Tang Yuehua toward a nearby large room after remembering his arrangement with Han Yue and the others.
• Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Xue Ke, and the other women gathered at the doorway, then hurried back to their rooms to dress after Xu Ran looked at them.

Xu Ran brought Queen Medusa and her companions through a Spatial Wormhole to meet Yun Yun and the others in the Black-Corner Region. Queen Medusa and Yun Yun began competing over their looks and Xu Ran’s affection, leaving him to answer Yun Yun’s serious question about which of them he liked more.

• Han Yue and Xinlan grew closer to Xiao Wu and the others after sharing an unusual night, and Xu Ran gave them the gifts he had bought.
• Xu Ran built a Spatial Wormhole and brought Yun Yun, Queen Medusa, and their companions to the Black-Corner Region.
• Queen Medusa marveled at the fast journey and greeted Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran without immediately arguing.
• Queen Medusa praised Nalan Yanran and provoked Yun Yun by calling her Little Sister Yun Yun.
• Yun Yun challenged Queen Medusa’s teasing and asked Xu Ran whether he liked her or Queen Medusa more.