Recaps

The Han Family discussed the consequences of killing Hong Chen and learned from Han Chi that Xu Ran could easily handle the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. Han Yue and Han Xue were astonished by Han Chi’s reverence for Xu Ran, as the family prepared to welcome him carefully.

• After seeing the sixth-rank snake demon’s corpse, the Han Family worried that killing Hong Chen would bring trouble from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Han Chi reassured the family that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion posed no threat while Xu Ran stood behind them.
• Han Tian and the other elders realized Xu Ran was a powerful figure, and Han Chi told them to treat him as an honored guest.
• When the elders teased Han Chi about being Xu Ran’s father-in-law, Han Chi defended his respectful attitude, while Han Yue and Han Xue were left astonished by Xu Ran’s stature.

Han Chi explained why he revered Xu Ran and urged the Han Family to seize the opportunity his marriage to Han Yue offered. After the family decided to publicize the Hong Family’s defeat, Han Xue confronted her father about his deference to Xu Ran, and Han Chi defended it as necessary for the family’s future.

• Han Chi said Xu Ran was far beyond the Hall of Souls and the Pill Tower, persuading the Han Family elders that he could become their powerful backer.
• The elders celebrated Han Yue’s marriage to Xu Ran and regretted that they had ever considered marrying her to Hong Chen.
• Han Tian asked whether the family should announce the Hong Family’s losses, and Han Chi ordered the Han Family members to be summoned before the news was released.
• Han Chi dismissed the elders and told them not to disturb Xu Ran unless necessary.
• Han Xue accused Han Chi of acting spinelessly, and he replied that Xu Ran deserved reverence and could change the Han Family’s fortunes.

Han Xue struggled to reconcile Xu Ran’s reputation with her suspicions about his behavior, while Xu Ran teased her about the promise she had made when he saved her. After he comforted her and claimed to be the world’s greatest man of talent, Han Xue laughed and refused to believe him.

• Han Xue left the hall puzzled by the elders’ admiration for Xu Ran and reconsidered whether she had misjudged him.
• Xu Ran teased Han Xue about her promise to give anything in return for being rescued, and she angrily reminded him that he was already with her sister.
• Han Xue began to cry, so Xu Ran pulled her close and wiped away her tears while she pounded him with Dou Qi.
• Han Xue escaped his embrace and challenged Xu Ran to prove his many talents, questioning his boast that he was the world’s greatest man of talent.

Han Xue challenged Xu Ran to prove his talents in various fields, starting with a game of Go. Despite giving Han Xue a three-stone handicap, Xu Ran defeated her, leaving her mortified.

• Han Xue demanded that Xu Ran demonstrate his abilities and promised to let him do whatever he wanted if he succeeded.
• Han Xue chose Go for their first contest, and Xu Ran claimed his skill was slightly above ninth dan.
• Xu Ran agreed to give Han Xue a three-stone handicap, and she eagerly placed the opening stones.
• Han Xue initially mocked Xu Ran’s seemingly random moves, but she realized they were surrounding her stones.
• Han Xue admitted defeat and turned green with embarrassment after losing despite her handicap.

Xu Ran silenced Han Xue’s doubts by displaying extraordinary calligraphy and reciting a famous lyric, leaving her overwhelmed by his talent and questioning her feelings for him. Han Xue ended the chapter torn between her anger at Xu Ran’s womanizing and the powerful attraction she felt toward him.

• Han Xue asked Xu Ran to demonstrate his calligraphy and prepared ink for him.
• Xu Ran wrote an elegant passage in running script, astonishing Han Xue with both its artistic mastery and its prose.
• Han Xue admitted she could find no fault with Xu Ran’s calligraphy and asked him to compose a poem.
• Xu Ran recited a lyric about searching through a crowd and finding someone beneath sparse lantern lights.
• Han Xue wondered whether the lyric was meant for her and felt her resolve weaken despite her anger at Xu Ran’s many relationships.
• Han Xue realized she understood why her sister loved Xu Ran, while remaining confused about what she herself wanted.

Xu Ran used his poem and flute performance to impress Han Xue as she tried to escape their wager. After listening to him play, Han Xue admitted defeat, leaving her increasingly captivated by him.

• Xu Ran told Han Xue that he had written the poem for her, and she pretended to reject his advances while privately enjoying the poem.
• Han Xue refused to appraise the poem, but Xu Ran pressed her to honor their wager.
• Han Xue challenged Xu Ran to play the xiao, and he produced one and performed “Flying Snow Jade Flower.”
• Han Xue listened to Xu Ran’s music and reconsidered her view of him, realizing she was close to falling for him.
• Han Xue admitted that Xu Ran had won.

Xu Ran and Han Xue affirmed their relationship before the Hong Family confronted the Han Family over Hong Chen’s death. The two families stood on the verge of battle, with Hong Li threatening Han Yue and Xu Ran’s side holding the advantage.

• Xu Ran embraced Han Xue, who agreed to be with him after he promised Han Yue would be with him too.
• Han Xue questioned whether Xu Ran truly liked her, and he said he feared regretting the people he had let go; she forgave him.
• Dou Zong pressure from the Hong Family surged toward the Han Family, and experts from both families gathered across Northern Sky City.
• Han Chi confronted Hong Li, who accused the Han Family of killing his son Hong Chen and two elders.
• Han Yue blamed Hong Chen for bringing his death upon himself, and Hong Li threatened to kill her.

The Han Family confronted Hong Li and the Hong Family over Hong Chen and the others’ deaths, now openly defying the family they had long feared. Hong Li accused them of plotting the killings, but Han Chi stood firm and rejected the accusation.

• Han Chi mocked Hong Li and suggested the Han Family no longer feared the Hong Family.
• Hong Li demanded that the Han Family hand over the Ferocious Beast responsible for killing Hong Family members.
• Han Chi and the Han Family defended the deaths, saying Hong Chen and his companions had attacked Han Xue, and threatened to fight if the Hong Family wanted war.
• A Han Family elder pointed out that Hong Chen’s death had likely cost the Hong Family its backing from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Hong Li accused the Han Family of luring Hong Chen into a deliberate ambush, while Han Chi insulted Hong Chen and refused to back down.

The Hong Family joined forces with Elder Shen of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to attack the Han Family, but Han Yue trusted that Xu Ran would intervene. As Elder Shen struck at Han Yue, she remained calm and warned him that choosing the wrong side came at a price.

• Hong Li called on Elder Shen to help destroy the Han Family, and Elder Shen demanded justice for Hong Chen’s death.
• Elder Shen revealed his Five-Star Dou Zong strength and agreed to hold off Han Chi while the Hong Family attacked the rest of the Han Family.
• Hong Li ordered his fighters to kill the Han Family members and spare the women, while Han Chi worried and Han Yue assured him Xu Ran had arrived.
• Elder Shen abruptly attacked Han Yue, sensing a terrifying presence around her.
• Han Yue faced Elder Shen with a smile and warned him that choosing the wrong side came at a price.

Shen Yun attacked Han Yue, but Xu Ran's golden protective barrier blocked his strikes and revealed the Han Family's hidden backing. The chapter ended with Shen Yun repeatedly attacking while Han Yue remained unharmed and unafraid.

• Shen Yun struck at Han Yue, but a golden barrier stopped his palm and protected her.
• The onlookers realized Han Yue possessed an extraordinary defensive treasure, and the Hong Family's experts wondered what secrets the Han Family concealed.
• Han Yue taunted Shen Yun, confident that Xu Ran's protection would keep her safe.
• Shen Yun unleashed repeated Wind and Thunder Palm strikes, but Han Yue's barrier remained unmoved.

Xu Ran’s Protective Dou Qi kept Han Yue safe from Shen Yun’s attacks, leaving the Han Family and the watching families astonished. As the battle continued, Xu Ran teased Han Xue by demanding a kiss before he helped, and she reluctantly offered him her first kiss.

• Shen Yun’s attacks failed to harm Han Yue, while the Han Family and the onlookers laughed at his frustration.
• Xu Ran told Han Xue that his Protective Dou Qi automatically shielded Han Yue and others from danger.
• Han Xue asked whether Xu Ran was stronger than Shen Yun, and Xu Ran claimed he could defeat everyone present with a single slap.
• Han Xue urged Xu Ran to help protect her family, and he asked for a kiss in exchange for intervening.
• Han Xue complained that Xu Ran was taking advantage of the crisis, then said her first kiss would be a bargain for him.

Shen Yun and the Hong Family threatened the Han Family, but Han Yue’s strange defense left them unable to hurt her. Xu Ran arrived and promised to handle the attackers alone, leaving the onlookers stunned by the Han Family’s confidence in him.

• Han Chi mocked Shen Yun after Han Yue repeatedly evaded his attacks, lifting the Han Family’s spirits.
• Shen Yun swore revenge, while Hong Li urged him to attack the rest of the Han Family first.
• Shen Yun sensed a powerful presence guarding the Han Family and called for it to reveal itself.
• Xu Ran arrived beside Han Chi with Han Xue, and Han Yue asked him to deal with Shen Yun and Hong Li.
• Xu Ran embraced Han Yue, then told Han Chi that he could defeat the enemy forces alone.

Xu Ran effortlessly killed Hong Li and dozens of Hong Family experts while defending the Han Family. As he said only two enemies remained, a furious voice from the Hong Family’s location demanded to know who had killed its members.

• Hong Li charged Xu Ran with his saber, but Xu Ran caught the blade barehanded and snapped it in two.
• Xu Ran used the broken blade to kill Hong Li, then swiftly slew the Hong Family’s other experts.
• Xu Ran slaughtered dozens of Hong Family fighters in seconds, leaving the Han Family and onlookers stunned.
• Xu Ran told Han Yue and Han Xue that only two enemies remained.
• A voice from the Hong Family’s location roared in anger and demanded to know who had killed its members.

Xu Ran killed Shen Yun after the Wind and Thunder Pavilion elder tried to flee and threatened him with retaliation. Hong Tianxiao arrived to find the Hong Family's experts dead and challenged Xu Ran, who dismissed him as too weak.

• Shen Yun tried to leave, but Xu Ran refused to let him escape and mocked him for abandoning the Hong Family.
• Shen Yun threatened Xu Ran with the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's power and its ability to target the Han Family.
• Xu Ran struck Shen Yun down and killed him, destroying his soul form despite the elder's threats.
• The crowd feared the Wind and Thunder Pavilion would retaliate, but believed its experts might also fall to Xu Ran.
• Hong Tianxiao arrived, swore vengeance on Xu Ran, and was met with Xu Ran's taunt that he was not strong enough.

Xu Ran defeated the Hong Family’s remaining forces in Northern Sky City and refused Hong Tianxiao’s plea for mercy, leaving Han Chi to hunt down the survivors. After the battle, Xu Ran comforted Han Yue and left with her.

• Hong Tianxiao offered the Han Family the Hong Family’s treasures in exchange for sparing its survivors, but Xu Ran and Han Chi refused.
• Hong Tianxiao tried to self-detonate and attack the Han Family, but Xu Ran killed him with a broken blade.
• Han Chi took the Han Family’s experts to hunt down the Hong Family’s surviving members and said Han Yue should accompany Xu Ran.
• Han Yue and Han Xue felt sorrow for the innocent people who would die, while Xu Ran explained that the Hong Family’s collapse could leave them vulnerable to other enemies.
• Xu Ran embraced Han Yue, then carried her away, as onlookers concluded that Hong Chen’s desire for the Han sisters had helped bring about the Hong Family’s downfall.

Han Yue teased Xu Ran before bathing, then reflected on how her appearance had changed since becoming his woman and worried about competing for his affection. She emerged in an outfit inspired by Xun'er and the others, leaving Xu Ran staring at her.

• Han Yue scolded Xu Ran for holding her in public, and Xu Ran joked that she and Han Xue were beauties who brought disaster.
• Han Yue asked Xu Ran to let her bathe and warned him not to enter or use Soul Power to peek; he promised to respect her privacy.
• While bathing, Han Yue noticed that her body had become more beautiful since she had gotten together with Xu Ran and worried about standing out among his other women.
• After an hour, Han Yue opened the door wearing blue athletic shorts, white stockings, and an athletic undergarment, then shyly asked Xu Ran if he liked how she looked.

Xu Ran praised Han Yue’s revealing outfit and went into her bedroom with her, while Xinlan and Han Xue secretly watched. Xinlan teased Han Xue about her feelings for Xu Ran and told her how powerful he was, leaving Han Xue stunned as they awaited the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.

• Xu Ran admired Han Yue’s appearance, and Han Yue said she had dressed that way only for him before they went into her bedroom.
• Xinlan and Han Xue secretly watched Han Yue and Xu Ran, and Xinlan compared Han Yue’s looks with her own.
• Xinlan teased Han Xue about liking Xu Ran and revealed she had also spied on Han Xue’s private time with him.
• Han Xue asked about Xu Ran’s reputation, and Xinlan said he could claim the headmaster’s position at Jia Nan Academy if he wanted.
• Xinlan said Xu Ran could defeat even a Dou Sheng and that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s experts posed no threat, leaving Han Xue shocked.

Han Xue learned that Han Yue had encouraged her to admire Xu Ran, while Xinlan teased her before leaving to cultivate. After Xu Ran’s defeat of the Hong Family, Han Chi’s elders celebrated their rescue, and Han Chi revealed that Xu Ran and Han Yue intended to marry.

• Xinlan teased Han Xue about Han Yue’s matchmaking scheme and playfully examined her, then explained that she wanted to improve her cultivation and alchemy.
• Han Xue watched Xinlan leave and considered how Xu Ran’s pills could make years of cultivation seem unnecessary.
• Han Chi and the Han Family elders cleared away the Hong Family’s remaining forces without resistance.
• The elders praised Xu Ran for defeating Hong Tianxiao, Shen Yun, and the others, and Han Chi revealed that Xu Ran had come to propose marriage to Han Yue.
• An elder suggested sending Hong Family women to Xu Ran, but Han Chi kicked him and rejected the idea to protect Han Yue.

The North Pavilion of Wind and Thunder learned that Elder Yun had died and sent three elders to investigate his death in Northern Sky City. Meanwhile, Xu Ran and Han Yue rested together as she urged him to pursue her younger sister Han Xue.

• A Han Family member warned that the Wind and Thunder Pavilion would retaliate and ordered the family to recall its members from outside Northern Sky City.
• The North Pavilion Master learned that Elder Yun’s Soul Lightning Stele had shattered and ordered Elders Wind, Thunder, and Lightning to investigate and capture everyone connected to his death.
• The North Pavilion Master worried that wider turmoil was underway after hearing that the Hall of Souls had also suffered a calamity.
• Han Yue recovered beside Xu Ran, teased him about his many confidantes, and reminded him to take the initiative with Han Xue.
• Xu Ran joked about winning Han Xue over, while Han Yue warned him not to bully her younger sister.

After the Han Family defeated the Hong Family with Xu Ran’s help, Han Yue revealed that Xu Ran had given her father a seventh-grade pill that could help him break through to Dou Zun. The elders marveled at the pill as Han Chi prepared to receive its power.

• The Han Family celebrated its victory over the Hong Family and discussed its newfound dominance in Northern Sky City.
• Han Tian credited Xu Ran and Han Yue for saving the family from the Hong Family and the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
• Han Chi privately wished for a pill that could help him break through to Dou Zun, and Han Yue overheard him.
• Han Yue showed Han Chi and the elders a sentient seventh-grade pill Xu Ran had refined for him.
• Han Yue said the pill could help Han Chi reach Dou Zun, and she assured the doubtful elders that Xu Ran’s pills surpassed ordinary seventh-grade pills.

Han Yue revealed that Xu Ran’s pill could raise Han Chi’s cultivation without immediate side effects, and Han Chi used it to rapidly advance to nine-star Dou Zong. The chapter left Han Chi on the verge of breaking through to Dou Zun as Northern Sky City’s residents envied the Han Family’s new strength and Xu Ran’s support.

• Han Yue explained that Xu Ran’s pill could greatly increase cultivation without the dangerous side effects of ordinary strength-boosting pills, and said Xu Ran had more.
• Han Chi took the pill and entered seclusion while Han Tian and the others stood guard.
• The pill’s power rapidly raised Han Chi’s cultivation through the Dou Zong ranks until he reached nine-star Dou Zong.
• Han Chi’s breakthrough drew nearly all the Heaven and Earth Energy from Northern Sky City and stirred alarm among the city’s experts.
• Residents of Northern Sky City concluded that the Han Family had gained a powerful advantage and envied its connection to Xu Ran.

Xu Ran killed the three Wind and Thunder Pavilion elders who had come to Northern Sky City, then took Xinlan, Han Yue, and Han Xue to destroy the Pavilion’s North Pavilion. After leveling the Northern Domain branch, he continued his campaign against the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s main force.

• The three Wind and Thunder Pavilion elders arrived in Northern Sky City, and Xu Ran confronted them with Xinlan and Han Yue.
• The elders attacked Xu Ran and the two women, but Xu Ran killed all three with ease.
• Xu Ran told Han Yue and Xinlan he would destroy the Wind and Thunder Pavilion to protect the Han Family, then informed Han Chi and left with them.
• Xu Ran used spatial power to reach the Wind and Thunder Pavilion North Pavilion with Xinlan, Han Yue, and Han Xue.
• Xu Ran unleashed his sword intent, destroyed the North Pavilion, and killed its Branch Hall Master along with the thousands of people there.

After Xu Ran destroyed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion’s North Pavilion, Lei Venerable and Feng Qing'er prepared to face the attacker while the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan urged Feng Qing'er to befriend him. Xu Ran revealed his overwhelming Ancestral Dragon Might to Feng Qing'er, leaving her unable to deny the difference in their power.

• After the North Pavilion was destroyed, Lei Venerable asked Feng Qing'er to seek help from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan.
• Feng Qing'er said her clan had something else going on, then learned that an elder wanted her to befriend the person the Wind and Thunder Pavilion had offended.
• When the Wind and Thunder Pavilion shook under an attack, Feng Qing'er offered to confront the attacker, and Lei Venerable welcomed her help.
• Feng Qing'er met Xu Ran and asked him to spare the Wind and Thunder Pavilion in consideration of her clan.
• Xu Ran dismissed the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan’s power and released his Ancestral Dragon Might, overwhelming Feng Qing'er.

Feng Qing'er recognized Xu Ran's overwhelming power, apologized, and asked him to spare her master. After Xu Ran crippled Lei Venerable and destroyed the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's forces, Feng Qing'er asked to stay by Xu Ran's side, provoking jealousy in the three women.

• Feng Qing'er realized Xu Ran's bloodline and strength surpassed even her clan's leader, apologized, and stopped opposing him.
• Xu Ran agreed to spare Lei Venerable's life by crippling his cultivation, and Feng Qing'er turned her attention to Han Yue, Han Xue, and Xinlan.
• Lei Venerable unleashed his Three-Star Dou Zun strength, but Xu Ran crippled him and wiped out the Wind and Thunder Pavilion's experts while sparing ordinary people.
• Xu Ran prepared to leave with the three women and told Feng Qing'er she could go free.
• Feng Qing'er asked to follow Xu Ran and serve him, prompting hostility from Han Yue, Han Xue, and Xinlan.

After leaving the Han Family, Xu Ran traveled with Xinlan and Feng Qing'er to the Ye Family in Ye City. There, Xinlan rejected the elders’ plan to marry her to Cao Dan, and Xu Ran challenged their demand that she sacrifice herself for the family.

• Xu Ran said goodbye to Han Yue and Han Xue, promising to return with presents, then left with Xinlan and Feng Qing'er.
• The trio reached Ye City, where Xinlan eagerly returned to her family, confident no one could force her to marry.
• The Ye Family’s elders discussed their declining standing among the Pill Tower’s five great families and their need for Cao Family support through Xinlan’s marriage to Cao Dan.
• Xinlan entered the council hall and refused the marriage, but the elders insisted that the family’s interests came first.
• Xu Ran condemned the elders for asking Xinlan to sacrifice herself while they avoided making sacrifices themselves.