Recaps

After taking control of the Void Heavenly Palace and renaming it the Ancient Demon Domain, Jiang Yantian granted Ye Hong’s request to marry his younger brother. Jiang Yantian then joined Mei Yanluo and Beiming Yu to inspect their new territory, while Yan Miaoxi remained unaware of the changes as she prepared for her future plans.

• Ye Hong accepted Jiang Yantian’s takeover and promised to handle the realm’s reorganization as a loyal subordinate.
• Ye Hong asked Jiang Yantian to arrange his marriage to his younger brother, and Jiang Yantian agreed.
• Jiang Yantian went to Mei Yanluo and Beiming Yu, who praised his conquest, and told them he had settled Ye Hong’s marriage matter.
• Jiang Yantian and his wives began inspecting the Ancient Demon Domain and planned to remodel it before fetching Yan Miaoxi.
• Yan Miaoxi combed her hair in her bedchamber at the War Ruins Royal Clan, unaware that the Void Heavenly Palace had changed hands and names.

Yan Miaoxi debated whether to tell Jiang Yantian she planned to attack the Void Heavenly Palace, then learned he had already conquered it and renamed it the Ancient Demon Domain. Delighted that he had acted for her sake, she canceled her attack and prepared to visit him with a grand ceremonial procession.

• Yan Miaoxi decided not to tell Jiang Yantian about her plan to attack the Void Heavenly Palace and chose to rest before the war.
• The War Ruins Grand Elder told Yan Miaoxi that a mysterious silver-haired man in black had seized the Void Heavenly Palace and renamed it the Ancient Demon Domain.
• Yan Miaoxi recognized the man as Jiang Yantian and learned he had attacked because the palace had bullied his wife.
• Yan Miaoxi canceled the planned attack and ordered the grandest ceremonial procession to accompany her to congratulate the Imperishable Devil Emperor.

Yan Miaoxi led the War Ruins Royal Clan to the transformed Demon Domain to visit Jiang Yantian, but the newly aligned guardians mistook them for invaders and barred their way. The chapter ended with the two sides poised for battle as the Demon Domain elders ordered Yan Miaoxi to withdraw before their lord arrived.

• Yan Miaoxi donned a ceremonial robe and led the War Ruins Royal Clan through a spatial rift toward the former Void Heavenly Palace.
• The procession found the territory transformed into the ominous Demon Domain, with Jiang Yantian’s demonic influence reshaping its landscape.
• Demon Domain guards sealed the borders and formed battle lines, warning the War Ruins Royal Clan that outsiders could not enter.
• Yan Miaoxi stopped the War Ruins grand elder from speaking and challenged the guards’ claim that she would be killed for trespassing.
• Yan Miaoxi said Jiang Yantian would not object to her entering his territory, provoking the Demon Domain elders to accuse her of blasphemy and demand that she withdraw.

Jiang Yantian emerged to stop a confrontation between the Demon Domain and the War Ruins Royal Clan, then reunited with Yan Miaoxi and soothed her for being left out of his plans. After the two groups entered the Demon Domain, Jiang Yantian and Yan Miaoxi stayed behind together, openly embracing and teasing each other.

• Yan Miaoxi prepared to fight when Jiang Yantian appeared on a black lotus and crossed the void to embrace her.
• Jiang Yantian ignored the experts’ homage as Yan Miaoxi reproached him for settling matters without telling her.
• The gathered experts and the War Ruins elders realized that Yan Miaoxi was Jiang Yantian’s wife, and the elders knelt to apologize for drawing weapons against her.
• Jiang Yantian dismissed the gathering, and the Demon Domain and War Ruins Royal Clan entered the Demon Domain while he and Yan Miaoxi remained behind.
• Jiang Yantian teased Yan Miaoxi for calling him her husband, and she softly repeated the endearment.

Jiang Yantian teased Yan Miaoxi about her former disguise as Brother Yan, then reassured her of his affection and asked to kiss her. After she agreed, he kissed her, and she let him lead.

• Jiang Yantian told Yan Miaoxi that he had seen through her disguise from their first meeting in Clear Waves City.
• Yan Miaoxi realized he had deliberately teased her while she posed as Brother Yan and playfully called him a shameless lecher.
• Jiang Yantian promised to cherish Yan Miaoxi, and she agreed to keep the name Brother Yan for special occasions.
• Jiang Yantian asked to kiss Yan Miaoxi, and she shyly gave him permission.
• Jiang Yantian kissed Yan Miaoxi, who grew flustered and leaned into him as he deepened the kiss.

Jiang Yantian carried Yan Miaoxi into her carriage and tried to take their intimacy further, but she stopped him because she was not ready to do so there. He apologized and comforted her, and they ended the encounter sharing affectionate, embarrassed banter.

• Yan Miaoxi surrendered to Jiang Yantian's passionate kiss as he grew bolder with her.
• Jiang Yantian carried Yan Miaoxi into her carriage and kissed her neck, but she firmly told him to stop and wait for another time.
• Jiang Yantian cooled down, apologized for being impulsive, and kissed her forehead and lips instead.
• Yan Miaoxi admitted her legs had gone weak, and Jiang Yantian helped her up while teasing her.
• Yan Miaoxi covered Jiang Yantian's mouth when he began to comment on her disheveled appearance, then hid her face against his chest as he teased her about next time.

Jiang Yantian reunited with Yan Miaoxi, introduced her to Mei Yanluo and Beiming Yu, and brought the three women to his Demon Domain. After the Devil Emperor's subjects welcomed them as empresses, he led his wives to a secluded palace and tried to resume their intimacy, but Yan Miaoxi stepped out of his reach.

• Yan Miaoxi asked Jiang Yantian whether he had taken another wife, and he admitted that he had married Beiming Yu.
• Mei Yanluo and Beiming Yu approached the carriage, where they found Jiang Yantian and Yan Miaoxi stepping out, and Mei Yanluo teased them about what they had been doing.
• Beiming Yu greeted Yan Miaoxi, who welcomed her as a sister, and Jiang Yantian took the three women into the Demon Domain.
• The Devil Emperor's subjects greeted Jiang Yantian and the three women as their emperor and empresses, and he impatiently dismissed the crowd before teleporting away with them.
• Jiang Yantian brought his wives to a secluded palace and tried to draw them toward the cloud bed, but Yan Miaoxi deftly stepped aside.

Jiang Yantian received Chen Zheng’s unverified lead on Su Lanyi while his three wives left him to explore the Demon Domain. Chen Zheng had reached Life Origin Heavenly City and overheard local cultivators discussing Su Lanyi, but the chapter ended before he confirmed the report.

• Yan Miaoxi, Beiming Yu, and Mei Yanluo left Jiang Yantian to explore their new surroundings after teasing him about other women.
• Chen Zheng contacted Jiang Yantian with a lead identifying Su Lanyi, the Hundun Myriad Blossoms Lord, as one of the Six Spirit Beauties of the Heavens.
• Jiang Yantian told Chen Zheng to verify the information and confirm Su Lanyi’s presence before reporting again.
• Chen Zheng explained that his intermittent ability to sense people had led him to Life Origin Heavenly City in the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits.
• Chen Zheng stopped at a teahouse and overheard local cultivators discussing Su Lanyi.

Chen Zheng learned that disturbances at the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin might be linked to Su Lanyi and reported the news to Jiang Yantian. Seeking a way to investigate, he joined four Rogue Cultivators planning to sneak into the ruins, though they had not yet agreed to take him along.

• Chen Zheng overheard cultivators discussing unusual disturbances at the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin and reported the lead to Jiang Yantian.
• Chen Zheng learned that domain elders had sealed the routes and that the ruins might contain treasures connected to Su Lanyi.
• Chen Zheng overheard four Rogue Cultivators planning to enter through Riftwind Pass when the formation weakened at midnight.
• Chen Zheng approached the group, offered high-grade spirit stones, and asked them to let him join their expedition.
• The white-haired old man examined Chen Zheng and began to lower his guard after judging his cultivation and foundations.

Chen Zheng infiltrated a team bound for the Ancient Ruins and secretly reported its plans and dangers to Jiang Yantian. After Jiang Yantian went outside to clear his head, Mei Yanluo seduced him and tried to flee, leaving him aroused and intent on stopping her.

• Chen Zheng persuaded Zhou Shan, Old Wang, and Luo Ming to take him into the Ancient Ruins, agreeing to split any treasures equally.
• The team planned to enter through Riftwind Pass at midnight and discussed the Mind-Bewildering Flowers, ancient tree demons, and other dangers.
• Chen Zheng secretly sent Jiang Yantian details about the team, its route, and its members' abilities.
• Jiang Yantian considered asking Beiming Yu about Su Lanyi but chose not to interrupt her private conversation with Yan Miaoxi and Mei Yanluo.
• Mei Yanluo returned to Jiang Yantian, teased him by biting his earlobe, and declared that she wanted him before trying to escape.
• Jiang Yantian became aroused and decided not to let Mei Yanluo get away.

Jiang Yantian stopped Mei Yanluo from escaping and brought her back to the bedchamber, where they spent a long time together. Yan Miaoxi and Beiming Yu came to check on them but heard what was happening and left for another part of the Demon Domain.

• Jiang Yantian used Mei Yanluo's chains to catch her as she tried to flee, then carried her back to the bedchamber.
• Yan Miaoxi and Beiming Yu waited together in a garden pavilion and wondered why Mei Yanluo had not returned.
• Yan Miaoxi and Beiming Yu approached the bedchamber, heard Mei Yanluo's voice, and turned away to visit a stargazing platform instead.
• After a long time, Mei Yanluo grew sleepy in Jiang Yantian's arms, and Jiang Yantian kissed her forehead.

Jiang Yantian told Mei Yanluo he planned to seek Su Lanyi, the Hundun Myriad Blossoms Lord, before taking his wives to the Nine Netherworlds. Mei Yanluo urged him to go, but their intimate rest turned into another round of teasing and passion.

• Jiang Yantian asked Mei Yanluo when they would travel to the Nine Netherworlds, but she said she wanted to rest and explained that a passage beneath the Demon Domain could be opened anytime.
• Mei Yanluo guessed Jiang Yantian had found another woman, and he revealed that Chen Zheng's information pointed to the Hundun Myriad Blossoms Lord, Su Lanyi.
• Mei Yanluo teased Jiang Yantian about pursuing the Six Spirit Beauties of the Heavens and suggested he use Beiming Yu's knowledge to approach them directly.
• Jiang Yantian insisted that taking women by force was not gentlemanly, and Mei Yanluo mocked his claim by reminding him how he had gotten her into bed.
• Mei Yanluo told Jiang Yantian to seek Su Lanyi and assured him that she, Yan Miaoxi, and Beiming Yu would be safe while he was away.
• Jiang Yantian held Mei Yanluo from behind and resumed their intimacy despite her protests, while she wondered why she had returned instead of staying with Yan Miaoxi and the others.

After Mei Yanluo fell asleep, Jiang Yantian learned that Su Lanyi was in danger in Life Origin Heavenly City and that the remaining Spirit Beauties were his destined wives. Beiming Yu began revealing how his relationships with them had unfolded in the original course of fate.

• Yan Miaoxi and Beiming Yu entered the bedchamber after the night’s commotion ended, and they all settled onto the cloud bed without anything further happening.
• Beiming Yu told Jiang Yantian that Su Lanyi was in Life Origin Heavenly City and urged him to go there the next day because she was in danger.
• Yan Miaoxi warned Jiang Yantian that even powerful beings could be trapped by schemes and the world’s rules.
• Jiang Yantian asked whether all Six Spirit Beauties of the Heavens were his wives, and Beiming Yu confirmed that Su Lanyi, Jiang Lingwan, and Ruan Qingsi were his as well.
• Beiming Yu described how Jiang Yantian had become involved with her and Yan Miaoxi in the original course of fate, then began explaining how he had rescued Mei Yanluo from the Demon-Sealing Pavilion earlier than expected.

Beiming Yu told Jiang Yantian how his future relationships with Su Lanyi, Jiang Lingwan, and Ruan Qingsi unfolded, leaving him wary of the unusual challenges ahead. He decided to rest before heading to the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits to meet Su Lanyi.

• Beiming Yu explained that Jiang Yantian won Su Lanyi over by telling her indecent stories about golden bottles and plums.
• Beiming Yu revealed that Jiang Lingwan fell for Jiang Yantian after he beat her until she cried thirty-four times.
• Beiming Yu said Jiang Yantian and Ruan Qingsi fell in love at first sight, but she imprisoned him for ten thousand years after learning he had other women.
• Jiang Yantian resolved to meet Su Lanyi first and claimed he would handle the women he had yet to meet.
• Jiang Yantian drew his three wives close to rest before leaving for the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits the next day.

Chen Zheng joined Luo Ming, Zhou Shan, and Old Man Wang in sneaking into the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin, where he recorded details for Jiang Yantian while searching for Su Lanyi. The group fought through demonic flowers and headed toward a nine-colored radiance, which Chen Zheng suspected concealed Su Lanyi.

• Luo Ming led the group to Riftwind Pass, and they waited for the barrier to weaken before slipping into the ruins.
• Zhou Shan’s beast detected an ambush, and Chen Zheng fought off powerful demonic flowers while the others restrained them.
• Old Man Wang stopped Luo Ming from touching treasure-bearing flower buds, warning that they swallowed the greedy.
• The group found signs of a deadly battle and continued toward the nine-colored radiance, while Chen Zheng planned to investigate it alone.
• A pair of eyes watched the intruders from afar but paid them no heed.

Chen Zheng and the others were trapped by the awakened demonic flowers in the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin, but the Hundun Myriad Blossoms Lord’s manifestation appeared and halted the attack. Chen Zheng claimed he had come on Su Lanyi’s husband’s orders, provoking the manifestation’s furious response.

• The Withered Flower Sea awakened and surrounded Chen Zheng, Old Man Wang, Zhou Shan, and Luo Ming with poisonous mist and attacking roots.
• Zhou Shan’s beasts were killed, Old Man Wang’s barrier shattered, and Luo Ming lost his Void Escape Talisman as the group faced certain death.
• The demonic flowers froze, and the manifestation of the Hundun Myriad Blossoms Lord appeared, overwhelming the four with pressure.
• Chen Zheng begged Fairy Su for mercy and said her husband had sent him to find her.
• The manifestation’s radiance turned sinister, and she thundered, “Insolence!!!”

Chen Zheng faced Su Lanyi’s wrath after his reckless words provoked her, while Zhou Shan, Old Man Wang, and Luo Ming were crushed by her pressure. Jiang Yantian’s protection token saved Chen Zheng from her attack, but the Ancient Ruins’ outskirts were devastated, leaving him afraid Su Lanyi would strike again.

• Su Lanyi’s overwhelming presence crushed Zhou Shan, Old Man Wang, and Luo Ming, while Chen Zheng struggled to stay conscious.
• Chen Zheng remembered Jiang Yantian’s token and chose to activate its defensive protection rather than attack Su Lanyi.
• Su Lanyi struck, cracking the barrier around Chen Zheng, but Jiang Yantian’s protection kept him alive.
• The attack annihilated hundreds of cultivators and guardians gathered near the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin.
• Chen Zheng stood alone in the devastated ruins and feared Su Lanyi could wear down his remaining protections with further attacks.

Chen Zheng survived Su Lanyi’s attack by confessing that he had come under orders from Jiang Yantian, whose master Beiming Yu had divined that Su Lanyi was fated to be Jiang Yantian’s Dao companion. Su Lanyi remained skeptical but spared Chen Zheng and ordered him never to return.

• Chen Zheng pleaded for his life, and Su Lanyi questioned him about the powerful barrier that had protected him.
• Under Su Lanyi’s threat, Chen Zheng admitted that Beiming Yu, the Fate-Ordaining Primordial Lady, had sent him to find Su Lanyi on Jiang Yantian’s orders.
• Chen Zheng revealed Beiming Yu’s prophecy that Su Lanyi was destined to be Jiang Yantian’s Dao companion and explained that Jiang Yantian had given him the protective trump card.
• Su Lanyi said she would remember Jiang Yantian’s name, spared Chen Zheng for Beiming Yu’s sake, and warned him never to return.

Chen Zheng escaped after reporting Su Lanyi’s location and unstable emotions to Jiang Yantian. The next morning, Jiang Yantian set out for Life Origin Heavenly City to find Su Lanyi, while his three wives expected him to win over the remaining sisters.

• Chen Zheng fled Fairy Su’s killing intent, felt guilty about the people harmed, and reported Su Lanyi’s location near Life Origin Heavenly City to Jiang Yantian.
• Jiang Yantian woke beside Beiming Yu, Yan Miaoxi, and Mei Yanluo, but they all refused his advances and urged him to handle important business first.
• Yan Miaoxi said she would take Beiming Yu and Mei Yanluo back to the War Ruins Royal Clan while Jiang Yantian searched for Su Lanyi.
• Jiang Yantian kissed his three wives goodbye and used his power to travel instantly from the Ancient Demon Domain toward Life Origin Heavenly City.
• Beiming Yu and Yan Miaoxi predicted that Jiang Yantian would win over the other sisters, while Mei Yanluo said she wanted to hear The Plum in the Golden Vase.

Jiang Yantian arrived in the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits and found Chen Zheng hiding in a water vat in Life Origin Heavenly City. After hearing about Su Lanyi’s violent reaction, Jiang Yantian decided to meet her and ordered Chen Zheng to come along.

• Jiang Yantian entered the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits and located Life Origin Heavenly City.
• Jiang Yantian found Chen Zheng hiding in a water vat at an inn and asked what had happened.
• Chen Zheng recounted meeting Su Lanyi and warned Jiang Yantian that she was still angry.
• Jiang Yantian gave Chen Zheng a storage pouch and sensed Su Lanyi’s presence deeper in the city.
• Jiang Yantian ordered Chen Zheng to lead the way to Su Lanyi, and Chen Zheng reluctantly agreed.

Jiang Yantian brought Chen Zheng in chains to the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin to apologize to Su Lanyi for Chen Zheng’s remarks about destined karmic ties. Su Lanyi rejected the apology and the idea of fate binding her, leaving Jiang Yantian to seek a careful way to ease the conflict.

• Jiang Yantian transported Chen Zheng to the outskirts of the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin and bound him in chains.
• Jiang Yantian formally apologized to Su Lanyi, blaming Chen Zheng’s reckless words and presenting him as the offender.
• Su Lanyi appeared as a phantom and asked Jiang Yantian why he had come and why he believed in destined karmic ties.
• Su Lanyi rejected fate and marriage ordained by destiny, condemned Chen Zheng’s remarks, and refused to dismiss the offense as a failure of discipline.
• Jiang Yantian stayed calm and decided to follow Su Lanyi’s lead to gradually ease the tension.

Jiang Yantian calmed Su Lanyi by explaining that the heavenly revelation concerned their complementary Dao Paths, not a destined romance, and secured her forgiveness for Chen Zheng. After Su Lanyi invited Jiang Yantian to return to the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin, Chen Zheng left to investigate Jiang Lingwan while Jiang Yantian stayed behind with Su Lanyi’s phantom.

• Jiang Yantian apologized to Su Lanyi and blamed Chen Zheng’s reckless misunderstanding for the earlier offense.
• Su Lanyi accepted Jiang Yantian’s explanation and spared Chen Zheng, but banned him from the Ancient Ruins of Life Origin and from discussing her karmic connections.
• Su Lanyi invited Jiang Yantian to return when his Dao heart was stable, and Jiang Yantian chose to stay rather than leave.
• Jiang Yantian made Chen Zheng kneel and thank Su Lanyi, and Su Lanyi ordered Chen Zheng to leave.
• Jiang Yantian secretly instructed Chen Zheng to investigate Jiang Lingwan, and Chen Zheng fled the ruins while Jiang Yantian remained facing Su Lanyi’s Dharma phantom.

Jiang Yantian persuaded Su Lanyi to discuss their complementary Great Daos by presenting The Plum in the Golden Vase as a source of cultivation insight. Su Lanyi granted him permission to enter the heart of the Ancient Ruins for the discussion.

• Su Lanyi asked Jiang Yantian to leave, but he argued that their complementary Dao Paths could remedy deficiencies in both their cultivation.
• Jiang Yantian claimed The Plum in the Golden Vase revealed principles of worldly life that could help them comprehend the Great Dao.
• Su Lanyi acknowledged that their Dao Paths complemented each other and agreed to discuss the book for half a quarter-hour, focusing only on the Great Dao.
• Su Lanyi said the outskirts were unsuitable for the discussion and invited Jiang Yantian into the heart of the Ancient Ruins.
• Jiang Yantian accepted respectfully and promised to obey the rules of the Ancient Ruins.

Jiang Yantian entered the Ancient Ruins’ inner secret realm and persuaded Su Lanyi that the worldly classic The Plum in the Golden Vase held insights into balancing vitality and destruction. Su Lanyi agreed to hear more, though she declined to bring her true body, and they began discussing the Dao from afar.

• Su Lanyi revealed a petal-lined corridor to the heart of the Ancient Ruins and led Jiang Yantian inside.
• Jiang Yantian framed The Plum in the Golden Vase as a guide to yin-yang balance and the complementarity of life and destruction, convincing Su Lanyi that it could help her Dao.
• Jiang Yantian asked Su Lanyi to bring her true body to their discussion, but she remained silent and refused to appear.
• Jiang Yantian summoned the World-Destroying Black Lotus, and he and Su Lanyi sat opposite each other to discuss the Dao.
• Jiang Yantian took out The Plum in the Golden Vase and began reciting passages to Su Lanyi.

Jiang Yantian used a salacious story to discuss desire and the Great Dao with Su Lanyi, who summoned her true body and became increasingly absorbed in his argument. He stopped the story at a cliffhanger, leaving Su Lanyi desperate to hear what happened next.

• Jiang Yantian told Su Lanyi a story about Jinlian and a man, presenting their illicit encounter as a way to explore desire and the Great Dao.
• Su Lanyi argued that unchecked desire violated the Great Dao’s balance, while Jiang Yantian claimed that propriety was a human standard and choices belonged to living beings.
• Su Lanyi’s phantom faded, and she summoned her true body so they could continue discussing the Dao in person.
• Jiang Yantian continued the increasingly explicit story, persuading Su Lanyi that examining desire’s full course could reveal how obsession took root.
• Jiang Yantian stopped after someone burst into the room, and Su Lanyi was left eager to learn what happened next.