Recaps

Jiang Yantian stayed in Su Lanyi’s bamboo house while recovering, using small requests and conversation to draw closer to her. After he fell asleep, Su Lanyi reflected on how her own force had injured him and on the disturbing images that had surfaced in her mind.

• Jiang Yantian leaned against Su Lanyi as she carried him to her bamboo house in the Ancient Ruins.
• He told Su Lanyi a story about Xiaolongnü and the Dragon Knight, and she grew furious at the Daoist’s actions.
• Jiang Yantian complained that the cold jade bed was too cold, so Su Lanyi gave him her bedding and brought him flower nectar syrup.
• At his request, Su Lanyi found food and served him porridge, vegetables, and spirit fruits, then left when he asked whether she ever felt lonely.
• After Jiang Yantian fell asleep, Su Lanyi admitted to herself that she had injured him with her full-strength defense and wondered at the vivid images involving him.

Su Lanyi struggled with her unsettling thoughts about Jiang Yantian and decided to let events unfold rather than seek out the Fate-Ordaining Primordial Lady. Meanwhile, Chen Zheng reached the Creation Void Brightness Realm and asked Jiang Yantian to intervene in the bounty Wang Jiaorou had placed on him.

• Su Lanyi considered asking the Fate-Ordaining Primordial Lady about her strange premonitions, then decided against visiting her without a reason.
• Jiang Yantian received a voice transmission from Chen Zheng, who reported that he had found the hidden entrance to the Creation Void Brightness Realm.
• Chen Zheng told Jiang Yantian he expected to locate the Creation Life-Ruins Sovereign and received Jiang Yantian's offer of support and resources.
• Chen Zheng revealed that Wang Jiaorou had placed a bounty on him across the heavens and myriad worlds.
• Chen Zheng asked Jiang Yantian to pressure Wang Jiaorou into withdrawing the bounty, saying he wanted to settle their grievances himself later.

Jiang Yantian ended Wang Jiaorou’s pursuit of Chen Zheng by threatening her into withdrawing her bounties. Bored and wanting Su Lanyi’s company, he faked blocked meridians, but she believed his injuries were her fault and began treating him.

• Jiang Yantian contacted Wang Jiaorou and ordered her to stop targeting Chen Zheng, threatening her if she interfered with his work.
• Wang Jiaorou agreed to withdraw her bounties and leave Chen Zheng alone.
• Jiang Yantian called Su Lanyi into his room and pretended that his Qi was blocked and his blood and Qi were surging.
• Jiang Yantian secretly obstructed his own meridians while Su Lanyi examined him, making her believe he had suffered serious internal injuries.
• Su Lanyi apologized for harming Jiang Yantian and carefully began clearing his meridians.

Su Lanyi treated Jiang Yantian by channeling Qi into his body, while he used her embarrassment and vivid fantasies to deepen her attraction to him. As she struggled to focus on healing, Jiang Yantian began reading The Plum in the Golden Vase aloud, leaving their treatment ongoing.

• Su Lanyi found that her Qi vanished into Jiang Yantian's body, and he explained that his robe was blocking most of it.
• Jiang Yantian removed his robe and inner garment so Su Lanyi could continue the treatment directly against his skin.
• As Su Lanyi touched Jiang Yantian's back, intrusive romantic images made her blush and disrupted her Qi flow.
• Jiang Yantian recognized Su Lanyi's growing desire and quietly enjoyed her flustered reaction.
• Su Lanyi resumed channeling Qi and recited the Heart-Clearing Mantra, but Jiang Yantian began reading The Plum in the Golden Vase to her.

As Su Lanyi treated Jiang Yantian’s injuries, his suggestive narration stirred feelings she struggled to suppress. Jiang Yantian stopped teasing before she suffered Qi deviation, but she chose to continue the treatment, leaving them together in charged silence.

• Jiang Yantian kept narrating suggestive passages while Su Lanyi channeled Qi into his back, and her thoughts turned toward him.
• Su Lanyi begged Jiang Yantian to stop, but he continued in greater detail until her Qi faltered and her hand began to tremble.
• Jiang Yantian put away the book and fell silent when he sensed that further teasing might cause Su Lanyi to suffer Qi deviation.
• Jiang Yantian gently suggested that Su Lanyi stop treating him, but she insisted they finish clearing the blockages so she could keep her hand on his back.
• Su Lanyi repeatedly stopped her fingers from moving along Jiang Yantian’s spine while he quietly adjusted his posture to keep her palm comfortable.

Jiang Yantian deliberately fell onto Su Lanyi, and their accidental kiss and close contact startled her into blasting him through a wall. After finding him badly injured, Su Lanyi blamed herself and resumed treating him, while Jiang Yantian secretly plotted to get closer to her that night.

• Jiang Yantian fell onto Su Lanyi during treatment, accidentally kissing her and pressing his hand against her chest.
• Su Lanyi's Qi erupted and sent Jiang Yantian crashing through a wall and into a tree by the lake.
• Su Lanyi checked Jiang Yantian and found that the impact had scattered his Qi and worsened his damaged meridians.
• Jiang Yantian took the blame for falling, and Su Lanyi carried him back and carefully continued his treatment.
• Su Lanyi privately dwelled on the kiss and her growing desire for Jiang Yantian, while he considered pretending to have amnesia and calling her his wife.

Jiang Yantian convinced Su Lanyi that their shared memory fragments might depict a future in which they became Dao companions. Su Lanyi remained uncertain but considered going along with fate and seeing what happened.

• Jiang Yantian pretended to suffer from strange images in his mind to find out whether Su Lanyi had seen them too.
• Su Lanyi admitted through her reaction that she also remembered intimate scenes involving Jiang Yantian.
• Jiang Yantian suggested the images showed a future connection between them, and Su Lanyi recalled Chen Zheng’s visit on his behalf.
• Su Lanyi said she wanted to resist their apparent fate, but Jiang Yantian argued that resisting could deepen her attachment.
• Su Lanyi asked whether they should become Dao companions and see how things developed.

Jiang Yantian persuaded Su Lanyi to become Dao companions on the surface and spend time together, letting their relationship develop without rushing. After she accepted, they walked together beneath the night sky, and Jiang Yantian admired her while trying to keep his feelings hidden.

• Jiang Yantian proposed that he and Su Lanyi try being Dao companions and spend time together, allowing their affinity to unfold naturally.
• Su Lanyi agreed to the arrangement, deciding they would part if they proved incompatible.
• Jiang Yantian called Su Lanyi his wife and asked her to continue channeling Qi into him; she agreed but declined to hear him tell The Plum in the Golden Vase.
• After Jiang Yantian dressed, he took Su Lanyi's hand and invited her to walk outside with him.
• As they walked through Su Lanyi's ancient domain at night, Jiang Yantian admired her and complimented the spirit flowers.

Jiang Yantian took Su Lanyi on a moonlit stroll and brought her to a capital’s night market, where they grew more comfortable with each other. The date ended with Su Lanyi accepting a lollipop from him, while Jiang Yantian’s thoughts turned suggestive.

• Jiang Yantian told Su Lanyi he liked how things were between them, and she softly agreed.
• Jiang Yantian suggested they visit a capital to enjoy its night market, and Su Lanyi agreed to go with him.
• Jiang Yantian gave Su Lanyi a pale blue dress to wear before taking her out of the Ancient Domain of Myriad Spirits.
• At the crowded night market, Jiang Yantian held Su Lanyi’s hand, and she practiced calling him “Husband.”
• Su Lanyi declined to try syrup from a stall, so Jiang Yantian offered her a lollipop instead and watched her taste it.

Jiang Yantian took Su Lanyi through a lively street, where she gradually grew comfortable holding his hand, sharing food, and accepting his gifts. At the end of the street, he suggested they watch a movie, but Su Lanyi suspected he meant a visit to a pleasure house and questioned his explanation.

• Su Lanyi felt uneasy under Jiang Yantian's gaze, and he teased her before leading her farther down the street.
• Jiang Yantian bought a fox mask and put it on Su Lanyi, making her laugh and relax.
• Su Lanyi began holding Jiang Yantian's hand, sharing food with him, and naturally calling him husband as they browsed the shops.
• Jiang Yantian suppressed his desire to ask Su Lanyi to spend the night with him and instead suggested they keep exploring.
• Jiang Yantian proposed watching a movie, and Su Lanyi mistook it for a trip to a pleasure house before asking whether movies were truly as remarkable as he claimed.

Jiang Yantian persuaded Su Lanyi to watch a private film with him on a secluded mountaintop, where he disguised its suggestive scenes as a story about a heroine who was constantly bullied. Su Lanyi watched beside him, puzzled by the film and its strange details, while Jiang Yantian kept the movie playing.

• Jiang Yantian convinced Su Lanyi that they should watch the film alone on a mountaintop, and she agreed to go with him.
• Jiang Yantian took Su Lanyi to an unnamed mountain and prepared a small couch, tea, pastries, and wine for them.
• Su Lanyi reluctantly lay beside Jiang Yantian on the cramped couch, and he conjured a remarkably clear screen with a finger snap.
• Su Lanyi asked about the unfamiliar characters and moving images, while Jiang Yantian claimed the projection was called a DVD.
• Jiang Yantian described the film's heroine as someone who was bullied everywhere, and Su Lanyi watched on as he fed her a pastry.

Jiang Yantian persuaded Su Lanyi to watch an erotic movie with him, then used the film and his teasing touches to draw her into his embrace. The chapter left them frozen in a sudden kiss after Su Lanyi turned toward him.

• Su Lanyi was shocked by the movie, but Jiang Yantian held her close and argued that its images made it easier to understand than reading.
• Su Lanyi tried to endure the film, but its sounds and Jiang Yantian's closeness stirred her desire.
• When Su Lanyi asked to leave, Jiang Yantian drew her farther into his embrace and brushed his lips against her ear.
• Jiang Yantian praised Su Lanyi, intertwined his fingers with hers, and repeatedly called her his wife while she gradually stopped resisting.
• Su Lanyi turned toward Jiang Yantian to confront him, and her lips landed on his, leaving them both frozen.

Su Lanyi and Jiang Yantian shared a passionate kiss before he blamed her for initiating it, leaving her flustered and confused about their growing closeness. She let him into her room and began soothing his injured meridians, wondering whether their destined bond meant they would become lovers.

• Jiang Yantian kissed Su Lanyi passionately, and she eventually responded before abruptly realizing what she was doing.
• Jiang Yantian claimed Su Lanyi had forcibly kissed him, leaving her angry and embarrassed as he pretended to accept the blame.
• Su Lanyi returned to her residence, invited Jiang Yantian inside, and protested when he tried to help her change.
• Jiang Yantian settled on Su Lanyi's bed and asked her to soothe his uncomfortable meridians, so she sat behind him and transferred Qi.
• As she touched Jiang Yantian's back, Su Lanyi wondered whether their bond was destined and whether they would soon consummate their union.

After treating Jiang Yantian, Su Lanyi struggled with her feelings when he left her room, while he wrestled with his desire to stay near her. He eventually returned to her bed, and Su Lanyi pretended to be asleep as she let him cuddle against her.

• Su Lanyi transferred Qi to Jiang Yantian and found herself distracted by memories of their kiss.
• Jiang Yantian left for another room so Su Lanyi could rest, leaving her confused and longing for his presence.
• Unable to sleep, Jiang Yantian returned to Su Lanyi's room with a pillow and slipped under her quilt.
• Su Lanyi pretended to be asleep as Jiang Yantian curled up in her arms and held her waist.
• Jiang Yantian kissed Su Lanyi's neck and nuzzled against her chest, while she secretly tightened her embrace.

Su Lanyi stopped resisting Jiang Yantian and accepted his advances, then learned that he had come from the future, where she was his wife. After demanding that he explain everything the next day, she chose to continue their intimacy that night.

• Su Lanyi struggled against Jiang Yantian, but eventually hugged him and let herself give in.
• After they paused, Jiang Yantian told Su Lanyi that he came from the future and that she, the Fate-Ordaining Primordial Lady, Yan Miaoxi, and Mei Yanluo were all his wives.
• Su Lanyi accused Jiang Yantian of tricking her by arranging their Dao discussion and pretending to be injured, while he insisted that her feelings had been genuine.
• Jiang Yantian agreed to explain everything the next day, but Su Lanyi caught his hand and asked him to continue, admitting she did not know what to do.

Jiang Yantian guided Su Lanyi into their first night together, and by dawn she was furious that he had kept her exhausted for three days. After he admitted he had been smitten with her from their first meeting, she demanded food and sent him to cook.

• Jiang Yantian held Su Lanyi, taught her to embrace and kiss him, and deepened their intimacy as she willingly followed his lead.
• After a night together and three days of lovemaking, Su Lanyi glared at Jiang Yantian and kicked him for leaving her aching and exhausted.
• Su Lanyi grabbed Jiang Yantian's ear and scolded him for staying on top of her instead of showing tenderness.
• Jiang Yantian confessed he had wanted to hold and kiss Su Lanyi since their first meeting and had been restraining himself.
• Su Lanyi told Jiang Yantian she was hungry and ordered him to cook, so he got out of bed and went to make her food.

Su Lanyi and Jiang Yantian shared a tender meal as he honestly explained why he planned to leave and described the weaker, tightly regulated cultivation world of the future. Su Lanyi agreed that she would consider going with him after he found his other wives, and Jiang Yantian promised not to leave her behind.

• Su Lanyi asked Jiang Yantian to make her spirit rice porridge and sweet pastries, and he returned to feed her on the bed.
• Su Lanyi asked whether Jiang Yantian would leave after they became lovers, and he admitted he had to find his other wives and take them to the future.
• Jiang Yantian described the future as weaker than ancient times, with only three thousand Dao Ancestor positions that prevented cultivators from advancing freely.
• Su Lanyi concluded that the limits wore down cultivators' drive, while Jiang Yantian said he wanted to return to a realm where the rules were lax and make it his playground.
• Su Lanyi asked when they would leave, and Jiang Yantian promised he would not leave her behind.

Jiang Yantian reassured Su Lanyi about his other wives and promised to return after fetching Jiang Lingwan and Ruan Qingsi. They spent one more day and night together before his planned departure, leaving Su Lanyi exhausted but content.

• Jiang Yantian asked Su Lanyi whether she minded him going to find his other wives, and she accepted his decision.
• Jiang Yantian told Su Lanyi that Jiang Lingwan and Ruan Qingsi were the two remaining members of the Six Spirit Beauties of the Heavens.
• Su Lanyi urged Jiang Yantian to leave soon and said she would enter seclusion and place restrictions over the Ancient Ruins.
• Jiang Yantian and Su Lanyi rested together, then visited a night market and spent the evening on a mountaintop.
• The next day, Su Lanyi lay exhausted in bed after Jiang Yantian had broken his promise not to wear her out.

Jiang Yantian left Su Lanyi after their intimate reunion and returned to the Yuanhao Immortal Sect to visit the imprisoned Wang Teng. After Jiang Yantian threatened to season Wang Teng’s boiling vat with more spices, Wang Teng broke down and begged to be released.

• Jiang Yantian kissed Su Lanyi goodbye, and she stayed behind to rest and contemplate the new Dao mark he had helped her open.
• Jiang Yantian went to the Yuanhao Immortal Sect to see Wang Teng instead of visiting Qiong Yu, Xie Wanwan, or Lu Jinglan.
• Jiang Yantian found Wang Teng trapped in a barrier inside a vat of simmering, foul-smelling liquid and saw that the ordeal had left him desperate.
• Wang Teng raged at Jiang Yantian, who mocked him and threatened to add medicinal herbs, spices, and chili peppers to the vat.
• Wang Teng’s remaining resolve broke, and he admitted his wrongdoing and begged Jiang Yantian to let him live as a human being.

Jiang Yantian left Wang Teng trapped in the barrier, where Wang Teng continued to beg and wail. He then accidentally walked in on Lu Jinglan bathing, leaving her shocked, humiliated, and unsure how to respond.

• Wang Teng begged Jiang Yantian to release him, but Jiang Yantian said Wang Teng had to repent and understand his mistakes before he could leave the barrier.
• Jiang Yantian left Wang Teng simmering in the barrier despite his cries for mercy and death.
• Jiang Yantian went to Lu Jinglan's courtyard hoping to see Xie Wanwan and pushed open the bathing room door without checking who was inside.
• Jiang Yantian saw Lu Jinglan naked, realized his mistake, apologized, and closed the door.
• Lu Jinglan struggled with humiliation, anger, and confused feelings after Jiang Yantian accidentally saw her bathing.

Jiang Yantian repeatedly entered Lu Jinglan’s room while she struggled to recover from being seen naked, then accidentally knocked her into a bath when he kicked the door open. The chapter left Lu Jinglan soaked, crying, and furious while Jiang Yantian crouched beside her, bewildered by her distress.

• Jiang Yantian waited outside Lu Jinglan’s room, worried when she stayed silent, and entered to check on her while she was still undressed.
• Jiang Yantian explained that he had been concerned, then left Lu Jinglan alone as she dressed and considered confronting him.
• Lu Jinglan decided to hide until Jiang Yantian left, but he returned to the room and kicked the door open.
• The door knocked Lu Jinglan into her full bathtub, which broke and soaked her clothes.
• Lu Jinglan began crying as Jiang Yantian hurried over and asked what was wrong.

Jiang Yantian tried to comfort Lu Jinglan after accidentally seeing her exposed, but his clumsy antics and the room’s mirror left her more humiliated. The chapter ended with Lu Jinglan trembling and crying as she struggled to decide whether to blame him or draw her sword.

• Jiang Yantian apologized and tried to lift Lu Jinglan, but she rejected his hand.
• Jiang Yantian broke a table and used its legs to hoist Lu Jinglan without touching her, then accidentally dropped her.
• Lu Jinglan accepted Jiang Yantian’s hand and stood, then changed clothes while he faced away and promised not to peek.
• Jiang Yantian remarked that white did not suit Lu Jinglan, revealing that he had seen her reflection in a bronze mirror.
• Lu Jinglan realized the mirror had exposed her changing and angrily reached for her sword while Jiang Yantian insisted he had kept his word.

After Master Qiong Yu summoned Lu Jinglan and the man in her room, Lu Jinglan reluctantly took Jiang Yantian with her to the main hall. As they flew there hand in hand, she wondered what connection Jiang Yantian had to her master, while he anticipated seeing Qiong Yu again.

• A disciple told Lu Jinglan that Master had summoned her and instructed her to bring the man in her room.
• Lu Jinglan questioned Jiang Yantian about whether he knew Qiong Yu, but he answered only with a mysterious smile.
• Lu Jinglan warned Jiang Yantian to mind his words before Master and agreed to take him to the main hall.
• Jiang Yantian said he could not fly because his injuries had not healed, so Lu Jinglan took his hand and carried him through the air.
• As they flew, Lu Jinglan worried about why Qiong Yu wanted to see Jiang Yantian, while he looked forward to meeting her again.

Lu Jinglan and Jiang Yantian visited Qiong Yu, who questioned Lu Jinglan about Xie Wanwan's recent behavior and when it began. Qiong Yu then dismissed Lu Jinglan so she could speak with Jiang Yantian alone.

• Lu Jinglan and Jiang Yantian went to Qiong Yu's cave abode on the back mountain.
• Qiong Yu asked Lu Jinglan whether Xie Wanwan had been acting unusually, and Lu Jinglan described her recent distracted behavior.
• Lu Jinglan said Xie Wanwan's change began six or seven days earlier, after she returned from outside.
• Qiong Yu watched Jiang Yantian and invited him to speak freely.
• Qiong Yu dismissed Lu Jinglan and told her to keep a closer eye on Xie Wanwan and report any unusual behavior.

Jiang Yantian explained to Qiong Yu how Wang Teng came to practice demonic cultivation and agreed to let him go. When Qiong Yu asked about their connection and the ache she felt around him, Jiang Yantian began telling her about a former master who was Qiong Yu herself, though she did not know it.

• Qiong Yu confronted Jiang Yantian about Wang Teng, and he said Wang Teng’s resentment toward the sect had helped drive him onto the wrong path.
• Jiang Yantian admitted he had guided Wang Teng toward a dead end but said he had little interest in killing him and would let him go.
• Jiang Yantian noticed Qiong Yu’s deeper questions and she asked who he was, what their relationship was, and why his presence stirred an ache in her heart.
• Jiang Yantian offered to tell Qiong Yu a story about a cold, proud master who favored a disciple named Yang Xiao above the others.