Chapter Summaries

Qin Yi defeated Song Xianming in a fist fight, and Xu Xinran revealed that Qin Yi had reached the foundation establishment late stage. The system then offered Qin Yi a mission to steal Xu Xinran, who was about to become Song Xianming’s Dao companion.

• Song Xianming challenged Qin Yi to fight with fists and feet, expecting to exploit his inexperience, and let Qin Yi attack first.
• Qin Yi used Mantra Fist Art to knock Song Xianming airborne, stun him against a tree, and batter him until he collapsed.
• Song Xianming accused Qin Yi of using a fist art outside the Famous Sword Sect, but Xu Xinran stopped him from challenging Qin Yi to swordsmanship.
• Xu Xinran used her special eyes to identify Qin Yi as at least foundation establishment late stage, surprising both Song Xianming and Qin Yi.
• The system detected that Xu Xinran was about to become Song Xianming’s wedded Dao companion and asked Qin Yi whether he would accept a mission to steal her love.

Qin Yi chose to pursue a divine skill reward and clashed with Song Xianming over Xu Xinran, who needed Qi Gathering Pills. Song Xianming stormed off, and Xu Xinran considered joining Qin Yi and the others on the herb-gathering assignment despite their team being one person short.

• Qin Yi learned that he could claim the divine skill Hand of Animation for a three-day trial and decided to delay accepting the mission until he had a chance to get closer to Xu Xinran.
• Song Xianming tried to abandon the assignment after Qin Yi flirted with Xu Xinran, but she hesitated to leave because she needed resources.
• Song Xianming called Xu Xinran a bitch and gave her an ultimatum before storming away, leaving her in tears.
• Xu Xinran explained that she needed Qi Gathering Pills because she was stuck at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, and Gu Yiyi urged her to continue the assignment without Song Xianming.
• Gu Yiyi proposed that Qin Yi fill Song Xianming's place, and Miao Xiufeng agreed to go if Xu Xinran went.

Xu Xinran joined Qin Yi and the others on their duty mission after Qin Yi warned her that Song Xianming might replace her as his Dao companion. As their Willow Leaf Boat headed into the clouds, Xiahou Tai offered to help Song Xianming take down Qin Yi and pursued the group with him.

• Gu Yiyi and Qin Yi persuaded Xu Xinran to join the mission, and she agreed to leave with them.
• The group boarded a Willow Leaf Boat, and Miao Xiufeng operated it while Qin Yi learned how its driving formation worked.
• Song Xianming watched the group depart and grew furious that Xu Xinran had disobeyed him and gone with Qin Yi.
• Xiahou Tai, the head disciple of Willow Leaf Peak and Song Xianming's ally, heard what had happened and offered to deal with Qin Yi.
• Song Xianming boarded Xiahou Tai's Willow Leaf Boat, and Xiahou Tai steered after Qin Yi's group.

Qin Yi and Gu Yiyi searched the Nine Turns Mountain Range for medicinal ingredients after dividing up the assignment with Miao Xiufeng and Xu Xinran. They found their first Thousand-Li Grass, and Qin Yi learned they would need to spend several days in the mountains, leaving him eager for the night ahead with Gu Yiyi.

• Qin Yi assigned himself the task of finding Fire Salamander Bone, while Gu Yiyi, Miao Xiufeng, and Xu Xinran each took two other ingredients to search for.
• Miao Xiufeng and Xu Xinran set off separately, and Qin Yi took Gu Yiyi's hand as they began searching together.
• Gu Yiyi showed Qin Yi a map of the mountain range and led him toward a gorge where Thousand-Li Grass and Celestial Maiden Bamboo grew.
• Qin Yi and Gu Yiyi searched through the forest, encountering hazards before Gu Yiyi found a stalk of Thousand-Li Grass.
• Qin Yi left part of the plant's roots in the soil before handing the harvested grass to Gu Yiyi.
• Gu Yiyi told Qin Yi that assignments usually took four or five days, so they would spend the night in the mountains.

Qin Yi and Gu Yiyi searched for Thousand-Li Grass before sheltering overnight inside a tortoise-shell grotto-heaven. Qin Yi repeatedly used an ice technique to make Gu Yiyi cold, then pulled her into his arms as she tried to move away.

• Qin Yi asked why the Famous Sword Sect did not cultivate Thousand-Li Grass, and Gu Yiyi explained that cultivated herbs had much weaker medicinal potency.
• Qin Yi and Gu Yiyi searched both sides of the stream for four hours and found only one more stalk of Thousand-Li Grass.
• Gu Yiyi enlarged a rare tortoise shell her father had refined and invited Qin Yi to shelter with her overnight.
• When the grotto-heaven grew chilly, Gu Yiyi asked Qin Yi whether he was cold, and he climbed under her quilt to share it.
• Qin Yi repeatedly unleashed [Winter Has Arrived] outside the entrance, piling ice and snow around the grotto-heaven until Gu Yiyi began shivering.
• Qin Yi pulled Gu Yiyi into his arms and held her tighter when she tried to move away.

Qin Yi used the hailstorm and Hand of Nüwa to grow close to Gu Yiyi, who reached 100 affection points and became his lover. The system rewarded him with the Ultimate Detection Technique, which could locate anything within a hundred li.

• Qin Yi summoned another hailstorm and held Gu Yiyi in the turtle-shell grotto-heaven while they waited out the weather.
• Qin Yi accepted the mission to win Xu Xinran's affection and used his advance blessing of Hand of Nüwa on Gu Yiyi.
• Qin Yi kissed Gu Yiyi, and their intimacy brought her affection score to 100.
• After the storm passed, Qin Yi and Gu Yiyi slept together, then set out hand in hand to search for mission materials.
• Qin Yi asked the system for his promised reward, accepted the Ultimate Detection Technique, and learned it could locate anything within a hundred li.

Qin Yi quickly gathered the materials Gu Yiyi needed, then sent her out of the Nine Turns Mountain Range and used the [Ultimate Detection Technique] to find Xu Xinran. He reached her in a cave, where five enormous lizards had cornered her and were tearing at her clothes.

• Qin Yi used the [Ultimate Detection Technique] to gather eight stalks of [Thousand-Li Grass] and thirteen stalks of [Heavenly Maiden Bamboo] in under an hour.
• Gu Yiyi showed Qin Yi her smaller harvest, then agreed to leave the mountain while he searched for [Fire Salamander Bone].
• After Gu Yiyi left, Qin Yi used the [Ultimate Detection Technique] to locate Xu Xinran and followed the signal to a limestone cave.
• Qin Yi cut down bats at the cave entrance and rushed deeper after hearing a scream.
• Qin Yi found Xu Xinran surrounded by five enormous lizards, which tore her skirt and left her panicked.

Qin Yi rescued Xu Xinran from four oversized Fire Salamander Beasts and used their precarious refuge on a narrow ledge to get closer to her. After he pretended to have exhausted his spiritual power and made her stumble, Xu Xinran clung to him in fear, raising her favorability to 40.

• Qin Yi carried Xu Xinran away from the Fire Salamander Beasts and onto a narrow ledge, where they had to hold each other to avoid falling.
• Xu Xinran explained that she had come seeking Rhinoceros Horn Stone and deep yin water, and Qin Yi realized the beasts were far larger than expected.
• Qin Yi noticed Xu Xinran's injured arm and learned that she had nearly exhausted her spiritual power while fighting bats and searching for beasts.
• Qin Yi claimed he had also run out of spiritual power, suggesting they would have to remain on the ledge together for twelve hours.
• Qin Yi used Hand of Nüwa on Xu Xinran's waist, causing her to lose her balance, then caught and held her as she clung to him in fright.
• Xu Xinran's favorability toward Qin Yi rose from 30 to 40.

Qin Yi manipulated the Fire Salamander Beasts to frighten Xu Xinran into growing closer to him, and their forced intimacy raised her affection for him to 80 points. After she woke and cried over what had happened, Qin Yi comforted her and claimed she was his, but she worried about Senior Brother Song finding out.

• Qin Yi secretly attacked the Fire Salamander Beasts to keep them threatening Xu Xinran and make her cling to him on the stone platform.
• Qin Yi knocked rocks loose to help the beasts climb higher, and Xu Xinran climbed onto him in fear before eventually falling asleep against his shoulder.
• Xu Xinran woke to find the Fire Salamander Beasts gone and cried as she remembered becoming intimate with Qin Yi.
• Qin Yi blamed the beasts, asked whether Xu Xinran hated him, and learned she did not as her affection for him rose to 80 points.
• Qin Yi held Xu Xinran and promised to treat her well, while she tearfully asked what would happen if Senior Brother Song found out.

Qin Yi worried that Xu Xinran’s arranged bond with Song Xianming would expose their relationship, then resolved to kill Song Xianming after the system offered him a mystery reward. He persuaded Xu Xinran to remain outside the Famous Sword Sect as his lover, and she agreed to call him her husband.

• Qin Yi considered the danger of claiming Xu Xinran while she was Song Xianming’s chosen Dao companion and thought about killing Song Xianming.
• The system offered Qin Yi a mystery reward if he killed Xu Xinran’s former partner, and he accepted the prospect of doing so.
• Qin Yi promised to protect Xu Xinran and persuaded her to leave the Famous Sword Sect and let him provide for her outside it.
• Xu Xinran agreed to stay outside the sect, then called Qin Yi her husband, raising her affection score to 100.

Qin Yi claimed three Nascent Soul Experience Cards after receiving affection points from Xu Xinran, then helped her leave the cave and gathered the assignment materials she had missed. He lured a Fire Salamander Beast out of the flooded passage, preparing to hunt the beasts for their bones.

• Qin Yi claimed three cards that each granted him Nascent Soul power for ten minutes and kissed Xu Xinran in excitement.
• Qin Yi helped Xu Xinran dress, lent her his outer robe to cover her torn skirt, and led her off the stone platform.
• Qin Yi found eggs buried beneath the sand and hurried out of the cave with Xu Xinran before the Fire Salamander Beasts returned.
• Qin Yi used his Ultimate Detection Technique to find the Rhinoceros Horn Stone and Deep Yin Water, then collected both materials.
• Qin Yi detected Fire Salamander Beasts hiding in the flooded passage and threw stones to lure one out.

Qin Yi killed three Fire Salamander Beasts and collected the materials for his mission before preparing to leave with Xu Xinran. Song Xianming found them embracing and attacked Qin Yi, who answered with his Heavenly Secrets Sword Technique.

• Qin Yi used his peak Foundation Establishment power to kill three Fire Salamander Beasts and extract their spines.
• Qin Yi found deep yin water and rhinoceros horn stone, then reunited with Xu Xinran and said they would leave.
• Qin Yi kissed Xu Xinran and planned to escort her out of the Nine Turns Mountain Range by another route.
• Song Xianming found Qin Yi and Xu Xinran together, and Qin Yi told him to bow out.
• Song Xianming charged at Qin Yi, who drew his sword and unleashed the Heavenly Secrets Sword Technique against Song Xianming's Jade Pivot Sword Art.

Qin Yi defeated Song Xianming with the Nine Stars Flash in Unison, then agreed to kill him after Xu Xinran feared the sect’s punishment. A newcomer stopped Qin Yi with a stone and revealed an Image-Recording Pearl that had captured the confrontation.

• Qin Yi broke through Song Xianming’s seven layers of stored force, defeated him, and left him badly burned and unable to stand.
• Qin Yi told Song Xianming to stop harassing Xu Xinran, but Song threatened to report them and have Xu punished.
• Xu Xinran asked Qin Yi to kill Song Xianming to prevent the punishment, and Qin Yi threw his sword at Song’s heart.
• A newcomer knocked Qin Yi’s sword aside, displayed an Image-Recording Pearl containing the cavern’s events, and gave Song a medicinal pill.

After Song Xianming accused Qin Yi of seducing Xu Xinran, Xiahou Tai revealed his plan to kill them and blame wild beasts. Qin Yi learned Xiahou Tai had reached lesser achievement of the Golden Core and faced his overwhelming pressure as Xu Xinran hid deeper in the cavern.

• Song Xianming recovered from his injuries and identified Qin Yi as Gu Yanshan’s prized disciple.
• Xiahou Tai put away the Image-Recording Pearl and agreed with Song Xianming to kill Qin Yi and Xu Xinran, then claim wild beasts had attacked them.
• Xu Xinran recognized Xiahou Tai, and Qin Yi saw that he was a Chosen One · Antagonist who cultivated the Heavenly Demon Dao by sacrificing human hearts.
• Qin Yi sent Xu Xinran deeper into the cave, and she kissed him before hurrying away.
• Xiahou Tai extended his nails and released his Golden Core pressure, forcing Qin Yi’s feet into the ground.

Qin Yi used a Nascent Soul Experience Card to withstand Xiahou Tai’s attack and overpower the Golden Core expert. The chapter ended with Qin Yi snapping off both of Xiahou Tai’s hands.

• Xiahou Tai unleashed his killing intent and attacked Qin Yi with a streak of light.
• Qin Yi activated a Nascent Soul Experience Card and shattered Xiahou Tai’s first attack with Gang Qi.
• Xiahou Tai assumed Qin Yi relied on a treasure and charged at him with Heavenly Demon Pierce.
• Qin Yi caught Xiahou Tai’s wrists and crushed the bones in both hands.
• Qin Yi bent Xiahou Tai’s arms and snapped off both hands, leaving blood pouring from his wrists.

Qin Yi killed Xiahou Tai and Song Xianming after they tried to kill him, then destroyed a demonic inheritance hidden in Xiahou Tai’s ring. He reunited with Xu Xinran and gave her the resources he had taken from Xiahou Tai.

• Qin Yi killed Xiahou Tai and Song Xianming after overpowering them.
• Qin Yi found a Demon Venerable’s remnant soul in Xiahou Tai’s ring, rejected its inheritance, and crushed the ring.
• Qin Yi took Xiahou Tai’s spirit stones and pills, burned both bodies, and found Xu Xinran hiding in the cave.
• Qin Yi told Xu Xinran he had killed the men and reassured her that he would not abandon her.
• Qin Yi gave Xu Xinran nearly all of Xiahou Tai’s resources, moving her with his generosity.

Qin Yi returned from the mountain range with Xu Xinran and his fellow disciples, then confronted Hua Yunfeng’s entitlement at the Mission Pavilion. After Hua Yunfeng implied Qin Yi should keep supplying materials for him, Qin Yi withdrew the materials and refused to turn in the mission.

• Qin Yi led Xu Xinran out of the cavern, and they met Gu Yiyi near the edge of the mountain range.
• Qin Yi, Xu Xinran, and Gu Yiyi waited more than four hours for Miao Xiufeng, who emerged with all the required materials.
• The four disciples returned to the sect and brought their mission materials to the Mission Pavilion.
• The medicine-refining elder praised the fire salamander bones and said Hua Yunfeng had first priority for sect resources.
• Hua Yunfeng noticed Gu Yiyi's closeness with Qin Yi and spoke to Qin Yi as though he should keep supplying materials for him.
• Qin Yi took the materials back from the counter and refused to turn in the mission.

Qin Yi refused to submit the mission materials and openly challenged Hua Yunfeng and Elder Gan Lusong at the Mission Hall. When Gan Lusong attacked him, Gu Yanshan intervened and defended Qin Yi, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Qin Yi kept the mission materials and promised Miao Xiufeng and Xu Xinran that he would provide their cultivation supplies next month.
• Hua Yunfeng blocked Qin Yi and demanded the materials, but Qin Yi rejected his claim to be his senior brother.
• Elder Gan Lusong rebuked Qin Yi and ordered him to kneel, but Qin Yi refused and challenged his authority.
• Gan Lusong attacked Qin Yi with a forceful palm strike, and Qin Yi prepared to use a Nascent Soul Experience Card.
• Gu Yanshan cut apart Gan Lusong's attack with Sword Qi, then defended Qin Yi and warned Gan Lusong not to threaten his disciple again.

Qin Yi stood up to Elder Gan and Hua Yunfeng over the fire salamander bone, with Gu Yanshan backing him and taking him back to Emerald Bamboo Peak. Hua Yunfeng calmed himself with Sister Yu’s advice, while Gu Yanshan later warned Qin Yi that he was not yet strong enough to defeat Hua Yunfeng.

• Elder Gan tried to stop Qin Yi from reclaiming his materials, but Gu Yanshan confronted him and defended Qin Yi’s right to keep them.
• Hua Yunfeng asked Qin Yi to leave him the rare fire salamander bone, but Qin Yi refused and left with Gu Yanshan and Gu Yiyi.
• Hua Yunfeng confided his anger to Sister Yu, who urged him to stay calm and focus on winning Gu Qingshuang over to gain access to the Famous Sword Sect’s secret.
• Elder Gan rejected the materials brought in by Emerald Bamboo Peak disciples, while Hua Yunfeng watched without intervening.
• Gu Yanshan asked Qin Yi what he thought of Hua Yunfeng and warned him that, despite his talent, he was not yet Hua Yunfeng’s match.

Qin Yi learned Gu Yanshan’s sword principles and received precious pills, then claimed a system reward: an Energy Surge Pill that granted limitless stamina for three days. When Gu Yiyi visited, Qin Yi secretly took a pill while drawing her into his room to test its effects.

• Gu Yanshan demonstrated a sword strike, taught Qin Yi about martial momentum, and gave him a bottle of Origin Returning Pills.
• Qin Yi recognized the strike’s momentum as speed and decided to save the pills for Xu Xinran.
• Qin Yi remembered his unclaimed reward for killing Xu Xinran’s ex, and the system gave him an Energy Surge Pill.
• Gu Yiyi came to ask what Gu Yanshan had discussed with Qin Yi, and Qin Yi teased her about marriage before pulling her into his room.
• Qin Yi secretly swallowed an Energy Surge Pill to test its effects.