Spoilers* for The Demonic King Chases His Wife: The Rebellious Good-for-Nothing Miss: Latest Chapter: Please visit dysry summaries for Arc 2 *Using Google Translate since I can't read Chinese so may be very inaccurate. Now using a new site for raws, with the chapters numbered correctly. Thanks @alexfilia Master list Chapters 333-502 - Fishing Arc: Link Chapters 503-701 - Fall of the Su Family: Link Chapters 702-779 - Competition to be Rong Yun's Disciple: Link Chapters 779-923 - Su Luo's Dark Forest Adventures: Link Chapters 924-1013 - Romantic Developments: Link Chapters 1014-1195 - Mu Xian Temple: Link Chapters 1196-1364 - Wei Yang Palace: Link Chapters 1365-1608 - Dragon Ranking List: Link Download Links Complete Arc 1 (333-1872) Download Link for Chapters 330-1013 (2.0) Word 2013 (docx) Earlier Versions (doc) PDF File Download Link for Chapters 1014-1195 Word 2013 (docx) Earlier Version (doc) PDF File Download Link for Chapters 1196-1364 Word 2013 (docx) Earlier Version (doc) PDF File Download Links for Chapters 1365-1608* For those uncomfortable with rape, skip chapters 1511-1526 Word 2013 (docx) Earlier Versions (doc) PDF File Download Links for Chapters 1609-1872 Word 2013 (docx) Earlier Versions (doc) PDF File Illustrated Version (2.0) 330-778 (PDF only) Characters Spoiler Main SL – Su Luo (4th daughter of SZ; actual mother YH; father unknown) NL – Nangong Liuyun (2nd Prince of Dong Ling, 3rd disciple of CZ) BY – Beichen Ying LX – Lan Xuan AYM – An Ye Ming ZiY – Zi Yan (Purgatory City’s Holy Maiden) DST – Di Shi Tian (child trapped in the Fire Stone from the hidden library) Apothecarists AL - Apothecarist Leng (Advanced Apothecarist who once cured NL) RY – Rong Yun (Master Apothecarist, AL and SL’s master; sworn brother of YH) ZR – Zi Ran (one of Rong Yun’s attendants; Advanced Apothecarist) ZY – Zi Yu (one of Rong Yun’s attendants; not an Apothecarist but skilled in combat) ZH – Zi Huo (Grand Master Apothecarist whose legacy SL inherited) Other LL – Lu Luo (SL’s maid servant) CN - Ci Ning (SNG guard, rumoured to have been buried with an SNG map piece) Pagoda Master – Nine Layered Pagoda Master/Owner (九重殿主Jiǔ Chóng Diàn Zhǔ) YX - Yan Xia (Bounty Hunter and LYY's master; in love with RY) CP – Nangong Liujue (Crown Prince of Dong Ling) ML – Meng Liang (Crown Prince’s favourite concubine) LRH – Liu Ruo Hua LCF – Liu Cheng Feng NY – Nangong Yu (NL’s uncle, guard for imperial treasury) STM – Situ Ming (in love with LYY) General Zhao – Bei Mo General (9th Ranked) MZF – Mu Zi Feng (Dong Ling General; NL’s uncle) DFX – Dong Fang Xuan (CZ’s 1st disciple) LQR – Li Qu Ran YH – Yan Hua (Su Luo’s real mother) Father Candidates: Rong Yun – YH’s sworn brother Lord of Purgatory City A black-cloaked member of Gui Ci (Crafty Thorn) Unknown Man – Owner of the White Jade Finger Guard YH always carries Major Clans Spoiler Su Family SZ – Su Zi’an (SL’s father) MS – Madam Su (SZ’s main wife) SJY – Su Jingyu (Oldest brother) SQ – Su Qing (2nd sister) SW – Su Wan (3rd sister) SX – Su Xi (5th sister) SFA – Su Family Ancestor (SZ’s father) Jade Lake LYY – Li Yao Yao (Jade Lake’s Fairy) LAT – Li Ao Tian (LYY’s brother) LAQ – Li Ao Qiong (LYY’s cousin, but actually brother) LYX – Li Yao Xiang (LYY’s uncle) LYC – Li Yao Chi (LYY’s uncle) LXF - Li Xiao Feng (Elder - exact position unknown) LiYY – Li Yao Yuan (LYY’s father) LAC – Li Ao Chen (LYY’s half-brother, LiYY’s illegitimate son) Luo Yu Dian Clan (Allied with the Jade Lake) LHC – Luo Hao Chen (Apothecarist, brother of LDY; LYY's cousin) LDY – Luo Die Yi (sister of LHC; LYY's cousin) LST – Luo Sheng Tian (grandfather of LHC and LDY) LHM – Luo Hao Ming (LHC and LDY’s older brother) LQM – Luo Qiu Ming (LDY and LHC’s father) Wei Yang Palace (Mo Family) MZX – Mo Zi Xu (Master of WYP; father of MYQ and MYF) MYH – Mo Yun Hai (1st son of the Mo Family) MYF – Mo Yun Feng (2nd son of the Mo Family) MYQ – Mo Yun Qing (3rd daughter of the Mo Family) MFA – Mo Family Ancestor (Father of MZX) WYP Elders – MZX’s uncles, MFA’s brothers Beichen Family BZL – Beichen Zhang Lao (BY’s 3rd uncle) BL – Beichen Lin (BY’s grandfather; Beichen Family Patriarch) BJ – Beichen Jing (BY’s father) Bei Mo Royal Family (Xuan Yuan Family) Rong Princess – 3rd Princess of Bei Mo Ming Emperor – Emperor of Bei Mo BM Elders – Elders of the Bei Mo Royal Family Ou Yang Family (Royal Family of Western Jin) YQ – Ouyang Yun Qi (3rd Prince of Western Jin; SL’s ex from her past life) OY – Ouyang Yulin (7th Princess of Western Jin) OU – Emperor of Jin (father of OY and YQ) Purgatory City CZ - Lord (Cheng Zhu) of Purgatory City) 1st Disciple – Dong Fang Xuan 2nd Disciple - Situ Ming 3rd Disciple Nangong Liuyun 4th Disciple - Zi Yan 5th Disciple - Li Yao Yao Places Spoiler Countries Dong Ling (Eastern Hill) 东陵 ruled by the Nangong Jin Xi Jin (Western Jin/Entrance) 西晋ruled by the Ou Yang family Nan Feng (Southern Wind) 南风 ruled by the An Ye family Bei Mo (Northern Desert) 北漠ruled by the Xuan Yuan Ming *Also referred to by the names of their current ruler i.e. Dong Ling is called the Jin Dynasty Other Places SNG - Secluded Necropolis of the Gods Mu Xian Temple (Wooden Celestial Compound) Nine Layered Pagoda (九重殿Jiǔ Chóng Diàn) Luo Yang City – City of Sin Western Desert Palace (Xī Mò Huáng Gōng) HDT – Hidden Dragon Territory (You Long Mi Jing) Items Spoiler Medicinal Ingredients and Pills FRP – Flesh Regrowth Pill ERP – Energy Recovery Pills LRB – Languishing Red Beans LRP – Life Restoring Pills RBBG – Red-Black Blood Ginseng CSW – Celestial Spring Water MST – Mysterious Spiritual Tree MSF – Mysterious Spiritual Fruit RGM – Raging Blood Medicine (Fen Xie Yao Ji) BCP – Blood Clotting Pill (Ning Xie Dan) Spirit Pets and Beasts DSH – Dragon Scaled Horse PCF – Purple Crystal Fish LRB Tree – Mutated Languishing Red Bean Tree SGT – Spirit Gathering Tree (聚灵树Jù Líng Shù); 3rd mutation of SL’s LRB tree Fox – Nine-Tailed Demon Fox King Techniques and Weapons SDS – Spirit Dance Steps Demonic Path - Ru Mo Dao DHS – Dedicated Heavenly Sword (Chì Xiāo Jiàn; owned by NL) CSS – Clear Shadow Sword (Chéng Yǐng Jiàn; owned by SL) ADS – Absolute Death Sword (Jue Sha Jian; owned by DFX) Teleportation Stone (Chuán Sòng Shí) EFM – Exploding Flames Manual (Yan Bao Shu) Other Fire Stone - Fire Stone from the Hidden Library FSS - Fire Source Stone (demonic cave) GSSG – Gold-Silver Silk Gloves RSG – Rising Silver Grass Four Country Martial Arts Tournament – Dragon Ranking List (Lóng Bang) ISF – Ice Spirit Flower (Bing Ling Hua) Ranks Spoiler Martial Arts 1-10 10 Sub Ranks: Command level (统领级Tǒng Lǐng Jí) Saint level (圣主级 Shèng Zhǔ Jí) Imperial level (君主级Jūn Zhǔ Jí) Apothecary Elementary/Primary Intermediary Advanced Superior Master Grand Master
Spoilers for The Demonic King Chases His Wife: The Rebellious Good-for-nothing Miss Continued: Chapters 1609-1621 Hidden Dragon Territory 1 Spoiler 1609 The moment RY is distracted, DFX rushes to the right side, only to be caught. DFX brings up CZ when RY reprimands him, and RY sneers thinking that CZ has raised such a stupid disciple. RY refuses to tell SL why they use separate doors, and leaves when they’ve all entered, with the villagers are in awe at him. 1610-1611 SL enters to see a corridor filled with luminous pearls, with ZiY commenting that RY must’ve given them the safer route. The corridor becomes narrower as they walk, until they reach another portal taking them to a beautiful valley with ‘Hidden Dragon Territory’ carved on a 10-foot rock. They feast while waiting for the men to arrive, with SL worried over NL and ZiY fearing BY isn’t a match for any of them, when LAC and LHM appear, injured and staggering. 1612 SL pushes LAC back down, as DFX appears with light injuries. BY appears and SL immediately gives him an Imperial ranked pill, as he assures her NL is still alive. Seeing this, DFX demands to know if SL had given him the Snow Congealing Pill (雪凝丹 Xuě Níng Dān) but SL ignores him, waiting for NL. 1613 Since NL hasn’t appeared, LAC reveals that they encountered 8th ranked cicadas, 9th ranked snakes and 10th ranked bears. As they found the HDT portal, a Saint level ape appeared, chasing after NL so the rest of them escaped. SL is about to attack LAC’s head when NL appears. 1614 NL calmly strolls in and hands SL the Saint level beast’s crystal. After reaching Commander ranked a beast’s crystal becomes black, intensifying at Saint ranked and becoming a translucent black at Imperial level. NL staggers when SL pushes him for teasing her, and she immediately feeds him 3 Blood Clotting Pills (凝血丹 Níng Xiě Dān) realizing his injuries, but it will take him 3 days to recover. 1615-1616 DFX is once again outraged at SL’s extravagance, having once fought for 7 days for a Grand Master ranked pill, and tries to negotiate for one of SL’s, disregarding their animosity. BY objects since DFX would recover instantly while SL, realizing his intentions, asks him to choose between the Blood Clotting Pill or marrying LYY. DFX hesitates since the BCP is essentially an extra life. 1617 BY is shocked to find that ZiY and SL didn’t even encounter an ant on their path, crying over RY’s partiality, having moved all the beasts to one side. The rest are cultivating, with NL fully recovered after 3 days and the rest partially recovered. BY suggest they explore it quickly then leave since little is known about HDT. 1618 They head towards a mountain covered in towering trees and 8th ranked and above Tranquil Eyed Purple Spiders (幽眼紫蛛 Yōu Yǎn Zǐ Zhū) which are usually led by a 10th ranked and move in hoards. DFX eyes SL’s sleeve for the BCP, lamenting they need to cross through the spiders to reach the other side. They form a circle to fight off the spiders, turning them into dust, but SL is more concerned with LHM and DFX than the spiders. 1619-1620 The spider king calls off the attack, when SL notices small stones on the ground left by the dead spiders, marvelling that they carry the warmth of jade. LAC reprimands SL for wasting time, when NL exerts pressure, aggravating his injuries until he grovels and slaps himself in deference. SL calms NL down since LAC isn’t a threat, expressing her fondness for the stones before sending them all to her space. No one else is interested in the stones, while DFX mocks her. The spiders return with reinforcements and NL leads their attack. SL is delighted as more stones appear. 1621 SL burns the spiders with her flames, when waves of 9th ranked spiders arrive. LHM despairs since most of their energy is used up, when SL brings out a bottle of Grand Master ranked ERPs. SL hands one to LAC and LHM, but only half a pill to DFX when she sees the glint in his eyes, causing him to rage. Chapters 1622-1635 Hidden Dragon Territory 2 Spoiler 1622 SL retorts that the pills are precious and she doesn’t want to waste them on someone ugly. DFX rages since he’s considered handsome and only slightly inferior to NL. The rest eat their ERPs, while DFX stores his away. The spider king has realized NL is the strongest and charges towards SL since she’s being shielded by him. NL sneers and sends a lightning bolt towards it, causing it to scream in pain. 1623 The spiders disperse after their king has been fried and they make their way towards the bridge connecting to another mountain. DFX insists on going first but BY and ZiY object, fearing he’d cut the bridge after crossing. Since RY had found HDT, SL’s words have weight, and they arrange the order as BY, LAC, ZiY, LHM, SL, NL and finally DFX. 1624 DFX finds NL petty, siding with women over him, while SL reminds him of his own reputation, impregnating LYY and being unable to advance to Command ranked. SL wouldn’t need the bridge if she teleports but chooses not to expose it in front of outsiders. 1625 SL and NL reach the other side to find LAC and LHM have already left, while BY and ZiY are hoping SL’s luck will lead them to treasures. They leave before DFX arrives, only to find DFX, LHM and LAC as frozen statues outside an old man’s cabin. The cabin is made of impregnable steel and stocked with shelves of treasures including rare manuals, Imperial ranked pills, Black Crystals, crystal balls and wings. 1626 The shelves are surrounded by invisible mist, which activated when the three approached, having rushed past sensing the old man had no cultivation. SL approaches, asking if he’s willing to sell them but the old man reprimands her for not knowing they’re prizes for a lotto. 1627-1628 DFX apologizes to the old man, who reveals they can trade 100 white stones (白石 Bái Shí) for a draw, confirming they’re the stones SL had picked up from the spiders. Shocked, DFX immediately demands for SL’s, alongside LAC and LHM. SL reminds them that they forfeited the right, and even mocked her for it, while she had given them the Grand Master ranked pills. DFX asserts that RY had told her beforehand, but SL denies this and starts to draw. 1629 SL places 100 white stones into a device and a screen filled with button appears. She allows BY to play since they have plenty of stones, telling him that the results should correspond with one of the 99 grids, with the worst result being that they’d draw the empty 99th ‘Thank You Patron’ grid. 1630-1631 BY laments his luck and the numbers start flashing on the screen, only to cry when he draws ‘Thank You Patron’. SL comforts him, telling him to try again. BY is more hesitant the second time, wanting any other number, only for ZiY to laugh at him for drawing 99 again. Angered, BY tells ZiY to try. 1632 ZiY shakes SL’s hand for luck and draws 77. BY fumes, telling her the prize won’t be good and ZiY feels conflicted winning a Grand Master ERP, since SL had given her Imperial ranked ones. ZiY claims she’s content while BY laughs, only to grovel when SL threatens not to give him Imperial ranked pills anymore. 1633-1634 SL approaches to play and LAC, LHM and DFX chant for her to lose, terrified of her luck. SL is shocked to draw the blank and draws again, only to get the same result. BY and NL tell her to continue since they have plenty of stones, only for 99 to appear the 3rd time. Angered, SL continues playing, consistently drawing 99 as LHM, LAC and DFX laugh at her, until only 3 chances are left. 1635 DFX taunts SL, offering to bet his Purple Crystal for her last two turns if her next one ends up blank. Since lower crystals aren’t effective for advancing to 10th ranked, SL accepts and draws a 12. Chapters 1636-1644 Hidden Dragon Territory 3 Spoiler 1636 Since DFX only has 5 Purple Crystals he offers to wager another, telling SL to return it if she loses. SL’s prize is a Transparent Crystal Ball. Injecting her spiritual energy into it, images of a pair of experts in a sword fight appear. LHM is shocked that the scene depicts the legendary Saint ranked expert Líng Mèi (灵魅) practicing his Enchanted Shadow Step (魅影步法 Mèi Yǐng Bù Fǎ) and the three start bidding for it. 1637 The bids escalate to 10 Purple Crystals, when NL tells SL that the technique will allow the user to move as though they’re teleporting. DFX demands to know how much SL is willing to part with it for, when she refuses. Since she and NL don’t need it, she gives it to ZiY for free. DFX is mad with jealousy as SL remarks that the crystal ball is hers to give, and that compared to RY’s treasures, it’s not considered much. While Purgatory City is on par with RY, CZ has more disciples and can’t treasure them as much as RY. 1638 DFX bets with SL again for the last draw and SL manages to draw a 7. Her prize is a jade token. Remembering her Dimensional Imprint is contained in a similar token, SL is delighted to find that it contains the Upper Volume of the Light Element Manual (光明法则 Guāngmíng fǎzé), since RY only has the Middle. 1639 SL remains calm on the surface so DFX mocks her for drawing a bad prize, offering to trade his remaining 3 Purple Crystals for her last draw. Delighted when SL agrees, he, LAC and LHM approach with anticipation, having formed a group against SL’s. 1640 DFX’s number slows at 1 and SL starts to regret, only for it to roll over to 69. ZiY laughs since he traded 3 Purple Crystals to win one while SL is relieved he didn’t draw the first prize. DFX angrily smashes his fist on the device, only to fly back. SL is happy with her winnings, which include the Light Element Manual, DFX’s 5 Purple Crystals and ZiY’s Enchanted Shadow Step. 1641 SL asks the old man if they can find him again to play and he tells her to make a round trip to a grove further east within 3 days. DFX immediate rushes past as ZiY remarks on shameless personality, having presented himself as their cold and indifferent senior. LAC and LHM go with him but find nothing. DFX tells them to remain there as he retraces their steps, but LHM has started to trust SL more than him. 1642 Since the spiders like the sun, they’re actually in the west during the afternoon. NL sends a lightning attack into the trees and the spiders start flooding out. By the time they’ve finished attacking, hundreds of white stones are on the ground. ZiY and BY trust SL to divide her wins fairly, and tell her to take the stones. SL laments not being able to find their nest, and NL reminds her she can teleport. 1643 SL and NL split up to find the nest. Left behind, ZiY and BY kill the few spiders they encounter but only manage to find 7 by the time SL returns, marking out the 7 nests she’s found. They’ll be able to gather thousands of stones as long as DFX doesn’t arrive first. 1644 NL has also managed to find several nests and SL teleports them to a desert area where the nests are easy to find, warning them if DFX sees it, not only will he empty the nests, but will also steal their stones. They plan to stand in a square, eliminating the spiders in their 口 shaped nest by cutting off their escape from 3 sides and using NL to finish them off. Chapters 1645-1653 Hidden Dragon Territory 4 Spoiler 1645 NL is impressed with SL’s well-calculated plan, maximizing their teamwork and strengths while SL frets over DFX. He casually mentions that DFX has headed to the cliff and that the wires there seem weak. They continue attacking the spiders from 4 sides, leaving them with no room to escape. 1646 SL praises NL as he finishes the spiders with his lightning attack and is delighted they’ve gained 120 stones, determined to win NL a dark element manual. While ZiY assures her that DFX’s luck is bad. 1647 They easily eliminate 6 nests but run into DFX’s group at the 7th. SL tells them to hurry to the next nest, teleporting them away and DFX senses SL for an instant and is shocked to discover she’s gone. He tells LAC and LHM not to bother with the ones that escape, not knowing they’d warn the nest and allow them to disperse. NL speculates gathering all the spiders to one area and SL’s eyes shine. 1648-1649 SL takes out a bottle of her Celestial Spring Water as it attracts magical beasts. BY asks if there’s enough, and is shocked to find SL the dragon used to bathe in it. Seeing the spiders tunnelling in the sand, SL takes out her nine-tailed fox, dumping the water on it. The little fox starts licking the CSW, and finds itself surrounded by spiders. Terrified, it starts running, only to be followed by a hoard of spiders as SL’s group readies themselves to fight. 1650 BY is stunned at the sheer number of spiders, as the fox jumps towards SL. The spiders surround them, only for NL’s lightning snakes to fall from the sky, electrocuting 1/3 of them. SL also takes out her Spirit Gathering Tree and DST, and has them fence the spiders in. SL draws them into her space, reducing their strength by half. The spiders are now the equivalent of 6th ranked so SL, ZiY and BY easily butcher them, with SL placing their remains in her space rather than taking the time to remove the stones. NL manages to handle more spiders than the three put together, removing them as they chase the fox. Excited, they count the stones when DFX arrives, eyeing their pile. SL is glad DST has returned to her space since DFX would suspect how they snuck MFA in since he’s over the age limit. DFX offers to buy the stones since SL’s luck is bad but BY reminds him of his own losses. Angered, he mentions that at 18 ZiY is well past marriageable age and would make a good match with the 4th ranked Li Ao Qiong. ZiY remarks that he has no say since NL is there, reminding him of his inferiority. NL is not intimidated by DFX or by CZ’s reaction if they fight to the death, causing him to storm off. ZiY is grateful NL is there to deter him, while SL promises to have him kneel before ZiY when CZ returns. They decide to continue gathering the stones and redeem them at the end, with SL using the fox to draw the spiders, fencing them with the SGT and using DST to finish them off. However, the fox fails to return and they find it in DFX’s hands, using it to draw the spiders. But with LAC and LHM, they fail to kill most of the spiders since they haven’t trapped them. ZiY and BY are outraged, but SL wants to make use of them. 1651 SL’s group watch on amused as DFX’s group mindlessly attack the spiders, with white stones gathering on the ground. LAC and LHM are hesitant but DFX won’t let them take their share if they leave. DFX is infuriated at SL’s condescending look, while SL eyes his stones the same way he eyed theirs and reminds them that the fox is hers. 1652-1653 SL notices that the fox’s leg has been broken, while DFX marvels at gaining 300 white stones. NL attacks DFX, allowing SL to take back her fox and DFX’s stones. DFX is infuriated and takes out a Command level Spirit Bomb and threatens to use it if they don’t return the stones. NL calls his bluff since DFX doesn’t want to die along with them. As he turns to leave, he realizes LHM and LAC aren’t following him. He calls them traitors, but they were never a group to begin with. Chapters 1654-1667 Hidden Dragon Territory 5 Spoiler 1654 LHM tries to smooth things over, but NL dismisses them before they can ask, and they have no choice but to leave. When they’re gone, BY states that they’d easily betray them as they did DFX, while having them join meant they wouldn’t be able to use DST. SL gives the fox an imperial ranked pill to recover. 1655 The fox instantly swallows the pills and starts to change when SL places it back in her space. BY laments their plan’s effectiveness has dropped without the fox, before reacting in shock thinking SL wants to use him as bait instead. SL had wanted to use the SGT, but has him and ZiY draw lots instead, telling them that the paper with the circle loses. ZiY instantly draws one and destroys it, while BY draws a circle, not knowing that both strips had circles on them as ZiY and SL had colluded. 1656 BY runs as the spiders chase him, eyeing his butt, where SL had sprinkled the CSW. His clothes end up tattered but he didn’t bring spares and has to borrow the ones ZiY used as a disguise. The SGT fences the spiders as they finish them off. LHM and LAC are watching nearby, lamenting how wasteful they are with CSW. LHM realizes that it’s worse to offend SL than NL, warning LAC to remove LYY before it’s too late. 1657-1659 LHM recounts how SL reached 9th ranked in 3 years, while her ties with RY and NL also make her terrifying. He also speculates that SL has ties with CZ given NL’s indifference to DFX, and how one of the Luo Yu ancestors once saw CZ smile in front of a woman who resembled SL. LAC is overwhelmed, while LHM only disclosed it to him due to the close ties between Luo Yu Dian and the Jade Lake, but he doesn’t feel obligated to mention it to DFX. LHM reminds him of LAQ and LAT’s fates, while acknowledging his own, having been surpassed by DFX and NL, and decides to relinquish the grudge between SL and Luo Yu Dian. However, LAC still doubts the strength of SL’s backing but won’t go out of his way to trouble SL and the two avoid SL’s group until the 3 days are up. 1660 LHM and LAC despair as their stones are tiny compared to SL’s sacks. But given his new approach, LHM sincerely congratulates her, asking if she wants to draw first. SL feels uneasy about the change, but goes ahead, drawing 98 to win a Grand Master ranked pill, which is completely useless to her. 1661-1662 LAC draws next, while ZiY state that his attitude is exactly the same, despite LHM’s change. LAC is angered as ZiY cheers for him to get 99, and laughs when he does. ZiY draws 97 and wins a Blue Crystal. LHM approaches SL, asking her to share her luck, and draws 15 to win an Imperial Ranked BCP and even SL is shocked at his fortune. 1663-1664 BY congratulates him, while LHM is delighted at his prize. ZiY mocks BY’s luck, offering not only to marry him but to pour tea and act as his maid if he wins the 9th prize – Purple Wings. BY agrees and spins, shocking them when he actually lands on 9. ZiY is stunned before turning red, while SL congratulates them on a happy marriage. BY is also shocked, staring at the red-faced ZiY. The wings are made for women but he hesitates offering them to ZiY in case she refuses. SL reminds ZIY the wings will allow her to fly and travel at twice her normal speed and she grabs them, before stepping to draw, only to be stopped by LAC. 1665-1666 ZiY mocks LAC for only having enough for 5 draws, as well as his bad luck. However, even she starts becoming sympathetic when all his spins end up as 99, leaving him with nothing to show for 3 days’ work. He glares at LHM as he tries to comfort him, while SL lets LHM draw, hoping for LAC to rage more at his prizes. LHM fails to win anything else but continues to smile unaffected. SL comforts him since he had his Imperial BCP, before ZiY starts to draw. 1667 SL dumps enough stones for 12 draws, but ZiY fails to win anything for the first 10. LAC taunts her when nothing comes from her 11th draw. BY comforts her and SL tells her to draw 7 since the prize is a wind element sword that suits BY. ZiY is shocked when she actually draws 7, marvelling at the sword. Chapters 1668-1682 Hidden Dragon Territory 6 Spoiler 1668 Seeing BY drool over the sword, ZiY gives it to him in return for the wings, while SL teases them for exchanging keepsakes, causing them to blush. NL tells SL he’d rather watch her play, and she plans to aim for 1, which contains a dark element manual that even RY doesn’t have. 1669-1671 SL despairs that her first 30 draws result in Grand Master and Imperial pills but has 100 chances left. However, she hits ‘99’ for 96 consecutive draws, not even winning a small prize. The old man tells her there’s a 99% chance of drawing 99 but only a 0.1% chance of getting 1. SL continues drawing 99 until she only has one chance left. DST asks if she’s willing to risk her life to obtain the manual, revealing that if she crushes the dragon’s token, she’d be able to obtain it at the cost of sacrificing a lifeline. 1672-1673 Since she’s already learnt the Dimensional Imprint, SL crushes the jade, sprinkling it over the device and obtains 1. ZiY is shocked, while LAC takes out 100 stones he had secretly obtained without LHM’s knowledge, also planning to crush a jade token for luck. However, NL stops him, pointing to the prizes. Even the old man is shocked as all the prizes light up, indicating SL has won them all. 1674 SL has some regrets speculating the dragon’s token might have granted her any wish, before taking the dark manual as well as the other prizes. SL instantly transports them all into her space, while ZiY mocks LAC’s sly nature, telling him to use the stones for decoration. The old man notices the spiritual fluctuations from the jade token, asking if it was given by a dragon. 1675 The old man tells SL the token is a dragon’s blessing and would’ve allowed her to travel within HDT unharmed. However, he also recognizes SL’s contract with the little dragon and gives SL a map of HDT, which contains 5 barriers, and reveals that they’ve just passed the first. BY and ZiY are excited at all the prizes, while SL feels uneasy since DFX hasn’t shown up. 1676-1677 HDT is shaped like a rabbit and they travel from the tip of its right ear to its eye, walking through the base of the cliff into a dark corridor. The passage becomes hotter the further they walk, as magma deposits are below, when NL starts hearing voices and covers SL’s ears, telling her not to remove it as demonic sounds have been passing through their ears unnoticed. SL and NL hold hands at the front, followed by ZiY and BY, with LAC and LHM at the end, while DFX still hasn’t been seen. The wind howls through, sending chills down ZiY’s neck. 1678-1679 Aside from NL, everyone else also blocks their ears. However, this makes the voices more obvious, and they become unsettled hearing roars, shrills and a melodious voice. They all start to fall asleep, with even NL having trouble staying alert. SL dreams that she’s back in the Dark Forests, where NL had been kissing a flat stomached LYY as she mocks SL for carrying DFX’s child and NL expresses his regret of meeting her. SL is stunned their positions are reverse and starts madly swinging her CSS at LYY when DST wakes her up. SL finds herself standing at the edge of a crevice covered in sweat and about to jump into the magma. While the rest of her group is wildly attacking due to their respective delusions. 1680 SL pulls NL to safety only for the other 4 to head towards the edge. DST had used all his energy to wake SL, so she uses the SGT’s vines to hold ZiY and BY as they attempt to reach the magma. Spending all her efforts on her friends, SL has no energy to waste on LHM and LAC but neither walk off the edge. 1681-1682 DST tells SL that only the long-lost Clear Sky Whistle (通天哨 Tōng Tiān Shào) can wake them and SL reminds him of the prizes she won from the previous round, and pulls out a blood-red, rooster-shaped whistle and blows on it to wake them. NL is the first to recover, while SL teases them about wanting to jump, realizing that BY and ZiY had dreamt about diving. NL regrets losing control of himself and not protecting SL as she ponders over the map. Chapters 1683-1695 Hidden Dragon Territory 7 Spoiler 1683 They arrive at the second barrier and LHM thanks SL for helping them, though she wasn’t really concerned with them. They arrive to find DFX in a white robe and overflowing with spiritual energy, though he has yet to advance to Command level. 1684 DFX mocks NL for always following SL but can’t win against her in verbal arguments. NL determines DFX wasn’t the one who attacked them but tells SL to stay close, reflecting on how each time he left SL over the past 3 years, she ended up in dire straits. They travel together peacefully, until they reach the end of the tunnel and DFX rushes past SL towards the exit. The rest are confused but LAX and LHM follow him, thinking he’d never act to disadvantage himself, leaving only SL’s group. 1685-1686 ZiY speculates that he’s rushing towards treasure and follows, along with BY while SL prefers to stay away from him. SL and NL continue walking when DST starts sighing but refuses explain why, while NL finds a nameless rose that blooms in proximity to magma and offers it to SL. SL accepts since NL gave it to her, while DST sighs over SL’s ignorance. NL has the SGT gather the rest, not leaving a single rose behind 1687 SL names the flowers Ice Spirit Flowers (冰灵花 Bīng Líng Huā) and catches up with the rest. BY rushes them, having found a quarry filled with source stones. BY and ZiY had cut Green Crystals, while DFX has managed to find Purples Crystals. They rush towards him, only for LAC and DFX to arrogantly rebuff them. 1688 LAC tries to chase them away from their territory but is dissuaded by DFX from fighting due to NL. ZiY and BY want to bet with crystals, relying on SL’s luck. SL despairs since she had used the dragon to defeat Li Ao Qiong (chapter 543-556), when DST offers to help her in exchange for half of her winnings. SL immediately agrees and her eyes become even clearer than when she used the dragon, being able to determine the colour, size and shape of the crystals within the source stones. 1689 SL realizes that BY and ZiY’s source stones have the lowest yield, since they had arrived last. LAC and LHM had each grabbed a side, while DFX had taken the largest eastern corner. His best source stone contains hundreds of Purple Crystals, while DFX mocks her for dragging behind with NL and missing out. 1690 – same as 1689 1691 SL walks away and LAC scoffs that it’s too late for SL to stake a claim, while DFX warns him not to deal with her since his intellect is too limited. Meanwhile SL informs BY and ZiY that none of their stones contain Purple Crystals, while the few Blue Crystals are buried too deeply for them to reach. 1692 BY is certain SL can see the Crystals, while SL tells them that LHM and LAC both have around 10 Purples Crystals but it’s nothing compared to DFX’s. SL contemplates how to win them, when DST tells her to use the ISF and that YH had given them the same name SL had. 1693 DST had seen the ISF in RY’s books, reminding SL he was sealed away long before YH was born. SL offers to split it 40:60 for him to explain but agrees when he wants 70%. DST reminds her that the second barrier involves crossing a magma bridge, which disables space storage items and will prevent her from teleporting, though she can still use her personal space. To pass through it, they’ll need to use the ISF. 1694 DST praises NL’s foresight, while the SGT arrives with the flowers. DFX’s eyes gleam as he sees it, while SL sends it back into her space and holds the flowers, drooling at the benefits they’d bring. DFX mocks her and she reminds them of their limited time, when DFX reveals his space ring. 1695 SL had guessed that DFX relinquished the first round since it was too bothersome to carry the white stones, but is now competing since he can store his prizes away. She mocks DFX for having a fake storage item and he tries to place the source stones in it to disprove her, and is shocked when nothing happens. Chapters 1696-1709 Hidden Dragon Territory 8 Spoiler 1696-1697 DFX demands to know how SL knew his ring was fake, even offering one of his source stones. SL denies knowing anything, and walks away. BY laughs but is shocked when his own ring doesn’t work, so SL sweeps all their source stones into her space and tells them to head to Magma Bridge. ZiY and BY are hesitant when SL reassures them that she has a safe method to cross it. DFX feels conflicted that SL appears to have the upper hand and signals to LAC to follow her. 1698-1699 Magma bridge lies between two cliffs with waves of molten lava surging around it. DST instructs SL to extract the essence of 10 ISFs – enough to fill a bowl – and to fully cover herself in it to prevent burns. BY starts applying, while SL confronts NL over already knowing this. NL acts hurt so SL comforts him with a kiss, only for him to deepen it to leave her breathless. BY proudly announces he’s finished, while SL teases him for getting ZiY to help, before getting him to cross the bridge. 1700 SL soothes BY’s concerns and promises to split the rewards with him. He starts crossing and is shocked that he remains unharmed, rushing past before the ISF wears off. LAC is stunned while SL starts preparing for ZiY to cross and waiting for DFX to seek her. 1701-1702 LAC reports to DFX and LHM. DFX arrives and offers SL a source stone for the ISF, while sending LHM and LAC to find them. However, SL has taken all of them and DFX raises the offer to 10 source stones but SL asks for 30. DFX has no choice but to accept, when LAC complains. Hearing this, SL retracts her offer and DFX panics, trying to negotiate. SL changes the asking price to 100. As a source stone gambler DFX can sense his stones contain good crystals and assumes that SL’s space ring only has a limited capacity. 1703 DFX accepts, glaring at LAC for costing him 70 source stones, and is confident SL won’t be able to pick quality ones, telling her not to blame him if she finds nothing. SL retorts not to regret it if she chooses his best ones and he naturally agrees, not knowing that SL can see through the stones. 1704 SL walks towards the stone containing hundreds of Purple Crystals and DFX wants to stop her but he had already agreed. LHM allows SL to choose 100 of his stones and she gives him 10 ISF. Seeing SL walk by him, and that he has no other way of crossing, LAC asks to exchange his stones, but SL refuses. 1705 LAC increases the offer to 200, but SL wants all of his 800 stones. LAC is outraged while DFX tries to negotiate it down to 400 but SL rejects. Neither DFX nor LHM have enough flowers to spare for LAC and he has no choice but to agree, while SL comments that all his stones can’t even compare to one of DFX’s. 1706 While DFX knows SL had taken his best source stones, he doesn’t know she’s taken all the ones with Purple Crystals. SL and NL then cross the bridge, where SL reassures the excited BY that she’s taken all the good stones from them. The third area is in the Snowy Mountains and SL is glad she had stored magma away in her space for DST to train with, as this will come in handy. 1707 SL is surprised when DFX’s group arrives as she had given them the thinnest ISFs, which would’ve been an insufficient amount to protect them. DFX threatens to grab the treasures in this round and speeds away, as LAC and LHM follow. ZiY hurries their group but SL exclaims that the benefits will end up being hers regardless, while caution is more important. SL and NL dress in furs, indulgently walking. 1708-1709 BY and ZiY are shivering due to the cold. And the group discusses the placement of the Magma Bridge next to the Snowy Mountains, when the magma starts to cool. SL takes out DST, who’s burning at a high temperature and NL uses his spiritual energy to launch him forward towards the Snowy Mountains, creating a melted path for them to travel on. BY and ZiY are stunned that the path is so uniform, demonstrating NL’s perfect control, while BY is dismal over the gap in strength between them. SL reminds him that his strength is at the top for their generation, while joking about her being left behind by NL. Chapters 1710-1720 Hidden Dragon Territory 9 Spoiler 1710 They continue flirting when they find LAC passed out in the snow. BY turns him over to reveal multiple wounds on his face and body, caused by magical beasts. ZiY wants to remove LAC, when he wakes up. Instead she claims that they’ve rescued him by opening up a path. 1711-1712 LAC wants nothing to do with them and tells them to go their separate ways. However, he senses that NL’s path is the safest, and travels a few hundred metres beside them, when a Four-eyed Snow Mastiff at the peak of 9th ranked approaches him, filled with bloodlust. SL’s group watch on amused, as the two parties are equally matched, even adding commentary. LAC’s defences are weak due to his injuries and the mastiff claws his face. ZiY laughs but SL is certain that he won’t die even if he loses. 1713 The mastiff pounces towards LAC and he manages to escape death by punching it in the jaws with all his strength, causing it to stumble. Unharmed and ready to attack again, the mastiff finds LAC drained and lying on the ground, and starts to howl. Since they have a poor impression of LAC, SL’s group decide to leave it up to fate, when LAC leaps onto the fiery red path that NL had created, causing the mastiff to back away, to ZiY’s disappointment. 1714 ZiY mocks LAC for eating his words, telling him to leave the path since he had sworn not to use it. Humiliated, LAC walks 1 metre parallel to it instead. SL’s group slow down to match his pace, anticipating the next show, when a juvenile mastiff appears and stares at LAC. 1715 LAC instantly darts onto the path, when SL points out the mastiff is already near its end, having been stabbed in the stomach, and they laugh at how easily scared he is and he runs off, embarrassed. SL fears that their taunts would help him mature, making him a much stronger adversary. 1716 SL’s group speeds up, when they run into DFX fighting a flock of Flowing Snow-Earth Eagles. As he brutally slays them, SL estimates that his strength is at the peak of 10th ranked and that he hasn’t realized that the path they’re on would keep him safe. DFX is a foot away from the path, asking SL’s group for assistance. When SL refuses, he tries to grab ZiY. 1717 NL manages to kick DFX, sending him flying. SL thinks he overdid it, but BY attempts to copy him and lands on DFX, right below the eagles. The eagles were infuriated, having been disrupted by the force of NL’s kick, and attacks BY and DFX. BY manages to reach the path in time, when they notice DFX has disappeared. 1718 NL speculates DFX had used a Teleportation Stone. SL’s group remain unharmed when they arrive at the peak of the Snowy Mountains. They see DFX’s group fighting off Palm-Eyed Snow Leopards, as LAC looks for the fiery red path, not knowing that it disappears once SL’s group leaves, as the magma and DST’s energy start to cool. DFX’s strength has risen again and NL warns that he’s about to break through to Command level. 1719 Due to the gap between 10th ranked and Command level, SL teases that she might reach it before DFX and leaves them to fend against the beasts. NL senses that the eastern direction is rich with spiritual energy while SL’s map now includes a spirit river (灵河 Líng Hé) east of the Snowy Mountains, speculating that the map will reveal hidden areas once they’ve met certain conditions. They head to the river, fighting their share of beasts as confrontations are inevitable due to the mutual hate between humans and beasts. 1720 SL is excited as the spiritual energy in the air becomes insanely dense and plans to absorb it before DFX notices. They soon reach their destination and are shocked to see a sky river, rich with spiritual energy. While the water within it appears still and doesn’t flow in any direction. Chapters 1721-1731 Hidden Dragon Territory 10 Spoiler 1721 They can absorb the energy by standing near the river, but the aura should have drawn strong magical beasts to it as well. A scarlet red snake around 100 metres appears and attacks. Since it’s at Command level, SL falls back, trusting NL’s abilities, as he pulls out his Dedicated Heavenly Sword and swings it. The snake narrowly dodges, shocked and angry that it could’ve been severed. 1722 The snake’s large size allows NL to land two successive strikes, slicing off its lower lip and tongue and causing the blood to spray out. The snake is infuriated due to the pain and the loss of its venomous tongue which is its primary means of attack, and starts spraying poison. SL manages to dodge but a drop lands on BY, causing his skin to sizzle, and the toxins to start spreading through his arm. 1723 BY’s pain causes ZiY to start crying as SL tries to treat him. The poison spreads rapidly and BY will soon become a skeleton, when SL gives him an Imperial ranked BCP and uses her dagger to dig out the contaminated flesh until his blood no longer contains traces of poison. 1724-1725 BY’s wound soon becomes a scab, which falls off to reveal new skin and they’re astounded with the effects. Meanwhile NL had managed to hide when the snake was raging and sneaks up behind it, stabbing it in the back. The snake tries to retaliate with its tail, only for NL to meet it with a punch. The snake screams in agony at the collision, before howling in pain as NL’s punch reaches the nerves in its spine, and he pulls it out from its lower back. The snake creates a giant dent as it falls to the ground. 1726 NL hands its Command Level crystal to SL, who offers to hold onto it for him to use later. BY and ZiY start attacking the dying snake to vent their hate, until its eyes fully close. They make their way to the spiritual river, feeling overwhelmed by its grandeur as the spiritual energy courses through it. 1727 SL is protected by NL, while ZiY’s nose bleeds from the pressure. SL tells NL to let her withstand the force, as this is the minimum requirement in absorbing the river, and clenches as the waves of energy wash over her, forcing herself to endure and absorb the energy. The energy is easy to absorb and would allow people to rapidly advance if they can withstand the physical strain. SL is glad RY had improved her stamina. 1728 LHM, LAC and DFX arrive, remarking on the spirit river and the size of the snake. DFX greedily eyes the river, remarking that NL had saved them the trouble of dealing with the snake. Seeing SL’s group cultivating and the river’s docile appearance, LAC charges forward and is overwhelmed by change in pressure. DFX sneers at him, before cloaking himself with spiritual energy and pushing forwards, alerting SL. 1729 While the energy in the river has diminished, SL fears that there’s still enough for DFX to advance to Command level. ZiY and BY fail to notice him, and SL is hesitant to leave her cultivation to fight, when DST mentions the Spirit Absorption Crystal (吸灵晶 Xī Líng Jīng) on DFX’s head and reminds SL she had won a much larger one in the raffle. 1730-1731 Noticing the steaming yellow paste, SL laughs since it resembles the Asian conical hats that rice pickers use, when DST reminds her of the benefits. SL reluctantly pulls out her SAC as DST laughs, and is grateful her group is too busy to notice. SL’s mind clears as the energy surges inside her and she instantly advances to 10th ranked. DFX notices a decline in his rate of absorption due to SL’s crystal, which resembles a bird’s nest, and is infuriated since SL has superior versions of all his treasures as his SAC was only the size of a fingernail. He greedily eyes the SAC, wanting to prevent SL from reaching Command level and to take the crystal for himself. 1731 DFX slowly creeps towards SL as she’s distracted by the benefits of the SAC, plotting to slay her and steal it from her before NL notices. DST wakes SL from her dream of instantly reaching Saint level, when she senses DFX’s killing intent. Chapters 1732-1743 Hidden Dragon Territory 11 Spoiler 1732-1733 SL notices that DFX has used up his crystal and wants to steal hers. She contemplates how to face him, when he suddenly attacks. SL blocks with her Clear Shadow Sword, but the fluctuations in spiritual energy distorts BY’s cultivation, causing him to cough blood. SL tries to negotiate with DFX, but he reaches for it instead, indicating his intention is also to remove her. SL deliberates over whether to teleport or use DST, when NL’s kick sends DFX flying and SL notices he had almost broken through to Saint level. 1734 SL feels guilty that NL had suppressed his promotion in order to save her. Realizing that NL is intent on killing him, DFX tries to reason using their past friendship, CZ’s reaction and that SL would feel discontent if she didn’t slay him herself. NL ignores him and sends a ball of energy, when DFX uses his hidden trump card, the Dragon King’s Decree (龙王令 Lóng Wáng Lìng) to summon a giant dragon’s shadow to swallow the attack. SL is stunned at the amount of treasures DFX has, when he orders it to eat SL. 1735 NL panics as the dragon’s tongue heads towards SL, and is stunned when it merely licks the SAC off her head. SL is depressed over losing its benefits while NL prepares to face the dragon to protect her, but is weaker as the dragon’s energy increased after swallowing the SAC. 1736 DFX gloats, asking if SL would rather fight him and drag NL into a losing battle or end her own life. SL acts confident and fools DFX into thinking RY had appeared, before running off. DFX chases her and LAC tries to follow but is blocked by BY, whose strength is now on par with him. ZiY guards LHM despite being weaker, but LHM has no intention of fighting and smiles as his loyalties are leaning more towards SL. 1737 ZiY doesn’t act, knowing that LHM will intervene if she joins in the battle, but worries over her group, especially since even DST might not match the current DFX. SL continues running, unable to teleport or expose DST. DFX matches her speed and enjoys the hunt, waiting for SL to slow by a fraction to attack. SL heads towards a jungle, only for DFX to appear right in front of her. 1738 SL taunts DFX, asking if he thinks he can actually kill her. Believing SL’s death is inevitable, he summons frozen spikes from the ground, but the slight lag in his speed allows SL to dodge in time and swing her CSS at him. DFX blocks with his palm, only for the SGT to wrap around his legs. 1739 SL tosses a small ball and DFX dodges, thinking it’s a Spirit Bomb. However, SL had actually thrown the SAC and catches it, taunting him. Infuriated, DFX cuts the vines around him, thinking about what other treasures SL might use against him, while SL runs until she sees a giant, dying tree and crawls inside. 1740 DFX appears just as SL has hidden herself and suppressed her vital signs. He races ahead, only to return to the tree, and smashes it out of anger. The punch narrowly misses SL and she emerges when DFX leaves, only to find him waiting for her. Normal trees would be blown to pieces by his strength but the SGT had coordinated with the dying tree, strengthening it to protect SL, giving her away. 1741 When SL asks if he senses something wrong, DFX starts to feel uneasy and attacks her with his Ice Domain (冰封世界 Bīng Fēng Shì Jiè – Sealed Ice World), sending a torrent of snow and wind towards SL, eclipsing her. DFX smirks at her death but can’t find her corpse. Realizing that she’s escaped, he smashes the ground, forming huge dents, to vent his anger. 1742 The SGT had retracted its roots to create a hole in the ground for SL to slip into. DFX fails to find SL when he scans for her, but approaches the SGT as he finds it useful and decides it to take it from SL. 1743 SL laments her situation as DFX lifts her up along with the SGT, placing it over his shoulder, and tries to search for her. SL contemplates sneaking away but decides to catch him off guard and settle the matter instead, waiting for an opportunity. DFX starts feeling anxious as the summoned dragon will only appear for a limited time and won’t be able to hold NL for long. While SL starts to poke her dagger through the bark. Chapters 1744-1754 Hidden Dragon Territory 12 Spoiler 1744 SL manages to retract her dagger in time, when DFX plants the SGT back in the ground. However, he notices the dagger marks and SL urges the SGT to run. DFX realizes that the mark was recent and deliberate, while an attack he sends is not as effective due to its increased defence. 1745 The SGT is out of sight when DFX realizes that SL had been right in front of him. Impressed by how cunning she is, DFX is even more determined to kill her. SL is shocked by how quickly DFX had managed to catch up with them and burrows into the ground, telling the SGT to manipulate the ground above them. 1746 From her experiences in the Demonic Cave (chapter 744), SL has the SGT extend its roots to create 4 paths, so that DFX would need to search them. DFX arrives at the intersection and uses his spiritual energy to scan ahead. Three of the paths end after 1KM while another continues on. He charges ahead only to encounter the same situation over and over again, unknowingly increasing the distance between them. 1747 Meanwhile SL studies the map, contemplating how to cross the broad Ink River (墨河 Mò Hé) towards the 4th barrier and how to overcome the danger she senses from it, since backtracking to find NL runs the risk of encountering DFX again. SL decides to copy NL and use driftwood to cross (chapter 492) when DFX appears, seething in anger. SL greets him with a smile, only for DFX to use his Dual Fire-Ice Sky attack (冰火两重天 Bīng Huǒ Liǎng Chóng Tiān), sending an overwhelming force towards SL. 1748 The SGT weaves its vines like a spider web to block the ice element in the attack, while SL uses her space to avoid the fire aspect. DFX’s fury becomes shock when he sees MFA, uncertain how he bypassed the age restriction. Since MFA is Saint ranked, he reminds him that there’s no animosity between Purgatory City and WYP, and to not intervene, only to be refused and told to leave. 1749 Hearing DST’s tone, DFX confirms he isn’t MFA but hesitates, demanding to know if it’s SL’s puppet. DST uses a flame attack, already set on destroying DFX before he can spread this information. DFX manages to counter, and gains confidence, realizing that MFA’s strength is no longer Saint level. DST has a 60% chance of winning due to his fighting experience and slightly higher power. 1750 SL is preoccupied with watching the fight, when a hideous octopus emerges from the river, lured by SL’s smell, and tries to swallow her. Unable to dodge, SL throws a rock to block its mouth instead. The octopus chomps down on the rock, smashing its teeth in the process and SL uses this opportunity to escape, only for one of its tentacles to wrap around her waist. 1751 The octopus is at Command level and drools as it sweeps SL up. DFX watches on from his fight and is delighted, cheering for the octopus to swallow her. SL is too weak to resist, when the little fox appears and transforms the octopus into a defenceless lamb, and SL uses her CSS to slice its neck. 1752 The octopus dodges and the sword only scrapes its forehead. SL runs as the octopus reverts back and returns to the water to follow her. The SGT attempts to retrain the tentacles with its vines, but doesn’t last long due to the difference in strength. The octopus soon catches SL and holds her by her feet as barbed spikes the size of hair pins emerge on its tentacles. 1753 The octopus uses all 8 barbed tentacles to wrap SL up, and she almost faints from the excruciating pain as the needles stab her, but has no trump cards left. In the midst of their battle, DFX is delighted at SL’s state and is certain that she’s near death, only to find that DST had used this time to escape. 1754 DST arrives in front of the octopus as DFX sneaks up behind him, preparing an explosive attack. The octopus notices this and unleashes its own attack. DST counters and the octopus is damaged by the impact. Rather than guarding against DFX, DST continues attacking the octopus until it lets go of SL. DFX ignores SL since removing DST would guarantee her end, and attacks his back as DST finishes off the octopus. Chapters 1755-1768 Hidden Dragon Territory 13 Spoiler 1755 DST is sent flying and severely injured by the kick. DFX uses an ice blade and manages to slice off DST’s arm. He panics when DST shows no reaction, as it shows how ruthless he can be to himself and his opponents, sending multiple ice blades until DST falls to the ground and has nowhere to run. 1756 DFX sneers as he approaches to finish MFA off, only to find explosives strapped on him, igniting as MFA rushes towards him. MFA’s body is blown to pieces while DFX is also injured from the impact and cultivates to recover. DST proudly declares his survival to SL, and they escape before DFX wakes. 1757 SL laments not using this chance to finish DFX but DST warns her DFX would still have tricks. DFX wakes as SL prepares to cross the Ink River, shocking her with his recovery speed, and chases her. Although he hasn’t fully recovered, his condition is better than SL’s, and arrives in front of her before she reaches the other side. Fearing that she has more tricks, DFX immediately surrounds her with ice blades. 1758-1759 SL jumps into the river to avoid the attack and DFX decides against chasing her, certain of her demise. SL starts feeling faint as she descends to the bottom of the river, when DST’s cry wakes her. She eats a handful of Imperial ranked pills and finds a hidden lava cave. DST remarks that it was formed by punches from a war puppet, which could easily destroy them both, before sensing one and lamenting SL’s luck. He warns her that DFX’s strength can’t compare to it and urges her to climb out of the river. 1760-1761 SL turns to see a 3m tall skeleton with an intimidating aura and eerie laughter chasing them, and feels uneasy since with DFX she can at least outsmart him. DFX had been tracking SL’s breathing and sends an attack towards her, only for it to hit the puppet. SL is stunned the puppet is so weak, when DST tells her to jump back into the river. DFX continues attacking from the surface, while DST reveals that the war puppet would follow anyone who offers it spiritual energy, and SL tries to coax it through its dislike for DFX. 1762 SL realizes that DST had planned for the puppet to receive DFX’s attack, and is excited that even 10 DFXs can’t compare. The puppet will eat anything containing energy and SL feeds it 5 Purple Crystals, but it shows no response since she hasn’t given it enough, while DFX approaches. 1763 SL brings out the source stone filled with Purple Crystals (chapter 1704) and the puppet swallows it without leaving a trace but still doesn’t react. DFX had followed her, feeling uneasy, and presents the puppet with all the items he had, only to be ignored. He demands to know whether SL had fed it already, when the puppet sends a silly smile to SL and turns to face DFX with a terrifying gaze, causing him to flee. 1764 DFX uses his ice blades, followed by other attacks, but can’t even damage the puppet due to the disparity in strengths. SL happily watches on, telling the puppet not to let him off, while DFX develops a sinking feeling and runs, only for the puppet to punch him with a terrifying force. 1765 SL gloats, only to see the puppet has closed its eyes and fallen into a slumber. SL confronts DST and is furious that she used so many Purple Crystals in exchange for a single punch. SL contemplates whether to feed it more energy, when DFX starts running. Confused why SL isn’t chasing him, he suspects the puppet has run out of energy and sneaks back. 1766 DFX sends a fire attack towards SL and flies in, feeding the puppet with his treasures and dancing with joy when it accepts. SL remarks that she’s finished when DST assures her there’s still hope and DFX is puzzled why she appears so calm. 1767 List of published chapters 1768 DFX gloats over his victory, telling SL to hand over all her Imperial ranked BCPs. SL readily gives him a bottle, causing him to become suspicious and he forces a pill down her throat. Chapters 1769-1781 Hidden Dragon Territory 14 Spoiler 1769 DFX laughs when the pill works and demands that she takes out all her other treasures, threatening to ruin her if she refuses. SL hands over her crystals and pills before retreating, as the war puppet sits up and roars. DST had told her it hadn’t run out of energy, mocking DFX for recharging it while it was still SL’s. 1770 DFX’s face becomes ugly and he runs, only to be thrown down by the puppet. However, the puppet sits back down, running out of energy again. Wanting to finish DFX off, SL gives the puppet some of the prizes she had won from the raffle, watching as it chases DFX towards a maze near the river. 1771 DFX’s attack doesn’t leave a mark on the maze walls and he rushes in, seeing the war puppet. SL sits on the puppet’s shoulder, ordering it to follow DFX, only to lose sight of him. SL continues directing the puppet through the maze, afraid that DFX would use this time to recover, only to increase their distance. Meanwhile DFX finds a safe place to cultivate, plotting his revenge against SL, only to run into NL. 1772 NL approaches, demanding to know where SL is. DFX is terrified, noticing NL has progressed to Saint level and had slayed the dragon, but lies to NL that SL had fallen into the river and was killed by the puppet. 1773 Without waiting for DFX to finish, NL traps him in a cage of wind blades, subjecting him to the same treatment SL had received from him. DFX is overwhelmed by NL’s strength, and NL increases the pressure when he refuses to tell the truth. Another dragon’s shadow appears behind DFX, as he starts channelling his energy, dispersing the wind blades. 1774 DFX has also managed to advance to Saint ranked, and counters NL’s wind attack with an ice one. NL starts to sweat from the pressure, while DFX’s attacks become more dominating, promising to send NL to meet SL in the next life, secretly unwilling to let SL die and reunite with him so easily. 1775 However, NL regards DFX as a clown, while DFX is infuriated as he starts developing a sense of inferiority. DFX is shocked to find that NL has also learnt the shadow dragon’s treasured Divine Right Hand technique (神之右手Shén Zhī Yòu Shǒu), which NL aims towards him. 1776 Unable to dodge, DFX tries to mend his injuries, when the attack causes him to rebound off a wall and fall to the ground, coughing up blood. NL is about to finish him off, when DFX warns that none of them can leave the HDT if he dies. NL frowns, sensing he hadn’t lied. 1777 Since DFX had received the shadow dragon’s inheritance, killing him would close the HDT. Unable to kill him, NL leaves DFX severely injured instead, before leaving to find SL. Meanwhile SL has gotten lost in the maze and is frustrated she can’t help NL in his fight against the dragon. 1778 The walls of the maze are 30ft tall and too sturdy to break through, when SL recalls how she broke out of the Demonic Cave (chapter 763), and uses her space magic to walk through the walls. SL walks in one direction until she becomes dizzy from lack of energy and finds herself in a room surrounded by white jade walls and pillars carved with dragons and phoenixes. 1779 SL is confused about her current location, when a small, purple shadow darts in front of her, touching her finger with its paw and glancing at her with innocent eyes. It blows bubbles around SL, which places her in a dream-like trance, and carries her through a hidden door. 1780-1781 Meanwhile NL is tracing SL’s steps in the maze, feeling concerned since it gives off a dangerous feeling. At Saint level, his ears pick up a soft sound and he arrives at the hall where SL had disappeared, running into an Archaic Tree of Man (远古人树 Yuǎn Gǔ Rén Shù) – a treasure which gathers Jade Essence (玉髓精魄 Yù Suǐ Jīng Pò) in its top leaf, a simple source of energy which is easily absorbed, which flows down from the lower leaves to form a pool at the base of the tree. Since the HDT had been sealed for so long, no one had gathered the energy. NL approaches with caution, but sends the pool of essence into his space ring when no beasts appear. Chapters 1782-1794 Hidden Dragon Territory 15 Spoiler 1782 NL turns to leave when the tree’s leaves turn a light shade of pink, giving off a shy feeling, and follows him. NL is confused why the tree is acting like a maiden but thinks it could be useful for SL. 1783 NL extends his hand, and the tree readily agrees to leave with him. NL shrugs it off as it tries to touch him, enduring for SL’s sake, and leaves not knowing that SL has been trapped here by a Saint ranked sable (貂). SL is unconscious behind the hidden door and the sable watches on anxiously, before fetching a fiery red herb to cure her, and crushing the juices to feed her. 1784 SL had been dragged into a magical space, which suppresses her space magic, cutting her off from DST and the war puppet, reducing her to this state. The sable continues feeding her the herbs, despairing as her condition seems to worsen instead, sweating and burning up. The sable runs to fetch SL water, not knowing it’s actually the same Jade Essence NL had stored and is detrimental to her in her current condition. 1785-1786 The sable is proud of itself, when SL starts feeling immense pain and her blood starts to thicken. While she had eaten the RBBG, the space prevents her from circulating energy to recover. The pain makes SL want to tear at her flesh, and she demands for the sable to release her. It reluctantly sends her out of the space, realizing it’s good intentions have backfired, and SL starts cultivating to recover. 1787 The sable is shocked that the archaic tree and pool of Jade Essence have vanished, while SL is unable to expel the medicine the sable had fed her and DST eyes the sable, telling SL to use a Red Shooting Lotus (陨落红莲 Yǔn Luò Hóng Lián) to absorb it instead, allowing her to improve her strength and Apothecary. 1788 The sable hesitates, warning her it’s dangerous, but SL has been feeding the war puppet to protect her and sits on its shoulder to follow the sable. The sable had been charged with guarding the archaic tree, but since it had left with NL, the sable readily leads SL out, creating a path through the walls in the maze. 1789 SL arrives in front of a sea of fire, burning on a snow-covered ground. DST explains that it has to do with the Laws of Heaven and Earth, something that SL will comprehend when she reaches Saint level, when they spy the lotus amidst the flames and DST urges her forward. 1790-1791 SL enters to find that the temperature is comfortable despite how it looks, but remains alert as she feels unsettled. 4 clusters of flames start charging towards her, only for the sable to eat them, remarking on how tasty it is. Seeing how much the sable resembles it, SL starts missing the dragon, when several coloured flames start attacking, and the sable climbs on SL, unable to protect her. SL uses her void armour to shield them both, while the flames emit haunting voices, almost causing SL to collapse, before retreating. DST tells her they’re ghost fires containing the tormented souls of those who died in the fires, and their wails indicate that the Red Shooting Lotus is about to awaken. The best time to pluck the RSL is right before it wakes, but once it stirs, everything will be burnt away. 1792 SL realizes that she doesn’t have enough time to backtrack and find NL and has the war puppet carry her across. They encounter less flames, as they’re all heading towards the Acheron River in front of them. 1793 SL sees a flaming red bridge, formed by the ghost fires, which emits a hostile aura which impacts the mind. SL prepares to step on the bridge, eating pills and mentally preparing herself, when she’s hit with waves of malice and hatred. This intensifies as she travels across, but there are only 12 hours before the lotus awakens, while the bridge is 10KM and would take hours to cross. 1794 SL hears a howl, while a gruesome face appears near hers. SL fights down her disgust, covering her eyes with a blindfold and using her void armour to continue. As she progresses, she starts developing resistance towards the mental burden, when she hears a noise and starts charging forward. Chapters 1795-1806 Hidden Dragon Territory 16 Spoiler 1795-1796 The impact causes SL to cough blood, as the resentment increases exponentially further along the bridge, where all the strong souls linger. 5,000M in, SL has only walked halfway when she starts to crumble, overwhelmed by the pressure. Seeing SL continue on unrelenting, one step at a time, the sable decides to help her and sucks up the souls, allowing SL to rush to the 6,000M mark. The sable faints in SL’s arms and SL blacks out under the increased pressure, when she wakes to find that her injuries have slightly recovered. Resisting the animosity in the bridge has allowed SL’s body to grow more resilient, improving her strength and physical condition, but there are only 6 hours remaining. 1797 SL continues walking as she trembles and blood oozes from her pores, until her body is covered with blood and she loses all sensation of pain. Unable to watch on, DST tells her to stop before she dies, but SL is already 7,900M in. As she stumbles, SL’s body is flung back and she manages to grab onto the bridge but was sent back to the 6,000M mark. 1798 SL laments her bad luck when DST offers to help, possessing and strengthening her body to leap towards the 9,000M mark. He mocks her strength, before returning her body and falling into a coma. The pressure weighs down on SL and she resolves herself to get the RSL but is unable to move forward. 1799 SL sits and cultivates on the bridge, as blood and sweat flow and the pain feels as though she’s being torn to pieces. Under these circumstances, she manages to comprehend the gravity aspect of space magic (重力空间 Zhòng Lì Kōng Jiān) and the impurities wash away from her skin, leaving it milky white. 1800-1801 As SL is stronger, the overwhelming pressure now appears mild and she runs across the bridge in peak condition, only feeling strong resistance in the last 200M. Drained, she continues, relying on sheer willpower, when the souls become restless, intensifying the pressure on her injuries. The pain becomes excruciating in the last hundred metres and she laughs in relief when she finally reaches the other side with an hour to spare, unaware of the upcoming challenges. 1802 SL studies the map, when she finds herself surrounded by numerous war puppets. While the rest are inferior to hers, their leader is almost identical, only blue instead of red. The blue puppet attacks SL and she dodges due to her improved condition. SL summons her red puppet from her space, and the two puppets regard each other with disdain but are equally matched. 1803 The weaker puppets rush towards SL, becoming weaker as they enter her gravity field. SL takes out her CSS and swings it, cutting the puppets into pieces. Sneering at how weak they are, she decides to train the precision of her swordsmanship and the 20 puppets are decapitated in the same place. Turning them into junk, SL falls back and watches the two superior puppets fight. 1804-1805 The blue puppet is in a better position as it has higher energy reserves than SL’s, which attacks the blue puppet in rage for trapping it below the river. The red puppet uses all its energy to send the blue puppet flying, before falling down, drained. However, the blue puppet picks itself up, and approaches SL with a condescending sneer. Due to her ties with the red puppet, the blue puppet won’t allow SL to live. SL has no energy or trump cards left, and is unable to resist when it picks her up and clenches its fists, crushing her. SL turns purple and faints, only to wake up to find NL in the midst of beating up the puppet. 1806 A ball of energy hits the blue puppet, exploding into scattering petals which cling onto it, expanding and sealing it. NL pulls the plum flower from his shoulder and sends it into his space ring, only for it to climb out of the space and cling to him. NL embraces SL, drawing her into a kiss, only for the plum blossom to appear between them, glaring at SL. Chapters 1807-1821 Hidden Dragon Territory 17 Spoiler 1807 NL offers the plum blossom to the disgruntled SL, causing it to cry and climb into NL’s space ring, while SL doubts it’s reliable enough to use. NL offers to train it for SL, and she realizes they had narrowly missed each other in the maze. 1808 SL remembers that she needs to get the RSL, and DST taunts that she had spent half of the 30 minutes she had flirting. NL carries SL towards the RSL, with all the ghost flames becoming subservient in his presence, and she notices he’s become Saint ranked, feeling that her own promotion is inferior. 1809-1810 They arrive at a gentle stream, flowing with sparkling blue water, when SL sees a white lotus on a floating platform. DST tells her it isn’t the RSL since the energy within it isn’t pure enough. They only have a few minutes left to find the real one, when NL sends a wind blade towards the base of the stream, revealing a small, red lotus, and carries SL towards it so that it would recognize her when she picks it. A few hundred metres away, DFX watches on, seething with envy that SL has found an RSL and is determined to prevent it. He pulls out a dagger and slices his wrist, evoking a blood sacrifice ritual. 1811-1812 DFX’s blood starts to expand through the ground, freezing SL and NL still, but DFX is currently too weak to finish them off. Instead he reaches for the RSL, which releases a cyclone as its defence mechanism. As his body is too injured to withstand it, DFX turns and runs, leaving SL and NL behind as the RSL blooms. The temperature suddenly rises and the magma erupts. Unable to move, NL forms a blood contract with the plum blossom and tries to shield SL from the flames. SL prepares to die, filled with regret, when a voice whispers for her to live and she wakes to find herself lying on a lotus petal. 1813 NL is lying next to her and both their clothes have been burnt off. She dresses both of them and calls for DST, only to find no response. SL panics when she can’t sense him and shakes NL awake. 1814 NL reveals that when he was prepared to sacrifice himself to save her, DST appeared and shielded them both, using a soul-consuming technique. He comforts SL that both of them would readily die for her. 1815-1816 SL starts crying, grieving that she was almost strong enough to help him form his own body, when NL reminds her to take the RSL that DST had died for. As SL’s current state is too weak, they spend their time cultivating. SL starts to recover but NL is still severely injured, when she recalls that they’ve gone over the 3 months HDT remains open for. A voice asks her if she wants to leave, and SL is shocked to find that DST had been swallowed by the RSL and has merged with it. 1817 The RSL’s behaviour resembles DST, but it can’t recall its past. Its arrogant manner causes SL to think that it might be too proud to form a contract with her, when it tells her to start merging its 64 petals. 1818-1819 SL tries to merge the petals based on how she merges the strips of space, but is unable to figure out how to approach it. After the explosion, DFX had ran away, shocked at the magnitude of the eruption and certain of SL and NL’s deaths, when he becomes buried in the magma. DFX wakes to find that he’s still alive but his condition is poor and he’s uncertain how long HDT will remain open. He reaches the end of the HDT, running into ZiY and BY, who demand to know where SL and NL are. 1820-1821 DFX taunts them without revealing anything, before rushing out of the HDT. ZiY and BY decide to stay and search for SL and NL, but are unable to find them, when the door starts to close. Unwilling to believe that they’ve died, the two stand at the doorway, preventing the entrance from closing, relying on the crystals in their space ring for energy. Meanwhile SL has an epiphany about the petals just as NL wakes from his cultivation. Chapters 1822-1833 Hidden Dragon Territory 18 Spoiler 1822 SL rapidly places one petal on top of another, as they seamlessly merge, taking up the same space, and realizes that she can leave the HDT using the same method. SL spends a year fusing the strips, to discover that her gravity field is twice as effective. While NL laments that he needs to leave her so that she can grow, as SL is currently at the peak of 10th ranked and only needs an opportunity to advance. 1823-1824 SL completes her task and demands that the RSL reveal the way out when NL reminds her to pick it, using his aura to suppress it into agreeing. The RSL starts to bloom, spreading its petals and extending its roots, to reveal a little Ginseng Baby in a red apron (chapter 1134). SL coos over the baby, pushing NL aside as the RSL secretly revels in NL’s fury. Vexed that he ranks below the baby, NL demands for SL to hand it over, only for SL to rebuff him. 1825 Seeing the baby’s pitiful look, SL reprimands NL for wanting to bully it. Stunned by SL’s maternal instinct, NL calms himself before trying to advise her against raising the baby, feeling vexed when she refuses and coaxes the it instead. 1826 SL regards the child as innocent, while it secretly smirks at NL and opens a path in the magma. NL leads SL out, secretly determined not to let SL have children so he won’t have to share her. They race to the exit, with SL reminding him that they’re 9 months too late. 1827 NL is certain the RSL can lead them out, when they discover the HDT door is still open. SL spies two statues at the doorway and is shocked to find that its ZiY and BY, who have remained there for 9 months and are barely alive. SL treats them, while NL circulates his energy through them, reassuring SL. 1828 BY and ZiY are no longer in danger of dying but still haven’t woken up, when the little baby in SL’s arms spits out two small flames towards them, returning the warmth to their bodies. NL is certain that the physical strain of guarding the entrance and the lotus flames would improve their cultivation, when he notices the baby has crawled back in SL’s arms and is greedily absorbing the pure aura around her. 1829 BY and ZiY sleep for 3 days, when BY slowly opens his eyes and sees his frumpy appearance reflected in SL’s. He rushes to tidy himself, when he notices the child in SL’s arms, and congratulates NL for his fast work, since only the two of them had been trapped in the HDT. NL secretly rages, not wanting such a scheming child, when BY changes and ZiY wakes up. 1830 ZiY is shocked at the child, when SL reveals it’s the RSL. They recount their experiences, with ZiY telling SL that LHM had died after being clawed by the ghost dragon when it was fighting NL, while LAC was beaten to death by NL after he realized SL was gone. ZiY and BY had wanted to follow NL, when he raced ahead, and they had arrived at the maze after SL and NL had emptied it. Hearing SL’s experience, they regret not killing DFX, when SL smirks that they still haven’t exposed the LYY matter. 1831 BY becomes curious, seeing the gleam in ZiY’s eyes, when SL asks them what rank they are. ZiY is shocked to find that she’s 10th ranked, while BY has reached Command level, with their experiences bringing so many benefits. They’re about to leave when the sable mentions an herb that can raise the levels of a group of experts will mature in a month and SL decides to stay, sending ZiY and BY ahead. 1832 Watching them leave, SL is grateful to have such good friends. Returning to the mainland, DFX gloats over being the only one to survive and that at Saint level, he could easily dominate Dong Ling. Sitting on the throne, DFX has slayed the royal family, leaving only the Jin Emperor alive to hear of NL’s death. 1833 The Emperor despairs since only NL could oppose DFX, while DFX surmises that his fall is due to SL driving a wedge between NL and the Jade Lake, revealing that he won’t let any of NL’s supporters survive, including the Beichen family, An Ye family, Lan family and Luo Yu Dian. DFX reveals that he’ll let the Emperor live if he kneels before him like a dog, before calling out SZ. Chapters 1834-1843 End of the First Arc 1 Spoiler 1834 SZ barks like a dog and DFX is delighted SL’s father has fallen so low, while the Emperor vows that NL will retaliate before biting his own tongue, committing suicide, only for DFX to kick him aside. SZ sneers at SL’s demise, while DFX calls for the Nangong family’s eradication. The three stooges and ZiY arrive to find the Emperor has already died, while DFX mocks ZiY and BY for abandoning their friends in the end. BY retorts that NL hasn’t died, and DFX howls with laughter. 1835 DFX asks BY how he wants to die, but will let ZiY off for CZ’s sake if she grovels. With NL’s death, DFX is unopposed since CZ wouldn’t act against him, while RY wouldn’t be interested in the matters of the younger generation. ZiY continues insisting that NL is alive, and DFX aims an attack, causing her to collapse. 1836 Thinking of the consequences if NL and all his allies retaliate, DFX starts to feel uneasy, when the heavily pregnant LYY appears. DFX hugs her and LYY leans into his embrace, asking him how ZiY will be sorted. DFX tells her to concentrate on the baby, when LYY sees ZiY and recalls her humiliating experience. LYY trembles, feeling waves of intense pain from her stomach. 1837 DFX is currently stronger than the Jade Lake elders and LYY had wanted to remove the beggar to silence him but couldn’t find him. DFX is worried as LYY was meant to give birth earlier. The baby is born at the Jade Lake and DFX is shocked that it looks like an ugly monkey. Out of fear, the midwife remarks that all babies are wrinkly and ugly when they’re born, as LYY continues muttering about ZiY. Thinking LYY is pleading for her, DFX tells her not to worry, before leaving to finish off the four families. 1838 In the dungeons, BY assures AYM and LX that NL is still alive as DFX listens on, thinking that if NL survives, he’d at least have a rival. LYY pretends to plea for ZiY, mentioning how she’s now 10th ranked, knowing that DFX hates anyone more talented than him. DFX orders their deaths for the following day. 1839 DFX laughs, leading LYY away by her waist, while his prisoners despair as NL needs more time to leave HDT. ZiY remarks that they’ll face their deaths if it comes, eating food from her space ring as LYY had poisoned all her meals. The following day, DFX tells them to slay each other until only one remains, guaranteeing the life of the winner. He distributes swords, anticipating a brutal fight between brothers. 1840 DFX tells them to start, feeling even more elated than with his son’s birth, reminding them they’d all die if they don’t fight. BY is the strongest since ZiY is 10th ranked, while AYM and LX are 9th. Since defeating DFX is impossible, the three stooges simultaneously stab themselves in the heart, to ZiY’s horror, allowing her to live. ZiY cries in front of BY as he apologizes and tells her to keep living. 1841 BY’s apology is for forcing her to endure LYY’s treatment in order to wait for NL’s return, while he confesses his feelings, finally giving up his affections for SL and responding to ZiY’s. ZiY cries, trying to shake him awake and reciprocating his confession. DFX watches on shocked, since he had wanted them to fight to prove how fragile their bonds are. DFX is envious of their bonds with NL while he has remained alone, but laughs thinking they’ve all died in the end, when SL and NL arrive. 1842 SL rushes to BY, administering emergency treatment using RY’s pills and her blood. SL seals his acupuncture points and sighs in relief when his wound starts to heal and his pulse is steady, before working on LX and AYM the same way. BY and AYM are safe, but SL had waited too long to treat LX and is running out of energy. SL continues despite her exhaustion, unwilling to let NL lose him. 1843 SL coughs up blood, but LX is safe. Meanwhile NL has been fighting with DFX, and SL stands in front of LX to shield him from the impact. LiYY appears at the door. Knowing that she’s unlikely to defeat him, SL smiles, asking him why he’s still free to create mischief when he doesn’t have any sons left. LiYY is shocked since DFX had told him LAC was fine. Chapters 1844-1854 End of the First Arc 2 Spoiler 1844 SL states that she had witnessed DFX personally slaying LAC due to his luck with the raffle and source stones. DFX is preoccupied with his fight and doesn’t have time to retort, so SL tells LiYY to take it as a sign of his guilt. LYY accuses SL of sowing discord, while LiYY is still stuck on LAC’s death. SL confirms that LAC has died, while she had killed Li Ao Tian. She then asks if the Jade Lake’s impotence is hereditary and if LAQ suffers from it. The Command level LiYY rages and SL is determined to stand on her own. 1845 Although LiYY is stronger, SL is confident NL can safely defeat DFX, when the Li Family Ancestor arrives. LFA addresses NL, regretting that his marriage with LYY fell through and over their current relationship. NL smiles coldly, telling him that the Jade Lake thinks too highly of themselves. 1846 Not wanting to kill NL, LFA asks if the marriage was still salvageable if he had intervened, when NL reveals that he intends on removing the Jade Lake from the top 10 families. LFA’s strength is on par with NL and they fight. DFX falls back, sneering since he’s free to remove the weaker SL. SL’s response is slower since she no longer has DST to warn her and DFX sends an attack towards her, smirking with LiYY. 1847 Anticipating NL’s reaction over SL’s death, DFX is shocked to find that he’s indifferent, when NL sends a wind blade towards him. DFX searches for SL’s corpse, only to find her unharmed and smiling, revealing the RSL. DFX is filled with regret since it had been within his grasp but he had chosen to flee instead. 1848 LiYY is shocked that SL has such a treasure, which fully counters DFX’s ice attacks, and is determined to kill her before she becomes stronger. LiYY and DFX both attack SL as she taunts them for their despicable acts. Unable to dodge, SL’s blood sprays on DFX when she mocks him for wasting precious medicine and DFX is determined to drain her after she dies. 1849 SL contemplates whether to use the war puppet or her spirit pets, when their simultaneous attack freezes in front of her. SL’s mood soars as she sees RY floating in the sky and runs to greet him, hugging his arm. RY notices the blood near SL’s mouth and the air turns cold. 1850 DFX and LiYY cower in front of RY as he questions them, aware that SL is not only an exception for NL but also for RY. RY is infuriated they had harmed SL, asking them how they want to die, the same way DFX had asked BY (chapter 1835). SL gloats since she has RY’s backing while LiYY argues that RY shouldn’t intervene in the fights of the younger generation, while DFX mentions that CZ will compensate him after. 1851 RY takes their response as waiting for him to kill them, while LiYY and DFX are shocked that the indifferent RY is so angry. Unwilling to die so easily, they both attack RY, only to be frozen still. DFX despairs that he can’t even scratch RY, while SL smiles, praising RY’s strength. 1852-1853 RY places them in his space, telling SL to sort them out, and she pulls out her YH dagger. DFX despairs since the animosity between him and SL means he’ll die horribly, while SL prevents him from biting off his tongue, cutting off his right hand instead. SL has never hated anyone as much as DFX and plans to torture him as payback for all the suffering he’s caused her and her friends, when DFX and the Jade Lake light up at CZ’s arrival. SL has mixed feeling as she had always been curious about CZ, when RY stands in front of her and freezes her movements. CZ reprimands RY for bullying the weak, while RY asks how his search is going. DFX is delighted since now he still has a chance of winning, when SL sneezes. 1854 CZ glances towards SL and stiffens when he sees her face. RY sighs as CZ approaches SL with love, shock and dedication flashing through his eyes. DFX fails to see this as he’s behind CZ, reporting the enmity between him and SL, and vowing that he’ll take his revenge. SL is uncertain how to interact with the approaching CZ as RY moves to the side. DFX declares that CZ doesn’t need to act and that he can settle the matter himself when CZ emits killing intent and sends DFX flying. RY sighs, lamenting that these meetings are inevitable and SL will soon encounter that lunatic. Meanwhile DFX is confused but remains silent, since CZ is often moody and unpredictable. Chapters 1855-1864 End of the First Arc 3 Spoiler 1855 CZ remarks that SL is ‘the child’, realizing why RY had taken a disciple, and claims her under his custody, causing DFX to feel unsettled. CZ has DFX repeat his declaration of revenge against SL, before smiling and sending him flying. DFX coughs blood, while he and several others are shocked at CZ’s reaction. 1856 LYY sees that SL has remained calm throughout this scene, as though it was something she had expected. CZ smiles at SL, asking if she’s satisfied, only for her to retort that it can’t be written off so easily. Everyone is shocked when CZ seems even happier, and readily agrees to have DFX killed. DFX is stunned CZ can abandon him so easily, and hugs his thigh. 1857 CZ sighs, asking DFX if he remembers what he had said when he first accepted DFX as his disciple. DFX recalls that he doesn’t need to remain loyal to Purgatory City but needs to dedicate his life to protecting someone, only they were never found. CZ reveals that the person he was meant to protect was SL and DFX turns pale as CZ asks SL how she would deal with her servant. SL is amazed at how dedicated CZ is to YH, before ordering DFX’s death. DFX despairs that CZ can so easily cast aside their ties, when he remembers that he had acted against the person he was meant to protect. Resigning himself, he asks CZ to spare the child he has with LYY, as it’s his only heir. 1858 CZ beckons the terrified LYY over and frowns when he sees the baby, as SL asks DFX if it’s really his. LYY trembles as she holds the child, terrified SL will reveal her experience with the beggar. She kneels before CZ, crying that SL had humiliated her and insulted CZ and Purgatory City. While sensing his unusual relationship with SL, LYY is relying on the fact that CZ had always spoiled her. 1859 LYY lies that SL had destroyed her cultivation and asks for retribution. CZ coldly smiles, asking her what she wants, causing LYY to tremble, before turning to SL and asking the same. LYY starts regretting her actions when SL tells CZ to remove the Jade Lake. LiYY and LFA laugh since SL’s word wouldn’t remove such a huge family with a strong legacy. LiYY points at SL, only to have his right hand removed. 1860 LiYY is stunned but CZ doesn’t even bother to explain his actions. LiYY glares hatefully at SL, only for his eyes to burst. Seeing such a ruthless and volatile person act on her behalf, SL feels guilty since he isn’t her real father. LYY is too scared to look at SL while CZ asks LiYY how he wants to die. 1861-1862 LiYY retorts that even CZ doesn’t have the right to decide the fate of the Jade Lake, when CZ decapitates him. LYY screams as her father’s head rolls to the ground, while LFA is too numb to avenge him. DFX had always had some weight in CZ’s mind, but is stunned at how protective he is towards SL. CZ asks LFA if he wants to avenge his son, but due to his overwhelming strength, LFA hides his hatred and begs for mercy instead, thinking CZ will let them off to avoid being condemned. However, CZ aims a dark cloud towards the Jade Lake, causing it to vanish as LYY kowtows for him to reverse it. DFX tells her CZ never changes his mind and begs SL to let his son off instead. 1863 SL feels that DFX is pitiful, pleading so hard for a child that isn’t even his, when CZ sneers and reveals it to him. DFX injects his energy in the child, throwing it away when he realizes it doesn’t have a trace of his blood. Infuriated that LYY had used him, he grabs her neck, shaking it while demanding she reveal the child’s paternity, only for her breathing to fade and she falls to the ground, dead. Going insane after killing his beloved, he stabs himself in the heart, killing himself as SL had wanted. 1864 SL feels a sense of relief and disbelief that LYY has finally gone after being chased by her for so long. RY reprimands CZ for intervening and preventing SL’s growth but CZ remarks that the restriction only applies to him, discontent at how RY had let SL suffer. As the only disciple he had cared about was NL, he never had to consider these things, but continues arguing with RY over who SL will leave with. SL is dumbfounded over how childish these experts are, but starts to head towards RY since she trusts and feels closer to him. Chapter 1865-1872 End of the First Arc 4 Spoiler 1865 RY’s eyes flash with pride, when CZ remarks that they should fight over it since SL has trouble deciding, shamelessly ignoring SL’s choice. SL remains silent since CZ had helped her, and he squeezes her cheeks, telling her to pack. CZ’s face had been blurred before, but SL catches a glimpse to find that it’s around 30 years old and breathtakingly beautiful. NL sighs as SL continues to stare, regretting that SL has seen his appearance, while reminding her that the one he loves is YH. SL wonders what type of person her father is and NL promises they’ll find him together, feeling gratified that their love is mutual. 1866 SL hears a groan and finds SZ severely injured, lying in a pool of his own blood. He regrets spending his life trying to get close to various powers when SL could’ve easily elevated the Su Manor through her ties with RY and CZ. SL sighs in front of SZ, amazed at how many grudges have been settled, when she realizes that CZ had intentionally taken SZ when he was attacking LiYY. Meanwhile BY has woken up and asks SL why she didn’t agree to go to Purgatory City since it’s so hard to enter. 1867 ZiY reveals that it usually only accepts children below 3, with few entering at a higher age, while Purgatory City would easily occupy 9 of the top 10 places in the Dragon Ranking List if they had all entered. SL is confused why BY wasn’t recruited, but some talent needs to remain outside to balance the power within the continent. However Purgatory City is a good place to train as it has a tower that increases training speed by 10. Tempted, SL turns to NL, who tells SL to head to Purgatory City but he will be leaving for Crafty Thorn instead. 1868 Seeing that SL is unwilling to part with him, NL reveals that only Crafty Thorn has dark element manuals and tells her to advance to Grand Master Apothecarist when he returns. SL blushes and NL is unwilling to leave but needs the strength to protect her, vowing to one day shield her the way CZ had. NL sighs, thinking of his family’s destruction. He had regarded the Emperor the same way SL saw SZ, and knows they don’t have blood ties. 1869 The stooges have mostly recovered and plead with SL over the benefits of Purgatory City since only she can bring them in. SL is relieved since she didn’t want to be alone with CZ, while their families were heavily injured by DFX and the Jade Lake. Meanwhile CZ has managed to win against RY since he spends most of his time refining pills, but RY warns him that SL can only be an ordinary disciple in order to grow, while CZ had wanted to spoil her. 1870 CZ waits for SL to finish cultivating, telling her to refer to him as her adoptive father. Seeing that SL remains calm and indifferent, CZ feels that this is appropriate, when SL asks if she can bring her friends. CZ tells her not to worry about small things, handing her the city’s highest ranked token, which allows her to act as his proxy. 1871 Feeling SL’s unease, CZ tells her to keep it for emergencies and gives her a gold token to use instead. The tokens from lowest to highest are: bronze, silver, gold, jade and CZ’s unique diamond token. He also gives her a small, golden boat, telling her to ask ZiY how to use it, before leaving to search for news of YH. NL had already left, leaving a letter with the words ‘Wait for me’ and SL is worried since NL needs to infiltrate Crafty Thorn to gain their secrets, while the stooges are still too injured to travel to Purgatory City, when ZiY notices the boat in SL’s hands. 1872 Taking SL’s blood, ZiY places it on the boat, causing it to emit spiritual energy. It expands on SL’s command and she’s shocked to find even the interior is made out of gold and will meld according to her imagination. The ship is called the 9527 Flying Ship and seeing that BY is enthralled, ZiY reveals that only CZ and the three elders have these ships, with only one being gold. Chapters 1872 onwards at https://dysrysummaries.wordpress.com/
Thanks Dysry for the spoilers . I read the chapters using google translate and ended very confused. Your summary of the chapters really help. I read somewhere where SL disappeared (after 1,000 chapters I think) . That was where I got even more confused. Have you reach that part yet?
@Busy Bee @Nyanko No worries, it was fun to do, and helped me figure out what was going on as well. Haven't read that far ahead though (maybe only 200ish a while back) but since I'm reading through it in order to summarize it, might get there eventually. @Rhealora You're welcome to post up some spoilers as well. I think I'll start getting lost soon.
Thanks everybody. Things starting to make sense now. I might continue to use bing translate to read more. Can't remember where I last stopped. He he
*-* so many spoilers!... Thank you! I was also using MTL for some chaps but i didnt get much I really want to read some parts (or get some spoilers >.>) so I was wondering wha did Jin promise to the jade lake palace? Also I saw that Spoiler luo sees her ex-killer boyfriend...does that mean she tells Jin of her past life? ...and what happens to her ex? ...does Jin kill him?...If she does what was his reaction to the fact that she had an ex and an unborn kid ?
Ah haven't updated for a while but will start again... eventually.... I can probably do up to chapter 750 or something within the next few hours, but no promises what happens after (or doesn't happen) @bluep Spoiler Yes Yun Qi does return (I think it was as the prince of a neighbouring country) and hangs around for a while. Because of this Su Luo ends up telling Nangong Liuyun everything - and end up closer since he believes her (also since it was a past life and not during his 300 chapter disappearance) @KainMori Thanks, I added the list of characters at the top so hopefully it's better now. I pretty much rushed through the summaries in a few days so I didn't think it through lol. Also not sure if anyone minds, but since the earlier chapters are out, I removed them from the post to make room ... and because having the translations to compare brings out a lot of errors >///<
@Busy Bee @CloudySkySadMoon I'm glad you enjoyed it. Future updates will be irregular at best though.
Dysry, your summaries covered quite a lot already. Everything is to make sense now. Will try to read 800+ chapter now using bing translate. Take care.
Thank you! ...one. small question Spoiler in what chapter sl tells NL about her past life? ...i want to try and mtl it...i'm really curious about his reaction to the fact that his future wife was an assasin *-* [\spoiler]
@bluep You're lucky you asked about the one chapter I do remember - since I kinda left it like that, after feeling it's as good an ending as any. Spoiler Su Luo tells him in Chapters 1008-1010 of the raws (would be 1009-1011 of translated version though). Events surrounding: Su Luo was attacked by Yan Xia and ends up in Western Jin, where she meets Yun Qi - Western Jin's prince. She stays near him because he has the real version of the Spiritual Dance Steps, so when Nangong Liuyun returns in chapter 960ish, Yun Qi hints at past relations with Su Luo and misleads him into thinking she had an affair during his 3 year closed door training. Angered, Nangong Liuyun leaves Su Luo, but since he can't bear to, he returns in time to save her from Yan Xia. Seeing this, Su Luo doesn't want to hide anything from him anymore and tells him. Nangong Liuyun believes everything she says, and isn't angry since it's her past life. They then pretty much end up engaged. After that I stopped reading. Though I skimmed through when they got married (chapter 3095-3099). Thanks everyone. Btw if you want actual spoilers instead of summaries, you can find some of them here: http://forum.wuxiaworld.com/discussion/940/the-demonic-king-chases-his-wife/p1