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## Post Transmigration

Shen Yuan, after dying, wakes up in the body of Shen Qingqiu, the main antagonist in "Proud Immortal Demon Way". He is confronted by a system which, he notes, sounds similar to Google Translate. The system tells him that he has transmigrated into the body of the scum villain, and he is now responsible for fixing the crummy plot and reviving the story. Shen Qingqiu can earn points, Luo Binghe can earn points, but if the cumulative amount is smaller than the margin, the characters face consequences.

He realizes that in order to survive, in order to fix the plot, he must fix his relationship with Luo Binghe first. However, the system does not allow Shen Qingqiu to make any out-of-character moves yet, as that feature remains locked. Therefore, Shen Qingqiu calls Ming Fan to bring Luo Binghe into his room, giving him medicine under the guise that he merely does not want to get caught for abuse of his disciples.

Deciding to test out Shen Qingqiu’s cultivation skills, he went into the forest and practice. He witness Ming Fan and some other disciples bullying Luo Binge. He wanted to help but he can’t do anything that is out-of-character yet. Therefore, he send out spiritual-energy-infused leaves to chase them away. He also picks up Luo Binghe’s jade pendant and keeps it.

## Skinner

Shen Qingqiu received a mission to go to Shuang Hu City to help the disciples to gain experience. The next day, they take off to Shuang Hu City. However, they were one horse short. Ning Yingying complained about the others bullying Luo Binghe so Shen Qingqiu allow him to board his carriage with him. Upon arrival, they visit Old Master Chen to gather some information. Shen Qingqiu left Ming Fan to deal with him. Ning Yingying asked Shen Qingqiu’s permission to go out and drags Luo Binghe with her.

When Ming Fan is summarising what he obtained from Old Master Chen, Luo Binghe interrupted them saying Ning Yingying had disappeared. Together with Luo Binghe, Shen Qingqiu go and gather information about Ning Yingying’s disappearance, presumably related to the demon they are investigating. With the help of ‘Easy Mode’ by the system, Shen Qingqiu is able to locate the demon. However, he is later knocked unconscious by a gate.

Upon regaining consciousness, he find himself tied up and half naked. Luo Binghe and Ning Yingying are also tied up. With a little prompting by Shen Qingqiu, the demon, Skinner revealed all her crimes. Skinner began to advance towards Ning Yingying. Using the ‘protagonist’s golden-halo’ as an advantage, Shen Qingqiu diverted Skinner’s attention towards Luo Binghe. Just as Skinner was about to make a move towards Luo Binghe, a ceiling beam fell on her and in the process, freeing Ning Yingying and Luo Binghe from captivity. Skinner accused Shen Qingqiu of manipulation. Using this as a distraction, Shen Qingqiu was freed by Luo Binghe and killed the Skinner.

## Demon Invasion

Shen Qingqiu returned Cang Qiong Mountain sect and report the incident to Yue Qingyuan. He ask for permission to enter seclusion in Qiong Ding’s spirit Cave. Before entering seclusion, Shen Qingqiu gave Luo Binghe a new cultivation manual to replace the faulty one he had. He enter the spirit and began cultivating. However, he heard a man have qi deviation and helped him overcome it. Turns out, the man is Bai Zhan’s Peak Lord, Liu Qingge. Remembering the animosity between the original Shen Qingqiu and Liu Qingge, Shen Qingqiu try to be nice to Liu Qingge to mend their relationship but Liu Qingge was repulsed by it and call him to get out.

Shen Qingqiu went back to cultivating for the next few months. As he exit the spirit cave, the sect was in chaos as demons had invaded it. Shen Qingqiu hurried to Qiong Ding Peak’s gates where the demon is. Sha Hualing proposed three match between the representatives from each sides.

The first trial is between Shen Qingqiu and Elder Du Bi. Shen Qingqiu won. The second trial is between Liu Mingyan and Sha Hualing. Sha Hualing won. The last battle was between Luo Binghe and Elder Tian Chui. Luo Binghe won. However, after the battle finished, Elder Tian Chui charged as Luo Binghe, intending to hit him with his hammer. However, Shen Qingqiu managed to intercept it and kill the demon elder.

Elder Tian Chui suddenly stood up and charged at Luo Binghe again. Shen Qingqiu moved to block Elder Tian Chui with his sword, resulting him being pierced by the poison-covered spikes. The demons gloat about Shen Qingqiu being poison by a poison without a cure, called Without A Cure. Just as Shen Qingqiu was about to fight Sha Hualing, Liu Qingge arrived. The demons retreat. Shen Qingqiu couldn’t stand anymore and falls unconscious.

When he wake up, he was back at his bed in Qing Jing Peak. Ming Fan upon seeing his Shizun awake, flung away the tray he is holding and rushed to inform Mu Qingfang, Liu Qingge and Yue Qingyuan. Shen Qingqiu called Luo Binghe who was standing by the door to come in. Upon entering, Luo Binghe kneeled down and begged for forgiveness. After Shen Qingqiu forgive him, Luo Binghe offered the congee he made to Shen Qingqiu.

Just as Luo Binghe left, Mu Qingfang, Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge came in to check on Shen Qingqiu’s condition. Shen Qingqiu is informed, that the poison is indeed without a cure but can be repressed by taking a herb. He will only experience an occasional blockage in his spiritual pathway. After Mu Qingfang and Yue Qingyuan left, Shen Qingqiu was questioned by Liu Qingge about his out-of-character behaviour. They ended up discussing about Luo Binghe. Later in the day, Shen Qingqiu was visited by the other peak lords as well.

## Dream Demon

When Shen Qingqiu thought he could finally get a peaceful sleep, he was dragged into a dreamscape. After consulting the system and seeing Luo Binghe, he decided that this is Luo Binghe’s dream realm. After explaining about the dream realm to Luo Binghe, the system chimed in and stated that Shen Qingqiu have to help Luo Binghe to overcome the  Dream Demon’s illusion or there will be point deduction.

After walking for a while, Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe come across a city filled with faceless people. Luo Binghe saw some people with faces so they chased them to an alleyway. The said people was found to be bullying a small child which turn out to be Luo Binghe. Shen Qingqiu tried to calm down a panicking Luo Binghe by stating that they are just illusions.

The scene changed and it showed a younger Luo Binghe trying to take care of his dying mother. The scene changed again to another point in Luo Binghe’s life and again and again until it piled up. Shen Qingqiu tried to calm down an emotionally unstable Luo Binghe who hit him. As soon as Shen Qingqiu was hit, the illusions broke and Luo Binghe calmed down. Luo Binghe felt guilty about hitting Shen Qingqiu while Shen Qingqiu assure him it's fine. Just then, the Dream Demon appeared and send Shen Qingqiu out of Luo Binghe’s dream realm.

Shen Qingqiu wake up feeling unwell because he had dreamt of the original Shen Qingqiu’s fate. Suddenly Luo Binghe burst into the room asking about Shen Qingqiu’s wellbeing to which Shen Qingqiu reply he is fine. Shen Qingqiu thoroughly check through Luo Binghe for abnormalities and didn’t find any. He was suddenly asked about weather all demons are truly evil. He answered that demons, just like humans, can be either good or evil. With that, the system notified him that Luo Binghe had decided to take up demonic cultivation.

Luo Binghe was about to go back to his woodshed when Shen Qingqiu called him to pack his things and move to a room outside his bamboo house. Luo Binghe was overjoyed and hugged Shen Qingqiu. He went to sleep after that. The next day, Shen Qingqiu woke up to Luo Binghe’s cooking. He praised his disciple’s handiwork.

## Immortal Alliance Conference

A few years has passed and Luo Binghe has become Shen Qingqiu’s beloved and most trusted disciple. Luo Binghe sticks closely to Shen Qingqiu, who personally trained Luo Binghe, as the boy continued to prepares his meals and handle sect affairs on his behalf. Shen Qingqiu dreaded the Immortal Alliance Conference but knew that he could not avoid it.

On the way to the conference, Shen Qingqiu rides the carriage with another Peak Lord Qi Qingqi. He admires her head disciple Liu Mingyan, who has matured into a beautiful lady. Observing his actions, Luo Binghe approached Liu Mingyan out of curiosity to understand what about her intrigued Shen Qingqiu. Shen Qingqiu interprets Luo Binghe’s actions as flirting with a future harem member.

At the conference held by Huan Hua Palace, the disciples enter the field to catch demons and collect points. Shen Qingqiu bets 5000 soul stones that Luo Binghe will emerge victorious, beating the crowd favourite disciple Gongyi Xiao.

The disciples were attacked by mysterious creatures not initially part of the competition. To protect their disciples, the immortals of the various sects enter the field. Shen Qingqiu protects Luo Binghe and a group of disciples from other sects, including Qin Wanyue.

Soon, the group reach a cliff, which Shen Qingqiu recognizes as the location where he inevitably has to push Luo Binghe off. He also encounters Shang Qinghua, the An Ding Peak Lord. Based on the original novel, Shen Qingqiu knew that Shang Qinghua colluded with demons and released the creatures in order to wipe out the prized disciples.

At the cliff, they unexpectedly encounter Mobei-Jun, who unlocked the seal on Luo Binghe’s demon blood. Shen Qingqiu was surprised as Mobei-Jun was not supposed to appear until 500 chapters later in PIDW. Nonetheless, the system set a countdown timer for Shen Qingqiu to complete the required task.

He confronts Luo Binghe about his demonic heritage and points Xiuya Sword at him. Instead of backing away, Luo Binghe allows himself to be stabbed by his shizun, before the latter pushes him off the cliff.

In the aftermath, he tells other members of the Cang Qiong Sect that Luo Binghe was killed off by demons. He keeps his disciple’s shattered sword and buries it in his backyard. While he gains B-points for completing the task, the points are immediately reset to zero as Luo Binghe’s heartbreak level was too high.

## Bailu Forest

Shen Qingqiu summons Shang Qinghua and correctly identifies him as the transmigrated author Airplane Shooting Towards The Sky, after hearing the latter exclaim “wtf!” during the confrontation with Mobei-Jun. He also reveals his identity as reader Peerless Cucumber.

Shen Qingqiu threatens Shang Qinghua into retrieving a rare organism with him that could save both of their lives in the future. The duo set off to Bailu Forest, and find themselves in a endless loop due to traps set up by the adjacent Huan Hua Palace, unable to call on their systems for assistance, which has gone into hibernation mode as the protagonist Luo Binghe was not around. They encounter Gongyi Xiao, who was patrolling the forest, and he guides them to a grotto where the Sun and Moon Dew Flower Seeds were located.

In the grotto, they were chased by a snake-like creature. Shen Qingqiu defeats the creature and decides to spare its life. He picks up the Sun and Moon Dew Flower Seeds and returns to Qing Jing Peak.

## Jinlan Plague

In the three years since Luo Binghe’s fall, Shen Qingqiu spent most of it exploring the outside world, until he was summoned back by Yue Qingyuan. The Zhao Hua Temple Sect was facing a plague in Jinlan City and requested assistance from the Cang Qiong Sect. Shen Qingqiu heads to Jinlan City with Liu Qingge and Mu Qingfang to investigate the problem.

The peak lords enter the city via an underground passage and encounter a city resident Yang Yixuan, who leads them to the city centre. They meet up with residents and immortals from Zhao Hua Temple, who have been afflicted with a disease that causes their limbs to rot and fall off.

To find the root cause of the plague, Shen Qingqiu explores the city and bumps into a suspicious old lady. He follows her and meets Huan Hua Palace disciples, who were also in the city to help out. He runs into Luo Binghe, and was surprised to see that his disciple has left the abyss two years before schedule. Gongyi Xiao shared that Luo Binghe was rescued by Qin Wanyue one year ago, and soon became a top disciple of the Huan Hua Palace.

With Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge’s combined efforts, the group captures all the sowers, demons that deliberately infect human beings to become food for other demons. That night, Luo Binghe visits Shen Qingqiu in his room. Shen Qingqiu escapes but Luo Binghe gives chase and chokes him against a wall.

The two exchange words, with Luo Binghe expressing sadness that Shen Qingqiu no longer treats him as warmly as he did before. Shen Qingqiu accuses his disciple for causing the plague at Jinlan City. Angered by his shizun’s deep distrust of him and demon race, Luo Binghe strikes the wall behind him. Shen Qingqiu unsheathes his sword, which reveals to Luo Binghe that he had been infected by the sower earlier that day. Luo Binghe then grabs Shen Qingqiu by the wrists and pours his own blood into Shen Qingqiu’s mouth.

## Blackened Reputation

At Jinlan City, the immortals from various sects gather to decide what to do with the captured sowers. In front of everyone, one of the sowers claimed that they only followed Shen Qingqiu’s instructions. One of the Huan Hua Palace disciple also pointed out that Shen Qingqiu has mysteriously recovered from the infection. While the other peak lords step in to defend Shen Qingqiu, the Huan Hua Palace old palace master demanded that Shen Qingqiu offer an explanation to clear his name.

A woman from Shen Jiu’s past, Qiu Haitang, also steps forward to accuse Shen Qingqiu of murdering her family, who rescued the young Shen Jiu from slavery. Unable to defend himself from the accusations and unwilling to a fight break up between Cang Qiong Sect and Huan Hua Palace Sect, Shen Qingqiu allows himself to be taken to the Huan Hua Palace Water Prison until a trial can be conducted one month later.

## Huan Hua Palace Water Prison

While held in the Huan Hua Palace Water Prison, Shen Qingqiu was visited by the Little Palace Mistress, who believes that he has colluded with the demon race and treated Luo Binghe viciously. Shen Qingqiu was amused by the situation, which angered the Little Palace Mistress, causing her to use her iron whip against him. Shen Qingqiu dodges a few times but soon reaches the edge of the stone platform. He was about to endure a painful strike, when Luo Binghe grabs the whip with his bare hands. Luo Binghe dismisses Little Palace Mistress. Trapped in a confined space with Luo Binghe, Shen Qingqiu is afraid of what was to come. As the Jinlan City arc was a new addition to the story, he was unable to rely on his omniscient perspective.

Luo Binghe confronts his shizun with question “do you regret it?” While he does regret pushing him off the cliff, Shen Qingqiu chooses to stay silent, prompting Luo Binghe to torture Shen Qingqiu by making his demon blood crawl in and gnaw at the latter’s body. Using the system’s suggested action, Shen Qingqiu subconsciously dodges Luo Binghe’s attack, which caused Luo Binghe to rip off Shen Qingqiu’s robe. He believes that Luo Binghe ceased his attacks as he was repulsed by the sight of half-naked man. Luo Binghe removes and offers Shen Qingqiu his own robe, who casts it aside as he found it to be undignified and too similar to the classic scenario of a boyfriend draping his coat over his devastated girlfriend. Luo Binghe believed that it was because Shen Qingqiu refused to touch anything that has been tainted by demons. Unable to control his anger, he smashed holes and pits in the cave before leaving.

Gongyi Xiao visits Shen Qingqiu in the cave to hand him a letter from Shang Qinghua. Reading the letter, Shen Qingqiu realized that he had to leave the prison immediately. Shang Qinghua had added fertilizer to the Sun and Moon Dew Flower and has caused it to nature too quickly, and would rot in a week’s time. Shen Qingqiu asks Gongyi Xiao for help to escape the prison. While initially unwilling to do so, he was horrified at the sight of Shen Qingqiu’s torn clothes and believes that Luo Binghe had humiliated his shizun. He agreed to help and even offers Shen Qingqiu his own robe. Shen Qingqiu accepts the robe, believing it to be less conspicuous than Luo Binghe’s black clothes, and folds Luo Binghe’s robe neatly on the ground. He told Gongyi Xiao to meet him again in a week’s time at Huayue City.

## Huayue City

Shen Qingqiu escapes to Huayue City but suddenly finds himself in a dream realm created by Luo Binghe, where he confronts his greatest fears, including witnessing Liu Qingge and Yue Qingyuan’s deaths caused by his own hands. Luo Binghe meets Shen Qingqiu in his dream, who tries to convince the latter to return. Shen Qingqiu realizes that Luo Binghe was unable to physically capture him and he must be preoccupied with dealing with the backlash from using the Xinmo Sword, whose evil nature could overcome those who wielded it. Luo Binghe assaults him, using a maneuver that causes Shen Qingqiu to crash into his arms. Shen Qingqiu remembers that he taught Luo Binghe the move, and his disciple had been unusually slow in picking up the move, constantly crashing into Shen Qingqiu. Luo Binghe was angered that Shen Qingqiu rejected the robe worn by him. He got even more unhappy when he sees Shen Qingqiu in Gongyi Xiao’s robe and rips up his clothes.

Soon, as the Xinmo Sword continues to attack Luo Binghe’s mind, Shen Qingqiu realizes that he was unable to keep up the illusion and the dreamscape was starting to collapse. Shen Qingqiu takes the opportunity to escape and runs into a nearby shop. There, he sees a little boy that he recognizes is Shen Jiu, tied up in a rich man’s study room, which appeared to be the Qiu family’s residence. He realizes that Shen Jiu might have suffered in the hands of the Qiu family, contrary to what Qiu Haitang had earlier claimed. However, as it was Shen Jiu’s traumatic childhood memory and not his own, Shen Qingqiu was able to break out of the dreamscape and woke up.

Shen Qingqiu realizes that various sects were after him. He puts on a disguise, and stops by a wine shop after hearing a commotion. He sees his Qing Jing Peak disciples arguing with Huan Hua Palace disciples. The Little Palace Mistress slaps Ning Yingying. Shen Qingqiu enters the shop and pushes Ning Yingying to retaliate against the Little Palace Mistress. Shen Qingqiu noticed a sower hiding among the Huan Hua Palace disciples and protected them against it. Ning Yingying and Ming Fan recognized their shizun, and the Little Palace Mistress attacks them. She confronts him about killing Huan Hua Palace disciples during his escape, including Gongyi Xiao.

Shen Qingqiu leaps out of the wine shop, but finds himself surrounded by cultivators. He calls out for Liu Qingge, who rescues him by flying away on the Chengluan Sword. However, they were forced to land on the roof of a building as Liu Qingge senses someone approaching them. Luo Binghe appears and blasts the cultivators away. As Liu Qingge and Luo Binghe are evenly matched in their fight, Luo Binghe unsheathed his sword.

Realizing that the dark energy from the Xinmo Sword could kill everyone in the vicinity if Luo Binghe was overwhelmed and unable to control the sword, Shen Qingqiu takes out the Xiuya Sword and confronts Luo Binghe. Luo Binghe shared that he spent three years thinking about Shen Qingqiu and wondering why his shizun never gave him a chance to explain himself. He felt betrayed by someone he wholeheartedly admired, and refused to accept that this was his destiny.

Shen Qingqiu realized that his original intention to prevent Luo Binghe from going to the extremes only carved hatred and resentment deeper into his heart. Luo Binghe saw Shen Qingqiu’s expression and momentarily loses control. Seeing that the Xinmo Sword was about to break free, Shen Qingqiu told Luo Binghe not to let it take over his heart in a gentle voice, which reminded the latter of the days in Qing Jing Peak. This made it even more difficult for Luo Binghe to control the sword, as dark energy surrounding the sword surged out and forced Luo Binghe down.

At that moment, Shen Qingqiu embraced Luo Binghe and a burst of spiritual energy flooded into the latter’s body, bringing the evil energy of the Xinmo Sword under control. Shen Qingqiu self-destructed his spiritual energy as a final act of kindness, to repay Luo Binghe for the wrongs he had done to him. Shen Qingqiu falls off the building, and Luo Binghe catches him before he hits the ground.

The Qing Jing Peak disciples were shocked by the sight. Ming Fan drew his sword against his shizun’s killer, but Liu Qingge stopped them. He told the disciples that they would not be able to defeat Luo Binghe. While Luo Binghe did not kill their shizun, Shen Qingqiu died for him and had to be avenged. Ming Fan was overcome by sadness and revealed how Shen Qingqiu had great faith in Luo Binghe, betting the 5000 soul stones on him back in the Immortal Alliance Conference. He also revealed how Shen Qingqiu kept Luo Binghe’s sword in his backyard. Ning Yingying asked Luo Binghe to think back to the person who saved him with spiritual-powered leaves on the day he lost his jade pendant.

Hearing that, Luo Binghe realized that Shen Qingqiu was heartbroken to lose him back then. He held his shizun’s body closer and admits that he was in the wrong. He simply could not control his anger when Shen Qingqiu appeared to be happy around others but was unwilling to speak to him when he returned. Luo Binghe also shared that he wanted to take over a righteous sect like Huan Hua Palace to please Shen Qingqiu.

## Rebirth

After his death, the Cang Qiong Sect and Huan Hua Sect engaged in years of fierce battles. People gossip about how the fights started because Luo Binghe had refused to surrender Shen Qingqiu’s body. Liu Qingge has fought countless times to retrieve the body but could not win. Luo Binghe also abducted Mu Qingfang to revive Shen Qingqiu but it was an impossible feat.

Five years after his death, Shen Qingqiu re-emerges at a border of the human and demon realm. His soul was transmuted into a body created by the Sun and Moon Dew Flower Seed, by using his blood to raise the flower.

He encounters Yang Yixuan, now Liu Qingge’s disciple, who had been captured by Sha Hualing. To rescue Liu Mingyan and other cultivators captured by Sha Hualing to be used as vessels for Luo Binghe’s demonic and spiritual energy exchange, Shen Qingqiu and Yang Yixuan cross over to the demon realm. They release the cultivators but Shen Qingqiu was captured by Sha Hualing for his abundant spiritual energy. However, as Luo Binghe arrives, Shen Qingqiu manages to break free from the immortal-binding net and escape.

Shen Qingqiu crosses into the human realm and reunite with Liu Mingyan and Yang Yixuan, who are unaware of his true identity. At a restaurant in the border town, they overhear rumours from a group of border patrol officers that Shen Qingqiu’s rejection of Luo Binghe’s love confession had driven him to collude with demons and force his shizun to submit by force, which Shen Qingqiu dismisses as unreliable jianghu gossip.

Shen Qingqiu part ways with Liu Mingyan and Yang Yixuan, and was successfully re-captured by Sha Hualing, who had poisoned his food with Luo Binghe’s blood. Luo Binghe flew into a rage upon seeing Shen Qingqiu, as his face on the body created by the Sun and Moon Dew Flower Seed bore resemblance to Shen Qingqiu’s original appearance.

Sha Hualing convinces Luo Binghe not to kill Shen Qingqiu due to his abundant spiritual energy. Luo Binghe extracts Shen Qingqiu’s spiritual energy, and was surprised to see that his body was able to replenish the energy immediately. His touch also reactivated Shen Qingqiu’s system.

Shen Qingqiu was taken back to the Huan Hua Palace to serve as Luo Binghe’s energy source, where he encounters the Young Palace Mistress and Qin Wanyue. The Young Palace Mistress kicks up a fuss at the disappearance of her father, only to be forcefully escorted out. Shen Qingqiu finds out that the Young Palace Mistress has been confined in the palace and Qin Wanyue was instructed to guard and look after her. He realizes that none of the original harem members have become part Luo Binghe’s harem, and some have even been reduced to their current pitiful states. However, he noticed that having re-established Ning Yingying and Liu Mingyan’s relationship with protagonist, as well as reversed Ming Fan’s downfall, his B points have increased.

Shortly after, he finds himself in Luo Binghe’s dream, a memory of Shen Qingqiu teaching a 15 year-old Luo Binghe how to fight in the bamboo forest. He encounters an older version of Luo Binghe, who unaware that he is the real Shen Qingqiu and not a creation of his own dreamscape, asks to have a conversation with him. Surprised that Shen Qingqiu responded kindly instead of ignoring him like the “Shen Qingqiu” in his dreams, Luo Binghe pins him down and kisses him. Shen Qingqiu pushes his disciple away.

The dreamscape was shattered by Liu Qingge’s invasion of the Huan Hua Palace. In the Huan Hua Pavilion, Liu Qingge finds Luo Binghe holding on to Shen Qingqiu’s corpse. It was later revealed (in the Deep Dream Extra) that Luo Binghe was transferring spiritual energy to preserve Shen Qingqiu’s corpse, and had been doing so for the last five years. The two get into a fight, and Liu Qingge manages to escape with Shen Qingqiu’s body with Shen Qingqiu’s assistance. Luo Binghe attacks Shen Qingqiu using the demon blood in his body. Shen Qingqiu was rescued by a mysterious figure, who feeds him demon blood as an antidote.

After passing out, Shen Qingqiu finds himself in Luo Binghe’s dream again, where the latter massacres the people he created in his dreamscape, akin to hurting his own mind to punish himself. Luo Binghe tells Shen Qingqiu that he deeply regrets his actions and had been fiercely protecting Shen Qingqiu’s corpse to bring him back to life. While Shen Qingqiu tried to push Luo Binghe away initially, afraid to give him the wrong idea, his heart softened and he pats his disciple on the head. He notices that Luo Binghe did not heal the two wounds inflicted by Shen Qingqiu on his chest (Endless Abyss) and hand (Jinlan City), leaving the scars on his body to serve as a painful reminder.

Waking up from the dream, Shen Qingqiu found out that he had been rescued by Zhuzhi-lang, the snake-like creature he spared in Bailu Forest years ago. Zhuzhi-lang was Luo Binghe’s cousin and the second-in-command of Tianlang-jun, a demon of heavenly lineage and Luo Binghe’s biological father. He reveals that Shen Qingqiu had inadvertently allowed Zhuzhi-lang to pick up a Sun and Moon Dew Flower Sprout, and forge a new body for Tianlang-jun, who had been imprisoned under a mountain. Zhuzhi-lang insisted that Shen Qingqiu cross into the demon realm with him, and threatened the latter with snakes when he refused. Nonetheless, he complied to Shen Qingqiu’s other requests and agreed to bring him to a brothel. There, Shen Qingqiu finds the prostitutes singing the “Resentment of Chunshan”, a song about the forbidden love affair between Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe. Soon after, Shen Qingqiu manages to escape by drugging Zhuzhi-lang with realgar wine.

## Reunion

Shen Qingqiu rents a flying sword and returned to Cang Qiong Mountains. At the base of the mountain, he finds out that Luo Binghe and his demon troops had surrounded the peaks for two days. On Qiong Ding Peak, Shen Qingqiu saw that many structures have collapsed or burned down. He finds his fellow peak lords in a stand-off against Luo Binghe and Mobei-jun, as well as Shang Qinghua, who had apparently defected to Mobei-jun’s side. As Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge were about to cross swords, Shen Qingqiu appears before the two of them to stop the fight. Luo Binghe grabs his wrist and reveals that he had recognized him from his two earlier dreams. Shen Qingqiu believes that Luo Binghe had put up an act to gain his sympathy, and waited at Cang Qiong Mountain for his return. Shen Qingqiu agrees to follow Luo Binghe if he would lift the siege on Cang Qiong Mountain. When Luo Binghe tries to reclaim Shen Qingqiu’s original body, Liu Mingyan and Qi Qingqi reveal that it had been stolen by someone else during their fight.

Shen Qingqiu is led into Luo Binghe’s underground palace in the demon realm, which had been furnished to look like the bamboo house on Qing Jing Peak. Luo Binghe requests that he stay in underground palace, and Shen Qingqiu asks that he does not have to see Luo Binghe again. Luo Binghe said that he grew stronger in order to keep who he wanted in his life by his side, and told Shen Qingqiu not to escape again. In the next few days, Shen Qingqiu notices demons planting bamboo plants around his house. A servant also brings him his meals, and the familiar taste made him realize that Luo Binghe had cooked for him.

Shang Qinghua visits Shen Qingqiu and returns the broken Xiuya Sword to him. Shen Qingqiu’s spiritual energy repairs the sword to its original form. Shang Qinghua shared that Luo Binghe’s father, Tianlang-jun, was supposed to be the final boss and more powerful than Luo Binghe, but Shang Qinghua had neglected his storyline in favour of writing Luo Binghe’s activities with his harem. He also shared that he had a backstory planned for Shen Qingqiu, but had discarded it as readers preferred a one-dimensional wretched villain. Before he could reveal the backstory, Luo Binghe enters the room.

Luo Binghe said that despite his trickery and deception, the feelings he revealed in the dream were real. He forces Shen Qingqiu on the bed, and Shen Qingqiu retaliates by pressing the Xiuya Sword against his neck. The two struggle and fight, until Shen Qingqiu delivers a blow of spiritual energy towards Luo Binghe’s abdomen. The hit was ineffective against Luo Binghe and even increased his B points, leading Shen Qingqiu to lament over how he had unintentionally raised a masochist. Suddenly, Shen Qingqiu felt his soul being pulled out of his body, and everything went pitch black.

## Holy Mausoleum

Shen Qingqiu wakes up in the Holy Mausoleum, inside a coffin and back in his original body. Prompted by the system to proceed on the “Plot Filling Mission”, Shen Qingqiu ventured out of the tomb room and was attacked by demonic creatures and encountered a reanimated corpse. The demonic creatures were dismissed by Zhuzhi-lang, who had stolen Shen Qingqiu’s corpse from Qiong Ding Peak in order to summon his soul back to the demon realm. The reanimated corpse was revealed to be Tianlang-jun. Shen Qingqiu noticed that Tianlang-jun’s body was on the verge of falling apart, as his natural demonic energy was incompatible with the body borne of Sun and Moon Dew Flower’s spiritual energy.

Shen Qingqiu discovers that Tianlang-jun wanted to destroy the Four Great Sects and Zhuzhi-lang had brought him to the demon realm in order to keep him safe. They also revealed that the sower’s accusation at Jinlan City was also their ploy to force Shen Qingqiu to sever all ties with Cang Qiong Sect, and that it was Zhuzhi-lang that killed Gongyi Xiao and other Huan Hua Palace disciples. It was also Tianlang-jun’s plan to lure Luo Binghe into the Holy Mausoleum and take over his body. Shen Qingqiu realized that he had wrongly blamed Luo Binghe for his downfall at Jinlan City.

Luo Binghe broke the wards of the Holy Mausoleum to rescue Shen Qingqiu, but was quickly overpowered by Tianlang-jun. When using Zhuzhi-lang as a hostage did not work out, Shen Qingqiu activated the traps that was meant to keep out trespassing demons. He grabbed Luo Binghe and escaped into another hall, only to realize that Zhuzhi-lang had swapped places with him. The two activate another trap, and Zhuzhi-lang uses his snake body to shield Shen Qingqiu from the fire. Tianlang-jun, after badly beating up Luo Binghe, also fell into one of the traps. Luo Binghe took the opportunity to drag Shen Qingqiu out of the halls.

In the tomb passage, Luo Binghe collapsed from overexertion, having spent his spiritual energy to preserve Shen Qingqiu’s Sun and Moon Dew Flower body, and in his face-off against Tianlang-jun. Shen Qingqiu carried Luo Binghe into another room and hid together in a coffin. Luo Binghe’s demonic mark on his forehead began to materialize. There, Shen Qingqiu encounters the Dream Demon, who informed Shen Qingqiu that he was unable to wake Luo Binghe up. Luo Binghe’s mental state was in chaos, having wasted much of his spiritual energy in the last five years slaughtering his own dream creations. The Dream Demon laments that he should have killed Shen Qingqiu years ago in order not to set Luo Binghe on this path of endless devotion towards his shizun.

After waking up, Shen Qingqiu follows the Dream Demon’s directions to the location where Luo Binghe broke through the barrier. They were attacked by Old Palace Master and Qiu Haitang. The Old Palace Master, despite being reduced to a human stick by Luo Binghe, was able to channel his spiritual energy into his voice. Old Palace Master was revealed to be the one who has brought Qiu Haitang to Jinlan City to destroy Shen Qingqiu’s reputation, as he was angered by Luo Binghe’s devotion to Shen Qingqiu and refusal to marry his daughter. Shen Qingqiu protected Luo Binghe from the attacks without using his spiritual energy. After reminiscing about how his old disciple Su Xiyan, Luo Binghe’s mother whom he greatly resembles, had betrayed him, the Old Palace Master was immobilized by the demonic spores growing on his body, which embeds and sprouts on those who have used spiritual or demonic energy. Qiu Haitang also appeared to have been driven insane and ran off on her own.

Shen Qingqiu, who had also been affected by the spores, tore the sprouts out from his flesh. He hears Tianlang-jun’s voice echo through the tunnels, and hides the unconscious Luo Binghe in a coffin. As Tianlang-jun and Zhizhu-lang entered the hall, they find themselves frozen by a thick layer of crystalline ice. Shen Qingqiu was aware of the room’s mechanics and lowered his body temperature before entering. Shen Qingqiu attempts to escape but Zhuzhi-lang had already fed Shen Qingqiu’s body with his blood and could restrain him from within.

Zhuzhi-lang loses control once Luo Binghe showed up. The latter appeared to have completely recovered from his wounds and restored his energy levels. Shen Qingqiu escapes with Luo Binghe, but Luo Binghe yells at him, believing that his shizun had abandoned him in the coffin. However, seeing Shen Qingqiu’s injuries and tears streaming down his face, Luo Binghe realized that he did not imagine his shizun protecting him while he was unconscious. They reach the exit and cross the rift to leave the Holy Mausoleum. Tianlang-jun and Zhuzhi-lang catch up with them, and Luo Binghe engages both of them in a fight. Shen Qingqiu noticed a bone eagle sneak up on Luo Binghe and attacks it, causing a rain of Tianlang-jun’s blood to scatter over his face.

The blood enters Shen Qingqiu’s body; within his body, Luo Binghe’s blood holds his organs and veins together, while barely suppressing and contending with Zhuzhi-lang and Tianlang-jun’s blood. Shen Qingqiu warns Luo Binghe not to surrender his body to Tianlang-jun, but the latter replies that what he desired was the Xinmo Sword. Zhuzhi-lang and Luo Binghe agreed to exchange Shen Qingqiu for the sword, but after Luo Binghe hands over the Xinmo Sword, Zhuzhi-lang transforms into a snake and swallows Shen Qingqiu.

## Captured by Tianlang Jun

When Shen Qingqiu wakes up, he finds himself at southern part of the demon world, marching with a large group of beastly creatures. He strikes a conversation with Tianlang-jun, who shared that he had been curious to meet Shen Qingqiu after hearing the “Resentment of Chunshan”. He revealed that he planned to use the Xinmo Sword to merge the human and demon realm, an act by Luo Binghe of the original novel.

That night, the group set up camp and Shen Qingqiu drifts off to sleep in a tent. When he wakes up, he sees Luo Binghe jump onto him and try to kiss him. He realized that it was a not a dreamscape and Luo Binghe had travelled across the demon realm in search of him. Zhuzhi-lang enters the tent to treat Shen Qingqiu’s spores infection. Shen Qingqiu attempts to hide Luo Binghe but the latter was too overcome by jealousy and attacks Zhuzhi-lang. Tianlang-jun visited the tent, and the trio rushed to hide in the bed. Under the blankets, Luo Binghe was gripping tightly to Zhuzhi-lang’s vital points. Seeing Shen Qingqiu half-undressed with Zhuzhi-lang in bed together, he assumes that he has entered at the wrong time. Instead of leaving, he sits down and recounts how the Xinmo Sword had suddenly began to vibrate ceaselessly. However, before Tianlang-jun could reach the bed, an invader attacks the campsite. Zhuzhi-lang believed that Luo Binghe’s presence was to cure Shen Qingqiu’s lovesickness and did not report them. Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe let Zhizhu-lang go and flee the tent.

The invader turned out to be Liu Qingge, who had travelled to the southern border to rescue Shen Qingqiu, but was unable to defeat Tianlang-jun. Luo Binghe reveals himself and joins the fight. Tianlang-jun activates his demon blood in Shen Qingqiu’s body. Shen Qingqiu dragged Zhuzhi-lang out of the tent, and the latter reveals that he was the one who killed Gongyi Xiao and the other Huan Hua Palace disciples. Shen Qingqiu tells Zhuzhi-lang that his methods of repaying his debt to him had not been beneficial at all. Hearing that, Zhuzhi-lang helped to suppress the demon blood in Shen Qingqiu’s body. Without the pain, Shen Qingqiu was able to fly away on Xiuya Sword. He grabs Luo Binghe and beckons Liu Qingge to leave as well.

## Escape from Tianlang Jun

As they are flying away, Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge get into an argument, causing Liu Qingge to send a ball of explosive energy towards Luo Binghe. Shen Qingqiu was taken aback that a minor attack like that could injure Luo Binghe, and defends his disciple. Liu Qingge tells him that he had invaded Luo Binghe’s palace in the north, interrogated Shang Qinghua to find out that Shen Qingqiu been captured to the southern border and got into a battle with Mobei-jun. Shen Qingqiu tells Liu Qingge about Tianlang-jun’s plans, but worried that he did not have any evidence to convince the other sects of his discovery.

The trio reach an inn, to allow Luo Binghe to recuperate, and Shen Qingqiu leaves the two to share a room. That night, Liu Qingge drops by his room to return his original fan. He also warns Shen Qingqiu that Luo Binghe could be dangerous, but Shen Qingqiu replies that he did not wish to misunderstand his disciple any further. The next morning, Shen Qingqiu wakes up to see that Luo Binghe, dressed in white robes identical to those of his younger self, had prepared breakfast for him. Luo Binghe helps him get ready, just as he did years before at Qing Jing Peak. He informs his shizun that they had to head to Zhao Hua Temple that day, just as Liu Qingge dashed in to break the news that many sects were gathering at the temple at the head cultivator’s invitation.

## Zhao Hua Temple

At the temple, Liu Qingge joined the other peak lords from Cang Qiong Sect, and Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe slipped into the crowd. The abbot of Zhao Hua Temple, Wu Wang monk, said that the cultivators had all shared a dream last night. Shen Qingqiu realized that Luo Binghe had used his dream abilities to inform everyone that Tianlang-jun had regained a flesh body and was about to lay siege on the human realm. Wu Wang monk explained the history of Tianlang-jun: Su Xiyan had been instructed by her master, the Huan Hua Palace Master, to befriend and lure Tianlang-jun to Bailu Mountain, so that the Four Great Sects could trap him under it. He also revealed that Luo Binghe was Tianlang-jun and Su Xiyan’s son.

Yue Qingyuan calls out to Shen Qingqiu, which alerts the cultivators to Luo Binghe’s presence. Luo Binghe’s denies that he was in cahoots with Tianlang-jun, but demons invade Zhao Hua Temple. In the original novel, Luo Binghe was supposed to protect the cultivators from the demons sent by Sha Hualing’s father, but the demons now served to implicate him as the mastermind in the current timeline. Shen Qingqiu defends his disciple, much to the cultivators’ disappointment, believing that he was being led astray like Su Xiyan had. The cultivators attack the pair, but Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge help to fend off the attacks, and allows Luo Binghe to slip away.

The cultivators called for Shen Qingqiu’s punishment, which Yue Qingyuan promises to deal with when they return to Cang Qiong Mountains. Shen Qingqiu, having failed the system’s mission to improve the protagonist’s reputation, now had to face a penalty or be transported back to his original world. He accepted the penalty and the world went dark.

## Shen Jiu’s memories

Shen Qingqiu wakes up in a badly burnt Qing Jing Peak, and runs into Luo Binghe. When the Luo Binghe before him addresses him by his full name instead of affectionately calling him “shizun”, he realizes that he was facing off with the original Luo Binghe. The system refuses to respond to his queries or provide him with any weapons and assistance during his penalty. The original Luo Binghe proceeds to rip out Shen Qingqiu’s right arm. Before he could rip out his leg too, Shen Qingqiu was dragged into another dreamscape by the Dream Demon.

The Dream Demon expressed gratitude to Shen Qingqiu for protecting Luo Binghe in the Holy Mausoleum, thereby keeping the Dream Demon safe as well. Shen Qingqiu figures out that Qiu Haitang acted strangely back then as the Dream Demon must have interfered with her dreams. The Dream Demon said that he had showed her Shen Jiu’s memory. Under Shen Qingqiu’s request, the Dream Demon also shows him Shen Jiu’s childhood memories.

Shen Qingqiu sees a child tied up in a rich man’s room, similar to the scene he experienced in Huayue City. Qiu Haitang’s eldest brother entered the room, and kicked and slapped the young Shen Jiu. He pretended to treat the boy nicely when a young Qiu Haitang drops by, telling her brother that she was fond of Shen Jiu. In another memory, Shen Qingqiu sees Shen Jiu badly beaten up and locked in the same room. He hears the voice of another boy, whom Shen Jiu refers to as Qi-ge, speaking to him from the outside. The boy informs Shen Jiu that he planned on joining a cultivation sect, and promised that he would become strong enough to rescue Shen Jiu in the future. The two boys bid farewell through a crack in the door. When Shen Qingqiu tries to catch a glimpse of the boy through the crack, he only sees a mosaic over his face, due to Shen Jiu’s obscured memory.

In a third memory, he sees an older Shen Jiu assisting Young Master Qiu with his studies. Shen Jiu expressed interest to learn cultivation, and Young Master Qiu said that he was past the ideal age. Young Master Qiu continues to insult Shen Jiu, and in a fit of rage, Shen Jiu stabs Young Master Qiu. On his way out of the Qiu manor, he kills all the servants that attempt to stop him. Qiu Haitang witnesses the murders and faints. Shen Jiu carries her out, burns the manor down, and meets the rogue cultivator Wu Yanzi outside. Before leaving, he turns back to look at the manor, and decides that he will not wait for Qi-ge anymore. In the last memory, Shen Jiu had already become a peak lord and was given the generational name Qingqiu, which Shen Jiu absolutely detests. Shen Jiu and Sect Leader Yue Qingyuan were watching the trials to enter the Cang Qiong Mountain Sect. Liu Qingge, whom Shen Jiu greatly despised, singles out the young Luo Binghe for his natural talent. Shen Jiu chooses Luo Binghe as his new disciple. At Qing Jing Peak, Luo Binghe greets his new master. When asked about why he wanted to join the sect, Luo Binghe replies that he wanted to make his mother in heaven proud. Hearing his response and recognizing that Luo Binghe was at the optimal age for cultivation, Shen Jiu was overcome by envy. He pours hot tea over Luo Binghe’s head and walks off. Luo Binghe started to cry, and Shen Qingqiu makes futile attempts to comfort the young boy.

Shen Qingqiu wakes up in his room, with Yue Qingyuan by his side, who informs him that he had been crying and calling out Luo Binghe’s name in his sleep. Shen Qingqiu told Yue Qingyuan that Tianlang-jun would likely try to merge the human and demon realm at the Luo River on the first snow day. After Yue Qingyuan leaves Shen Qingqiu to rest further, Luo Binghe ambushes him from behind. When Luo Binghe asked if he missed him, Shen Qingqiu nodded quietly. Luo Binghe was surprised at his response; seeing his disciple at the verge of tears, Shen Qingqiu nodded again in confirmation. Lying on top of him, Luo Binghe pressed a few kisses on Shen Qingqiu’s lips.

Luo Binghe offers his help to fight Tianlang-jun. Shen Qingqiu warns him to be mindful of Luo River at first snow fall, and Luo Binghe questions Shen Qingqiu’s excessive knowledge of things, including the layout of the Holy Mausoleum. Before he could come out with an excuse, other Peak Lords and his disciples visit his room. Shen Qingqiu forces Luo Binghe to sneak out through the window. Before leaving, Luo Binghe asks if Shen Qingqiu would be willing to leave with him after everything was settled, but Shen Qingqiu replied that he was a still a peak lord.

Liu Qingge notices that someone else had already visited Shen Qingqiu. The latter replied that it was Yue Qingyuan who was there earlier. At the other Peak Lords’ requests, as well as Ning Yingying and Ming Fan’s begging, Shen Qingqiu agreed to stay at Cang Qiong Sect. Suddenly, the group felt a murderous aura settling upon them. Suspecting it to be Luo Binghe, Liu Qingge rushes to the window, only to discover that the first snow has fallen.

## Merger of human and demon realm

The next morning, the Peak Lords gather at Qiong Ding Peak, and see through a crystal mirror that Tianlang-jun’s plans were put into action. The demon realm’s Maigu Ridge have started to appear above Luo River. The Peak Lords prepare to head to Luo River, to remove the Xinmo Sword from Maigu Ridge and to kill Tianlang-jun. Suddenly, flaming boulders begin to appear in the skies above Cang Qiong Mountains, and Shen Qingqiu realized that the mountains were located in the same location as the Endless Abyss. Yue Qingyuan calls for support from Zhao Hua Temple, and the Peak Lords fly to Luo River. There, they meet Grand Master Wu Chen from Zhao Hua Temple. When asked if they have enough disciples to protect the boundaries of Zhao Hua Temple, Wu Chen replies that they received help from an unlikely ally – Huan Hua Palace. Luo Binghe shows up at the Luo River, who said that he was only doing so to help his shizun. He added that the northern territory did not approve of the merger and were hence willing to join forces to fend off the enemy.

Yue Qingyuan began to lead the sects in their formation. Wu Chen noted that the Luo River was unsuitable for the set-up of a barrier. Luo Binghe instructs Mobei-jun to freeze the whole stretch of Luo River. He turns to Shen Qingqiu for approval; when Shen Qingqiu praises him, a wide smile spread across his face. Liu Qingge and the Bai Zhan Peak were to fight the first waves of southern demons. Luo Binghe told Shen Qingqiu that Sha Hualing and Mobei-jun will battle her father and the beasts respectively, while he will take care of his shizun.

Shen Qingqiu drags Shang Qinghua aside and reprimands him for writing tragic backstories for his characters. Shang Qingqiu noticed that Shen Qingqiu had a soft spot for Luo Binghe. Shen Qingqiu demands a method to kill Tianlang-jun, but Shang Qinghua had not worked out the strategy yet. Luo Binghe interrupts the conversation and said that Yue Qingyuan planned to send a small group to Maigu Ridge to retrieve the Xinmo Sword. Luo Binghe rode on the same sword as Shen Qingqiu and the group reached Maigu Ridge shortly. Luo Binghe, holding his shizun’s hand, guides the group through the ridge.

They encounter Tianlang-jun and the Xinmo Sword inside a cavern. Tianlang-jun’s body has started to disintegrate and Zhuzhi-lang has reverted to a half-human half-snake form. With Luo Binghe and Mobei-jun’s assistance, both Tianlang-jun and Zhuzhi-lang were gravely injured. Zhuzhi-lang fell onto a sharp rock while trying to avoid landing a hit on Shen Qingqiu. Despite his fatal injuries, he was still grateful towards Shen Qingqiu as he was the one who granted him a human form during their encounter at Bailu Mountain. Tianlang-jun urged his nephew not to cling on to his one-sided wish of repaying his gratitude, as humans could betray them in an instance. Hearing that, Wu Chen stepped forward and shared the truth about Su Xiyan. Back then, she had already fallen in love with Tianlang-jun, refused to lure him to Bailu Mountain and was imprisoned in Huan Hua Palace. The Old Palace Master tricked her into drinking poison that would be deadly to her unborn child, which allowed her to meet Tianlang-Jin again but changed the location of the ambush. He had also concocted stories of Tianlang-jun’s tyranny to gain support from other sects to defeat him. By the time Su Xiyan arrived, it was too late. Wu Chen helped her evade the capture of Huan Hua Palace disciples and left her at the upper stretch of the Luo River.

## Luo Binghe’s obsession

Despite Tianlang-jun’s defeat, the demonic energy surrounding the Xinmo Sword did not dissipate. Tianlang-jun let out a laugh and told Shen Qingqiu that someone else was supplying the sword with energy. Shen Qingqiu turned to Luo Binghe and blamed his disciple for tricking them. Luo Binghe looked heartbroken and disappointed, telling Shen Qingqiu that he always looked the happiest with Cang Qiong Sect and did not even hesitate to stay when the others asked. On the contrary, Luo Binghe hated that he could never get his anyone to choose him willingly. Shen Qingqiu realized that the murderous aura that they felt at Qing Jing Peak was indeed Luo Binghe overhearing their conversation. He told Shen Qingqiu that his only request was for his shizun to stay by his side, even if it meant that he had to eliminate the Cang Qiong Sect. Luo Binghe appeared to have lost all rationality, and Shen Qingqiu was not sure if he was still in control of the Xinmo Sword. Tianlang-jun said that the sword had indeed corroded his mind and Luo Binghe had gone mad.

The speed at which Maigu Ridge was falling increased suddenly. Yue Qingyuan drew Xuansu Sword to fight Luo Binghe, and the cave that they were standing on collapsed. Shen Qingqiu dug Yue Qingyuan out from a pile of rubble. The latter was weak as his life force was tied to his sword. Yue Qingyuan apologized for not being able to rescue the young Shen Jiu. In a haste to become stronger, he cultivated the wrong path and was locked up in a cave by his master. By the time he returned to the Qiu residences, it had already been burned down. Yue Qingyuan wanted to hear Shen Qingqiu call him Qi-ge once more, but Shen Qingqiu refused because he needed to hear it from Shen Jiu and not from him. He asked Wu Chen to take Yue Qingyuan on Xiuya Sword to safety, and set off to search for Luo Binghe.

Shen Qingqiu realized that there had already been signs that Luo Binghe was losing his sanity. At Zhao Hua Temple, what Luo Binghe needed was not an escape route but his shizun’s company. Luo Binghe felt insecure and inferior, and Shen Qingqiu’s actions were perceived as abandonment. Similar to how it was too late for Shen Jiu to hear the truth about Yue Qingyuan, Shen Qingqiu realized that Luo Binghe might not have gone dark if he did not make too many assumptions about him in the first place. Luo Binghe would have obediently jumped off the Endless Abyss, should Shen Qingqiu tried a different method. Wu Chen told Shen Qingqiu that the Xinmo Sword was powered by an obsession. Shen Qingqiu understood that he was Luo Binghe’s obsession.

Shen Qingqiu found Zhuzhi-lang wrapped around Tianlang-jun, having formed a barrier with his body to protect his master from falling debris. Shen Qingqiu pulls the Zhengyang Sword from his body. Tianlang-jun acknowledges Shen Qingqiu’s affections towards Zhuzhi-lang and Luo Binghe. Just then, a delirious Luo Binghe shows up behind Shen Qingqiu. He waves his hands violently, damaging the cave walls, and attacking his own hallucinations caused by Xinmo Sword’s corrosion of his mind. The ground below Shen Qingqiu gave way, but Luo Binghe instinctively shielded his shizun from the falling boulders. Shen Qingqiu comforts and pats Luo Binghe, but the latter suddenly flew into a rage again. Seeing him act up again, Shen Qingqiu pulls him into a kiss. For the exchange of spiritual and demonic energy to occur, he allows Luo Binghe to penetrate him. Luo Binghe finally calms down and is shocked by the messy sight between Shen Qingqiu’s legs. He regrets his actions but Shen Qingqiu told him that he was willing.

Shen Qingqiu returns the jade pendant to Luo Binghe, and explains that his mother must have laid down her life to give birth to him, and never intended to abandon him. When Luo Binghe realizes that Shen Qingqiu was drawing demonic energy out of him, he believes that Shen Qingqiu was doing so to prevent the ridge from falling further. Shen Qingqiu said that he was doing it to protect him, so that Luo Binghe could come out alive and strong. Realizing that Shen Qingqiu was going to self-destruct for his sake like he did in Huayue City, Luo Binghe destroyed the Xinmo Sword.

## Departure from Cang Qiong Mountains

Shen Qingqiu, having attained the system’s VIP level, was able to restore himself to full health. The system presents him with his achievements, and Shen Qingqiu also acknowledges that “Proud Immortal Demon Way” had evolved from a stallion novel to a melodramatic love story. When asked about Luo Binghe’s whereabouts, the system did not answer. Shen Qingqiu believed that Luo Binghe should have emerged relatively unscathed from Xinmo Sword’s destruction, since he had already absorbed most of the demonic energy, but feared that Luo Binghe would kill himself if he thought that Shen Qingqiu had died.

Shen Qingqiu realized that he is in the spirit caves of Cang Qiong Mountain. He asks about the whereabouts of Luo Binghe and Liu Qingge responds that Luo Binghe has died. Thinking that Luo Binghe sacrificed himself for love and because a certain part of his body still hurts, Shen Qingqiu collapses. Qi Qingqi reprimanded Liu Qingge for giving him an unnecessary shock, and told Shen Qingqiu that Luo Binghe did not die. She revealed that he had almost killed himself when Shen Qingqiu was at the brink of death, until Mu Qingfang said that he would be able to recover. She explained that the Maigu Ridge exploded when he and Luo Binghe destroyed the Xinmo Sword; the two fell into the icy Luo River and were fished out by Liu Qingge. Qi Qingqi added that it was embarrassing because the two of them were held in a tight embrace in front of all the other sects.

Shen Qingqiu suddenly remembered Yue Qingyuan, who had also survived the ordeal. There was a banquet being held at Qiong Ding Peak to celebrate the successful prevent of the merger. Shen Qingqiu sees three Taoist nuns asking Liu Mingyan for her autograph, implying that she was the author of “Resentment of Chunshan”. Shen Qingqiu catches sight of Shang Qinghua, who was able to return to An Ding Peak due to Luo Binghe’s influence. Shang Qinghua thanked Shen Qingqiu for his interference in the novel, such that it had deviated all the way back to his original outline, that he scrapped in favour of catering to the masses. When Shang Qinghua started singing the “Resentment of Chunshan”, Shen Qingqiu beat him up, until he was interrupted by the arrival of Wu Wang and Wu Chen. Wu Wang, who bore a deep hatred for the demon race, gave him a pointed look. Wu Chen told Shen Qingqiu that Tianlang-jun was currently being held at Zhao Hua Temple, and will be freed in a few years when his body has healed. Zhuzhi-lang, however, had died from his injuries.

Yue Qingyuan asks Shen Qingqiu what he intended to do next, to which the latter replies that he would let Luo Binghe decide. Yue Qingyuan said that Shen Qingqiu was always welcomed back at Cang Qiong Mountains if he was tired of travelling about.

Shen Qingqiu spots Luo Binghe in the crowd and approaches him. Shen Qingqiu notes that without his interference, Luo Binghe would have really turned dark. Now that Luo Binghe has grown into a romantic young man, there might not have been much improvement to his character, but Shen Qingqiu truly found him to be quite lovable. The crowd noticed Luo Binghe and suddenly Qiong Ding Peak was filled with calls to take him down. Luo Binghe knows that he is not welcomed to the sect. Shen Qingqiu suggests that they leave and led a crying Luo Binghe away.

With such a tumultuous rollercoaster of a plot, Shen Qingqiu also felt overcome by emotions. Like Shang Qinghua, who no longer had regrets about the end of his writing career, Shen Qingqiu could no longer say that he disliked the novel. After all, he took the lead in rewriting it and filled up all the plot holes. And while the story of “Proud Immortal Demon Way” was over, the story of Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe has only just begun.

## Aftermath

In the novel extras, Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe live together, primarily in Luo Binghe's underground palace in the demon realm, they return to Cang Qiong Sect to visit every two months to "visit the family". After a couple months Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe get married and spend their honeymoon on a "carefree scenic world tour" living a peaceful life in a house in the mountains.

### Extra 1 Bing-mei and Bing-ge's Climactic Showdown

Set right after the ending of the novel. Luo Binghe has been gone for a couple days and Shen Qingqiu assumes he is pouting because he didn't let him sleep with him. Shen Qingqiu goes to look for him in the palace and finds "Luo Binghe" beaten and injured. Shen Qingqiu takes him to Qing Jing Peak to heal him. Shen Qingqiu holds "Luo Binghe" to heal him and braids his hair. The two sleep together and "Luo Binghe" watches Shen Qingqiu's memories. The next day "Luo Binghe" attempts to dual cultivate with Shen Qingqiu and fails because Shen Qingqiu notices his scars are missing. At this moment Luo Binghe returns and Shen Qingqiu realizes the "Luo Binghe" was from the original novel. He refers to the original Binghe as Bing-ge and his Binghe as Bing-mei. After a fight Bingge asks Shen Qingqiu to come with him and then quickly leaves. Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu "fully" dual cultivate for the first time in the bamboo cottage.

### Extra 2- A Record of Fighting Succubi with the Great Liu

Set between the time that Luo Binghe was in the abyss. Liu Qingge follows Shen Qingqiu to go to investigate a succubus cave. Together they meet Madam Meiyin and she offers to read their love fortunes. Liu Qingge refuses but Shen Qingqiu accepts. Madam Meiyin says that he has a broken red string (which Shen Qingqiu assumes belongs to Shen Jiu) but has another red string tied to a person described as younger, lower in seniority, someone who he had a bad first meeting with but after an incident their relationship changed completely, someone who he had saved multiple times and vice versa, often accompanied together, loyal, cares solely about him with their entire heart and soul, top ranked beauty, outstanding talent, excellent spirItual power, illustrious status, noble bloodline, will always find their way back to each other, and someone who is always chasing him, and truly devoted. Liu Qingge gets thunderstruck after hearing this and yells that her fortune is inaccurate. This enrages Madam Meiyin and she retorts that he isn't the special someone that she was describing. A fight breaks out and they rescue everyone. Liu Qingge repeats to Shen Qingqiu to not believe her. Shen Qingqiu notices Liu Qingge looks unwell and figures out that he was affected by the succubus perfume. Shen Qingqiu hints to Liu Qingge to "take care of himself" while he waits in the corner. Liu Qingge refused to let him go so Shen Qingge kicks Liu Qingge into the cold rose bath below them. Liu Qingge does not come up and so Shen Qingqiu moves closer to make sure he didnt drown. Liu Qingge then pulls Shen Qingqiu into the rose bath.

### Extra 5- Airplane's Adventure Log

Set between the time pre-abyss. Shang Qinghua sees Shen Qingqiu sparing with Liu Qingge. Shen Qingqiu pretends not to know how to do certain moves so that Liu Qingge will showcase it on the Bai Zhan Peak disciples subsequently beating them up. Shang Qinghua figures out that he's doing it to get revenge on the disciples who beat Luo Binghe up. Liu Qingge gifts them a short-haired monster to eat but because its still alive Shen Qingqiu decides to raise it instead (this monster is still on Qing Jing Peak after the novel). Shang Qinghua describes Qing Jing Peak as a place for kids with ADHD.

Set between the time after the novel. Shang Qinghua encounters the pair during their honeymoon in the mountains and sees Luo Binghe with a fishing rod and Shen Qingqiu sending him off with a lunchbox. He spends some time talking to Shen Qingqiu about his problems with Mobei-jun and Shen Qingqiu tells him that he’s just clearly just waiting for Mobei-jun to apologize and kidnap him back to how they were living before. The three eat Luo Binghe's handmade noodles before he departs.

### Extra 6 – Deep Dream Record

Set after Extra 1. Shen Qingqiu wakes up in Luo Binghe's mind in the five year period after he self destructed. He sees Luo Binghe talking to Mu Qingfang who he kidnapped to "heal" Shen Qingqiu. Shen Qingqiu spends his time observing Luo Binghe's working on demon affairs and watches as he preserves his body and serves him food everyday. He tries to comfort Luo Binghe despite the other not being able to hear him. While watching Luo Binghe hug Shen Qingqiu on the bed to give him qi he is reminded of the time pre-abyss where he held Luo Binghe in the same way. In this flashback we see that Luo Binghe is injured after the other disciples beat him up. Shen Qingqiu tells him to undress so he can help him apply the ointment. To heal him faster he holds him against his chest as he regulates his qi into Luo Binghe. After a while of Luo Binghe squirming he breaks out of Shen Qingqiu's hold and runs off. Shen Qingqiu chases him and Luo Binghe jumps into the icy cold lake refusing to get out. Shen Qingqiu goes into the water to carry him out. When Shen Qingqiu wakes he jumps on top of Luo Binghe rips open his inner robes and tells him that he really likes him. Luo Binghe enthusiastically responds and the pair dual cultivate throughout the night.

### Extra 7 – Return to Innocence

Set after Extra 6. Shen Qingqiu wakes to see a small Luo Binghe who had had a qi deviation after the night before after too much excitement. Because Luo Binghe does not have much power they decide to go to the human realm for him to recuperate. Shen Qingqiu buys a large house and gets a job in the human realm as a teacher to fufill his boredom. Luo Binghe spends his days waiting for Shen Qingqiu to come home and guarding the house. Many housewives want to set Shen Qingqiu on a date with their daughters because he seems rich, educated and handsome. This makes Luo Binghe even more upset and so Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe decide to go to Qing Jing Peak. When they arrive, a stair sweeper mistakes Luo Binghe as Shen Qingqiu's son and quickly tells everyone about it. When they reach the bamboo cottage, his disciples gather around to see. Liu Qingge also quickly arrives. They ask how he has given birth to a son so big. After clearing the misunderstanding, Shen Qingqiu attends a peak meeting where they discuss how any copies of "Springtime of our Sundering, Song of Bingqiu" *etc.* is now banned. After the meeting several Peak Lords follow Shen Qingqiu to his house to observe the small demon lord. After seeing Luo Binghe sleeping the other peak lords drag a reluctant Shen Qingqiu to hang out with them, complaining that he never has the chance to come out anymore. When Shen Qingqiu returns Luo Binghe asks if he has made Shen Qingqiu unable to do what he wants. Shen Qingqiu comforts him and tells him that he wants to be with Luo Binghe the most and that there's no need to fight over him.

### Extra 8 – Springtime of our Sundering, Song of Bingqiu

Set sometime after Extra 1. Luo Binghe finds a copy of "Springtime of our Sundering" and reads it aloud for Shen Qingqiu. They spend the day recreating the scenes in the book and dual cultivating.

### Extra 9 – Honeymoon Record

Set after Extra 7. After spending a couple weeks on Qing Jing Peak, Luo Binghe is almost fully powered again. Because Qing Jing Peak has been under constant harasment from Bai Zhan Peak, the disciples beg them to leave or for Luo Binghe to teach them a lesson. Shen Qingqiu and Luo Binghe decide to go down the peak and go to the places they visited in the past. Firstly riding a carriage together, one of the first places where Shen Qingqiu first showed Luo Binghe kindness. Shen Qingqiu unfortunately does not remember this and thinks that Luo Binghe wants to have car sex. While walking through the town Shen Qingqiu recognizes Madam Meiyin. He compliments her talent as now he sees that she was correct on who he would end up with. Luo Binghe gets upset that Shen Qingqiu is talking to someone he does not know. She says that she has to do street work because of Liu Qingge destroying her cave when they last visited. Luo Binghe asks when this was and asks what they did together. Shen Qingqiu tries to coax Luo Binghe and tell him that they didnt do anything and that he had to push the other into a cold water hole. Luo Binghe sulks about Shen Qingqiu "spending time with another man" while he was fighting for his life in the abyss. They then visit the house where they fought the Skinner and flirt with each other much to the Skinner demon's displeasure. But the demon is satisfied when it realizes that the immortal master is being screwed by his own student.

### Extra 10 – 100 Casual Questions for Misters Luo and Shen

Shang Qinghua asks Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu a collection of questions.

### Extra 11 – Marriage Chronicle

Set after Extra 9. While passing through town Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu see a wedding ceremony. Shen Qingqiu asks Luo Binghe if he ever thought about marriage in the past and he says no when Shen Qingqiu asks if he thinks about it now Luo Binghe does not respond. After that day Shen Qingqiu notices that Luo Binghe has been particularly enthusiastic at night. During their monthly visit to Qing Jing Peak Luo Binghe seems to be muddle-headed and quiet. Liu Qingge comes to give Shen Qingqiu another short haired monster and he tells him that they are still raising the first one he gave him many years ago. When they arrive to the bamboo cottage Luo Binghe trips over the doorstep. Shen Qingqiu helps him sit and tells him he will get a hot towel for his forehead. While he is getting it ready Luo Binghe falls onto the floor again. As Shen Qingqiu tries to help him up Luo Binghe suddenly asks him if he is willing to marry him. Shen Qingqiu doesn’t reply as he is thinking that Luo Binghe is cute and is quite happy internally. Because of his silence Luo Binghe thinks his response will be negative and tries to pass it off as a joke. This enrages Shen Qingqiu and he smacks him saying that he was about to say yes. They drink wine ceremoniously as tradition for marriage. They hold a private wedding and consummate. The morning after Shen Qingqiu calls out to Luo Binghe by calling him "Dearest husband".

## Novel Appearances

* Chapter 1:  Scum Villain
* Chapter 2:  Abused Protagonist
* Chapter 3:  Cannon Fodder In The Way
* Chapter 4:  Secretly Assisting the Protagonist
* Chapter 5:  Beginner-Rank Mission
* Chapter 6:  Unfavourable Condition
* Chapter 7:  Tricking the Protagonist
* Chapter 8:  Giving Rewards Afterwards
* Chapter 9:  The Hundred-Battles Elder
* Chapter 10:  The Demon's Provacation
* Chapter 11:  Tricking the Protagonist Again
* Chapter 12:  Frantically Building a Good Impression
* Chapter 13:  Suffering by Pretending to be B
* Chapter 14:  Vulgar Settings
* Chapter 15:  Dream Demon's Script
* Chapter 16:  Took the wrong script
* Chapter 17:  Took the wrong script 2
* Chapter 18:  Carry on grandpa
* Chapter 19:  Repeated Teachings
* Chapter 20:  Difficult Mission
* Chapter 21:  Immortal Alliance Conference
* Chapter 22:  Immortal Alliance Conference 2
* Chapter 23:  Sudden Surprise
* Chapter 24:  Sudden Surprise 2
* Chapter 25:  Endless Abyss
* Chapter 26:  Endless Abyss 2
* Chapter 27:  Endless Abyss 3
* Chapter 28:  Recognizing a Relative
* Chapter 29:  Bailu Forest
* Chapter 30:  Lushui Lake's Human Snake
* Chapter 31:  Countdown to the Protagonist’s Return
* Chapter 32:  Reunion
* Chapter 33:  Reunion 2
* Chapter 34:  This Sadist
* Chapter 35:  Blackened Reputation
* Chapter 36:  Blackened Reputation 2
* Chapter 37:  Labyrinth Water Prison
* Chapter 38:  Labyrinth Water Prison 2
* Chapter 39:  Escape from the Water Prison
* Chapter 40:  Escaping Death at Huayue
* Chapter 41:  Escaping Death at Huayue 2
* Chapter 42:  Quarrel at the Wine Shop
* Chapter 43:  The Protagonist Dies, Everything Ends
* Chapter 44:  Manual Rebirth
* Chapter 45:  Demon Culture
* Chapter 46:  Commotion in the Devil’s Nest
* Chapter 47:  Jianghu Gossip
* Chapter 48:  Not knowing they’ve met by chance
* Chapter 49:  True Disposition
* Chapter 50:  Completely Shattered Worldviews
* Chapter 51:  This Dream is Pitiful
* Chapter 52:  Eternal Regret of the Chunshan
* Chapter 53:  Master and Disciple Meet Again
* Chapter 54:  Unhappy Reunion
* Chapter 55:  Life Under House Arrest
* Chapter 56:  The Person in the Coffin
* Chapter 57:  Holy Mausoleum
* Chapter 58:  Hall of Delight, Hall of Fury, Hall of Sorrow
* Chapter 59:  Ice Disappears, Snow Melts
* Chapter 60:  Huan Hua Palace Master
* Chapter 61:  For the Single People (Part 1)
* Chapter 62:  For the Single People (Part 2)
* Chapter 63:  A Trip to the South
* Chapter 64:  Rendezvous in Enemy Camp
* Chapter 65:  This Friend Circle is Really a Mess
* Chapter 66:  Circle of Nobles, Wanton Disorder
* Chapter 67:  A Three-Man Journey
* Chapter 68:  In Zhao Hua Temple
* Chapter 69:  In Zhao Hua Temple 2
* Chapter 70:  In Zhao Hua Temple 3
* Chapter 71:  The System’s Penalty
* Chapter 72:  The Person Named Shen Jiu
* Chapter 74:  Right on Schedule
* Chapter 75:  Flurry Arrives on Greedy Winds
* Chapter 76:  Return to the Abyss
* Chapter 77:  Maigu Demonic Ridge
* Chapter 78:  Past Faces Long Gone
* Chapter 79:  Former Affection is Lost Forever
* Chapter 80:  Key Item
* Chapter 81:  The Story Begins
* Chapter 82:  **Extra**: The Pinnacle of Bing-Mei and Bing-Ge’s Face-Off 1
* Chapter 83:  **Extra**: The Pinnacle of Bing-Mei and Bing-Ge’s Face-Off 2
* Chapter 84:  **Extra**: The Pinnacle of Bing-Mei and Bing-Ge’s Face-Off 3
* Chapter 84.1: **Extra**: You Know What I Mean
* Chapter 86:  **Extra**: A Memory: Fighting Succubi with Master Liu
* Chapter 88:  **Extra**: Bingqiu Mutually Screw Over 100 Questions
* Chapter 90:  **Extra**: Honeymoon Daybook
* Chapter 91:  **Extra**: Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu
* Chapter 96: **Extra**: Deep Dream
* Chapter 97: **Extra**: A Record of the Wedding
* Chapter 98: **Extra**: Return to Childhood
* Chapter 99: **Extra**: Resentment of Chunshan, Song of Bingqiu

## Donghua Appearances

* Episode 1
* Episode 2
* Episode 3
* Episode 4
* Episode 5
* Episode 6
* Episode 7
* Episode 8
* Episode 9
* Episode 10

## References

1. ↑  Extra: The Ultimate Showdown between Bing-mei and Bing-ge 1 (Web Novel)
2. ↑ Extra: Luo and Shen Mutually Screw Over 100 Questions (Web Novel)
3. ↑  Extra: A Memory: Fighting Succubi with Master Liu (Web Novel)