Jing Jian, Qing Mu, Hou Chi and Feng Ran run into each other in the Abysmal Swamp. Their pursuits conflict but they work together against the Three Headed Dragon. Hou Chi has visions when she encounters the statue of Yue Mi.
Qing Mu returns with Jing Jian to the Heavenly Palace but his rejection of the marriage isn't accepted. Jing Zhao visits Qingchi Palace to try to make Hou Chi believe otherwise. Jing Yang has disappeared and Qing Mu is sent to find him.
Bai Jue, cold and asocial but one of the four True Gods, is called back to the God realm and urged to teach Shangu. Neither party is particularly keen on the arrangement. However, various Goddesses are delighted at Bai Jue's return.