But essentially, they're all key plots.
For instance, Mo Xilan's major side quest, Immortal Sorrow.
One of the branches is the one where An Qixiu reveals herself to the protagonist.
After severing feelings with the Seven Emotions Divine Skill, he avoided all other female leads; seeing them would invariably decrease affection, but he could still see An Qixiu.
An Qixiu secretly guided the protagonist to meet the merciless swordsman, Liu Yibai.
Several subsequent key plots were inseparable from An Qixiu's presence.
Just that...
Wang Mu looked at the Ancient Stele...
"...At the end of his eighteenth year, he returned to Yunxia, received destiny's decree, and became entangled with its disciple—a karmic fate."
"...At the end of his twentieth year, he traveled to Medicine King Valley, received destiny's decree, and became entangled with its disciple—a karmic fate."
