Chapter Summaries

After merging with the Howling Moon Silver Wolf skull, Xiao Yi discovered that it had mutated into two powerful eye-based Soul Skills. She demonstrated Moon Illusion Wolf Realm and Moonlight Divine Light to the Green Vine Clan experts, then returned to training with her Soul Power depleted.

• Xiao Yi explained that the skull’s Moonlight Illusion had mutated through its interaction with her Ageless Evergreen Ivy, giving her Moon Illusion Wolf Realm in her left eye and Moonlight Divine Light in her right.
• At Old Green’s direction, Xiao Yi tested Moon Illusion Wolf Realm on Qing Xiu, Qing Yun, and Qing Lin, creating an illusion where silver wolves attacked and absorbed leaked Soul Power.
• Xiao Yi used Moonlight Divine Light against Qing Yun, and the beam pierced his Soul King-level barrier before Qing Lin stepped in to block it.
• Qing Lin, Qing Xiu, and the others assessed the two skills’ effects, while Xiao Yi recognized that their full power would require further cultivation and that using them consumed substantial Soul Power.

Xiao Yi revealed the combined powers of her soul-bone eyes, and Chen Xiaojun named them the Moonlight Holy Eye while renaming her Third Soul Skill Sweet Dew. After her hunger became apparent, Chen Xiaojun offered her food, and Old Green assigned Qing Yun and Qing Xiu to accompany and protect her.

• Xiao Yi demonstrated the Moon Illusion Wolf Realm and Moonlight Divine Light in her left and right eyes, and explained their limits and her ability to fuse them.
• Old Heaven, Old Green, and Qing Lin praised Xiao Yi's abilities, while Chen Xiaojun named the combined eyes Moonlight Holy Eye and their separate forms the Illusory Moon Eye and Moonlight Eye.
• Xiao Yi asked Chen Xiaojun to rename her Third Soul Skill, and he called it Sweet Dew.
• Xiao Yi's stomach rumbled, and she bashfully asked Chen Xiaojun for food; he gave her beef jerky and promised to cook fish and shrimp the next day.
• Old Green ordered Qing Yun and Qing Xiu to accompany Xiao Yi in cultivation and secret arts and protect her, and Qing Xiu linked arms with Xiao Yi.

Chen Cong explained to Chen Yu why Xiao Jun had chosen the Ji and Liu Families and described his plans for new economic and research departments. Chen Yu saw how universal soul-power techniques like the Spiral Pill could strengthen low-level soul masters, and asked Chen Cong about the other techniques.

• Chen Cong said Xiao Jun had selected the Ji and Liu Families for their medical, poison, sonic-attack, and other useful capabilities, possibly to prepare for war.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed Xiao Jun’s belief that Chen Lin Village needed an Economic Department to plan and oversee its finances and wage economic warfare.
• Chen Cong explained that the Research Department would develop universal soul-power techniques alongside specialized research and strategies against specific opponents.
• Chen Cong demonstrated the Spiral Pill by blasting a ten-meter-wide pit in the ground, then described how soul masters of different attributes could adapt it for combat.
• Chen Yu recognized the Spiral Pill’s potential and asked Chen Cong about the other techniques.

Chen Cong explained Xiao Jun’s plans to develop universal soul skills and systematically research Martial Soul Fusion Skills. He described possible fusion experiments between several clans, including an incomplete attempt by Yanfeng and Bing Yuan.

• Chen Cong explained how universal soul skills could let Soul Masters fly, move across water, and improve their combat abilities through training.
• Chen Cong said Xiao Jun proposed deliberately matching complementary martial souls to develop new Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Chen Cong told Chen Yu that the Seven Kill Sword and Karma Fire Demon Blade had once fused in an accident, suggesting their families might achieve fusion through purposeful cooperation.
• Chen Cong proposed that the Zhu and Ding families might develop a fusion skill based on Xiao Wuneng’s Marshal Canopy martial soul.
• Chen Cong revealed that Yanfeng and Bing Yuan had tried fusing their martial souls at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and felt a faint response, but had not succeeded.

Chen Cong and Chen Yu discussed research possibilities, including Chen Xiaojun’s theory that Ring Detonation destroys a soul ring’s Inscribed Magic Array and cripples its soul skill. They resolved to investigate the Tang Clan’s technique further, then realized Chen Yu had forgotten Chen Xiaojun’s birthday and agreed he should make it up to him.

• Chen Cong proposed studying Soul Skill Fusion Skills, poison applications, and ways to counter opponents, including the Tang Clan’s Ring Detonation.
• Chen Cong explained Chen Xiaojun’s observation that Tang Clan members who detonated soul rings later used inheritance skills rather than those rings’ soul skills.
• Chen Cong and Chen Yu considered the theory that Ring Detonation destroys a soul ring’s Inscribed Magic Array, leaving its soul skill unusable and exposing weaknesses in the Tang Clan’s fighting style.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong agreed that the theory was worth researching, then joked about Chen Xiaojun’s scheming and how he took after Chen Yu.
• Chen Cong reminded Chen Yu that June 20 had been Chen Xiaojun’s birthday, and Chen Yu admitted he had forgotten and promised to make it up to him.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed the children’s training, the Chen Clan’s public return, and Chen Zixiu’s possible return from seclusion. Chen Yu revealed that he had informed Chen Zixiu about Sea God Island and the Faith to God Method, leaving the brothers to await their father’s response.

• Chen Yu and Chen Cong reflected on Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi’s rapid cultivation and the need to strengthen their foundations through training and study.
• Chen Yu told Chen Cong that the clan would use Chen Cong’s eightieth birthday and his Duke Residence in Chang'an City to announce the clan’s emergence from seclusion.
• Chen Cong supported the Research Department recruiting people and earning money because the clan lacked both.
• Chen Yu asked whether Chen Cong had met Xue Churan, then changed the subject after Chen Cong teased him about his troubled marriage.
• Chen Yu told Chen Cong that Chen Zixiu might return after receiving news about Sea God Island and the Faith to God Method.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed Sea God Island’s interest in their clan, the possibility of learning more about godhood, and Xiaojun’s view of cultivation’s shared core.

Chen Yu and Chen Cong assessed the powerful families and possible allies ahead of an approaching calamity, then discussed how the Three Great Clans had grown stronger. They left confident that their clans could prepare and settle old scores when the next calamity came.

• Chen Cong described the battle with the Netherworld Dark Night Demon Dragon and explained that he had held back to avoid provoking the Yan Family too soon.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong discussed the threats posed by the You, Yuwen, Ling, and Ming Families and considered allies and ways to counter them.
• Chen Yu revealed that Rong Cheng of the Ximen Family had become a Titled Douluo after receiving the Karma Fire Bauhinia Orchid, which had also benefited the Ximen Family's youngest son.
• Chen Yu said Jing Xue had reached level 94 after absorbing a Howling Moon Silver Wolf's soul ring and soul bone, while the Heart of the Divine Tree had helped the Yang Family and its Old Yang Tree flourish.
• Chen Yu and Chen Cong agreed that the Three Great Clans were growing stronger and would prepare to face the next calamity.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi learned about the Origin Nine Vines, the Green Vine Clan’s history, and the secret realm’s Saint Kings. Old Green began explaining the nine vine classifications, starting with Orange Vine and its association with Phoenix Immortal Saint King and Profound Sun Vine.

• Chen Cong warned Chen Yu that Xiao Yi’s new status as the Green Vine Clan’s Holy Maiden required careful consideration, and explained that the green vine category included many complex clans.
• Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi met with Old Green and Old Heaven in the Life Holy Land, where the elders explained the Origin Nine Vines and the Holy Maiden’s need to understand vine history and alliances.
• Old Green said the secret realm’s seven Saint Kings had become nine with the advances of Covering Moon Saint King and Phoenix Immortal Saint King.
• Old Green and Old Heaven identified several Saint Kings and allies, including Mo Yun Saint King, Covering Moon Saint King, Phoenix Immortal Saint King, Profound Sun Vine, Void Divine Vine, and Mending Heaven Saint King.
• Old Green explained that Orange Vine represented fire and included Phoenix Immortal Saint King and Profound Sun Vine, prompting Chen Xiaojun to blush.

Old Green and Old Heaven explained the nine Vine clans, their attributes, leaders, and rivalries. Old Green warned Xiao Yi that hunting the Purple Vine Meteor Vine would be difficult, and Chen Xiaojun promised to accompany her.

• Old Green described the Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, White, and Black Vine clans, while Old Heaven explained the roles of Mo Yun and the Green Vine leaders.
• Old Green and Old Heaven outlined the alliances and conflicts among the Vine clans, including the recent breakthroughs of Veiled Moon and Hot Pepper Feng.
• Old Green warned Xiao Yi that the Meteor Vine she needed to hunt belonged to the Purple Vine Clan and would be a formidable opponent.
• Chen Xiaojun questioned whether Xiao Yi would hunt the Meteor Vine herself, and Xiao Yi asked him to accompany her.
• Chen Xiaojun agreed to join Xiao Yi, and she laughed at his enthusiastic promise.

Zhu Hanshu walked through Chen Lin Village and reflected on the village’s growth and his desire to leave his quiet life behind. After hearing that Zhu Yanfeng had returned to recruit people for Grandpa Cong, Zhu Hanshu considered joining him and continued toward the Ancestral Hall.

• Zhu Hanshu met Ma Wenyi during his morning run and learned that Ma Wenyi had reached Soul Ancestor, Level 41, and been admitted to the Senior Department of Exotic Beast Academy.
• Zhu Hanshu remembered Zhu Yanfeng’s recent return, his rise to level 87, and his request for recruits to help Grandpa Cong.
• Zhu Hanshu recalled the village’s recent opportunities and felt increasingly eager to venture beyond the village after twenty years of duty.
• Zhu Hanshu passed Chen Yanwu playing the qin beside Shaolin Lake and watched Chen Jianjun and Chen Jianzun demonstrate their refined swordsmanship.
• Zhu Hanshu saw Chen Feng and Chen Mu teasing Luo Qingrui’s grandson and the boy’s girlfriend as he continued toward the Ancestral Hall.

Zhu Hanshu attended a Council Hall meeting and learned that his father, Jiazhen Shu, had advanced to Titled Douluo and gained the title Phoenix Spirit. The gathering celebrated the Zhu Clan’s long-awaited rise, while Chen Yu recited a poem praising Jiazhen Shu’s new spirit and title.

• Zhu Hanshu arrived at the Council Hall and joined the assembled Soul Saint experts and clan leaders.
• Chen Yu noticed Zhu Hanshu had broken through to level 80, and Zhu Hanshu confirmed his advancement to Soul Douluo.
• Chen Yu explained that Jiazhen Shu’s breakthrough and the resonance from his Martial Soul Upgrade had helped Zhu Hanshu overcome his bottleneck.
• Chen Yu announced that Jiazhen Shu had become a Titled Douluo with the seventh-grade, three-attribute Phoenix Tail Vine Spirit Flower and the title Phoenix Spirit.
• Zhu Hanshu celebrated the Zhu Clan’s new Titled Douluo as the gathered leaders congratulated him and praised the family’s rise.
• Chen Yu recited a poem honoring the Phoenix Tail Vine Spirit Flower and Jiazhen Shu’s title.

At the clan meeting, Chen Yu announced plans to launch a medicinal materials market in Chang'an City and assigned Ling Yunxiao and Mu Lingyun to lead it. He also declared that Chen Cong's eightieth birthday would be celebrated there as a public return of the Chen Clan, and the meeting ended with villagers eager to attend.

• Chen Yu appointed Ling Yunxiao to lead the Chen Clan's medicinal materials market in Chang'an City and take Xiao Chen with him.
• Chen Yu assigned Mu Lingyun to handle the market's finances, with Qi Shuiyue taking over her village duties and Ma Suyun assisting.
• Chen Yu announced that the Chen Clan would celebrate Chen Cong's eightieth birthday in Chang'an City on August eighteenth.
• Mu Lingyun agreed to attend Chen Cong's birthday celebration and help make it a success.
• Chen Yu invited villagers to join the trip, and many eagerly volunteered to witness the Chen Clan's return to the world.

Chen Yu announced plans for Sea God Island’s visit, changes to access and responsibilities for the Chen Clan’s secret realm, and a new Breathing Technique organized by Chen Xiaojun. The meeting ended with the clan eager to learn the technique’s details.

• Chen Yu appointed Ximen Shaoping to oversee Sea God Island’s reception and prepare for further cooperation and a formal alliance pact.
• Chen Yu lowered the secret realm entry threshold to Soul Saint Level and assigned Xia Yun, Zhu Hanshu, and Luo Qingrui to tend the clan’s plantation there.
• Chen Yu announced that Chen Xiaojun had organized a Breathing Technique from his Master and said it rivaled the Nine Yin Nine Yang martial techniques.
• The clan members eagerly discussed the new technique, while Chen Yu recognized that sharing inherited methods was strengthening support for Chen Xiaojun.

At a village meeting, Zhu Yanfeng praised the Demon Slayer Breathing Technique, describing how it greatly increased his combat power, and Chen Yu announced that its twelve schools would be available through contribution exchanges. The meeting then returned to village affairs and ended with Chen Yu asking those in the front rows to stay behind.

• Zhu Yanfeng told the meeting that Stone Breathing and Nine Yin Martial Skill had helped him defeat an Agility Attack Type Soul Douluo from the Crimson Church, and said his overall combat power had more than doubled.
• Zhu Yanfeng announced that he would seek the Stone and Beast Breathing techniques for the Zhu Clan, prompting excitement and questions from the attendees.
• Chen Yu explained that the twelve breathing schools would have contribution exchange values and encouraged people to develop or request additional techniques.
• Chen Yu ended the breathing-technique discussion and redirected the meeting to village construction, resources, and personnel deployment.
• Chen Yu urged everyone to prepare for major upheaval, ended the meeting, and asked those seated in the front rows to remain.

Chen Yu arranged personnel changes and assignments as the Chen family prepared to expand its influence and cultivate its next generation. The family’s training system was presented as a way to address its shortage of capable Soul Douluo and support its rise.

• Zhu Hanshu told Chen Yu he planned to hunt a Star Attribute soul beast in Starfall County, and Chen Yu learned that Jiazhen Shu was seeking the Starry Sky Emerald Vine there.
• Chen Yu sent Chen Wenchao, Xia Yun, Qingrui, and Cheng Yuan with Zhu Hanshu to hunt his target and investigate the Saint King Level Starry Sky Emerald Vine.
• Chen Yu approved Zhu Tianhao as the next Defense Force captain, with Zhao Lin assisting, and assigned Xia Ying and Cheng Yun to support Ling Yunxiao in Chang'an City.
• Chen Yu urged Ling Yunxiao and Chen Wenchao to pass on their duties so the middle generation could gain experience and pursue higher cultivation.
• The chapter described how the Chen family’s Clan School, academies, training sites, Vine Sea Secret Realm, and Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well formed a connected soul master training system.

Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun entered the Secluded Valley with Green Vine Clan experts and discovered a deadly, twenty-thousand-year Meteor Vine. After learning about its strength and weaknesses, Xiao Yi used the Sky Azure Vine Formation to spread her Ageless Evergreen Ivy across the valley and cage the beast.

• Xiao Yi, Chen Xiaojun, Chen Cong, and five Green Vine Clan experts reached the barren center of the Secluded Valley and found a living Meteor Vine wrapped around a dead Green Wood Tree.
• Old Green and Old Heaven explained the Meteor Vine’s devouring nature, formidable defenses, instinctive attacks, and hidden core weakness.
• Old Green warned Xiao Yi and Chen Xiaojun that killing the Meteor Vine while crossing ranks would be difficult and dangerous.
• Xiao Yi unleashed Endless Growth and the Sky Azure Vine Formation, rapidly covering the valley with Ageless Evergreen Ivy.
• Xiao Yi extended her vines’ control range to two hundred meters and trapped the Meteor Vine in a sturdy cage.

Xiao Yi fought the twenty-thousand-year Meteor Vine with her Ageless Evergreen Ivy and Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream, using rapid growth and precise control to offset the enemy’s superior strength. The battle remained deadlocked as both sides’ vines clashed in the air.

• Qing Yun, Qing Lin, and Qing Xiu praised Xiao Yi’s soul skill and ability, while Old Heaven admitted that teaching her gave him little sense of accomplishment.
• Old Green reassured Old Heaven that guiding a student as talented as Xiao Yi was an honor.
• Chen Cong recalled how Ximen Shaoping had supported Chen Xiaojun’s right to attend the Family Meeting and how the village came to call him its strongest genius.
• Xiao Yi sent waves of Ageless Evergreen Ivy vines against the Meteor Vine, replenishing her losses with rapid growth despite its greater strength and destructive attributes.
• Xiao Yi used Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream techniques to bind and slash the Meteor Vine’s tendrils, but the two sides remained locked in a tense stalemate.

Xiao Yi used Moon Illusion Wolf Realm to confuse the Meteor Vine and drain its Soul Power while Chen Xiaojun attacked with his swords and Azure Lotus Swordplay. Their coordinated assault pushed the twenty-thousand-year soul beast onto the back foot, but the battle was still underway.

• Xiao Yi trapped the Meteor Vine in Moon Illusion Wolf Realm, where silver wolves devoured its Soul Power and strengthened her.
• The Meteor Vine tried to break free and attacked with newly grown vines, but Xiao Yi kept it disoriented with surprise assaults.
• Chen Xiaojun activated Supreme Unrivaled and charged the Meteor Vine with his swords and Starfall Thunder Strike.
• Chen Xiaojun used Azure Lotus Swordplay to sever the Meteor Vine’s vines and pierce its main body, exploiting the Nine Yang Divine Skill’s restraining power.
• Xiao Yi controlled the battlefield while Chen Xiaojun focused his attacks on the Meteor Vine’s core, gradually forcing it onto the back foot.

The Meteor Vine unleashed its Destruction Tide, threatening to shatter Xiao Yi’s Moon Illusion Space as Chen Xiaojun pressed his attack. With Xiao Yi sustaining the illusion and opening a path, Chen Xiaojun damaged the vine’s roots and spirit, but the battle remained urgent as her Soul Power dwindled.

• The Meteor Vine unleashed its Destruction Tide, shattering Xiao Yi’s cages and shaking the Moon Illusion Space toward collapse.
• Xiao Yi reinforced the space with her left eye and sent Moon Illusion Wolf Beasts to distract the Meteor Vine and help Chen Xiaojun advance.
• Chen Xiaojun used Void Star Shatter and Fleeting Light Shadow to send his swords crashing into the ground around the Meteor Vine’s main body.
• Chen Xiaojun struck the Meteor Vine’s spirit with Spirit Breaking Finger, slowing its reactions.
• Chen Xiaojun fired Sword Qi Hundred Step Flying Sword at the tangled roots, breaking many as the Meteor Vine began to weaken.

Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi battled the Meteor Vine as Xiao Yi’s Life Force Field countered its death domain and Chen Xiaojun cut through its roots. The Meteor Vine’s core remained intact, but Chen Xiaojun spotted a distinctive purple rootlet hidden among the tangled roots.

• Xiao Yi used Drifting Willow Catkin and the Nine Yin Soul Shifting Great Law to draw out the Meteor Vine’s Spiritual Soul Body, disrupting its vines.
• The Meteor Vine unleashed Death Withering, draining the vitality of Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi.
• Xiao Yi sustained her Life Force Field and gradually pushed back Death Withering, restoring their strength.
• Chen Xiaojun used Sword Qi Eternal Radiance to slice through the Meteor Vine’s tendrils and weaken its root mass.
• Chen Xiaojun identified a tiny rootlet shimmering with purple starlight within the tangled roots as the Meteor Vine’s core.