Chapter Summaries

Sun Zhongjing explained how his Sonic Poison Skill worked and offered Dugu Bo two ways to deal with the poison in his body. He demonstrated that he could extract some toxins, then revealed that a soul bone could store the poison, though the method was only a temporary solution.

• After Dugu Bo admitted defeat, Sun Zhongjing played a melody that dispelled the effects of his Sonic Poison Skill and restored Dugu Bo's movement.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that the skill used sound to disrupt bodily systems and that its advanced form could affect the body directly.
• At the Medical Clinic, Sun Zhongjing offered Dugu Bo a choice between treating the symptoms and treating the root cause.
• Sun Zhongjing extracted some of Dugu Bo's poison and explained that it would build up again whenever Dugu Bo used his Beast Martial Soul.
• Sun Zhongjing said a soul bone could store the toxins, but warned that repeatedly transferring them would waste time and remain only a symptomatic treatment.

Sun Zhongjing offered to teach Dugu Bo the Plague God Physique, a method that built immunity by repeatedly exposing the body to viruses. He explained that its disease demons could also strengthen Soul Power, then revealed that all nine of his soul rings were red.

• Dugu Bo asked Sun Zhongjing how he could stop the poison from harming him, and Sun Zhongjing proposed cultivating an Invulnerable Physique.
• Sun Zhongjing agreed to teach Dugu Bo, explaining that he wanted to pass on his knowledge to a promising student but did not require him to become a disciple.
• Sun Zhongjing named the method the Plague God Physique and explained that it involved absorbing viruses, adapting to them, and repeating the process with new viruses until becoming invulnerable to poison.
• Sun Zhongjing said that immune viruses could be fused with Soul Power to form Disease Demon Power, which could grow by consuming new viruses.
• Sun Zhongjing revealed his nine soul rings, all of them red, leaving Dugu Bo stunned.

Sun Zhongjing explained to Dugu Bo how his Plague God Physique let him condense Soul Rings from his own Soul Power and raise their ages as his strength increased. The Live Stream Room remained stunned and skeptical, wondering what limitations prevented everyone from doing the same.

• Sun Zhongjing revealed that all nine of his Soul Rings were 100,000-year rings, shocking Dugu Bo and the Live Stream Room.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that gods could grant Soul Rings or raise their ages through divine trials, while his own rings had grown through his method.
• Sun Zhongjing told Dugu Bo that he condensed his Soul Rings from Soul Power and viruses instead of obtaining them from Soul Beasts.
• Sun Zhongjing recounted that he had been a physician until age sixty, when he first condensed a ten-year Soul Ring, and that his rings later grew to 100,000 years as he reached level ninety-nine.
• The Live Stream Room debated whether Sun Zhongjing's method could be learned and concluded that it must have limiting conditions.

Sun Zhongjing explained the deadly risks of cultivating the Plague God Physique, and Dugu Bo rejected it in favor of storing his poison in soul bones. Sun Zhongjing revealed that he also knew a Poison Pill Method, but the video ended before he could explain it, leaving Dugu Bo furious.

• Dugu Bo asked whether the Plague God Physique was easy to cultivate, and Sun Zhongjing explained that it required surviving repeated infections with increasingly dangerous viruses.
• Dugu Bo learned that Sun Zhongjing had built his physique by absorbing unfamiliar viruses encountered while treating patients, and he decided he could not endure that cultivation method.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Sun Zhongjing had used his internal afflictions in the Sonic Poison Skill, and Sun Zhongjing said it was merely a technique for administering poison.
• Sun Zhongjing warned Dugu Bo that soul bones had limited capacity and could eventually overflow with accumulated poison, potentially releasing it all at once.
• Sun Zhongjing revealed that the Poison Pill Method could solve Dugu Bo's poisoning problem and turn his poison into a source of strength.
• The video ended before Sun Zhongjing explained the Poison Pill Method, and the real Dugu Bo nearly went mad with frustration.

Ye Cheng completed the Medicine King Sun Zhongjing Persona and fused it into a new avatar, gaining Sun Zhongjing’s medical knowledge and Disease Demon Power. He explained that the Plague God Physique could only be mastered by refining its viruses into a controllable Virus Core, and left the avatar prepared for a possible future upgrade to Plague God.

• The completed Medicine King Sun Zhongjing Persona altered the world so that people remembered Sun Zhongjing as though he had always existed.
• Ye Cheng reviewed Sun Zhongjing’s abilities, including recognizing Immortal Herbs, diagnosing hidden ailments, and making medicines and pills.
• Ye Cheng summoned an avatar with his Torso Soul Bone, transformed it into an elderly man, and fused the Medicine King Persona into it.
• The avatar developed nine bloody soul rings, and Ye Cheng experienced Sun Zhongjing’s Disease Demon Power and medical knowledge through it.
• Ye Cheng explained that the Plague God Physique required fusing its viruses with Soul Power to create a Virus Core that could control and absorb viruses.

Ye Cheng sent his Sun Zhongjing clone to Heaven Dou City, where imperial guards escorted the renowned physician to examine the ailing Emperor. Outside the Emperor’s bedchamber, Qian Renxue, disguised as the Crown Prince, feared Sun Zhongjing would cure the poison she had used against him.

• Ye Cheng teleported his Sun Zhongjing clone to a secluded spot outside Heaven Dou City.
• Sun Zhongjing entered the city openly and paid the entrance fee despite the guards’ reluctance to charge him.
• An imperial official invited Sun Zhongjing to the palace to examine the Emperor, and personally escorted him there.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as the Crown Prince, greeted Sun Zhongjing outside the Emperor’s bedchamber and asked him to treat her Father Emperor.
• Sun Zhongjing recognized that the Crown Prince was not male, while Qian Renxue worried that he would cure the Emperor’s poison and expose her plot.

Sun Zhongjing diagnosed that Emperor Xue Ye had been poisoned with a subtle compound toxin, while Qian Renxue concealed her alarm at the possibility that he had seen through her disguise. Xue Ye suspected Crown Prince Xue Qinghe of poisoning him and killing his two brothers, but he chose to keep silent and preserve him as heir for the empire’s stability.

• Qian Renxue worried Sun Zhongjing had detected a flaw in her disguise, then followed him into Xue Ye’s bedchamber.
• Sun Zhongjing examined Xue Ye and identified a subtle chronic compound poison that he knew how to cure.
• Sun Zhongjing announced that Xue Ye had been poisoned, shocking the emperor and the middle-aged attendant while Qian Renxue feigned surprise.
• Xue Ye recalled that his second and third sons had died from the same poison and suspected Xue Qinghe had arranged their deaths.
• Xue Ye decided to pretend he knew nothing because he lacked proof and had no suitable alternative heir.

Sun Zhongjing began treating Xue Ye’s poison while Qian Renxue hid her frustration behind the appearance of a devoted son. Watching the Medicine King display immense power, she realized how far other exceptional figures had surpassed her and regretted the years she had spent undercover, though she could not bring herself to abandon the mission.

• Xue Ye asked Sun Zhongjing whether his poison could be cured, while Qian Renxue concealed her frustration at hearing that it could.
• Sun Zhongjing said he could cure Xue Ye directly, and Qian Renxue and the middle-aged man stepped back as he began treatment.
• Sun Zhongjing released nine blood-red Soul Rings and a tremendous aura, lifting Xue Ye into the air.
• Qian Renxue sensed that Sun Zhongjing had nearly reached godhood and compared his potential with Ye Cheng and Neptune.
• Qian Renxue regretted spending her best years on undercover work but could not accept giving up her mission.

Sun Zhongjing treated Xue Ye’s deadly poison, restoring his health and helping him break through to Level 70. Qian Renxue suspected Sun Zhongjing had seen through her disguise, leaving her uneasy about what he might do next.

• Sun Zhongjing carefully removed the poison from Xue Ye while secretly damaging his foundation and shortening his lifespan.
• Xue Ye woke feeling rejuvenated and discovered that he had advanced from Level 69 to Level 70.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that clearing Xue Ye’s blocked meridians had enabled his breakthrough and that his aptitude still limited his future growth.
• Xue Ye thanked Sun Zhongjing with a deep bow, and the middle-aged man and Qian Renxue congratulated him.
• Qian Renxue worried that Sun Zhongjing had recognized her disguise but had chosen not to reveal it.

After curing Xue Ye, Sun Zhongjing refused the offer to become Heaven Dou Empire's National Teacher but accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as thanks. Qian Renxue watched with complicated feelings as he took the treasure tied to the Sea God's inheritance.

• Xue Ye offered Sun Zhongjing the title of National Teacher, but Sun Zhongjing refused to join the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Ye ordered a servant to bring a gift to repay Sun Zhongjing for saving his life.
• Sun Zhongjing uncovered the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and recognized it as a treasure connected to the Sea God's inheritance.
• Xue Ye explained that the royal family had never uncovered the treasure's mysteries and urged Sun Zhongjing to accept it.
• Sun Zhongjing accepted the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, intending to give it to Neptune when he faced the Sea God's trial to retrieve the Sea God's Heart.
• Qian Renxue watched Sun Zhongjing take the treasure, surprised that it had been in the Heaven Dou Empire Royal Family's possession.

Sun Zhongjing opened Medicine King Hall in Heaven Dou City and treated patients from every walk of life. At night, Dugu Bo arrived to apologize and seek treatment, but Sun Zhongjing ignored him, leaving Dugu Bo to return the next day.

• Xue Ye gifted Sun Zhongjing a newly built clinic, where nobles and commoners sought treatment from the revealed Limit Douluo.
• After closing the clinic, Sun Zhongjing returned to his rear courtyard, bathed, and prepared to sleep while leaving part of his attention on Ye Cheng.
• Sun Zhongjing sensed Dugu Bo approaching and recognized the toxic aura, thinking about using the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's Immortal Herbs to make pills or potions.
• Dugu Bo respectfully called himself a junior and apologized outside Sun Zhongjing's room, but received no answer.
• Dugu Bo concluded he had been presumptuous, promised to visit again tomorrow, and left.

Dugu Bo returned to Sun Zhongjing’s clinic seeking the Poison Pill Method after receiving a prescription that could cure his own Deadly Poison. He offered to serve Sun Zhongjing in exchange, but Sun Zhongjing had not yet answered.

• Dugu Bo apologized for his rude nighttime visit and left, planning to return as a proper patient the next day.
• Sun Zhongjing treated Dugu Bo at the crowded Medical Clinic and prescribed three doses of common herbs to remove the Deadly Poison in his body.
• Sun Zhongjing assured Dugu Bo that the prescription would prevent the poison from troubling him again unless his martial soul changed or his strength reached Level 96.
• Dugu Bo realized that treating his own poison would not solve the problem for his descendants and asked Sun Zhongjing for the Poison Pill Method.
• Dugu Bo offered to submit to Sun Zhongjing and serve him in exchange for the method.

Sun Zhongjing accepted Dugu Bo into the newly founded Medicine King Sect as its first elder and taught him the Poison Pill Method. Dugu Bo then offered to take Sun Zhongjing to a rare herb garden, which had been Sun Zhongjing’s goal from the beginning.

• Dugu Bo pledged allegiance to Sun Zhongjing, who named him the first member and an elder of the Medicine King Sect.
• Sun Zhongjing transmitted the Poison Pill Method to Dugu Bo, who realized it could end the Dugu Family’s inherited poison affliction.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that condensing Dugu Bo’s accumulated poison could greatly increase his Soul Power, though rare medicinal herbs would be needed.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had discovered a strange place full of precious old herbs and offered Sun Zhongjing access to it.
• Sun Zhongjing accepted Dugu Bo’s invitation, gaining both a Titled Douluo subordinate and the herb garden without resorting to force.

Sun Zhongjing and Dugu Bo reached the strange hot spring in Sunset Forest, where Sun Zhongjing explained how its opposing energies had helped suppress Dugu Bo’s poison. Sun Zhongjing began identifying the many rare herbs growing there, intending to use the treasured site for his subordinates and keep Tang San from benefiting.

• Sun Zhongjing and Dugu Bo flew down into the valley and found a hot spring divided into milky-white and vermilion waters.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that the spring’s extreme heat and cold had suppressed Dugu Bo’s poison and helped him survive.
• Dugu Bo recalled discovering the spring, settling there, and using its old medicinal herbs as his cultivation advanced.
• Sun Zhongjing searched the area and identified many Immortal Herbs using the knowledge in his Persona’s memories.
• Sun Zhongjing decided the treasured site could benefit his subordinates and must not fall into Tang San’s hands.

Sun Zhongjing recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well’s herbs as extraordinary Immortal Herbs and told Dugu Bo that one might help neutralize his deadly poison. He set aside gathering herbs for later and prepared to help Dugu Bo condense a Poison Pill at the spring.

• Sun Zhongjing examined the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its rare plants, then told Dugu Bo he was guarding a mountain of treasure without knowing it.
• Dugu Bo offered Sun Zhongjing any herbs he wanted and explained that the Poison Pill Method mattered more to him because it could protect and strengthen his clan across generations.
• Sun Zhongjing proposed that Dugu Bo condense his Poison Pill at the spring, whose environment could suppress the poison, while Dugu Bo supplied his own essence, energy, and spirit.
• Sun Zhongjing plucked several herbs and rubbed them into a pill that could help Dugu Bo tame the poison in his body.

Dugu Bo used Sun Zhongjing’s hand-rolled pill and the Poison Pill Method to gather the deadly poison in his body and condense it into a Poison Pill. He emerged healthier, stronger, and able to control poison far more precisely, then thanked Sun Zhongjing for teaching him.

• Dugu Bo swallowed Sun Zhongjing’s pill and used the Poison Pill Heart Sutra to draw the poison from his body into his dantian.
• Dugu Bo wove the gathered toxins together with Soul Power to form a Poison Pill, then fused his old Pill Pearl into it.
• Dugu Bo’s poisoned appearance improved as his body recovered, and his Soul Power rose to level 92.
• Dugu Bo thanked Sun Zhongjing and demonstrated his newfound ability to shape poisonous mist into different creatures.

Sun Zhongjing harvested the mature herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and refined six pills while Dugu Bo brought his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, to meet him. Dugu Yan took a pill, and Sun Zhongjing asked her to summon her martial soul so they could see what had changed.

• Sun Zhongjing harvested the mature Immortal Herbs and rare medicinal herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving their roots behind.
• Dugu Bo returned with Dugu Yan and watched as Sun Zhongjing refined six pale-blue pills.
• Sun Zhongjing gave Dugu Yan a bottle of pills, and Dugu Bo urged her to accept it.
• Dugu Yan swallowed a pill and circulated her Soul Power, but noticed no increase in it.
• Sun Zhongjing told Dugu Yan to summon her martial soul to see the pill's effect.

Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul evolved into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor after she took Sun Zhongjing’s pill, and she successfully condensed a Poison Pill under his and Dugu Bo’s protection. The chapter left her transformation complete and Dugu Bo with two bottles of pills.

• Dugu Yan summoned her evolved Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, astonishing Dugu Bo.
• Sun Zhongjing explained that the Immortal Herbs had enabled him to refine a pill that evolved Dugu Yan’s Martial Soul, and he gave Dugu Bo two bottles of pills.
• Sun Zhongjing told Dugu Bo that his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor could not evolve further without godhood, and explained that another pill would do nothing for Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Yan began condensing a Poison Pill while Sun Zhongjing and Dugu Bo guarded her.
• Dugu Yan opened her eyes after successfully condensing the Poison Pill, and the green in her hair had faded away.

Sun Zhongjing brought Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to White Cloud City to meet an old friend, its Lord Ye Cheng, whom he had once rescued. They entered the prosperous city and hired a carriage toward the Inner Encirclement Zone.

• Dugu Bo asked Sun Zhongjing whether the new sect needed a base, and Sun Zhongjing said an old friend had already prepared one and invited him to form an alliance.
• Sun Zhongjing led Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, leaving his apprentices to manage the Medicine King Hall in Heaven Dou City.
• After several days of travel, they reached White Cloud City, where Sun Zhongjing recalled rescuing Ye Cheng when he was a badly wounded Soul Elder.
• Dugu Yan admired Ye Cheng and learned that his influence had indirectly raised her expectations of suitors, including Yu Tianheng.
• The three entered White Cloud City, marveled at its capable guards, clean streets, and prosperous districts, then hired a carriage toward the Inner Encirclement Zone.

Sun Zhongjing brought Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan to White Cloud City and met its lord, Ye Cheng, at City Lord Manor. Sun Zhongjing asked to seek refuge in the city, and Ye Cheng welcomed him, leaving White Cloud City poised to gain another Limit Douluo.

• Dugu Yan traveled with Sun Zhongjing and Dugu Bo through White Cloud City, marveling at its districts and grand buildings.
• At City Lord Manor, Dugu Yan learned that the guards included Soul Kings and Soul Saints, and Sun Zhongjing identified himself as an old acquaintance of the City Lord.
• Ye Cheng welcomed Sun Zhongjing in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and the two reminisced about their past and Ye Cheng’s rapid growth in strength.
• Sun Zhongjing told Ye Cheng that he had come to seek refuge, and Ye Cheng offered him any vacant place in White Cloud City.
• Dugu Bo realized that Sun Zhongjing’s arrival could give White Cloud City two Limit Douluo.