Chapter Summaries

Princess Le Ling, sent to the Douluo Continent by her dying father, joined Spirit Hall to find the Asura God and gain power for revenge. After defeating Foreman Yu, she was made a Worship Hall foreman and learned that its Great Offering was Qian Daoliu.

• Le Ling woke from a nightmare about her father's death and reaffirmed her vow to avenge her family.
• A Jian hurried Le Ling to the courtyard, where Foreman Yu lashed the servants and demanded that Le Ling kneel.
• Le Ling seized Foreman Yu's whip, used her Heavenly Fox Spirit to choke and smash her into a wall, and left her unconscious with a broken spine.
• Steward Yao questioned Le Ling, recognized her as a Soul Master, and promoted her to foreman of the Worship Hall.
• A Jian explained that the foreman served the Great Offering, and Le Ling discovered that the Great Offering was Qian Daoliu.

Le Ling joined the Worship Hall as a foreman, where she learned she would be responsible for caring for Qian Daoliu, her former lover whom she had come to resent. When she was summoned to look after the drunk Qian Daoliu on his birthday, he mistook her for the woman he had been searching for and pulled her onto the bed.

• Le Ling arranged for the unconscious Foreman Yu to be carried away, then registered and assigned duties to the fifty new servants.
• Le Ling recalled meeting Qian Daoliu, falling in love with him, and later seeing him marry another woman after she was forced to leave.
• Le Ling learned Qian Daoliu's habits from Steward Yao and spent the evening cultivating in her new room.
• A Jian told Le Ling that Qian Daoliu had become drunk while mourning a woman on his birthday, and Le Ling went to attend to him.
• Le Ling and Steward Yao brought Qian Daoliu to bed, where he grabbed her hand and pulled her onto him.

Le Ling escaped from Qian Daoliu after he recognized her, while Qian Daoliu sent the others searching for her throughout the Worship Hall. She fled into a room in the Papal Palace and encountered a young lady who seemed to feel an inexplicable closeness to her.

• Le Ling bit Qian Daoliu and escaped when he tried to kiss her.
• Qian Daoliu confirmed with Steward Yao that the woman in his room was Le Ling and ordered the guards to find her without frightening her.
• Guang Ling and Jiang Mo joined the search, and Qian Daoliu sent Azure Luan and Qian Jun to keep them from scaring Le Ling.
• Le Ling avoided the searchers by leaving the rear courtyard and entering the Papal Palace's front courtyard.
• Le Ling hid in a room, where a maid rebuked her and a sixteen-year-old girl looked at her with inexplicable closeness.

Le Ling hid from the guards in Hu Liena’s room, and the two girls felt an unexplained closeness because their spirits were similar. When four Offering Lords came to search, Le Ling asked Hu Liena to tell them she was inside but refused to see Qian Daoliu and would resist if they forced their way in.

• Le Ling revealed her Heavenly Fox spirit, and Hu Liena introduced herself after recognizing their spirits were similar.
• Le Ling told Hu Liena and her maid that she had provoked the Great Offering, while guards outside searched for her.
• Hu Liena denied seeing Le Ling and learned from a guard that the Great Offering had been searching for her for years.
• Hu Liena let Le Ling rest in her room and sent the maid to check whether the guards had left.
• The maid reported that the Third, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Offerings planned to search Hu Liena’s room, and Le Ling asked Hu Liena to warn them she would resist if they entered.

Hu Liena relayed Le Ling’s refusal to see Qian Daoliu, prompting him to head to the Papal Palace himself. As the four Offerings waited outside Hu Liena’s room, Bibi Dong arrived and entered to see Le Ling.

• Le Ling asked Hu Liena to tell the Offerings she would resist if they barged into the room.
• Hu Liena delivered Le Ling’s message to Azure Luan, Guang Ling, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo, who stayed outside and sent a guard to inform Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu learned Le Ling had been found but did not want to see him, then left the Worship Hall to go to the Papal Palace.
• Hu Liena tried to persuade Le Ling to go with the Offerings, but Le Ling remained by the window, unwilling to meet Qian Daoliu.
• Bibi Dong arrived at Hu Liena’s room and entered, while the four Offerings let the door close without intervening.

Le Ling confronted Bibi Dong in Hu Liena’s room, using her Heavenly Fox Spirit to uncover the Pope’s past and provoking a tense exchange. After learning of Le Ling’s rare talent and shared hostility toward the Qian Family, Bibi Dong agreed to let her stay at Papal Palace under a mutually beneficial arrangement, just as Qian Daoliu arrived.

• Bibi Dong entered Hu Liena’s room and confronted Le Ling after detecting that she had used a soul skill on her.
• Le Ling used Time Rewind to reveal Bibi Dong’s painful past and learned that the man whose soul Bibi Dong devoured was Qian Daoliu’s son.
• Hu Liena introduced Le Ling’s Heavenly Fox Spirit, prompting Bibi Dong to value her talent and offer her a place in Papal Palace.
• Le Ling agreed to stay in Papal Palace but insisted that she and Bibi Dong would be partners rather than ruler and subject.
• A voice outside announced the arrival of Great Offering.

Le Ling refused to meet Qian Daoliu and stayed at the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong agreed to look after her. The next morning, Le Ling prepared to visit the Star Dou Great Forest for a spirit ring, but she angrily slammed the door on Steward Yao when he arrived with A Jian and her belongings.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Daoliu that Le Ling refused to see him and wanted to remain at the Papal Palace, and he left after agreeing to give her time to calm down.
• Qian Daoliu asked Steward Yao to send A Jian and Le Ling’s belongings to the Papal Palace and to keep him informed about her.
• Le Ling told Hu Liena she wanted to visit the Star Dou Great Forest for a spirit ring, and Hu Liena arranged for Yue Guan to accompany her.
• The next morning, Hu Liena got Bibi Dong’s approval for the trip and ran to tell Yue Guan.
• Steward Yao arrived at Le Ling’s room with A Jian and her belongings, but Le Ling slammed the door when she thought of Qian Daoliu.

Steward Yao arranged for A Jian to serve Le Ling and brought her supplies chosen to suit her preferences, but Le Ling rejected the gifts. Yue Guan came to escort her on a spirit-ring hunt, then Guang Ling intervened and decided to accompany her himself the next day.

• Steward Yao persuaded Le Ling to accept A Jian as her maid, then brought in daily necessities she refused to keep.
• Yue Guan arrived to escort Le Ling to hunt spirit beasts and scolded her for addressing Bibi Dong by name.
• Guang Ling entered and warned Yue Guan that Le Ling was important to their Eldest Brother.
• Yue Guan realized Le Ling was connected to the Great Offering, while Le Ling told him she would speak to Bibi Dong herself.
• Guang Ling cut off Yue Guan and declared that he would accompany Le Ling to the forest the next day.

Le Ling set out to obtain a soul ring, unaware that Qian Daoliu had arranged the trip and might join her in secret. After Steward Yao brought her a carriage stocked with her favorite food and tea, someone she did not want to see climbed aboard.

• Yue Guan agreed to accompany Le Ling to obtain her soul ring the next day.
• Guang Ling wanted to go along, but Qian Daoliu refused because Guang Ling had once lost Xiao Xue in Sunset Forest.
• Azure Luan suggested that Qian Daoliu use a different name to accompany Le Ling without her knowing, while Azure Luan dragged the protesting Guang Ling away.
• Le Ling left early for the Star Dou Great Forest after telling A Jian to stay behind.
• Steward Yao drove Le Ling and explained that Qian Daoliu had arranged tea and pastries according to her tastes.
• Someone Le Ling recognized and did not want to see entered the carriage.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu traveled together to the town near the Star Dou Great Forest, where she confronted him over his marriage and son. Qian Daoliu explained why he had agreed to the political marriage, but Le Ling left without forgiving him, leaving him hopeful that he could still win her back.

• Le Ling refused to speak with Qian Daoliu during the carriage ride and spent the journey cultivating beside him.
• Qian Daoliu reminisced about the town near the Star Dou Great Forest, and Le Ling angrily reminded him that he had married another woman and had a son.
• Le Ling ordered Steward Yao to stop the carriage and jumped out, while Qian Daoliu followed and held her.
• Qian Daoliu explained that his father had forced him into a political marriage, which he accepted so he could escape and continue searching for Le Ling.
• Le Ling bit Qian Daoliu's arm for ten minutes, then headed toward a nearby inn, while he took the bite as a sign that he still had a chance.

Qian Daoliu forced Le Ling to share a room with him at an inn, then asked why she had left him years earlier. Le Ling revealed that she came from the Five Elements Continent, and the chapter ended with her crying out in pain as she slept.

• Qian Daoliu took Le Ling's stored-value card and arranged a double room with a large bed despite her protests.
• Qian Daoliu carried Le Ling to the room and asked why she had left without saying goodbye.
• Le Ling explained that her critically ill mother had prompted her to return home and revealed that she was from the Five Elements Continent, where her father had been the Spirit Emperor.
• Le Ling pushed Qian Daoliu away, warned him not to get on the bed, and went to sleep while he waited on the sofa.
• Qian Daoliu sent Steward Yao to buy Le Ling dinner, then heard her make a pained sound as she slept.

Qian Daoliu comforted Le Ling through a nightmare about losing her parents, then stayed beside her through the night. In the morning, she remembered clinging to him in her sleep, grew embarrassed, and fled to the washroom.

• Qian Daoliu heard Le Ling crying in her sleep and held her as he soothed her through the nightmare.
• Qian Daoliu asked Steward Yao about Le Ling's recruitment records, and Steward Yao said her reason for joining was blank.
• Qian Daoliu let Le Ling sleep, then joined her in bed after she called his name and begged him not to leave.
• Le Ling woke refreshed, found Qian Daoliu beside her, and kicked at him in surprise.
• Qian Daoliu reminded Le Ling that she had asked him to stay, and she recalled holding his arm before rushing to the washroom in embarrassment.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to find her a soul beast, recalling their past relationship along the way. After Le Ling explained her cultivation level and ability to absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring, Qian Daoliu kissed her by surprise.

• Le Ling remembered A Jian's words about sleep revealing true feelings and angrily denied that she still loved Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu persuaded Le Ling to eat breakfast, and they left the hotel together after Steward Yao chose not to accompany them.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu entered the Star Dou Great Forest and recalled how they had met, traveled together, and fallen in love.
• Le Ling told Qian Daoliu that she was at Soul Power Level thirty and could absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring because her Spirit Power had surpassed level ninety on the Five Elements Continent.
• Qian Daoliu offered to help her hunt a suitable ten-thousand-year soul beast, then suddenly put an arm around her waist and kissed her.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu searched the Star Dou Great Forest for suitable soul beasts while Qian Daoliu tried to reconnect with her, but she remained angry over his kiss. As night fell, Le Ling remembered a nearby cave where they had once spent the night, stirring Qian Daoliu’s memories of their interrupted intimacy.

• Qian Daoliu kissed Le Ling while she was awake, and she angrily warned him not to do it again before walking away.
• Qian Daoliu followed Le Ling through the forest, shared pastries and water with her, and let her rest beneath a tree.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu searched the forest for soul beasts, and Le Ling beat several without killing them while Qian Daoliu watched.
• As evening approached, Qian Daoliu urged Le Ling to find a safe place to spend the night.
• Le Ling recalled a nearby cave where they had stayed before, and Qian Daoliu remembered that a soul beast had interrupted their first intimate encounter there.

Qian Daoliu brought Le Ling to the cave she had mentioned and kept her there overnight, despite her protests. After she ate and fell asleep, he soothed her through another nightmare, and they spent the night together in the cave.

• Le Ling accidentally reminded Qian Daoliu of the cave, and he carried her there over her protests.
• Qian Daoliu checked the cave for danger, sealed its entrance with his domain, and went to gather firewood.
• Le Ling refused the food at first, but gave in to her hunger after Qian Daoliu lit a fire and teased her.
• After Le Ling fell asleep, Qian Daoliu pulled her onto his lap and kissed her until her nightmare eased.
• Qian Daoliu let Le Ling sleep on his lap while he cultivated, and the two spent the night that way.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu traveled through the Star Dou Great Forest in search of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, and she unexpectedly reunited with Chen Xin and Gu Rong. Chen Xin appeared deeply affected by seeing her again.

• Le Ling woke in Qian Daoliu's arms, and the two argued about how she had ended up there.
• Qian Daoliu opened his domain and led Le Ling to a nearby pool, where they washed up and ate before continuing through the forest.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu heard a young woman and two men sparring nearby, and Le Ling went to investigate.
• Le Ling recognized Chen Xin and Gu Rong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's guardian Douluo, and greeted them as old acquaintances.
• Chen Xin saw Le Ling and felt his heart begin to beat again.

Le Ling reunited with Chen Xin and Gu Rong while seeking a soul ring for Ning Rongrong, and Qian Daoliu grew jealous when Chen Xin invited her to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He forcibly took Le Ling away and kissed her after she refused to explain how she knew Chen Xin.

• Le Ling reunited with Chen Xin and Gu Rong, then met Ning Rongrong, who had reached Soul Power Level 20 and needed a soul ring.
• Chen Xin asked Le Ling why she had left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect without telling them, and she apologized but refused to discuss her heartbreak.
• Chen Xin invited Le Ling to visit the sect, but Qian Daoliu emerged from the grass, grabbed her hand, and took her away.
• Gu Rong suggested that Le Ling had been heartbroken over Qian Daoliu, and Chen Xin angrily went to help Ning Rongrong obtain her soul ring.
• Qian Daoliu demanded to know how Le Ling knew Chen Xin, then pinned her hands and kissed her when she refused to answer.

Le Ling fought and killed a Blazing Tiger, then absorbed its Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring while still angry at Qian Daoliu for force-kissing her. After absorbing the ring, she set off to search for a second suitable Soul Beast, leaving Qian Daoliu behind.

• Qian Daoliu force-kissed Le Ling, but released her when she bit his lip and complained.
• Qian Daoliu sensed danger and carried Le Ling into the air as a Blazing Tiger appeared; Le Ling refused his help and attacked it herself.
• Le Ling used Phantom to distract the Blazing Tiger, dodged its Flame Ring Slash, then battered it against a tree with her fox tail.
• Qian Daoliu gave Le Ling a short blade, and she killed the Blazing Tiger and began absorbing its Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring.
• Le Ling absorbed the ring smoothly, noticed the tiger had singed her fox tail, and ignored Qian Daoliu's offer to groom his wings before leaving to search for another Soul Beast.

Qian Daoliu tried to reconcile with Le Ling as they spent the night in the forest, explaining the circumstances of his marriage and asking to get back together. As Le Ling fell asleep, he gave her his storage ring and soothed her nightmare, but a soul beast’s cry interrupted them.

• Qian Daoliu held Le Ling’s hand as they wandered the forest for a day without finding any soul beasts.
• Qian Daoliu restrained Le Ling from moving away at their campsite, then gave her food and water.
• Qian Daoliu asked about the jade ring, and Le Ling said she had smashed it on the day he married.
• Qian Daoliu explained that his wife had died and asked Le Ling to give him another chance, but Le Ling stopped eating and went to sleep without answering.
• Qian Daoliu placed his storage ring on Le Ling’s hand and held her as she suffered a nightmare, then a soul beast cried nearby.

Le Ling absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Crimson Bright Bird soul ring and gained a new tail and the Crimson Light Storm skill. As Qian Daoliu flew her toward Sunset Forest, he asked why she had joined Spirit Hall’s maid recruitment.

• Le Ling woke to find Qian Daoliu had captured a nearly beaten Crimson Bright Bird and explained he had kept her safe while she slept.
• Le Ling discovered Qian Daoliu had put his storage ring on her finger, but postponed trying to remove it so she could absorb the bird’s soul ring.
• Le Ling killed the Crimson Bright Bird and absorbed its thirty-thousand-year soul ring, gaining a second fox tail, Crimson Light Storm, and Soul Power Level thirty-six.
• Qian Daoliu carried Le Ling out of Star Dou Great Forest by flying, hoping to avoid Chen Xin and reach Sunset Forest sooner.
• Le Ling refused Qian Daoliu’s invitation to stay in the Worship Hall and said she wanted to live in the Papal Palace.
• Qian Daoliu asked Le Ling why she had entered Spirit Hall through its maid recruitment.