Chapter Summaries

Meng Yiran absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul ring and gained a valuable External Soul Bone, while Le Ling and Qian Daoliu secured the Meng Family's agreement to join Spirit Hall. The group set off together to find a secluded place to spend the night.

• Qian Daoliu suppressed Chao Tianxiang for insulting Le Ling, then released her when Le Ling intervened.
• Meng Yiran's absorption caused eight spider legs to emerge from her back, and Le Ling identified them as an External Soul Bone.
• Le Ling warned Meng Yiran to hide the soul bone and taught her how to retract it into her back.
• Meng Shu promised that the Meng Family would join Spirit Hall, and Chao Tianxiang apologized to Le Ling.
• Meng Shu suggested they spend the night together in the forest, and Le Ling agreed before the group continued onward.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu camped with Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran after discussing the Meng Family joining Spirit Hall. Le Ling urged Qian Daoliu to address Bibi Dong’s harsh methods, and he ended by suggesting Le Ling become the new Pope.

• The five found a clearing, set up camp, and discussed the Meng Family joining Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu asked Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang to prepare their clansmen for Spirit Hall’s approach, while Le Ling concealed his identity by calling him an ordinary elder.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu retired to their tent, and Meng Yiran teasedly envied their affection before fleeing to bed.
• Le Ling asked Qian Daoliu whether Bibi Dong still handled recruitment and extermination through harsh methods, and he promised to speak with her.
• Le Ling argued that Spirit Hall needed trust and public support as well as strength, and Qian Daoliu suggested making her Pope in Bibi Dong’s place.

Le Ling refused Qian Daoliu’s proposal that she become Pope, and she admitted she still loved him but could not decide whether she would return after taking revenge. After breakfast, Meng Yiran offered to help Le Ling search for a soul beast, leaving Le Ling uneasy because she wanted to keep the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s ability secret.

• Le Ling refused to become Pope and told Qian Daoliu she did not know whether she would return after taking revenge.
• Qian Daoliu treated Le Ling’s Nightmare Affliction as she slept, then teased her the next morning until Meng Yiran called them to breakfast.
• Le Ling praised Chao Tianxiang’s fish soup, and Qian Daoliu took her bowl and said it tasted better than his.
• Meng Yiran offered to help Le Ling find a soul beast and test her External Soul Bone, while Le Ling worried that their search could reveal the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu used the Aromatic Silk Beauty to draw Soul Beasts to a raised mound in the Star Dou Great Forest. Le Ling chose an eighty-thousand-year Crimson Flame Beast as her target and flew to hunt it, with Qian Daoliu following.

• Dragon Duke, Snake Grandma, and Meng Yiran left the Star Dou Great Forest after agreeing to return to the Meng Family and await Spirit Hall's representatives.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu found a suitable mound, set down the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and hid nearby.
• A thirty-thousand-year Stone Armor Beast formed from scattered stones and repeatedly rammed Qian Daoliu's Angel Domain.
• The Stone Armor Beast roared, drawing several more Soul Beasts, including an eighty-thousand-year Crimson Flame Beast, which fought over the Immortal Herb.
• Le Ling chose the Crimson Flame Beast and flew toward it with her Fire Phoenix Sword, while Qian Daoliu followed.

Le Ling defeated the Crimson Flame Beast and absorbed its ten-thousand-year spirit ring, gaining an all-attribute enhancement skill and reaching level sixty-three. She and Qian Daoliu also recovered a fire-attribute right arm spirit bone before leaving the area.

• Qian Daoliu took the Aromatic Silk Beauty and drove away the other soul beasts while Le Ling intercepted the Crimson Flame Beast.
• Le Ling used her clones and Fire Phoenix Sword to kill the berserk Crimson Flame Beast.
• Qian Daoliu found the Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Spirit Bone and stored it for Le Ling to absorb later.
• Le Ling successfully absorbed the Crimson Flame Beast's ten-thousand-year spirit ring, reached level sixty-three, and gained an all-attribute enhancement skill.
• Qian Daoliu ended his Angel Domain and prepared to leave with Le Ling, who flew off on her own as he chased after her.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu left the Star Dou Great Forest and traveled back to Spirit City, with Qian Daoliu repeatedly trying to get her alone while she resisted. After they returned to the Worship Hall, Steward Yao interrupted them and was ordered to resume military training.

• Le Ling refused Qian Daoliu's offers to carry her as they flew out of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu encountered the Shrek group at a restaurant, where Xiao Wu avoided them and Ning Rongrong sat with Le Ling.
• Le Ling and Qian Daoliu stayed at the hotel where they had previously dealt with Bu Le, and Qian Daoliu carried her to the bathing room despite her protests.
• The hotel manager sent them to Spirit City by carriage, and Le Ling teased Qian Daoliu about his gloomy expression when he could not ride with her.
• The coachman discovered Qian Daoliu was Spirit Hall's Great Offering and fled after dropping them at the Worship Hall.
• Qian Daoliu kissed Le Ling before Steward Yao interrupted them, then ordered Yao to train in the military camp and improve his awareness.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu settled who would visit the Meng Family, then returned to their New House so she could absorb the Flame Right Arm Bone. Qian Daoliu left Steward Qin to guard her, while Le Ling asked him to bring Steward Yao back from the military camp.

• At dinner, Qian Daoliu assigned Qian Jun to bring the Meng Clan into Spirit Hall, and Jiang Mo and Guang Ling argued over who would accompany him until Azure Luan agreed that Jiang Mo could go with Qian Jun.
• Qian Daoliu escorted Le Ling to their New House, gave her the Flame Right Arm Bone, and said he would write to Bibi Dong about winning over the Meng Family.
• Le Ling realized Qian Daoliu had sent Steward Yao to the military camp for interrupting him, called him petty, and persuaded him to let Steward Yao return the next day.
• Le Ling began absorbing the Crimson Flame Beast's Flame Right Arm Bone as Phoenix Kite Little Flower Spirit promised to guard her.
• Qian Daoliu ordered Steward Qin to check Le Ling's progress every half hour and notify him at the Council Hall when she finished.

Le Ling absorbed the Flame Right Arm Bone and returned to the academy, where she exposed Lu Yuan’s attempt to investigate her. Bibi Dong learned that Le Ling had helped bring the Meng Family into Spirit Hall and suspected Qian Daoliu was moving against her authority.

• Le Ling absorbed the Flame Right Arm Bone, then cultivated and bathed; Qian Daoliu returned and entered the bathroom while she was inside.
• Le Ling went back to the academy and taunted Lu Yuan when he tried to learn about her spirit ring, making clear she knew he had followed her before.
• Lu Yuan reported his failed attempt to question Le Ling to Bibi Dong, who suggested he use a covert approach, but he feared Qian Daoliu’s retaliation.
• Yue Guan delivered Qian Daoliu’s letter and reported that the Meng Family had agreed to join Spirit Hall, apparently after Le Ling persuaded Meng Shu.
• Bibi Dong suspected Le Ling had urged Qian Daoliu to seize her power, ordered the Meng Family watched, and left for her Secret Cultivation Room.

Le Ling’s Nightmare Affliction had healed, but she rejected Qian Daoliu’s request to take their relationship further, leaving him to restrain his desires while staying by her side. Half a year later, A'Mo awakened after recovering from his injuries and reunited with Le Ling.

• Yue Guan warned Lu Yuan that the Pope was dangerous and ordered him to keep a close watch on Great Offering's wife.
• Le Ling continued studying and cultivating as her Nightmare Affliction remained healed, while Qian Daoliu struggled to restrain himself beside her at night.
• Le Ling refused Qian Daoliu’s plea to become intimate and told him she no longer wanted a child with him, so he meditated on the sofa and stayed in her room.
• Qian Daoliu concealed his desires, and he and Le Ling continued their usual routine for another half year.
• A'Mo emerged beside Le Ling after the Space Spirit Stone glowed, and she happily embraced him.
• A'Mo told Le Ling that Qian Daoliu’s Soul Power had helped repair his injuries, and she proudly praised Qian Daoliu.

Le Ling learned that Bai Qi had murdered her father and imperial clan while pursuing her Holy Body, triggering her Vengeful Qi to take physical form. After calming down, she learned Tang San might help her find the Asura God and rushed off to ask A Liu where Shrek Academy was.

• A'Mo told Le Ling that the Spirit Emperor had sacrificed himself to protect her and that Bai Qi wanted her Holy Body to cultivate the forbidden Dark Holy Body.
• A'Mo revealed that Bai Qi had used the imperial clan as medicine for his cultivation and tracked A'Mo after he escaped.
• Le Ling's fury caused her Vengeful Qi to materialize as red-and-blue energy, and the Phoenix Kite Little Flower Spirit used its Power of Pacification to calm her.
• The Phoenix Kite Little Flower Spirit reminded Le Ling that Tang San, whom she had met in the Star Dou Great Forest, might be connected to the Asura God.
• Le Ling decided to ask A Liu where Shrek Academy was and hurried toward the Council Hall without putting on her shoes.

Le Ling told Qian Daoliu that the awakened Spirit Stone, Mo Yin, had learned Tang San was connected to the Asura God, and she planned to investigate him. Qian Daoliu agreed to look into Shrek Academy and offered Le Ling a confirmed role in Heaven Dou City, leaving her suspicious of his motives.

• Le Ling ran barefoot into the Council Hall, and Qian Daoliu carried her to his chair and warmed her feet.
• Le Ling introduced the newly awakened Mo Yin, who had no gender and flirted with Jiang Mo, Azure Luan, and Guang Ling before Qian Daoliu stopped the commotion.
• Le Ling explained that Tang San was connected to the Asura God, and Qian Daoliu agreed to have Steward Yao investigate Shrek Academy.
• Qian Daoliu told Le Ling that he and Bibi Dong had confirmed a suitable position for her in Heaven Dou City, and she wondered what he was hiding.

Le Ling agreed to travel to Heaven Dou City with Azure Luan and Ling Yuan to investigate Shrek Academy and find Tang San, while Qian Daoliu concealed his hope that she would meet Qian Renxue. When Steward Yao reported that Spirit Hall had no records of Shrek Academy, the group still lacked its location.

• Qian Daoliu arranged for Azure Luan and Ling Yuan to accompany Le Ling, and Le Ling told the Offerings that her Vengeful Qi could flare up when she thought of her imperial family.
• Qian Daoliu instructed Steward Yao to investigate Shrek Academy and assigned Azure Luan to travel with Le Ling once its address was found.
• Guang Ling asked to join the trip, promised to obey Le Ling, and gained her approval, while Jiang Mo begrudged being left behind.
• Steward Yao returned with news that Spirit Hall's records contained no academy called Shrek.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu discovered that Shrek Academy was an unregistered school near Suotuo City, and arranged for Le Ling and her companions to visit it before going to Heaven Dou City. After Qian Daoliu followed Le Ling out, Mo Yin stayed with the other Spirit Hall offerings.

• Le Ling proposed visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to ask about Shrek Academy, but Qian Daoliu objected and suggested checking for unregistered schools instead.
• Le Ling suspected Qian Daoliu was jealous of Chen Xin, and Qian Daoliu avoided answering directly while agreeing to accompany her to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect later.
• Steward Yao found that Shrek Academy was an unregistered school in a village near Suotuo City, and Le Ling planned to visit it before heading to Heaven Dou City.
• Qian Daoliu assigned Azure Luan and Guang Ling to accompany and protect Le Ling and Ling Yuan on their journey.
• Le Ling left the Council Hall, and Qian Daoliu followed her; Azure Luan and Guang Ling also departed together.
• Mo Yin flirted with Qian Jun, who offered him a place to stay, but Golden Crocodile directed Steward Qin to take Mo Yin to the Worship Hall guest rooms.

Le Ling and Qian Daoliu made peace after arguing over her planned visit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, though he remained uneasy about Chen Xin. The next day, Le Ling left the Worship Hall with several Spirit Hall elders for a mission in Heaven Dou City, while Qian Daoliu watched her go.

• Jiang Mo worried that Qian Jun had been bewitched by Mo Yin, and Golden Crocodile teased him before the brothers left the Council Hall.
• Qian Daoliu admitted to Le Ling that jealousy had made him forbid her from visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and asked her not to meet Chen Xin alone.
• Le Ling told Qian Daoliu that Chen Xin was only like an older brother, then softened when Qian Daoliu pleaded with her not to use Chen Xin to punish him.
• The next morning, Qian Daoliu introduced Ling Yuan to Le Ling, and Jiang Mo humorously flattered Le Ling after being challenged.
• Le Ling departed in a carriage with Azure Luan, Guang Ling, Ling Yuan, and Mo Yin; Qian Daoliu explained that her trip would help Bibi Dong's plan and avoid suspicion from the Heaven Dou military.

Le Ling traveled toward Suotuo City with the Spirit Hall offerings and Mo Yin, intending to meet Tang San at Shrek Academy and force him to cooperate if necessary. On the journey, jealousy and suspicions about Mo Yin stirred up teasing among the passengers, while Le Ling’s reaction to Qian Daoliu’s concern revealed how possessive they both were.

• Le Ling planned to find Tang San at Shrek Academy and decided she would force his cooperation if he refused.
• Ling Yuan openly praised Mo Yin’s looks over Guang Ling’s, prompting Guang Ling to demand Azure Luan’s opinion.
• Ling Yuan asked Le Ling about Mo Yin, but Mo Yin declared that he only needed to stay by Le Ling’s side, making Azure Luan and Guang Ling wary.
• Azure Luan explained that Qian Daoliu had asked him to protect Le Ling and watch out for other men, and Le Ling bristled at the thought of Qian Daoliu having a personal maid.
• Ling Yuan soothed Le Ling by pointing out that Qian Daoliu’s concern was understandable, and Le Ling’s anger eased.
• Mo Yin explained his long connection to Le Ling and his role as the Spirit Emperor clan’s inherited Spirit Stone, after which Azure Luan apologized and Mo Yin teased him for a little sweetness.

Le Ling and her companions reached Suotuo City after a twelve-day journey, only to find Shrek Academy had moved away. They went to stay at the Spirit Hall branch, where its guards confronted them and Ling Yuan helped Le Ling out of the carriage.

• During the journey, Mo Yin repeatedly teased Guang Ling and the others, provoking Guang Ling until Azure Luan calmed him down.
• Le Ling and her companions reached Shrek Academy near Suotuo City and learned from villagers that its residents had moved three days earlier.
• Azure Luan told Le Ling that a powerful contact from the Heaven Dou Imperial Family could help locate Shrek, and Le Ling decided to rest in Suotuo City before traveling onward.
• The group entered Suotuo City and went to its Spirit Hall branch, where the guard captain insulted them and was knocked unconscious by a burst of Soul Power.
• The remaining guards surrounded the carriage as Ling Yuan stepped out and helped Le Ling disembark.

Le Ling and Ling Yuan confronted the Suotuo City Spirit Hall branch after its guards attacked their carriage, then made Bishop Luo discipline the responsible officers. Bishop Luo realized Le Ling was likely the Great Offering’s wife and was ordered to make his self-reflection address the phrase “a crooked beam makes a crooked roof.”

• Le Ling identified Azure Luan as the one the guard captain had insulted, and Azure Luan hurled the captain into the wall when he charged.
• Bishop Luo arrived with soldiers, but Ling Yuan showed her Elder Token, prompting the guards to kneel and welcome her.
• Le Ling challenged Bishop Luo over the guards’ treatment of visitors and urged him to punish the captain and deputy captain more severely than the other guards.
• Bishop Luo ordered the captain and deputy captain taken away, docked the remaining guards’ wages, and offered to submit a self-reflection to the Papal Palace.
• Bishop Luo suspected Le Ling was the Great Offering’s wife, and Le Ling told him to make the phrase “a crooked beam makes a crooked roof” the subject of his letter.

Le Ling stayed in Suotuo City while Azure Luan and Guang Ling inspected the Spirit Hall branch, then tried to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after meeting one of its disciples. Azure Luan and Guang Ling stopped her, revealing that Qian Daoliu had ordered them to prevent her from going there without him.

• Le Ling made Bishop Luo include a pointed remark in his self-reflection letter, then accepted his offer to host her party in Suotuo City.
• Azure Luan said the branch inspection covered everything and suggested Le Ling watch soul battles the next day; she agreed and went to rest after lunch.
• Le Ling went to the Suotuo Great Soul Arena with Ling Yuan and Mo Yin while Azure Luan and Guang Ling inspected the branch's accounts.
• After meeting a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciple who invited her to visit, Le Ling insisted on going to the sect, while Ling Yuan tried to delay her and Mo Yin refused to intervene.
• Azure Luan and Guang Ling arrived and reminded Le Ling that Qian Daoliu had planned to accompany her to the sect, making her realize he had ordered them to stop her.

Le Ling learned that Qian Daoliu had ordered Azure Luan and the others to stop her from visiting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and she remained angry after Azure Luan blocked her attempt to leave. The others failed to persuade her to go out, leaving her alone in her room while they continued their duties.

• Le Ling confronted Guang Ling, Ling Yuan, and Azure Luan about Qian Daoliu's order, and Azure Luan said he would stop her from visiting the sect.
• Le Ling signaled Mo Yin to attack Azure Luan, but Azure Luan dodged and struck Mo Yin with a gust of wind.
• Le Ling returned to her room in anger, took the meal Ling Yuan brought her, and refused to open the door again.
• At lunch, Mo Yin refused Ling Yuan's request to help calm Le Ling, while Azure Luan comforted Guang Ling after he complained.
• Ling Yuan later failed to persuade Le Ling to leave her room, and Le Ling continued cultivating as Ling Yuan returned to help with patrols.

Le Ling traveled with Azure Luan, Guang Ling, Ling Yuan, and Mo Yin from Suotuo City to Heaven Dou City, where she learned their mission was connected to the empire’s military. The carriage passed through the city gates and headed toward the imperial palace.

• Ling Yuan brought Le Ling dinner, and Azure Luan apologized for stopping her before learning she wanted to leave for Heaven Dou City the morning after next.
• After the inspection ended, Le Ling and the others left Suotuo City, and she reflected that her real anger was directed at Qian Daoliu for restricting her.
• Ten days later, the group arrived at Heaven Dou City, where Azure Luan remarked that the empire’s military surpassed Spirit Hall’s in scale and strength.
• Le Ling guessed that their mission concerned the Heaven Dou Empire’s military, and Azure Luan confirmed her insight.
• The carriage passed the city gate checkpoint and continued toward the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace as Guang Ling and Mo Yin bickered.