Chapter Summaries

Bai He and the Haotian Sect Master learned that Tang Yuehua could cultivate and had reached Level 10 after Gu Ziyi helped her. The Sect Master sent Tang Xiao and Tang Hao to bring her back early and prepare a gift for Gu Ziyi, leaving the brothers newly informed of their sister’s breakthrough.

• Bai He brought Bai Lu’s letter to the Haotian Sect Master, reporting that Tang Yuehua could cultivate and had reached Level 10.
• The Haotian Sect Master read the letter and praised Gu Ziyi for identifying the obstacle caused by Tang Yuehua’s Innate Domain.
• Bai He and the Sect Master agreed that Tang Yuehua should return to the sect without waiting for the semester to end.
• The Sect Master chose Tang Xiao and Tang Hao to bring Tang Yuehua back and prepare a gift for Gu Ziyi whether or not he joined the Haotian Sect.
• The Sect Master told Tang Xiao and Tang Hao that their little sister could cultivate and had already broken through to Level 10.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao learned that Gu Ziyi had helped Tang Yuehua cultivate and were sent to bring her back and recruit him for the Haotian Sect. Tang Yuehua confessed her relationship with Gu Ziyi to Bai Lu, who agreed to keep it secret, and was surprised when her brothers arrived a few days later.

• The Haotian Sect Master gave Tang Xiao and Tang Hao Bai Lu's letter, and they learned that Gu Ziyi had discovered why Tang Yuehua could not cultivate.
• Tang Xiao and the Haotian Sect Master praised Gu Ziyi's insight, while Tang Hao resisted acknowledging his ability and was lectured by his father.
• The Haotian Sect Master told Tang Xiao and Tang Hao to bring Tang Yuehua home and invite Gu Ziyi to join the Haotian Sect.
• Bai Lu confronted Tang Yuehua about her relationship with Gu Ziyi, and Tang Yuehua admitted they were together and asked her to keep it from the sect.
• Bai Lu agreed to keep quiet if Tang Yuehua promised not to let Gu Ziyi interfere with her cultivation, and Tang Yuehua agreed.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao arrived a few days later, surprising Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu.

Tang Yuehua’s brothers tested her Soul Power and prepared to take her back to the Clear Sky Sect, while she told them about Gu Ziyi’s achievements and cultivation. Tang Xiao and Tang Hao were shocked by Gu Ziyi’s progress despite his Innate Soul Power being only level 1, and Tang Xiao remained concerned about his sister’s admiration for him.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao tested Tang Yuehua with a Soul Power Test Crystal Ball, confirmed she had reached Level 10, and planned to help her obtain a soul ring and return to the sect.
• Tang Yuehua began telling her brothers about Gu Ziyi, explaining that he had created an Advanced Meditation Technique and solved her inability to cultivate.
• Tang Xiao noticed Tang Yuehua’s admiration for Gu Ziyi and wondered if she liked him, feeling jealous before reconsidering Gu Ziyi’s talent.
• Tang Yuehua revealed that Gu Ziyi had reached Soul Power Level 14 despite having Innate Soul Power of only level 1.
• Tang Hao praised Gu Ziyi’s cultivation speed, while Tang Xiao focused on his low Innate Soul Power.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao met Gu Ziyi to thank him for helping Tang Yuehua, bringing him a valuable gift from the Haotian Sect. The gift left Gu Ziyi and the others stunned, while Tang Xiao realized Tang Yuehua had feelings for Gu Ziyi and decided not to recruit him.

• Tang Yuehua told Tang Xiao that Gu Ziyi had a mutated Paper Martial Soul, an auxiliary type, and only a Ten-Year White Soul Ring.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao met Gu Ziyi, thanked him on behalf of the Haotian Sect, and presented a gift from their father.
• Gu Ziyi opened the box and found a two-thousand-year Azure Wind Wolf Right Leg Soul Bone inside.
• Tang Xiao observed Tang Yuehua's feelings for Gu Ziyi and decided the soul bone would remain a gift of gratitude rather than an attempt to recruit him.

After the Tang siblings left Gu Ziyi with a two-thousand-year soul bone, he planned to study its soul skill rather than absorb it. Tang Yuehua then obtained her first soul ring, and her brothers were stunned when they heard what her First Soul Skill did.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao ended their visit and took Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu to find her first soul ring.
• Gu Ziyi decided to keep the soul bone for research into using or replicating its soul skill.
• Tang Yuehua asked Tang Xiao to invite Gu Ziyi to the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang Hao said their father had already assigned them that task.
• The siblings hunted in a managed Soul Beast Forest and found Tang Yuehua a roughly four-hundred-year-old Diamond Wolf.
• Tang Yuehua killed the Diamond Wolf, absorbed its soul ring, and left Tang Xiao and Tang Hao dumbfounded when she described her First Soul Skill.

Tang Yuehua revealed that her martial soul granted a powerful support skill, delighting Tang Xiao and changing his view of her importance to the Clear Sky Sect. When Tang Xiao refused to invite Gu Ziyi back with them, Tang Yuehua pleaded with him to honor her promise.

• Tang Yuehua explained that her Adamantine Ring increased a target's strength by 20%, with its power rising as her Soul Power Level increased.
• Tang Xiao praised Tang Yuehua's support martial soul and said it could surpass the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, while Tang Hao admitted it was powerful.
• Tang Yuehua reminded Tang Xiao to bring Gu Ziyi back to the sect, but Tang Xiao said Gu Ziyi was not qualified and refused to invite him.
• Tang Xiao said the soul bone repaid Gu Ziyi's favor and made clear that Tang Yuehua could not be with him.
• Tang Yuehua pleaded with Tang Xiao because Gu Ziyi had already accepted her invitation, and Tang Hao urged Tang Xiao not to make her break her word.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao discovered Tang Yuehua's feelings for Gu Ziyi and forced her to return to the Clear Sky Sect, warning her that the relationship would disgrace their family. Gu Ziyi realized Tang Yuehua had been taken away, and a mysterious letter fell to him as the semester ended.

• Tang Xiao revealed that Tang Yuehua liked Gu Ziyi, and Tang Hao angrily rejected the idea of their relationship.
• Tang Xiao stopped Tang Hao from confronting Gu Ziyi, then pressured Tang Yuehua to return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to go back, and Tang Xiao took her and Bai Lu to the sect without returning to Heaven Treasure Academy.
• After waiting for Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu, Gu Ziyi suspected Tang Xiao had discovered their relationship and eventually realized they had been taken away.
• Gu Ziyi punched a tree in frustration, then caught a letter that drifted down from above.

After Bai Lu told Gu Ziyi that Tang Yuehua had returned to the Haotian Sect and ended their relationship under pressure from Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, Gu Ziyi decided he needed to leave Heaven Treasure Academy for his own safety. He set his sights on joining Spirit Hall, where he hoped the Haotian Sect would not dare pursue him.

• Bai Lu wrote Gu Ziyi that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao opposed Tang Yuehua's relationship with him and that she had chosen to cut contact to protect him.
• Gu Ziyi read Bai Lu's letter, realized Tang Xiao had discovered the relationship, and concluded that strength was necessary for the Haotian Sect to accept him.
• Gu Ziyi rejected the idea of becoming stronger just to pursue Tang Yuehua and reminded himself that he had gained a spirit bone and helped develop the Advanced Meditation Technique.
• Gu Ziyi feared Tang Xiao might target him and that his spirit bone could make him a target, so he packed his belongings and left Heaven Treasure Academy that day.
• Gu Ziyi considered attending another intermediate soul master academy, then decided to go to Spirit Hall because the Haotian Sect would not dare provoke it.

Gu Ziyi applied to join Spirit Hall at a Heaven Dou Imperial Capital Sub-Hall and revealed that his First Soul Skill could increase other Soul Masters’ cultivation speed. Aiers reacted with shock, leaving Gu Ziyi poised to use the skill’s value to gain Spirit Hall’s support and connect himself to Bibi Dong.

• Gu Ziyi arrived at a Spirit Hall Sub-Hall in the Heaven Dou Imperial Capital district and told its staff he wanted to join Spirit Hall.
• Aiers examined Gu Ziyi’s badge and learned about his Martial Soul, Soul Power, Soul Ring, and Purifying Heart Mantra Talisman.
• Aiers approved Gu Ziyi’s registration after considering his rapid cultivation and unusual auxiliary Martial Soul and soul skill.
• Gu Ziyi told Aiers that his First Soul Skill could assist Soul Masters in cultivation and increase their cultivation speed.
• Aiers cried out in shock at Gu Ziyi’s revelation.

Gu Ziyi’s First Soul Skill was confirmed to increase cultivation speed, prompting Qian Xunji to summon him to Spirit City for Bibi Dong’s benefit. On the journey, Platinum Bishop Li Chanfei questioned Gu Ziyi about his ties to Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu.

• Aiers tested Gu Ziyi’s First Soul Skill and reported its cultivation-boosting effect to Spirit City.
• Qian Xunji ordered Li Chanfei to bring Gu Ziyi to Spirit City and investigate his past, noting that his ability could help Bibi Dong despite his Rank 1 Innate Soul Power.
• After half a month, Li Chanfei arrived at the Sub-Hall and took Gu Ziyi aboard her Blazing Fire Spirit Vulture to fly to Spirit City.
• Li Chanfei revealed that she had investigated Gu Ziyi’s past and asked about his relationship with Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu.
• Gu Ziyi confirmed that he knew the two girls, and Li Chanfei asked whether he knew their identities.

Gu Ziyi arrived at Spirit City with Li Chanfei and met Pope Qian Xunji, who questioned him about his choice to join Spirit Hall and his connections to the Clear Sky Sect. When Li Chanfei revealed that Gu Ziyi’s classmates included Tang Yuehua, Qian Xunji recognized her as the Clear Sky Sect Master’s daughter.

• Li Chanfei asked Gu Ziyi why he chose Spirit Hall over the Clear Sky Sect, and he explained that Spirit Hall rewarded talent more fairly.
• After several days of travel, Li Chanfei brought Gu Ziyi to Spirit City and introduced him to Qian Xunji in the Pope’s Hall.
• Qian Xunji questioned Gu Ziyi about his Clear Sky Sect classmates, and Gu Ziyi repeated that they did not know his soul skills’ effects.
• Li Chanfei told Qian Xunji that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao had appeared near Heaven Treasure Academy with Tang Yuehua and Bai Lu.
• Qian Xunji revealed that Tang Yuehua was Tang Xiao and Tang Hao’s younger sister, and Gu Ziyi confirmed she was the Clear Sky Sect Master’s daughter.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong learned that Tang Yuehua could cultivate and was obtaining a soul ring. Gu Ziyi explained that he had identified her Innate Domain as the cause of her inability to cultivate and helped her find a way to progress, leaving Qian Xunji impressed but still somewhat skeptical.

• Bibi Dong asked about Tang Yuehua's Soul Power Level, and Qian Xunji initially said Tang Yuehua could not cultivate.
• Li Chanfei corrected Qian Xunji, explaining that Bai Lu was only Level 24 and that she did not know why Tang Xiao and the others had entered the Soul Beast Forest.
• Gu Ziyi revealed that Tang Yuehua could cultivate and that he had solved her cultivation problem.
• Qian Xunji confronted Gu Ziyi and demanded an explanation, while Li Chanfei and Bibi Dong listened.
• Gu Ziyi explained that Tang Yuehua's Innate Domain had prevented her from cultivating and that his analysis and advice had helped her find a way to cultivate.
• Qian Xunji and Li Chanfei expressed their astonishment, while Bibi Dong remained unsure why the discovery was so impressive.

Qian Xunji accepted Gu Ziyi’s account after seeing the Spirit Bone the Clear Sky Sect had given him, then learned of his plan to study it. He tested Gu Ziyi’s Purifying Heart Mantra on himself and Bibi Dong, and had Bibi Dong begin cultivating under its effect.

• Gu Ziyi showed Qian Xunji, Li Chanfei, and Bibi Dong the low-quality Spirit Bone he had received from the Clear Sky Sect as thanks.
• Qian Xunji believed Gu Ziyi’s story and praised his plan to study the Spirit Bone’s soul skill and develop a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Qian Xunji introduced Gu Ziyi to his disciple and Spirit Hall Saintess, Bibi Dong, after Li Chanfei left.
• Gu Ziyi summoned two Purifying Heart Mantra talismans and placed one on Qian Xunji and one on Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji praised the talismans’ calming effect and told Bibi Dong to cultivate with the Meditation Technique.

Qian Xunji saw that Gu Ziyi’s Purifying Heart Mantra greatly improved Bibi Dong’s cultivation and studies, so he accepted Gu Ziyi as his disciple. Gu Ziyi was assigned to study and cultivate alongside Bibi Dong, who reluctantly accepted him as her junior fellow disciple.

• Bibi Dong cultivated under Gu Ziyi’s Purifying Heart Mantra, and Qian Xunji observed that it increased her cultivation speed by roughly half.
• Qian Xunji realized Gu Ziyi’s Soul Skill could also help Bibi Dong with her studies and decided to take Gu Ziyi as his disciple.
• Gu Ziyi accepted Qian Xunji’s offer excitedly and became his disciple.
• Bibi Dong objected to Gu Ziyi becoming a disciple, but Qian Xunji told her that Gu Ziyi was now her junior fellow disciple.
• Gu Ziyi called Bibi Dong his Senior Sister after she rejected being called Little Senior Sister.
• Qian Xunji told Gu Ziyi to cultivate and study with Bibi Dong starting the next day, then had a Hall Master take him to settle in.

Qian Xunji explained Gu Ziyi’s soul skill to Bibi Dong and accepted Gu as his disciple so he could help her study and cultivate. He then told Qian Daoliu that Gu’s ability had helped Tang Yuehua overcome the restriction preventing her from cultivating, leaving Qian Daoliu impressed and fretting over his son’s lack of an heir.

• Qian Xunji told Bibi Dong that Gu Ziyi’s soul skill could make studying and cultivation easier, then accepted Gu as his disciple.
• Gu Ziyi settled in, wondered whether Qian Xunji could be trusted, and decided to focus on improving himself.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Daoliu about Gu’s unusual martial soul and soul skill, explaining that he had accepted him partly to help Bibi Dong.
• Qian Xunji revealed that Tang Yuehua could cultivate because Gu Ziyi’s Innate Domain had removed the restriction on her.
• Qian Daoliu praised Gu Ziyi and urged Qian Xunji to nurture him, then worried that his son had not found a woman to continue the Qian Family bloodline.

Gu Ziyi tested Spirit Hall’s Advanced Meditation Techniques and discovered that they improved the quality of his Self-Created Soul Rings. After choosing the technique that suited him best, he questioned Qian Xunji about why soul masters relied on soul beast soul rings, drawing Bibi Dong’s interest.

• Qian Xunji gave Gu Ziyi four Advanced Meditation Techniques, and Gu Ziyi practiced them while cultivating with Bibi Dong.
• Gu Ziyi found that all four techniques improved his Self-Created Soul Rings, though their effects varied, and concluded that self-condensed soul rings could gain quality through Advanced Meditation Techniques.
• Gu Ziyi speculated about why transformed soul beasts and Tang San had not discovered this effect, then chose the technique that best improved his cultivation speed and soul ring quality.
• After Qian Xunji taught a Martial Soul Knowledge lesson, Gu Ziyi asked whether soul masters could condense their own soul rings and what would happen if all soul beasts were killed.
• Bibi Dong became curious about Gu Ziyi’s questions and urged Qian Xunji to answer.

Gu Ziyi learned from Qian Xunji that soul beast soul rings had helped Martial Souls evolve, while self-condensing rings had been abandoned before the Advanced Meditation Technique existed. He concluded that mature, powerful Martial Souls might benefit from condensing their own rings and suspected his Talisman Martial Soul had mutated during his transmigration, leaving its origins unresolved.

• Qian Xunji explained that ancient soul masters had tried condensing soul rings but abandoned the practice because the rings were low quality, usually lacked soul skills, and could not evolve Martial Souls.
• Qian Xunji told Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong that the Advanced Meditation Technique had been created only several thousand years earlier.
• Gu Ziyi reasoned that self-condensed soul rings could now suit powerful, mature Martial Souls better than soul beast rings, which no longer helped some Top Martial Souls evolve.
• Gu Ziyi concluded that his Talisman Martial Soul was extraordinary and speculated that his transmigration had mutated a Paper Martial Soul before it had fully developed.
• Gu Ziyi wondered why his First Soul Skill was the Purifying Heart Mantra, but he could not explain its origin.

Gu Ziyi learned the Soul Power Shield from Qian Xunji and began cultivating in Spirit Hall with Bibi Dong. When news spread that Qian Xunji had made Gu Ziyi his disciple, his former academy and Bai He’s family were stunned.

• Qian Xunji taught Gu Ziyi the Soul Power Shield, which Gu Ziyi mastered after one demonstration.
• Bibi Dong received a Purifying Heart Mantra Talisman from Gu Ziyi and continued her cultivation.
• Gu Ziyi began his Spirit Hall training under Qian Xunji and other instructors, including restorative medicinal baths.
• Qian Xunji announced that Gu Ziyi was his disciple, and the news spread across the continent.
• Quicksand Academy’s principal and teachers were astonished, then celebrated Gu Ziyi’s achievement.
• Bai He told Bai Lu that Gu Ziyi had become Qian Xunji’s disciple, leaving her in disbelief.

The Haotian Sect learned that Gu Ziyi had become Pope Qian Xunji’s disciple, and its leaders argued over his choice to join Spirit Hall. Tang Yuehua welcomed the news with confidence in Gu Ziyi, while Yu Xiaogang questioned how someone with the same low innate soul power had progressed so much further than him.

• Bai He told Tang Wei, Tang Xiao, and Tang Hao that Gu Ziyi had become Pope Qian Xunji’s disciple, shocking them.
• Tang Wei and Tang Hao took Gu Ziyi’s choice of Spirit Hall as a rejection of the Haotian Sect, while Tang Xiao regretted giving him a Spirit Bone; Bai He reminded them that Gu Ziyi had helped the sect.
• Tang Wei ordered everyone to let the matter go and keep the news from Tang Yuehua, but Bai He suspected Bai Lu had already told her.
• Bai Lu told Tang Yuehua about Gu Ziyi’s new status, and Tang Yuehua responded with confidence in him while admitting she had once held back from writing him a letter.
• Yu Xiaogang heard that Gu Ziyi had become Pope Qian Xunji’s disciple and wondered how Gu Ziyi had reached Soul Power Level 14 at thirteen despite their shared Innate Soul Power Level 1.

Chrysanthemum Douluo taught Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong how to identify useful plants, explaining how his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum helped him recognize their properties. Gu Ziyi showed keen interest in learning about rare medicinal herbs so he could find and safely harvest the Immortal Herbs at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo inspected Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong, then began their cultural studies lesson.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo demonstrated his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and explained how it revealed plants’ traits and uses.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo taught Gu Ziyi and Bibi Dong about useful herbs and how Plant Soul Beasts retained and strengthened their medicinal properties.
• Gu Ziyi asked whether miraculous plants could improve soul rings or evolve Martial Souls, and Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed to teach him everything he knew about plants.