Chapter Summaries

BiBi Dong rejected the Rakshasa God’s offer of a God Trial after Lonely Cloud Peak’s Geo Elemental Power cleared his corruption and rapidly strengthened her. Rakshasa God secretly watched her cultivation and panicked when he learned that the Geo Archon had created the peak and might discover his spying.

• BiBi Dong refused to inherit the Rakshasa God’s divine position, and Rakshasa God withdrew while remaining hidden to observe her.
• BiBi Dong cultivated with the Geo Elemental Power, which removed the Rakshasa God’s influence and raised one of her purple Spirit Rings to the ten-thousand-year level.
• Rakshasa God realized that BiBi Dong’s rapid gains could let her become a god without a divine inheritance and worried about the Geo Archon’s power.
• BiBi Dong praised the Geo Archon and revealed that the peak had formed from a Rock Spear he had casually thrown down.
• Rakshasa God realized his hidden observation point was at the Geo Archon’s Rock Spear and feared being discovered.

BiBi Dong used talk of the Geo Archon’s power and God’s Eyes to frighten the Rakshasa God into withdrawing from his spying. She recognized his divine power, exposed her deception in her thoughts, and left him wary while she revered Zhongli.

• The Rakshasa God secretly watched BiBi Dong discuss the rapid growth granted by God's Eyes and her wish to obtain one.
• BiBi Dong described Qian Daoliu’s rise to demigod level and claimed the Geo Archon had slain God Kings and suppressed Demon Gods, alarming the Rakshasa God.
• Fearing the Geo Archon might discover him, the Rakshasa God withdrew his gaze and fled.
• BiBi Dong sensed the Rakshasa God watching because she recognized his divine power from years of being infected by it.
• BiBi Dong revealed that she had invented the Geo Archon’s feats to scare the Rakshasa God away and compared him unfavorably with Zhongli.

Zhongli and Aserine entered Sunset Forest and headed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, guided by Zhongli’s sense of concentrated energy. After Aserine killed and butchered a four-thousand-year-old Ghost Tiger for their meal, they continued onward, planning to gather more ingredients before noon.

• Zhongli and Aserine left the convoy and entered Sunset Forest in search of a treasure land.
• Zhongli followed the forest’s energy toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Aserine questioned his vague plans.
• Aserine spotted a four-thousand-year-old Ghost Tiger and asked Zhongli whether she should prepare it as food.
• Zhongli requested Braised Ghost Tiger Head and told Aserine to preserve the tiger whip if it had one.
• Aserine intimidated and killed the Ghost Tiger, then swiftly collected its ingredients with her prepared tools.
• Zhongli and Aserine agreed to eat at noon, after they had the chance to collect more ingredients.

Zhongli and Aserine reached the poisonous fog near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where they encountered Du Gu Bo. After he attacked them, Aserine countered his poison with concentrated Geo Elemental Power.

• Zhongli raised a Jade Shield and led Aserine through the poisonous fog, while she offered to test whether the shield could block it.
• Zhongli sensed a powerful figure approaching, and Du Gu Bo appeared before them.
• Du Gu Bo demanded to know who they were, and Zhongli introduced himself as Kong or Grandpa and called Aserine Nono.
• Aserine stepped in front of Zhongli and revealed her seven Spirit Rings, shocking Du Gu Bo with her power.
• Du Gu Bo unleashed his Bi Lin Soul Confusion Array, but Aserine charged her Exploding Rock Tremor and disrupted and neutralized the spreading venom.

Aserine overwhelmed Du Gu Bo with a Geo-powered punch after he tried to freeze time and escape. Zhongli healed the badly injured Du Gu Bo and proposed a deal, leaving him in no position to refuse.

• Aserine charged her Fourth Soul Skill, and Du Gu Bo transformed and used his Eighth Soul Skill to freeze time while planning to seize Zhongli as leverage.
• Du Gu Bo discovered that Zhongli was unaffected by the time freeze, while Aserine shattered it with concentrated Geo Elemental Power.
• Du Gu Bo fled, but Aserine struck his Martial Soul Avatar with a punch that sent him flying and left him severely injured.
• Zhongli explained that Aserine had amplified her attack with her God's Eye, then healed Du Gu Bo with Geo Elemental Power.
• Zhongli apologized for Aserine's attack and told Du Gu Bo that they wanted to make a deal.

Zhongli healed Du Gu Bo’s injuries and poison, transforming his Martial Soul and Spirit Rings before bargaining for unrestricted access to the Herb Garden. Du Gu Bo pledged to serve Zhongli in exchange for learning his name, and Zhongli revealed that his true name was Morax.

• Du Gu Bo reluctantly allowed Zhongli and Aserine into his Herb Garden, and Zhongli offered to trade for any herbs he wanted.
• Zhongli used Geo Elemental Power to heal Du Gu Bo’s injuries and remove the poison accumulated in his body.
• Du Gu Bo discovered his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor had changed and that he had only three Spirit Rings, but felt stronger than before.
• Zhongli claimed the right to use the Herb Garden’s medicinal herbs in exchange for Du Gu Bo’s health and new strength, while Aserine purified the poisonous mist.
• Du Gu Bo offered to become Zhongli’s follower in exchange for his name, and Zhongli told him his true name was Morax.

Zhongli, Aserine, and Du Gu Bo reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Zhongli prepared to descend beneath its springs to seek the power of ice and fire. Aserine stayed behind to wait for him, while Du Gu Bo watched in surprise.

• Zhongli accepted Du Gu Bo's allegiance without ceremony, and Aserine told Du Gu Bo to follow while warning him not to flaunt his thoughts before Zhongli.
• Du Gu Bo sensed that Zhongli's healing had strengthened and purified his body and Martial Soul, though he had lost the ability to use poison and now had only three Spirit Rings.
• Du Gu Bo asked whether Aserine's golden Spirit Rings had been bestowed by Lord Morax, and Aserine rebuked him for speaking Zhongli's name too casually.
• Zhongli and Aserine reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and showed little interest in its Immortal Herbs.
• Zhongli said he would descend beneath the springs to investigate the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' remains, and Aserine prepared to wait outside for him.

Zhongli tried to absorb Fire Elemental Power from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but his Geo Elemental Power overwhelmed it and left him with useless Flame Crystals. He transformed into Divine Dragon Form to continue exploring and absorbing the fire, while Aserine was left doubting whether she could ever become strong enough to protect him.

• Zhongli found that the spring’s Fire Elemental Power was too weak for him to absorb and that his Geo Elemental Power crystallized it into Flame Crystals.
• Zhongli entered the hot spring and released Mora, which resonated with and began absorbing the surrounding Fire Elemental Energy.
• Zhongli struggled to perceive the vast space beneath the well and realized that the water’s poor visibility could conceal his movements.
• Zhongli transformed into Divine Dragon Form, spreading powerful Geo Elemental Power that suppressed the chaotic ice and fire beneath the spring.
• Du Gu Bo praised Zhongli’s overwhelming strength, while Aserine despaired that the growing gap between them might keep her from protecting her master.

Aserine used her God's Eye to absorb Fire Elemental Power from the Fire Element Crystal at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping to break through her cultivation limits. Though the power harmed her and was difficult to control, she chose to endure it and adapt, while Zhongli remained unaware of her efforts.

• Aserine decided ordinary cultivation could not help her surpass her limits and brought her God's Eye to the Fire Element Crystal.
• The God's Eye drew in Geo Elemental Power mixed with Fire Elemental Power, allowing Aserine to absorb the Fire element.
• Aserine struggled with the scorching power, coughed, and realized her low Fire resistance and affinity could make absorbing it dangerous.
• Aserine healed and strengthened herself with Geo Elemental Power, then resumed absorbing the Fire element with greater resolve.
• Aserine sat cross-legged and endured the Fire Elemental Power, determined to master it before Zhongli gained control of the element.

Du Gu Bo watched Aserine cultivate and, inspired by her steady progress, began cultivating instead of standing by. After realizing that Zhongli’s purification had made it possible for him to endure the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he focused on developing a power suited to his experience with plants.

• Du Gu Bo watched Aserine adapt to the Fire Elemental Power and gradually grow stronger.
• Seeing Aserine’s effort made Du Gu Bo regret his complacency and decide to stop wasting time.
• Du Gu Bo began absorbing the intense elemental power around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, despite its dangers.
• Du Gu Bo realized Zhongli’s Geo Elemental Power had purged his toxins and changed his Martial Soul, giving him a chance to withstand the ice and fire elements.
• Du Gu Bo sat beside an Immortal Herb and tried to transform the elements into a power that could accelerate plant growth.

Du Gu Bo endured the backlash of combining Ice and Fire Elemental Power and cultivated a new green power with healing and growth properties. Beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Zhongli sensed two powerful auras rising from the depths and prepared for their emergence.

• Du Gu Bo suffered severe backlash from his experiment but discovered a tiny green power with immense vitality inside him.
• Du Gu Bo guided the green power into his cleansed Inner Core, where it helped heal his injuries.
• Du Gu Bo saw Aserine rapidly improving at absorbing Fire Element and resumed experimenting with Ice and Fire Elements.
• Zhongli descended beneath the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in his Dragon Form, expecting to absorb power or authority from the fallen Dragon Kings.
• Zhongli sensed two domineering auras, one hot and one cold, rising from the depths and readied himself for what was coming.

Zhongli met the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King, whose remnant souls mistook him for the reincarnated Dragon God and urged him to reclaim their powers. He reluctantly agreed to accept them, while remaining focused on his own plans rather than their vision of restoring the Dragon God.

• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and called Zhongli their master.
• Zhongli denied being their father or master, but the Dragon Kings insisted their powers were being returned to him, not gifted.
• The Ice Dragon King explained that the Dragon Kings believed Zhongli was the Dragon God reborn after losing most of his power in a battle.
• The Dragon Kings urged Zhongli to gather the Nine Dragon Kings' powers and fuse the Golden Dragon King and Silver Dragon King's origins to regain his former strength.
• Zhongli concluded the Dragon Kings' remnant souls were driven by incomplete memories and obsession, then agreed to accept their powers.

Zhongli absorbed the Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King's remaining power and authority, reaching Soul Power level eighty-three and gaining a formidable new Spirit Ring. After promising to lay the Dragon Kings to rest and care for an unhatched egg from the Fire Dragon King's lineage, he left the depths of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well without draining them completely.

• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King poured their remaining elemental power and authority into Zhongli, while he realized their consciousnesses had already faded and only their obsessions remained.
• Zhongli promised to bury the Dragon Kings in the Dragon Tomb and care for an unhatched egg from the Fire Dragon King's lineage, and their lingering obsessions then dissipated.
• Zhongli reached Soul Power level eighty-three and gained a gold-patterned Spirit Ring with red and blue markings, the Mystic Art-Dragon King Wave soul skill, and the Law Shield passive ability.
• Zhongli stopped absorbing the remaining energy and swam upward, leaving enough power for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to replenish itself.

Zhongli emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after absorbing authority and discovered that Aserine was cultivating Fire Elemental Power while Du Gu Bo was beginning to obtain Grass Element authority. After learning that two months had passed, Zhongli reflected on how his immense lifespan might separate him from the people he cared about.

• Zhongli emerged from the well and saw Aserine absorbing Fire Elemental Power and Du Gu Bo cultivating nature energy that could grant him Grass Element authority.
• Aserine sensed Zhongli, paused part of her cultivation, and greeted him while Du Gu Bo remained immersed in his practice.
• Zhongli used his authority to halt the surrounding ice and fire springs, then told Aserine that he had gained a little.
• Aserine told Zhongli that two months had passed and that she had built him a house and prepared ingredients for cooking.
• Zhongli realized that his long lifespan made time difficult to perceive and wondered how he would endure outliving people he knew.

Zhongli tried to understand the Grass Element by studying Du Gu Bo's cultivation, then attempted to fuse Ice and Fire Elements himself. His effort produced unstable, explosive energy instead, and he ended the chapter considering whether adding Geo Element might help.

• Zhongli decided to develop the Grass Element and gain its Authority before Du Gu Bo.
• Zhongli observed Du Gu Bo cultivating and realized Ice and Fire Elements were closely connected to the Grass Element.
• Zhongli used his Authority to force Ice and Fire Elements together, but the fusion became dangerously unstable.
• Du Gu Bo saw Zhongli's powerful elemental display and mistook it for advanced control, then resolved to cultivate harder.
• Zhongli wondered what had gone wrong and considered adding Geo Element to the fusion.

After two months of failing to synthesize Grass Element energy, Zhongli left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with Aserine to visit Notting City. Du Gu Bo continued cultivating, unaware that his growing strength was frustrating Zhongli.

• Zhongli used Geo Elemental Power to stabilize fused ice and fire into explosive Red and Blue pearls, then spent two months failing to create Grass Element energy.
• Aserine and Du Gu Bo witnessed Zhongli accumulate a mountain of pearls, while Du Gu Bo cultivated five Green Soul Rings and reached level eighty-two Soul Power.
• Zhongli crushed an Ice and Fire Pearl in his hand and suppressed its explosion completely, astounding Du Gu Bo.
• Du Gu Bo mistook Zhongli’s displeasure with his own frustration over cultivation for dissatisfaction with Du Gu Bo’s progress, so he resolved to cultivate harder.
• Zhongli called Aserine over and announced that they would leave for Notting City to relax and see things that interested him.

Zhongli, Aserine, and Du Gu Bo arrived in Notting City to visit Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, where Zhongli planned to investigate a transformed Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast. Du Gu Bo’s state of mind improved and strengthened his affinity with Grass Elemental Power, while Zhongli remained frustrated by his lack of progress.

• Zhongli told Aserine to bring Du Gu Bo along and let her divide the Ice and Fire Pearls with him.
• Aserine sensed the transformed Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast in Notting City and explained that Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones held little value to her.
• Du Gu Bo reconsidered his interest in the transformed Soul Beast, then experienced a spiritual improvement that increased his compatibility with Grass Elemental Power.
• Zhongli noticed Du Gu Bo’s sudden progress, felt bitter about his own lack of results, and tried to absorb some surrounding Grass Elemental Power.
• Zhongli, Aserine, and Du Gu Bo arrived at Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, where the entrance guard stared at Zhongli’s appearance.

Zhongli entered Notting City Elementary Academy with Aserine and Du Gu Bo, intending to find Tang San and use him to locate Tang Hao and A Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor. He spotted Xiao Wu but focused on sensing for Tang Hao and the unknown plant-like presence he had detected.

• Aserine paid the gate guard several Gold Soul Coins, and he let Zhongli, Aserine, and Du Gu Bo enter the academy.
• Du Gu Bo sensed an unusual plant-like aura and guessed that it was Zhongli's real target.
• Zhongli spotted Xiao Wu in the crowd, and his powerful presence frightened her.
• Zhongli explained that he sought A Yin's remains to study the Grass Element and hoped to find Tang San to draw out Tang Hao.
• Zhongli expanded his senses to search for Tang Hao but could not find him in Notting City.

Zhongli questioned Yu Xiaogang about Spirit Rings, offering ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for each answer. Yu Xiaogang explained his understanding of Spirit Rings, while the gathered students watched to see whether he would earn the reward.

• Yu Xiaogang noticed Zhongli and his companions were strangers and asked why they had come.
• Zhongli offered Yu Xiaogang ten thousand Gold Soul Coins for every question he answered.
• Aserine poured out ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to prove Zhongli could pay.
• Yu Xiaogang agreed to answer Zhongli's questions, and Zhongli asked what he believed a Spirit Ring was.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Spirit Rings came from Spirit Beasts, let Soul Masters break through cultivation bottlenecks, and allowed their accumulated Soul Power to manifest.

Zhongli explained that Spirit Rings formed from a union of will and energy, then had Du Gu Bo demonstrate by condensing a Green Soul Ring. The demonstration stunned Yu Xiaogang and the others, and Yu Xiaogang questioned whether anyone besides Du Gu Bo could use it.

• Zhongli told Yu Xiaogang that his account of Spirit Rings was only a summary of experience and explained that Spirit Rings formed when will merged with energy.
• Zhongli asked Du Gu Bo to prove the explanation by condensing a Spirit Ring for the approaching Tang San.
• Du Gu Bo revealed his red and golden Spirit Rings, followed by five unprecedented Green Soul Rings.
• Du Gu Bo condensed a Green Soul Ring in midair, leaving the students and Yu Xiaogang stunned.
• Yu Xiaogang asked whether Du Gu Bo’s Spirit Rings could be used by other people or only by Du Gu Bo himself.