Chapter Summaries

Ye Xi persuaded Dugu Bo to consider her offer to cure the poison in exchange for the Medicine Garden and ten years of service, while promising not to restrict his freedom. As Dugu Bo weighed the deal against protecting Dugu Yan, Xue Qinghe gained authority from Prince Xue Xing and prepared to handle Xue Beng's return.

• Dugu Bo asked Ye Xi whether she could cure the poison, and she promised not to restrict his freedom; he said he would give her an answer the next day.
• Ye Xi left the mansion with Tian Yao and Ling Yuan, who carried the bruised Xue Beng, while Yun Jin offered to have the mansion cleaned for Ye Xi.
• Xue Ye rebuked Prince Xue Xing for failing to discipline Xue Beng and ordered him to transfer duties to Xue Qinghe, who would handle Xue Beng's matter.
• Dugu Yan returned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to visit Dugu Bo, who decided that the Medicine Garden and ten years of service were worth giving up to protect her.

Ye Xi reached Soul Power level twenty-five and received compensation from Xue Qinghe for Xue Beng’s kidnapping, including two million Gold Soul Coins and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. After Xue Qinghe invited her to a palace banquet, Ye Xi suspected Xue Ye meant to test and recruit her, and she waited for Dugu Bo to arrive.

• Ye Xi cultivated to level twenty-five and joined Ling Yuan and Tian Yao for breakfast while Xue Beng remained restrained.
• Xue Qinghe arrived, confirmed that Xue Ye had accepted Ye Xi’s conditions, and handed over two million Gold Soul Coins and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Ling Yuan released Xue Beng, and Xue Qinghe told him he would be confined for three months before Xue Beng hurried back to the Prince's Residence.
• Xue Qinghe invited Ye Xi to a palace banquet, and they agreed to address each other as Xue Dage and Ye Xi.
• Ye Xi explained that Xue Ye’s banquet was a test and an attempt to win them over, then asked Ling Yuan to notify her when Dugu Bo arrived.

Ye Xi activated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud with her blood, drawing the attention of the Sea God’s Divine Sense, which recognized her as a potential inheritor and noticed a deity’s aura on her. She then secured Dugu Bo’s agreement to serve her for ten years in exchange for detoxifying him and his granddaughter, and reflected on her sister’s accomplishments.

• Ye Xi used her blood on the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and the Sea God’s phantom identified her as someone capable of bearing the Vast Sea Power.
• The phantom noticed an unknown deity’s aura on Ye Xi, considered stealing the inheritor, then decided to report the matter to his true self.
• Ye Xi examined the unresponsive Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, kept it, and began meditative cultivation.
• Dugu Bo told Ye Xi he would give her the Medicine Garden in Sunset Forest and serve her for ten years if she detoxified him and his granddaughter.
• Ye Xi agreed to detoxify them after handling her other matters and promised not to restrict Dugu Bo’s freedom or assign unnecessary tasks.
• After Dugu Bo left, Ling Yuan praised Ye Xi and confirmed that she considered Ye Xi’s sister the most astonishing person of the younger generation.

The Sea God learned that a girl could withstand the Vast Sea Power, but her connection to another god complicated his search for an inheritor, so he went to consult Shura God. Meanwhile, Ye Xi and her companions attended a banquet at Tiandou Imperial Palace, where Xue Ye questioned them about their background and offered Xue Qinghe’s help.

• The Sea God learned that a young girl could withstand the Vast Sea Power, but detected an unknown god’s aura around her.
• The Sea God considered whether the girl was already another god’s inheritor and went to seek Shura God’s advice.
• Xue Qinghe escorted Ye Xi, Tian Yao, and Ling Yuan to a banquet at Tiandou Imperial Palace.
• Xue Ye welcomed the guests and explained that the banquet was for Xue Beng to apologize.
• Ye Xi told Xue Ye that they belonged to the Secluded Sect and that Ling Yuan was their Elder and protector.
• Xue Ye offered the group assistance through Xue Qinghe, and Ye Xi said she would turn to Xue Dage if she needed help.

Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe spoke at the palace before Xue Ye encouraged his son to recruit her and build their relationship. That night, Qian Renxue met Ye Xi at the hotel, where Ye Xi handed her a letter intended for the Breaking Clan.

• Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe conversed in the palace until Ye Xi said it was time to leave, and Xue Ye had Xue Qinghe escort her out.
• Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe about Ye Xi, and Xue Qinghe said she and the force behind her were worth recruiting.
• Xue Ye urged Xue Qinghe to spend more time with Ye Xi, and Xue Qinghe later told She Long to prepare to leave the imperial palace that night.
• Back at the hotel, Ye Xi told Ling Yuan and Tian Yao that they would visit Dugu Bo's residence the next day, then wrote a letter while Tian Yao cultivated.
• Qian Renxue arrived with She Long, praised Ye Xi for helping her gain most of Prince Xue Xing's authority, and received Ye Xi's letter for the Breaking Clan.

Ye Xi and Qian Renxue agreed to use Xue Qinghe and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family as an opening in a plan to bring the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan under their control without making them join Spirit Hall. The next morning, Ye Xi woke from cultivation and went to find Ling Yuan and Tian Yao.

• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue she planned to control the Breaking Clan and Defense Clan, and Qian Renxue agreed to handle matters in the palace while Ye Xi used Xue Qinghe as their opening.
• Qian Renxue teased Ye Xi while holding her, and Ye Xi told her Dugu Bo had agreed to serve her for ten years and asked her to pass a letter to Yang Wushuang.
• Qian Renxue left with She Long, while Tian Yao returned to cultivate and Ye Xi bathed before beginning meditative cultivation.
• At around nine the next morning, Ye Xi woke, stretched, and headed to Ling Yuan and Tian Yao's room.

Ye Xi accompanied Dugu Bo to his Medicine Garden in Sunset Forest, where she found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and began selecting rare herbs. She left Dugu Bo resting while she gathered and assigned herbs for herself, her sister, Ling Yuan, and Tian Yao.

• Ye Xi, Ling Yuan, and Tian Yao followed Dugu Bo through his poison formation and down into his Medicine Garden.
• Ye Xi agreed to detoxify Dugu Bo and his granddaughter in exchange for the Medicine Garden, and Dugu Bo let her pick whatever she wanted.
• Ye Xi led Ling Yuan and Tian Yao to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and identified its immortal herbs.
• Ye Xi planned to keep Secluded Snow Crimson Exquisite and pair other herbs for her sister, Ling Yuan, and Tian Yao.
• Ye Xi carefully plucked the remaining Snow-Colored Swan Kiss while protecting her hand with Soul Power.

Ye Xi gave immortal herbs to Ling Yuan and Tian Yao, then began detoxifying Dugu Bo and promised to treat his granddaughter. After absorbing their herbs, Ling Yuan pledged her loyalty to Ye Xi, while Dugu Bo considered bringing Yan Yan back to stay near her.

• Ye Xi gave the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma to Ling Yuan, and the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd to Tian Yao before going to detoxify Dugu Bo.
• Ye Xi treated Dugu Bo, easing the poison’s backlash, and explained that fully detoxifying him would take time; Dugu Bo asked her to treat his granddaughter afterward.
• Tian Yao reached the level-thirty bottleneck after absorbing her herb, while Ling Yuan’s Soul Power Level rose from level ninety-two to level ninety-five.
• Ling Yuan knelt before Ye Xi and vowed she was willing to die for her, then silently resolved to protect her from harm.
• Ye Xi began absorbing the Secluded Snow Crimson Exquisite and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone as Ling Yuan stood guard, while Dugu Bo considered calling Yan Yan back to stay near Ye Xi.

After absorbing two immortal herbs, Ye Xi suddenly fell into a deep sleep, and Ling Yuan took her back to Heaven Dou City to watch over her. She awoke five days later after dreaming of her Slaughtering Angel growing a second pair of wings, while the Shura God hinted that her awakening concerned someone beyond the Sea God’s reach.

• Ye Xi finished absorbing the two immortal herbs and reached the bottleneck of level thirty before collapsing under an irresistible wave of sleepiness.
• Ling Yuan examined Ye Xi, found no physical problem, and carried her with Tian Yao and Dugu Bo to Heaven Dou City.
• In the Shura God Temple, the Sea God proposed sharing Ye Xi’s prospects, but the Shura God refused and warned him not to interfere.
• The Sea God left after guessing that Ye Xi’s matter involved someone with greater standing in the God Realm, and the Shura God wondered whether her awakening had begun.
• During her five-day sleep, Ye Xi dreamed of her Slaughtering Angel growing black wings and becoming an Eight-Winged Slaughtering Angel.
• Ye Xi awoke in an unfamiliar room, and Ling Yuan told her that Dugu Bo had checked on her daily while she slept.

After waking, Ye Xi discovered that her Slaughtering Angel Martial Soul had gained a fourth pair of wings and the Slaughter Domain. She reunited with Tian Yao and met Dugu Bo’s granddaughter, Dugu Yan, as Dugu Bo appeared to have something he wanted to discuss.

• Ye Xi verified that her Martial Soul had grown from six wings to eight and gained the Slaughter Domain, which weakened enemies and strengthened her attacks.
• Ye Xi told Ling Yuan to visit Tiandou Imperial Palace and inform her sister that she had something good for her, while Ling Yuan offered to take Ye Xi and Tian Yao to Sunset Forest for soul rings.
• Ye Xi reassured Tian Yao, who had worried about failing to protect her, and explained that the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd had improved Tian Yao’s aptitude and physical strength.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the residence with his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, and Ye Xi and Tian Yao introduced themselves to her.
• After the group sat down, Ye Xi asked Dugu Bo what he wanted to say.

Ye Xi met Dugu Yan and agreed to spar with her, initially refusing to release her Martial Soul. Ye Xi proved stronger than Dugu Yan and ended the chapter blocking Dugu Yan’s second Soul Skill barehanded.

• Dugu Bo introduced Ye Xi to his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, and the two exchanged compliments about each other’s talent.
• Dugu Yan challenged Ye Xi to a spar, and Ye Xi agreed despite Tian Yao offering to take her place.
• Dugu Yan released her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul, while Ye Xi chose to fight without releasing her Slaughtering Angel.
• Ye Xi blocked Dugu Yan’s first attack and struck her lower abdomen, forcing her back several steps.
• Dugu Yan used her second Soul Skill, and Ye Xi blocked it barehanded, shocking Tian Yao and Dugu Bo.

Ye Xi effortlessly caught Dugu Yan’s soul skill barehanded, leaving Dugu Yan shaken by the gap between them. Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy still weighing Dugu Bo’s advice to follow Ye Xi.

• Ye Xi caught Dugu Yan’s attack with her bare hand and ended their spar, while Dugu Bo praised her strength.
• Ye Xi arranged to detoxify Dugu Bo in three days after visiting the Soul Beast Forest for a soul ring.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Ye Xi could become the peak of the younger generation and urged her to consider following Ye Xi.
• Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and told Ye Lingling about the spar and her decision; Ye Lingling said she was going home.

Ye Lingling reported Dugu Yan’s information about the weakening Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to Ye Qingxue, who decided the Nine Heart Begonia Family should prepare another option. At the mansion, Ye Xi gave Qian Renxue three immortal herbs and showed her the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, whose life-saving power amazed her.

• Ye Lingling returned to the Nine Heart Begonia Family and told Ye Qingxue what she had heard from Dugu Yan about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Ye Lingling advised Ye Qingxue that the family should prepare another way out because the clan was weakening.
• Ye Qingxue told Ye Lingling to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and sent several people out into Heaven Dou City.
• Ling Yuan told Ye Xi that Qian Renxue would arrive that evening and that Yang Wushuang had gone to the Breaking Clan.
• Qian Renxue visited Ye Xi, who gave her Brilliant Gold Flowing Cloud Grass, Infernal Delicate Apricot, and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass to improve her martial soul.
• Ye Xi showed Qian Renxue the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained its ability to revive the dead and restore flesh.

Ye Xi explained the Lovesick Heartbreak Red’s impossible picking requirements, then helped Qian Renxue absorb three immortal herbs that greatly increased her Soul Power and attributes. Qian Renxue offered Ye Xi a secluded imperial property for establishing a force, while Ye Xi prepared to visit Sunset Forest for a Soul Ring the next day.

• Ye Xi told Qian Renxue that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red could only be picked with complete devotion to a loved one, so Qian Renxue said Ye Xi should save it for cracking walnuts.
• Qian Renxue absorbed three immortal herbs and gained seven Soul Power levels, with major improvements to her Light and Fire Attributes.
• Qian Renxue warned Ye Xi to have Ling Yuan accompany her after hearing that Ye Xi had suddenly fallen asleep, and Ye Xi agreed to be careful.
• Qian Renxue showed Ye Xi documents for a secluded Heaven Dou Imperial Family property and offered to approve it under Xue Qinghe’s identity for Ye Xi’s future force.
• Ye Xi said she would go to Sunset Forest for a Soul Ring the next day and begin preparations after returning, while Qian Renxue planned to secure imperial resources over time.
• She Long congratulated Ling Yuan on her Soul Power growth and said she could become a Worshipper after reaching level ninety-six, while Ling Yuan preferred to remain by Ye Xi’s side.

Ye Xi and Tian Yao traveled to Sunset Forest to obtain their third soul rings, with Ling Yuan finding suitable beasts and defeating them. Ye Xi reached level thirty-three and gained a soul skill that poisoned enemies and drained their Soul Power, while Tian Yao reached level thirty-two with a defensive skill; the group then headed back to Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Renxue returned to the palace after asking Ye Xi to visit once she had absorbed her soul ring, and Ye Xi set out for Sunset Forest with Tian Yao and Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan found a three-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider attacking an eighteen-hundred-year-old Ironclad Bear, and Ye Xi and Tian Yao chose the beasts for their third soul rings.
• Ling Yuan defeated the Man Faced Demon Spider and brought both beasts back, where Ye Xi and Tian Yao killed them and began absorbing their purple soul rings.
• Ye Xi finished absorbing her ring, reached level thirty-three, and gained Slaughtering Blade, which increased her attack power, poisoned enemies, and drained their Soul Power.
• Tian Yao finished absorbing her ring about an hour later, reached level thirty-two, and gained a defensive soul skill before the group left for Heaven Dou City.

Ye Xi visited Xue Qinghe to ask for help finding a location for her new faction, and Xue Qinghe sought Emperor Xue Ye’s advice. Xue Ye offered imperial land and resources in exchange for her support, then urged Xue Qinghe to pursue her as a future Crown Princess.

• Ye Xi arrived at the imperial palace with Ling Yuan, where Xue Qinghe welcomed her and gave her pastries while she waited.
• Xue Qinghe told Emperor Xue Ye that Ye Xi wanted to establish a faction and needed a suitable location in Heaven Dou City.
• Emperor Xue Ye proposed providing Ye Xi with land and resources in exchange for her faction’s full support when the imperial family needed it.
• Emperor Xue Ye suggested that Xue Qinghe try to make Ye Xi his future Crown Princess, but Xue Qinghe objected to their nearly ten-year age gap.
• Emperor Xue Ye urged Xue Qinghe to try anyway, saying their existing relationship made it worth pursuing and that there was little risk.

Xue Qinghe told Ye Xi that Xue Ye would provide land and resources for her faction, while also proposing that she become the Crown Princess. After Ye Xi declined his joke, they learned the Nine Heart Begonia Family was asking about her and went to inspect a site for the faction.

• Xue Ye offered the Heaven Dou Imperial Family’s land and resources to help Ye Xi establish her faction, and asked Xue Qinghe to try to win her over as Crown Princess.
• Xue Qinghe told Ye Xi about Xue Ye’s proposal and teased her with an offer of the Heaven Dou Empire as a betrothal gift, but Ye Xi jokingly refused.
• She Long brought an intelligence report showing that the Nine Heart Begonia Family had been asking about Ye Xi, who said she would wait and see what they were planning.
• Xue Qinghe took Ye Xi and Ling Yuan to inspect a large empty plot in southern Heaven Dou City, and Ye Xi approved it as a faction site.
• Xue Qinghe offered to find construction craftsmen, but Ye Xi said she already had someone in mind.

Ye Xi agreed to attend the Tiandou Auction House with Xue Qinghe, while Tian Yao stayed behind to cultivate. The next morning, Xue Qinghe brought Ye Xi and Ling Yuan to the auction, where they took seats in the red section.

• Xue Qinghe invited Ye Xi to the Tiandou Auction House, and Ye Xi accepted.
• Ye Xi invited Tian Yao, who declined the auction and asked to visit the Tiandou Great Soul Arena instead; Ye Xi agreed to take her after the auction.
• Ye Qingxue reviewed information about Ye Xi, decided the Nine Heart Begonia Family should seek to befriend her, and considered finding a chance to meet her.
• Xue Qinghe arrived at Ye Xi's mansion early, shared breakfast with her, and then escorted her and Ling Yuan to the Tiandou Auction House.
• Xue Qinghe used his Crown Prince status to seat Ye Xi and Ling Yuan with him in the auction house's red section.

Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe attended an auction where Ye Xi bought Zhong Meng, a young girl being sold as property, and offered her work as a maid until she repaid the purchase price. After returning to their residence, Ye Xi gave Zhong Meng money for clothes and told her to choose a room and handle the cleaning.

• Xue Qinghe explained that the auction house's trained workers were enslaved and warned Ye Xi that buying them would not save them.
• Ye Xi and Xue Qinghe watched the auction, and Ye Xi bid against Xue Beng for Zhong Meng after Xue Qinghe said the girl could still be saved.
• Xue Beng challenged the rival bidder, but he backed down when Ye Xi revealed herself and Xue Qinghe and Ling Yuan looked toward him.
• Ye Xi paid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for Zhong Meng and offered her maid work, food, and lodging until she repaid the price.
• Ye Xi brought Zhong Meng to the residence, gave her money for clothes, and told her to choose a room and clean the house.

Ye Xi and Tian Yao went to the Tiandou Great Soul Arena to watch matches and register for soul battles. They received Iron Soul Badges and waited for their matches to begin.

• Zhong Meng thanked Ye Xi, took the Gold Soul Coins, and left to carry out Ye Xi's instructions.
• Xue Qinghe said farewell to Ye Xi and returned to the Tiandou Imperial Palace after agreeing not to touch her hair while wearing his face.
• Ye Xi asked Ling Yuan to fetch Tian Yao, then went with Tian Yao and Ling Yuan to the Tiandou Great Soul Arena.
• Ye Xi and Tian Yao watched a Soul Grand Master match, and Ye Xi explained why a level-thirty fighter might avoid attaching a Third Soul Ring.
• Ye Xi and Tian Yao registered for soul battles under the codenames Death God and Golden Scale, received Iron Soul Badges, and waited for the matches.